Jubilee Singers welcomed by Springfield citizens at hotel event
The Fisk Jubilee Singers were denied entry at Public Hotels in Springfield but were later entertained by local leaders. A welcome address was delivered by Jno M Palmer while expenses were noted by F S Out in a State Journal item dated May 5.
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Jubilee Singers
Fisk Jubilee
Springfield
Gets Jno
M. Palmer
F.S
State Journal of
Opera House
Europe
America
Friends of Humanity
Lincoln
Cumberland
Palmer
F. J. Loudin
Jublee Singers
Gen
Swathmore College
Philadelphia
Guy
Illinois
Jubilee Singers Welcomed by Springfield in Mixed Reception
A Jubilee Singers performance in Springfield drew mixed crowds amid cold weather and hotel refusals for lodging. Ex Governor Palmer and Mr. F J Loudin praised progress toward equality while performers described pride in their mission and the welcome they received from sympathetic citizens.
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Jesus
Woord
Palmer
F. J. Loudin
The Kiwi Kiwi in Nighttime Disguise
In a small ostrich house compartment the kiwi apteryx is described as a round little bird with a long curved beak and no tail. It stays hidden by day and roams at night using its powerful feet to create noise while probing for worms with nostrils at the beak tip. Its worm-rousing behavior is rumored but not confirmed.
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Sig. D'Albertis
New Guinea
Yule Island
D’albertis
Name Enraght Pronunciation Puzzle Sparks Virginia Debate
The Sun notes the surname Enraght from England with hints of Virginia ties via Senator Wigfall and local readers. It questions the proper American pronunciation and offers a $1000 reward for the correct answer, while listing related Irish and English name distortions and curious anecdotes.
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Virginia
United States
Confederate States of America
Wigfall
Lexas
Cholmondeley
Chumley
Walsingham
Walsham
Dalzell
Dyell
St. John
Sinjin
St. Leger
Selliger
Levison Gower
Lewson Gore
Derby
Darby
Majoribanks
March Banks
Arundel
Arndel
Holborn
Hoborn
Berkeley
Barkly
London
Berkeley Street
Barkly Square
Pall Mall
Pell Mell
Ruthven
Riven
Alnwick
Annick
Caxhampton
Oakington
Wolverhampton
Wolverton
Wavertree
Wateree
Menzies
Minghies
Cockburn
Coburn
Kircudbright
Kook
Oobre
Ralph
Rafe
Hawick
Hoick
Norwich
Dulwich
Ipswich
Warwick
Norridge
Dullidge
Tosich
Warrick
Taglaferro
Tolliver
England
Enraght
A Female Miser
Paria correspondence notes the Princess de la Moskowa’s death and the related case of her distant relation Madame Friedman who was jailed for forging the old lady’s name on acceptances. The Princess, famed for miserly habits, died in modest rooms of a mansion once gifted by national subscription. no will was left as the Duchess de Persigny is thought to inherit and secure Madame Friedman’s release by settling creditors.
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Paria
New York
Princess de la Moskowa
Madame Friedman
Jaques Laffitte
Duchess de Persigny
A New Chrome Glue For Glass and Fabrics
A recipe for a durable chrome glue blends acid chromate of lime with gelatin to yield a water resistant adhesive. It hardens with light exposure and hot water will not affect repaired glass or waterproofed items. The piece also notes regional claims about Baltimore girls’ beauty tied to climate and foods, with a closing jab about New York girls.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Massachusetts
Virginia
Gulf State
New Hampshire
Kentucky
Europe
Mississippi Valley
New York
San Jose man awarded damages in train ejectment case
Mr. J. C. Bland of San Jose California won seven thousand six hundred dollars against the Southern Pacific Railroad for being forcibly expelled from a train over a ten cent extra fare. He says he offered the fare before the stop and the two dollars paid was not returned until after the conductor stopped the train. Bland, who wears an artificial leg, alleges rough handling and a mile and a half forced walk caused spinal contusion.
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J. CG. Bland
San Jose
Cal
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Prince Leopold Heir to Roumanian Throne Fakes Kidnapping
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern’s second son, age 16, staged a mock kidnapping in Sturzelberg. He appeared barefoot with a chopped haircut and dilapidated dress and claimed abduction at 6 am. He later admitted the tale was a fabrication and that he had cut his own hair and robbed himself of clothing.
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Leopold of
Hohenzollern
Sturzelberg
Germany
MIT Hosts Unusual Scholar in Chemistry Focus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston houses James Grant, a 68 year old former Iowa circuit court judge and veteran lawyer, who has paused his practice to study chemistry essential for mining litigation.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
James Grant
Iowa
A Visible Improvement Reported by Elmira Reader
Mr Noah Bates of Elmira New York reports a long illness described as billions fever with weak digestion and prostration. After two bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters he says he improved about 50 percent and can work again. Trial size offered at ten cents and full bottle at one dollar.
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Noah Bates
Elmira
N.Y
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Hartford
Mark Twain
Charles Dudley Warner
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King of the Sandwich Isles
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Stinson & CO
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