Havana to form 1000 man police with US officers
A plan proposed to General Greene outlines Havana police staffing of about 1000, led by a chief from US Volunteer Army. The six district force includes detectives, inspectors, captains, lieutenants, patrolmen, clerks, and mounted units. Uniforms, equipment, ambulances, telephones, and a New York style headquarters system are included, with costs around 26000 dollars.
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Meiklejohn
Division of Customs and Insular Affairs
F. W. Greene
George E. Moulton
Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry
John McCullagh
New York
Havana
United States Volunteer Army
Quartermaster’s Department
U. S
United States Army
Police Department
New York City
United States
New York Sun
New Vice in Paris Petrolium Drinking Puzzles Doctors
Paris doctors report a new vice named petroliquism or petrolism where individuals drink petroleum. The habit is said to depress rather than exhilarate, leaving drinkers melancholy and silent. Cases emerged as oil barrels vanished from casks and husbands returned home intoxicated without spending money. The Paris medical community watches closely for a potentially new disease form.
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Paris
Philadelphia Ledger
Derby farmer accused of 40-year serfdom cruelty
New Haven probate court seeks a conservator for John Wesley Parmelee, once kept in servile condition by Henry Plumb near Derby, Connecticut. Parmelee, a man of limited intellect, claims repeated beatings and dog eating as cruel punishments. Neighbors testified to screams and injuries, including a head blow with an iron chain at age 15.
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Henry Plumb
Derby
Conn
John Wesley Parmelee
Parmelee
Bridgeport
Plumb
Parme
Plamb
A. D. Penney
New Haven
Plimb
Wno
New York Journal
New Swindle In Rome
Rome Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean reports a con game where young tricksters in omnibuses pose as members of the pope's guards. They charm English and American women, offer access to the pope, and demand a tip of 10 or 25 lire for a chapel janitor. Victims pay and never see the man again.
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Rome
Cor
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Invention Captures Silence Through Delicate Instrument
Professor A. G. Webster of Clark University has developed a sensitive instrument that measures noises below human hearing, tracing echoes and drafts. The device uses mirrors, prisms, and a diaphragm to project light patterns that reveal sound waves, with applications from ship warning to silent drafts in rooms.
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A. G. Webster
Clark University
Collis
Webster
Isaac Newton
Professor Webster
New York Press
English Hypocrites and Horrors Cited by Paris Journal
The Paris Petit Journal accuses English leaders of fomenting sultan paralysis via Armenian troubles and a Greek war, fabricating the Dreyfus affair, pressuring Menelek and Rus Mangascia, provoking massacres of missionaries, and seeking to annihilate aboriginal races to dominate Matabeleland.
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Greece
France
Dreyfus
Abyssinia
Menelek
Rus Mangascia
Matabeleland
Paris Petit Journal
The Jour Reports Duel Involving Lawyer Morel
The Jour, a leading French newspaper, recounts a duel between a staff member and lawyer Morel. The piece notes Morel’s wound is more serious than first thought, worsened by a compound illness, with hope for serious consequences.
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Jour
M. Morel
France
Morel
German arithmetician counts skat deal ways at 2.38 quadrillion
A German arithmetician calculates that the 82 skat cards can be dealt in 2 379 544 086 809 440 ways. To illustrate the enormity, he notes that 50 million Germans would need to play continuously for 90 years without repeating a hand to exhaust the combinations.
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Skat
Germany
Durham colliery surgeons seek higher monthly fees
The surgeons of the collieries and the lodge doctors in Durham have started a movement to obtain better pay for their services. The current fee is one shilling per month from each collier, covering treatment for the entire family and all medicines.
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Durham
Perseverance and Appeals of Poets Stir Quiet Reflections
The Washington Star notes Mr Blykins and his daughter sing as a lesson in persistence. A skeptical father cites “time works wonders” while anecdotes critique public notices and advertising tricks in a tale of old familiar appeals. The piece ends with a puzzled mood about Indiana’s moon waning after night.
Possession of Great Riches Menace to Institutions Debate
At a meeting last night the issue of one man holding vast wealth was debated. A speaker claimed great riches threaten institutions while another noted a plan to quit once wealth reaches 80 million dollars. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Theo River
Gotrox
Cincinnati Enquirer
Expansion Question Stirs Quick Witty Exchange
An officious bystander questions a man who slipped, and the responder roars Fall then sits to ponder the expansion question. The quoted exchange appears in the Philadelphia North American.
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Philadelphia
Soldier Held by Corporal for Leaving Barracks
A soldier is stopped by the guard corporal when attempting to leave the barracks. He claims verbal leave from the captain, but the corporal demands to see it. The exchange is reported in Tit-Bits.
Lady of Lyons Prompting Riverside Hint
An intimate Chicago Tribune fragment notes a question about seeing the play Lady of Lyons and mentions a Riverside residence. Cholly blushes as the remark lands.
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Lyons
Riverside
Cholly
Chicago Tribune
New York Journal Highlights Curious Word Tawffl
A playful exchange in the New York Journal notes the rare use of the word tawffl, with Slydig praising Saphead-Yes for writing and enthusiasm.
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Saphead
Slydig
New York Journal
Katharine Cites Age in Shoulder Show Habit
A Chicago Record item notes Katharine asserts her age to explain a shoulder show habit. The exchange centers on perceived age and a recurring shoulder display.
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Chicago
Concluatye and Glister Wealth Debate
A Detroit Free Press quip notes Glister’s wealth, claiming he is so rich that he doesn't have to pay his bills. The remark highlights perceptions of extreme affluence and financial detachment.
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Glister
Detroit Free Press
Crows Go Clam Digging Off Shark River
A Lakewood to Asbury Park coaching party witnessed crows at Shark River showing clever feeding behavior. A crow extracted a large clam from mud then dropped it on the ice to crack it open, while other crows watched and waited. The scene drew crowds from the Dalkewood hotel as spectators learned the birds’ method and dynamics among the flock.
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Lakewood
N. J
Asbury Park
H. W. Medford
Shark River
Wigheryat
Dalkewood Hotel
New York
Tribnine
German bicycle fire truck with life saving gear
A Berlin area bicycle engine fire truck with four wheels and a compact superstructure carries a full life saving outfit. It weighs 877 pounds and costs 900 marks about 275 dollars. Equipment includes water gauges, blanket, pickax, rope, ladder, life line, medicine chest, snake mask, lantern, hose, and tool chest.
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Washington Star
Jury mix up forces retrial in MacMinnville murder case
In MacMinnville Tennessee William Brown was found guilty of first degree murder for his wife’s death. Before sentencing a juror revealed he believed John, not William, was on trial and he had misunderstood the case. The verdict was set aside by the judge amid sharp remarks.
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MacMinnville
Tenn
William Brown
John
Cincinnati Enquirer
Skipper Hank C. Haff Not Chosen for Cup Defender
Captain Hank C. Haff will not command the cup defender. Mr Iselin has not asked him to sail the defender, preferring a younger man for the role.
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Hank C. Haff
Haff
Iselin
Boston Herald
Golfer's Retrospect in a Fireside Vision
The poem recalls golf memories as north winds drive snow over the Jinks a mantle of white. In the quiet evening by the fire Francis Bowler Keene envisions bygone rounds and warm summer days while games flicker in the flames.
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Francis Bowler Keene
Choate Urges Irish Rebellion for Home Rule
The speech at the Friendly Sons of St Patrick dinner on March 17 1893 by diplomat Choate urged Irish Americans to return home with arms to win home rule for Ireland. It sparked years of criticism as he did not retract or soften his call.
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Joseph Hodges Choate
England
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
America
Ireland
Atlantic
Pacific
Pather Gladstone
New York
Remains of Columbus disputed by Santo Domingo officials
Santo Domingo government disputes Spain's claim that remains taken to Spain before Cuban independence are Columbus's. A new monument at Santa Iglesia cathedral in Santo Domingo City was erected and Columbus's remains placed in a new sepulcher on December 5 with ceremonies, per a U S consul report to the state department.
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Santo Domingo
Ta Vana
Spain
Cuba
Christopher Columbus
State Department
United States
Santo Domineo City
Santa Iglesia Cathedral
New York Sun
Monster five masted schooner John L Prescott launched at Camden Maine
Thousands witnessed the christening of the monster five masted schooner John L Prescott at Bean's yard in Camden Maine. Miss Fannie Prescott of Webster Massachusetts, daughter of the owner, threw a bouquet over the bow to christen the vessel. The ship measures 282 feet on the keel, 44 feet 4 inches beam and draws 22 feet, and is noted as the largest sailing vessel afloat today.
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John L.prescott
Bean
Camden
Fannie Prescott
Webster
Mass
Philadelphia Press
Petrolism described as new Parisian habit by New York Journal
The French are blamed for new dissipation through petroleum tampering. Doctors name the habit petrolism and its victims petroliques. The intoxication yields melancholy effects with sadness and despair, rarely causing quarrels. Sleep seemingly less affected than with excess alcohol, though overall health may decline slowly.
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New York Journal
Paris
Ulrich Sets Tenpin Record in Chicago Bowling
Louis F. Ulrich of the Fellowship club bowled 800 pins in a ten frame game, highest on the new wide American bowling congress alley in Chicago. He faced John A. Bender of the Oakland club as part of a league contest. Ulrich had a 228 average in three games the night before, a mark linked to a Chicago league tournament, while Bender’s trio score is noted as a world record for three games.
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Chicago
Louis F. Ulrich
Fellowship Club
John A. Bender
Oakland
Ulrich
Washington Star
Manila Homes Use Oyster Shell Panes to Cut Heat
In Manila many houses and offices replace glass with translucent oyster shell panes in windows. An average window roughly six feet by four feet holds 260 shell panes to temper heat and glare and protect eyes from sunlight.
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Manila
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Pim
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Groanewahl
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Choate and the Irish
Columbus
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