Widely Varied News From Around the World
An eclectic mix reports English instruction in Japanese high schools and a popular bicycle cocktail fad, white collar wealth claims, grain shipments from Duluth to Buffalo, a murder trial in Rome with heavy indemnity, and Franco German war losses. Also noted are Cuban revolutionary Antonio Maceo’s courtesy, a prodigy in philosophy from Lyons, Pennsylvania farm rankings, Norwegian monarchs’ budget tactics, a German linguist’s three month language method, and Bible sales supremacy versus popular novels in 1897.
Bicycle weddings and memory of Caucasian rule in world
The article notes rising bicycle weddings in France and cites global empires and protectorates, including China and Turkey, as the last major regions not under Caucasian governance. It highlights a New York Tribune note on a will favoring a mother’s kin and details a heliograph signaling feat by the army from Pike's Peak to Denver, illustrating wartime communications advances and their impact on enemy morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kacheng
Taraus
Philadelphia
China
Turkey
Africa
New York Tribune
Signal Corpa
Pike's Peak
Denver
New York San
Miles
Geronimo
Population shifts favor country in Minnesota census
The Springfield Republican notes a population movement from cities to rural areas in Minnesota. The forthcoming state census is expected to show gains for larger cities except Duluth, with the country absorbing a sizable portion of Minnesota’s predicted 300 000 to 500 000 total gain. The Minneapolis Tribune views this urban slowdown as encouraging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Minnesota
Dulath
Minneapolis Tribune
Massachusetts
Vultures witness tiger carcass in open camp
In the scene from Thirty Years of Shikar vultures circle a dead tiger brought to camp. The sky is cloudless as the carcass is skinned and stripped, vultures descending from all directions to feed, leaving only a skeleton within the hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Shikar
Novel inflatable boat aids divers and travelers
A description of the Poeumatic Bort from the International Pneumatic Bost Company of New York. It resembles a horde roller made of india rubber cloth with interior rubber boots and trousers. The user inserts legs and the garment lifts them, allowing walking into water while the collar buoyantly supports the body and can propel the craft. it is portable and remains dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Pneumatic Bost Company
New York
Growth rates of human hair vary by individual
Authorities differ on how fast hair grows in males and females. An Englishman's hair, if allowed to reach its extreme length, rarely surpasses twelve to fourteen inches, while a woman's hair can occasionally reach seventy or eighty inches, though averages are about twenty five to thirty inches.
Fragmented verse chatter from an old issue
A garbled poem fragment lampoons folly and fate with scattered lines about laughing at it and facing the world. The text includes misspelled or corrupted phrases and odd capitalization, resembling a deteriorated 19th century dramatic or satirical piece titled Clusal and Plaly Dunter.
The Little Duchess and the Silk Counter Thief
A clerk John Walters borrows five pounds from his firm to help a debtor, is caught in a falsified cash book, and faces arrest. He confesses at the manager's room, is sentenced to two years, while the woman known as the Little Duchess endures guilt and later meets him at the gardens where they plan marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Stelen
Mr. Walters
Elmnost
Onger
Fogersa
Avil
Jond
Hersealf
John Walters
Strand
Nellie
Jnut
Shue
Ero Bo
Walters
Garmenta
Waltora
Jobn
Fim
Liu
John
Og Ho
Linda
Olf Vilk
Antin
Mosaare
Tony
Nellis
Courao
Walla
Not Worthy of You Says Woman in Hartford Tale
In a Hartford Times excerpt, a couple discusses marriage amid poverty. Nel lie doubts worthiness as he offers soft reassurances, while she reveals a secret past with a new husband, changing their hopes and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Hingei
Dughos
Abop-Walker
Hartford Times
Curious Claims From Early Science Tidbits
A breezy collection notes proposals to place a pneumatic tube on Brooklyn Bridge for fast snail communication, hydrogen peroxide with electricity burning discolored teeth, and Professor Shuster advising wet weather in storms. It cites diamond dust safety, lightning effects, rocket alerts for ships, Capuzzo’s parachute landing, spider silk strength, and a Paris line about clocks on locomotives. Also mentions diphtheria spread by cats, Paris cremation statistics, and the Cremation Society’s female-majority membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
Professor Shuster
London
Enly
David H. Wyckoff
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Paris
Capuzzo
Paris-Lyones-Mediterranean Railway Company
Brighton
England
French Cremation Society
Curious World Notes From a Distant Era
A collage of odd snippets includes a Chicago journalist’s slang dictionary, a parrot turning in a fire alarm, tales from Tao Charge of the Light Brigade, and moral tales of Pueblo Indians resisting whisky and cards. Reports compare divorce rates across England France and Purigono, propose a sleep guild in an English church paper, and recount peculiar fortunes, miraculous recoveries, and ancient agricultural histories amid a Siberian railroad update and a rubber air carriage idea.
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James Maitland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Tao
Light Brigade
England
France
Purigono
AlQormon Joln Bhechaon
Buffalo
Potack
Shoyhan
Bhoohan
Neat Falls
Wash
Wild Bill Wickox and Tutt duel in Springfield tale ends
A Washington Star account recounts Wild Bill Wickox, Union scout turned gambler, killing Tutt in a noon duel at Springfield's court house square after a threatened expulsion. Bill, calm and precise, then remaining in town, faced repercussions from Tutt's allies. The piece weaves later lore of his death in a separate incident and a riverboat captain memory.
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Wila Bil
Gilhs
Jild Bibl
Weaternor
Wild Bill Wickox
Perye
Wild Bill
Springfield
Tutt
Price
Shammier
Bill
Union
Tatt
Wild Sill
Taft
Springford
Tom
Court House
Sud
Bunt
Witcalme
Sprinfield
Caris
Killa
Black Hilla
Les
Kanang City
Bt. Lenin
Hickox
Liv
Wild -Bill
Washington Star
Fifteen Year Old Fights Mountain Lion on Arizona Ranch
Juan Romero, a 15 year old on a Blythe Colorado River ranch in Arizona, used a rope to lasso a mountain lion attacking a horse. He tied the animal around the neck and hauled tight until the lion suffocated. He then skinned the creature, noting a nine foot measurement from nose to tail tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Romero
Blythe Ranche
Colorado River
Arizona
bin Luriat
Big Dog
Non
St. Loui Globe-Democrat
Bear Uynting In a Towns Suburbs
A fragmentary tale describes Astoria as a gateway for large game like bears and salmon along the Columbia River. It notes forests near Young’s River and Willamette Valley offering abundant elk deer and bear, with locals trapping bears near the beach during salmon seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simnel Elmore
Columbia River
Astoria
Custom House
Young's River
Lewis and Clarke
Willamette Valley
Young’s Bay
Cata
Francisco
Captain Amos Hawkett Honored by Hiram Lodge for Rescue Work
Captain Amos Hawkett who commanded the British steamer Queensmore when it rescued two American crewmen last February was honored in Baltimore with engrossed resolutions from Hiram Lodge of Mapons in appreciation of his valuable work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Hawkett
Baltimore
Hiram Lodge
Mapons
Sugar Planters Face Molasses Glut in Louisiana
Sugar planters in Louisiana confront a 25,000,000 gallon molasses surplus stored in plantation tanks. They cannot sell at a profit due to transport costs, and dumping into rivers or swamps harms nearby residents. Distilling slumps is too costly. feeding stock or shipping to central points may work, but burning as fuel with a safe, scalable furnace remains the goal. A possible solution involves spraying molasses onto bagasse during furnace transport, as proposed by engineer W. O. Coleman based on experiments in Texas near Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Beaider
Texas
Sugar Planters’ Association
W. O. Coleman
Toxo
Houston
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Fire-Touched Foord Pit Prompts Commission Inquiry
A commission appointed by Local Government in Pictou County concludes its evidence on the Foord Pit fire. Inspectors Gilpin and Madden with Henry Mitchell and A Dick focus on the long burning mine, detailing explosions and shifting shafts as the fire forced abandonment. The inquiry seeks options to recover the valuable Foord Pit property and address the history, causes, and effects of the fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pictou County
Gilpin
W. Madden
Henry Mitchell
A. Dick
Foord
Gftics
Minera
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Herald
Growth of the British Museum report details vast acquisitions
The yearly report highlights rapid growth at the British Museum with thousands of volumes maps prints and newspapers acquired in 199% year and ongoing valuable contributions in literature statuary manuscripts and treasures. It notes the museum’s unique protection and near complete collection guiding research and public libraries’ influence in the country. A Dahlonega resident James Bryant was killed by a rattlesnake and a bow-legged men’s club formed in Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piscon of Music
British Museum
Great Britain
England
Dova Maore
James Bryant
Dahlonega
Mr. Bryant
Atlanta Constitution
Quotable Bits and Jests From Diverse Newspapers
A collage of humorous lines and quips from several papers includes jokes about world wonder, shouting voices, and score disputes. Notable snippets feature puns on long journeys, lost names, and everyday misadventures, with quick witticisms from Life, Washington Post, Detroit newspapers, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cho
Cleveland Plain
Pittaburg
Lile
Torshy
Washington Post
Qlevaland
Plain Dealer
Spioner
Life
Rubber Boots as Lightning Shield Warned by New York Press
A New York Press tale urges wearing sound rubber boots during storms to insulate the body from lightning. It cites Horace W. Folger of Cambridgeport whose rubber boots diverted current along a cable, saving him from a deadly strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace W. Folger
Cambridgeport
Mass
Boston Harbor
Folger
New York Press
Walk a Thousand Miles to Worship
A historical piece highlights Ganado and early Christian missions among the Indians, noting the tale from Quebec about Montogunis and Elkos who trek about a thousand miles from Hudson Strait to Quebec, enduring forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes to fulfill a religious duty. The article contrasts medieval pilgrimages with the extreme modern hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganado
Quebec
Hudson Strait
Geoatar Hardabip
Churol
Mail Sud Empire
A New Filter for Ships
A filter for ships uses a reo-trunk into which water is pumped from a reservor and pressed under heavy force. The water flows from the trunk, becomes free of salt and the seawater taste, and is drinkable for domestic use. The method, a notable discovery, replaces prior chemical purifications of saltwater.
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Clemente Ly
New York Ledger
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Terra del Fuego Ota
Duluth
Minn
WN. C
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Blanc
Germany
Washington
Atom Corps
Pathinder
Antonio Maceo
Epye Frank Leslie
Macoo
College of
Roney
Lyons
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
United States
St Lawrence County
Cheater County
Worcester County
Bucks County
Coloso County
California
Oscar
Trilby
Zends
Sear
American Bible Socinty
America
San Francisco Examiner
Oblesgo
Bertin
Scientifis and Industrial
Nonhaldenslobop
Mara-In-Tour
Henry VII
King County
Virginia
Russia
Siberian
St. Petersburg
Anda
Cathrine
Svendsen
Gulf
Banta Hosa Island
Wroagbent
Alution
J. A. Davis
Broadbent
Isabella
God Sixtean
Sallie
Norway
Royal Arma
Sweden
Pensacola
C.F. Boyeson
Davia
Florida
Mexico
Vera Crux
Amall
Don Tivurico
Nemo
Don’ Tivurcio
Bear Uynting
Mather
Wilmington, Dol
Sarrie Blake
Gap
Overland
Uukon
Atchison Globe
Bilkins
Smithorn
Ahu
Atobison
Cholly
Yeu
Detroit
Ture S Fe
West Union Gazette
Chicago Times-Herald
Johnny Snaggs
Mr. Snaggs
Pitteburg Chronicle-Telegraph
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