Chicago Eats Strawberries In Macabre Shortcake Fantasy
A playful estimate imagines Chicago consuming a 504 ton shortcake of 168 tons of berries daily, shipped by a 25 car freight train. The piece notes Chicago as a vast strawberry market, six to seven week season, and details cost, labor, and logistics behind berry production and delivery.
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Skipper Marks Defies Two Nations in Bold Seizure
Captain George Marks of the American schooner Helvetia defied Canadian and U S authorities over a $650 salary dispute. After tense standoffs and a Montreal warrant, a Dominion bank payment settled the claim and harmony returned between the Marks family and both governments.
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Captain Marks Fights Inland Fleet Stand at Canadas Helvetia
Captain Marks and his schooner Helvetia, stranded in ice at Valley Field Canada, refused to surrender after the fleet was sold. Crews paid off except Marks who demanded back wages and protection. Canadian authorities and detectives faced obstinate barricades as tensions rose between ship and shore.
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Head of the Sugar Trust Leader Havemeyer Testimony
Henry O Havemeyer, head of the sugar refining empire, testified before the Industrial Commission recounting his humble 1802 origins. He notes the family began with boiling sugar, built a vast business, and passed leadership to him as the notable heir who balances wealth with arts and letters. He traces education from Columbia to global study.
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Stevenson and the Beggar in Samoa Tale
A Saturday Evening Post anecdote recounts Robert Louis Stevenson visiting Samoa where locals beg for items. Stevenson jokes about a piano, noting the Samoan’s ignorance of playing it, highlighting cultural contrasts in requests and humor.
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Woman Gravedigger Opens in Vienna
In Vienna the city employs a professional woman gravedigger, the first of its kind in civilized Europe, marking a notable new occupation for women in the capital's celebrated social scene.
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Europe
Shot the Sultana and the Zanzibar Consul Returns
Ex consul William G Riley of Zanzibar, famed for shooting the Queen to defend the flag, again seeks consular service. A Southerner who speaks a local dialect, Riley faces prior indignities to former consuls as Arabs question the new envoy aboard. The captain dismisses fears, noting Riley’s fighting lineage in the Mexican War.
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Judge Defies Sultan as Flag Conflict Sparks Shootout
The American judge in Zanzibar refuses to lower the flag at the consulate despite threats. Arab guards advance with hatchets, two fall dead. The Sultana orders the flag hauled down. the judge fires, wounding the Sultana with birdshot as she attempts to cut down the flagstaff.
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First Free School Idea Sparked by Michael Frank in Wisconsin
Michael Frank is credited as the father of Wisconsin free schools. In 1846 he secured a territorial bill for free schools in Southport, Kenosha. The measure failed at the first village election, but Frank persisted with lectures to promote public education.
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Voters face next election amid Kenosha history memorial
The article recalls Kenosha’s early history and mentions a memorial built from the labor of notable locals. Names listed include Charlee Durkee, Harvey Durkee, Michael Frank, John B. Jilsum, Samuel Hale Hinsdale, F. W. Lyman, Serena Fiske, J. V. Quarles and Reuben Dem.
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Charlee Durkee
Harvey Durkee
Michael Frank
John B. Jilsum
Samuel Hale H. B. Hinsdale
F. W. Lyman
Serena Fiske
J. V. Quarles
Reuben Dem
Kenosha’s Old High School Torn Down in 1890
The article recalls Kenosha men who supported the free school system and public spirit. It notes the old high school was demolished in 1890 to clear the site for the new building that stands there today.
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The Theatrical Manager Augus tin Daly Dies in Paris
Augus tin Daly, American theatrical manager and scholar of Shakespeare, died in Paris. Born in Plymouth North Carolina in 1830s, he rose from actor to playwright and impresario guiding stars like Clara Morris Fanny Davenport Mme Janauschek Stuart Robson Edwin Booth Louis James and John Drew. He helped popularize Shakespeare works in America and led a renowned stock company shaping many stage favorites.
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Louis James
John Drew
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Le Moyne and era of Ada Rehan illuminated by Pike
Henry B. Dixey Digby Bell James K. Hackett and James Lewis lead a notice of stage figures with Ada Rehan described as his bright star in recent years. The passage credits him with discovering and shaping her career and fame.
Flashlight Innovation Aims to Reduce Flash Powder Danger
A new electric lamp without flame reduces the risk in photography by avoiding ignition of flash powders. Traditional powders are explosives and rely on a flame, which can spark premature explosions when dust is suspended in the air near the lamp. This device seeks to prevent such accidents and the resulting injuries.
Electric flash lamp by Alter and Young
An electric flash lamp dispenses with flame to reduce danger. A powder pan holds the explosive, with two battery wires covered by powder so a spark at the touch button triggers timing. Inventors are Simon D Alter and Lewis T Young of Philadelphia, Pa. The rest discusses a cow and family exaggerations about its virtues.
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Lewis T. Young
Philadelphia
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