Wireless Telegraphy to Play Part in Next War
A New York Herald feature notes wireless telegraphy as a decisive factor in future warfare. It details Braun-Siemens & Holske equipment used by German maneuvers, portable sets with artificial earths, and kites or balloons for aerial wires. It cites Marconi’s South Africa use, global testing, and the strategic value across navies and armies.
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Braun-Siemens & Holske
Ferdinand Braun
Physical Institute
Strassburg
Germany
Siemens & Holske Electric Company
Berlin
Royal Military Airship Battalion
Prof
Braun
Marconi
British
War Office
War Department
de Aar
Batalion
Baden-Powell
Kennedy
United States
Austria
Admiralty
Slaby- Arco
de Forest Company
United States Army and
Signal Corps
South Africa
Ladysmith
Kimberley
Mafeking
A. Frederick Collins
New York Herald
Bad Bill Outsmarted by Arms Less Wonder
Amber Pete recalls a trick on Bad Bill where a boastful bet about a chap at Eagle Eye led to Bad Bill’s defeat. Bowlder Ben asks if Bad Bill won, and the tale confirms he did not after discovering the arms less man in a side show.
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Amber Pete
Bad Bill
Eagle Eye
Bowlder Ben
Bad Bulll
Clove Proffered For Willie Boys Prank
A man in a smart drugstore questions cloves on soda water counters. The druggist explains the cloves are for the Willie boys who munch them and boast to girls about their racket.
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Willie
Icebox design tailored for Chicago trade
Factory manager explains that the iceboxes are built for Chicago customers. A visitor asks how they differ and the manager notes a feature that makes them comfortable while bartenders are locked inside by hold up men.
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Chicago
He Is the Meanest Man in Town Says LaMontt
LaMontt calls him mean. LaMoyne retorts that love affects his appetite. The exchange notes the man’s stern reputation and a light jab about his daughter’s romance provoking his reaction.
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LaMontt
LaMoyne
Dramatist Notes Rise of Western Stage Career
A light dialogue jokes about dramatic professionals advancing rapidly in the west. The Trasedian character quips that progress comes even as the right of way may be surrendered to an approaching train, reflecting playful stage humor.
Worlds Largest Police Station at Scotland Yard
The largest police station in the world is the one at Scotland Yard London. It houses accommodations for 3,000 policemen and serves as a major hub for metropolitan law enforcement.
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Scotland Yard
London
Salmon Speed Shows Sprinter Like Swift Marine Rival
The text notes salmon can sprint briefly reaching about twenty five miles per hour and ranks swiftest sea creatures alongside the whale family highlighting their rapid short bursts.
Missouri Editor Attacks Tourists in Havana Visit
Bob White of the Mexico Ledger criticizes American and tourist behavior in Havana. He condemns visitors for entering churches during services, loud talking, hats on, and disrespect for sacred spaces, suggesting Cubans would harshly respond if treated similarly in the U.S.
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Missouri
Havana
Cuba
Bob White
Mexico
Iron Vaults Guard Austrian State Archives
The Austrian imperial archives move from Hofburg to a new iron reinforced building beside the Foreign Office. Rooms are fire and water resistant with ironwork and emergency locks. a wooden box holds Crown Prince Rudolph papers from Mayerling to be opened after fifty years.
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Hofburg
Foreign Office
Napoleon Bonaparte
Austria
Schonbrunn
Buda
Pesth
Ofen
Rudolph
Mayerling
London Telegraph
Across the Street
On the other side of the street bright lights and music draw fortune's favored crowds while the speaker's world of daily toil seems distant. Yet death arrives that night as a celebrated mansion becomes a house of mourning and a lone watch is kept for a young woman.
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Fortune
Caer
Mark Twain Snagged by a River Pilot Snub
Mark Twain recalls trying to land a Mississippi pilot job. He faced questions about habits religion birth and schooling then the captain asked if he knew where river snags are. Twain replied he knew where they are not and lost the chance over the snags query.
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Mark Twain
Mississippi
Good Selection by Slumming Party at Opium Smoker
A wealthy guest at a slumming party questions an opium smoker as he mutters about red devils purple witches and blue imps. The guest then plans to use the man to name a new racing automobile.
Morally Certain of Ft Witness Describes Beating
The prosecuting witness testified that the defendant knocked him senseless and kicked him in the head and face for several minutes despite facial injuries. He claimed he would have acted the same if roles were reversed, reflecting on the incident during a police justice questioning.
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Chicago Tribune
Northwestern inventors post last week patent list
Last week patents issued to Northwestern inventors include Isaac Frank Turtle Creek Minn attachment for homes Ira Gleason Hutchinson Minn drying rack Frank Haack Racine Minn anchor for check row wires Necolai Heleren Baxter Minn threshing machine Olof Orell Minneapolis Minn Knotter Charles Sawyer Minneapolis Minn wheel scraper August Swanson Red Wing Minn album Lothrop Johnson patent lawyers 911 912 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul
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Northwestern
Isaac Frank
Turtle Creek
Minn
Ira Gleason
Hutchinson
Frank Haack
Racine
Necolai Heleren
Baxter
Olof Orell
Minneapolis
Charles Sawyer
John Skelton
Barnum
August Swanson
Red Wing
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Ancient Fresh Eggs Devised by Parisot
French chemist M Louis Parisot claims a liquid that preserves eggs for twelve years. In a magistrate observed test, twelve months in the tank left eggs in excellent condition and four boiled samples tasted fresh. He later hatched eggs kept four months in the liquid. eight of twelve proved fertile. Parisot says he can preserve 1000 eggs for 7½ pence.
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M. Louis Parisot
M. Parisot
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders For Children Advertisement
This vintage ad promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used in the Children's Home in New York to cure feverishness soothe teething disorders move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with free samples from A S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
A. S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Tit for Tat Practical Joker Relates Prank Tale
A New York practical joker recalls sending a fake telegram to a frugal friend in San Francisco claiming he was healthy. The friend’s delight is short lived as an express package arrives with a paving block and a card reading This is the weight your telegram has lifted from my heart, along with $4.50 in charges.
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New York City
San Francisco
New York Street
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Expert Refuses Rival Plant Review Despite Consent
A business expert initially declines to inspect a competitor’s plant without the first client’s approval. The client urges action, claiming rivals undercut prices and threaten profits. The dialogue suggests exposing competitor costs to level profits for both parties.
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Raymond Stevens
When Cars Bring Smell to Town Streets
A brief item notes the pervasive odor tied to motor vehicles in urban areas, highlighting odors from exhaust and features of early automotive culture shaping daily life.
Strong Cane Leads to Learning
A short note highlights the value of a sturdy cane as a symbol guiding learners. The piece frames practical use and educational morale, emphasizing perseverance and curiosity as key outcomes.
A Friend in Court
Senator Blackburn describes a Kentucky trial judge serving as his own son's judge in a drunkenness case. The judge grants a fine of one cent and remits costs, telling the son to go home and thank God his father is the judge.
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Blackburn
Public Ledger
Rock Preacher Paints Lehigh River Rocks With Bible Texts
An evangelist in White Haven Pa covered rocks along the Lehigh River with Bible verses and admonitions. A large rock facing a busy road bore the message What are you going to do after death. Soon an advertiser added Use Delta Off Good for burns.
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White Haven
Lehigh River
Delta
Burns
Missing fraction of time puzzles leading scientists
London Tid-Bits notes that a missing sixteenth of a second between Greenwich and Paris time has scientists erecting a Paris observatory, hiring a large team, and using costly instruments. The effort aims to refine longitude boundaries affecting nations, with global stakes if the discrepancy persists.
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England
France
Greenwich
Paris
London
Postum Cereal Coffee Said To End Coffee Dependence
A Devenport Iowa school teacher testifies that switching from coffee to Postum Cereal Coffee cured heart palpitations stomach trouble and headaches and allowed her to resume social activities. Her 78 year old father is also a Postum enthusiast attributing his health to daily consumption.
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Devenport
Iowa
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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