Science and travel notes from a late 19th century issue
A diverse column covers immigration rulings on a Japanese passenger with lung trouble, Archduke Otto of Austria as an artist in Vienna, and Empress Harika's Westernization influence. It also reports on diamonds in British Guiana, apnondlolite medical notes, Sir John Murray on the Black Sea currents, a penny concert at a Chester church, a Colorado railway ticket quirky incident, and Xi Geminorum revealed as a double star with unexplained brightness variations.
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Archduke Otto
Awatria
Academy of Fine Arts
Vienna
Cavalry Corps
Hia
Sir John Murray
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Chester
Cantaloy
Tole & Adden
Tts
Colorado and Southern Road
U Pesua cl — Feaulteid
Campbell
The
Tek Ob- Sut 10 Morvatory
Umea
The Mourning Frame Portrait of Lucienne Holling
A painter Holling mourns before a gold framed portrait of his wife Lucienne, a passioned tale of grief jealousy and revelation. A young admirer claims and later reveals his bond to Lucienne, leading to a fatal ending and the painting’s fateful transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Monthgut
Daily Story Pub, Co
Madame Hol~ing
Horn
Parle
Lucienne
Holling
Lucienne Holling
Chicago
Dreams and youth echo in old verse by Louie Chandler Moulton
A fragmentary poem reflects on dreams to sell and the longing to recapture youth and joy. The speaker wonders what they would buy if dreams could be purchased, wishing to relive past delights and hear an old story, even through death’s toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Chicago Newa
Eugenie
Hope
Joy
Oleh
Louie Chandler Moulton
Change in Naval Warfare Creates New Class Of Sailors
The evolution of naval warfare has shifted sailors from wind and rope to highly skilled technicians. Modern sailors are both machinists and electricians, handling delicate, complex machinery aboard battleships cruisers and torpedo boats. This new era demands a higher level of expertise and training.
Must Send Good Literature to Philippine Soldiers
A wartime notice urges sending wholesome magazines and reading matter to soldiers in the Philippines. Books should go to army commisary departments, not individuals, in good condition and packed in sturdy boxes. Address to hospitals, commands or librarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Charizon
Army
Individu
Unity Needed Me yd of the Christian World Comb hala Against China
The Free Press argues that Mohammedan expansion once overwhelmed Christian lands until political unity faltered. It credits earlier defenders not to individual heroes but to a failing unity of Islam, then warns that the current Chinese crisis could trigger a new religious war. It urges coordinated action among European powers to confront China rather than pursue factional interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tia
Tuten
London
Holling
Diana
China
Heroul
Spain
Pyrenees
France
Bosphorus
Macedonia
Greece
Vienna
Christian Arma
Carl Martel
Qhran
Europe
Aquitaine
John Sobleski
Mohammedaniem
Cordova
Charles the Hammer
Bagdad
Poland
Mohammed Salem
Chineas
Asia
Russia
Britten Schemps
Germany
Clint
Sullivan the Creator of a New Form of Musical Art
The Philadelphia Times reviews Sir Arthur Sullivan as a London born English musician whose Celtic strain infused a new melodic beauty into Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta. It credits Sullivan with inventing a distinct form of musical art that transformed English musical theatre and brought joy to audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Ira
Sullivan
England
Tor
Gilbert
Philadelphia Times
War the Boer Poisoned Great Interest in Epidemic Reports
In Manchester confusion rises over a suspected poisoning epidemic tied to arsenic exposure during beet refining. Reports note cases and uncertain treatment, with experts citing unsafe purification practices as a cause. Northern England beet sales decline as authorities scrutinize public health safeguards.
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Ty Eleles
Manchesterior
Mrsento
Arseniesh Aton
England
London
London bachelor girls to gain new hotel with American capital
A proposed hotel project in London will provide housing and club facilities for bachelor girls. The plan, funded by American capital, aims to be completed within about two years and located near the new electric railway and theaters. The development promises comfort, meals, and independent living for women workers.
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London
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Kansas
Panne
Kansar
Commissioner of Immigration
San Francisco
Japan
Wan
St James Gazette
Harika
British Guiana
Mazarin
Eusequibo
Moulton
Otr
Demerara
Draall
la Cragy
Luerene
Adela
Atlanta Constitution
Cent
Jack
Ita Lkely
Paris
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