Countess Montignoso Wed to Toselli in London Registry
London crowd reports the marriage of Countess Louise Montignoso ex archduchess of Austria and Signor Enrico Toselli at a Strand registry office. The couple plan to flee with Princess Anne. reporters observed tense scenes as security and secrecy surrounded the ceremony.
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London
MoOnUgnoso
OL Saxony
Signor
Jose
Strand
Losellis
Stend
Florence
Rincess
Anne
Saxony
Tosellis
Toselli
Frederick Augustus
England
Princess Anne
Louise Antoinette Marie
Countess Montignoso
Louise Antonette Marie
Austria
Enrico Toselli
Tuscany
William le Queux
R. C. Witt
Mary H. Witt
Thames
Princess
Madman Stoker Attacks Ship Surgeon on Majestic
The Majestic reports a desperate battle in the surgery as stoker Patrick Sheehan locked Dr. Riversdale French inside and lunged with scissors and a surgical knife. An officer shot the assailant, who is seriously but not fatally wounded and to be moved to a hospital on arrival.
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Captain Hayes
Sheehan
Stoker
New York
White Star Line
Majestic
Southampton
Cherbourg
Queenstown
Riversdale French
Patrick Sheehan
Stoker Sheehan
Dr. French
Earth Blasting Removes 175000 Yards For Rail Approach
Spokane mass blast by Whitley and Son uses electric fuse, $30000, to remove 175000 cubic yards of earth for the Portland and Seattle railway approach near a 350 foot long bridge. The blast leveled a hill and hurled rock into a canyon as 100 tons of powder and labor achieved the work. A second similar contract to move 180000 yards was awarded nearby. The blast was witnessed by hundreds as a dynamo powered the charge from 400 yards away.
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Spokane
Wash
Kahlotus
Portland & Seattle
Puget Sound
Whitley & Son
Mature
Jack Steigh
Missionary Assigned to the Black Hills by Northwestern Iowa Conference
At a Northwestern Iowa Methodist conference meeting, C. D. Royse of Spencer was assigned as a Black Hills missionary for two years after a church conflict over a new building in Black Hills South Dakota prompted the special appointment. Others named include J. D. Skaggs Wyoming, William Whitfield Arizona, Frank C. Farr Madeira Islands, C F Hartzell Philippines, E. M. Cable Korea, Corwin F. Taylor Korea, and J. W. Mahood as field secretary.
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Methodist Conference
Iowa
Black Hills
Lead
J. D. Skaggs
Wyoming
William Whitfield
Arizona
Frank C. Farr
Madera Islands
C.F. Hartzell
Philippines
E. M. Cable
Corea
C. LD. Royse
Corwin F. Taylor
J. W. Mahood
Commission On
South Dakota
C. D. Royse
Spenser
Royse
Cruel Chinese Prisons Report Stirs European View
An East of Asia Magazine account describes Canton prisons as flimsy structures with guards using ropes and chained inmates. Prisoners endure ankle and neck shackles, night stocks, and horrendous punishments including hanging by ropes and ash-filled mouths, with many deaths amid alleged mandarins’ tolerance.
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Canton
East of Asia Magazine
The Cashless Engagement and a Tender Refusal
A dialogue frames a cautious courtship where money constraints temper plans for a lengthy engagement. The exchange hints at motives behind charity as ostentation, touching on social expectations and financial realities in a reflective scene.
Roosevelt voyage could spur Mississippi river navigation plans
The October trip of President Roosevelt with the inland waterways commission aims to boost interest in deepening river channels from Chicago to the gulf. The piece notes freight-rate competition with railroads, idle rivers like the Missouri and Mississippi tributaries, and calls for revival of steam navigation to unlock western agricultural wealth. It also jokes about teaching table manners in public schools as a tangential aside.
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Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Memphis
Inland Waterways Commission
Chicago
Gulf
Mississippi
Middle West
Pacific
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Mississippi Valley
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Missouri River
Tennessee
Cumberland
Illinois
Robert Fulton
The
Waterways Commission
Eiffel Tower Finds New Use as Handy Signal Link
The French, initially unsure about the 300 meter tower built for the exposition, now use it as a practical communications hub. Wireless messages from Casablanca reach the army headquarters through the Eiffel Tower antennae and the cruiser Galilee in harbor.
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M. Hiffel
Morocco
Caplita
Eiffel Tower
Galilee
Casablanca
Prisoner at Rest Cure Raises Questions of Care and Cost
The article discusses the rise of fatal or serious automobile accidents and the growing use of motor wagons, noting they are powerful but risky tools. It questions why John F. Gaynor, a convicted prisoner, is allowed a rest cure at $300 a week, hinting the expense may come from illicit proceeds and highlighting an anomalous case.
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John F. Gaynor
Fashion Grout and Dros Maker Inspire Joke Chapter
A quirky column mocks fashion fads and toy shortages while noting explorers and polar safety. The tone aims at light regional humor with playful language. No clear people or organizations are named beyond generic references.
How They Dined Methods of the English at Table I i the Seventeenth Century
The article surveys English dining habits from the seventeenth century, noting meals, meal times, and social practices. It describes breakfast as late to become regular, dinner as the great meal, and supper before bed, with nobles dining in halls and the parlor only emerging in Elizabethan times.
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Elizabeth
Murray
Pepys
Henry IV
England
Thomas Colgate
Odcombe
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
London Times
Vanity and conceit in a man and social charters
A series of pointed observations on gendered vanity and behavior. The prose notes that vanity in women is bad enough but vanity in men is worse, that looks do not reveal character, and that adults face inevitable obstacles with stone walls. It reflects social manners and family finance in a dated tone from the editorials.
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Atchison Globe
Canned Paintings Promise Indefinite Preservation
A historic note explains sealing paintings in a vacuum to protect colors from atmospheric decay. By placing canvases and metal figures in vacuum, artworks might endure indefinitely, preserving Apelles, Raphael, and Michiel Angelo in their original freshness.
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Glias
Apelles
Raphael
Michiel Angelo
Aimple
Darby Greely Faces War Moment With Belknap
During the Civil War, Major William W. Belknaj of the Fifteenth Iowa Infantry watches a company march onto the steamer Sucker State. A young Pvt. Darby Greely steps onto a plank and his mother clings to him hurling a hopeful plea to stay near the major for safety.
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William W. Belknaj
Fifteenth
Iowa Infantry
Darby Greely
Sucker
Darby
Difficulty Defined as a Word of Vague Demand
A traveler quotes Samuel Warren defining difficulty as a mere word in dictionaries, describing it as the degree of strength required for tasks. The remark frames difficulty as a nonspecific stimulus and burden rather than a concrete measure.
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Ramuel Warren
A Good Motto on Wall of Memory
A brief motto urges restraint oration. It quotes a thinking man who speaks only when words are worthy and advises hanging the saying on the wall to remind oneself to speak little and mean much.
Fragmentary prose note on laughter and admiration
A fragmented snippet mentions a woman who laughs at blindness and a remark about admiring her teeth. It contrasts pure hearts finding joy and duty leading to a sweet world, without clear context or full narrative.
The Spirit of Dignity in Everyday Work
A Success Magazine excerpt urges embracing work as an artistic craft not drudgery. It argues that respect for every task, high self-expectation, and wholehearted effort forge character, elevate life, and redeem even humble labor through honesty, zeal, and striving for the best.
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Success Magazine
Saved the Scene A Witty Rescue by William Faversham
Bohemian recounts how actor William Faversham saved a difficult performance by improvising during a war play. With dispatches missing before delivering to General Allen, he ripped a plaster from his shirt, pretended a chest wound, and earned applause as the crowd believed he had been shot.
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Wiliam Faversham
Rann
Elements of the Universe and common earth materials
The article notes that suns and planets share identical materials with Earth. It cites helium first found in the sun and later on Earth in the mineral clevic, suggesting Earth's handful holds the universe’s contents.
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Earth
New York American
Shave In China Barbers Use Local Tron Weapon
A clipping from Wide World Magazine describes a barber in Cling using a locally made tron weapon for shaving. Water is applied first and the tool is rubbed over the skin, producing a result that astonishes some observers yet serves its purpose.
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China
Floral Scandal Plays Out In Cryptic Verse Exchange
A whimsical dispute unfolds with a rove declaring you cant paint the Uty, an aster countering maybe not, and a question about what has been noticed on Wily pade in a Washington scene.
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Washington
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