Lincoln Doctor Asks Itemized Trousseau Demand
Dr. H Finley Helms of Lincoln Nebraska facing a $10,000 breach of promise suit from Miss Louise Lacey of Chicago sought in court to force an itemized petition. He requested the plaintiff detail each trousseau item and its cost, after she previously worked as a stenographer for Hibbard Spencer Bartlett and Co., Chicago.
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BH. Finlay Helms
Lincoln
Neb
Louise Lacey
Chicago
H. Finley Helms
Hague Protest Signals Boer War Arming of Kaffirs
The arbitration tribunal of The Hague plans to protest Joseph Chamberlain's speech denouncing the use of Kaffirs against the Boers in South Africa. The article argues Britain has armed African tribes, undermining foreign sympathy and framing the war as a white man's conflict with overwhelming European support for Britain.
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Hague
Arbitration Tribunal of the
Cape Colony
Natal
Africa
Chicago
Dairy official vows risky TB self experiment in Koch test
Colorado Dairy Commissioner T L Monson offers to swallow the disease germs himself to test Dr Koch's theory that animal tuberculosis is not communicable to humans. He says he is sincere but demands an annuity for his family if the experiment proves fatal.
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T. L. Monson
Dr. Koch
Mr. Monson
Nation Divorce Case Reveals Fleeting Love and Cold Farewell
In a Nation divorce suit, Mrs. Nation admits she loved David briefly at marriage twenty five years ago and now says the union failed. She describes her husband as slow but not bad while accusing him of neglect as she pursued a salon smashing crusade. He claims abandonment and humiliation from her actions and efforts to reconcile have failed.
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Nation
Mr. Naton
Mrs. Nation
David
Knights Templar Conclave Draws 30000 to Louisville Aug
The triennial Knights Templar United States conclave gathers in Louisville Kentucky August 27 to 30 with about 30000 Sir Knights from every state and many cities. City officials, G l grand commandery, and sponsors prepare grand illuminations parades and a week of events including a ball at Confederate Hall and a horse show at Churchill Downs.
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Knights Templars
United States
Latisville
Union
America
Louisville
Kentucky
Templar
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Indian Territory
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Louisville Custom House
Grand Commandery of
State Templars
City Hall
Jefferson County Court House
Keights Templar
Kentucky Grand Commandery
Masonic Widows’ and Orphans
San Francisco
Confederate Hall
South
Churchill Downs
Mammoth Cave
Chickamauga
Order
Detroit Commandery 1
Detroit
Mich
U. S. Army
Grant
John B. Castleman
David W. Gray
Thomas J. Smith
Henry Bates Stoddard
Bryan
Tex
Stoddard
Lloyd
Cincinnati
Joseph A. Locks
Portland
J. C. W. Coxe
Washington
H. Wales
York Branch
Masonry of
Kentucky Knights
Templars
Blue Grass State
Denver
Boston
Pittsburg
Knights
Charles P. Weaver
Thomas H. Baker
Submerged Electric Motor Converts Rowboats to Power Craft
A new device combines motor propeller and rudder weighing thirty five pounds to fit where the rudder sits. Batteries stay in the boat and are compact enough to tuck under seats. The motor powers and steers the craft, achieving up to six miles per hour.
Wells in Rocks Uncover Giant Kettles in Interstate Park
A group of giant kettles or port holes, spanning two to three acres, were found in Interstate Park Minnesota. They vary from under a foot to twenty five feet in diameter and from one to eighty four feet deep, located in very hard rock. The origin is linked to glacial torrents through moulins during the last ice age.
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Interstate Park
Minn
World Revolving Plants Digest Meat Like Animals
A newly found plant species traps insects with hinged lips and a gummy throat. Digestive juices dissolve prey, turning it into a nutritive broth carried through the plant. Remarkably it can digest small morsels of beef fish and egg gelatin, but spares starches and fats.
Water Use in European and American Cities Compared
State department statistics show Paris using 106.65 gallons per person daily while Chicago averages 146, Buffalo 240, Cleveland 138, Washington 190, and Detroit 135 gallons. High American consumption is attributed largely to waste, whereas most European cities filter water and limit unnecessary use.
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Europe
America
State Department
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Brussels
Chicago
Buffalo
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Ancient Bog Canoe Found Near Dun Gannon Tyrone
A six foot long oak canoe with a ring shaped bow and two stern lugs was unearthed in a Tyrone bog five miles from Dun gannon. Nearby a well preserved female body, believed buried two centuries ago, was also found in the peat.
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Dungannon
County Tyrone
Opening Kiowa reserve stirs homestead debate
The Cripple Creek convention highlights 100000000 acres in the western states still open to homestead entry. The 1890 average farm size was 137 acres, now about 125, leaving room for about 400000 more farms. Much land is not arable, yet some suits farming and stock raising better than the Kiowa reservation.
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Oklahoma
Sam
Cripple Creek
Colo
N. Y. Sun
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