A Wasted Life's Evening Described in Verse
A melancholy lyric portrays a once vibrant man now a wasted figure. His portly form shrinks, his face pale, and his pleasure faded. He drinks, yet the evening of his life yields no light, as sighing breezes trace his decline toward night.
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Arth
The Girl With the Yellow Hair at Elizabeth Hall
A lively West mining town concert feature shows a young singer billed as The Girl With the Yellow Hair impressing a harsh audience with her talent and grace. A disturbance mid-performance leads to a dramatic escape with a man named John Deming, revealing a troubled past and a dying child named Elizabeth awaiting reunion.
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Far West
Psales
Mamma Returns To Ailing Child In Final Moment
In a spare room Elizabeth, a frail girl, awakes to see her mother Rose arriving as the nurse and John Demming witness the reunion. The girl sighs with contentment calling Rose beauty mamma before passing away, while a bold young woman, Rachel Downes, appears in the doorway.
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Elizabeth
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Rachel Downes
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M. L. Rayne
Chicago Record-Herald
De Beers Safeguards Gems With Fortified Vault System
De Beers protects its Kimberley diamond office with a reinforced concrete strong-room featuring a thick vault, bank locks, multi-key access, burglar proof safes, and an electrical alarm. Two armed guards patrol nights, with automatic signals triggering immediate armed assistance if alarms lapse.
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de Beers Company
Kimberley
South Africa
Why Many Young Men Fail In The Workday Rut
The piece argues that bright young men fail by sticking to routine work and not seeking extra labor. It says they avoid early starts or staying late, doing just enough to earn their hire. The complacent clerk tolerates genteel, easy tasks and lacks ambition beyond comfort.
On the Sixth Day in the Century
Poetic meditation on creation and existential terror as the world awakens to a dawning sentient life. A nameless ache and a chilling suspense pervade a moment when nature and humanity confront an undefined threshold, culminating in an iconic transformation.
Multiple Births Reported by Lancet Statistics
The Lancet cites England born multiplies with triplets at one in eighty births, quadruplets at one in 512000, and quintuplets rarer at about one in 40,980,000. A record case notes a wife bearing seven successful triplets to her husband.
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England
Boat Once Used by Livingston Acquired by Society
The Royal Geographical Society has acquired the boat’s campas used by Dr. David Livingston on his first journey down the Zambezi valley in 1856.
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Campas
Zambes Valley
Men Who Strive for Favor of Uncle Sam
A portrait of Washington’s diplomatic corps as the country builds its prestige. It highlights ambassadors from seven nations Germany Russia Mexico Italy Great Britain Austria Hungary and France, noting their rank and influence. It profiles Sir Michael Herbert and Baron von Sternburg, Count Cassini and M Jusserand, detailing ties to America and personal backgrounds.
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United States
Michael Herbert
Germany
Russia
Mexico
Italy
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
France
Lord Pauncefote
von Holleben
von Hollebén
Legation
Theodore Roosevelt
California
Baroness von Sternburg
Count Cassini
East
Pekin
England
Mme. Jusserand
Paris
M. Jusserand
German Emperor Admitted as Honorary NY Yacht Club Member
An officer of the New York Yacht Club says the German emperor has repented for past insults to American yachtsmen in German waters. Once barred, the Kaiser and his uncle King Edward are now honorary members, with invitation said to have passed through George W. Perkins at J P Morgan’s suggestion. Perkins became a regular member last year.
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New York Yacht] Club
New York Yacht Club
eSiam
Prince Henry
Kaiser
King Eoward
George W. Perkins
Mr. Morgan
Perkins
President Opens White House Grounds for Egg Roll Event
President Roosevelt directed Col Bingham to open the south grounds of the White House for Easter Monday egg rolling a longtime custom. He also ordered the Navy to have the Marine Band perform an open-air concert for the children’s entertainment.
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Col Bingham
White House
Secretary of the Navy
Marine Band
Building Under Difficulties In Quito Mill Venture
A cotton mill project for Quito, Ecuador, will be carried along mule trails through the Andes, traversing a high pass at 16 000 feet above sea level to reach the capital. The feat highlights challenges of mountain transport in the region.
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Quito
Ecuador
Andes
Squirrels Get Winter Homes Installed in Central Park
In New York City, a row of small wooden houses was placed in the trees of Central Park’s upper section to provide winter shelter for gray squirrels. The initiative aims to support local wildlife during cold months and offers a charming urban habitat project for park visitors to observe.
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Central Park
New York
Seattle forms large iron furnace and steel plant
A Seattle company is organized with a capital of 6,000,000 to construct an iron furnace and steel plant in the city. The announcement notes the new venture aims to expand industrial capacity and local employment in Seattle.
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Seattle
KING PETER'S ROMANCE AND EMPEROR WILLIAM
A Balkan tale recounts Prince Peter Karagerogevitch winning Zerka, daughter of Prince Nicholas, after rescuing her from Turkish captors. The Montenegro prince later married her, a romance that began in 1378 amid long wars with the Turks. Emperor William surveys U S ships then dismisses retirement rumors about Postmaster General Payne as unfounded.
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Berlin
Peter Karageorgevitch
Servia
Peter
Nicholas
Zerka
Peter Karagerogeviteh
Zzrka
Montenegro
Z2rza
Aged Man Fatally Wounds Daughter in Henderson County
George Burrell aged 70 shot and killed his daughter in law Mrs Burrell and gravely wounded her 10 year old daughter at their Henderson county home thirty miles from Asheville N C Burrell fired from ambush amid dispute over her refusal to do work for him
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George Burrell
Burrell
Henderson County
River Commission at Work in St Louis Levee Report Pending
The Mississippi River Commission heard from Levee Board representatives and will draft a report for the Secretary of War. It will not be announced before the official submission. The commission has assured levee district representatives that 1904 appropriations and extensive Mississippi levee work are anticipated.
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Mississippi Bir Commission
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Mississippi
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