Red Cross orders million strawberry plants for Texas growers
Clara Barton heads a Red Cross order for 1,000,000 strawberry plants to aid Texas fruit growers hit by the September storm. California to preserve redwood trees via Col. Armstrong will trust 400 acres as a public park. Alaska yields a copper mine and artifacts in Mount St. Elias foothills.
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Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Kittrell
N. C
Texas
California
Col
J. B. Armstrong
Cloverdale
Sonoma County
Alaska
Mount St. Elias
Thanksgiving Proclamation Timing and Political Perception
The President tends to issue the Thanksgiving proclamation before elections to avoid political labeling. Issuing after results could tie the gesture to his party's victory or defeat, inviting claims that it reflects courage or lack thereof.
University Mothers Chaperone Lectures Spark Vienna Riot
In Vienna, mothers of women students register to attend lectures after male students riot and insult women seeking access under newly granted permission. Arabella Szilagyl leads as pioneer chaperone figure amid the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabella Szilagyl
Beecher Free Reading Room Opens in Peekskill
The Peekskill house where Henry Ward Beecher wrote Norwood is opened as a free library and reading room for locals. Funded by Dr John Newell Tilden, longtime Peekskill physician and former military academy principal, the Beecher Free Reading Room will serve the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peekskill
Henry Ward Beecher
Norwood
John Newell Tilden
Military Academy
Beecher
Fond du Lac CoupleWed After Midnight Ceremony
Eary Baird of Fond du Lac and Miss Clara Elmer of Oshkosh arranged to marry at Mrs. Kings home in Fond du Lac. The justice found the five day limit not expired and the ceremony waited until after midnight, with the justice returning about 1 AM to perform the marriage.
Marriages in Hindostan Describe Simple Ceremony
The text explains Hindostan marriages are arranged by parents and conclude with the bride and groom meeting briefly. A playful approach leads the bride to seat beside the groom, and the priest ties a corner of the veil to the shawl to seal their marriage.
Long Route, Cold Coffeepot Kindness Echoes
A western attorney recalls defending a poor woman who could not pay him. He remembers her as a neighbor from his college days when she rose early in winter to offer hot coffee to a newsboy, a motherly gesture beyond repayment. The tale echoes old Persian verse on time and memory.
European sovereigns weigh in a Paris football lineup
A Paris paper lists weights for European rulers as football positions. Dom Carlos of Portugal at 202 pounds could be center while Ferdinand of Bulgaria 177 pounds and Oscar of Sweden 176 pounds suit guards. Kaiser Wilhelm 160 pounds as tackle, czar at 121 pounds unlikely quarterback, King of Spain 99 pounds limited role, French head of government 180 pounds as fullback.
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Paris
Dom Carlos
Portugal
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Oscar
Sweden
Kaiser Wilhelm
Little King
Spain
The Costly Comma and Dusty Decks at Sea
A writer notes the time and money saved by proper punctuation and cites a court case where a missing comma altered meaning. The piece then observes dust accumulating on ship decks, especially sailing vessels, suggesting sails trap airborne particles.
London Advertisement Seeks Servant To Cook and Dress Children
An advertisement in a London paper asks for a servant who can cook and dress children. The notice does not specify the type of dressing or cuisine for the cooked children.
American Boom in London a London Letter
American capitalists led by Yerkes bought an underground railway charter and began planning. American trade in Britain surged with $65,000,000 growth to last year, doubling as London hosts many American firms. The London American business scene expands with 40,000 to 60,000 Americans, Standard Oil profits, and a rising English market for American machinery and oil.
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Yerkes
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
London
William McKinley Osborne
England
St. Helen's Place
Standard Oil Company
Rothschilds
Standard
Utility Plant Bamboo Shapes Chinese Life and Craft
The bamboo dominates Chinese daily life from cradle to grave. It furnishes homes and buildings, provides water pipes, hedges, and thatch, and yields edible shoots and seeds. Bamboo shavings fill mattresses, boats are made of it, and ropes, sails, instruments, and countless everyday items are crafted from it. Leaves form waterproof garments and joints conceal opal-like stones. babies sleep in bamboo cradles while in some districts criminals are tiled over a variety used for executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celestial Empire
China
The Lash for Cruel Brutes
A Washington Star editorial argues the cat o nine tails is the only effective deterrent for men who brutalize wives and dependents. It condemns humane methods and notes prisoners receive comfort while families endure cold and hunger, returning to abuse after release.
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Washington Star
Ohio to display Grecian Doric building at Pan American Fair
Ohio will be represented at the Pan American exposition in Buffalo next May by a Grecian Doric structure. Gov. Nash approves the plans. The building will measure 84,122 feet and sit on a commanding site, serving as a sample for other states at the all American fair amid world exhibition interest.
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Ohio
Buffalo
Nash
Prince Wears Highland Kilt at Scottish Home
The Prince of Wales, once married, spends part of each year at Birkhall in Scotland and returns there whenever possible. He is fond of wearing a Highland kilt while there and likes to see others wearing kilts as well.
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Prince
Prince of Wales
Birkhall House
Scotland
Costly Raphael Madonna in Marlborough Collection
The Duke of Marlborough owns the world’s costliest art collection including the Blenheim Madonna, a Raphael painting from 1507 valued around 350000 dollars. The work, eight feet high, depicts the Madonna and child with St John the Baptist and St Nicholas. government purchase has been proposed.
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Duke of Marlborough
Raphael
St. Nicholas of Bari
Blenheim Palace
Anne
Windsor Castle
St. Louis
Incidental Golden Luck Unearths Valuable Tripoli Deposit
A Missouri farmer found his mules pawing at a tree as fires raged nearby. Returning, he saw bluish dust enveloping the animals and a floury sand heap on the ground. Subsequent exploration revealed extensive deposites of tripoli or rottenstone valued by experts at 10,000 to 15,000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Missouri
Dirt Eaters of Grenadines Warn of Dirt Diet Dread
A 19th century note describes Grenadine coolies in Carriacou eating dirt and dirt cakes amid frugal diets of rice peas curry and ghee. It links dirt eating to severe health deterioration including swollen bodies stiff joints pale skin and breathlessness, noting also dirt ingestion from unwashed hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenadine Islands
West Indies
Carriacou
Not Worth a Tinker's Dam Origin Story
A New York Herald note explains the saying not worth a tinker's dam dating to tin work. It recounts tinkers sealing solder with dough dams, baking hard lead, and discarding the useless mass, shaping the phrase's lingering meaning despite unknown origins.
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New York Herald
Dairy and Poultry Feeding Experiments and Hamburg Fowl Varieties
Press Bulletin 72 from Kansas Experiment Station details feeding tests on eighty steers with four regimes to compare grain and hay mixes, noting gains, feed efficiency, and slaughter outcomes. It also surveys Hamburg fowls and describes the Silver-spangled Hamburg breed, its appearance, behavior, and breeding standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Experiment Station
Kansas State Agricultural College
Red Cross across nations and leaders in wartime aid
The Red Cross badge and flag span all nations aiding the sick and wounded in war. The movement operates under Geneva Treaty privileges. Canada’s representative is Dr George Ansel Stirling Ryerson, recently returned from South Africa. Miss Clara Barton leads the American Red Cross from Washington.
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Red Cross
Geneva
Red Cross Society
Canada
British Red Cross Society
George Ansel Stirling Ryerson
Toronto
South Africa
Clara Barton
American Red Cross Society
Washington, D. C
Newcastle trance patient defies medical precedent
James Thompson, 38, has been in a eight month trance at Newcastle Royal Infirmary. He lies bedbound, refusing nourishment, sustained only by liquid feeds. He has shown no movement or life, aside from two brief eye openings suggesting faint consciousness. The case challenges standard medical explanations.
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London
New York
James Thompson
Royal Infirmary
Newcastle
Building Record in Atlanta Surpasses prior year figures
Atlanta issued permits worth 1.828 million dollars in 1900, expected to reach 2 million by year end, surpassing the 1897 record of 1.803 million. Notable projects include the Carnegie Library building at 120 thousand dollars and the Empire Building at 500 thousand.
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Atlanta
Carnegie Library
Empire
Capacity figures for major cathedrals and churches
The text lists seating capacities: 54,000 in St Petersy church Rome, 37,000 in Milan cathedral, and 38,000 for auls London.
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St. Petersychurch
Rome
Milan Cathedral
London
Dairy Notes on Farm Accounts and Oleo Prices
Close dairy accounts at the farm level, use schoolchildren for bookkeeping, and offer small pay to boost accuracy. Oleo production rose 30 percent last year and has doubled in five years. Congress may pass the Great bill to ban oleo sales as butter, prompting calls for clear naming. California Dairymen urge a dairy school building. education in butter making is urged nationwide. A creamery manager sought to spur better milk by promising an annual public report with earnings, fat percentage, Babck test details, and cow usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Dairymen’s Association
State’ University
Poultry Tips And Michigan Horseshoeing Law
A hens sitting avoidance method is discussed as a way to keep poultry from nesting while seasonal feed changes risk liver and bowel disorders. Michigan announces a cutting edge horseshoeing law with registration exemptions for small towns and a six month compliance window, plus a strict exam for noncompliant practitioners. The report notes severe floods in France hurting hay crops and forcing higher corn imports.
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D. R. Stagster
Linton, Emmons Co
N. D
London Letter
Snow Hill
Farringdon Street
Lombard Street
Yerkes Railway
Born Viaduct
St. Sepulchre’s Church
John Smith
Pocahontas
Virginia
New England
Holborn Viaduct
Capt
Pocahontas Fame
Dairy and Poultry
Kansas
Armour Packing Company
Kansas City
Hamburgs
Hamburg
the Red Cross
Michigan
Walter Beckwith
Board of Examiners
France
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