Johannesburg Century of Gold and Multitude in Harmony
A descriptive portrait of Johannesburg recounts its rise from a wild Boer frontier to a sprawling mining city. It details the diverse population of workers and traders, the opulent but corrupt prewar liquor syndicate, the brutal punishments for smugglers, and the daily life in the market square with wagons, rickshaws, and Zulu servants shaping a cosmopolitan urban fabric.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Botha
London
Transvaal
Johann
Wales
Cape
Zambesi
Table Mountain
Pass
Repass
Kimberley
Noah Claypole
China
Rand
Gold Reef
Gold
Cribal
Wanderers
Bosella
Joubert Park
Monorail Gyroscope Car Shown In England By Brennan
A detailed report describes Louis Brennan's gyroscope driven monorail shown in England. It compares it with prior attempts in Germany Ireland and notes the balance and potential speeds claimed. The piece traces the gyroscope concept its history and various experimental monorail systems across Europe.
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New York
England
Louis Brennan
C. B
Mr. Brennan
Germany
Wupper
Barmen
Elberfeld
Wohwinkel
Gyroscope Car by Brennan Shows Self Balancing Rail Vehicle
The article details Brennan's two wheel car using dual gyroscopes with vacuum flywheels powered by electric motors. Gyros run 7000 rpm in models and 3000 rpm in full scale, balancing the car automatically with minimal friction and oil film lubrication. When power stops, the gyros keep the vehicle upright for 15 minutes to an hour.
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Brennan
Brennan gyroscope monorail promises 300 mph future
The article details a 55 year old inventor Mr Brennan and his gyroscope monorail system. It notes trials at Chatham with a scaled model carrying a 140 pound passenger and a demonstration before the Royal Society. Governments in Britain and its colonies back the project with funds and interest in India ahead of actual use.
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Brennan
War Office
Royal Society
Chatham
Bath
Brennan Torpedo Factory
British
Army Council
Council
Corps of Engineers
Ills of Humanity The Demonological Theory of Disease
The piece traces early disease ideas from possession by evil spirits to witchcraft persecutions. It notes temples to fever deities, punitive divine causation, and harmful treatments, linking medieval pharmacopeia to witch trials and later notions that disease stems from sin, warned against by educated medicine.
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Edmund Burke
Warren Hastings
Rome
J. K. Huysmans
Room for All the World in Texas Land Division
The writer argues Texas could allocate space so every person might have 4,900 square feet of land, 70 feet between homes, enabling room for a house, cattle, and a garden for all residents.
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State of
Texas
Cat and Canary Tale of Dick and Tom
A canary named Dick and a cat named Tom form an unlikely pair in a family home. Every morning Dick rests on Tom and chirps while the cat stays still. A stray cat, marked like Tom, enters the cage and attacks Dick. Dick dies, leaving Tom mourning the loss while the household grieves the bird.
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Tom
Rattler Killed by Gila Monster in Arizona Box Test
Dr James B Bullitt of Louisville recounts a desert experiment with a gila monster and a rattlesnake. The monster, after pinning the snake and choking it to death, died a couple of days later from the ordeal, leaving two puncture marks on its back.
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James B. Bullitt
Louisville
Arizona
Knight Responds to Critics With Gentle Rebuke
Arthur W. Pinero recalls Joseph Knight after a Garrick club supper where a theatre critic was mockingly urged to be shot. Knight replied with refined sarcasm, offering mercy be extended only to those invited to witness the critic's recent productions.
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Arthur W. Pinero
Joseph Knight
Garrick Club
Knight
Doc Smiley’s midnight wire drumming a fishy tale
After Doc Smiley’s death a second phase of his notorious nighttime wire drumming continues. A fish with copper wire tail plugged into a river cable caused wild “Pop Goes the Weasel” noises, disrupting train orders until testers traced the fault to the submerged fish.
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Doc Smiley
New York Sun
Pop
Saranac Hotel
Dee
Dee Smiley
Earth
Doc
Sirree
Smiley
For Bill Heads Letter Heads Fine Commercial Work
A printer offers bill heads letter heads and fine commercial job work of all kinds with emphasis on quality and prompt service. The notice asserts capabilities for custom sizes paper stocks and quick turnaround for business stationery needs.
Keeping the Peace Riot Shocks City Streets
A breathless Citizen claims roughs riot down the street smashing windows and clubbing citizens while a Policeman muses about opium and plans to sweep the area pulling a Chinese laundry. The tone mirrors a New York Weekly style report on urban unrest.
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N. Y
Crowds Offbeat Attraction Contest Proposed at Museum
The Cleveland Leader reports a museum manager suggesting an unusual crowd draw an eating contest between a two headed girl and an elastic skinned man to attract visitors.
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Ballyhoo
Cleveland
Aero Club Note about Santos-Dumont behavior
Yonkers Statesman reports a quip about Santos-Dumont not smoking at altitude and preferring help to alight after a flight. The exchange smiles at the aviator's habit and ends with a playful observation.
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Bacon
Santos-Dumont
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
McDobbs Moonshine Portraits Titled Studies in Still Life
Cleveland Leader remarks on artist McDobbs and his moonshiner portraits in a series titled Studies in still life. The note highlights the mountain subjects and the photographer’s framing.
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McDobbs
Kentucky
Cleveland
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