San Francisco climate and city vistas amid historical contrasts
The piece surveys San Francisco’s topography and climate. It contrasts hills and cable cars with terraced streets, notes bay views, and praises sunlight access as a reason for the bay window habit. It cites September as ideal weather, with mild mean temperatures and cool nights, then quotes a New York Sun report on artillery crewwork and danger amid shell fragments and shovel blades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
China
Rome
Justin McCarthy
Judith
Bay
Golden Gate
Italy
Shell and Shovel Pile A Civil War Soldier Recall
An old soldier recounts a Civil War siege scene with a shovel pile at a traverse end near batteries and two 100 pound rifled guns. A Confederates mortar shell lands on the pile as soldiers stand exposed by the gun carriage in the white noise of combat.
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New York Sun
Multilingual Swiss Parliament Sparks Curiosity Among Tourists
Pearson's Weekly notes Switzerland hosts a singular parliament where three languages French Italian and German are spoken. Although Italian is less used, Tesin delegates often speak French while German speakers understand them. Members sometimes deliver in German to impact German speaking colleagues, and vice versa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Tessin
Pearson
Remarkable Midnight Scented Rosebush of Quebec Owner
Mrs. Le Clerc of Quebec owns a potted American Beauty rosebush whose flowers emit fragrance only from midnight to daylight. The scent starts exactly at twelve each night and remains absent for the rest of the 24 hours.
Berlin Doctor Finds Tuberculosis-Inoculated Goat
Dr Aronsohn in Berlin reports success in inoculating a goat with tuberculosis, an animal long thought immune to the disease, marking a notable veterinary medical milestone.
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Berlin
Aronsohn
St Marys Academy Deer Lodge Details and Admission Policy
St Marys Academy Deer Lodge Montana outlines its Preparatory Senior and Classical grades with dedicated Music and Art departments. Admissions do not consider religious differences and inquiries are to be directed to the Sister Superior.
Bryan Campaign Under Egg Toss in Chicago Crowd
Chicago dispatch reports several eggs thrown at a Democratic parade honoring William Jennings Bryan. A student from Metropolitan Business College fired eggs from a fifth story window striking coats and tiles. a $500 reward was posted for the culprits as detectives search. Meanwhile Carlisle campaigns in Covington with Bryan cheers and egg disruptions.
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Unicago
Bryan
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Monroe Street
Metropolitan Business College
Mr. Bryan
Powers
Metropolitan College
Business College
Cook County Marching Club
Badenoch
Alton Road
Alton Depot
Cook County Democratic Marching Club
Canal Street
Battery D
Battery
Brighton Park
Union Depot
Battery B
Arcade Hall
Sixty-fifth Street
Wentworth Avenue
Boulevard Hall
Fiftysixth
Halstead
Polish School Hall
Thirty-third
Laurel Streets
Francis Langer
Twenty-ninth
Germania Hall
Thirty-fourth
Tattersalls
Fourteenth Ward
Hebrew Democratic Club
Journeymen Horseshoers’ Association
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Odd Fellows Hall
Carlisle
Wyandotte Cave Pillar Said to Be 44100 Years Old
The article describes Wyandotte cave and its 23 miles of passages led by Rothrock. It highlights the central pillar or constitution column, 30 feet high and 75 feet around, estimated at 44 100 years old. The piece blends cave geology with a local travelogue tone and antique lore.
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Wyandotte
Mammoth
Chambers
Rothrock
America
Indianapolis Journal
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St. Louis
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Racine
Wis
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Tribune
Tribune Pub. CO
Dititox
Mont
N. Y. World
Inter Ocean
Toledo Blade
Ladies’Home Ideal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sheep and Wool
Boston Traveler
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The
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Miles
Parliament
ST. Mary's Academy, Deer Lodge, Mont
Official Directory
U.S
Thos. C. Power
Helens
Hartman
Bozeman
John E. Richards
Alex. C. Botkin
Louis Rotwitt
Andrew B. Cook
Franklin W. Wright
Henri J. Haskell
B. A. Steere
W. Y. Pemberton
E. N. Harwood
W. H. Dewi
Supreme Court
Benj. Webster
Geo. M. Brown
Dillon
H. Knippenberg
Glendale
W. A. Jones
Frank Showers
Boulder
C. Best
Geo.Galbreath
Deweys
Hen
F. Thompson
Lima
T. J. Murray
R. Z. Thomas
Thos. F. Hamilton
A. J- Noyes
J. G
Leon County
E. J. Conger
Public
K. Poindexter
Aurvey Jasob Hartwig Willis
Egg Bryan
Bombard
Wyandotte Cave
Solomon
Durhaw
Mitel al As
Blackwell’s
Durham
Thompson & Reynolds
Dillon, Montana
Poindexter & Orr
Montana
R. J. Scearce
Dille Mont
Cambrian Iron Works
David Davies
Riga
Arne
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
St. Mary's Academy
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sisters OF the Holy Cross
Miles Psin
Draggiste
Florists
L.may & Co
Seedamen
St. Paul
Minn
Intive Age
Intentive
Triscye Posrtsurnxe Co
Trisuxe Pusitsitse Co
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