Heroes of Mind and Mission Through Suffering
A New York Herald piece extols how pain underpins great literature and science, citing Finger, Green, General Grant, Mrs Browning, Heine, Sir Walter Scott, Frank Smedley, Edna Lyall, Clark Russell and others. It highlights enduring illness, poverty, and struggle fueling lasting works and legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finger
J. R. Green
Green
Grant
Marine Bank
Sir Walter Scott
Frank Smedley
Edna Lyall
Clark Russell
Aleé
Sir Arthur Bullivan
New York Herald
Doric Sighting Confirms Russian Vessel Sinking Near Nagasaki
The Doric reported sighting three Russian warships on May 28 during its voyage to Nagasaki. A sinking cruiser, pumps active, drew attention as Japanese secret service later identified the vessels as Izumrud, a Aurora-type cruiser, and the gunboat Kazarsky, with all three reportedly captured by Japan after the Nagasaki inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Nagasaki
Occidental and Oriental Steamship’ Company
Doric
San Francisco
Sea of Japan
Secret Service
Smith
Izumrud
Kazarasky
Manila
Sister Sends Golf Coat With Button Change Note
A New Yorker on a visit receives a parcel from his sister containing a golf coat. She explains the brass buttons are heavy and have been cut off to save postage. The note directs him to find the buttons in the coat’s right hand pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
Tramp Declines To Take Tie As Leave Hurried Word
Fragmentary dialogue shows a leave taking where a tramp refuses to take a tie. The exchange reveals mood and tension without clear setting or dates. Further readable context is needed for fuller identification of characters and location.
Fragmented Thought on Duty and Satisfaction
A brief reflection on how every duty completed yields satisfaction and how difficulty accompanies the task. The fragment emphasizes effort and reward without specifying a particular event or person.
Vanderbilt Football Players Hire On Harvest Work
A letter from W W Win ton one of eight Vanderbilt players sent to Kansas labor head A B Jamison reports they prefer harvest work over thrashing. Dated July 3 the note asks about northern harvest opportunities rates and travel as the group nears finishing with sunburned faces and blistered hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Jamison
State Labor Bureau
Kansas
W. W. Winton
Vanderbilt University
Pratt
Iran
Kansas City Times
Impressionist Song From Holland Draws London Interest
A new form of song from Holland, a birdlike warbling without words, captivates English singers and audiences weary of traditional ballads. Mme Katherine Van Rennes leads the movement with Mme Blanche Marchesi as trainee, as London mulls an impressionist song concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mme
Katherine van Rennes
Amsterdam
Blanche Marchesi
London
Mme. Marchesi
Decor trends point to Queen Anne and Georgian revival
The London Decorator notes a fashion swing from quaintness and new art toward a Queen Anne and Georgian revival. With cheap wallpapers and photo frames popular, the arts and crafts movement has peaked and a new craze is spreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elocutionists Renamed to Speech Arts Association
A Rochester Democrat report notes a convention decision to drop the term elocutionist and rename the group as the Association for the Advancement of Speech Arts, reflecting a shift away from teachers of elocution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester ‘Democrat
Association
Panama Yellow Fever Nurses Speak of Isthmus Life
Miss A. A. Robinson of New York recalls the dire yellow fever outbreak on the Panama Isthmus, the harsh conditions for nurses, and the debate over sanitary quarters and mosquito protection. She describes the dead train to Monkey Hill cemetery, hospital life under governors, and the mental strain of isolation faced by American nurses.
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Panama
A. A. Robinson
New York
Colon
New York Tribune
Monkey Hill Cemetery
Robinson
Boston
Hartford Hospital
Davis
Magoon
Chong
New York City
Conductors Required to Learn English on German Railways
The article notes conductors on the German state railways must pass an English and French exam or be charged. It mentions some conductors already have service in the railway, with emphasis on language requirements for official duties.
Vanderbilts Unveil Rathskeller Car for Pittsburg Cleveland Run
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie introduces a $27,000 rathskeller cafe car for businessmen traveling between Pittsburg and Cleveland. It features electric lighting, wide windows, club facilities, and unreserved seating for all patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilts
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Cleveland
New York Press
United States
Frisco System Rewards Veterans With Annual Passes
The Frisco system will award veteran employees annual passes by service length. After fifteen years conductors and enginemen receive division passes, twenty years earns passes over the system, and twenty five years grants system passes for the employee and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
The
Chicago Tribune
Horse and carriage train runs weekly to Montauk line
The Long Island railroad operates a horse and carriage train on the Montauk division for summer residents along the south shore to Amagansett. It runs once a week on Wednesdays leaving Long Island City at 1 PM. Passengers can ship both horses and carriages and have them ready to drive from the country destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island Railroad
Montauk
South Shore
Amagansett
New York Herald
Long Island City
Baltimore and Ohio Establishes Moto Power Test Bureau
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad forms a test bureau to receive all materials for motive power and maintenance of way including rails bridge material cement concrete and all road bought goods. J B Onderdonk is in charge with headquarters in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Motive Power Department
J. B. Onderdonk
Baltimore
Illinois Central to Install Interlocking Device System
The Illinois Central railway begins adding an electrical interlocking device on 600 miles of main track and plans to extend it across the system. Each tower houses a device that prevents the operator from changing signals until the next station releases the lock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Servia Secures Major Loan for Munitions and Rail
The kingdom of Servia has negotiated a loan totaling 22 million dollars for munitions and 8 million dollars for the construction of new railroad lines. The arrangement funds military supplies and critical railway expansion to bolster infrastructure and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Row in Royal Arcanum
United Press reports near two months after the Royal Arcanum Supreme Council raised insurance rates. State conventions protest, secession talk grows toward a Loyal Arcanum, with 40 plus members facing up to a 500 percent rate hike. Action hinges on Grand Councils and the Supreme Regent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press News Assn
New York
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Atlantic City
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Order
Arcanum
Supreme Council
Supreme Regent
Royal Arcanum
Remainder Arrives for Mrs Eliza Ward of Eau Claire
Mrs Eliza Ward 78 wife of E T Ward died recently and arrived from Eau Claire at 2 15 PM aboard the Big Four. Funeral at Grace Lawn Cemetery and burial followed. She was born Monroe Michigan, brought to Elkhart as a child, widow of E T Ward, survived by a son and siblings Walter Downing Town Lincoln Proctor and Ella Crowley.
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Eliza Ward
Walter
Eau- Claire
Mich
Feeb
Grace Lawn Cemetery
E. T. Ward
Monroe
Elkhart
James Downing
Hall- Claire
Walter “Downing
Town
Lincoln Proctor
Ella Crowley
Duke Earl Edward Reaches Twenty One In Coburg Realm
Berlin reports joyous celebrations across Gotha Coburg Gemunden and other cities as the English born Prince of Albany Duke Edward reaches his twenty first birthday. He assumes the throne of Saxe Coburg and Gotha following the death of his uncle in a simple ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Edward
United Press, News Assn
Berlin
Gotha
Coburg
Circus man nabbed with watches then released
Patrolman Stamp stopped a man in a second hand store this morning as he tried to dispose of three watches. Police found $156 with him and the man named Amiel Bong. After questioning and a plausible story, he was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamp
Amiel Bong
Woman Declared Insane After Ax Exertion at Home
Mrs Amanda Martin 38 wife of Jacob Martin Goshen railroad worker was yesterday declared insane and to be sent to Longcliff for treatment once accepted. She has been in failing health and yesterday grew violent using an ax on the furniture. Her husband and four children will care for her at home until admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Martin
Jacob Martin
Goshen
Longcliff
New Salvation Army Leaders Arrive For City Meeting
Capt. and Mrs. Woodward assume new officer roles for the Salvation Army and will lead tonight's city meeting. Adjt. M. A. Cartmill departs for Owosso Michigan tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Woodward
Salvation Army
Bonding the Road Winona Interurban Plans $750000 Bonds
The Winona Interurban Railway Co led by president John F Beyer and secretary Sol C Dickey recorded a trust deed with County Recorder Vernon to issue bonds totaling 750000 dollars at five percent interest for 206 years. Bond denominations include 650000 in 1000 notes and 200 in 500 notes, with the First Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago and Emile K Boisot as pledgees. Work on the project continues as crews push dirt between Leesburg and Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Interurban Railway Co
John F. Beyer
Sol C. Dickey
County Recorder
Vernon
First Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Ill
Emile K. Bois
New Oil Well a Success at Geneva Ind
The U S Texas and Oklahoma Oil and Gas Company shot their No 3 well at Geneva Indiana on Monday evening. The well filled to 200 feet with oil before drilling finished and the oil interfered with the operation. Shot with 120 quarts of nitroglycerin the well reached 400 feet of oil. The driller with twenty years in the oil fields predicts No 23 will pump 50 barrels for every 10 barrels produced by Nos 1 and 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S.-Texas & Oklahoma OF Co
Geneva
Ind
Celebrated Children's Day at Paradise Church
The Paradise Church Society observed Children's Day on July 12 with an excellent program for a large appreciative audience. Committees and scholars earned credit for preparation and delivery. The speaking was instructive and the singing inspired giving and rejoicing. decorations were beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise Church ‘Society
Itchiness of skin blamed on plague cure advertised
The ad claims an ointment from Dean's Drug Store cures itchy skin as a safe remedy amid widespread affliction. It promises relief for most people, noting a low price of cents, while warning that without the ointment a cure remains elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
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Saya
Lake Shore Road
Cool Coaches
Baltimore and Ohio Line
Illiinois Central
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
RESSI
Shafer & Schult
Winona Company
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