Siberian partridge and quartz thermometers in 19th century notes
A collection of curiosities includes Siberia supplying a new delicacy for London markets the Siberian partridge, and France producing quartz thermometer tubes for high temperature use. Also described are a large Philadelphia time ball project and a plan to mark 29 Portland historic sites before Old Home Week.
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Portland
Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
Thomas B. Reed
Nathaniel Parker Willis
James Parton
Fanny Fern
Alexander
Wadsworth
Sargent
Prentiss
Siberia
Europe
Omsk
Manchuria
London
England
Baltic Sea
France
Monsieur Dufour
Explanation of British loan capitalists and gold flow
In the house of commons a reason is given why American capitalists were allowed to take a large share of the new British loan. The war depleted Bank of England gold while Britain held abundant gold. selling part of the loan to Americans drew gold to London. It notes capital at interest earns low yields, with 8 percent expected if security remains unimpeachable.
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House of Commons
Bank of England
London
Primitive peoples show sharper senses in Torres Straits study
Dr Rivers reports Torres Straits natives possess finer vision and touch than many Europeans. They detect darker contrasts better and judge weight more accurately, attributed to habitual constant observation. The differences are small but notable, suggesting environmental adaptation shapes perception.
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Rivers
Torres Straits
New Guinea
Anarchist Editor Praises Murder of King Humbert
The editor of an anarchistic paper hailed King Humbert's murder in a celebratory editorial while admitting Humbert was kind and estimable and not oppressing his people. A Chicago paper denounces him as a dead beat, linking anarchist praise to dangerous rhetoric and cowardice under police pursuit. The dinosaur find near Grand Junction, Colorado, by Prof Riggs is detailed with bones seven to nine feet long, promising a near-complete skeleton shipped to Chicago for mounting.
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Humbert
Chicago
Riggs
Field Columbian Museum of Chicago
Gunnison River
Grand Junction
Col
Galveston After Storm Reports Clean-Up and Martial Control
Galveston faces a dreary Sabbath as debris is cleared and few dead identified. Authorities, led by Sheriff Thomas and United States Marshal Grant, coordinate to curb looting, conduct interments, and manage transit out of the city. Railways unite on a single bridge and work to restore mainland and island lines by midweek, aided by rangers, militia, and local physicians.
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Calveston
Tex
Galveston
Thomas J
United States
Grant
Scurry
Texas City
Virginia Point
Virginian Point
Rallronin
Galvaston
Miners Strike Intensifies Across Pennsylvania Coal Fields
Philadelphia dispatch reports the United Mine Workers strike in the anthracite region is set to widen in scope as operators prepare to run mines short handed. Leaders urge union solidarity while non union workers weigh staying home to avoid backlash. Archbishop Ryan may mediate. Father Philips presses for delay until mediation ends. Also noted is eight month emigration from Hamburg and Bremen, rising to 188,418 from 105,611 year over year.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Archbishop Ryan
Father Philips
Hazelton
United Mine Workers
Ryan
Hamburg
Bremen
Fire destroys Boston dealer's property and schooner
Fire caused 360000 damage to the property of F A Bradford Co wood and coal dealers in Boston The Nova Scotian schooner Muriel at Brandford's wharf also burned and other property valued at 5010 was destroyed
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Boston
F. A. Bradford & Co
Muriel
Brandford
Fatal shooting in Lexington suburb game ends life
A craps game in a Lexington suburb ended with James Jenking shot through the heart and killed by Willam Hulet. Hulet fled the scene, leaving the shooting unsolved as of yesterday.
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Lexington
James Jenking
Willam Hulet
Bulet
FATAL FIGHTING NOT OVER IN CHINA WAR FEVER RULED
London dispatch notes British government weighing troop movements from South Africa to India to bolster China operations. Gen Dorward heads to Beijing, Horne Campbell oversees Tianjin garrison. Reports detail German and Russian moves, empress dowager pressure, and a looming European role in Pekin crisis.
Rockhill Goes to Pekin for China Investigation
Special Commissioner William W. Rockhill, sent by President McKinley to report on China, heads toward Pekin after leaving Shanghai. He will join Li Hung Chang en route, while U S officials in Washington assess the Galveston disaster and troop withdrawal questions in Beijing.
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Nto
Washington
Wiliam W. Rockhill
China
McKinley
Pekin
Rockhill
Shanghai
Empire
Navy Department
Remey
Tuku
Galveston
Gen. Chaffee
Postmaster Welch Arrested Over Mail Theft Case
Carbondale Illinois Sept 18 Postmaster inspector Price of Chicago arrested Murphysboro assistant postmaster J J Welch on charges of opening mail containing money and taking the cash His preliminary trial is set for next Saturday Welch a respected local figure and a financial reporter for the Murphysboro Knights of Honor. McClernand Growing Weaker in Springfield Gen John A McClernand is said to be fading and may not survive many hours according to his doctor
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Mieman Welch
Carbondale
Postomee
Inspector Price
Chicago
J. Welch
Murphysboro
Postomer
Welch
Knights of Honor
A McClernand
Springfield
John A. McClernand
Tanneries Bought Up in Wisconsin by United States Leather
Stanley Wisconsin September 18 The United States Leather company owner of the large tannery at Stanley has purchased the tanneries in Wisconsin formerly owned and operated by the Shaw Tannery company in a consolidation effort affecting regional industry and employment.
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Stanley
Wis
United States Leather Company
Wisconsin
Shaw Tannery Company
First Day of Penna Coal Strike Brings Near-Complete Tieups
The great coal mine strike led by United Mine Workers President Mitchell began with a major effort to halt operations in four districts, notably Lackawanna and Wyoming, where nearly 90,000 workers are affected. Most mines are idle, some remain open, and settlement talks via arbitration show little progress. An appeal to American Christian women urged prayers to aid arbitration. Chicago reports higher coal prices as the strike looms, signaling wider supply concerns.
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Mitchell
Laelsoranne
Wyoming
Almane
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Philadelphia
Peningylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Hazleton
Lackawanna
Philadelphia & Readlng Coal and Tron Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Christian Women of America
M. W. Sullivan
International Longshoremen’s Association
Sullivan
Chicago
Powers Satisfied With Ta Tug and Prince Ching
London reports that all powers have accepted Ta Tug and will likely accept Prince Ching as negotiators. A central government satisfactory to the powers is to be established in China with full retribution for attacks on legations. No indemnity talks yet. Berlin notes possible delays until Marshal von Waldersee arrives. casualties listed from Tung Chow explosion. Washington notes no immediate developments. talks continue with Chinese and Japanese ministers and French envoy. Military preparations for winter in China proceed as precaution. Waldersee to command allied armies, arriving soon. Takahira and Adee discuss Chinese affairs. Japan plans to withdraw superfluous forces from Peking, keeping only necessary troops.
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London
Robert Harthat
China
Associated Press
Breilish
South Africa
Assiuu
Pekin
Ten-tsin
Li Hung Chang
Peking
Dorward
Tien-tsin
Horne Campbell
von Keiteler
Daily News
Baron von Kettele
Shanghai
Count von Wahlderses
Hsu Tung
Yu Lu
Wang Lung
Imperial Sense
The
Times
Wiring
EL Hung Chang
Berlin
William
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Shang
Germany
Earl Li
Yang Lu
Prince Tuan
Rockhill
Prince Ching and
Ysallan
Petuee Tugsn
Kang Yi
War Board
Chao Shu Chiao
Railway and Mining Bureau
Border Punishment
Nankin
Wao Ching
Woo Chaney
Tientsin
Prince Ching
Thei
Daily Graphic Ceserta
Gapaich
Mumm von Schwartszenstein
Marshal von Waldereee
Grilah
Taku
Tung Chow
Hill
Washington
Adee
Chaffee
State Department
Chefu
Waldersee
Count Waldersee
Shaneghal
Takahira
Japan
Petsin
Russians Withdraw Regiments as Telegraph Line Construction Starts
Peking September 19. Russia begins gradual force reduction with five regiments withdrawn and strength down to 5,000. The international force totals 70,000, Japanese 22,900. Baron Nishii urges withdrawing 15,000 Japanese to reserve in Japan. Americans start a permanent telegraph line from Pekin to Tientsin. Boxers remain uncaptured. Fifteen hundred Germans under Gen. Hopfner move south on a secret mission to seize Saing Sang where many Boxers are believed to be.
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Pekin
Americana
Peking
Baron Nishii
Japan
Hoslwa
Tientsin
Artilery
Hopfner
Saing Sang
Wiloile Tribes Dieing Epidemic Ravages Northwest Alaska
Tacoma reports a malignant disease sweeping 600 miles along the lower Yukon coast, killing large portions of numerous tribes. Across villages from Holy Cross to Rampart, high mortality in the last ten days leaves the region nearly deserted and entire communities decimated.
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Alaska
Tacoma
Wash
Dawn
Alaskan
Yukon River
T. C. Power
Dawson
St. Michaela
Yukon
Power
Utle
Holy Cross Mission
Valencia
Anvil
Nulata
Nonllap
Tuklakyot
Rampart
German Naval Battalion Burns Liang Town in China
Official Shanghai dispatch reports a German naval battalion with forty Bengal lancers captured and burned Liang on September 11. About a hundred Boxers were killed. Chinese regiments guarding the palace fled earlier. One German and five others wounded.
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China
Canturca
Berlin
Tragic Philippine Death of Capt Charles McQueston
The War Department reports Capt Charles McQueston of the Fourth United States Infantry killed in the Philippines. In a moment of temporary insanity he attacked his men and fired on them, being killed in self defense by privates. Public records note Gen MacArthur conveyed the details.
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Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Philippines
Chas. McQueston
United States Infantry
McQuenton
Railroad Wreck Kills Fireman and Engineer in Indiana
At Red Key Indiana near midnight an eastbound express collided with an open switch. Fireman McClellan was killed and Engineer Montague broke both legs. Two unidentified men were trapped. one died, the other gravely hurt. Baggage car wrecked and many passengers slightly injured. Rescue delayed awaiting another engine from Muncie. Also reported a Colorado mine sale worth one million dollars to a syndicate led by Alfred Bell and J Pierpont Morgan with John Hayen Hammond reviewing the mine for the buyers.
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Muncie
Ind
Lake Eyre & Western
Red Key
McClellan
Montague
Colorado
Denver
Thomas F. Wash
Ouray
Colo
Alfred Bell
J. Pierpont Morgan
John Hayen Hammond
Finns Face Russian Rule Says Swedish Nobleman
A Swedish nobleman with Finish government ties warns that Gen. Gobrikoff aims to Russify Finland. He notes Russian language mandatory in schools will replace Swedish, German rights to assemble are limited, and Finnish authorities must approve gatherings. He laments past Finnish cultural leadership and predicts harsh repercussions for Finns.
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Gobrikoff
Finland
Sweden
Bobrikos
Resignation of Swedish Premier prompts cabinet change
King Oscar accepting Err Gustaf Bostrom’s resignation names Admiral Van Ottow as successor while other ministers stay. Policy remains unchanged on internal affairs and the Sweden Norway union. Tensions with the king over diplomacy and relations with Norway and England are cited as factors in the premier’s departure.
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Oscar
Err Gustaf Bostrom
Admiral van Ottow
Sweden
Norway
Bostrovt 8
England
London
Bostrom
Russia
Mids Bultatrom to Sing English Opera at Met Opera
Misa Ingeborg Ballstrom, a Swedish soprano born in Stockholm, will appear at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York next season. Known for a rich, florid voice and captivating stage presence, she will debut in the part of Filina in Mignon, after a career at the Royal Opera and Berlin. Her principal roles include Michaela, Martha, Violetta, Tytlet, Suzanne, Rosina, and the queen in The Huguenots.
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Mids Bultatrom
Amerien
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Misa Ingeborg Ballstrom
Miss Ballstrom
Stockholm
Filina
Royal Opera
Royatt Opera
Berlin
Michaela
Carmen
Martha
Violetta
Tuyllet
Suzanne
Mary Stuart and the Danish mummy in Faarevelin
The text recounts the preserved remains of Mary Stuarey Laver, an Egyptian mummy, and the Earl of Rothwell seen daily in Faarevelin village church. It notes a 200 year-old body at Hitle church, marred by time and crowds, and links Mary Stuart’s romance and tragedy to Darnley’s fate and a Norwegian exile.
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Mary Stuarey Laver
Earl of Rothwell
Faarevelin
Denmark
Hitle
Mary Stuart
Darntley
Aoay
Norway
Draghsholm Castle
Scandinavian affairs trigger nervous alarm among locals
The Old Country and the Now Fuasia show interest in Swedish and Nar Weglan matters provoking Scandinavian concern. Military and civilian lectures discuss Norwegian and Swedish organization, topography, and resources as officers and cadets study Scandinavian languages, amid hints of danger from Russia.
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Fuasia
Nar- Weglan
Russia
Atte
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