Autotrucks Gain Ground In New York London and Paris
A New York Autotruck company planning to replace horse drawn trucks with compressed air powered autos faces expansion to London Paris and Berlin. The six to eight foot machines promise space and time savings and a shift in urban life.
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New York
London
Paris
Metropolis
New York Autotruck Company
James’ H. Headley
Compressed Air Company
Autotruck Company
American Wheelock Engine Company
Worcester
Mass
International Air Power Company
New Jersey
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Leiter
Berlin
Edwin J. Cramp
Philadelphia
Wheelock Company
General Trafic
Autotruck Enterprise
New York City
Ghostly Bed at Indianapolis Shocks Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton recounts a terrifying night in a crowded Indianapolis hotel. After a host found her a third floor room without a balcony a ghostly voice cried for help and a terrified Stanton woke to the same repeated plea Oh save me mother The maid revealed a man died there from delirium tremens and the room echoed his cries, leaving Stanton forever unsettled.
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Lyceum Bureau
Indianapolis
Mme
Elizabeth
Cady Stanton
The Indian as Merry Talkative Neighbor
A Grinnell described portrait notes that Indians are not inherently taciturn but sociable at home and fond of news and gossip. The essay cites humor in daily life, including light insults about appearances, and recalls a Gros Ventres camp visit with a fat new agent nicknamed a Big Belly by locals.
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George Bird Grinnell
Big Bellies
Gros Ventres
Fort Belknap
Mon
Slime Coating Protects Fish From Fungus And Aids Speed
The New York World explains that the slime on fish reduces friction aiding speed and cushions scales. It protects against fungal infections in waters, and when spots lose slime fungus can rapidly colonize gills, threatening the fish.
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New York World
Dutch fishermen use live bait in bottle for catching fish
Dutch fishermen show a simple plan using a bottle of water with live worms and insects. They cork the bottle and drop it in water while the line is sunk beside it. The wriggling contents attract fish and lure them to the baited hooks.
New Game to Him Truant Cited in Baltimore Jewish Comment
A juvenile exchange features a boy named Jacob and his mother arguing about truancy. The mother had urged learning games to avoid damaging clothes, and Jacob replies he is playing a new game called truancy, highlighting a humorous street lesson in discipline.
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Jacob
Baltimore
Man killed after being overtaken by passenger train
A Belfast newspaper reports a man was struck and killed by a passenger train. The article notes he had sustained a similar injury in an earlier incident about three years ago.
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Belfast
Cotton mill king Robert Knight owns 15 New England towns
Providence businessman Robert Knight has become the cotton mill king of the world by owning 15 New England villages with mills stores and houses. His fortune is about 10 million dollars and his operations employ over 7 000 people across mills and retail outlets. Knight began as a factory clerk and built a debt free empire through acquisitions and self financing.
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Robert Knight
Providence
New England
Hin
Robert Ikxnight
Warwick
R. 1
Knights
Cranston
Robert
Brayton Knight
Brayton
Pawtucket Academy
New York
Pioneer Bishop Sent To Brazil Leads Rio Grande Do Sul Mission
Rev L L Kinsolving, born in 1862 in Virginia, ordained in 1889, becomes the first Episcopal bishop assigned to Brazil. He guided missions in Porto Alegre and Rio Grande do Sul, oversaw new churches, and returned to Brazil to supervise construction after his consecration.
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Nev
Lucién. Lee Kinsolving
New York
Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil
Auxiliary Mission Board
Low Church
Mr. Kinsolving
Loudoun County
A. Kinsolving
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Whittle
L. L. Kinsolving
Virginia
McIlvaine
Ohio
Richard Stockton
New Jersey
Porto Alegre
Rio Grande
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