Paris Exposition Highlights and Oldest Lighthouse
The Pioneer notes Br Parkhurst travels to Paris to gather material for rag chewing. It mentions Corunna Spain lighthouse as likely the oldest in use, dating from Trajan’s era and rebuilt in 1634. It also states Americas corn kitchen now operates at the Paris exposition and hints Parisians may soon acknowledge the corn.
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Br. Parkhurst
Paris
Corunna
Spain
Trajan
America
London Underground to Use Electric Motors
London’s old underground transit is set to adopt electric motors to eliminate smoke. Massachusetts Supreme Court bans Sunday cigar sales by Boston druggists after a long dispute with retailers. A U.S. Industrial Commission report seeks uniform labor laws nationally, while debates linger over extending northern states’ labor flows. The Mexican War’s end ends with a refined boundary plan. the International Boundary Commission completes rescans and monuments along the Rio Grande.
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London
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Boston
United States Industrial Commission
Rio Grande
International Boundary Commission
Grand Army bill expands widow pension income limit
The Grand Army pension proposal would not refuse pensions to widows earning up to 250 dollars yearly, up from 90 dollars. Pensions to widows last the longest, with 2,000 War of 1812 widows still drawing pay and 25,000 claims expected from the Spanish and Philippine wars, signaling ongoing growth in pension rolls.
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Philippines
Plague Scare Spreads Worldwide With Surging Deaths
Telegrams to London papers report a global bubonic plague surge. Mauritius records two deaths and two new cases while Bombay Calcutta and Port Said see rising cases and fatalities. Tehran reports 200 deaths with easing violence. Manila Estimations show 20 to 30 daily deaths. Hong Kong notes 52 new cases and 98 deaths this year. Melbourne Sydney Noumea Brisbane Perth Auckland Buenos Aires all show multiple cases or deaths.
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Mauritius
Bombay
Calcutta
Port Said
Teheran
Persia
Manila
Hongkong
Melbourne
Sidney
Noume
New Caledonia
Brisbane
Perth
Auckland
Buenos Ayres
War makes trouble for Christian Endeavorers London letter
The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor fears war and logistics will disrupt its July London convention. Tent shortages loom as armories and tent makers redirect to Bisley encampment, threatening space for 60 000 attendees from the United States and abroad. Despite blocks, organizers expect at least 4 000 Americans to arrive and await a reception at Mansion House with greeting plans from London’s bishop and officials.
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London
Providence
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor
United Kingdom
Christian Endeavor
Bisley
C. E
America
Boston
Lord May
Mansion House
Albert Hall
England Endeavorers Face Tent Shortage for London Convention
English Christian Endeavorers plan a major gathering at Alexandra Palace near London to lodge 5 000 guests in dormitories and 1 206 women in tents. They must shelter 3 800 men, secure 1 000 tents, and cope with scarce transport and rising steamship rates as Americans travel across the Atlantic.
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England
Alexandra Palace
Madison Square Garden
London
Knight Chaplin
Society
British Council
Chaplin
Mr. Chaplin
Dom Paul
Buller, Methuen, White, Et al
Africa
Picture Buyers Warned of European Art Counterfeits
A Chicago News report warns buyers at the Paris exposition about widespread counterfeit paintings in Europe. It cites Amsterdam Brussels and London dealers peddling forged works by well known artists with staged stories and inflated prices. A tested remedy is buying only from reputable dealers and paying true value.
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Europe
Halr
Thurber
Amsterdam
Brussels
London
Paris
Chicago News
Attendance Soars at New York Fish Exhibit Record Year
Colonel James Jones reports the aquarium show drew 1,841,330 visitors in the year, with a peak 37,248 on September 29. He cites healthier fish, imports from state commissioners, and unmatched deep sea and freshwater displays as reasons for the surge.
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James Jones
Aquarium
Clausen
Park Department
New York Herald
The Professor and the Hat Story in New York
A college professor visits a crowded New York restaurant on a hot summer day. The hat attendant admits he remembered the hat owner not by sight but because the professor had given him the hat earlier. The attentive reply leaves the professor astonished as the attendant explains he returned the hat because the professor gave it to him.
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New York City
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Cleris
Alexandria Palace
Christian Endeavor Society
New York
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