Inquisitive Clippings From A Traveling Pageant Of Facts
A compiled miscellany notes global trivia and curiosities including Arctic crops and Greenland potatoes, volcanic activity elsewhere, Chinese dialects, Virginia politics, Italian soldiers' midday naps, Chilean and Argentine workers, coin weights, ancient brandy uses, and various world statistics. It also mentions Knoxville consolidations, a Berlin comic confiscation, and a Dutch bicycle race twist. The piece blends random facts with antiquated commentary.
Eight Vessels Authorized for Revenue Cutter Service
Senator Frye introduced a bill to authorize eight new vessels for the revenue cutter service. Four cost 160000 each, one 250000, and three 45000 each, to replace aging cutters in major harbors and at the Columbia River bar. The measure reflects needs cited by the treasury department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuiseros
Frye
Secretary of the Treasury
Revenue Cutter Service
Seward
McLane
Colfax
Boutwell
Washington
Philadelphia
Hamlin
Boston
Chandler
New York Harbor
Columbia River Bar
Pacific Coast
Treasury Department
Senate
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Pacific Railroads
Cleveland
Schafroth
Colorado
Representative Tongue
Oregon
District Court of the United States
Alaska
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Judicial District
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Callahan
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Guthrie
Wasnive Toys
House Committee On Banking,and Currency
Indianapolis Monetary Commission
Ate
Fainge R S. Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Middle West
J. W. Frees
Salem
N. C
South
Fairchild
New York
Hixcox
Overstreet
Indiana
Monetary Commission
Reed
Committee On
Banking
Walker
Edmunds
Bureau of Issue and Redemption
Guaranty Fund
Allen
Nebraska
United States
Omaha
Fergus Falls
Minn
Funeral for former Brooklyn baseball president in New York
The funeral of Charles H. Byrne formerly president of the Brooklyn baseball club was held in New York on Thursday. Pallbearer Nick Young, president of the National League, led a list of many prominent baseball figures from across the country in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrne
New York
Charles H. Byrne
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Nick Young
National League
Weavers to strike in New Beptorp January 27
The weavers of New Beptorp informally voted to strike on January 27 the date the cut down takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Beptorp
Mass
Durrant Execution Details Outlined in San Francisco
Dramatic report describes the execution of W H T Durant at San Quentin prison, including the Catholic rites, final words claiming innocence, forgiveness of persecutors, and the swift 11 minute 28 second end. The article notes the warden, priest, and witnesses, and mentions the aftermath for Durant's family. A brief Baltimore note follows about American Window Glass Co factories reopening to employ 10,000 workers.
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Sax Quentis
Cal
W. H. T. Durant
Earth
Hale
Durrant
Father Lagan
Warden Hale
Theodore Durrant
San Francisco
California
Smythe
Deuprey
Baltimore
The
American Window Glass Co
Canadian skater defeated by Leroy Lee in close race
In New York at the Claremont rink Leroy Lee of Brooklyn beat Canadian P McDonald in a half mile race Friday night. The finish was very close with Lee timing 1 27 6 for the distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leroy Lee
Brooklyn
P. McDonald
Claremont
River Disaster Claims Six Dead on Tow Boat Kelsey
The Ohio river explosion of the tow boat Percy Kelsey near Glenfield Pennsylvania fatally injured or killed multiple crew members. Capt Leslie Jones survived badly hurt along with several other crew, as deaths and injuries rose through January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Kelsey
W. H Brown
Ohio River
Glenfield
Leslie Jones
Shouttown
Kelsey
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Jones
Neville Island
Prrisspures
Daniel Gamble
Mercy Hospital
Daniel Gamble Cook
Milton L. Wood
Thomas Flynn
Lee Webster
John Smith
Lee Bechtold
Harry Hammers
Wm. Alexander
Remains of Theodore Durrant Rejected by Crematories
In San Francisco on January 10, both local crematories refused to handle Theo dore Durrant's body and no cemetery would receive it. The Durrant family reported the body remains at the residence and options included shipping to Los Angeles for cremation or burial at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Durrant
San Francisco
Durrant
Los Angeles
Rev. E Richie Found Dead Near Depot in Lancaster
Sunday morning the body of Rev. E Richie, a colored minister, was found near the K C depot in Lancaster. He wore only a shirt and pants, with bare feet, and had suffered from phthisis. No marks of violence were observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster, Ky
E. Richie
K. C. Depot
Banker Scully Dead After Weeklong Illness
John D. Scully, 73, longtime official of the First National Bank of this city, died Sunday of brain inflammation after a week of illness. He was famed for fidelity and courtesy and held a national banker reputation. In Paris, orders push rapid completion of warships at French dockyards.
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Scully
Prrrsspuren
John D. Scully
First National Bank
Pittsburgh
Paris
Insurgent Leader Nunez Surrenders Amid Cuban Turmoil
In Santa Clara province Anastasio Nunez and five insurgents surrendered as Cuban authorities coordinated relief from the United States. At Havana cathedral a man named Ramon Vives fired several shots during a service, hitting the St Peter image. Vives was detained and sent to a lunatic asylum.
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Nunez
Havana
Villiosola
Senor Bruzon
Fitzhugh Lee
United States
la Discussion
Relief Fund
Anastasio Nunez
Santa Clara
el Reconcentrado
Senor Fernandez de Castro
Alarming riot and uprising feared in Seminole Nation
A Muskogee dispatch reports severe unrest in the Seminole Nation after two Indians were burned alive by whites following the murder of Mrs. Leard on January 5. Dr. C. P. Linn, Seminole chief physician, telegraphed for aid and described burned and mutilated bodies as authorities brace for possible Indian uprising. Local officials warn the conflict risks widening if the US authorities do not act promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lotts
Muskogee
I. T
Tus
United States
Commissioned Handy Dead Major Dies in Augusta
Maj Moses P Handy died at noon Saturday after two months illness. He had served as special U S commissioner to the Paris exposition of 1900 and came home to Augusta to be buried in Berlin Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner Handy
Aveusta
Moses P. Handy
Berlin
Maj
Handy
Paris
United States
America
Augusta
Singleness of Purpose Helps Young Hopeful Lawyer
A hopeful applicant seeks a barrister position and endures a thorny interview. The mentor warns the law is a jealous mistress and rewards undivided attention, promising help. The young man perseveres and later becomes a famed lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. O- Pica Yune
Hostetter Co Prevails in Trade Mark Infringement Case
The U S Circuit Court of the Southern District of New York under Judge Townsend granted injunction and accounting in The Hostetter Company v Sommers and Joseph. The court affirmed protection of the Hostetter trade mark against unlawful methods and deception that mislead retailers and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Southern District of New York
Townsend
Hostetter Company
Isaac Sommers
Louis Joseph
Court of Equity
Courts of Equity
Professor Hendersot Thwarts Car Change Question
In a Pittsburgh Dispatch inspired anecdote, the beloved Prof. Adam Hendersot calmly asserts he can change his mind at the station after being told he cannot transfer cars. The incident unfolds aboard a suburban trolley line as he seeks a city car transfer and meets a confrontational conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Hendersot
Kavasia
Jay
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Grain-O advertised as coffee substitute for all ages
A Grain-O promotion urges readers to ask grocers for the grain based drink that imitates coffee in color and digestion friendly form. It claims a lower price and suitability for children and adults and notes wide store availability.
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Offers Laxative Aid
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with 25 cents and money back if it fails. The copy links coal melting in a cold cellar to weather and promotes St Jacobs Oil for aches and sprains. The jumbled text also makes a social remark on women being mostly good but few great.
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Aala
Tuc
Web
Greenland
J. Hopée Tyler
Virginia
SoLpiers
Chile
Argentine Republic
Arbitration Court
Knoxville
Tenn
Greater New York
British Museum
Loxrey
Pariz
Don
Lucet
Rome
Royal Zoological Society
France
Antwerp
Mme Norpica
Palestine
Jaffa
Belgium
Clement C. Moore
Troy Sentinel
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
Denmark
Christian
Frederick
Christian IX
Frederick VIII
Christian X
Portland University
Yankton
Ore
Pittspurgh
W. C. Temple
Columbia
Ane
Montecome By
Ala
Western Alabama Railroad
Cubahatchie Bridge
Montgomery
Law
Pope
Plainville
Miami River
Indian Hill
Burrao
N. Y
Wm. S. Tremain
24Th Massachusetts Infantry
31St
United States Colored Infantry
Loxpon
Portsmouth
Hostetter CO
Ita Cheatemness
Pitte Chronicle-Telegrap
Chicago Ly News
St Jacobs
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Hood
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Pealee
Western Canada
Interior
Ottawa
M. V. McInnes
Canadias
Merrill Blues
Detroit
Mick
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