One Rail For Trains Brennan's Mono Rail Astonishes Royal Society
Louis Brennan unveils a one rail railroad system featuring dual flywheel stability and exhausted bearing wheels. He demonstrates a model car that can traverse curves at high speed, claim uses include a moving hotel sleeping car and rapid railway expansion potentially allowing army logistics and continental lines at 120 to 150 mph.
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New York
London
Royal Society
Louis Brennan
New York Evening World
Brennan
Hut
Mr. Brennan
War Department
Canadian Poet Peter M Arthur’s Prodigal and Other Poems
New York writer Peter McArthur, a Canadian of Scottish descent, publishes The Prodigal and Other Poems from Mitchell Kennerley. The volume gathers his privately printed sonnets and magazine pieces, anchored by The Prodigal originally in Youth's Companion, and reflects a youthful, rediscovered voice with a biographical note on the author.
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James Bryce
New York
America
Peter McArthur
Century
Atlantic Monthly
Mitchell Kennerley
McArthur
New York Truth
W. T. Stead
London
Office for Berlin Workers Aims to Aid English Reform
The British government establishes a Berlin office to regularly study conditions of Berlin working classes and gather ideas to improve similar classes in England.
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Berlin
England
Progressive Boston Institution
A Boston bag carried by a Brookline woman contained a lapdog. The Boston Record notes a step forward in reforms that will bring wet bottles and luncheons in the future.
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Boston
Brookline
Boston Record
Prince Oscar of Germany May Study in America at Harvard
Emperor William and the empress have seven children. Prince Oscar, about eighteen, is the favorite and seen as likely to pursue studies in the United States at Harvard University. The emperor fears correspondents may intrude on his son’s life. Prince Oscar is a skilled carpenter and has been raised with a strict routine and plain meals to emphasize study over luxury.
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William
America
Germany
Oscar
Harvard University
Hohenzoljgg
Iies
Battle Hymn of the Republic and Julia Ward Howe's life
The article reflects on Julia Ward Howe and her Battle Hymn of the Republic, noting its age and fame. It recounts Howe's life, influence, and longevity, including her friendships with literary figures and her connection to Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe and Laura Bridgman. It also mentions Howe's birthday reflections and pursuit of knowledge.
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Clemens
Hannibal
Iimit
Howe
Julia Ward Howe
Dr. Holmes
New York
Taura Bridgman
Laura Bridgman
Helen Keller
Europe
America
Samuel Gridley Howe
Miss Ward
Charles Sumner
Perkins Institution For the Blind
Dr. Howe
Sumner
Julia Ward
Julia Ward Howe and her enduring life and influence
The piece celebrates Julia Ward Howe born 1819 as a long lived advocate for peace and culture. It notes her birth anniversary May 27 marking eighty eight years, her aristocratic New York upbringing, education, social leadership, and family ties including Maud Howe Elliott and Sam Ward.
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Julia Ward Howe
America
Maud Howe Elliott
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Howe
House of Poetic Science
Mark Twain
Grover Cleveland
William Dean Howells
Henry M. Alden
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Mrs. Howe
Belle
New York
Sammy
Julian Ward
New York City
Manhattan Island
Bowling Green
Julia Ward
Bond Street
Broadway
Sam Ward
Mrs. Howe of Boston Aids Abolitionists and Writes War Verse
A long profile of Julia Ward Howe, wife of Dr. Samuel G. Howe, detailing her marriage in 1843, abolitionist circles in Boston, and her literary work. It notes her poems inspired by Civil War times, leadership in clubs and reform movements, and her children’s distinctions.
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Able Steed
Dr. Howe
Julia Ward
Greece
Lord Byron
America
Mrs. Howe
Miss Ward
Say We All of Us, Binks Do You Think a Man Marries
A brief dialogue snippet contrasts marriage with commerce as Hinks jokes that men marry not to be held down but held up for money, while Binks responds. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward marriage and finances.
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Binks
The Sucker Crop and the Green Goods Man
A poem denounces a con man who preys on trusting victims. It mocks how the scammer profits easily from others’ greed, avoiding labor while inviting money and guarding his ill gotten gains with a holy image. The speaker condemns the deceit and manipulation behind the con.
Why the actress Weeps A Riddle in Verse
A caricatured verse asks why a poor actress laments though profits stay high and admirers remain. It ponders rumors of publicity and a feared newspaper man threatening to print her picture, noting her fear centers on the print itself.
Soft Snap Dialogue Punchline
A wry exchange pits a speaker's job inquiry against a claim of drawing a salary. The line questions the value of work versus financial reward, hinting at a character who relies on steady pay rather than active labor. The humor contrasts appearance with actual livelihood.
Flamingos and Birds of Vanity in Humorous Verse
A collage of quips on birds like flamingos and storks, noting their necks legs and feathers to lampoon human vanity in jokes from Buffalo Evening News Kansas City Times Chicago Record Herald and a diner humor exchange about tipping and hunger.
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Chicago Record Herald
No Wonder Jones Gains Prosperity in Recent Weeks
In a brief exchange, Jones appears more prosperous recently and his wife has started working, signaling a positive change in their household situation.
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Peter M’arthur
Peter M Arthur
Prince Oscar
Battle Hymn OF the Republic
Christ
Julian Ward Howe
Robertus Love
Mrs. Itlowe
Ife
Oklahoma
Tatler
Miss Passy
By Duncan M. Smith
Him
Brick
Buffalo Evening News
Kansas City
Bill
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