Cuba's New Railroad Opens Across the Island
A Havana dispatch reports Cuba's new standard gauge railway from Santa Clara to Santiago, via Santo Espiritu Junction and Puerto Principe, with sleepers now connecting Havana and Santiago. The 450 mile trunk line promises cheap travel, rapid through trips, and major development of eastern and western provinces, under American-British ownership led by Sir William Van Horne.
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Puerto Principe
Santiago
Havana
New York World
Piedras
The
Cuba Railway Company
Bay of Nipe
Jacaro
San Fernando
Santo Espirito
Santo Esperito City
Robert P. Porter
McKinley
Seaboard
United States
William van Horne
Raced For Life With A Pack of Coyotes
Captain John Clayton of the Mexican International railroad recounts a nighttime ride in Monterey when a pack of coyotes chased his velocipede for thirty miles. He dodged, outpaced them on a trestle, and reached Torreon safely with aid awaiting him.
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John Clayton
Mexican International Railroad
Monterey
Mexico
Torreon
Durango
San Carlos
John
London Society's Latest Fadt Vibration Cure Spreads
The New York World notes London's fashionable set embraces a Swedish vibrationist who claims to cure all ailments by vibration. Adelina Patti lends support as nerves, pneumonia, and appendicitis are said to respond, while palmists and crystal gazing fade from prominence.
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London
New York
Adelina Patti
Berlin inventor plans a flying boat prototype
Herr Gustav Koch of Berlin proposes a motor boat that can fly and be tested on water to avoid land trials. He demonstrated the craft to the German Society For Aerial Navigation, describing a low flat light boat with adjustable steering and horizontal sails.
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Herr Gustav Koch
Berlin
Philadelphia
German Society For Aerial Navigation
Coeds Resolve to Say Fudge Instead of Profane Language
A Chicago dispatch reports Professor Clark of Northwestern University declares heavens and great heavens are profanity equivalent to damn. In a lecture on composition he tells coeds to replace it with fudge to relieve their feelings.
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Clark
Northwestern University
Chicago
New York World
Magician's Touch Declines in Salary Day Routine
A young man sought engagement with the aggregation touring on one night stands. When asked for his act he offered a magic disappearance. The manager refused, saying he performs that act himself on salary day.
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Chicago Post
Sea Captain Delivers White Foxlike Creature to Bronx Zoo
Captain Golding of the British ship Afridi reports a curious two foot long white animal with raccoon like head and fox like forequarters, found in Yokohama and sent to the Bronx Zoo after approval from Mr. Horniday. The creature has a black eye patch and unknown family status, prompting analysis by zoo experts.
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United States
Captain Golding
Afridi
New York
New York American
Mr. Horniday
Yokohama
Mr. Hornaday
Candy an Enemy of Beauty Says Doctor in Chicago
Dr Ralph Grace of Battle Creek told a South Side club in Chicago that sweets including ice cream and bonbons wreck the complexion and harm health. He urged giving up sweets to improve digestion and overall wellbeing. The lecture on The Proper Diet was followed by a scientifically prepared luncheon.
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South Side Club
Chicago
Ralph Grace
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago Inter Ocean
Grace
Mitchell uses Irish tale to illustrate labor debates
United Mine Workers president John Mitchell, in a New York address on the Labor Problem, tells a story about an Irishman Pat who argues the moon is more useful than the sun because it shines at night when people are in the dark, while the sun shines by day.
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Washington Times
New York
Pat
British Boer Marriages at Port Elizabeth
A South Africa correspondent reports Britons settling in South Africa are marrying Boer women. Two weddings occurred at Port Elizabeth where the grooms served in the South African constabulary and the brides, true Boer maidens, faced language hurdles during the marriage service.
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South Africa
Port Elizabeth
South African Constabulary
Chicago man sues for recovered lizard valued at 200
Kasmar Palear of Chicago coughed up a live ten inch lizard kept in his stomach for years. Albert Jenkins captured and bottled the reptile. Palear sues for its return claiming a 200 dollar value.
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Kasmar Palear
Chicago
Albert Jenkins
Palear
New York World
Sealskin Box Coats Arrive for Young Woman
A sealskin box coat collection arrives for a slender young woman, highlighting fashion options for the season. The feature notes the coats' style appeal and suitability for a refined wardrobe.
Weak In Spelling Causes Laughs In Short Notes
A Baltimore News item shows a young woman thanking a friend for a Maltese kitten with a pink bow she cannot spell lavender for. The friend jokes about color and the writer’s note ends with a quip on spelling. A second tale has a girl unable to spell studied stenography by phone.
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Baltimore News
Horse buried with Lord Dacre confirmed by excavation
During recent digs near Towton where Lord Dacre died in 1461 a horse skull was found standing upright near the reputed grave. The skull was placed back and the site filled, validating the tale that the war horse shared his tomb.
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Lord Dacre
Towton
England
France Insures Rail Passengers With State System
France adopts passenger insurance on state railways. A penny ticket grants 2000 francs for death or permanent injury and 500 to 1000 francs for minor injuries. Five francs a day compensate for lost work within railway precincts. Passengers may buy up to ten tickets. Italians face murder indictments as suicides rise in incidents linked to lovers.
Disguise Castor Oil Prank At Newport Drug Store
A social Newport scene reports a young woman asking a druggist if castor oil can be disguised. The clerk jokes he already gave her a dose, prompting the woman to seek a way to hide it. The anecdote frames a witty exchange from Eric Perkin's Lectures.
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Smart Set
Newport
Seven Salmon Species Arrive Across Taku River Alaska
The Taku River in Alaska hosts seven salmon species with each recordable arrival date from the sea to spawning grounds. The data provide a timeline of migration stages and local spawning patterns across the watershed.
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Taku River
Alaska
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