Oddities and antiquities in brief from Ventnor to London
A collage of curious notes and historical tidbits from the Brainerd Dispatch, touching on chalk cliff remains near Ventnor Isle of Wight, London and Edinburgh origins, Temple Bar heads, cycling fashions, Hebrew populations in European cities, care for skin and nails, lizard attraction to music, women’s fashion disputes, doctors in harems, and social etiquette in introductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Remarkable Roman Road Still Traces Through Llandrindod
An enduring Roman road lies in the heart of Llandrindod Wales with only minor breaks, extending toward the outskirts of Magos a few miles distant, illustrating limited surface changes in agricultural Wales.
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Wales
Llandrindod
Magos
Exposures of Egyptian slave trade spark European outcry
In 1879 Gordon revealed cruelties in Egyptian slave caravans causing European concern. Yet many ebony slave girls continue entering harems in Cairo and Alexandria each year, despite scrutiny and calls for reform.
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Gordon
Europe
Cairo
Alexandria
Hundredth Psalm's Composer Likely Luther Attribution Questioned
The music of the Hundredth Psalm is not positively attributed. It is generally ascribed to Luther but is unlikely by Purcell or Handel, appearing instead in a mid sixteenth century French psalter after Luther's death.
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Luther
Purcell
Handel
Narrow Tires Said To Worsen Street Wear In St Louis
A St Louis newspaper argues that most street damage is caused by narrow tires on vehicles and suggests the city could relieve all cars with wide tires from license payments, saving funds for street repairs. It asks if the idea could work for any city.
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St. Louis
Hotel Cecil Impresses with European Grade Luxury
The Hotel Cecil in London stands out not for sheer size alone but for its splendor and refined interiors. Amid its vast rooms it is praised for architecture and interior design. Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee school educates 1180 pupils with 78 teachers and raises 45288 in shop profits while receiving almost 60000 in gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
United States
Tuskegee
Ala
Booker Washington
Ferry Masher Faces Lesson in Etiquette
A New York man described as a masher was punished on a ferry when an umbrella hit him after he attempted to flirt with two young women. He was punched and kicked, knocked down, then arrested and held on $500 bail for trial as a lesson in ferry-boat etiquette.
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New York
London Engineering predicts cycling will supplant roller skating
The piece mocks roller skating as propped by London Engineering volunteers claiming cycling will replace it like snuff. It argues roller skating offered neither wholesome exercise nor fresh air and was only for amusement, calling the comparison to cycling absurd.
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London Engineering
Beds Introduced Slowly in Russia Schools Begin Receiving Them
The text notes Russia lags in bedding adoption with peasants sleeping on ovens and servants using sheepskins. Middle class and soldiers lack proper beds, and only recently have students in schools been allowed beds.
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Russia
Mechanical tester uses wet aluminum disc for diamond test
A new tester uses a wetted aluminum disc spun rapidly by a motor. The stone is pressed against the disc edge by a spring clamp to determine if it is a true gem or paste based on marking behavior.
Military Court Martial and Geological Plan Highlight Week
The interior secretary approves the 1896 07 field operations plan of the geological survey. A court martial is ordered at Mare Island Navy Yard to try Past Assistant Paymaster Edwin B Webster of the Yorktown for fraud and misconduct on the Asiatic station. Capt Henry Howison to preside.
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Geological Survey
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Navy
Mare Island Navy Yard
Edwin B. Webster
Yorktown
Asiatic Station
Henry Howison
Notable Figures in Brief Society Notes
Gen A J Campbell a raving maniac. Ian Maclaren not offered Broadway pastorate. He tours Ireland and will lecture in the U S in September. William Black's Briseis a success surpassing recent works. Leighton's name given to heroine by late Lord Leighton. Miss Jane Adams Hull House studies London East End and finds Chicago wicked. Michelangelo drawing sold for 7000 dollars. total collection over 40000. Princess Henry Battenberg writes an oratorio begun at Cimiez. Rev Thomas Hill retires after 57 years in ministry.
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A. J. Campbell
Los Angeles
Cal
Ian Maclaren
Broadway Abernacle
New York
Ireland
America
William Black
Jane Adams
Hullhouse
Chicago
East End
London
Michael Angelo
Earl of Warwick
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Cimiez
Thomas Hill
England
Congregational Church of
North Finchley
Multiple Disasters and Fatalities Across Cities in One Report
A compilation of calamities reports several fatal accidents and heavy losses. Washington and Ohio see injuries from collisions. fires destroy shops in Walnut and Mason. trains strike, overturn, or derail causing deaths including two Fort Wayne workers. Also noted are shipwrecks, drownings, and political crowd incidents in Ontario and Illinois with several fatalities.
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Swanton
Ohio
Sam Chenderson
G. F. Miller
Fort Wayne
Ind
Walnut
Crime spree across states yields arrests and deaths
A wide range of crimes and incidents are reported including a Missouri arrest of a swindler who claimed national ties, mob hanging in Alabama, a San Francisco murder suicide by a marine engineer, and a Philadelphia case tied to filibustering. Additional items note railroad wreck attempts, financial collapses, suicides, a Council Bluffs riot, and public notices from congress and courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Administration
Missouri
Gwyn Puckett
Bessie Lee
Danville
Ala
George Stutz
Cora Borden
Polk Street
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Charles Dickman
New York
Cuba
Lake Shore Road
Norwalk
War incidents and escapes across the United States
The report details a Civil War veteran found dead in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania while on sentry duty in the South he captured Blackburn of Kentucky. Other items include a man robbed of 85 dollars in cash and 4000 dollars in securities after falling into Lake Michigan, a jail escape in St. Louis during an execution, a chaotic 75 cent a day strike by 70 boys at Heming-way Flint Glass in Muncie Indiana, a murder mystery in Forsyth Indiana, and related police investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Ont
Royal Exchange Hotel
Isaac Waxford
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Perry
Council Bluffs
F. IT. Wead
Spokane, Wash
Great Northern Road
Kootenai Falls
New England Granite Company
Mason
N. H
James MacCredy
West
Hilton
Newark
N. J
Daisy Craig
Elgin
Ill
Pistaqua Bay
Fox Lake
Grant Harvey
Emma Collins
Zanesville
Zuella Evans
Maysville Avenue
Muskingum
Collins
Abscon
George Huber
Fred Huber
Germania
Harry Wentzler
Philadelphia
Joseph Sahl
Galloway
Board of Freeholders
Camden & Atlantic Express
Hoxie
Kan
War
Wilkesbarre
Blackburn
Kentucky
McFall
Washington
Senator Blackburn
W. Lou Johnson
Chicago
St. Joseph
Mich
Noble Shepard
St. Louis
Thomas Norton
Lizzie Leahey
Hemingway Flint Glass Works
Muncie
Ind
Visiting Aunt on Farm Sparks Egg Incubator Debate
A Cincinnati Inquirer note recounts a visit to an elderly, devout aunt who believes hatching chicks in an incubator is a sin. Subbub, who has tried it, agrees the practice wastes good eggs and is wrong.
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Cit
Cincinnati Inquirer
Might Have Painted the Town
A brief Chicago Tribune quip notes Danbs finally painting his house while his wife visits her mother on the North Side. The joke suggests he waited for her absence. the remark implies he might have procrastinated if she had not left town.
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Danbs
Chicago Tribune
Paterson Woman Aboard Wheel At 83
A Paterson resident, an 83 year old woman, rides a wheel for daily errands and recreation. Neighbors praise her strength and independence as she continues to pedal through the city. She credits practice, balance, and a love of mobility for her enduring hobby.
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Paterson
N. J
Songs of the American Revolution and Portrayals of Footwear Fashion
The piece contrasts Revolutionary era celebrations with modern Independence Day pomp and notes songs written by soldiers. It cites 1776 war verses about Carleton and Delaware ships, Savannah siege rhymes, and later discusses fashion notes on San Francisco society women wearing black satin house boots and French house shoes indoors.
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United States
San Francisco
Paris
Gate City
Revolutionary War Songs and the Women of 1776
The piece surveys popular Revolutionary songs and their authors, noting Ballads such as The Battle of Trenton and The Battle of the Kegs. It highlights patriotic verses linked to George Washington Greene Sullivan Gates Hopkinson and a Dutch song about the thirteen states. It ends with observations on women’s virtuous support and mentions fashion commentary from the New York Commercial Advertiser.
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Columbia
Ocean
Washington
Goat shipped to unknown destination with town eaten
A Louisville Post humor piece recalls a local express office prank where a goat tagged for shipment causes amusement. A colored clerk, to his shock, discovers the tag only shows a string, and the goat appears to have eaten its way through town while claiming it does not know its destination.
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Sampson
Express Office
Louisville Post
Discipline harmony in parenting to preserve child respect
The piece warns that discussing a child's faults or opposing punishments between parents damages the child's respect for both. It urges parents to present a united front on discipline in front of children and to argue privately if needed to avoid upsetting family harmony.
Benedict on marriage and wealth in a Philadelphia note
The Philadelphia North American quotes Benedict stating he married money and finds it a failure. He notes the bride’s father failed the day after the wedding, reflecting on marriage and wealth in a wry aside.
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Benedict
Arnold
Philadelphia
Polar Expedition Tale From New England Exchange
A clipped Detroit Free Press note references a polar expedition and a man traveling to Boston to visit his girlfriend. The brief item evokes a maritime or exploration context and hints at personal pursuits amid distant travel.
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North Pole
Boston
Detroit Free Press
Murderers of Sheriff Rogers Captured in Minnesota
Minnesota news item reports the capture of the two murderers of Sheriff John Rogers of Glencoe. The list also notes a Northfield G A R encampment, rabies among livestock around Adrian, a circus panic in Austin, a child struck by a train near Rush City, and multiple local incidents including drownings, injuries, and deaths across various towns.
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Rogers
Glencoe
Northfield
Adrian
Austin
Rush City
Gus Anderson
South St. Paul
Wiliam Schiffner
St. Paul
Eddie Nurmberg
Fergus Falls
Minneapolis
Annandale
The Weekly Crop Bulletin From Minneapolis June 26
The week was hot with 5 to 6 degrees above normal and rainfall limited to scattered local showers. Wheat shows deterioration from rust and lodging in some areas while corn advances strongly though still backward overall. Rye turns yellow, flax blossoms, oats and barley head, clover hay harvest rises, timothy is uneven, and potatoes and peas appear in markets as strawberries decline and apples drop in places.
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Minneapolis
Beens Killed So Often and Havana Cigars Question
Exchange notes a witty and bleak dialogue about Havana cigars and a dwindling figure, reflecting a Chicago Dispatch style quip on popularity and scarcity. The brief mentions a famed tobacconist and gossip on the Cuban cause, framed as a sharp aside in a city desk column.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Chicago
All Men Believed Dead in Pittston Shaft Disaster
Wilkes Barre Pa July 1 The fate of the miners at Pittston Twin shaft appears settled most did not survive. Water flooding and rock debris block access making recovery unlikely. Officials compare the situation to the 1885 Susquehanna No 3 slope disaster where bodies remained buried.
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Pittston
Wilkesbarre
Susquehanna Coal Company
Lackawanna
Susquehanna
Market reports from grain and live stock centers
Chicago markets show flax soy and corn prices with July quotations and futures. Hog and cattle sections note price ranges and demand levels across Chicago Minneapolis Milwaukee and South St Paul.
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Chicago
N. W
Ste. Timothy
Texas
Minneapolis
Northern
Milwaukee
South St.Paul
British Deny Venezuelan Territory in Harrison Arrest
The British embassy reports to Washington that Surveyor Harrison was arrested on the left bank of Acarabisi creek along the Cuyuni river. London accepts Venezuelan claims of a west bank arrest but says the land is not within Venezuelan territory. The area lies within the provisional and Schomburg lines, with Aberdeen line following the creek.
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Trenton
George Washington
Harrison
Washington
Foreign Office
Cuyuni River
Venezuela
Cuyuni
Acarabisi
Aberdeen
Milk River
Montana
Great Northern Railway
Thomas O’ Hanlon
Chinook
Rioting at Cleveland Brown Hoist Machinery plant
Rioters assailed non union worker Martin Chase injuring him as police intervened. Workman A L Strong was later rescued from a mob. Police anticipate further trouble amid escalating unrest near the Brown Hoist Machinery works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Brown Hoist Macinery Company
Martin Chase
A. L. Strong
New York Millionaire Antonio Cuneo Shipped to Asylum
Antonio Cuneo, a prominent New York financier, was transported from San Francisco in a comatose state last night and is en route to an asylum for treatment.
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Antonio Cuneo
New York
San Francisco
Walling Conviction Upheld in Pearl Bryan Murder Case
Judge Helm overruled a new trial motion for Alonzo Walling, an accomplice of Scott Jacin, in the Pearl Bryan murder case. Appeals for Walling and Jackson cannot reach the appellate court before September.
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New Walling
Cincinnati
Newport
Helm
Alonzo Walling
Scott Jac
Pearl Bryan
Walling
Jackson
Daniel Frawley to manage New York theater venture
Daniel Frawley of San Francisco will go to New York to oversee a theater project erected near Thirty-fourth Street and Broadway by a newly formed syndicate.
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T. Daniel Frawley
San Francisco
New York
Thirty-fourth and
Broadway
Commodore Chase Near Charleston Escalates to Boarding
The steamship Commodore cleared for Charleston and refused to report to revenue cutter McLane. After two blank shots, a solid shot was fired missing by seven feet. Boarding found the ship in good order and it pursued toward Cuba with armed sloops aboard. the pursuit then lost contact.
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Tampa
Fla
Charleston
Thomas Hanks
McLane
Cuba
Extra Session Possible Milwaukee Special
A special session of the legislature may be called following a supreme court ruling that voided incorporation acts of villages since 1858. City and village securities would decline. lawyers say a curative act helps but cannot fix all issues as legislatures cannot revive void acts.
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Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Death of Ex Senator Lyman Trumbull in Chicago
Ex United States Senator Lyman Trumbull died at his Chicago home at age eighty three after a prolonged illness. He had shown intermittent improvement but suffered a final relapse, with his death anticipated by physicians for the past week.
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Lyman Trumbull
Chicago
United States
Awain at His Principles Delivers Sermon Debate
In a dialogue from the Cleveland Leader Mrs Bayswater praises the new minister while Mrs Archer regrets missing his sermon. The talk centers on politics in the pulpit with Mr Archer declaring he will withdraw from the church over the issue, referencing a sermon about the golden calf.
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Awain
Mrs. Archer
Cyclist Admiration Echoes in Vintage Parade
In a lively panel, a woman exclaims her pleasure watching riders. She points to a man on a maroon bicycle and compliments his matching bloomers and saddle. She then notices a tandem pair moving in sync, applauding their coordinated step.
Driving Lesson Says Horse Calm Under Mr Phillips
Exchange reveals Lily wonders about a horse and the driver. Lily is reassured that Mr Phillips has trained the horse to drive without lines, suggesting trusted control during a ride.
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Lily
Mr. Phillips
Guayed His Standing in Public Disclosures
A Chicago Post item questions a nobleman of high rank, confirming his status and noting the extent of his scandals. The brief exchange asks about the man’s prominence and the total count of his scandals, signaling public interest in his reputation.
Butter by the Yard Sold in European Shops
In several European countries butter is sold by the yard the rolls measuring a yard in length and cut into sections to suit buyers.
Not a Yonkers Man
Yonkers Gazette quotes a street conversation where Johnnie and Ma discuss a strong man who allegedly tossed the aldermen board after a night of drinks.
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Yonkers
Johnnie
Absurdly Absent-Minded Professor Receives Money Order Letter
A light moment features a professor misreading a letter that contains a money order. The professor suspects it is from his nephew in college, prompting a humorous exchange about whether the gift is truly from the young relative.
Baby boy born in London with two rows of teeth
A baby boy weighing seven pounds was born a few days ago in London. He has a heavy head of hair and two rows of teeth.
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London
Heroic Treatment
A physician warns a patient that living too high must stop. The patient replies that he sent for the doctor because he can no longer afford such treatments, highlighting financial strain amid medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
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Brainerd Dispatch
Ingersoll
Wieland
Edinburgh
Temple Bar
Fletcher and Townley
Hamburg
Frankfort
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Madeira
Telegraph
West Virginia
T. Jeffery & Co
Republican City
Neb
Societa Immobilir
Rome
Iquitos
Peru
Beyrout
Syria
Huran
SOC
Joseph Prestwich
Oxford
Geological Society
Royal Society
John Beverly Robinson
Ontario
Massey Music Hall
Toronto
Charles Tupper
Robinson
Royal Commission On
Great Britain
Southern Pacific Company
E. H. Gibson
Ondawa Paper Company
Greenwich
N. Y
Gibson
E. O. Hart
Ida
Wichita
Kap
Hart
Butchers
Omaha
Kansas City
Sioux City
Thomas Brows
Frank Kane
Frank McFall
Riel
Canada
R. L. Henry
Waco
Tex
American Railway Master Mechanics’ Association
R. C. Blackall
Albany
Saratoga
Robertson
Iowa
Philip Sorgino
Kankakee
J. Edward Simmons
Chicago-Northern Pacific Reorganization Committee
Vanderbilt
Whitefish Drive
Gladstone
Young & Merrill
Fred W. Gray & Co
McArthur Bros
The
Buckeye Stave Company
Richard Mason and
Mann Bros
Bureau County Court
Princeton
Green River Valley
Springfield
Allen
de la Vergne Refrigerating Company
Western Brewing Company Et al
Belleville
Edith Shepard
Ernesto Fabbri
Miss Shepard
Elliott F. Shepard
Mrs. Shepard
William H. Vanderbilt
Cornelius
William K
Frederick W
George W. Vanderbilt
Campbell
Wheeling
Chicago & Burlington
Mississippi Bridge
Biggsville
Burlington
Puyallup
Forsyth
Martin Clihall
Carleton
Howe
Clinton
Delaware
Satan
Savannah
Count D’estaing
Georgia
Greene
Sullivan
Francis Hopkinson
Rivington’s Gazette
Pennsylvania Packet
Hague
Thirteen States
Bunker Hill
Warren
Henry Archer
Chloes
Phyllises
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York Commercial Advertiser
Minnesota News
North Star State
John Rogers
McLeod County
Alex. Smart
St. Cloud
Bright
Christopherson
Rothsay
Long Lake
Goodhue County
Trout Brook
Red Wing
W. H. S. Wright
Mystic Shriners
Charles Meinzer
Hokah
St. John’s Abbey
Marty
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Lake City
Frank Martin
Stillwater
Ole Estensen
Henning
D. A. Blakeney
Union Depot
Grand Rapids
L. Bronski
Sheeran & Filler
Faribault
I. Grettum
Duluth
Ambrose Diedrick
Leonard Diedrick
Delano
House of the Good Shepherd
Judge Stark
Rochester
Grand Commandery of the
Knights Templar
J. H. Randall
Frank Stangler
Elysian
E. F. Fedeen
Oak Fork
Britton County
Anton Hassing
Delavan
Youmans Bros. & Hodgins
Winona
Emil Obeg
Smith Lake
William Koehler
Twin Lakes
Anoka
Theodore Rignell
Winthrop
Leonard Jahnke
Olaf H. Ingborg
Hendrum
Ingborg
Worthington
Market Reports
Econo
Hood
East Prospect Street
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cee
Hall
Arthur
California Fig Syrup Co
W. Crawford
Masonie Temple
Shakes B. Hires Co
Seid
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