California Wines to Exhibit in Bordeaux Exposition
California viticultural commissioners secure a full exhibit of state wines and brandies at the Bordeaux exposition from May 1 to November 1. Secretary Scott reports the Societe Philomathique accepted terms, enabling California producers to showcase bottlings to world winemakers for the first time in Bordeaux.
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Bordeaux
Scott
Societe Philomathique
Viticultural Commission
Genoa
Dublin
Antwerp
Lyons
Europe
Russia
San Francisco Chronicle
Rail to Yosemite by electric road proposed
Chicago capitalists with partners in New York and California plan a $2,500,000 electric rail from Merced to the Yosemite valley, a 100 mile stretch. The line would allow five hours travel, with freight service in addition to passenger traffic, replacing the present four day stage and mountain journey.
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New York
California
Golden State
Merced
San Joaquin Valley
Yosemite Valley
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Raymond
Chicago Tribune
French Russian fetes spur movement at Botersberg coinage event
The report notes a 1898 Paris ceremony drawing French and Russian elites to Botersberg and Cisco, with a prize sum around 800,000 francs and a total below 1,000,000 francs.
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Botersberg
Fem
Deaf Joke Ends In Deafness Between Old Friends
A Washington Post anecdote recounts Senator Palmer and an old Republican judge from Illinois sharing a mischievous moment. The judge, surprised by Palmer’s deafness, repeats a question in a loud, faltering voice, prompting Palmer to ask what he said. The room falls silent as the scene exposes a playful ruse and ends with a lighthearted wink.
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Washington
Senator Palmer
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Washington Post
Clever Paris burglars foil by robber dragged in box
Paris detectives spy a man pushing a packing case and overhear his plan to take the shortest cut. He and a confederate burglarize a rue de Bondy warehouse but are foiled as the box becomes the trap with the thief inside. Police arrest him at the warehouse and haul the case to the commissary. Paris Letter reports on Russian czarina jokes and Mount Rainier smoke.
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