Hotel School Proposal for French Booms Riviera
A Mentone chamber patronage scheme seeks to found a hotelkeepers school for Frenchmen on the Riviera. It would train in hotel management, cooking, and hygiene, akin to Swiss and Geneva efforts to unite waiters and improve their conditions and language skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Merce of Mentone
Riviera
Switzerland
Geneva
John Calvin
International Society of Waiters
The
Union
Dreaden
Geneva Union
Natives Gather Kungu Fly Delicacy Near Lake Nyassa
Article notes a Lake Nyassa fly called Kungu valued as a local delicacy. At peak seasons the swarm covers land and villagers collect the insects for consumption, a practice tied to regional diet and seasonality.
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Lake Nyassa
Woman Sees Bright Side As Husband’s Medical Bill Looms
A fragmentary newspaper item shows a wife joking about her husband’s medical bill and the insurance money while he lies in bed. The tone suggests a domestic scene with humor amid illness and possible financial concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Ruskin Links Tobacco to England's Decline
The text suggests Ruskin blamed tobacco as a modern vice tied to England's decline, noting there was no tobacco in the Middle Ages and that the weed he called "the noxious weed" marked a shift in the country’s fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskin
England
Bank Robbery Ends in Double Tragedy at White Bear
In White Bear Minnesota on August 7 a bank holdup by Henry Paul ended with Paul and posse member Bred Larkins killed and another posse man Wm. Butler fatally wounded. Two other citizens injured as a two hour gun battle left the robber dead and fifteen bullet wounds counted on his body.
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White Bear
Minn
Aus
First State Bank
Henry Paul
Larkins
Wm. Butler
Alfred Auger
Auger
Weather Bureau Undergoes Age based Reorganization
Washington reports a shift as Chief Wills L. Miore pushes younger staff into top posts. Men over sixty will move to lesser roles while sixty plus workers stay on in reduced roles. Posts in Philadelphia Indianapolis Denver Nashville now filled by younger forecasters replacing 60 to 70 year olds. Edward Bowie moves from St Louis to lead forecast duties here. James Smith replaces him in Columbus.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Feld Service
Wills L. Miore
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Jinat
Nashville
Edward Bowie
St. Louis
City of Brest Rocked by Quake
Paris reports an earthquake emanating from Brest and surrounding areas. Buildings rocked and residents panicked but no serious damage or injuries are confirmed at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
Paris
Proclamation of Peace in Spain Amid Turmoil
Madrid reports official peace as crisis ends from Bay of Biscay to Mediterranean. Iglesias freed. censorship loosens. Morocco mobilization rises. Barcelona shows quiet but fears future after recent repression. Tarragona and Sabadell revert to troops presence as short lived republics fade.
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Madrid
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Mediterranean
Senor Iglesias
el Progreso
Morocco
Barcelona
Ae Sant
Fort Montjuich
Sabadell
Tarrassa
Maxim Inventions Food In Tabloid Shape
Bangor Maine reports Sir Hiram, an inventor visiting Dr Winthrop, claims to have created a condensed tabloid meal called Maximfeld. Dwellers taste it. a Winthrop citizen says it tastes like bean soup when prepared properly.
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Bangor
Hiram
Govern
Poland
Winthrop
Lake Marunacock
Sir Hiram
BU Bach
Jiming
Maine
Morbid Crowds At Paris Beheading Draw Public Fury
Paris reports a public execution at 4 30 am to witness Duchemin a 23 year old butcher executed for murder and robbery. Police kept crowds back despite Paris opposition to public executions and President Fallieres refused reprieve.
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Paris
Bante
France
Fallieres
Duchemin
Roosevelt Hosts Formal Nairobi Banquet With Trophy Gifts
Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit attended a public banquet in Nairobi, British East Africa with 176 guests. Governor Frederick J. Jackson presided as chairman while Captain Sanderson read a welcome address and presented Roosevelt with an elephant tusk section mounted in silver. American residents gave Roosevelt a rhinoceros hoof tobacco box and rhinoceros skull and a buffalo head, all silver mounted.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
Rederick J. Jackson
Sanderson
United States
Protectorate
Roosevelt
Mullaney Declines Police Chief Post In Chicago
Bernard J Mullaney, former newspaper executive and Michigan native, declines to accept the police chief nomination from Mayor Busse after the resignation of Gus M. Shippy. The announcement comes as Chicago politics shift with leadership changes.
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Mullaney
Police
Chicago
Bernard J Mullaney
Minneapolis
Chica
Kenan
Busse
Ptene Repcen Pel
Gus M. Shippy
Wife fills pulpit as pastor takes vacation in Brooklyn
Mrs. H. Baker, wife of the Booth Brooklyn Unitarian pastor, preached in his stead at Fourth Avenue and Fifty third Street to avoid suspending services or hiring a substitute. The congregation was kept on with no Sunday interruption and the cost of a supply preacher was avoided. Meanwhile, torpedo boat destroyer Foul Jones left Seattle on July 6 for Alaska but struck a reef near Skagway, reporting unknown damage and sailing to port in a shaken condition.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Baker
Booth ‘Brooklyn
Seattle, Wahh
Foul Jones
Alaskan
Skagway
Alaska
Three-Cent Fare Fight Lost in Cleveland by a Majority
Cleveland, Ohio Aug 6 The Schmidt ordinance to grant a streetcar franchise for 3-cent fares failed in a referendum by 3 682 votes The total count was 30 944 to 34 926 Mayor Tom L Johnson backing the measure faced a bitter two month campaign with hundreds of meetings and business groups opposing it Crowds cheered and horns sounded as returns were announced with Johnson receiving results at his office guarded by police.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Schmidt
Herman Schmidt
Tom L. Johnson
Johnson
Carrie Nation Visits Mason City Park and Druggists
Carrie Nation delivered an address in the park Mason City Iowa on August 6. She then toured all druggists calling for strict enforcement of state law and warning of vengeance if not obeyed. At a hotel she admonished a bellhop over a cigarette and spoke to large crowds at the Clear Lake chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Carrie Nation
Clear Lake
Chifinders Resignation Stuns Chicago Police Office
Chicago August 6 chief of police of Ohio George M Ein es resigns in a letter received yesterday citing ill health and stepping down from office.
Car Crash Kills 7 Year Old Boy Near Highland
In Crown Point Indiana a seven year old farmer boy died when a seven passenger car struck him late at night on the Buckner road near Highland. The car was driven by two Chicago men alleged to be racing another machine when the crash occurred.
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Crown Point
Ind
Highland
Chicago
mMwartout
Tummmings
Hirage
Rift
Giraut
Wen
Provincetown Navy Rear Admiral Defies Arrest Over Fight Death
Rear Admiral Schroeder refused to surrender David W Uliana to state police after a no contest bout on the Vermont night left opponent M rntley Foster injured and dead. Both men described as ship workers. In a separate note, Mexico City will send 10000 dollars cash and 10000 in tents and provisions to Acapulco quake victims under President Diag's direction.
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Provincetown
Mass
Schroeder
David W. Uliana
Ketia
Williams
Vermont
Atmrntley Foster
Mexico City
Acapulco
Diag
Marion Crawford's Literary Habits in Chicago Tribune
Jeanette L. Glider notes Marion Crawford’s disciplined writing routine and prolific output after his death. She cites The White Sister set in modern Rome, praising his storytelling skill while acknowledging uneven quality among his novels and his versatile repertoire from Isaacs to The Witch of Prague.
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Jeanette L. Glider
Chicago Tribune
Macmillan
The Circus Man Wails of Lost Elephants and Beasts
A Brooklyn Eagle commentary laments the collapse of a circus abroad. It notes elephants Nona and others vanished from East Africa, with only trophies left as fame fades. The piece mocks the old showman and the dwindling wild men, now in khaki and puttees, amid a world where jungles stay quiet.
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Nona
East
Africa
Mimrod
Brooklyn Eagle
Training Day on the Boston Common Remembers Militia Past
Recalling Boston Common training days from 1644 the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company held elections on the first Monday in June. Boys watched governors receive commissions and militiamen parade, burning blank cartridges, as cows were later kept off by police.
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Tillery
Massachusetts
Leist
Mr. Well
Doctor Moimes
Grasn
Hancock
d'Katalig
Mee
Lena
York Street
Boston Remembrance of Century Crossings and War Dances
A narrator recalls 1701 New Year ceremonies in Boston with trumpets and the startenning of a new century. He notes a 1888 war dance by Sacs Foxes and the role of Judge Sewall in a prior edict and predicts a future gathering in 2001.
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Keokuk
Black Hawk
Boston
Massachusetts State House
King’s Chapel
Statehouse
Beacon Street
Park Street
Mr. Webster
Walter the Astor lunch counter tipper earns 200000
The Astor house lunch counter at the north counter saw Charles Miller a walter landlord who for three years collected tips. He has accumulated 200000 mostly invested in Brooklyn real estate. Since 1876 he has issued over 2000000 in checks to customers. He and his wife plan a trip to Ireland next week. His salary over 18 years was 30 dollars a month.
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Walter
Wall Street
Astor
Charles Miller
Charlie
Astor House
Brooklyn
Charley Miller
Lunch Courier
Charley
Ireland
Fragmentary text yields unclear topic
OCR snippet unreadable. key names, dates, or places not recoverable. Cannot determine a coherent news item from provided fragment.
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