Oceanic gold output and Desert Cardinal statue noted
The piece cites Australian and New Zealand gold output totaling 35 203 988 for the first half of the year, up 279 334 from the prior period. It mentions a monumental Cardinal Lavigerie statue dedicated at Biskra and profits from lodging and tourism. It also references Nero era fire theories and a Salina Kansas theft tale from a Kansas City paper.
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New Zealand
Cardinal Lavigerie
Biskra
Sahara Desert
Narrow escape during wartime train hold up near Kroonstad
Colonel Stowe and Mr J B Sharp endured a Theron Mauser volley at twenty five yards as their train was stopped near Kroonstad. Sharp was wounded in the foot and a servant’s error averted a fatal shot. The report also notes a malaria transmission experiment in England using mosquitoes and the germ associated with tertian fever.
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Colonel Stowe
Theron
Kroonstad
Soil loss from hillsides and Paris exhibit treasures
A river carries muddy waters as soil erodes from cultivated hillsides, threatening future yields. The article notes tree planting and sod on slopes to prevent loss, and contrasts past clear rivers with those now muddy after civilized settlement. It also highlights a Paris exhibit of Madagascar silk bed hangings woven from halabe spider silk.
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Jack Frost
Madagascar
M. Nogue
Antanarivo
Scaring the Allied Soldiers and Chinese Tactics
A collage of excerpts depicts a Chinese military band frightening foes with drums and horns, notes on Li Hung Chang and Pekin, Shansi province geography and mines, and anecdotes of daring hunting and river justice. The piece blends exoticism with political turmoil and colonial-era commentary.
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Shansi
China
Li Hung Chang
Tuan
Mongolia
Pe-chi-li
Hoang-Ho
First Woman Editor in Hartford Courant Era
The Hartford Courant in 1777 was owned edited and managed by a woman known to history as the Widow Watson She held the paper’s reins during the revolutionary period and left a rare imprint of female editorial leadership for colonial American journalism.
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The
Hartford Courant
Watson
Camel back bridges of China endure floods and time
A description of ancient Chinese camel back bridges notes their arching form over seasonal streams near Yang Chow north of Nankin. The design resists flood waters when ordinary bridges fail, explaining its long use across centuries. The article also mentions Mrs. Watson becoming Hartford’s leading woman editor after her marriage.
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China
Yang Chow
Nank
A Lady Hunter in Kashmir and Tibet Adventure
A narrative from The Wide World Magazine recounts Mrs Emma Tweddell wife of a Punjab infantry captain accompanying her husband through Cashmir to Little Tibet in search of Ibex. She describes waiting exposed all day then spotting a herd at near range and missing her first shot in a tense but formative moment of sport.
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Emma Tweddell
Punjab Infantry
Cashmir
Tibet
Ibex
Wide World Magazine
Dianne
Women’s rights in China and revolutionary brigades
The article asserts women hold superior rights in China, noting their roles in war. It cites the 1850 rebel lion where women fought as men and describes 1853 events at Nankin where 500000 women were formed into brigades of 18000 led by female officers, with 10000 soldiers selected.
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China
Nankin
Black Venus: Ancient Stone Idol in Brittany Forest
In Brittany Morbihan a colossal Black Venus statue, an ancient weather and harvest idol, survives in a mossy forest. Bretons once worshiped it, twice casting it into the sea, then retrieving and restoring an altar before it. Count Pierre de Lannion moved it to his château courtyard about two centuries ago.
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Morbihan
Brittany
Pierre de Lannion
All Cornstalk Advocates Fodder and Berlin Growth Observed
The article notes cornstalk shredding creates valuable fodder for cattle and sheep, usable from fields or stored in silos. It then surveys Berlin’s streets and monuments, detailing Unter den Linden, the Memorial Church of Emperor William, and population growth from 20,000 in the 17th century to about 2,500,000 in the late 19th century, with projections toward 3,000,000.
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Leipziger
Frederick
Konigstrasse
Unter den Linden
Royal Palaces
National Museum
University
Imperial Church
Schlossbrucke
Europe
William
Charlottenburg
Frederick the Great
Berlin
Paris
New York City
Manhattan Island
New York
William I
Imperial Palace
Albert Memorial
London
Emperor William
Diving for Justice in Burma Beitling Lawsuits Tale
The note recalls Master Ralph Fitch in Burma over 300 years ago being amused by a Beitling lawsuit plan. It frames an early legal curiosity as a historical vignette.
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Ralph Fitch
Burma
Walters on Fees and Waiters Wage Effects
A survey of thirty nine German host and waiter associations finds fourteen say fees raise waiter benefits while twenty five deny the claim. The question asks if fees lead employers to lower wages for servers.
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Germany
Berlin Seen Through an American Eye
The feature traces a four hour train ride from Hamburg to Berlin through Mecklenburg Schleswig and Schwerin showing Berlin as a vast modern city with wide streets clean buildings and tall spires. It notes the Spree river bridges and a pride in architecture and urban growth while comparing Berlin’s antiquity to cities like London and Paris.
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Hamburg
Berlin
Ohio
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Texas
California
Europe
London
Paris
Telegraph tutor who guided Carnegie on Scotch estates
Andrew Carnegie's manager on his Scotch estates is identified as the man who trained him to operate a telegraph instrument, shaping his early efficiency and business practices.
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Andrew Carnegie
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Manson
Sam
Treasury Department
Miscellaneous Fund
Treasury
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Philadelphia Mint
Peru
Lady Hunter
New York Independent
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