The Diamond Necklace Mystery in Milan and Tyrol
Mrs Palmer recalls a Milan carnival tale of Claire Elliston and Count von Rosenburg a hypnotic subplot centered on an American heiress Mrs Harding who watches from a box as a diamond necklace becomes a bridal prize The narrator reveals the necklace’s history and the hypnotism claim before the tale ends with Harding offering the diamond necklace to Claire for her bridal present.
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Mrs. Palmer
Milan
Jack
Count von Rosenburg
Ludwig
Harding
Claire Elliston
Russia
Brera
Old Salem
Claire
Santa Maria Della Grazie
Leonardo da Vinci
la Scala
Ellistons
Italy
Inspruck
Tyrol
Odd Mix of Races in Baltimore German Irish Colony
A Philadelphia Record notice explains a curiosity about Baltimore's German Irish community and traces Palatine migrations to America. It recounts 1709 movements from Rotterdam to London and onward to New York and Ireland, noting 3 800 Palatines sent to Limerick where they became skilled workers like linen weavers.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
Ireland
Thomas Bonacum
Omaha
Pennsylvania
Rotterdam
England
New York
London
Holland
Greenwich
America
Schoharie
Limerick
Giant genius Crookes helped Roentgen light discovery
Irish? No. A portrait of William Crookes highlights his role in enabling Roentgen rays and the vacuum science behind incandescent lamps. The piece covers his early life in London, chemistry studies, Oxford, Chemical News, Royal Society fellowship, thallium discovery, radiative investigations, and the occult focus that drew public attention in the 1870s.
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William Crookes
Professor Crookes
London
Royal College of Chemistry
Hoffman
Royal Society
John King
Katy King
Nature
Cross Eyed Headlights Light Night Trains
Boston Transcript reports a new track lighting for the New York New Haven and Hartford line on the airline flyer. The cross eyed headlights designed by Colonel N H Heft illuminate curves by shuttling light between the two lamps. Superintendent Ostrander says the system brightens areas beside tracks and keeps rails visible through curves.
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Boston Transcript
New York, New Haven
Hottest Mines The Cometock Heat Traps Miners
The report notes the Cometock as among the hottest mines with temperatures so extreme that workers can only endure ten to fifteen minutes of work at a time on the lower levels.
Wrong Side of Ambition in D A R Tale and Athens University Row
A woman seeks Revolutionary ancestors after envy at a D A R reception and learns James Brown married to Maria Smith in 1769 but he fought on the Tory side. The latest Athens university opens its doors to women with five enrolled amid student strife that ends in a shooting.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Arthur
James Brown
Maria
Jonas
Ellen Smith
Athens
Miss Sorabji Becomes First Indian Woman With B S Degree
Miss Alice Maude Sorabji is the first Indian woman to earn a bachelor of science degree, completing studies at Wilson College Bombay after a standout record at Poona Victoria High School. She topped merit lists as the sole woman candidate and aims to study medicine to aid Indian women lacking male physicians.
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Alice Maude Sorabji
All India
Sorabji Kharsedji
Church Missionary Society
Mme. Sorabji
Western India
Poona Victoria High School
Bombay Presidency
Wilson College
Bombay
Sorabji
Ten Million Tons of Coal in New York City
A New York coal merchant guides a Pittsburg visitor to the city skyline noting the absence of smoke and praising New York's coal usage. The piece highlights 10,000,000 tons of anthracite burned annually and credits efficient shipping and unloading for the growth of New York coal dealers.
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New York
Pittsburg
Metropolis
Mail and Express
Bay
West
Legion
Gougar Bests Schilling in Chicago Personal Liberty Debate
Helen M. Gougar, a temperance worker, recently faced Bob Schilling in a Chicago debate. Witnesses judged Gougar as the stronger speaker and winner of the exchange.
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Helen M. Gougar
Bob Schilling
Chicago
Gougar
Violets in Champagne and Kaiser's Floral Hint
An old note suggests adding violet petals to champagne for a romance and classical flavor, a practice attributed to German influence promoted by the kaiser himself. The idea echoes Roman use of rose leaves and Horatian tradition.
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Prof
Roentgen
Vienna
Crookes
Miss Sorabji
Cornelia Sorabji
Western
India
Oxford
the Evening Post
Indiana
Business College
Evening Post
International Business College
City
THE
POST
E. Berry
York
Klegin
East Washington ST
Mark
DR. Kilmer
A. J. Keller
Lou Blk
Calhoun and
Washington Boulevard
J.B. Monninc
Vedermark Block
Calhoun Street
J. B. Manning
Fort Wayne Steam Laundry
West Main Street
W. B. Phillips
Telephone
Fort Wayne
Mennonite Book Concern
East Main Street
Victor
Oaxtheimer & Son
Tailors
Bey Sie
Tri-State Building
AN MU
Frank Leslie’sopular
Bvvvsaning
M. EE. Burns
East Berry Street
Frank Leslie
Evenine
Bes
Frank Leake
N.Y
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