Great Glasgow Exposition to Open May 1901 in Glasgow
Glasgow plans a world class exposition opening May 4 1901 to showcase British industry and foreign products. Architects seek harmony with the Museum of Fine Arts while exhibits cover locomotion transport mining marine engineering and more. The event will attract merchants manufacturers shipowners and students of political problems from around the world.
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Glasgow
Navy
Paris
Scotland
America
Germany
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Museum of Fine Arta
Kelvin«grove Park
Europe
Glasgow Exposition 1901 Promises Great Dunedin Growth
Glasgow prepares for the 1901 exposition with royal patronage and strong funding. Lord Blythswond and Queen Victoria’s support back a grand display of British products, with Paris exhibits and municipal backbone for water and electric services. The 1888 fair is a benchmark, and Glasgow aims to surpass it, drawing exhibits from Paris and colonies, while showcasing urban innovations and radical reforms in governance. The event is expected to attract millions, boost profits, and highlight municipal ownership in public utilities.
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Lord Blythswond
Bi “Ds Inen
Sourland
Queen Victoria
Wales
Foreign Office
Glasgow
Kelvingrove Park
Kelvin
Gilmorehill
Victoria
Paris
Glascow
Scotland
Pollneel
Cetacmne
G Gow
Thy
Andrew A. Macphierson
Air resistance in tunnels slows early railway trains
Tests by P. V. McMahon on The CLY and South London Electric railway show air resistance directly ahead of trains. At about fourteen mph it reached 1 to 2 pounds per square inch in front of the locomotive, while free outlet passages reduce this drag. Starting and keeping trains moving require more force than on open roads, with thrust roughly forty pounds per ten of trains.
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P. V. McMahon
Cly and
South London Electric Railway
Hnd
Saint Catherine's Day Traditions And Fashion Reflections
The piece reflects on Saint Catherine's Day customs and celebrations, noting the feast's eve displays and offerings. It mentions Nina Goodwin and the Beaux-Arts circle proposing revived French fashion in homage to women entering the arts, while describing social dynamics around marriages and household roles.
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Beaux-Arts
Temple of Art
Catherine
Palais Royal
Political Rift Dominates Boise City Debate Crowd
A chaotic scene as Daley Gough speaks on Boise City issues amid tensions with Moy Piaget’s allies. The Tribune reports rapid exchanges and protest energy, highlighting a disputed legislative bargain and looming confrontations.
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Daley Goughtor
Boise City
Moy Piaget Atery
New Park Tribune
Bungling Girls At Wall Fight From Bordeaux
A bungling display from Bordeaux recounts a Wall event with six girls in a crowd scene. The participants mishandled a banderibiog and bulls, failing at the final act. five bulls were killed and three associated acts suffered severe injuries due to rough handling and crowd pressure.
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Bordeaux
Wirle
Turkish women rights under early law described
The Turkish Woman can marry at nine, and at that age, by law, may manage property and dispose of one third of her fortune. The law lets her leave her husband’s house for just cause and provides support in old age. She cannot be compelled by the husband for support.
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Hlebor
Fragmentary 19th century style note on an awkward social moment
A fragment quotes a bachelor asking if a remark offended a woman during a game. The woman explains her infant child was fretful, and he had been biting his teeth, leading to a pointed but unclear exchange about intentions and behavior.
Belgian Queen’s Home Reveals Feudal Echoes in Palace Hall
The queen of the Telgians grows up in her father’s house at Pesihaanid Bucro, reflecting feudal traditions. At night the father descends the grand stair to the palace gate and the main wall doorway, evoking a storied medieval setting.
Saint Catherine's Day and Fashioned Peasant Caps Across France
Articles describe Saint Catherine's day customs with women of varying ages gathering in festive outfits from Normandy caps to Breton fluted coiffures and lace. The scene contrasts with black Attic Alwatian dress. A political anecdote interjects about a minister and a medical practice bill in Idaho, ending with courtly decorum described in parliament.
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France
Normandy
Touraine
Jace
Arlessennes
Bordeaux
Their Own Fault Censures Ming 2 Man as Selfish Husband
A fragmented critique argues Ming 2 man is blamed as selfish husband though women’s indulgence and over kindness overwhelm marriage, leading him to accept a divinely sanctioned role.
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Tyne
Johannesburg Boom Town Palaces Standout in Specimen City
Johannesburg grows as a boom town with solid permanent development. Residences resemble marble and granite palaces, rivaling American cities in grandeur and permanence.
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Johannesburg
Blindness Among Rugweliden Crew Linked to Sugar
Several crew members on a Rugweliden ship suffered blindness in moonlight and starlight but could see at dawn. They attributed the flash from the sunlit sugar to the cause, naming the sugar as the possible source of the vision loss.
British ships chart ocean beds to locate resources
The British government keeps 11 vessels at work soundling and charting the ocean beds to discover resources. Last year 10,000 square miles were surveyed in parts of Asia, Africa, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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Asia
Africa
Free telephones promoted by German tobacconists
In some German towns the telephone is introduced by tobacconists as an attraction to customers. Anyone who buys a cigar may, if he draws wires, speak over the tobacconist's instrument.
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Germany
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