Railroad Crossing Fee Forfeit Provisions Enacted
The act amends section 3 chapter 184 to require railroad corporations that refuse or neglect to comply with a paid order or its confirmation to forfeit 500 dollars for each seven days of neglect after seven days from service on a president, treasurer, or director. One half funds the state, the other half the town where the crossing is located. The act takes effect on passage and repeals conflicting acts.
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Warner, Fm
Chapter 102 An Act on State Government Appropriations
The act provides additional appropriations for the year ending December 31 1899. It authorizes the state auditor to draw funds for district court room care two hundred dollars exams for teachers one thousand dollars Rhode Island State Normal School six thousand five hundred dollars general assembly allowances four thousand dollars Providence County Court House eight hundred dollars and rents for public offices and district court rooms. The act takes effect upon passage.
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General Assembly
Rhode Island State Normal School
Providence County Court House
Ita
Chapter 1 Act Fixing Clerk Compensation in General Assembly
An act sets salaries for Senate and House clerks and committee staff. The Senate and House clerks receive ten hundred dollars annually each, with eight hundred dollars for judiciary, corporation and finance committee clerks, and three hundred dollars for other committee clerks. Committee members may be paid ten dollars per day for recess meetings, and the act repeals conflicting provisions, taking effect upon passage.
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Senate
House
General Assembly
Reading
House of Representatives
Judiciary
Chapter 704 Act For Additional Clerical Aid In State Office
The act appropriates eight hundred dollars annually to provide extra clerical assistance in the office of the secretary of state and up to five hundred dollars, or 60 percent of it as needed, to implement the act. The state auditor is instructed to issue orders on the general treasurer for the needed portions upon receiving authenticated vouchers. The act takes effect immediately.
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Secretary of State
Chapter 106 Act Providing Janitor for Newport Jail
The act provides for a janitor for the new jail in Newport County with an appropriation of five hundred dollars. The state auditor is directed to draw orders on the safe treasurer for said purpose upon vouchers approved by the sheriff of Newport County. The act takes effect immediately. Attested by Secretary of State Charles P. Bennett.
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Newport County
General Assembly
Charles P. Bennett
Nitrate of Amyl Highlights Quick Paralysis Risk
The document notes nitrate of amyl can rapidly induce insensitivity in a person exposed to its fumes, likening the effect to a temporary paralytic stroke. It calls the chemical cheap and plentiful and warns that dashing a few gallons on a deck could disable a crew.
Austrian invention guards church contribution boxes
An Austrian devised a system to prevent robbery of collection boxes. The device uses a collecting sack with sliding bars across the mouth, set to hold a prearranged position when attached to the bottom of the box.
Persians Patent Transparent Glass Varnish For Rocks
A 616 B C Persian invention used a transparent glass varnish over sculpted rocks to shield them from weather. The coating survives today while the rocks beneath show honeycombing from decay.
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B. C
The Marrying Age In The 1900s
The record notes the average marriage age for men as 27.7 years and for women as 25.14 years, indicating a young but steady trend toward later marriages among both genders. Such figures reflect social shifts in partnership norms during the period.
German Servants Move to Berlin Endlessly
It is said that about 50,000 servant girls go from the German provinces to Berlin every year. The flow reflects urban demand for domestic labor and the mobility of workers within Germany's regions.
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Berlin
Yearly Fall of Water Reported on Turnpike Road
A claim notes that 27,000 tongs of water fall each year on every mile of the turnpike road. The assertion appears as a historical measure of rainfall impact or a unit cited in local weather observations.
England's Growth in Land Value Over Two Centuries
England shows land values restored to 300 times 200 years ago after a long period of growth and decline. The report contrasts current valuations with historical levels, highlighting persistent inflation and shifts in agricultural and urban land demand shaping the landscape.
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England
The Joyous Comrade in the Tyrolean Dawn
An artist-narrator recalls meeting Dan the painter in New York and tracing his evolving Tyrolean based canvas. A trip through Oberammergau with St John and a Passion Play yields a revelation of Christ as a Joyous Comrade. The encounter blends art, faith, and urban life, ending with the painter’s vision of a human Christ for modern America.
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Moses
Paris
Sixth Avenue
New York
America
Jerusalem
Wall
Jeremiah
Dan
Lttle
Aal
Holland
Spain
Seville
Lourde
Tauba
Towar
Yeal
Tyrol
Munich
Vienna
Dicker
St. John
Kellner
Oberammergau
St. Mark
Caiaphas
Judas
Adam
Soawant
Nike
Baneath
Scott and
Oon
Bandai
Christ
Perlis
Galilee
Earth
Pilate
Andij
Gasthaus
Hb. John
A Capital by Accident in a Provincial Berlin
The piece argues Berlin became a capital of a great empire by chance not design, calling it a sprawling commercial town in a sandy plain. It describes a dull, unglamorous city with a muddy stream, surrounded by pine forests and sand, lacking architectural beauty or Parisian gaiety.
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Berlin
Vienna
Paris
The Protean Kaiser Emperors Uniforms and Honors
The Kaiser constantly changes uniforms to honor guests and dignitaries, donning six to seven outfits to suit nations and ranks. When informed of an officer’s father’s death, he wears an artillery general’s uniform to honor the memory, then adapts other decorations for foreign envoys.
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Germany
Famous Wit Quips From Royal Society Secretary Walter White
Walter White long known as a witty secretary of the Royal Society shared humorous epigrams and sayings. A quip from an Athenian club founder Croker advised admitting only those with literary distinction, prompting Wellington to respond that the Duke never wrote a book, yet remains skilled at reviews.
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Walter White
Royal Society
Athenium Club of
London
Athearn ’ Club
Croker
Wellington
Pat Ho
Queer Feminine Nature in the Soldier Boy Tale
A fragmented Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt contrasts notions of gender and attraction, with a soldier remarking about keeping his uniform clean and a line about attractive feminine traits. The garbled text hints at social mores and humor surrounding male soldiers and courtship.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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