Notable Figures and Their Notable Facts Across Nations
The report lists diverse personalities and facts: Duke of Portland’s income £250000 annually. Empress of Austria’s Greek mastery in six years. A L Barber building a $1000000 Washington house. Otto Lilienthal heirs destroy flying machines plans models. Bryan’s great grandmother in Indiana. Phoebe Vinton retired after 44 years at Hamilton Woolen in Southbridge. President White’s Cornell farewell urging faithful effort. Franz von Hardtmuth dies shortly after Baron Faber. Awkcanor Hazanohr studies US methods for blind education. Trafalgar widow Mrs Suckling dies. M Osiris buys Malmaison intending to restore and gift to state. Senator Hoar’s 70th birthday. Edward Everett Hale registered amid illiteracy quip. Queen Victoria’s household staffing around 1000 with no changes without consent. Prof C P Willcox dies at 74, Yale graduate and polyglot. Charles Broadway Rousz millionaire eye-sight restoration donor.
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Duke of Portland
Austria
A. L. Barber
New York
Washington
Otto Lilienthal
Bryan
New London
Ind
Phoebe’Vinton
Hamilton Woolen Villa
Southbridge
Mass
White
Cornell University
Franz von Hardtmuth
Baron von Faber
Awkcanor Hazanohr
Odessa
United States
Russia
Trafalgar
England
Bay State
Edward Everett Hale
Boston Journal
Queen Victoria
C. P. Willcox
University of Georgia
Georgia
Yale
Europe
Charles Broadway Rousz
New Yorker
Maryland
Hoe
Stage Glints in New York Theater Season Highlights
Barrett skips America this season. Katherine Rober stars in Inez or A Wife secret. The Colibris midgets dazzle Hammerstein Olympia. George L Kennedy and Rosa Lind Clay with James Young. Francis Wilson shines in Half a King. Nettie de Coursey excels in Mme. Sans Gena burlesque. Huth and Clifford quartet to star in A Corker. Blanche Walsh returns from Australia. John Drew's contract with Frohman extended three years. Hugh Chilvers and Nellie Braggins join Della Fox's company.
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Barrett
America
Katherine Rober
Fanny Brooker
Inez
Colibris
Hammerstein’s Olympia
New York
George L. Kennedy
Rosalind Clay
James Young
Francis Wilson
Nettie de Coursey
Mme, Sans Gena
Mme. . Soursane
Blanche Walsh
Australia
Nat Goodwin
William Owen
John Drew
Charles Frohman
Hugh Chilvers
Royal Italian Opera Company
Covent Garden
London
Nellie Braggins
Prin Donna
Steve I. King
Della Fox
King Oscar Chosen as Fifth Venezuelan Arbitrator
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway is named the fifth arbiter in the Venezuela boundary dispute with two British judges and two American judges to be designated. The treaty, concluded in Washington at the British embassy, places 50 years actual possession as title and may sit in Stockholm.
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Washington
Sweden
Norway
Oscar A
Great Britain
Fth
Venezuela
Ngland
United States
Julian Pauncefote
Olney
Julian Panncefote
London
Mr. Olney
Lord Salisbury
Guildhall
Salisbury
Julian
England
Court of Arbitration
Lord Alisbury
Oscar
Oscar II
Stockholm
Europe
Bernadotte
France
Napoleon
Prince of Wales
Stokholm
William
Intelligent Young Man Explains Electric Car Mechanics
A Washington Star vignette shows a young man on an electric car explaining to his date how power from the electric line and conduit drives the wheels and controls the brakes with playful jargon. The dialogue revels in comical misnaming of car parts as the couple exits at a corner drug store.
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Rigamajees
Washington Star
Times
Novelty tableware and matchboxes feature hidden photographs
The article notes matchboxes with secret recesses to hold photos. It highlights Combigrets mimicking bird of paradise feathers as effective. It introduces silver salad forks and spoons with cut glass handles and cabinets ornaments like vases in Copenhagen ware inspired by Greek mythology.
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Copenhagen
Rival cities feud over petty filings and odd claims
Town Topics notes rival cities mock Philadelphia for gullible headlines about a female baseball player while quips about New York public schools and Chicago post office shine. The piece recalls Gilbert burlesque lines and jokes that burglars operate day and night, with quirky newspaper satire from several papers.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
New York
New York World
Chicago
United States
New York Mail and Express
Gilbert
New York Recorder
Lightning flashes and solar mysteries reported
The article notes a lightning flash appears for about one twenty thousandth of a second and describes thsst waves in Japan traveling at 660 miles per hour. It discusses sun spots as openings in the sun’s photosphere and mentions a German capitalist offering 26000 dollars to prove stars are solid.
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Japan
Actor Jim Walker Faces Perjury Charge in Small Town Court
A reformed actor from Detroit, James Monteith Walker, testifies in a near by Springfield area case after barnstorming years ago. The hearing features Hank Wendell accusing him, with Walker admitting his occupation as an actor under scrutiny.
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Detroit
Rodale
Heauya
Walin
Springfield
Kim Walker
James Monteith Walker
Jim
Hank Wendell
Detroit News
Bligging Criticized for Vanity and Blind Trust
A Washington Star quip ridicules Bligging for trusting friends while overestimating his own importance. The bit compares him to an ace of trumps and an off color three spot, illustrating misplaced confidence. A Tit-Bita exchange adds a playful flirtation between Augustne and a companion.
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Bligging
Bliggins
Washington Star
American Heiress Sees Grand Castle Visit
A witty exchange features an American heiress admiring a castle during a visit to her future husband the count. She compares it to her father’s grand house, remarking the castle seems less impressive by comparison.
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Harlem
Isolated Excerpt Reveals Quarrel and Moral Plea
A fragment shows a dramatic plea for loyalty amid a threat to shared fate and a broader call for individual duty to uplift the masses. The dialogue hints at personal conflict and social reform themes within a historical newspaper fragment.
Defaulter Morrison Pleads Guilty in County Funds Case
George H. Morrison former treasurer of Rensselaer County pleads guilty to two indictments. One accuses felony for refusing to turn over 259000 dollars to his successor and the other cites misappropriation of 4500 dollars of county funds. Morrison faces sentencing.
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Troy
N. Y
George H. Morrison
Renssalaer County
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Montana
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Dillo Mont
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al Remata
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Warren
St. Mary’s Academy
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sisters OF the Holy Cross
Dr. Mile
Minnetonka
L. May &Co
Seedamen
St. Paul
Intire Age
Illustrated Magazine
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D. G
Tersons
Dillon
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Tripuxa Posuisaixe Co
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Tribune.pustriume Co
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