Johannesburg a City of Gold and Multitude of Lives
The article portrays Johannesburg as a booming mining city built on gold and forever tied to its ore. It surveys the diverse immigrant population, the old liquor and opium trades, and the brutal colonial justice, with vivid scenes of wagons in the market square and Zulu rickshaw workers navigating the city.
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Schaunesbureg
South Africa
Botha
London
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Johann
Wales
Cape
Zambesi
Table Mountain
Pass
Repass
Kruger
Capt Town
Kimberley
Noah Claypole
China
Rand
Gold Reef
Gold
Cribal
Wanderers
Bosella
Picturesque Johannesburg Rickshaw Boy in Transit Scene
A vivid scene in Johannesburg shows farmers with produce and sacks, auctioneers selling second hand goods, and wary Syrian women in shawls inspecting receipts. Native attendants guide horses and oxen as crowds mill and a Zulu rickshaw boy features prominently in the bustling street tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans
Jan
Paulus
Tribal Challenge Fight Follows Heavy Rum Intoxication
A clash between Zulus and Basutos described as a formal challenge with both sides drinking heavily the night before. Dawn battle uses knobberries and assegais, leading to many deaths and injuries. White overseers abstain from interference as police finally separate exhausted combatants.
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Robinson Mine
Driefontein
Baltimore American
Pioneering Brennan gyroscope monorail dazzles Britain
The article describes Louis Brennan's gyroscope powered monorail car showcased in England. It explains the system uses two counter rotating flywheels in a vacuum to maintain balance on a single rail or cable, with minimal friction and autonomous operation.
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New York
England
Louis Brennan
C. B
W. R. Johnson
Germany
Wupper
Barmen
Elberfeld
Wohwinkel
Brennan
Brennan gyroscope monorail touted for extreme speed
The article details Brennan's gyroscope monorail system with claims of theoretical speeds up to 432 mph and practical tests showing stability at high speeds. It notes safety features, a collapsible crutch, and a 1/8 scale demonstration carrying a 140 pound man, with government support from Britain and India funding.
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Ballybunnion
Ireland
A. Albertson
Brennan
War Office
Royal Society
Chatham
Strange Friendship That Was Ended in Tragic Manner
This tale recounts the bond between Dick the canary and Tom the cat. A misidentification by a maid allows a stranger cat to enter, triggering a fatal attack on Dick. Tom grieves, while the bird’s cheerful chirps never return.
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Tom
The Demoniac Theory of Disease Through Ages
The article traces ancient beliefs that illness came from demons or divine punishment. It notes temple shrines to fever deities, magical expulsions, and harsh medieval practices. It links witchcraft persecutions and lingering beliefs to modern errors like blaming sin for illness and the rise of quackery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Huysmans
Room for All the World in Texas Revealed
The text states that in Texas each person could be allocated 70 feet of space, yielding 4,900 square feet per person for a house, cattle, and garden. It presents a speculative land allocation idea without naming individuals or organizations.
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State of
Texas
Rattler Killed by Gila Monster in Arizona Tale
Dr. James B. Bullitt of Louisville recounts a field experiment with a gila monster and a rattlesnake. The monster attacked the snake, eventually choking it to death, but the creature died a few days later from wounds suffered.
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James B. Bullitt
Louisville
Arizona
When to Shoot a Critic by Knight at Garrick Club
Arthur W. Pinero notes a supper at the Garrick club where a theater manager jokes about shooting critics. Joseph Knight replies with humor that he would object not to the act but to attending such entertainments as the manager has produced.
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Arthur W. Pinero
Joseph Knight
Garrick Club
Mr. Knight
Rose
After Doc Smiley Died A Wire Drumming Mystery
A New York Sun account recalls Doc Smiley a railroad wire operator known for night drumming on lines after his death. His afterlife drumming was traced to a copper wire attached to a fish in a river cable, causing disturbances and leading to repairs along the line.
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Doc Smiley
New York Sun
Pop
Saranac Hotel
Dee
Earth
Doc
Sirree
Doce
Smiley
Bill Heads Letter Heads and Fine Job Work Menu
A brief classified notice describes services for bill heads letter heads and fine commercial job work. The item highlights printing options and related stationary products offered to businesses in the local market.
Keeping the Peace In Riots Through Opium Fueled Night
A dramatic New York Weekly piece portrays street riots with windows smashed and citizens assaulted. A patrolman jokes about smoking opium and raiding a Chinese laundry, underscoring chaotic urban tension.
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N. Y
Side Show Struggles as Crowd Loses Interest
In Cleveland the Side Show facility reports weak attendance as attractions fail to draw fans. Management suggests a stunt featuring a two headed girl and an elastic skinned performer to spark interest, signaling changes at the museum.
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Ballyhoo
Cleveland
Aero Club Note
A humorous Yonkers Statesman item quotes a sparring exchange about Santos-Dumont not smoking in the air bal loon and preferring assistance to alight once he comes down.
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Santos-Dumont
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
McDobbs Moonshiners series titled Studies in Still Life
In the Cleveland Leader a remark notes that McDobbs terms his moonshine photographs as Studies in Still Life. This headline-like aside frames the photographer’s Kentucky mountain subjects in a formal art descriptor.
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McDobbs
Kentucky
Cleveland
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India
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Wheeler
Edmund Burke
Warren Hastings
Rome
Rattler
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Toledo
Ohio
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Ottawia
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Wapakoneta
Ater
Eee Reese
Piqua Tate Rete Nese
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Ty Hamilton Ween
Cincinnati Wate Et Eeee Anes
North Bound
Amam
Ncinnati
Ly Batten
Dayton
Piqua
Sidney
Eneee
Tar
Bill Heads
Ixinds
Aero Club Note
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