Imperial Chinese Commission Visits Christiania
Ninety men from the Chinese mission stay three days at the Grand hotel in Christiania after traveling from Stockholm. They are greeted by dignitaries and dine at the palace and minister’s residence while visiting industrial plants schools and museums. Local men with Chinese language skills aid communication during the tour. Children compare the event to a circus.
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Christiania
Imperial Chinese Commission
Stockholm
Grand Hotel
Far East
Order of St. Olav
Chamber of Commerce
China
Suffrage Reform Rejected in Swedish Riksdag
The first chamber of the riksdag rejected the government's general suffrage bill by 126 to 18. Officials fear the reform may fail overall as the second chamber is unlikely to pass it, despite expected support there. An extra military and police reserve has been organized for potential disturbances.
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Sweden
Riksdag
An Interesting Man Gone Balling Painted Lincoln Portraits and Served Abroad
Ole Peter Hanson Balling a Norwegian born artist and soldier who served as a colonel in the U S Army under Grant and Burnside died recently at an advanced age. Born in Christiania he trained as a painter in Berlin and later fought in the Danish and American forces earning fame for Gen Grant and His Generals a $25 000 work. He painted Lincoln and Juarez portraits and served as Mexico’s consul in Norway in later years. He received a U S pension since about 1899.
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Ole Peter Hanson Balling
United States Army
New York Volunteers
Grant
Burnside
Christiania
Balling
Berlin
Art Academy
Norway
Copenhagen
Denmark
New York
Richmond
Bailing
Lincoln
Naval Gallery
Karl Johans Werft
America
Mexico
Juarez
Diaz
Belling
Othe United States
Norway Publishes Comprehensive National Directory
The text reviews the Norge Etatskalender or Statskalender a large 28 page tome listing all government personnel from king to clerk and officials abroad. It notes the coronation attracts tourist traffic and mentions Rev Alex Patterson visiting and the incoming American minister to Norway Mr Pierce due in May or June.
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Norway
Forcin
Sweden
Alex Patterson
Minneapolis
America
Tonassen
Valders
Haakon
Pierce
Christiania
Results of the Cod Fisheries Season Near End
The cod season is largely lost except Finmarken where expectations remain. Through April 28 the national catch reached 36 100 000 cod, just above last year, with high prices for liver and roe and strong by products. Finmarken boats and men total about 2 000 and 8 000 respectively, though the district lags behind on catch. Herring yields 439 100 barrels, with ice packed product sold mainly in Britain at about 20 kroner per case. First salmon in Christiania bay fetches 6.7 kroner per kilo and mackerel arrivals begin with hopes of popularity next month.
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Finmarken
Dorothea
Christiania Bay
Coronation Plans for King Haakon and Queen Maud
June 22 fixed for the coronation in Trondheim with a morning ceremony in the cathedral and no tickets sold. The king will host a dinner at Stiftsgården, followed by concerts and a grand ball hosted by Trondheim, with numerous European and American visitors. Bertha von Suttner’s St Paul banquet remarks tie to peace prize discussions.
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Haakon
Queen Maud
Christiania
Guibrandsdalen
Romsdalen
Trondhjem
Stiftsgaareen
Europe
America
North Cape
St. Paul
Bertha von Suttner
Peace Workers
Roosevelt
Universal Peace Movement
Calf Tail Sign Confounds Virginia Philosopher
A Virginia tannery owner creates a sign with a calf tail sticking from a drilled door post. A passerby stares intently for an hour, then asks what he is selling. The tanner reveals the sign’s intent while the man declares himself a philosopher seeking the calf’s escape.
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Virginia
Stick to your line and mind your trade proverb
The essay argues each worker should stick to their craft from shoemaking to farming and painting. It contends that only paint manufacturers can produce true ready made paint, while painters or farmers attempting others’ work leads to costly failures. The piece praises proper tools like power mixers over improvised substitutes.
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Ostave Thanet
Munikers
Mutual Echoes of Fashion and Cars in Banter
A playful debate unfolds between a refined college man and a South Sea islander about clothing, travel, and the then-new automobile. Witty exchanges touch on cars versus horses, style, and bets, set in a lighthearted, social scene.
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N. B
Quotations on a Colonel's Drinking Hours
The excerpt records a Witty exchange about a colonel's drinking hours as cited by Puck. The dialogue hints at playful timing phrases and social humor without detailing events or individuals.
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Puck
Two Women Survive Rapids in Gatineau Canoe Trip
In the upper Gatineau, two young women faced life threatening rapids while canoeing. One woman, initially guiding, describes a switch in roles and a braving passage through boisterous water aided by the other, who, once inexperienced, steered the craft to safety as the paddle snapped and inches of water flooded the canoe.
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Gatineau
Canada
Face to Face with a Panther in Hunting Without a Gun
In a woodland pond scene the narrator startles a huge panther at close range then plans a precise shot. A sudden wood fire drives the beast away and the hunter follows, escaping into cleared fields as dawn rises.
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Tim
Leo
Sud
Ife
Ake
Death of a man eater near Ayer Hitam road jungle
Three Chinese woodcutters leaving their kongsi at the ninth mile on the Ayer Hitam road venture into the jungle. A tiger lunged from behind them about one and a half miles from the road. One worker struck the beast with a backward parang blow, uncovering the skull bone. The tiger did not seize any man at that moment.
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Ayer Hitam Road
Kajang
Tiger kills hunter and eight-foot tiger measured in Kajang
A hunter was killed by a tiger in a small village, his body carried away. A Kajang search party found the body, then the tiger and the hunter were found nearby. The tiger measured 8 feet 8 inches after being brought to Kajang and skinned with two cautionary hind leg cuts noted.
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Kajang
Hay
Deputy Marshal Garners Desperado Tiger in Eufaula
Creek journalist Charles Gibson recounts Grant Johnson the deputy marshal capturing John Tiger after Tiger rode into town in defiance with a .45 pistol. Tiger killed three men and wounded a boy earlier, but Johnson pursued despite lacking a posse and ended the chase with Tiger cuffed.
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Charles Gibson
Eufaula
Grant Johnson
Tiger
Johnson
Viger
Miles in a trance puzzles Sydney readers
An American man, last recalling Los Angeles, awakens in the Australian bush near Hill End with no memory of the six months between April and October. Sydney doctors verify his tale, and he travels toward Sydney seeking work to fund a return to his wife and family while unsure of their whereabouts.
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New South Wales
Los Angeles
Cal
Sydney
Parahoe
California
Hill End
London Mail
Balloon voyage over the Pyrenees by Senor Duro
Senor Duro conducts an aerial traverse from Pau northward along the Pyrenees reaching 9000 feet at Pic du Midi d Ossau. He sighted distant cities including Saragossa Madrid and Toledo before crossing Spain from north to south and landing near Gaudix after 452 miles in about ten and a half hours.
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Senor Duro
Pyrenees
Pau
Tie
Pic du Midi d'Ossau
Saragossa
Madrid
Toledo
Aevonaut
Spain
Linares
Granada
Sierra Nevada
Mediterranean
Morocco
Senor
Gaudix
London Globe
Modern London and the fading charm of virtue
A Saturday Review critique notes London society has grown dull with vapid chatter on fleeting fads. It laments the upper class losing influence due to frivolity and lack of purpose, contrasting past decorum with present trends.
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London
Saturday Review
Boston Announces Plan to Become Lobster Center
Boston aims to become a major lobster center as officials project growth in fishing, processing, and exports. The move signals investment in seafood industries, port infrastructure, and job creation for local workers.
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Boston
Dr Williams Pink Pills Boost Rheumatism Sufferer
A Topeka printer recalls years of rheumatism and swelling until Dr Williams Pink Pills eased his pain and restored strength. He cites others who benefited and notes the pills’ safety and blood-building effects. Sold by druggists or mail from Schenectady NY.
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W.H . Clark
Buchanan Street
Topeka
Kays
Dr. Williams
Dr.“Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Gardeners' Home Tour Seeks Site in California
John M. Hunter of New York, president of the National Gardeners' Association, tours California to locate a national gardeners' home and calls Golden Gate Park in San Francisco the most beautiful in the country. Garfield Tea promotes health by purifying blood and regulating digestion.
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Gardeners
John M. Hunter
New York
National Gardeners’ Association
California
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Bunion Plasters Spark Fashion Footwear Issue
A young woman asks a drug clerk for bunion plasters to prevent slipping in fashionable pumps. The clerk explains the plaster works with a ready-made tie or low pump, preventing heel movement and chafing. A shopper notes someone used a plaster in the shoe, solving the problem.
Bread dyspepsia and the case for Grape-Nuts
An article argues white bread causes digestive issues by overreliance on starch. It touts Grape-Nuts as naturally pre digested, using whole wheat and barley processed with moisture and warmth to develop diastase. Ten days to two weeks of use supposedly improves strength and health. There’s a reason.
Australian Weeklies Spawn Rivalry and Banter
Lively Australian weeklies in small towns trade sharp slang and caustic jibes. Editors must entertain locals with weekly fun and billingsgate, while township readers rely on rival papers to dissipate dullness and keep up popular expectations.
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Australia
Lvelier
Billingsgate
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Man Eater
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