Kaiser William I Analyzed by Nordau Mentality Lacks Lunacy
Paris April 17. Max Nordau assesses Emperor William II showing a feudal ruler with strong intellect and a logic aligned to his view of government. He argues William believes he derives rights from God and ancestors, acts as tutor to his people, and holds power without sharing it. Nordau finds no evidence of insanity.
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Paris
Max Nordau
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
William
Fons Et Origo
Fount
Reichstag
Priceless Persian Prayer Rug Sold to Pat Sheedy
New York April 17 Pat Sheedy returns from Egypt with a 207 year old Persian rug once owned by Ismael Pasha and the Empress Eugenie. The silk center bears a Koran text while the ruby border shows eight Islamic prayers. Sheedy values it well above five thousand dollars.
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New York
Pat” Sheedy
Egypt
Osiro
Gainsborough
Sheedy
Cairo
Madger
Persia
Ismael Pasha
Khedive of
Eugenie
Napoleon III
Remedy for San Jose scale urged by state geologist
State geologist Blatchley says the only known remedy for the San Jose scale threatening Indiana orchards is spraying trees with four parts water to one part kerosene. The solution must be applied before scale becomes firmly established to avoid tree damage. State entomologist Troop warns no major danger from the Hessian fly this year as he has found a method to destroy its eggs before hatching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blatchley
San Jose
Indiana
Troop
Lafayette
Essian
Carnegie to Have Ordered Park on Fifth Avenue
New York reports Mr. Carnegie is having a park built at his Fifth Avenue home. Twenty eight trees including elms and maples are being relocated, some almost fifty years old, with rock blasted soil for deep rich earth. The piece notes cost and large shade trees, plus an old poplar saved by order.
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Andrew Carnegie
New York
Carnegie
Upper Fifth-ave
Cholly Landis Tells a Self Mocking Wedding Story
Indiana congressman Cholly Landis jokes about saving money by giving gifts for a constituent silver wedding. He recounts meeting Zach the silver wedding man who admits buying and gifting knives and forks costing 8.50 dollars and asks Landis to cover the bill. The tale plays on humility and frugality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zach
Ceresians Puzzled Over State Line Post Office Move
In Bolivar New York on April 17 residents of Ceres a village split by the New York Pennsylvania line debate where the post office sits. Postmaster D P Roberts moved the office two feet into Pennsylvania causing eighty percent of locals to protest. The village famed as a Gretna Green hosts a Methodist church on the line with porch in New York and altar inside in Pennsylvania.
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Bolivar, N. Y
Ceres
New York
Pennsylvania
Bolivar
N. Y
Ceresa
Gretna
Methodist Episcopal
New York State
Yacht clubs accept Lawson yacht in official trial race
New York Yacht Club approved Thomas W. Lawson's Independence for an official trial race with the Constitution and Columbia off Newport. Invitations will go to several clubs for the trials, with a rule that if an outsider wins, the winner sails in the cup races under NYYC racing committee. An invitation will also go to Hall Yacht Club, member Langon.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Thomas W. Lawson
Independence
Columbia
Newport
New York Yacht: Club
The
Hall: Yacht ‘Club
Langon
McKinley to Tour 27 States for Ohio Launch
President McKinley and party plan a 10,300 mile cross country tour starting April 29 from Washington to San Francisco for the battleship Ohio launch on May 18. The trip covers 27 states and two territories with the president and cabinet members, guests, stenographers, and telegraph managers aboard. They will visit Pan American exposition in Buffalo and Niagara Falls before returning June 5.
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Washington
Frisco
Government
Mc Kinley
San Francisco
Ohio
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Memphis
New Orleans
Houston
Austin
San Antonio
el Paso
Hay
Smith
Long
Hitchcock
Wilson
Mary Barber
Henry T. Scott
Charles A. Moore
Cortelyou
Rixey
Barnes
M. A. Dignam
Illustrated
Marean
Western Union Telegraph Company
Babb
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Cincinnati
Grover Cleveland to abandon Buzzard's Bay site
Boston April 17 The ex president Grover Cleveland may leave Buzzard's Bay troubling Cape Cod canal concerns. Reliable sources say he bonded Bennetts Neck at Cataumet as canal plans loom. Locals fear losing a distinguished guest as the project nears Monument River mouth at Gray Gables.
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Boston
Buzzard’s Bay
Grover Cleveland
Buzzard's Bay
Cape Cod
Cleveland
Bennett
Cataumel
Monument River
Gray Gables
Burglars Leave Hat Bearing Hymn at Doyle Home
A Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey burglary ends with thieves stealing silver and a square meal while the Doyles slept. An old derby hat left by the burglars contained a hymn about the Lord and marching toward the King. The thieves swapped the hat for a new one.
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New York
Charles
Henry Doyle
Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
There Goes My Leg in Sacramento Streetcar Crash
In Sacramento on First Street a streetcar collision severed the 16 year old son of Superior Judge E C Hart's left leg below the knee. The boy calmly warned There goes my leg then hopped to the sidewalk. Motorman Neindorf fled after the accident and has not been heard of since.
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Sacramento
Cal
E C. Hart
Neindorf
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer Credited By Suffering Customer
Bancroft Michigan resident Mr Hutchings testifies to Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer easing his spinal curvature after multiple surgeries and restoring sleep and strength. He claims relief from epilepsy St Vitus dance weakness and nervous disorders, endorses the product from his drug trade experience, and notes price and distributor details in Albion Michigan.
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Wheeler
Mr. Hutchings
Bancroft, Mich
Hutchings
Dr. Wheeler
Materia Medica
J. W. Brant Co., Ltd
Albion
Mich
Beekeeping professor fined after boy's bee sting incident
In Washington April 17 an eight year old, Frederick Hahne, suffered extensive bee stings after beehives under Prof. Benton at the agricultural department were used to punish him for stone throwing. Benton was fined ten dollars in police court as medical authorities warned of danger.
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Washington
Frederick Hahne
Benton
Agricultural Department
Fred
Watchman Johnson
Little Fred
Srate
Prof. Benton
John Hahne
Nicholson
Woman Keeps Boy Tied Like a Dog, Officer Finds
Humane agent McGraw visits the cabin of Catherine Harkins in Altoona. He discovers her 9 year old son Eldon kept in rags, tied for years, unable to talk. The officer cannot remove the boy and reports the case to the poor directors. the mother refuses custody.
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Altoona
McGraw
Catherine Harkins
Harkins
Eldon
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promote Digestion and Purify Blood
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the superior spring remedy for digestion. It argues blood purification comes from gut health, promises immediate relief and lasting cures for dyspepsia, and notes the tablets are made by F. A. Stuart Co of Marshall Michigan and sold nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart, Co
Marshall, Mich
Blanche Reed Dominates Circus Acrobatic Feats
An enduring elite of acrobatic equestriennes tops the circuses, with Blanche Reed leading the field this season under Wallace shows. Critics hail her poise, grace, and fearless agility, noting her routine evolves daily and defies description.
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Blanche Reed
Wallace
Voillant Lived in Three Centuries One Hundred Two Years Old
Louis Voilland died at 102 in Mamaroneck after living in three centuries. Born in France in 1798, he saw Napoleon Bonaparte before his exile and recalled the emperor’s sorrow at misfortune. He came to the United States 50 years ago, worked as a coachman in New York, and lived with his daughter in Mamaroneck. He remained sharp eyed, read papers without glasses, and smoked about 15 pipefuls daily.
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York
Louis Voilland
Mamaroneck
Napoleon Bonaparte
Veilland
France
Napoleon
Moscow
Louis
St. Helena
Russia
Jummel
New York
Albert Davis
French Hill
Long Island Sound
Bargain Week for Upright Pianos at Baldwin Music Store
An advertisement urges piano buyers to act on “almost new” upright pianos at bargain prices this week from Baldwin Music Store. The copy also touts tonic sarsaparilla for scrofula and general debility.
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Baldwin Music Store
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething Children
An old charm for children claims to soothe teething pain and gums and cure wind colic and diarrhoea. The advertisement touts twenty five cents per bottle as the price.
Indiana Dental College Clinic Hours
Indiana Dental College advertises patient reception from 8 a m to 5 p m at the corner of Delaware and Ohio for all kinds of dental work.
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Indiana Dental College
Special low rate tickets to California via Southern Pacific Ogden Bun Ger
From February 12 and every Tuesday until April 30 special low colonist tickets will be sold on Southern Pacific lines to California. Chicago $30. St. Louis Memphis New Orleans $27.50. Omaha Kansas City and others $2. Details and contacts at W G Neimyer Chicago and W H Connor Cincinnati offices.
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Southern Pacific Company
Ogden
California
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Omaha
Kansas City
W. G. Neimyer
Church Schedule From Union Station and Fort Wayne Depot
Church trip details list departure from Union station at 4 00 a m and return. depart Fort Wayne at 7 00 p m. Tickets available at city office 28 8 Clinois street Union station or Massachusetts avenue depot.
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Union Station
Ft. Wayne
Clinois St
Massachusetts-ave
Bargain Piano Sale at Baldwin Music Store This Week
Bargain upright pianos featured at Baldwin Music Store this week with special prices. Limited stock available and discounts apply on select models.
Coon Cats Grow Popular in Maine Roots in America
Minneapolis reports rare Maine born coon cats with owners including James G. Blaine and Fendall G. Winston. Cats bred from Maine stock, described as not a cross with raccoon, prized for beauty, require air and space, priced 5 to 100 dollars, shipments from Bar Harbor once reached nearly 3,000 in 1889.
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James G. Blaine
Fendall G. Winston
8. C. Tooker
Mary Chute
Rufus Lane
H. B. Merrick
John &. Kelly
St. Paul
Mr. Blaine
America
Canada
Maine
United States
Express
North Anson
Bar Harbor
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Hutchins
Mick
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Meili
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Tsi
Equitable
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DR. Tomson Medical Institute
Stevener Building
Indianapolis
Barry
Conall
Eran Farranioe
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Gloan Drug
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