Statues and schemes in a bustling world
A collage of brief notes from The Record covers a $15,000 statue for Robert Morris in Philadelphia, efforts by the Buffalo Bird Protection Society against canker worms, pew sales in London churches, Cunard ships chasing speed records, suffrage jokes in Wheeling, Arkansas mayoral meetings, coffee consumption by nations, literary quips about editors, embalming ads in Holton, brewing machinery sent to Japan, a Louisville dispatch on hello girl bonds, De Wet puzzle jokes, Austrian strike insurance plans, and more.
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Japan
Kioto
de Wet
England
Kruger
Transvaal
Actor accused of stolen jewelry scam exposed in New Haven
Springfield Republicans report a stage actor attempted a stolen jewelry ruse to gain free publicity in New Haven. Police questioned chorus girls then produced a search warrant, seized trunks, found stolen items, and publicly rebuked the actor in front of the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Springfield Republican
Count Zeppelin's aerial locomotive patent unveils airship train
Washington patent office grants Count Zeppelin a flying locomotive with hollow tube framework and gas bag chambers. Aerial trailers form a long connected train with gangways and silk outer skins to reduce wind resistance, creating a giant worm like convoy.
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Count Zeppelin
Patent Office
Washington
Ang
Zeppelin’s steerable airship train concept arouses headlines
The article outlines Count Zeppelin’s patent plans for a train of airship cars with a locomotive and detachable trailers shaped like Bologna sausages. Gas bags collapse for safety, with rigid skeletons remaining. Air screws, rudders, rope ladders, and a novel pendulum balance system would steer and adjust altitude as the train moves.
Virtue in Open Air and Muscular Health for Women
An article argues outdoor life and varied activity build a healthier, more balanced woman. It warns against one sided sports, praises diverse outdoor recreation, and urges switching between exercises to develop all muscle groups for overall strength and vigor.
Extra Pay for Soldiers on The Sloops
A New York Press report notes a shipowner who doubles sailors’ wages if they tolerate his coarse swearing at sea. He claims the policy keeps his crew loyal, allows unimpeded cursing on deck, and avoids confrontations while he commands the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Hayseed Postings at Capitol Highlight Old Man Visitor
A short note records a recent Capitol visit by an elderly man described as from a nearby pit community. The brief item notes his appearance and the curiosity he sparked among onlookers.
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Capitol
Hayseed Plans Run for Congress After Lodging Joke
A Washington Letter from the New York Tribune recounts a simple farmer visiting a Capitol doorkeeper and joking that Congressmen have easy lives. He notes free washing, shaving, feeding, lodging, and soft beds in the Library of Congress, declaring he will return home to run for Congress.
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Vincial
Library of Congress
Hayseed
Congress
Washington Letter
New York Tribune
Largest Perfect Plank from California Giant Tree
A remarkable redwood plank measures 2 inches thick, 4 feet wide, and 17 feet long. The story highlights its immense size and perfect condition, noting it may be unmatched in the wood world for size and flawless quality.
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California
Giant California s howmill produces massive perfect plank
An immense plank, likely the largest solid piece of its kind, was accidentally produced at a major California sawmill. Experts say it may be impossible to duplicated and that securing a flawless slice of wood this large is exceedingly difficult amid frequent disappointments.
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California
Greenland Journalism Pioneered by One Man
In Godthaab, Greenland, proprietor Moeller runs the sole newspaper. He edits, prints, distributes, and teaches natives to read it. He travels by skates every two weeks to deliver issues and gradually expanded from crude pictures to current affairs articles.
Beer Gardens in Theaters in Germany
Theaters in Germany annex beer gardens with large patronage. The Royal William theater at Stuttgart led, averaging 1600 patrons daily from June to August 1900, with about one quart of beer consumed per person each day. Stuttgart papers praise the beer garden as proof of demand for more theaters of this kind in big cities.
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Germany
Royal William Theater
Stuttgart
Russia’s Naval Estimates for 1901 Total 97 Million Rubles
The 1901 naval budget plans 97,097,666 rubles about 74 million dollars. Of this sum 16,000,000 rubles fund fleet strengthening, 2,000,000 for Vladivostok harbor works, and 3,000,000 to enhance Port Arthur defenses. Expenditures exceed 1900 by 10,500,000 rubles.
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Russia
Vladivistok
Port Arthur
German Officers Host Foreign Military Educators
Twenty seven Japanese and seventeen Chinese officers serve with the German army as instructors, representing other foreign forces. The text notes that heathen will also be an enemy to the Kristyun so long as the Kristyun desires goods the heathen provides, and refuses to pay.
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Hethen
Dusent
Skull Borer Blamed For Insanity In Central America
Two American scientists studying mound builder work report a bug dubbed the skull borer causes insanity among Batchua Indians. The insect allegedly bores into skulls from prickly pear beds, producing dementia varying by brain lobe and leaving afflicted criminals free among communities, threatening safety and order.
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Central America
Batchua
Women and Plain Men Questioning Love Across Ages
A set of royal viewpoints on whether women can love plain men. The Queen of Portugal notes a private album of questions. the Empress of Russia says yes if handsome men are scarce. Queen Margherita of Italy cites age-based preferences. Princess Henry of Battenberg favors the idea that looks matter only by deeds.
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Portugal
Russia
Margherita
Italy
Henry of
Battenberg
Blind People's Basket Modeler Invented In Liverpool School
Thomas Taylor, superintendent of the Liverpool school for indigent blind, devised a wooden baseboard with drilled holes and steel pins to shape wicker baskets. The device allows baskets to be formed quickly by working wicker over the pins.
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Thomas Taylor
Liverpool School For
Public Eye Sees Actor Kiss as Rude in Suit
In New York court Miss Katherine Grey sues Richard Mansfield over a kiss on stage. She seeks 3500 dollars claiming shock and medical aid need though the kiss itself is viewed as part of performance. The amended complaint also accuses Mansfield of insults and stage-box intrusion. Trial upcoming.
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Katherine Gray
Mason
San Francisco
Richard Mansfield
New York City
Miss Grey
Morrison
Katherine Grey
Mansfield
Sweatshop Trade Shifts From Boston to New York City
The piece notes that Massachusetts factory laws abolished Boston sweatshops, but the trade migrated to New York City. New York now produces the goods for sale in Boston, reflecting a partial nullification of local reforms. Massachusetts retains pride in leading public action despite the cost.
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New York
Massachusetts
Boston
New York City
Old Bay States
Ada Rehan from the stage in Sweet Nell of Old Drury
Ada Rehan the leading American actress appeared in Sweet Nell of Old Drury a three act comedy by Paul Kester first produced four months ago in London. A large audience approved the performance and her acting, tracing Nell Gwynne from orange seller to Pall Mall fame. The piece marks her first role since Augustin Daly's death. The article also notes the Madrid congress on compulsory arbitration and Eatonville Florida as a segregated Negro town with postmaster James KE Clark amid local option law troubles.
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Ada Rehan
Nell
Augustin Daly
Sweet Nell of
Old Drury
Paul Kester
London
Nell ‘Gwynne
King's Theater
Drury Lane
Pall Mall
Eatonville
Fla
James KE. Clark
Tropical Weather At Manila Cyclorama By Winter Exposition
The Chicago Chronicle reports the Battle of Manila exhibition building will simulate a tropical June day by maintaining tropical temperatures. Manager James Hutton and the board ordered changes to the cyclorama facility to ensure comfort for visitors, including staff to assist women with wraps during freezing weather.
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James Hutton
Chicago Chronicle
Get Your Salary Raised and Preserve Your Character
A columnist argues that salary is less important than character and integrity. Doing work well reflects manhood and womanhood, shaping conscience. If a worker puts maximum effort into small tasks, employers notice and advancement follows, not underpayment.
Prominent Lady Praises Peruna Cure for Catarrh
A Minneapolis woman, Mrs. M. A. Theatre, member of Rebecca Lodge and Woman's Relief Corps, endorses Peruna with a long testimonial from 1838 Jackson Street. She claims six years of chronic catarrh cured after faithful use before meals, crediting Peruna with systemic relief, better digestion, stronger nerves, and lasting cure. She urges readers to contact The Peruna Medicine Company of Columbus, Ohio, for books on catarrh and health.
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Pernna
M. A. Theatre
Rebecca Lodge
Iola Lodge
Woman's Relief Corps
Jackson Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Mrs. M. A. Theatre
Mina
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Company
Ohio
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Colorado
Fairmount Park Art Association of Philadelphia
Robert Morris
Buffalo Bird Protective Society
West Kensington
Cunard Company
Wheeling
W. Va
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Boards of Trades
Business Men’s Leagues
James Russell Lowell
Sparta
Eudamidas
Reid
Chesterfield Street
Chesterfield
Holton
Kan
Albert Beier
Embalming School
Kansas City
Louisville
Cumberland Teleraph and Telephone Company
South
Austria
Zeppelin
Bugs
Madrid
Chile
South America
Carter
Vergemell
Carters
Yedoues
U. Donal
W. Fort
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