In the Yellow Sea to Shanghai and Hongkong voyage diary
The account sails from the Inland Sea through the Yellow Sea to Woosung and Shanghai, noting the Yangtze delta, foreign fleets, and the Bund with gunboats and police. It describes Hongkong, Canton, and oceanic life, including traders, rickshas, boarding houses, and the busy harbor scene aboard a bustling mail ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagasaki
Pacific
Yellow Sea
Shanghai
China
Ixlanda
Formona
Yang Tee
Yang-tse la
Wilmington
Villalobos
A Hearted Baker Inspires Generous Theater Moment
A Prague stage feature shows a wealthy baker moved to tears by a pair of poor lovers. He hands a purse to the heroine as dowry, prompting laughter and a moral about small deeds. Also includes poems and a hotel hallway encounter where a child rejects postponed candy for immediate treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amed
Prague
Offeer
Hhopna
Grant Letter Recovered From Hartford Archives
A historic letter by General Grant is revealed, bearing the phrase Let us have peace. It was addressed to General Joseph R. Hawley, then president of the National Union Republican convention that nominated Grant. Hawley, busy with Senate duties, had forgotten the note among other correspondence until it was recently rediscovered in Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Grant
Tiyases
Grant
Courant
Hartford
Conn
Joseph R. Hawley
National Union Republican Convention
Washington
Geo. Hawley
Astor Hospitality Sets England's Social Standard
William Waldorf Astor's English estate Cliveden hosts lavish parties led by a ten musician band. Duchess of Wellington recently attended and requested amateur theatricals with a hastily built stage. Since William Astor Jr returned to America, the family social spotlight shifted.
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Hie
England
William Waldorf Astor
William
Astor, Sr
Cliveden
Astor
Duchess of Wellington
Astors
London
William Astor
America
Hil Majesty's Guards
John Bull
Monument to Gen Oglethorpe Ball in Savannah
A ball will be held in Savannah Georgia on December 10 to raise funds for a monument honoring Gen James Edward Oglethorpe and his followers who founded the Georgia colony. The Savannah News says the event aims to be one of the state's greatest social occasions and will be remembered for all time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Oglethorpe
Savannah
James Edward Oglethorpe
Georgia
South
Savannah News
Noted Chefa In Contest Between Two Chefs
Patti, a Pittsburg hotel chef, and Dowst, head of the Montana hotel culinary department, will contest by serving a sleven course dinner. Dowst favors alcohol free cooking, while Petit argues wine or brandy can improve flavors. The event tests skills and adherence to total abstinence.
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Patti
Pittsburg
Dowst
Montana
Petit
Senator Teller and party switch tale from old friend
An old friend asked Senator Teller if it is odd to be called a democrat. He said not odd, noting he affiliated with the Democratic party as a youth, then attended the Chicago convention that nominated Lincoln and later joined the Republicans. Fywndee Lippincott to marry Belle Armstrong in Philadelphia this month. he follows a first marriage in 1883.
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Teller
Colorado
New York
Chicago
Lincoln
D. Lippincott
Fywndee Lippincott
Philadelphia
Belle Armatrong
Quaker City
National Capital
Lippincott
Haspi of famous rock to Washington Cathedral relic
Miss Susan Grant of St. Andrews Scotland arrives in New York en route to Washington. She carries a relic from the bishop of Argyll and the Isles for Bishop Satterlee. The fragment comes from the rock where St. Columba preached the gospel to Iona’s harvesters in 668.
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Washington
Susan Grant
St. Andrew's
Scotland
Alexander Grant
Edinburgh
New York City
Argyll and the Isles
Batterlee
Satterlee
Prettiest New York Girl Anita Stewart Voted
Miss Anita Stewart, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rhinelander Stewart, is declared the prettiest girl in New York by general consent. At sixteen she will not enter society for two years yet she attends matinees with her governess. Her light brown hair, dark oriental eyes, long lashes, and perfect complexion are noted as defining features.
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New York
Anita Stewart
Rhinelander Stewart
Miss Stewart
Young Millionaire Has Sense in Goelet Family
Robert Wilson Goelet, brother of the Duchess of Roxburghe, a Harvard year out, reads law with De Witts and aims to become a lawyer. He plans to actively manage the Goelet real estate holdings and display a keen instinct for bargains in Wall Street dealings.
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Robert Wilson Goelet
Duchess of
Wall Street
Cleveland man tests crowded street car invention
Oliver Jenkins of Cleveland says his new street car design frees space by vertical aide walls rising from the floor, claiming four seats per row become unnecessary and that 300 passengers could ride with four extra rows of straps.
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Oliver Jenkins
Cleveland
Streat Railway
Jenkins
Ariting
Senate Matrimonial Eligible Widowers and Bachelors Listed
Alphabetical list from the senate names eligible for matrimonial circle includes widowers Allison Town Beveridzs Clark Cockrell Dietrich Dillingham Frye Millard Mitchell Patterson Pettus Warren. The bachelors are Kean Penrose Kiltridge.
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Senate
Allison
Town
Beveridzs
Indiana
Clark
Montana
Cockrell
Missouri
Dietrich
Nebraska
Dillingham
Vermont
Frye
Maine
Millard
Mitchell
Oregon
Patterson
Colorado
Pettus
Alabama
Warren
Wyoming
Kean
New Jersey
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Kiltridge
South Dakota
Weight of Children in Health Evaluation
The weight of a growing child is a key health index. A five year old should weigh about forty pounds, matching height in inches. Heavier children may still be healthy, while underweight for height signals concern. Any interruption in weight gain during growth is unfavorable.
Soap Through the Ages Before Soap Began
Pliny notes soap as Gaulish invention, preferring German soap. England produced early soap with Bristol ties, Coventry mass production in Edward I era, London soap works in 1524, yet Elizabethan era sees soap as scarce luxury and clothes washed with harsh substitutes. Shakespeare omits mention.
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Plinya
England
Richard of
Devizes
Richard 1
Bristol
Coventry
London
Elizabeth
Curious Laweult In Ceylon Archery Prize Dispute
A historic Ceylon lawsuit concerns ownership of lands tied to a fifteenth century archery contest. King Parakrama Bahu VI offered a prize and an extra 60,000 acres for the archer who could hit a frog by ear, a feat achieved by one champion, whose descendants now contest the land claim.
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Laweult
Ceylon
Parakrama Bahu VI
Allira
Beloved of the Gods misnamed girl in stage show
Burr McIntosh photographed a theatre company as a young girl under sixteen with startling yellow dyed hair was spotted on stage. The manager whispered The Beloved of the Gods label and explained she was dyed twenty years, per the New York Times.
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Burr McIntosh
Mr. McIntosh
New York Times
Highest Auction Bid at Swinton Park Reaches £400,000
The highest bid ever recorded at Swinton Park reached £400,000 offered by Mr. Lister now Lord Mashim. At the Fonthill sale a separate estate fetched 26,000, with bidders active in the auction.
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Ane
The Care of Bees in Winter and Fence on a Hill
A report on wintering bees with cellar versus outdoor methods notes cellar wintering best when temperatures reach ten below zero, advises ventilated hives and raised entrances, and compares feed needs. It also covers fence construction over hills, explaining posts and wire requirements are higher for hill work though quotes remain level with proper illustration.
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John Pixies
Ma Derimental
Ottawa
W ‘Hill Elde
Thalr Wammer
Two Hundred Miles an Hour Monorail Idea by Devic
French engineer Devic unveils a one tenth scale electric monorail model achieving 13 mph. He cites weight reduction and enhanced wheel grip on a single track as key factors. Larger tests planned at Nemoura to prove efficiency and potential for 200 mph.
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Devic
Nemoura
M. Devicie
Cold Cured Cheese Wins
The New York Agricultural Experiment Station reports that curing cheese at 40 degrees lowers moisture, increases cheese yield, improves quality, and raises market value. It also notes cheese can be held longer at these temperatures and that paraffin coating with cold curing boosts economy.
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New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Diagnosing Fractures With Tuning Fork Sounds
A Chicago Medical Recorder note describes using a stethoscope bell placed over a bone near a suspected fracture. A tuning fork held close to the bone transmits sound to the ear. intact bones produce a distinct tone, while a fracture disrupts continuity and muffles the sound.
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Chicago Medical Recorder
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Japan
Queen's Road
al-Girt
Canto
North China
Onda
Thibet
Foochow
Amoy
Cosmont
Asia
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Hone
Honkong
Canton
Merchant Sailora
Neas
St. George
Pannion
Deon Lee
Oan
Ona
Haspi
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