TITLED WOMEN S ODD PETS AND STRANGE ANIMALS IN ENGLAND
A survey of aristocratic women and their peculiar pets in England includes the Duchess of Marlborough with gazelles and pelicans on Thanet land, Lady Warwick with a white elephant and peacocks, and Miss Rose Boughton Leigh of Rugby owning a hyena. The article also notes a Lunacy Commission by New York authorities addressing abuse in asylums, plus anecdotes on waking routines and a medical anecdote from the New York Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Duchess of ‘Marlborough
Thanet Land
Thames
Warwick
Constance Stewart Richardson
Cottenham
Mary Pepys
Hope
Juggins
Rose Boughton Leigh
Rugby
Constantinople
Arthur Cadogan
London
Roxeburghe
May Goelet
New York
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Isolated People and the Labrador Inquiry
A discussion notes the failure of Mr. Alanson Skinner of the American Museum of Natural History to contact the Naskapi Indians of Labrador last summer. It explains their isolation, noting they retreat inland during winter hardships and travel to Nitchequon for supplies, with barriers from Eskimo and Cree neighbors and Montagnais to the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alanson Skinner
American Museum of Natural History
Labrador
Nitchequon
Dangerous Oil Wells Baffle Mexican and Texas Interests
The vulnerable underground petroleum connections concern Mexican and Texas oil owners as the San Geronimo field in Mexico rages. Fire spreads, the eruption creates a volcano-like blast blowing off a hilltop, prompting anxious questions about the reach and impact on regional oil production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Geronimo
Remains in Java Captivates With Eighth Century Pyramid
A Java temple built in the eighth century by Hindus stands on a hill, featuring a ten acre stone pyramid with tiered galleries, cupolas, and extensive bas reliefs depicting Buddha. The article notes vast labor, numerous images, and the grandeur surpassing ancient Egyptian pyramids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir’ Stamford Raffles
Java
Shanghai Mercury
Pyramids
Egypt
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Ake
Esa
New York Times
Lord. Macaulay
George Otto Trevelyan
Messrs
Harper
Macaulay
Steen
Sean
Morrissey
Ike
Wright Brothers
Henry Farman
Paris
Wrights
Farman
Delagrange
Aiso
Goudy
Holland
Gem Theater
Tligh
Quick Service Pressing Club
Union Square
Hickory, N.C
Fen Eas
Ieee Ett Roca
Adammation
China
Mace & Rhodes
Foreign and
Charlotte
Asheville
Umstead’s
Hickory
N. C
Democrat
Catawba County
The
Hickory Democrat
Hickory, N. C
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