Mark Twain Home Again And Other Notable Notices
Mark Twain returns from a long London stay with praise for his continued vigor and work. Dr. Edward Birge named interim Wisconsin president, noted as a renowned scientist and longtime professor. Charles A. Collier’s death in Atlanta linked to a fatal pistol accident and his prominent civic roles. Sultan Ibrahim of Johore contracts GE for a large electric plant to power mines and train locals. Max Schoenfeld donates funds to National Farm School for student farms and alumni opportunity.
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Mark Twain
London
Mr. Clemens
Vienna
Humorist
Edward Asahel Birge
Charles Kendall Adams
University of Wisconsin
Adams
College of Letters and Science
Birge
Williams College
Harvard
University of Leipsic
Western University of Pennsylvania
University of Georgia
Charles A. Collier
Atlanta
Capital City Bank
United States
Johore
Ibrahim
Sultan of
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Max Schoenfeld
Rorschach
Switzerland
National Farm School
Doylestown
Obituary and Novel News From 1910s Era Briefs
John E Hudson former president and general counsel of American Bell Telephone died at Beverley Massachusetts while awaiting a Boston & Maine train. Hallie Erminie Rives, author of Smoking Flax, writes A Furnace of Earth a novel bold in topic and tone, praised for intensity and realism and set near Christian County Kentucky where she resides with her father Col Stephen Rives.
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John E. Hudson
John B. Hudson
Boston
American Bell Telephone Company
Boston & Maine
Beverley
Mans
Hudson
Harvard University Law School
Mr. Hudson
Hallie Erminie Rives
Troubetakoie
Atlantic
Pacific
Miss Rives
Zola
Ouida
Col
Stephen Rives
Christian County
Kentucky
Mias Rives
From Queen to Factory Worker in Marion Society Tale
Mrs. George L. Mason once a leading hostess in the Indiana gas belt now labors as a factory hand at Anchor Plating Works in Marion to support her two daughters after her husband abandoned her. She hopes to hear of him while detailing their fall from grace and social prominence.
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Indiana Gas Belt
George L. Mason
Marion
Macon
Mason
Mancie
Toronto
Canada
San Francisco’s Growth and Census Rank
San Francisco remains optimistic about population gains despite sliding to ninth place in the 1900 census with 342 782 residents. Advocates credit Hawaiian annexation and trade expansion with Japan China and Asiatic Russia for future increases, predicting a Pacific coast population surge and a future rival to New York.
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San Francisco
America
Cleveland
Buffalo
Hawaiian Islands
Japan
China
Russia
Davis
East
Pacific Coast
Asia
New York
Mrs. Harriet Upton Ends Long Mail Route Service
Mrs. Harriet L. Upton of Fairport Michigan long carried Uncle Sam's mail to Adrian and ran side errands along her rural route. The advent of rural free delivery ended her mail contract though she still visits Adrian every Saturday and contemplates farming full time after years of hard work delivering mail and handling small purchases for route residents.
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Harriet L. Upton
Fairport
Lenawee County
Mich
Sam
Adrian
Pepe the Paper Boy and the Clothing Order in San Juan
A U S Army officer recalls Pepe a beguiling San Juan paper boy who helped him buy La Correspondencia after the governor general ordered clothing for children. Pepe earned a dollar loan to buy clothes but vanished, later dying of smallpox with a note urging the officer to keep the dollar and spreading the story of the boy’s kindness and poverty.
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H. R. Lemly
San Juan
Porto Rico
Belgium
la Correspondencia
Jose Santos
Pepe
Calle del Cristo
Prize for Insulating Gloves Draws International Contest
A prize of 200 francs is offered by a French industrial association for the best insulating gloves for electrical workmen. Gloves must resist electric pressure and accidental punctures, be comfortable for hands of all sizes, and permit finger dexterity. The competition is international.
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Industrial Association of
France
Saw Romans Met an Anarchist
Rev. A. B. White, pastor of the Austin Methodist church, returning from Europe, was in Rome during King Humbert's assassination. He reports mobs enraged by the murder and witnessed a mob dragging an anarchist editor through the streets.
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A. B. White
Austin, IL
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rome
Humbert
American Actresses in England Cottage Life
Several American actresses have moved to England and mostly own charming houses. Mrs James Brown Potter is noted for her Thames cottage with rare blue china and quaint old furniture, while her London house is also famous.
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England
James Brown Potter
The
Thames
London
Alliteracy in Romania Census Reveals Low Literacy
The census shows Romania with a population near 6 million and about 4 million illiterate. Only roughly 1 million possess any education, highlighting widespread illiteracy across Europe.
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Romania
Roumania
Europe
Campaign Books Fail to Sell as Train Boys Report Demand Lacks
Four years ago at this date campaign literature formed the bulk of the train boy's trade. The report notes no current demand for campaign books and a shift in what travelers seek.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Dr. Birge
John EF. Hudson
Miss Hallie Rives
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