Great Seal of the Confederacy Found After Forty Years
Relic traced from Colonel Pickett to Rear Admiral Selfridge as $3,000 purchase revives a Civil War artifact. The silver seal, missing for decades, surfaced in Washington details of its transfer from Pickett through government channels and burial legends.
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Pickett
Selfridge
Ite Purchase
Confederacy
Thomas O. Selfridge
United States
Sei Keidie
Canada
John T. Pickett
Jp Eng
Gaillard Hunt
Congress
Kalgratia Road
Washington
South Carolina
Abbeyville
James Jones
Jefferson Davis
Georgia
Davis
Jones
South
Richmond
Macon
Jefferson Hotel
Admiral Selfridge
Epps Hunton, Jr
William 4H. White
Thomas P. Bryan
Virginia
Mra
Walter J. Bromwell
Confederate State Department
State Department
Juda J. Benjamin
Record Telegraphed Words From Titanic Carpathia Arrival
Western Union revealed a record 715000 words transmitted on April 18 as Carpathia arrived with Titanic survivors. The total included telegrams news dispatches and other messages with 45000 words sent to Europe. Previous daily high was 433000 during the 1908 Republican Convention.
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Western UN
Carpathia
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Europe
England Burne Chalk Cheap Fuel Rogland Note
A brief report notes chalk in Rogland is very cheap and can be burned in a grate with coal as a substitute fuel. The item highlights economic value and practical use in heating.
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England
Rogland
A Laugh That Spread and Saved Ferranti’s Reputation
In a large town, Carlotta Patti sang with Ferranti the buffo. A seam burst in Ferranti’s coat, leaving him embarrassed on stage. Patti improvised Italian quips and the audience laughed as the orchestra joined. Reporters praised Ferranti’s singing amid the overflow of humor.
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Ferranti
Carlotta Patti
Patti
Max Maretzek
Merranti
The Fourth Dimension Explained in Plain Terms
The New York Sun outlines a lay explanation of the fourth dimension as a spatial abstraction derived from advanced math. It discusses how certain computations extend beyond three dimensions, mentioning hyperbola plane sections, infinity, and the idea of a curved view. It notes skeptics and ongoing examination by mathematicians.
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New, York
Banshee Folklore Tied to Scottish Family Welfare
A fragment describes the banshee as a ghostly woman linked to Highland Scottish families. It compares her wail to the German Lorelei and notes the banshee's role as a mourner and omen, with etymology traced to Gaelic ban-sith meaning woman fairy.
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Jorelei
Hadn't Been One You Know Says Miss Oddways
Miss Oddways remarks on art and mentions Mr. Vermillion, noting his widespread presence in Paris saloons and questioning familiarity with his paintings. The fragment hints at an art discussion between friends in New York.
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Miss Oddways
Mr. Vermillion
A Lasting Example to Him
A North Carolina negro is brought to the gallows for murder. The sheriff asks if he has a statement. The condemned man replies in dialect that the execution is to serve as a lesson to him.
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Henry
Saturday Evening Post
What He Meant
Baker describes being out in Binkesley's motor last week with every feature including a pedometer. Barker clarifies that speedometer and pedometer measure different things. Baker insists on pedometer, and the exchange ends with Harpers Bazaar tone.
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Baker
Binkesley
Barker
Harper's Bazar
Nervous Patient Describes Restless Heart
An anxious patient voices a shaky heart complaint describing a heart that keeps wobbling and never stays still for five minutes. The undertone cites a London Opinion quip about heart and effort. A Marcus Aurelius quote about true worth appears among the reading.
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London Opinion
Class Histories and Senior Talk at Chattle High
A long class history delivered by Stanley Dur yee chronicles the 1912 Chattle high school seniors. It recalls early years with teachers Miss Hague Miss Sheldon Mr Stone and others, senior year social events and a humorous portrait of staff and students in a period tone.
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Chattle High School
Stanley Duryee
Duryee
Chattle
Mr. Stone
Miss Sheldon
Hrrickson
Miss Hague
Clark
Miss Danielson
Cate
Aed
Coxey
Errickson
Tna
Frazer
Land of easy divorces in Barbary states
A Metropolitan Magazine excerpt discusses how in Barbary states divorce is theatrical and unilateral for men through repudiation. It notes women can only obtain release if abused or neglected, while men may remarry freely after repudiation.
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Tyad Apa
Witt
Metropolitan Magazine
A Royal Snub and Royal Academy Origins
The article notes a royal slight from Nicholas I to Napoleon III during the Crimean era, contrasting salutations Mon grand ami versus Mon grand ami, and recounts Napoleon’s New Year greeting to Count Kisslow. It also chronicles the 1759 Turck Head Boho meeting that birthed the English Royal Academy show, with annual exhibition rules and a visitor tax.
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Louis Napoleon
Napoleon Iit
Great Britain
London
Russia
Nicholag I
Napoleon
Monsieur Mon Frere
Nicholas
Count Kisslow
English Royal Academy
Liv Tig
Englsh
Royal Academy
Aubist
Turk’s Head
Boho
Knights of the Brush and Palette
Oscar Frichet
National Magazine
Difference In Numerals Across Nations
The Detroit Free Press notes Great Britain clings to its own numeral system, calling a billion a million times a million, while the United States defines a billion as a thousand million. It mentions France using milliard for this number, and observes Calais shows the difference in practice.
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Great Britain
United States
England
Calais
France
Dillion
Milliard
Detroit Free Press
Train Hold Up Tale Reflected In Personal Memory
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt recalls a lone bandit stopping a passenger train. The speaker notes fear and helplessness as the robber rounds pockets while his wife is compelled to comply. The reflection focuses on personal shame and the dangers of helplessness during a crime.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Personal Gaffe Sparks Gossip in Washington Star Quote
A witty exchange highlights social chatter as the cook and chambermaid discuss a remark by a wife about her husband. The line underscores domestic tensions and the era’s tabloid vibe reflected in the Washington Star quote.
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Washington Star
Taxing Hie Resources and Old Joan Marriage Motive
A fragment from Chicago News shows Chelly and a engaged individual discussing marriage as a response to taxation and the luxuries afforded to a daughter. The terse exchange hints at economic pressure driving personal life decisions.
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Joan
Chelly
Chicago News
Plodder Builds a Labor Saving Machine
A quoted exchange notes a man described as pale from endless labor as he pursues invention of a labor saving device. The remark frames work ethic against the idea of mechanical innovation easing effort.
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Poek
Big Sisters Incorporation Aids New York Children’s Court
The Big Sisters organization, formed by Mrs. William N. Vanderbilt and allies, operates through a Fifth Avenue office with a secretary and assistant. It aims to protect the physical, moral and mental welfare of girls in courts and homes, with extra volunteers assisting in New York and plans to expand to other cities. Corporators include Mrs. I. G. Havemeyer and Mrs. Stephen H. Olin, among others, and incorporation allows legacies.
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New York
Big Sisters
William N. Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Vanderbilt
I. G. Havemeyer
Stephen H. Olin
Madeline Evans
United States
Lewis
Morris
Wilfred Darker
Sands
Stalpl Sanger
Mes
Willian M. Wright
Bora B. Mounee
Lina Horn
Census figures show New York third in packing industry
United States census data reveal 141 packing and slaughtering establishments and 108,710 workers in the industry. Illinois leads with 705 wage earners and $1,050,000,000 in value added, while New York ranks third behind Illinois and the state listed first, with several other states following.
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New York
United States
oMfelala
England's Motor Sprinkler Engine Pumps Water
A Hagland motor driven street sprinkler operates its engine to feed one pump into a oil tank and another to scatter water, enabling street irrigation.
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England
Hagland
Olie
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van Brunt
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Sutphin
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Mancot
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al Pyer
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Long Branch Daily Record
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