A Famous Countess and Napoleon’s Delicate Mission
The report recounts Elizabeth, Countess of Caraman Chimay, a famed confidante of Napoleon III, who risked a perilous journey to plead for peace with Prussia. She passed through Strasbourg to Versailles, faced a blunt response, and returned heartbroken, amid a tangential Chicago Times anecdote about a street coin shower.
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Attemp
Louis Napoleon
Countess de Mercy Agenteau
Caraman- Chimay
Belgium
Elizabeth
Countess
Caraman-Chimay
France
Napoleon
Sedan
Gualignani
Count de Mercy Argenteau
Chateau of
Argenteau
Meuse
Wilhelmshale
Prussia
Bismarck
Strasburg
Versailles
Wiesbaden
Germany
Nightlife drains New York ballroom set in February gold
The article notes a high pace of January society dancing in New York with many balls and parties. It describes "dancing men" from Wall Street and other circles, who party late, nap briefly at Russian baths, then wake for work. It highlights the gendered difference in sleep and notes prominent figures among attendees.
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New York
Drini
August Belmont
Unior
Richard Mortimer
Wall Street
Olock
Fascinating Bits From History on Blue Stockings and Money Marks
The article traces the blue stocking trend to Stillingfleet in 1781 London literary assemblies. It notes theories on the dollar mark origin from U S letters and a figure 8 modification. It recounts Vaughn’s 1758 banknote forgery and execution, quill pen origins, Theodoric’s sign method, Babylonian police, and London watch system with bellmen in 1253 to 1556.
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Stillingfleet
London
U.S
Bank of England
Vaughn
Theodoric
Babylon
Christ
Rome
Not So Funny Misfortunes Prompt Laughter at Headgear
A proverb-like reflection notes that people often laugh at others misfortunes especially minor mishaps like someone sitting on their own hat. The piece highlights a shared human trait of amused empathy and social teasing in casual daily acts.
Turke Scared at the Light in Electric Fear
The article notes oriental prejudice against Western electricity in Turkey, where telegraph use is the only known application. Investors offer money for lighting and telephone rights, but the Government withholds. A Constantinople anecdote describes mob terror over searchlights aboard British ships, fearing unknown spirits.
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Turkey
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Her
Who Invented the Guillotine
The article states neither Dr J I Guillotin nor Dr J B V Guillotine designed the device. It notes the instrument existed in Italy 300 years earlier, was used in Scotland in the 1400s and 1500s, and was used in Naples for Conradin of Swabia in 1268 before guaranteed French use.
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J. I. Guillotin
Scotland
Conradin
Swabia
Naples
France
J. J. Goulatin
Duc de Montmorency
St. Louis Republic
Bank Robber Beware In Russell Kansas
A local notice warns would be burglars that Russell Kansas banks have electric push buttons triggering alarms and citizens ready to respond. Report notes recent bank hold ups in the area and describes a shotgun placed in prominent stores as a deterrent. Citizens union to protect deposits and ensure swift action when a crime occurs.
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Russell
Kan
Observations and Calculations From Popular Science Notes
The article surveys insect eye limits versus composite eyes, storm regions near the equator, long northern days and the midnight sun, swallows’ daytime migration, and Henry George receiving a windfall from S M Burroughs. Burroughs left $629630 with shares to family and four twenty fours to Henry George, rest to universities and charities.
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A. Mallack
Sweden
Northland
Henry George
S. M. Burroughs
London
Monte Carlo
Calls for new one-cent coin to aid American trade
The American Newsdealers association will petition Congress to establish a one-cent coin. The lack of a four-cent coin causes profit losses for dealers and buyers as prices are marked in four-cent increments. The piece would align with France and European practice, where small coins like the centime exist in various nations.
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American Newsdealers’ Association
Congress
Torope
Switerland
Belgium
Germany
Old Time Georgia Corn Shuckings and Log Rollings Recalled
A Georgia farmer recalls the waning of old time corn shuckings and log rollings. The piece describes log rolling as a communal picnic for laborers and darkies, with whisky, dancing, and a tense lifting contest using a leather Alabama strap, ending in night dances and a hot supper in the landlord’s kitchen.
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South
Georgia
Alabama
Langlord
Bees Swarm At Outdoor Banquet In Curious Spectacle
A large swarm settled among guests at an open air luncheon behind the grand stand in Ascot. Bees buzzed around hats and even mingled with champagne cups. A gentleman used a metal tray to coax them away by playing a little music, drawing the queen bee and the swarm to a tree where hundreds hung in black and gold clusters before the scene ended without further harm.
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Ascot
Grand Stand
The Beautiful Water Hyacinth in Louisiana Waters
The water hyacinth covers Louisiana lakes and bayous but does not hinder navigation or harm interests as it floats apart and drifts into the gulf. Mariners see lavender islands where they meet in guises, and residents wonder about its cause and potential uses for decorative purposes. The sea is nearly as beautiful as the blossom.
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Louisiana
Gulf
Ocean
Gulf Coast
Palace Trolley Cars the Latest Novelty in Philadelphia
The city introduces a palace style electric trolley car built on the Pullman plan with compartments tables chairs and center aisle lighting and furnishings. It serves private parties by trip or day charter on Philadelphia suburban lines. In Sudan a dog bite leads to immediate capture kill and liver removal then cooking and consumption by the patient.
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Philadelphia
Rail accidents and losses across nations
Recent statistics compare rail safety and economic costs in several countries. France sees one fatality per 70 million passengers, England one death per 21 million carried, with varied injury rates in other regions. Australian strikes cost colonies over £1,250,000, raising totals for labor, trade, and state maintenance by sizable sums.
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England
Ireland
Belgsten
Prassa
Victoria
New South Wales
South Australia
Losses at Sea Highlight Global Ship Wreck Rates
The piece outlines Lloyds agency figures on maritime losses, noting 2,500 wrecks annually worldwide and major risks near land. It cites insurance premiums, shipfire losses, and the distribution of casualties among nations, crews, and passengers with historical context.
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New York State
London
Liverpool
Glasgow
Lloyd's Agency
Great Britain
United States
Germany
England
Horrible Burial Rites In Early Japan’s History
The article recounts ancient Japanese burial practices where retainers and companions were buried alive around a prince’s grave. It notes Emperor Suinin’s era reforms, including an edict of 646 A.D. forbidding living burial near royal graves and introducing clay figures as substitutes, with penalties for future adherence.
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Old
Japan
Suinin
Sulin
Echoes of Speakers and Senators in Early Washington
A correspondent recalls the old House gallery as he recounts figures like John White of Kentucky and George W. Jones of Iowa. He notes Jones’ 1834 start as Michigan’s delegate and later Iowa senator, his social prominence, and his duel-era ties with Cilley and Graves, plus Hamlin and Hamilton Fish early 1840s service.
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House of Representatives
Coigne
Uulege
John White
Kentucky
Vorge W. Jones
Iowa
Llanibal Uanmlin
Sinine
Hamilton
Northwestern
New Orleana
Jeerson Davis
Congress
Jones
Cilley
Graves
Hamlin
Hamilton Fish
Rubbing Noses A Widespread Salute Across Cultures
The piece explains a worldwide greeting practice where noses meet or contact as a sign of respect. It notes that in Africa Oceania New Zealand Tahiti Tonga Hawaii and the Navigator and other island groups rubbing or smelling the nose conveys pleasure and respect.
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Africa
Oceanica
New Zealand
Rautama
Tahiti
Tonga
Hawaii
Popular Science Monthly
Navigator Islands
Friendly Islands
Mariana Islanders
Beechy
Sandwich Islanders
Place Names and a Princeton Doctor in Kate Field's Washington
A miscellany on place name origins including Housatonic Mount Desert Island and Yazoo with meanings in Indian languages. Then a vignette about Dr McCosh at Princeton, debating evil, chewing his thumb knuckle as he relents I do not know just what to make of it during a Kate Field's Washington feature.
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Ington Street
Sth Avenue
Inman
Chicago Times
Housatonic
Mount Desert Island
Barre
Massachusetts
Atchalalaya River
Louisiana
Cayuga Lake
New York
Brazos River
Texas
Pend d’Oreille Lake
Idaho
Yazoo
Neversink
Appalachicola River
Florida
Cooper River
8. C
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper
Earl of
Shaftesbury
Company
McCosh
Princeton
Leibnitz
Evvil
Sukkrates
Plate
Kandt
Kate Field
Washington
Sheriff Seizes Whole Village in Foreclosure Action
The Russian Hebrew settlement of Holberton in Pennsylvania has been seized by the sheriff in foreclosure proceedings. The levy covers nearly the entire village, which comprises sixty houses, with only two currently occupied.
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Holberton
National Irrigation Congress Set for Albuquerque Meeting
The national irrigation congress will meet in Albuquerque New Mexico September 16 for a four day session. Speakers include Judge J B Emery Clark E Carr ex Governor L A Sheldon E R Moses Thomas Knight H E Kinney and others with talks on Practical Methods of Irrigation Colonization of Arid Lands and Climatology of the Arid Region.
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National Irrigation Congress
Albuquerque
N. M
J. 8. Emery
Kansas
Clark E. Carr
Denmark
L. A. Sheldon
Los Angeles
E. R. Moses
Thomas Knight
Missouri
HE. T. Kinney
Utah
Lute Wilcox
Denver
John A. Frost
W. A. Glassford
United States Army
Primitive vine protection method harms bugs in hills
A Rural New York correspondent describes pressing shingles into hillsides at a sharp angle to create warm refuges for night wildlife. Morning checks show bugs on the undersides where two shingles killed many as vines fed with nitrogen resist further harm, reducing damage after ten days.
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New Yorker
Tours on Great Lakes From Wabash Ticket Office
The Wabash ticket office offers complete lines of single and round trip tickets via Toledo and Detroit to all Great Lakes ports including Buffalo Erie Cleveland Mackinac Island Chicago and Duluth. Modern fast steel steamers promise speed comfort and safety while the book Mid-Summer Voyages details lake tours costs and durations. State room reservations and tickets are available. telephone number 6 for R G Thompson Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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Wabash
Toledo
Detroit
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Erie
Cleveland
Mackinac Island
Chicago
Duluth
R. G. Thrompson
Linwood Park Excursion Tickets Offer Summer Deal
Linwood Park Vermillion Ohio on the south shore of Lake Erie promotes summer excursions with Nickel Plate raid tickets offered for the entire season. Includes 43-aug 31-295 as stated in the notice.
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Linwood Park
Vermillion, C
Lake Erie
Coin's Financial School and Its Sequel Promotional Notice
Advertisement for W H Harvey books Coin's Financial School and Corn's Financial School. Describes editions, prices, formats, and suggested readership. Promotes the popular and cloth bindings with combined volume offer and ordering details through Times-Post Fort Wayne.
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Corn
Financial Scuolll
W. H. Harvey
Chicago
Financial School
United States
Coin
Coin’s Financial School
Coin Ur
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
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