A Curio Mix of Facts and Anecdotes From The Register
A column compiles assorted notes from around the world including counts of doctors in the UK regions, cat health rumors about Blue Eyed and pure white cats, toads used in French gardens, the Austrian postal savings system, and profiles of George Shergold the Gloucester shoemaker. It also mentions a Maine moose stroll in Bangor, Boers leader Christian De Wet’s Cambridge ties, and a Turkish sultan’s motor car decoration for a German manufacturer.
British Coal Reserves Await Centuries of Supply
In the present coal crisis Britain reportedly has 82,000,000,000 tons of unused coal, enough to last over five centuries at the past average consumption rate. Official figures show last year’s British and Irish consumption at 157,000,000 tons, with extensive war casualties and injuries noted to July 28 including 271 officers and 2,500 men killed, 3,527 total deaths from wounds, 11,576 wounded, 4,533 disease deaths, and 20,000 invalided home.
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Britain
Great Britain
Ireland
South Africa
David Harum Day at Tullay Lake Park in doubt
Nearby farmers protest the event planned near Syracuse as a professional impersonator was to read the famous boss trade scene. The buncoed farmers, wary of the humor, are pressuring organizers, casting doubt on holding the day.
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David Harum
Tullay Lake Park
Syracuse
David
Virginia Negro Conference Seeks Equal Rights and Education
A conference in Charlottesville, Virginia adopted a non-partisan "prayer to the intelligent white people of Virginia" urging against disfranchising the colored population and requesting measures that apply to both races, while seeking white aid in education moral uplift and advancement of African Americans.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
Embalming Method by Variot of Paris Reported
A Lisbon paper notes Variot of Paris has devised an embalming process using the Roult method to preserve bodies indefinitely. The technique reportedly embalms and metallics the remains, making wrinkles and lines nearly vanish and giving the corpse the look of a metal statue.
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Variot
Paris
Lisbon
Syndication Craze Spurs Turbulent Shooting Party
The piece humorously depicts a shooting party in England adopting syndication as a social test. It claims a shareholder reveals itself as a drinks-fueled killer with homicidal tendencies, another absconds, a third harms gamekeepers and burns the shooting box, while a fourth promotes insurance among guests. It mocks cooperative holiday housekeeping as eroding faith in humanity.
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England
Denver Fusionists Yellow Dog Ticket Sparks Graft Doubts
Denver, Sept 24. Fusion parties dubbed the county ticket the Yellow dog ticket amid strong voter concern over Democratic judicial nominations. Republicans push for honest counting and safety measures, with ex Mayor MacMurrah leading a safety committee at polling places. Roosevelt and Lodge events draw crowds, as GOP hopes grow based on past vote patterns and ongoing campaign organization at Brown Palace.
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Denver
Colo
Thomas
Arapahoe
Committee of Safety
T.S. MacMurray
Teller and Bryan on imperialism split Colorado views
The piece argues that Bryan's anti-imperialism splits with Colorado supporters who favor expansion. It cites Teller's 1898 Colorado Springs address praising Philippine policy, claims Colorado insists on keeping the flag and aims, and asserts Colorado's loyalty to the flag despite Teller and Bryan’s positions.
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Colorado
Philippines
Teller
Colorado Springs
Philippine Islands
Chances in Nebraska Republican shift noted
A traveling man reports strong Republican gains in Nebraska. He cites former Bryan supporters now backing McKinley in multiple counties, including 14 Bryan voters joining a Republican club in Richardson County and 32 former fusionists in Sherdian County, plus 61 switchers at Alliance, suggesting statewide GOP momentum.
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Nebraska
Bryan
McKinley
Muddy Precinct
Richardson County
Hay Springs
Sherdian County
McKinley and
Roosevelt
Alliance
Telegraphic Bits Tie Up a Mixed News Roundup
Marcus Daly of Montana is very ill in New York while Merrimac hero Hobson returns from the Philippines. A Mexican Congress bill seeks 30000 for Galveston sufferers as Butte Montana grows rapidly. Havana vote frauds topple Tamayo allies, and a Houston oil mill burns with heavy losses. Pearl finds in Winona attract attention as Salt Lake bridge plans advance.
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Marcus Daly
Montana
New York
Hobson
Merrimac
Philippines
Mexican Congress
Galveston
Butte
Hanna
Commercial McKinley Club
Chicago
Diamond Match Company
Halifax
Cape Breton
Colorado Notes on Wells Fires and Rail Moves
Last week three oil wells were struck at Florence. Senator Lodge spoke in Denver on the 20th. Knights Templar of Colorado met in Denver on the 21st. Denver donations to the Galveston relief fund exceed $6,000 with total subscriptions reaching $13,051. The Union National Bank of Denver, failed in 1895, has paid depositors in full. Benjamin L. Winchell resigns to become president of the Kansas City line, effective around October 20. Coal supplies surge to central points as miners strike rumbles. Roosevelt and Boston’s Guild plan a Colorado visit with stops at Greeley, Longmont, Boulder, Loveland, Fort Collins, and Breckenridge. speakers include Walcott. William G. Bowser suffers a serious chest wound from a mining accident but may recover. Frank Trumbull reports nearly $1,000,000 income for the Colorado & Southern Railway in the year, with major equipment additions. A massive granite dam in Goose Creek gorge to replace an uncompleted structure will cost about $1,000,000 beyond quarrying and cement costs.
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Boston
Denver
Knights Templar of
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Galveston
Union National Bank of Denver
Denver Galveston Relief
Benjamin L. Winchell
Colorado & Southern Railroad
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Colorado Midland
Colorado City
Denver & Rio Grande
Burnham
Roosevelt
John Proctor Clark
New York
Curtis Guild, Jr
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Greeley
Colonel Rosevelt
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Loveland
Fort Colilne
Breethead
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Leadville
Souda
Canon City
Wolcott
William G. Bowser
Mariposa
Cripple Creek
Bowser
Frank Trumbull
Colorado & Southern Railway Company
Trumbull
Great Pyramid
Egypt
Goose Creek
South Fork
South Platte River
Geddis & Seerie
Cheesman Lake
Ue Water Company
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