Fear of Death Drives Wealthy to Unusual Safeguards
A report recalls cases of extreme dread of death among rich individuals. John Islip built a swinging cabin on a remote Irish island to shrink from life, while Jean Inglescot refused to move, eating only soft foods and being read to, and Mrs. Holmes kept two rooms refrigerated to outrun germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
John Islip
Mexico
London
Brychil
West Irish
Atlantic
Jean Inglescot
Holmes
Bacilli
Where People Live in Trees Across Drenched Delta Habitats
The Orinoco delta remains flooded much of the year guiding Warau tribes to Ita Palm tree homes linked with planks and cross beams. Similar arboreal living is noted among Philippine and Borneo people and the Veddas of Ceylon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orinoco River
America
Ithis
Philippine ‘Islands
Borneo
India
Ceyyn
Andaman Islands
Moffat
South Africa
Gardening in Africa and West Africa diet troubles
A British West African diet suffers from a shortage of fresh green vegetables. Mary H Kings explores how climate and exploration intersect with local gardening efforts and the pursuit of improved produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Mary H. Kingscan
Vast Range of Science Tidbits From Curiosities to Fossils
The article surveys diverse topics from chemistry and zoology to natural history. It notes salt toxicity to fish, elephant dentition, a possible blue coral ancestor, and a distillation claim on artificial asphalt. It mentions coyote behavior, ant hearing debates, and Spain’s Guadiana river vanishing underground for long stretches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loeb
Nature
St. Vincent
Mons. Sigriste
French Academy of Sciences
J. W. Gregory
British Museum
William C. Day
American Chemical Journal
Bret Harte
C. I. Holder
Holder
California
Weld
Iowa State University
China and Europe Face Dismemberment Threats in 1900s Rift
Washington reports urge safeguarding China’s trade rights as powers contend for territory. Germany pushes for punitive action against China while Britain, Russia, Japan, France and others weigh positions. United States withdraws Chaffee from Pekin and seeks stability without war, hoping to preserve trade access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
China
United States
State Department
Shanghai
Great Britain
Chaffee
Pekin
Legation
William
Russia
Yangtse Kiang
India
France
Japan
Fukien
Prince Tuan
Privy Council
Tuan
War Department
Austria-Hungary
After Galveston Disaster Survivors Suffer Grief
Survivors describe a grim aftermath as thousands lie unburied and disease fears rise. Clergy shift to aid the living while authorities drag wreckage and corpses to safe disposal amid the city’s desperate struggle for order and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Mam
Charnel Island
Gulf
Russians and Germans Linked in China Move
Russian forces push into Manchuria while Americans establish a permanent telegraph line between Pekin and Tientsin. A London cable notes growing cooperation between Russia and Germany in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Ho-Si‘Wau
Pekin
Tientain
London
Russia
Germany
China
Roosevelt in a Mad Rush In Victor Colorado Riot
Gov Theodore Roosevelt led a political visit to Armory Hall in Victor Colorado. A drunken mob attacked his party after a train arrival with Senator Wolcott Sherman Bell and Rough Riders. Eggs lemons and missiles flew as a Hungarian miner incited the crowd. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Armory Hall
Victor
Colo
Gov. Roosevelt
Senator Wolcott
Sherman Bell
John Proctor Clark
Bryan
Mr. Roosevelt
Cripple Creek
Church Closure Prompts Historic Philadelphia Landmark Sale
The Church of the Epiphany at Chestnut and Fifteenth streets Philadelphia is to be torn down as city growth shifts members away. The property sold for 1 million dollars to a syndicate planning a modern business block with John Wanamaker representing the church and Anthony M. Kane for the syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Epiphany
Philadelphia
Ghestnut
Fifteenth Streets
Church
John Wanamaker
Church Corporation
Anthony M. Kane
Weather crop report notes varying regional damages and gains
The weather crop service division reports heavy rains disrupted farm work in central and northern Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and upper Michigan hurting grain in shock and cotton in Texas and Oklahoma. Frosts were general in the central and northern Rocky Mountain district with light damage in some areas, and reports say corn harvests progressed in the corn states while cotton picking neared completion in the belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Crop Service Division
Weather
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Middle Atlantic
Florida
Alabama
Lower
Mississippi
Rocky Mountain District
Missouri’ Valley
Tennessee
Semeral
Iowa
Early Fall Blouses at Resorts Feature Cardinal Flannel
Notes from the season show early fall blouses arriving at cool resort locations. A cardinal flannel blouse stands out as a necessary piece for cool weather wear among emerging styles.
James Howard Found Guilty of Goebel Murder Death Penalty Imposed
In Frankfort Kentucky James Howard was found guilty of murdering Goebel and the verdict fixed his punishment at death. The crowded court heard Deputy Clerk Elliott read the verdict as the foreman passed it to the clerk. The jury was split over punishment with nine Democrats one Republican and two anti Goebel Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goebel
Frankfort
James Howard
Crutcher
Elliott
Howard
Empress Dowager’s Temporary Residence Prompting Furniture Needs
In a clipped assessment of events in China, the Empress Dowager explains she has merely moved outside Pekin temporarily. The piece hints at likely future furniture purchases upon return, while widening to political commentary on Allied actions in Pekin and lingering upheavals as warlords and officials adjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung Chang
China
Pekin
Labor movement gains and factory automation shift in early 20th century unions
The report notes New York City bakers striking for ten hours, new unions forming with tens of thousands of members, and wage gains in Buffalo boilermakers and San Francisco furniture workers. It cites rising union activity in the UK and Japan, expanding steel car production, and Carnegie Steel’s planned $10 million mill at Duquesne with 500 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
York City
Jongshoremei
Boilermakers
Buffalo
Building Trades Counciled
New York City
America
Japan
San Francisco
South Wales
Northumberland
Midlands
England
Scotland
Staffordshire
Hawaii
California
Carnegie Steel Company
Duqresne
Singing Prisoner Is Discharged After Voice Triumph
A Desplaines Street prisoner held on disorderly conduct is released after police Captain hears his tenor singing My Old Kentucky Home in the cell. The shabby youth bowed his head when asked his details and walked free. The Chicago Chronicle notes the mystery of his identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desplaines Street
Kentucky
Chicago Chronicle
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Memcion
West Africa
Spain
Unitei ED
China War
Roosevelt
Victor, Colo
D. C. Greene
Barcelona
Tra D. Sankey
Ireland
Cardinal Vaughan
Duke of Norfolk
Liverpool
Akron
Ohio
Duke of Manchester
Boston
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