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Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1897

Page

2

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Paving Washington Street Discussed at Council Meeting

Question of paving Washington Street likely to be raised at Thursday night council session. In other news forty five senators oppose a Senate amendment raising tobacco tax and the bill's fate hinges on Senators Deboe and Pritch.

May Ends With Record Cold Breaks Twenty Six Year Pace

Indications show May will close in chilly fashion as the coldest May in this region for twenty six years, per Weather Bureau records.

Antiseptic Coins And Rare Bathhouse Plans From Trenton

A Vienna study notes metals like silver and copper kill microbes faster at higher temps, coins being good antiseptics in pockets. A New Jersey tile bath project near Trenton showcases decorative tiles, porcelain tub fittings, and gold fixtures amid a grand, classical bathing panel scene.

Vienna University Austria Vincent Vienna Gagette St. Louis Globe— Democrat Trenton Tll Thomas Watson San Jose California Hotel San Francisco

Luxurious Bathroom Designed by Claus Spreckels Daughter

Emma Spreckels, daughter of Claus Spreckels, plans a private suite in her own home after studying European houses for inspiration for her father’s $6,000,000 Pacific coast residence. The bathroom and decorations, costing about $10,000, were reviewed by a New York delegation of architects decorators and plumbers.

New York Herald Trenton N. J Thomes Watson Claus Spreckels America New York Emma Spreckels Sugar King Europe Pacific Coast

Martian Signals May Be Read By Human Minds

Observers report a methodical study of Martian signals using a clockwork pencil device at Lick Observatory. Galton outlines a system of dots, dashes, and lines with measured pauses that yield words and paragraphs, suggesting a gigantic telegraph-like network on Mars.

Sir Francis Galte Lick Observatory Sir Francis Galton Chicago Flammarion Lowell and Schiaparelli Meus Ahaw

Giant telescope advances at Archenhold and Lick observatories

The article details the make and challenge of huge refracting telescopes. It highlights Alvan Clark of Boston who built for Lick Observatory California and Archenhold’s electric driven mountings. It notes glass types from Schott Steinheil and a 28 inch diameter objective with magnification up to 2600 to 3000 times.

Jude Ren Archenhold Lick Observatory Ieee Famoua Lionnet Paris Pear Brothers Nadland

Communistic College Near Chicago Attracts Attention

A small city built by workers near St Anne Illinois is called the people's University. The 640 acre commune operates cooperatively with no endowments or charity. Students and teachers live in shared houses and farm, study, and produce all necessities from their own labor.

St. Anne Chicago People's University

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