Various World Happenings and Oddities From A Aged Page
A diverse roundup notes Austria implementing the eight hour day in workshops and broad remarks on garlic consumption and free theaters in the United States. It also recounts stories of a boy Frank Burke who died in Ansonia, medical notes on ear injuries from artillery, a French woman preparing for a ball, a Hungarian love tale, a Three Oaks patriotic celebration, and insights on London underground costs and American railway contact. It ends with marvels of travel times and a Lambertville snake incident and Icelandic political equality.
French Admiral Pottier Appointed In Chinese Waters
Vice-Admiral Edouard Pottier is presented as the new French commander in Chinese waters. A sixty one year old flag officer with long sea service and diplomatic work, he led the French contingent in Crete and has commanded a four power naval force. In a separate Kenosha note, Hazel Paterson aged eleven is recovered after being abducted by her grandmother Mia Paterson. The pursuit, race, and arrest follow thwarted police efforts and public sentiment pressures.
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Pottier
Edouard Pottier
Pottine
Crete
Kenosha
Wis
Hazel Patterson
Mia
Patterson
En Livaw
Mansfield
Kenoshi
Hazel Paterson
Willian
Mary Patterson
Winethrop Harbor
O'Hare
Waukegan
Hill on China and a stable government
James J. Hill expresses that China needs a safe stable government rather than being parceled out. He warns against imposing Western control and stresses feeding and protecting the people. He suggests China should govern itself with a system that ensures safety for life and property while respecting its religious traditions.
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China
Rotary Print Washer Improves Washing of Photographic Prints
A new rotary washing device for photographic plates and prints features a smooth spherical bowl with inlet and outlet openings. Water circulates freely around both surfaces to thoroughly rinse chemicals without rough contact, preventing clogging and damage while prints drop into position when washed. Patent granted to Henry Birke and David Jones of Chicago.
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Henry Birke
David Jones
Chicago
Is Now Lady Paget in British Honors Circles
Lady Arthur Paget has recently acquired her title through her husband General Arthur Paget being promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for Boer War service. She is noted as daughter of the late Mrs Paran Stevens of New York, with Hugh Almeric Paget, Arthur’s brother, married to a W. C. Whitney daughter. The Pagets are favored by the Prince of Wales.
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Lady Paget
Arthur Paget
General Arthur Paget
Order of 8 Michael and St. George
Paran Stevens
New York
Hugh Almeric Paget
Sir Arthur Paget
W. C. Whitney
Navy
Sir Arthur
Prince of Wales
Engaged Again Miss Wilson at Tranby Croft Affair
Miss Wilson of the Wilson family at Tranby Croft is noted as a famous English beauty whose engagements to various peers and nobles have repeatedly been announced and then denied amid the Prince of Wales baccarat game context and social circles.
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Miss Wilson
Wilson
Tranby Croft
Prince of Wales
The Horrors of Peace and War in Britain
Editor T B Gatehouse argues peace brings death and injury like war. He cites 1899 UK rail fatalities 1,340 and injuries 18,455, totaling 20,495, versus wartime deaths 2,957 and injuries 11,343 by May 20, totaling 14,800. He claims 6,195 suffered injuries in normal life as war began.
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T. B. Gatehouse
Electrical Review
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Taleres
King Milan a Loafer
Ex King Milan who tried to enter Servia secretly to incite a military rebellion against his son was stopped at the frontier by King Alexander era police and sent back to Vienna whence he reached Paris three days ago. He is now reportedly drunk at his favorite haunts and the French government warns him to behave or leave French territory.
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Milan
Servia
Alexander
Vienna
Sanitation of Havana and yellow fever risk
Last month Havana recorded thirty deaths from yellow fever with eleven fatalities in the first ten days of this month. Authorities note streets are kept clean and alleys decent, but no new sewer system or harbor cleansing was planned. Until sanitation and harbor measures are addressed, yellow fever may recur each summer, regardless of current efforts. The future under a Cuban government remains uncertain.
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Havana
Huntington Fortune and Collis Potter Huntington's Rise
Collis Potter Huntington, age 43, is described as a leading American money king. His ascent began in a small New York state country town store and spanned mining business ventures to organizing the first transcontinental railroad and leading a major railway system. His fortune is estimated at a substantial but incomplete figure.
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Huntington
Collis Potter Huntington
America
Empire State
Minolly
Harvesters and reapers in the golden sea of grain
The Baltimore American sketches a maritime harvest scene of reapers at sea of grain under sunlit skies, with vivid imagery of wheat waves and labor in the fields as a pastoral backdrop to labor life and uncertainty.
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Reapers
Alyip
Golden Sea
Baltimore American
Colored Mechanics Form Trade Association in Philadelphia
About 150 colored mechanics in Philadelphia join with an equal number from Maryland and Virginia to form the Merchants’ Tradesmen and Working People’s Association of America. They seek equal labor opportunities, report discrimination by local unions, and plan to bid on contracts using colored skilled workers to curb prejudice and influence political alignment.
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le Gompers
Chicago
Federation of Labor
Building Trades’ Council
Gampers
Unions of
Chicago Building Trades
Divdding Trades Council
Wnions
Building Trades Council
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
John J. Mitchell
Uinted
Alan
Unitedt
Colored Mechanics
Philadelphia
Maryland
Virginia
Mecchantéa’ ‘Tradesmen’s and
Working People's Association of America
Frank J. Sunderman
Pennsylvania
South
New York
Fall River Mill Owner Opposes Shutdowns in Cotton Trade
The Cotton Bua pension notes many New England mills suspended operations for four weeks in July and August due to large stock of unsold goods. Fall River’s M C D Borden, owner of the largest mill plant, defies the Manufacturers’ association, employing 3,000 and paying about 20 000 weekly, arguing shutdowns aren’t the only remedy to an ailing market.
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Bua
New England
M.C. D. Borden
Fall River
Mass
United Cotton Producers
Manufacturers’ Association
Borden
Ife
Regiar
Thiy
Mr. Borden
Wood pulp plant planned at Grand Falls New Brunswick
Inalustelal Notes says Senator Proctor of Vermont and other capitalists have arranged a 7 million dollar wood pulp plant at Grand Falls New Brunswick in a timber region. Electricity enables production of cigarettes and tobacco, with 180000 cigarettes and 5000 pounds of cut tobacco made per minute. Hundreds of workers may be displaced.
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Inalustelal
Senator Proctor
Vermont
Grand Falls
N. B
Window Glass Cutters’ Association
American Window Glas Company
I¢e
Norfolk
Newport News
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Ohio
A Conglomerate College Class Day in Constantinople
The graduating class of American Call for Girls in Constantinople this summer featured eight nationalities Greek American Hungarian German Austrian Armenian Bulgarian and Italian A French play highlighted class day while a student-poem extolled virtue and motherhood. A Peruna-like ad pitches a tonic claiming to vitalize and invigorate the weary world.
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Call For Girls
Constantinople
Pe-ru-na Promoted as Universal Female Remedy
An advertisement extols Pe-ru-na as the one medicine women can rely on, claiming it treats catarrh in any organ by addressing mucous membrane inflammation. It asserts Pe-ru-na cures a wide range of ailments where other remedies fail and warns that any mucous membrane congestion signifies catarrh.
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Kansas
United
India
Frank Burke
Ansonia
Conn
Moadé
Sumatra
South Africa
France
Debreezin
Hungary
Hia
Carlyle
Three Oaks
Michigan
United States
London
Atlante
Ocean
Royal William
Nova Scotia
Jules Verne
John ©. Thibry
Lambertville
N. J
Iceland
Pation
Mien
Wowen Loxerher
Miss. Wilson
Mie
Mesteretinu of Hoare
Babar
Dietitian
Superior Court of
Massachusetts
Pall River
Saya
Third Baptist Church
A.J. Tower
Boston
Mal
Marnal
Niedegan
Lend Avtorner
Terry
Wuhiarin
Ard
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