At the Court Ball Delights and Diamonds Sparkle for Royal Night
An American observer describes a Berlin court ball with empress and emperor, elaborate uniforms, and dazzling diamonds. Tickets cost 3 75, entry grants mingle with royalty, and the scene blends pomp with public luxury as Wilhelm III’s era returns to courtly spectacle.
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Louise
Frederick William III
Kaiser Wilhelm
Frederick William IV
Opera House
Hussars
Deanty
Berlin
Detroit
Gold at Rainy Lake boom creates new town and wealth
Three years after gold was found in the Rainy Lake region in northern Minnesota a thriving mining frontier has formed. More than 25 mines operate, Rainy Lake City grows, and prospector George Washington Davis has made a fortune from the Little American claim and other sites.
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Rainy Lake
Minnesota
United States
Canada
Rainy Lake City
George Washington Davis
St. Paul
Davis
Rainylake
Rat Portage
Lake of the Woods
Duluth
Fort Francis
Great Plain
Paris Looks to Picard for 1900 Exposition
Alfred Picard, appointed commissioner general, leads preparations for the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition. A veteran engineer and statesman, he built canals and railways, directed Paris public works, and authored major works on railways and waters. Under his guidance the expo is poised to become France’s pride and global showcase.
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Alfred Picard
Seine
Picard
Polytechnic
National School of Roads and Bridges
Orient
Metz
Verdun
Etain
Clermont
Ren
Legion of Honor
Nancy
Paris
Central Department of Public Works
State Council
France
Birds Build Steel Nest at Soletta Museum
A surprise gift to the Natural History museum in Soletta features a birds nest made entirely of watch springs. Found in a tree near local watchmaker workshops, the nest was built by water wagtails and measures about 10 centimeters in circumference.
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Natural History Museum of
Soletta
London
Notebook of brilliant things left unsaid fuels Stimson
A Detroit Free Press quip questions why Stimson carries a notebook. It suggests he uses it to record brilliant remarks he never made when the moment arose.
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Stimson
Detroit Free Press
Venezuelan Commission Members Highlight Gilman and Alvey
The Venezuelan commission named by President Cleveland includes Daniel C. Gilman president of Johns Hopkins University and Richard H. Alvey chief justice of the court of appeals of the District of Columbia. Gilman is a Yale and Hopkins veteran and a noted Monroe doctrine biographer. Alvey, a Maryland native, served in wartime detention and later rose to the Maryland court and federal bench.
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Venezuelan Commission
Cleveland
Ublic
Mssrs
Gilman
Alvey
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
James Monroe
Norwich
Conn
Yale
Europe
America
University of California
R. H. Alvey
Baltimore College
Maryland
Court of Appeals of
Johannesburg to host international exhibition in 1896
Johannesburg South Africa will stage an international exhibition in May and June 1896. President Cleveland has received a letter from Charles R De Gar no director general inviting Americans to send exhibits to Johannesburg. He states South Africa is opening a great market for all kinds of products.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cleveland
Charles R. de Garno
Oceans Hold Not Less Than 2 Million Tons of Silver
A recent sea water test finds the Pacific and Atlantic together contain at least two million tons of silver dissolved in the oceans.
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Pacific
Atlantic
Adams Faces Attacks Over Wisconsin Presidency
Wisconsin educator Oscar E. Pederson accuses University of Wisconsin President Charles Kendall Adams of aristocracy and misgovernance including lax student oversight and high fees. Adams defends low fees and cites his career at Cornell and leadership in advancing education.
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Wisconsin University
Wisconsin
Oscar E. Pederson
Oshkosh
Charles Kendall Adams
University of Wisconsin
Pederson
Adams
Derby
Academy of
Iowa
Denmark Academy
University of Michigan
Cornell University
Cornell
America
France
University of Chicago
Harvard
Tom Masson Humorist Career of a Society Verse Writer
Tom Masson a noted humorist born July 21 1866 in Essex Connecticut rose to fame writing verse sketches and witticisms for leading US humorous papers. He spent years at sea as a youth and later joined the American Press Association before becoming Life magazine Life's managing editor and widely recognized for refined dainty verse and society humor.
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Tom Masson
United States
J. Masson
Essex
Conn
Knickerbockers
New Haven
American Press Association
Life
Puck
Judge
Truth
Harper's Bazar
Harper’s Magazine
America
Mr. Masson
Twing
Odor Claims in Acetylene Gas Debate
The article notes acetylene gas has a notoriously abominable odor, considered advantageous because it can be detected immediately if there is a leak, highlighting its safety feature in industrial use.
Tobacco Consumption in Great Britain Per Capita
The article notes that people in Great Britain consume less tobacco per person than any other civilized nation, totaling 23 ounces 4 drams per inhabitant.
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Great Britain
The Pope's Signet and the Hygroma Ring
Fragmentary note describes a signet ring with an impression marked “3h” in a boat with fishing nets. Text is unclear and incomplete, mentioning the Pope and a hygroma ring related object.
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Mal
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Judge Alvey
Charles K. Adams
Thomas L. Masson
Ames
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Riverside
Peoria
Thurston & Graham
Fioliday
G. Namie
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