Novel Question Decided Over Phonograph Cylinders
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against an injunction sought by song authors against a phonograph cylinder maker. By using a megaphone to record master discs, then pressing thousands of records, the firm argued the songs were not copied as sheet music. The court compared it to public performance of piano or other instrument music, noting the cylinders could not display sheet marks and were not substitutes for the published copies. The ruling aligns with similar music box precedents, yet raises questions about the future copyright value as phonograph use grows ubiquitous.
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Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Germany moves to curb armor plate costs in navy
A Berlin press report shows Krupp and Stumm charging 542 marks more per ton for armor plates than U S prices, costing Germany 3 000 000 marks annually. The committee favors inviting foreign competition or creating government works to produce nickel steel armor plates, noting U S plates cost far less and asserting a monopoly profits issue.
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Reichstag
Berlin
Krupp and
Stumm
United States
Germany
Electrocution Debate Revived Against Death Penalty
The opposition to electrocution gains strength, arguing it is not humane. The Electrical Review labels it brutal, noting many condemned men survive the current, are revived, or die by other causes after removal from the chair.
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U.e Charge
Electrical Review
Smife
Sven
New York Times
the Times
New York
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Columbus Dispatch
Hic
Mursuerers
Ehlo Senitentiary
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Electric Chair Debate Draws Harsh Criticism In Ohio and New York
A long defense of electrocution is challenged as inhumane and unsafe. The New York Times notes shock methods may leave criminals alive yet unconscious, while opponents cite instantaneous deaths and lingering pain. Comparisons to other methods and global views follow, with a brief painting loan update and military insights on cavalry and individual initiative.
Kansas court case on liquor sale and unclaimed property
The Kansas courts face a conflict between laws on unclaimed personal property from deceased individuals and a prohibition on liquor sales. With no relatives, authorities must choose which law to apply while the matter stays under advisement. Other notes include Governor Toole denying a planned third judge for Silver Bow and political shifts amid smallpox quarantine. The piece ends with spring hints amid a snow spell and a buck beer sign.
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Kansas
Rise of Arbitration and United States Role at Princeton
The New York Tribune recounts Mr. Cleveland’s Princeton lectures on Venezuela Britain arbitration, crediting the United States with initiating and expanding international arbitration since Washingtons treaty. It traces Adams Russell and a 1865 Tribune letter by Balch in London that helped seed the idea toward the 1886 era and the later treaty of Washington.
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Princeton University
Venezuela
Maputo
United States
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Great Britain
Karl Russell
Congress
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Wan
Thomas Balch
Philadelphia
Kearsarge
Lincoln
Mr. Balch
London
Preva
the Tribune
Court of Arbitration
Sir Faifferd Northcote
John Stuart Mill
Fdouttd Waboulaye
Henry Moreau
St. Baleh
The
New York Tribune
France's New Hero Castellane and the pistol ball
A historical verse praising Castellane of France for a pistol shot that mocked duel custom. The poem lauds his arm and knee, defends his coronet, and condemns de Roday, with a cryptic reference to an 6 o clock morning incident.
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Castellane
France
Fleur de Lis
de Roday
Boni
Helena ready for presidential party reception at capital
Helena prepares for the presidential party with committees appointed and plans advancing. Butte also tightens preparations with time to spare. Fiscal year closes with a surplus of at least 67000000, trimmed from 80000000 by war tax adjustments. The humorous note on a retired German court marshal and possible Russo Japanese tensions adds context to the era.
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Helena
Butte
Uocle
Man Fights Wolf on Montana Road Ends in Wolf's Death
Alexander Davidson a sheepman near Dodson Montana confronted a large gray wolf on a road while hauling hay. He jabbed the animal with a pitchfork killing it, then pursued the wolf three miles to a creek where the fork entangled in branches and the wolf died hangin gfrom a tree.
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Malta
Alexander Davidson
Dodson
Davidson
Ventures
Mr. Davidson
Aguinaldo depicted as power hungry dictator claims emerge
The Billings Gazette notes papers found after Aguinaldo’s capture that imply he declared himself dictator of the Philippines. This challenges supporters who praised him as a Washington of his country and supports critics who view him as driven by personal ambition rather than noble motives.
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Billings
Aguinaldo
Philippines
First Assistant Attorney General Slated as Incompetent
The Kalispell Bee harshly criticizes Donovan's first assistant, calling him first in incompetence and questioning the Bee's familiarity with the office. The Missoulian notes the Bee's apparent unfamiliarity with the department.
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Kalispell Bee
Donovan
Engagement Confidences in Diamond Ring Talk
A fragment from the Chicago Record features a playful exchange about installments on a diamond ring. The dialog shows Edgar asking Ethel if she trusts him and whether the payments are all in order, reflecting social tone of the era.
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Ethel
Edgar
Chicago
Russell's Bucking Broncho Statuette in Art Review
In a Madison Square horse show perspective the cowboy Russell’s statuette depicts a bucking broncho as raw, life like energy. The piece reflects the outlaw myth and range life with vivid realism, capturing stiff legs, intense rider horse tension, and the wild pride of the plains.
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Madison Square
Chas. M. Russell
Schatstein Company
West Broadway
Mark Twain
Kipling
Ferocius
Hotel and Boarding House Association Meeting Notice
The Hotel and Boarding House Association meets at 343 East Park Street at 8 30. J Tobin serves as secretary and treasurer.
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Hotel and Boarding House Association
East Park Street
J. Tobin
aeens @ hotel
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