Happenings of the Day and Noted Remarks
A collage of opinions and tidbits on topics from crime to culture. Train robbers steal $50,000 from an express car in Cherokee Strip. Zola faces academy rebuke. Western Union wins $12,000,000 suit against Bell. A London bicyclist sets a half mile mark, Derby day sparks parliamentary debate. Notes on self trust, royal disguises, and Kalispell newspaper leadership.
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Jied Rock
Cherokee Strip
Western Union
Bell Telephone Company
West Indies Reform Calls Grow Toward United States
The article notes a rising urge among West Indian colonies to seek relief from Britain by leaning toward the United States. Creole merchants increasingly trade with the U S, aided by reciprocity treaties, and some islanders even imagine future US annexation. It also mentions a broader aging industry trend and a new company claiming to age violins in weeks, challenging genuine Stradivarius sellers.
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Great Britain
United States
Indianapolis
Legion
Experimental electric track tests near Northwest revolution
Signs point to a major shift as Northwest trials prepare an experimental track to study replacing steam with electric locomotives on trunk lines. Three eighty ton electric locomotives will haul a 1200 ton freight through the Belt Line tunnel at 15 mph and a 500 ton passenger train at 30 mph.
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Belt Line
Baltimore
Attorney General blocks wives exhibit at fair grounds
Attorney General Hunt ruled the exposition board cannot erect a model residence on the fair grounds. The proposed display, costing 5000 dollars, was seen as a clever scheme to attract married men and their wives planning to build homes. Critics note the risk of overruns and question budget impact on the 80000 dollar appropriation.
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Hunt
Woman’s Exposition Board
Italy Builds Giants to Challenge British Naval Power
The piece argues that sheer size alone cannot decide sea supremacy, citing the battle of Lissa and comparing ship tonnage among Italy, Britain, and the United States. It suggests Italy plans 15,000 ton battleships and notes the American 10,500 ton design as an efficient model that may outperform larger rivals.
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Italy
Mediterranean
Humbert
Lissa
Royal Sovereign
Arkansas single tax tale of local improvements and opposition
The discussion traces the 1874 Arkansas constitution limits on taxation, the 1881 law creating improvement districts, and the board of improvement commissioners. It notes the system taxes land plus improvements, argues for taxing land value only, and highlights inequities like overvalued improved lots and vacant land underassessment, urging property burden aligned with benefited parties.
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Arkansas
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Main Street
Single Tax Debate Moves Ottawa Board Of Trade
Ex mayor Frank McDougall leads a push for municipal single tax in Ottawa. A lively board of trade discussion will consider land value taxation, criticising current tax on improvements. Senator A R McClelan may chair a royal commission on municipal taxation, while questions from the audience link art profits to land gains in a lively Ottawa discussion.
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Frank McDougall
Ottawa
Board of Trade
Dominion
McDougall
A. R. McClelan
New Brunswick
McClelan
A. C. Campbell
Toronto Grip
Mr. Campbell
New York Estates Preserve Land Through Leases
The owners of large New York estates like Trinity Church and Goelet favor long leases over sales. They avoid improving land, instead leasing for twenty one years with renewal options and building requirements to maintain uniformity and value in business districts. A veteran real estate lawyer says most city buildings sit on leased ground, more than generally believed.
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Trinity Church
Columbia College
Sailors’ Snug Harbor
Astor
Rhinelander and Goelet
Times
N. Y. Times
Fat Man Bravely Tackled Stage Robber on 1878 Express
Milo Hoadley, a 200 pound passenger, leapt onto the lone Italian highwayman during a Milton stage hold up in 1878. He wrestled the robber for a purse as fellow travelers stood by. The thief escaped with $100 while Hoadley’s action inspired small praise and no other help from the passengers. The Italian was later jailed as John Doe, with the express box never recovered.
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Milo Hoadley
Milton
Hoadley
Mr. Hoadley
Tadley
Aas Hoadley
John Doe
Too Brave to Be Killed in Onondaga History
Ephraim Webster, early Onondaga County settler and interpreter, faced repeated death threats from the Onondaga, including being bound to a tree while tomahawks flew nearby. In a tense moment, war-chief Oundia ga halted the execution and allowed Webster to drink water, offering a rare display of composure and goodwill amid peril.
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Onondaga
New York
Ephriam Webster
Webster
Filach
Oun-dia-ga
Why the Steps Salted Him at the Capitol
A curious note on Capitol steps reveals pedestrians stumble more on step groups than expected. Architect Frederick Olmstead studied the patterns and found his own unequal leg length may have shaped the rise and tread, making the stairs oddly suited to him alone.
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Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Post
Frederick Olmstead
Olmstead
Double Cousins in Quebec Village Create Massive Family Ties
In St Marie de Beauce Quebec the Rheaume and Morin families each had eight children four boys and four girls. As adults every Rheaume man married a Morin woman and every Morin man married a Rheaume woman. This produced seventy four children in the two families with thirty nine Rheaume and thirty five Morin in the third generation making them double cousins unusually concentrated in one village.
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St. Marie de Beauce
Quebec
Rheaume
Indifferent voter plans move after church in NH town
Sunday morning in a New Hampshire town after church, farmers discuss crops as Democrats and Republicans spar over candidates. One man stays quiet and admits he does not care who is president, saying he plans to move out of town instead.
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New Hampshire
Free Press
Absent-Minded Lord Lytton and the Maid Servants
A well known tale recalls Lord Lytton, famed for absent mindedness, entering a carriage with Lady Lytton after dreaming. When asked what he did, he claimed no idea until learning he kissed the maid servants. He then quipped there may have been pretty others among them.
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Lord Lytton
Lady Lytton
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street Origins
The phrase Old Lady of Threadneedle Street derives from Thryd danen or Thryddenal Street meaning the third street from Chepesyde to the great road from London Bridge to Bishopsgate. Other theories include Thring-needle from three needles shown in the Needlemakers' arms.
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Threadnesale Street
Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
Two Foot Rule Exchange Frays at Feet
Tom asks Jack where to find a two foot rule. Jack points to a source and Tom thanks him. Wryly, Jack warns about uncomfortable footwear as a casual street exchange unfolds.
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Tom
Jack
Jack—Wrell
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