Americans in Paris Mark Flower Pilgrimages to Lafayette
Columnist recalls American visitors in Paris paying floral tributes to Lafayette and statues of Washington and Lafayette. He describes the tombs and aristocratic cemeteries, the Lafayette statue by Paul Bartlett, and a widow Bartholdi recounting the Bartholdi statue in the Place des Etats-Unis. The piece ends with reflections on American- French gratitude and public statue admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Py Sterling Hellig
Washington “Evening Star
Lafayette
Piepum
Alexandre Dumas
Porte St. Jacques
Barriere Des Sergent Patit-Pologne
Petit-Picpus
Droit- Mur
Aumaris
Eglantiers
Margout
Paris Bowery
Colombia
Dkip
St. Antoine Hospital
Fulques of
Neuilly
Louis XVI
de la Rochefoucauld
Noaillen
Chermont-Tonnerre
Rochefort
la Mothe
Ta‘teyrand
Salm Kybourg
Lis
Cnpour
Benkier
France
Ireland
Franklin
Holland
Rosen
Louvre
Giria’ Caba
Paul Bartlett
Hores
Watkins
Place D'Lena
Benjamin Franklin
Trocadero Square
J. J. Boyle
Philadelphia
Paria
Palace Lens
Ti Washington
Daniel French
Washington
Place Des Etats-Unis
Mepus Cemetery
America
Bartholdi
Washington and Lanters
Lafayetts
Mme Bartholdi
United
Luxembourg Gardens
Hartheld
Bartholdis
Berthold
Mme. Harthold
Harthold
Helas
Mme, Barthold
New York Harbor
Barthold
Amerian
Yorktown
Madame
Orke
Dea Estate-Unie
Simple Lifes Eighty Years Ago Refutes Clergy Poverty
The Westminster Gazette notes a fragment from Mr Airey, late rector of St. Helens Bishopsgate, showing higher tithes eighty years ago could still leave a family poor. His Westmoreland father held a £15 yearly benefice, yet he had to steward parish duties and raise children on oatmeal porridge and scarce tea.
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Airey
St. Helen's
Bishopsgate
Westminster Gazette
Westmoreland
Alrey
Christ's Hospital
Corinth
Biggest Clock in the World to Rise on New York Tower
The Westminster Gazette notes a colossal clock to be placed on the Metropolitan Life Insurance building in New York. The clock hands will be enormous, with a minute hand extending long enough to sweep three building stories, and the illuminated face may be visible thirty miles away on clear nights.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance
New York
Westminster Gasette
Brooklyn
Witt
Jong
Vanishing Art of Conversation and Silent Societal Pressures
A fragment suggests talking is fading as polite dialogue becomes rare. The text argues that people mirror others in conversation and largely quote from others while genuine sentiment is scarce. It notes taboos limit topics and only self effort remains meaningful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anyope
Cabhlest
Anya “Tals
Oxford
Wes
Radium in Surgery and its Promising Rise
The article reports Lord Iwona and Sir Ernest Cassel ordering large quantities of radium from Cornish sources for the Radium Institute. It traces radium’s discovery by Becquerel and Curie, its superior radio activity, and early surgical uses including treating port-wine stains, angiomas, and some cancers. It notes the Radium Institute may open to treat cancer patients by year’s end and highlights cautious optimism about durable cures and future cancer therapies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Iwona
Sir Ernest Cassel
Metallifermite Mines, Limited
Cornwall
al @ cowl
Adda
Darrel Iveagh
Sir Ernest Conse
Radium Institute
Rontgen
Hecquerel
Mme. Curie
Alenae Plichblends
Austeria
Mme. Curle
Messrs Buchler and Company
Brunswick
Frederick Treves
Blue Bottles and Acrobat Insects In House Experiments
A reader notes that blue bottles invade homes whenever windows are opened, turning a nuisance into a scientific curiosity. The piece cites The Westminster Gambit and Chambers’s Journal on the blue bottle’s energy and respiration, and praises the kinematograph for revealing its life processes.
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Chambers
Italsc
Mephisto Parrot Insults Crowd On New Jersey Train
Mephisto the swearing parrot, known as a pre swearing feathered performer, distracted passengers aboard a New Jersey train. Witnesses report the bird ranted in multiple languages while the crowd reacted with shock and amusement amid the jittery motion of the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phils
Clem Fae Lee Corea
Tee
New Jersey
Tie
Sorrepson
Tbr
New York
Os Valley of Nathe
Ren Masert
Weatherproof attire advertised for race day dainty dresses
The notice promotes ready made outfits in tusmere shantung or cravanelle for dainty dresses. It mentions visitors provided with omo may feel fortified against the weather as a stable clerk may choose to send them.
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Tusmere
Shantung
Four Thousand Death by Own Action Patient Interviewed
Colonel Unsworth of the Salvation Army speaks on the Anti-death by own action Bureau after interviewing the 4000th patient at the bureau formation. His consultants include clergy and professional men who faced moral trials, with several cases involving misappropriated funds and dishonor.
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Colonel Unsworth
Salvation Army
Burequ «Mnessis
Unsworth
Co Hieltors
Rena
Hente
Thrilling life story of a disgraced lieutenant in exile
The tale centers on Carl Christowylch von Landsberg once a celebrated Imperial Guard officer. Betrayed by debts and a cruel fate, he faces murder charges in St Petersburg and a harsh Siberian sentence. A powerful financier, Wilsow, taints his path with a dangerous letter and a perilous web of ambition.
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Henry Murray
Inferns
Dante
Paula
Carl Christowylch von Lamaterg
Ruestin
Imperial Guard
Europe
Edward Todleteam
Kumper Hon
Thland
France
Plevna
Mars
Plutus
Baron Lids
Vor Landsberg
St Petersburg
Jepice Wiloeson
Br Friedlander
von Landsberg
Ugurer
Baghalien
Mesopotamia
Siberia
Alt of
Tartary
la Perouse
Sea of Okhotek
Malberia
Siveria
Dartmoor
Purgatory
Szchalien
Bourne Wis
Rugwan Imperial Guard
Katouchnik
Nestler
von Landsbere
Shylock
Talleyrand
Bughla
Winslow
St. Petersburg
Wiassow
Walt
Getert von Totleben
Torrie
Wilascow
Tired of Civilization Prefers Ghernland to Ameriga
An Eskimo named Mee recounts life with Amlee Chirtern and Archiy expeditions, expressing disdain for American civilisation. He discusses his family, hunting life, and views on education and future generations, mentioning New York as a future anchor and his wish for his children to learn different ways.
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Ghernland
Ameriga
Mee
Almere
Bin
Frankoeas
Giessthans
New York
Deaths from Wild Animals in Punjab and United Provinces
Reported deaths from wild animals in 1908 show an increase in Punjab with Lahore district leading. Wolves caused a spike in wolf related deaths and snakes, leopards, and bears contributed to overall mortality across districts including Kumaon and Peshawar divisions. Cattle losses rose to about 11 083, with leopards the most destructive.
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Punjab
Will
Aye
Lanceey
Lahore
Kangra
United Provinces
Kumaon
Walle
Pyeabad
Censors and Musicians Clash in English Musical History
The Westminster Gazette recalls Sir George Wyatt Truscott as a Lord Mayor and former Musicians' Company Master who enforced strict public performance censorship. It notes changes since then, the Guild’s waning funds, and the Army Music School's 19th century origins after Crimean War tensions.
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Kineller Hall
Westminster Gazette
George Wyatt Truscott
Musicians’ Company
County Palatine of Chester
England
Pean
Army Music School
Varna
Duke of Cambridge
Feaus
Hounslow
Godfrey Kreller
Army
Thaw Trial Echoes in Court as Mother and Family Recount
Harry Thaw faces the Court of Inquiry with his aged mother and sisters in attendance. Mrs Merrill’s testimony unsettles the Thaw family and exposes details of the Stanford White case. Thaw, observed with bowed head, insists he was legally crazy at the time yet capable of formulating his actions, while Justice Milks contemplates his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daily Telegraph
Yarmouth
Mra Kugin Merrill
Mere Merrill
Ander
Harry Chaw
Stanford White
Merril
Mra Merrill
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
Ntvl
Mer- Wnte
Thiow
Theo
Tibet
Nin Erie
Jerone
Tosald
Bib Bendag
Uji
Comets
Tim
Jerome
Mr Jerome
bin Hother
Thaw
Lin Fried
Dorando Pietri Arrives in Milan with Medals and Plans
Dorando Pietri reaches Milan from the United States with seven gold medals and L400 earned in twenty three races. He credits strict diet and weight control for his success and says sporting duties prevent immediate marriage in Carpi. He postpones nuptials for two years, planning a London trip in September and another New York assignment in November.
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Dorando Pietri
Milan
Daily Chronicle
United States
Dorando
Carpi
Tam
London
New York
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