Marconi Claims 1500 Mile Wireless Message Breakthrough
Marconi reports complete wireless messages from Poldhu to Spezia across 1500 miles, claiming Europe America links soon. Navy officials caution that reliable systems are still needed and tests continue. Spezia reception confirms signals reached from Cornwall across Gibraltar and the Mediterranean.
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Royal T. Bradford
Epcsh
Bradford
Washington Ai Yard
Naval Academy
Savever
Marconi
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
New York
Voity
Sigmata
Spezia
Mediterranean
Poldbu
Cornwall
England
Speia
Genoa
Naples
London
Gibraltar
Poldhu
France
Spain
Alps
Y King
Italy
Rome
Europe
America
Mooney to Study Arapahoes for Field Columbian Museum
James Mooney of the Bureau of American Ethnology arrives in Washington after study of Kiowa heraldry. He will examine Arapaho practices for the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago with Dr. G A Dorsey. Mooney will publish an illustrated Kiowa report and create tepee models for national and Field museums. Smithsonian receives Burmese royal artifacts from S S Howland including a late eleventh century manuscript and a howdah with two figures.
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James Mooney
Bureau of American Ethnology
Chicago
Bureau of Samerican Ethnology
Washington
Mooney
Field Columbian Museum
G. A. Dorsey
Field Museum
Moody
Wiis
Chicago Museum
National Mueum
Government Printing Office
Burmah
Canned Lobster Demand Spreads in Germany
German importers seek American canned lobster and report demand across markets. The note suggests a link between supplier efficiency and distribution, noting some gaps in connecting producers with German buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Deslera
British Association for the Advancement of Science opens in Belfast
James B. Dewar president elect delivers the opening address praising Carnegie and Rhodes gifts to science and education and urging greater focus on applied chemistry. He criticizes Britain’s educational and industrial training as delaying development while German chemistry profits from exports.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
Belfast
James B. Dewar
Dewar
Andrew Carnegie
Cecil Rhodes
Carnegie
Washington
Rhodes
America
Great Britain
Justice of the Peace Marries Himself in Jersey City
Justice of the Peace Henry Bundy of Jersey City and Mary Becker, widow of an old friend, filed a marriage certificate after Bundy officiated the ceremony himself in the Becker parlor. Witnesses were Becker’s daughters who confirmed the union.
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Hudson County Board of Health
Justice of the Peace
Henry Bundy
Jersey City
Mary Becker
Mrs. Becker
Mr. Bundy
Petition for plenary indulgence for daily washing and shaving
London reports a prominent ecclesiastic has asked the pope to grant plenary indulgence to priests and monks who wash daily and shave regularly during a set period. Teutonic and Anglo-Saxon colleges in Rome are neater, while Italian seminaries cling to dirt as a tradition. The pope has shown annoyance at unkempt monks who meet him, and visitors may welcome the reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Chronicle
Rome
Italy
Minister’s Rain Prayer Fails as Umbrella Left Behind
The Observer notes a minister’s rain prayer drew little response from his congregation because he forgot his own umbrella. The remark frames the event with a light, ironic tone typical of the period.
Penny in the churn proverb promotes Scott's Emulsion
An old time dairy proverb extols Scott's Emulsion for children who fail to gain strength. The ad claims cod liver oil formula with hypophosphites, palatable to kids, and offers a penny sample by Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott
Local Dakota Division Train Enjoyed by Residents
Citizens praise the Great Northern Dakota division new local train. Passengers report liking the service and habit of taking the east local from Grand Forks every evening except Sunday.
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Great Northern
Rand Forks
Unday
Cars Are All Right Says Electric Cars Enemies
A World editorial quotes Emperor William praising electric cars as safe while noting dangers only come from reckless drivers and errant motormen. The piece argues cars themselves are harmless when operated properly.
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William
New York World
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Grand Forks
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