Fourth of July Celebration in Knoxville Features Music and Contests
The July Fourth festivities in Knoxville drew a large crowd with the Knoxville Band, a speech by W. W. Whitmore of Peoria, and a reading of the Declaration by Horace Moon. Events included a ball game Kickapoo over Oak Hill, a colt show with prizes to Barrett, Wymar, and Lucas, plus driving and foot races, peanut and biscuit contests, wheelbarrow races, and honors to local judges and committees for a successful celebration.
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Knoxville Band of Fourteen Pieces
Knoxville
Richard Pacey
America
Horace Moon
Rev
Pacey
W. W. Whitmore
Peoria
Whitmore
Oak Hill
Kickapoo
John Barrett
Charles Wymar
B.C Lucas
Joe Yess
Princeville
H. E. Chichester Parmenter
Harry Wyman
Willie Duke
Fred Murpan
Harry Hayes
John Fuchs
Earl Moon
Ernest Moon
Chelmer Catton
Leo Craban
Alex Y MicDonnell
Ira Catton
Brimfield
James Smith
Monica
L B. Day
Chas. Gelling
Geo. Adams
Current Topics Club in The Record Herald features noted experts
The Current Topics Club presents a department with names like A S Draper L L D George F Hoar John Finley Newell Dwight Hillis Carroll Wright Ellen M Hengroth May Wright Sewall Alice Morse Earle Mary Hartwell Catherwood and a slate of articles on The Woman's Club Movement The Art of Living Hundred Years What the Government Does for the People Colonial Governments of Today Contemporary Literatures of the World American Life a Century Ago and The Opportunity and the Man A new assortment of topics begins mid June in this entertaining and instructive series.
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Crus Department
Caroaco Recorp-Herarp
A. S. Draper
University of Ilinois
Geo. F. Hoar
United States
Massachusetts
John Finley
Princeton University
Knox College
Newell Dwight Hillis
Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Ellen M. Hengrothn
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
May Wright Sewall
Alice Morse Earle
Mary Hartwell Catherwood
the Record-Herald
Woman’s Club
Pretty home wedding unites Stella Hibbs and Mir. Despaine
A July 4 1901 ceremony at the Hibbs home joined Miss Stella Hibbs and Mir. E Despaine of Kewanee Illinois in a formal M E church ritual conducted by Rev J E Mercer. Guests, floral decor and a wedding dance followed a porch ceremony with Ruth Mercer and Irene Bolt as flower girls. The couple will reside in Kewanee and begin housekeeping. Gift list notes many items from local families.
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Ruth Mercer
Irene Bolt
Kewankee
Kewanee
C. H. Brown
John McMullen
Eden
Wm. Snyder
Marie
Pleasant
Iowa
Jan
Ireton
Trivoli
Vincent
Carrie Schmidt
D. L. Danforth
J Johnson
C. L. Bolt
Mira Geo. Miller
Irving Bragg
Mary Brooks
Lizzie Brown
C. M. Miller
Wm. Stansbury
J. E Stansbury
D. Thomas
Mies Margaret Murphy
Misa Jennie Goudy
Nannie Myers
J Hibbs
Corn Crib Fire Destroys 1000 Bushels on McDonough Farm
A large corn crib on the Men. Margaret McDonough farm west of town burned last evening around six o clock. About 1000 bushels of corn burned. The origin of the fire is unknown. A neighboring double crib nearby was saved by the efforts of the boys and neighbors.
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Margaret McDonough
Local visitors and trips noted around town
Miss Mabel Foster left Wednesday for Champaign on a visit. H C Cady made business trips to Galva and Peoria. Mrs Cansina Marshall of West Pullman visited A M Mershall's. Mrs Helen Hockenbury of Hamp ton Nebraska visits relatives near Kewanee. Alice Bereee I Bricbery died Tuesday. Interment to be held. Sewanay Me and Mr and Mrs Catton will attend. Eyres is sister of Hodson and Catton and is known here. John Martin has been working.
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Cansina Marshall
West Pullman
A. M. Mershall’s
Ing
Kewanee
Alice Bereee
Bricbery
Alice
Sewanay
Wm. Odson
Thos. Catton
Eyres
Appendicitis Club Organizes as a National Pattern
The Chicago Journal notes a Maine formed club by W. F. Fernald from Old Orchard Maine for appendectomy survivors. The club ranks members by surgeries endured, with two or more operations in the higher tier and those who did not survive forming the Triumphant class. The Boston Massachusetts General Hospital performed Fernald’s operation in 1898.
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Maine
W. F. Fernald
Old Orchard
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Fernald
Chicago Journal
Mechanics of Dollar Mints and Tolerances Revealed
The Saturday Post explains coin tolerances for silver and gold pieces and describes mint testing. Fresh batches are weighed and rolled into strips, then punched into disks. Random samples are assayed to ensure fineness and accurate value before mass distribution.
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Elphans
Mint
Treasury
Washington
Saturday Post
Celtic Largest Ship Yet Built By Tonnage At Sea
The Celtic newly launched stands as the largest ship by tonnage yet built though not the fastest. It carries about 13 000 tons of cargo while sacrificing some speed for passenger comfort and fuel economy. The ship’s high speed aids advertising value and traffic, with North German Lloyds aiming to rival Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Deutschland in speed.
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Lloyds
London Engineering
Bread and Cheese Joke From London Tit Bits
An elderly couple shares a humorous tale about a locked roomfilled with cheese and a husband’s explanation that he bought cheese for each former sweetheart. The wife laments she wished she had bought bread for every kiss, imagining a long supply of bread and cheese.
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London
Missionary Span Across Africa Commissioned by Leeds Benefactor
Rev George Grenfell is commissioned by Robert Arthington of Leeds England to establish a chain of Christian missions across Africa. He was longtime confidant of Leopold king of the Belgians and named a commander of the Royal Order of the Lion. He served as special commissioner for Congo frontier delimitation, traveled 1000 miles on oxback over two years, and endured dangerous conditions in the wilderness.
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Africa
George Grenfell
Robert Arthington
Leeds
England
Mr. Grenfell
Leopold
Order of the Lion
Congo
Spotted People Fat Fish on Purus River
A fragment describes a South American tribe along the Purus who are mottled black and white from head to toe. They live largely on fish, and both men and women exhibit the same spotted appearance.
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Purus
South America
Unum Motto on Early U S Coins Then Not Lawful
A fragment notes that the motto E Pluribus Unum was never authorized by law for coinage. It mentions the first known use on a two cent piece struck in 1776 in New Jersey.
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New Jersey
Firefighting System Uses Carbonic Gas On Ships
Bremen tests on a Berlin chemist Gronwall method extinguished a ship hold blaze by automatic alarm, deck observation, and carbonic acid gas pumped into the hold for twenty one minutes after hatches closed. The fire was extinguished and the thermometer tracked the temperature rise and fall.
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Beriia
Bremen
Berlin
Gronwall
Meck
Ice Cylinders Inside Cars Keep Goods Warm In Winter
The article explains a paradox where ice cold in summer preserves perishables, yet in winter double lined cooling cylinders filled with ice keep food from freezing. In zero weather water sprayed on the car freezes, coating the exterior with non conducting ice to retain interior temperature.
Princess Victoria Binds Books and Pursues Nursing
Princess Victoria of England, daughter of Edward VII, pursues two distinct interests. Her hobby of binding book covers earned prizes under the alias Miss Matthews without judges knowing her identity. She also studied nursing, following Queen Alexandra, with reports of family concern over her pursuing hospital work.
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Princess Victoria
England
Edward VII
Miss Matthews
Queen Alexandra
London
Prince and Princess of Wales
Victoria
Make your coat and waistcoat first
A young man recalls a seaside betting machine showing a penny buys advice to save trousers. The device suggests not wearing them and instead prioritizing a coat and waistcoat, prompting humorous reflection on thrift.
A Tiny Post Office Floats in Straits of Magellan
A small painted keg anchored to rocks opposite Tierra del Fuego serves as a free post office for passing ships. No postmaster runs it, yet it remains protected by all navies and has never had its privileges abused.
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Straits of Magellan
Tierra del Fueco
Thieves Steal Plants and Watchdog in Elizabeth Avenue
A Newark florist kept what he believed was a valuable watchdog chained in his greenhouse on Elizabeth Avenue. One morning thieves not only carried off valuable plants but also wetted the watchdog, along with its chain and collar.
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Etole
Newark
N. Z
Elisabeth Avenue
Squatters Claim on 180 Acre Missouri Island Near Kansas City
Cap Streeter imitator tale centers on John H. Mensing who held a 180 acre Missouri river island near Kansas City since 1857. The river eroded land, soldiers left, and the claim grew from three acres to 130 as protection and reservations waxed. Mensing asserts squatters rights to land valued at 125000 amid a dispute with East Kansas City Land Company and Interior Department actions.
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Cap
Chivago
Kansas City
John H. Mensing
Mensing
Missouri
Providence
Interior Department
East Kansas City Land Company
First Colored Voter Thomas Peterson of Perth Amboy
Thomas Peterson of Perth Amboy New Jersey is celebrated as the first colored voter in the United States. He marked his first ballot March 31 1870 during a proposed city charter revision, later honored with an $80 gold medal.
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Thomas Peterson
Perth Amboy
N. J
United States
Mr. Peterson
Metuchen
Thomas
Peterson
Peter
Uses of Horse Hiden in Various Industries Across the United States
Horsehide supplies many products beyond razor straps. Cordovan leather from Cordova is used for shoes, mittens, gloves, and bookbinding. It also yields buckskin imitates, whiplashes, shoestrings, and carriage leather for seats. Annually 150,000 to 200,000 hides are utilized in the United States.
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Cordova
Spain
United States
The Sultan's Armored Kitchen at Yildiz Palace
The private kitchen of the sultan of Turkey is a fortress chamber guarded by barred windows and an armor plated door. It is overseen by the kelardjhi bachi, a senior palace official, to protect the sultan’s health and life. A dish sealed with red wax bears the kelardjhi seal and remains hermetically closed until the sultan is present.
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Turkey
Kelardjhi Bachi
Yildiz
Constantinople
Women occupy uptown New York office building as tenants
Twelve women who have gone into business hold exclusive possession of an office building in an uptown New York block. A real estate agent a florist a decorator and a photographer are among them with others being milliners and dressmakers. None planned to warn their own living.
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New York
Cat Language and Faith in a Rural Prayer
A rural pastor of a negro church petitions the Lord in dialect about rain and forgiveness. He asks if the rains have ended or if they should be forgiven for looking glum, reflecting a humorous blend of faith and daily life. The piece contrasts linguistic varieties for cat across languages with a regional plea for mercy and weather. The quotation showcases regional speech and religious sentiment in a single rural setting.
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Atlanta Constitution
Living Abroad Rates by Region
The text states Europe has ten per 1000 residents living outside their country, America reports 137 per 1000, and Australia notes 800 per 4000 born elsewhere. It conveys international mobility differences across regions.
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Europe
Amberica
John Muir At Work In Glacier Country Adventure
Adaline Knapp in Ainslee's recounts John Muir's twenty five years of exploration living a nomadic life across the Sierra Nevada Yosemite glaciers and Alaska. He studied sketched and climbed in harsh conditions seeking knowledge as Alaskan Indians abandoned him to pursue the same goal. Muir Glacier in Glacier Bay is highlighted as his noted achievement and enduring lure for explorers.
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John Ofthen
High
Sierran
Yosemite ‘Valley
California
Alaska
Harriman
Muir Glacier
Glacier Bay
Alaskan
John Muir
Adaline Knapp
Ainslee
Calendar and Leap Years Through History
Ledger Monthly explains the Julian calendar and its corrections by Pope Gregory XIII, England's 1752 adjustment skipping eleven days, and the rule for leap years. It notes 1900 was not a leap year and 1904 next, with an eight year gap before another leap year.
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Julius Caesar
Gregory XIII
Bo Ag
England
Ledger Monthly
Sarah Grand Wit Draws Laughs in London Lectures
Mme. Sarah Grand’s England winter lectures drew crowds with charm and wit. Audiences expecting plain discussion of The Heavenly Twins and Babs the Impossible found instead sharp humor in her speaking and writing. A London audience laughed loudly at her quips about 2,000 wives and 2,000 Benedicts.
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Sarah Grand
Mme
England
Babs
London
Aberdonian George King Wins English Linnean Gold Medal
The English Linnean Society awards its gold medal to George King for his extensive promotion of botanical science. An Aberdonian who studied locally before joining the Indian Medical Service, he directed the Royal Botanic Garden in Calcutta thirty years ago and produced notable works in his field.
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Linnaen Society
George King
George
Indian Medical Service
Royal Botanic Garden
Calcutta
New York Post
Steinlen Joins L Assiette au Beurre Staff
The French cartoonist Steinlen, famous for Gil Blas drawings, joins L Assiette au Beurre to gain mass freedom in poverty propaganda, a passion with him. Ain also signs on, signaling a shift in Paris artistic and social currents.
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Steinlen
Gil Blag
L'Assiette Au Beurre
Forain
How to Drink Iced Tea
A physician suggests drinking iced tea with care. Pour freshly made tea over cracked ice rather than letting it cool gradually, as slow cooling is said to increase harmful effects of the tata.
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Saya
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Katt
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Catus
Gatto
Gato
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