Car Load of Evidence Ready to Tour Russia for Temperance
A railway car fitted with exhibits on alcoholism will tour northern Russia teaching railway staff the evils of drink. The drive, urged by Emperor Michelas, aims to curb vodka output, tighten illicit trade penalties, and treat drunkenness as a crime aggravator. Revenue plans include co op banks and rural support as vodka receipts drop.
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Russia
Associated Press
Petersburg
Michelas
Germany
Japanese Street Artists Set Up Their Gods in Paris
In Paris a new art colony of Japanese street artists from Tokio has established a household in Javel. Their Japanese interpretations of Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower attract Parisian buyers, with strong early demand for their exotic views of city landmarks.
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Paris
Associated Press
Tokio
Javel
Seine
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Fougeres-sur Bievre
Candidates Discuss New German Cardinals for Vatican
Berlin reports on potential successors to Cardinals Kopp and Fisher. Candidates include Mer. Dr. A Fruehwirth and Prince Max of Saxony, with Bishop Korum of Treves also mentioned. Rome weighs who avoids political entanglements while Rome-Berlin ties influence the selection. Cardinal Kopp’s death removes a key mediator in church-state relations and he had been honored by the emperor with peerage and the Black Eagle order.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sacred College
Kopp
Fisher
Apostolic Muncio
Munich
Mer
A. Fruehwirth
Max
Saxony
King
Catholic Theological Seminary
Cologne
Rome
Korum
Treves
Vatican
Cardinal Kopp
Germany
Bismarck
Kit Carson Buffalo Ranch Wild West Comes to Athens
The world famous Kit Carson Buffalo Ranch Wild West performs in Athens on Tuesday March 31 with two shows. Features include a real flying aeroplane by the Airago Aeroplane Manufacturing Co, trained animal acts, cowboys and riders from various regions, and a two mile parade of gold and glitter. The show promises a two hour transformation and a lively escape from daily cares.
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Athens
Kit Carson
All American Amusement Enterprises
Airago Aeroplane Manufacturing Co
Buffalo Ranch Wild Wire
Frontier Show
Russia
Mexico
Martinez
Plains of
Patagonia
South’ America
Athens Led Confed Forces in Civil War Proportionally
L. I. Knight notes Athens contributed heavily to the Confederate war effort. Of 1,513 white men, 1,300 fought, 16 percent wounded, 11 percent killed, 10 percent died of disease, totaling 37 percent. Units included the Troop Artillery, Athens Guards, Clarke Rifles, and Mitcelli Thunderbolts, with many serving in Cobb's Legion. The Troop Artillery fired the signal gun at Gettysburg.
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Athens
Athens Guards
Clarke Rifles
Briton Holds Common Law Right to Hiss a Play
London reports that a British spectator may hiss a play within lawful bounds. The note recalls precedents from 1810 and 1843 about protests against stage performances and a modern Galway case where a hissing incident interrupted the show. In elsewhere notes Egypt and ancient dances are cited.
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Associated Press
London
Dublin
Garrick
Gregory
the Duke
Brunswick
Hamlet
Macklin
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Phoenicia
Lacania
Sparta
Greece
Anderson Banking Company
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