Electricity in the Future and Its Use Across Sectors
The article outlines how Niagara Falls hydro power will transform manufacturing and transport electricity will replace steam power in homes and farms. It describes an electric carriage from Boston, storage cells for light heat and ventilation, and potential health benefits. It also notes farming uses from plowing motorized tools to weed control and pest management with electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.P. Powell
Niagara Falls
Dison
Boston
Memphisons
Kansas
Fog horn boom upsets crews on fogbound ships
London correspondent notes new fog horns cause more noise this winter. Horns measure up to 16 feet with large trumpets and caloric engines blasting sound ten miles out. While captains welcome guidance, crew aboard several ships suffer headaches and illness, prompting overtime pay raises to quiet the din.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
Boris
Ancient Stenography A History From Cicero To Rome
The article traces stenography from antiquity noting its ancient spread among Greeks Romans and early Christians. It credits Marcus Tullius Tyre as creator of Konan stenography and cites Cicero's speeches taken in shorthand. It mentions Augustus and Diocletian era schooling and public treasury pay for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicapo
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Tyre
Cato
Cata'ine
Milo
Abvcenas
Augustus
Diceletian
Greece
Dear Queen Considers Park Sale to Palace Garden
In London a plan by Queen Caroline to close St James Park and convert it into a palace garden is discussed with Sir Robert Walpole. He says the cost would be three crowns, a quip the Queen recognizes as a reference to the crowns of England Scotland and Ireland and abandons the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quen Caroline
George Sr
St. James Park
London
Palace
Sir Robert Walple
Sir Robert
Walpole
England
Scotland
Ireland
Death penalty devices exhibit at World’s Fair
The text discusses various methods of execution such as gallows garrote guillotine and the electric chair. It describes a plan by the bureau of charities and corrections at the World’s Fair to exhibit these devices not for morbid curiosity but to compare and possibly select methods for use worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
New York
France
Bureau of Charities and Corrections
Exhibit on punishment at the World's Fair draws interest
Dr. N. S. Rosenau, superintendent of the bureau, praises humane methods while noting the revolting nature of New York's death penalty. An exhibit may display Semmler’s execution chair and other devices used to end lives, alongside reformation methods, making the bureau's display highly anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. Rosenau
Bureau
New York
Semmler
Bureau of Charities and Corrections
Boodling in Napoleon time revealed in L Empire study
M Henri Bouchet in L Empire presents new access to official documents showing an era of grand spending at Napoleon's court. Officials and attendants enjoyed lavish salaries from $3,000 to $450,000 yearly, with many instances of pilfering alongside official largesse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
M. Henri Bouchet
Duke of Padua
Paris
Lerthier
Neuchatel
Bessieres
Caulaincourt
Camlaceres
Saved by Their Good Grip Amid Trestle Narrow Escape
Two men on a Shenandoah bound morning train near St Clair clung to trestle spans as the locomotive sped across a ninety foot structure on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The engine reversed but the men were seen crawling along the trestle after the impact, escaping death by hanging from the spans as the train passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair
Shenandoah
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Startling claim of Andean range sinking into Earth
The report from La Gazette Geographique asserts the Andes are gradually subsiding. It cites Quilo at 60 feet above sea level in 1745, dropping to 0 feet in 1745, and La Paz’s level at 9,520 feet, with Ecuador’s capital down 76 feet in 122 years. Antisana farm allegedly 215 feet lower than in 1745, the highest inhabited spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Gazette Geographique
Quilo
Laos
Pacific Ocean
Ecuador
Antisana
Andes
Cuito
Bante Authority
Eden Hotel for Women Opens in Philadelphia
The Women's Christian Association Taiadug da Philadilphin opens at the corner of Eighteenth and Areh streets centering on a women only residence. Sixty maidens dine in an Adamless Eden with women staff, a basement engine room and bell system, and a training school for domestics on the third floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Association Taiadug da Philadilphin
Eighteenth
Areh
Adam
Taman
Firrman
Night Watch
Mannelius
London
Phildelphia
Help to the Microscopist Eye Aid for Single-Eye Clarity
An article explains how viewing a specimen through a microscope can blur vision when both eyes influence perception. Dr L B Fall offers a simple device a blackened brass disk on a wire that blocks light to the occupied eye, letting the other eye work clearly and comfortably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Fall
How to Wear a Bonnet Properly
Advice from the Ladies Home Journal on securing a bonnet with multiple short pins to prevent holes in the felt, preferring four to five pins and discouraging long pins or pinning to back hair. It cautions against a view that requires many pins and suggests pinning to the top hair for a sensible, neat fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
The Greatest Things From Vast Natural Wonders to Human Creations
A survey extols towering forms and feats from termites hills to the Giant's Causeway and the Colosseum. It notes the palm as a valuable tree, Karnak's obelisk built by Queen Hatshepsut, and the intricate pin making machine. It describes extreme heat in the Comstock mines and Death Valley and the Nile region's arid heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giant's Causeway
Ireland
Karnak
Egypt
Tuxor
Hatusu A
B. C
Colieum
Rome
Comstock
Death Valley
Nile
Curious Facts and Oddities Across Cultures and Lands
A collage of curiosities touches diverse topics from Paris insurance rules on dyed hair to nautical wave heights off Cape Horn and even a brisk note on Chinese hair practices. It also notes Jewish Sabbath distance, alligator longevity, Florida bald eagle counts, and historical flags. A rose tree in Culogne and Ventura’s famed trunk size are noted, plus a fragment on a diamond authenticity test and a tale of early American flag origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cape Horn
Lorida
United States
Capitol
Washington
Towell
California
Ventura
Quotations and Maxims From Famous Figures Curated
A compilation of historical sayings and quotes attributed to Edmund Burke Macaulay Chatham Ves pasian Solon Samuel Johnson Beaconsfield Attila Cherotoviet to Talley Rand Ambrose and others. The fragments touch on law religion leadership wisdom and satire in a dated sense of rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Burke
Macaulay
Earl of Chatham
Vespasian
Alexander the Great
James I
Solon
Crosus
Samuel Johnson
Dean Bathhurst
Dr. Jarr
Beaconsfield
Heart's Creek Defies Australian Ballot Law in 1919
In Heart's Creek Lincoln County W A residents rejected Australian ballot voting during theNovember poll. They disrupted booths and used viva voce voting despite formal election procedures. The sheriff’s race prompted scrutiny confirming the method used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart's Creek
Lincoln County
W.a
Heart’s Creek
Sherif
Wealth rankings of nations by assessed value in history
The United States tops the list as the wealthiest nation with about 47.476 billion dollars, followed by Great Britain at 43.601 billion and France at 40.4 billion. Germany and Russia trail with 31.5 and 21.715 billion, then Austria at 14.0651 billion, with Italy completing the sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Frank Rams
Germany
Russia
Austria
Italy
World nations by assessed valuations list
The data lists national assessed valuations including Spain at 11.755 billion, the Netherlands 4.935 billion, Belgium 4.03 billion, Sweden 3.475 billion, Canada 3.200 billion, Mexico 3.15 billion, Australia 2.945 billion, Portugal 1.855 billion, Denmark 1.540 billion, Argentina 1.66 billion, Switzerland 1.6 billion, Norway 1.41 billion, Greece 1.055 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Netherlands
Belgium
Sweden
Canada
Mexico
Australia
Portugal
Denmark
Argentine
Switzerland
Norway
Greee
Carried Six Miles on a Cowcatcher in Chicago
Charles Griggs faced a bizarre Chicago accident when two trains approached while crossing tracks. He clung to a cowcatcher, was carried six miles, and remained conscious enough to grip the pilot braces with unusual strength. Though no bones were broken, he recovered consciousness to report back pain and paralysis-like weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Griggs
Chicago
Public suicide in China described by Medhurst
The British Consul at Shanghai recounts a London Mission report of a young wealthy Chinese woman who chose to die with her betrothed. She announced her date by sending cards, then staged a public death in a field with a scarlet crepe slip, embracing a boy before leaping from a chair. Authorities offered no obstruction, and such sacrifices are said to occur in certain Chinese districts with imperially ordered monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Medhurst
Shanghai
London
China
Medhurst
Tnndia
Siy
Defense of the Whipping Post in Delaware Debate
An article discusses the Delaware whipping post as a state institution still used for certain crimes. The governor is quoted acknowledging old fashioned methods while arguing the post acts as crime prevention by deterring repeat offenses, noting offenders often leave the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Ainzie
Queen Margherita and Humbert in Courtly Banter
Descriptions portray Queen Margherita as a talker who often riffles with nonsense while King Humbert and Queen Victoria? wait Humbert responds with a table smack. Humbert mirrors his father Victor Emmanuel as a small eater, while the King keeps anger hidden and reddens at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margherita
Humbert
Umbert
Victor Emmanuel
Tate
Mountain of Sulphur near Kriuvik with crystal grotto
A sulphur mountain in the Ieland volcanic district rises from a village region four miles away. A striking feature is a western slope grotto reaching unknown depth, entered via a 60 foot high fissure that narrows to 8 or 10 feet. The cave runs downward into a vast chamber lined with crystallized sulphur formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kriuvik
Ieland
California gold yield by county in ore year spread
Nevada County produced 1 945 406 dollars Amador 1 210 38 Placer 1 159 079 and Siskiyou 1 013 331 of total 12 571 900 dollars There remains immense gold in California river beds and hills and aspirants need not seek Australia or South Africa for fortune.
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California
Nevada County
Amador
Placer
Siskiyou
Australia
South Africa
A Philadelphia minister warns of foreign influx threats
Reverend T A Bistee declares foreigners flood the United States and undercut American workers. He cites crime, poverty, and political manipulation as dangers, urging restrictions until immigrants can be assimilated and civil order restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
T. A. Bistee
Philadelphia
Dloe
Europe
Cigracural Naturalization
Tweny
Con
Amu
The Art of Street Dressing by Mrs Mallon
A practical guide on street wear from The Ladies' Home Journal advises women to favor wool frocks for street use, with silk or velvet as decorations. It champions a balanced, simple tailor-made look, noting how modest adornment complements the wearer’s figure.
The Calf Caught by A Daring Farm Dog
A Maine farmer tried to herd a calf before winter and sent for a small town dog famed for catching frerefactory cattle. The feisty dog tracked the calf to a tree line and, with one bite on the nose, anchored the calf, leaving the animal stationary as the farmer watched the unlikely capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Fragmented Medieval Parliament Dates and Lords
A compact list traces key medieval parliamentary milestones and governing assemblies. It cites 1265 writs for knights and burgesses, the 1272 representation in Henry III’s reign, the first use of Parliament in laws by 1290, and related constitutional milestones across France Scotland and Norway Sweden through 1407.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry III
England
Paris
France
Philip H
Scotland
Scone
John Balliol
Robert Bruce
Cumberskenneth
German Empire
Charles LII
Peter de la Mare
Norway
Sweden
Editorial Philosophy and Quotation Fragments
A collage of mispunctuated opinions and quotes from diverse papers. It cites remarks on grief life insurance and a view of conduct in church. It presents a rough panorama of sharp aphorisms without a single cohesive news item.
Wabash Ticket Office Sells Great Lakes Passports
The Wabash ticket office offers complete single and round trip tickets via Toledo and Detroit to all Great Lakes ports including Buffalo Erie Cleveland Mackinac Island Chicago Duluth and intermediate points. Modern fast steel steamers promise speed comfort and safety on fresh water and a summer book Mid-Summer Voyages outlines lake tours costs times and serving as a traveler’s encyclopedia. State room reservations and tickets available by telephone, Linwood Park Vermilion Ohio, and Nickel Plate excursions to a Lake Erie resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Toledo
Detroit
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Erie
Cleveland
Mackinac Islind
Chicago
Dunlath
Lake Lours
R. G. Thompson
Coin's Financial School and Sequel Advertisement
An advertisement for Coin's Financial School by W. Harvey detailing editions, pages, and prices. It promotes readable, reliable financial lessons for students and voters, noting paper, cloth, and combined volumes and directing readers to Times-Post in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Harvey
Coin
Financial Senoon
W. H. Harvey
Chicago
Financial Schoon
United States
Financia Scioen
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
Scarlet and gold bonnet trends in winter fashion
Isabel A. Malon notes in Ladies Home Journal that bright scarlet can pair with golden brown, showcasing a striking bonnet. The oval felt crown features a mink-edged brim, with a mink head peering from under its rim, and a crown twist of golden brown satin plus a gold rhinestone crescent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel A. Malon
Ladies Home Journal
An Easy Electrical Experiment From a Dry Setup
A simple method to build an electrical machine using a dry glass, an inverted tray, and a slightly damp sheet of paper heated with a brush. The device yields visible sparks when a finger nears the tray, brighter as dryness increases and the room warms.
First Woman Doctor Practicing in Japan
Dr Mary A Suganuma given permission to practice as physician in Nagasaki. American by birth, she became Japanese after marrying Osaka official Mr Suganuma. She is the first woman physician allowed to practice in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Suganuma
Nagasaki
Empire
Suganuma
Ohio
Osaka
Japan
Parliaments and the growth of legislative bodies
Constitutional government notes trace the Roman Senate from 100 to 900 members under Caesar, and the term Parliament’s first use for French assemblies. It records Ireland’s early parliament at Tura, Henry II era writ summons, and twelve representatives of the commons in the English Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylla
Cesar
Parliament
Ireland
Tura
John
Salisbury
Inglis
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Deathwdeafing
Andes Mountains
Queen Margherita
Trold
Editorial Philosophy
Washington News
Briam
Tuk
Milwaukee Journal
the Great Lakes
Linwood Park, Vermillion, C
Lake Irie
Nickel Plate Road
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Lines
Central Time
Wayne, Ind
M. Limited
N. Y
Nodevyeland Mail
Eastern Express
Thocal Freight
Soe
Soitbicago Express
A. W. Johnston
B. F. Horner
Ft. Wayne
Cincinnati
Louisville
AND
Lake Erie & Western Railroads
Connersville
New Castle
Rushville
Ee Eer
Suez
Wey
Fl -Pasenger
E. S. Philley
Ft. W
C. and
L. Railroad
F Daly
HC Parker
Indianapolis
Ind
New York and Boston Limited
Atlantic Express
Lafayette Accom’u
Oing West
Acute Express
Kansas City Express
Lafayette Accom
St. Louis Limited
Indianapolia
Lupin
Lou
Huy Pmc
New York Palace
New York Vestibule Limited
Pacific Limited Express
Coupon Ball
Kansas City
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Grand Rapids
Grand Hepida
Rome City
Richmond
Cincinonti
Grand. Kepids
APT
Ee FU
J.C. Peltier
Undertaker
Embalmey
West Wayne St
Broadway
Washington Boulevard
Geller
W.F. Geller
Hamilton
Hamilton National Bank
Aartin Cetsa
Charles Mguulloch
Hohn Mobar. JR
White National Bank
Fort Wayne, Ind
McKinnie
Harvey-Laughlin
Fimes-Post
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