Candles The Unit Of Light Through History And Change
The New York World essay traces candles from ancient theater footlights to modern chemistry driven production. It notes candles remain common in worship and industry with stearine wax and spermaceti as key materials, highlights Chevreul's fat separation, and contrasts candle light with oil and gas for safety and cost.
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Garrick
Siddons
New York
West Indies
Central America
United States
East Side
M. Chevreul
Havana
Gulf of Mexico
New York World
Senator Hill and Olga Nethersole Engagement Rumor
Washington Town Talk reports a rumor that David B. Hill plans to marry actress Olga Nethersole. The pair, dating since last year, may wed in June at her London home, per a well placed source.
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David B. Hill
Statesman
Empire State
Olga Nethersole
Washington
Catholic Church Bars Women Singers in Public Masses
Cardinal Richibard of Paris issues pastoral prohibiting women from soloist or ordinary chorus roles in Catholic services, except in convent chapels. The decree cites Rome’s Congregation for Divine Worship and notes a revived old law, not a new one, governing liturgical music.
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Cardinal Richbard
Paris
France
Congregation of Rites
Rome
Holy Father
Richard
Sistine Chapel
The
Vatican
St. Peter’s
New York Journal
Abdul Hamid and His Turbulent Reign Described
A New York World analysis portrays Abdul Hamid as a weak yet deceitful ruler of the Ottoman Empire. It details his double policy of appeasing both reformers and fanatics, his vast harem, constant fear of assassination, and the sultan’s lavish spending amid a corrupt, collapsing state. The piece likens him to a modern Jay Gould.
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Abdul Hamid Ie
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Cya Sultan
Hugh
Abdul Hamid
Bosporus
Jay Gould
New York World
Tartar the War Horse and his Loyal Master
Story recalls Lieutenant Stewart and his horse Tartar at Bull Run and Antietam. Despite a grievous wound the horse stayed loyal, later returning to duty and becoming a symbol for the regiment. Stewart recalls Gettysburg and the loss of Colonel Fairchild, praising Wisconsin leadership and service.
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Stewart
Tartar
Centerville
Washington
South Mountain
Antietam
McClellan
Bakersville
Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Battery B
Mechanical Milking Demonstration At London Dairy Show
A pulsing vacuum powered by an air pump and rubber pipe caps milks cows at the London dairy show. Ten cows are milked simultaneously in three to five minutes, with only 26 pints of strippings left as a result of the process.
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London
England seeks Yukon landing amid border tensions
Pittsburg Dispatch reports England presses for control over a Yukon landing area linking to border disputes. The piece cautions this mirrors tactics blamed for Venezuelan trouble and notes the presence of mines at the affected bottoms.
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England
Yukon
Pittsburg Dispatch
Morphine Graduate Named Keeley Lecturer in the South
A Keeley cured woman from Fargo North Carolina has been appointed national lecturer of the Keeley league. Her first assignment is to Virginia and North Carolina. She is described as a morphine graduate and is said to be the first woman Keeley lecturer.
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Fargo,n. C
Keeley League
Virginia
North Carolina
Paris proposal for baby market to care for neglected infants
In Paris M. Louis de Grammont suggests a baby market as a remedy for infanticide. Poor or indifferent parents could sell their children to others who will provide care and protection.
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Paris
M. Louis de Grammont
Victory Brigade Rally Converts Skeptic at Tremont Hall
A rousing Victory Brigade meeting at 811 Tremont Street drew a new convert who said he intended to mock the gathering but was struck by conviction. He testified to finding the saving power of Christ after entering with companions who confirmed his initial ridiculing remark.
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Victory Brigade
Tremont Street
Paul
Christ
Galveston
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Sultan
Abdul Hamid It
Jim Stewart
Detroit
Gettysburg
Lucius Fairchild
Wisconsin
Colonel Fairchild
Grand Army of the Republic
Loyal Legion
J. A. Watrous
Chicago
Tinws-Herald
America
Home of the Free
Atlantic
Orient Ocean
Republic
Columbia
Goodby
Saul of
Texas
Main Street
Maynard
ALBERT + BATLEY
Acton St Maynard, Mass
NAGLE
Marrs
Archdress
P.O. Box
Concord Jund
Mass
Maynard Sr
Hale
Acton, Mass
W. Henderson
South Acton, Mass
Urs. Stetson & Moran
Concord
DR. Stetson
Barrett
T. F. Sheehan
Barrett’s Mill Road
Concord Junction
H. S. Richardson
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
J. C. Friend
N. S. Daniels
Jeremiah Sheehan
A. H. Rose
U. S
Raymond’s
J. W. Raymond
Prop
Concord, Mass
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