The Korean King and General Dye in Palace Tensions
In a report from Seoul, Dr. Allen describes the frail king receiving visitors while tensions rise over General Dye the American organizer of the Korean army. General Choy presses for Dye’s removal, dye resists stating he serves the king. Dye insists on remaining to honor his contract and protect the king as a witness against conspirators.
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Dr. Allen Decors
Wennees
H.G. Jones
Dye
General Choy
General Dye
War Department
Dr. Allen
Korea
United States
Washington
Allen
Royal Library
John A. Cockerill
New York Herald
Village converts church into jail at Mount Healthy Ohio
Mount Healthy in Ohio recently incorporated and lacks a town hall or jail. The former Free church, unused for years, has been repurposed as a jail with a cell fitted inside, while the church building now serves solely as a prison.
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Mount Healthy
Free
Chicago Tribune
Correct Cycling Position Opposes Racing Posture
The New York Post argues for a relaxed cycling stance with handlebars high enough to align with the seat, feet resting on pedals at full extension, and hands free without shifting posture. It warns racing form harms breathing, posture, and long-term carriage, stressing wheel balance lies in legs not hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Fast Pacemaking Machines and Cycling Police Report
Racing men debate pacemaking speed with multiseaters. Shafer touts sex tuplet over quad and quintuplet. double quin tuplet may promise faster miles and better curves on three laps. New York Sun notes bicycle squad arrests nine offenders as wheelmen flee and officers pursue on patrol.
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Shafer
E. OC. Bald
New York Journal
Yorkville
New York Sun
Silver Framed Bicycle Fetches 850 From English Buyer
A recently built drop frame bicycle sold for 850 to an English gentleman who planned it as a gift for his wife. The frame and forks feature rich silver openwork, ivory handles with silver decorations, and knobs at the ends. The set includes a solid silver cyclometer a silver watch and bell and a solid silver lamp with cut crystal side lights. The mud guard is silver mounted and strung with silk.
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New York Tribune
Tire safety and puncture risks described by American Cyclist
The American Cyclist notes that tires resist cuts from a knife blade if the edge is steady and firm. It argues that punctures come from points like tacks, wire ends, and thorns rather than broad cuts, stressing careful handling and inspection to avoid damage.
Stanford Bequest Paid In Full To Leland Stanford Jr University
Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford paid in railroad securities the $2,500,000 willed to Leland Stanford Jr University. The estate’s debts were cleared and the university will gain an annual income of $120,000 from the securities. Government suits and prior earnings had strained the estate, but the bequest has been completed and the institution remains solvent.
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Jane Lathrop Stanford
Leland Stanford
Jordan
Stanford
Palo Alto
Ross
Gilbert, Hawley and Morron
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Leland Stanford, JR
University
New York World
Shining Up Gray Gables Preparations For the Summer Sojourn
The Cleveland caretaker Brad Wright prepares Gray Gables for the President’s family. Gardens and grounds are in prime condition after renovations. The Ruth is not yet in water. the Esther steam launch will be used when the family arrives. Fishing in the bay and pond shows early activity.
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Brad Wright
Cleveland
Gray Gables
Ruth
Esther
Oneida
New York World
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Colonel Cockerill
Hermit Kingdom
Mag. Stanford
Hias
Kruger
Chicago
W. A. Haynes & CO
Bowker
Essex
Lowell
Swift & Co
Ill
Boston
Mass
Planet Jr
King of the Cornfield
Democrat
Maynard, Mass
Pyar
N. B
C.d.holmes
James Mullin
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
GEO
Keith
Boynton
S. R. Burroughs
U. S. Hoar
West Acton
C. Keith
Concord Junction
Merrimack
Bridge Sts
Lowell, Mass
J. B. Deane
S. S. Strout
Main Street
William F.litchfield
Wood Maynard, Mass
Hudson National Bank
Caleb L. Brigham
N. L. Chaffin
Cornhill
Middlesex County
A. L. Kittredge & CO
Central St
Willams
Swan Bldg
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