Portugal’s Jubilee marks da Gama voyage celebration
Portugal plans a July four hundredth jubilee for Vasco da Gama’s departure from the Tagus to India. Festivities include religious ceremonies, monuments, conferences, exhibitions, fairs, processions, and a regatta with international participation. A regatta, bicycle and rifle contests, and ships from all nations are invited, with the European squadron expected to join.
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Portugal
Vasco da Gama
Tagus
India
Manuel
Africa
Columbus
Cape of Good Hope
Stormy Cape
Mozambique
Mombasca
Melinda
Calcutta
Malabar
Calicut
Brazil
Cabral
Gama
Vasco da Gamia
New York Sun
Young Lovers Eloped at Age Six and Eight in Alleghany
The youngest eloping couple on record, Charles M. Douglas aged six and Margaret Carpenter aged eight years and six months, were found walking toward a minister’s house in Alleghany. Police took them to a matron after their parents were absent, and both expressed love while Charles claimed he would wed Margaret. The pair flirted openly, shared a kiss for a penny, but were diverted from marriage by authorities.
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Alleghany
Charles M. Douglas
Margaret Carpenter
Miss Carpenter
North Avenue
Marderet
Charles
Margaret
Philadelphia
New Smuggling Scheme Targets Chinese Immigrants
A report details a revived false certificate scam moved to Montreal to smuggle Chinese into the United States. Forged certificates sell for 25 to 100 dollars, and groups of young Chinese men are arrested then released after a swift legal pass. Lawyers collect 50 to 75 dollars per client, with Montreal as a key hub.
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Montreal
United States
States
City of Crime Surges in New York Area Headlines
A wave of violence and burglary sweeps Greater New York with a string of murders and robberies. Notable incidents include Pope at Walters Bros saloon and Postmaster Adams shot at Bedford Station. The era also records mass crime reports and a planned six story ASPCA office building costing $125000.
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Pope
Walters Bros
Max Eglan
Mamie Cunningham
Annie Beck
Annie Meyers
Daily Press
New York
Walker B. Adams
Bedford Station
John Clare
Red Jenkins
Peter James
New York Journal
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Twenty-sixth Street
Madison Avenue
Princely Prince Max of Saxony Takes Priest’s Path in London Slums
The article notes Prince Max of Saxony, newly ordained in Dresden, choosing mission work in London’s Whitechapel. It contrasts his royal lineage with his vow to be a humble priest among the poor, alongside English nobles who also aid in the city’s slums and counter social decay.
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Max
Saxony
Dresden
London
Archduke Leopold of
Austria
Beethoven
Prince Gustav Hohenlohe
Prince Charles Bonaparte
Sacred College
Whitechapel
Germany
Prince Max of Saxony
St. Bonaparte
East End
West End
Duchess of Newcastle
Lord Beauchamp
Lord Radstock
Duke of Hamilton
Marquise de Fontenoy
New York
Pneumatic Farm Near Sioux City Defies Drillers
Mrs Mary Johnson operates a pneumatic farm near Lennox South Dakota where a wind pocket defeats drillers. A gang has struggled for weeks to sink a drive well to depths around 120 feet as air escapes with a locomotive roar. Despite multiple attempts success has eluded the workers and the matter has been sent to the state geologist for study.
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Mary Johnson
Lennox
Grotto of Lourdes Replicates Notre Dame Site At La Porte
A spring of clear water appeared during foundation digging beside the grotto replica at Notre Dame La Porte Indiana. Workers aimed to mirror Lourdes grounds. the coincidental spring to the left of the cavern is noted as remarkable. The piece also notes the discovery of Kate Field will in Washington naming executors and a cremation plan for her Honolulu remains. The Bone Gap Illinois political meeting featured a 16 ton chowder serving Democrats and Populists from small kettles and Republicans from a single large kettle.
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Lourdes
Notre Dame University
la Porte
Ind
Notre Dame
Cincinnati Enequirer
Kate Field
Honolulu
Washington
J. Sanford Beatty
Brice
H. H. Kobisaut
Mr. Beatty
United States
Edwards County
Iis
Bone Gap
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Chainless bicycles spur new era in 1897 models
A major bicycle maker plans to debut chainless bicycles next year using bevel gears for two 1897 models, signaling a radical shift in construction rivaling pneumatic tires. Also noted is the largest open hearth steel propeller cast in the U S for the John Eagle s steamer, aiming for faster transits between New York and Portland, Maine.
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Pittabarg Dispatch
John Eaglis
New York City
Portland
Delaware River
Chester
New York
Negro turning white preacher to exhibit for church benefit
Uncle Bob Alston a Tipton county Tennessee Negro preacher has slowly changed skin tone over ten years. His face hands and body show increasing whiteness with remaining dark features. Affidavits from John A. Tipton and E. K. Pete testify to the change and early black complexion. Alston plans a traveling exhibition at sixty seven to raise funds for a church school for colored youths.
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Mite Church
Bob Alston
Tipton County
Tenn
Alston
Tipton
James Alston
John A. Tipton
Tennessee House of Representatives
E. K. Pete
Bob
Henry Moss
Philadelphia
Moss
Wonderful Magazine
New York
Memphis
Mind Restored After Cyclone Injury To Ford Jones
Ford Jones an East St. Louis laborer recovered partial mental function after a cyclone struck him. A skull fracture pressed on the brain, trephining at City hospital by Dr. Wiggins restored consciousness briefly and he regained thought at the moment. The case remains a blank to him about the cyclone story. Also notes Edison inventions including an improved telephone and phonograph with distant-audience features and a report from Minneapolis on Uniform Bank Knights contest progress.
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Ford Jones
St. Louis
Wiggins
Jones
St. Louis Post
Edison
Orange
Melba
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Li Hung Chang
Niagara
China
New York Herald
July Visit to Yellowstone Park Sparks Family Trip
A historical note urges travel in July or August to Yellowstone Park, urging families to enjoy the scenery and rejuvenation. The piece blends travel promotion with a collage of varying topics, quoting transit official Chas S Fee and advertising pills, treasury data, Li Hung Chang anecdotes, and political commentary.
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Yellowstone Park
Chas
S. Fee
Northern Pacific
St. Mant
Minn
Ourlet Hole
Vast 1800s crop data and early psychic photography notes
The article traces 19th century crop yields with prices, noting 1805 corn output and 1804 wheat records, then shifts to astral photography experiments by the Astral Camera club of Alcalde led by Asa Marvin and President David Starr Jordan, claiming faint cat images from mind focused sessions. It also critiques legislative decline and Russia Persia rail policy, ending with Li Hung Chang and Grant era reflections on cross-cultural friendship and diplomacy.
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Li Hung Chang
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Thomson
Pennsylvania Road
Thorson
Thomson
Pitty-five
America
Sete
United States
Asa Marvin
Astral Camera Club
Alcalde
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Popular Science Monthly
Jordan
Marvin
Oelrichs Brothers Win Human Angling Contest At Newport
The Oelrichs brothers Charles and Herman won a water contest against Mr Powell in Newport harbor, swimming 200 feet from the Carrie flagship while a large crowd watched. Charles kept the line taut and avoided being hauled in for minutes before the line snapped. Herman then held his own for 20 minutes. Both brothers have large wagers to prove they can hold distance for a half hour under the same setup.
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Oolrichs
Red and Line
Newport Witneweed
Oeolrichas
Charles
Herman
Powell
Charles Oelrichs
Herman Oelrich
Robert Ralston
Oliver Belmont
Wament
Carrie
Dr. White
J. Lo Kernochan
8. Powell, Sr
Charles M. Oelrichs
Hermann Oelrichs
Charlee Oelrichs
Ocelriche
Odrich
Mr. Derrida
Herman Ocricha
Charles Odricha
New York Sun
Fatal crash wrecks two threshing engines in Kansas field
In Jefferson county Kansas about six miles west of Tonganoxie owners Earhart and Peat clashed over a thrashing job. Peat's engine and Brooks machine collided at a farm gate causing both engines to wreck. A fireman Stevens was crushed between the engine and water tank and fatally injured.
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Adniel
Jefferson County
Kan
Tonganoxie
Earhart
Nee Peat
Peat
Brooks
Stevens
Kansas City Dimes
Thrilling Louisville Chase Ends With Stop on Track
A runaway yard engine on the Louisville and Nashville railroad near Union Station Louisville pursued a fast passenger train at 60 mph, then 40 mph near South Park. Engineer Patrick Murphy leapt between engines and, after a dangerous sprint, the runaway was halted by a defective throttle causing the incident.
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Louisville and Nashville
Kentucky Etreet
Union Station
Louisville
South Park
South Main
Shepherdsville
Patrick Murphy
No Love Between Them in Europe Powers
Westminster Review notes five great powers England France Germany Russia and Austria distrust each other through lifelong rivalries and shifting alliances. The piece lists hostile motives among nations and cites a German professor arguing civilization shortens life with 78 centenarians in Germany and 218 in France.
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Europe
England
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Westminster Review
New York Naval Fleet Parade For Li Hung Chang Arrival
A modest but striking fleet greeted Li Hung Chang in New York harbor. Four battleships led by the Massachusetts and Oaedians, two first-class ships Maine and Texas, two monitors Amphitrite and Terror, cruisers Montgomery Newark Cincinnati and Kaleagh, the armored cruiser New York, and smaller craft Katahdin and Dolphin formed a notable display. The display aimed to show American naval prowess and readiness to supply vessels to China, with shipbuilders ready to act swiftly.
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Grant
Li Hung Chang
China
Li Hang Chang
United States
John W. Foster
New York
America
New York Harbor
Massachusetts
Maine
Texas
Terror
Montgomery
Newark
Cincinnati
Kaleagh
Dolphin
Europe
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