Stocking Elk From Lenox Preserve Proposed by Whitney
W C Whitney offers thirty elk from his Lenox preserve to New York game commission for stocking Abboft dacks. Also noted: urban population shifts, a nine year old preacher in Coffeyville, possible submarine eruption evidence after Galveston-Mexico cable damage, Wisconsin football ban memorial by Winnebago board, a 13-year-old NYC gambler jailed with $250 in assets, charity work by young professionals at a state conference, Bourges reports a new powerful gun and illuminating shells tested for military use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Whitney
New York Game Commission
Lenox
Winnebago
New York
Paris Petit Journal
Bourges
Tournic
M. Battaille
American Bank in Calcutta Signals Anglo American Trade Rise
An American bank setup in Calcutta backed by capital and capable men signals growing trade with the East. One American house reportedly has over a hundred agents in India and merchandise valued near one million dollars in transit, foreshadowing American banking houses following cargo and flag into Oriental commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
America
Norway's New Ruler Stirring Up Trouble
A Chicago News summary reports on Crown Prince Gustav Adolph regent of Norway and Sweden facing opposition from the Storthing, fears of future conflict with his people, and his sympathy toward Sweden and Germany. It notes Oscar's popularity, Ebba Munck marriage, and possible future kingship, with tension over Norway's independence and the royal line. Also included is London crime concerns about hooligan gangs preying on civilians and evading punishment, highlighting urban disorder and policing challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Adolph
Sweden
Norway
Oscar
Gustav
Victoria
Baden-Baden
The
Storthing
Germany
William
Omer
Ebba Munck
Sophia
Wiesbaden
House of Nassau
Ebva Munck
Fulkila
Thasantry
Oscar II
Marines
Bernadotte
Miss Munck
Christiania
Stockholm
Prince Oscar
Wisborg
Prince Bernadotte
John Bernadotte
London
City of London
Imperial Volunteers
South Africa
Woman sets world mountaineer record for ascent heights
In 1899 Dr and Mrs Workman led an expedition through Baltistan from Srinagar to Askole and beyond with guide Mattias Zurbriggen. Mrs Workman ascended peaks of 18 600 19 450 and 21 000 feet marking a world women’s mountaineering record. The climb faced cold winds and difficult gear challenges as they crossed a rope bridge over the Braldu river and advanced toward Koser Gunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himalayas
Hispar Pass
Skoro la
Dr. Workman
Zurbriggen
Curious accident with Thunerer guns off Milford Haven
On the British battleship Thunerer near Milford Haven a lighting-fired ten inch gun discharged only part of its projectile. The base plate remained in the gun and the gas pressure forced part of the shell out the breech. A second gun blew a three inch hole in its projectile. Alarm spread through the turret as a bursting was feared. Possible damp powder or water in the guns is suspected. Both guns appear sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Haven
Wales
Cracow Taxes Too High Hit Rent Owners Auctioned Homes
The Austrian tax policy in Cracow imposes heavy rent charges, with 48 kronen per 100 kronen of rent. About 147 houses face auction for unpaid taxes, and roughly 1,500 houses could be affected by the tax burden. Sales duties rose from 2 to 4 percent, prompting underreporting in official rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cracow
Chicago News
Daring Girl Susan Shelly Explores Dime Novel Life
Susan Shelly of Shellingrove Pennsylvania, 21, known for daring acts including wearing male attire and a train hold-up near Richmond Indiana, seeks to write a memoir. Once a child prodigy at Freeburg Music College, she now pursues vigorous escapades to fuel a planned book about tramp life and adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Shelly
Shellingrove
Freeburg
Snyder County
Richmond
Ind
H. B. Moyer
Freeburg Music College
Shelly
Carlo Hunters and Rural England Furniture Craving
In rural England scarce a cottage escapes furniture traders from London. Agents scour districts for old oak chairs grandfather clocks and willow pattern china. Many villagers hold fast to heirlooms despite rising offers from curio hunters.
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Carlo
England
London
The Black Art Collection At National Museum
The Washington Post notes a new exhibit tracing medicine to ancient charms and sorcery. A Virginia rabbit foot with a five cent price epitomizes regional folk beliefs, while scarlet thread knots and a rusty nail illustrate folk remedies for nosebleeds and dental gouging.
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National Museum
Washington Post
Virginia
Mason and Dixon Line
Australia
Objects and beliefs in a national museum vignette
A museum display describes folk remedies and magical practices among African American, Native American, and other cultures. It cites peony roots to ward insanity, horse chestnuts, fetishes, masks, and prayer rituals aimed at curing rheumatism, preventing sickness, or aiding hunting, with notes on timing and belief.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Washington
Ghostly Whist and Footprints in a Deserted Bungalow
A traveler recalls two uncanny tales from India and a hospital. In the first, a glow from a night lamp reveals a pair of small brown feet with silver bangles under a bed in a deserted bungalow. The second tale follows a hospital game of double dummy where invisible hands arrange cards and reveal a mystery woman playing masterfully before vanishing. The narrator wonders who she was and why she appeared, noting the eerie precision of her whist play.
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Nautch
India
Chang
London
Paradise for Tramps a New Orleans View on Central America
A New Orleans businessman describes tramps drifting to Central America. He notes many never return, finding life easy for able-bodied men who avoid work. Some sail, others stow away, and many settle by marrying native women and living in banana or coconut groves in Nicaragua or Costa Rica.
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Central America
New Orleans
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States
Naughty Parrot Sparks Boer War Profanity Tale
A Georgetown Chronicle recounts a parrot bought in Rockstone and taken to England that spoke in edifying terms until a vicarage window incident during a Sunday service. The bird cursed the Boers and Lord Roberts, shocking the congregation and prompting its return to Demerara for reform.
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England
Georgetown
British Guiana
Mouive
Rockstone
Robert
Lord Roberts
Kruger
Demerara
Kansas Proposes Rabbit Commissioner Post
In Kansas, discussion grows over appointing a rabbit commissioner to curb waste of about 40,000 pounds of jack rabbit meat yearly. The chatter frames the idea as a practical reform, though critics call it folly to legislate on such a concept.
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Kansas
Utah trio held after Cisco Utah post office hold up
Three young men from Utah Jack Hatch David Tolliver were held at Moab Utah on charges of attempted robbery at Cisco post office October 17. Postmaster Horace J Porter acted quickly locking the safe and hiding the money preventing the $6000 theft. The robbers dressed in masks forced the clerk but fled empty handed after Porter complied with their demands.
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Hatch
Jack Hatch
David Tolliver
Utah
Moat
Cisco
Horace J. Porter
Denver Republican
Agog in Ireland Punch Cartoon Quip
A traveler and driver banter in a Punch cartoon set in Ireland. The driver jokes about the horse's luck, noting the horse has missed five feeds in a row as the traveler asks if the horse is sick. The tone is humorous and observational of daily Irish life.
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Ireland
Catarrh Cure Promoted In Toledo Advert
An old Ohio ad promotes a catarrh remedy claiming constitutional cure via blood and mucous surfaces. The copy asserts many diseases once local are constitutional and offers a $100 rebate with testimonials, listing F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and Hall's Family Pills as a recommended pair.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
NEY & CO
Tae. Hall
Power of Oratory and the Abyss Yawned
Detroit Journal quotes a critic who ridicules a noted orator saying his speech about the nation's abyss caused the people to yawn. The exchange notes the contagious nature of yawning as a response to the speech.
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Detroit Journal
His Wife a Success and Morning Wakeups
A collection of humorous quips from Ohio State Journal and Chicago Tribune notes. A husband jokes his wife outshines alarm clocks in waking him. A clergyman dines with the family and is told to eat slowly. A bale of cotton is described as a baleful blessing.
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Henpeck
Ohio State Journal
Johnny
Chicago Tribune
Duty of Mothers and the Pinkham Cure
A mother cites daughter’s two year struggle with irregular menstruation and pain. Mrs Lydia E Pinkham’s advice and her herbal compound are credited with curing the young woman, urging mothers to seek guidance and treatment. The piece emphasizes maternal responsibility and public access to Mrs Pinkham’s remedies.
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Augustes
South Byron
Wis
Pinkham
isSink Rene
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Gcnious Co. Record
D. R. Srezerza
Linton, Emmons Co
Coffeyville
Kan
Willie Jefferson
Galveston-Mexico
Galveston
Paria Opera Comique
Gustave Charpentier
Louise
M. Carpentier
Opera Comique
Rowan
Cebu
Philippines
Atchison, Kan
Harvard University
Egyptian Fund Society
Cambridge
Oxford
Homar
Sapho
Hadrian
Eee
Mrs. Workman
Parrot
D. Javelle Mra. Co
Paxsons
London Times
Philadelphia Press
Dr. Kline
H. Kisame
Arch St
Philadelphia
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