Secretary Lion Sold and Shipped From Central Park Menagerie
The Central Park lion Secretary, a Cape buffalo, two bisons and other animals were sold to William Bartels of Newark for a mix of cash and animals. After a tense struggle to load the 400 pound lion, keepers finally used a noose to transfer him to the cage as crowds watched. Secretary, born in the lion house seven years ago, weighed about 400 pounds and was valued around 1700 dollars. The two eelands and other new arrivals come from the Duke of Devonshire via the New York Zoological Society.
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New York
Central Park
William Bartels
Newark
Snyder
Lion House
Secretary
Rose
Bismarck
Bill” Snyder
Bill
Zoo
New York Zoological Society
Duke of Devonshire
Progressing Club Report Prompted By President’s Read Speech
In a light exchange, Mrs Highmus I expresses relief that the club is still progressing as the president’s last night report was read. Mrs Upmore points to a long pause between still and progressing in the reading.
Greek Lithographic Stone Deposit Reveals Vast Flagstone Reserve
Experts examining a newly found lithographic stone deposit in Greece report at least 35,000,000 cubic feet of premium flagstone available. New portable drills powered by electric motors about the size of a pint cup can bore a three-eighths inch hole one inch deep in steel in a minute.
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Greece
German dogs and horses in sausage, Berlin muzzles law
A Paris Herald correspondent notes Germany's dog and horse meat use in sausages. He cites annual figures for horses 135000 goats 400000 dogs 6000. Berlin dogs wear muzzles by law, cannot mingle with owners, a grim daily restraint in German life.
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France
Germany
Berlin
Paris
New York Herald
German Empire
Giet
Escalier de Service
Peacock Feathers and Superstitions in London Homes
A London Chronicle excerpt notes peacock feathers as ordinary decor in many homes despite superstition once tied to the bird’s pride and the eye like pattern. It mentions shops in London selling bundles at a shilling and discusses possible origins of the superstition linked to misfortune and the peacock’s cry.
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Whistler
London
London Chronicle
Expert Judgment Prompted Theater Snare Drummer Insight
A regular patron comments that the snare drummer should be the theater orchestra's best musician. The drummer replies that he usually is the best.
Real Blizzard Standards From Plains Weather Speeches
The Washington Star contrasts real blizzards with the fashionable use of the term for mild snow. It notes a true blizzard is a zero air blast with ice particles driving horizontally, creating drifts and risking lives and livestock, while eastern readers exaggerate smaller snowfalls.
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Washington Star
Good Rotation for Crops and Clover Seeding
The article outlines a rotation: corn, grain, clover. It recommends tordressing hay land with stable manure and applying it little and often for best results. It suggests reseeding clover in summer after the bay crop is removed and notes benefits of light clover seeding on long grass stands.
Woman hero saves detectives on Michigan lake
Two Chicago detectives on vacation in Michigan nearly drowned when their capsized rowboat tipped over on Black Lake near Holland. A woman named Jennie Goshen dove from a motor boat to rescue Detective Bureau Sergt. Timothy O'Brien and Desplaines Street Sergt. Michael Connors as wind and waves made a swift shore escape possible. Sergt. Michael Kehoe reported the incident from the summer resort.
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Chicago
Michigan
Black Lake
Holland
Michael Kehoe
Desplaines Street Station
Timothy O’brien
Detective Bureau
Michael Connors
Jennie Goshen
Virginia Beach
O’brien
Connors
Skeletons Unearthed by Stanford Students in California
In Santa Monica California geological students from Stanford University are exhuming skeletons and artifacts near the mouths of the Topanga and Temescal canyons. Tides have washed away relics for years and the dig reveals stone implements of farming and warfare. The remains are believed to be about 700 years old.
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California
Santa Monica
Cal
Topanga
Temescal Canyons
Stanford University
Stanford
The Pope an Early Riser
The pope rises at dawn and endures a robust health routine, keeping within the Vatican as head of the church. Observers note unusually long pontificates since 1870, with Leo XIII lasting 25 years and Pius X nearing seven, while some predict a nine year term remains. The pontiff reportedly laughs at predictions of a short reign. No reptile has ever been found in Newfoundland.
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Apostolic Palace
Vatican
St. Peter
Pius IX
St. Peter’s
Leo XIII
Piyp X
Venice
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Berkeley
G. Herbert Masters
Charles Stracher Davidson
University of California Mining College
Randsburg
Davidson
Borax Lake
Masters
Thomas A. Graves
Olean
N. Y
David Bunkers
Norman Stein
George
Blissards
Newfoundland
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