The Infernal Machine in London Fog and a Narrow Escape
An unnamed narrator recounts a Christmas Eve in grim London fog, where he loses his way, is grabbed by two criminals, and, with a bluff dynamite device, forces their retreat. He reveals a chronometer box and escapes to deliver the clock to Lord Bluebury’s yacht readiness, narrowly avoiding disaster.
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Gammon
Barlier Blackguard
Paradise
Osaid
Mephistopheles
Leicester Square
St James
Jeremy
Lord Bluebury
Printing Bank Notes in the United States Then and Now
A historical overview of American bank note production highlighting Jacob Perkins innovations in steel engraving and transfers, the use of silk fiber paper to deter counterfeiting, careful ink and paper handling, and a sophisticated multi-disk numbering machine ensuring unique serials across notes.
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United States
Jacob Perkins
Massachusetts
I Am One Of This Season's Buds
A young, well dressed girl enters a crowded room of sitters, fixes a scornful stare on a man near the stove, then proclaims with pride that she is one of this season's buds, while the man remains calm and puzzled by the exchange.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Strange Etiquette Notes for Royal Visits and Letters
The article describes royal visit etiquette such as supplying the King or Queen with a new pen, unused by hosts, and handing it back only if the royal visitor returns it. It also covers writing to the British sovereign on thick one sided white paper inside a large envelope. A separate aside notes that when a woman is angry she tends to tell the truth.
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England
Danish West Indies Now Belong to Uncle Sam
A treaty of cession transferring the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States was signed at the State Department by Secretary Hay and Danish minister Constantine Brun. The trio of islands St Thomas St Croix and St John lie southeast of Puerto Rico with St Croix the largest. St Thomas serves as a key West Indies port and coaling hub with over 1000 tons of fuel shipped annually. Negotiations began in 1809 under William H Seward but failed in Congress during the Reconstruction era amid debt concerns and political opposition.
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St. Thomas
United States
Cail
West Indies
United Eesure
United States Senate
Washington
San Domingo
Cost and Advantages of the Two Canal Routes Compared
Government commission compares Isthmian and Nicaragua Panama routes, citing climate, harbor suitability, and shorter passage times. Nicaragua advantages include milder climate, shorter Pacific-to-Orbit distances, existing harbors, and fewer earthquake risks. Panama route offers locks, ongoing construction savings, and established benefits for west coast trade.
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Isthouan Canal
Panama
Nicaragua Canal
New York
Panna Canal
Nicaragua
United States
Orient
Weatcomat
South America
Samoan
Population Census Sparks Debate on US and Philippine Figures
The article surveys population estimates from various sources, noting the US population around 422,530,000 and contrasting with Philippine figures. It mentions Whitaker Almanack and ecclesiastical censuses, plus Dr. Rixey and McKinley connections, and includes Charles W. Pearson's controversial critique of the Bible and Methodist stance, with biographical notes on Pearson.
Oil War On The Seas Between Oil Firms Escalates
Measures akin to wartime tactics are used to dominate exports. fleets sail with sealed orders and undisclosed destinations. Ships convert to tankers and old harbors are rebuilt for oil loading. In a separate note, two water works workers, John Kohler and John Olterman, died from bends, raising toll to fifty five in the tunnel project. Bank of Yukon applies to convert to First National Bank of Yukon with capital of 25000 dollars.
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Standard Oil Company
Pavier
John Kohler
John Olterman
Cleveland Water Works
Bank of Yukon, O. T
First National Bank of Yukon
Estimate of Christian Population in Luzon and Visayas
Maj Gen FLOV. Greene estimated the 1898 total population between seven and nine million. He noted Spaniards likely judged Christians in Luzon and the Visayas at 5,422,000, while other figures remain conjecture, warning censuses can be unreliable and prone to exaggeration.
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Flov. Greene
Luzon
Visayas
Chicago Record-Herald
Fire at Theater Vendome muffles Nashville scene
Telegraphic brief reports Theater Vendome in Nashville burned to the ground with losses around 50 000. Lee James a noted stockman was shot and killed at Nelson. A 10000 electric light plant was completed at Winfield asylum for the feeble minded. The United Confederate Veterans set next meeting for Dallas April 23 to 3. Bank of Butler robbed of 2000 by dynamite used to blow the vault. burglars escaped.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lee James
Nelson
Asylum For
Winfield
Kan
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Dallas
Texas
Bank
Butler
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London
Fog
Clerkenwell
St Janes
T K
Red Lion Square
High Holborn
Broad Street
Cranborne Street
Plo Cine
Ruthan
Nime
Yankee Bank
Mae
Gore
Danish West Indies
Sam
Micaragua
Sicaragua
Honduras
Lame
Managua
Panama Canal
Philippines
Census Bureau
Wrenree
Marto
Tas
Whitaker
Cavil Conan
DR. Rixey
Mer
Rixey
McKinley
MeKinley
Winks
Ter Rivey
Bresidoe Theatres Vedt
DR. Rivey
Rives
Naval Service
Navy
McKunley
Chas. W. Pearson
Charlies W. Pearton
Neurthwestern University
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pearson
University Board of Trustees
Northwestern University
Prof. Pearson
India
Academy
College of Liberal Arts
Chicago
Merald
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