Dimling Joke Ends With Jail Threat After Marriage
Pittsburg Oct 24 A groom George Albert Dimling son of millionaire caterer John Dimling and his wife Wilhelmina Morgan were planning a prank when a misstep triggered a violent outburst. Dimling threatened to trap the couple in a cage and parade them through the streets. Police intervened to prevent harm and investigate the incident.
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Pittsburg
George Albert Dimling
John Dimling
Marcet Street
Fifth Avenue
Wilhelmina Morgan
Bride and friends seized for stage stunt at station
About 3000 spectators gathered after handbills drew them to the station for a show. The bride and her companions were seized by friends, hustled into an express wagon, placed inside a wire cage, and locked inside as part of the event on the way to New York.
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New York
Parade of a Bride and Groom with Firework Cage
A parade scene features a band leading the procession followed by a clown on a spotted pony and a cage carrying the bride and groom. Ten guest carriages plus a tallyho with the committee accompany them while four boys on the cage wagon ignite red fire. The couple, angered, cannot escape the strong cage. Red fire at the station, then arrival at a New York hotel where wagons will deliver kitchenware from Pittsburg.
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New York
Pittsburg
Ruby rubies found mainly in alluvial sands and gravels
Alluvial deposits form most ruby bearing strata with rubies occurring chiefly in sandstone or gravel rather than their original crystalline limestone matrix. The ruby gravel is carried by water from some source.
How Ruby Is Mined In Mogok Valley Pockets
The Mogok valley ruby earth yields stones via the Twinson mining method with shafts 15 to 22 feet below top clay. After washing and sieving, heavier minerals including true rubies are found among quartz, gneiss, tourmaline, garnet, and spinel. Varieties include pigeon-blood rubies, blue sapphire, topaz, amethyst, and rare emerald greens.
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Mogok
Harddig ger Helps Needy Clerk In Time Of Want
A Chicago Record-Herald item shows proprietor Harddiger offering aid when a meek clerk fears winter and four children to support, promising to connect him with possible adopters. Also a testimonial from C W Lenhart of Bowling Green praises Deans Ointment for a leg sore, claiming permanent relief from burning and itching.
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Dean
C. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Ireland and landlordism stir Lowell gathering for home rule
A Lowell meeting features Irish issues and calls for Irish self government under Canada style independence. Donations total 352.45 with a pledge to reach 500, plus resolutions urging Ireland to govern itself and end landlordism. Also notes on Japanese sect critique and declining superstition.
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John O'Callaghan
Boston
Finnerty
Lowell
League
Joseph Chamberlain
Fr. O’brien
D. J. Donahue, Esq
England
Ireland
Scotland
Empire
Ineland
Canada
Australia
Excelsior Club Social in Prescott Hall
The Excelsior club hosted its first Prescott hall social last evening attended by about 100 couples. A 20-number dance program kept guests entertained until midnight with Hibbard's orchestra providing the music. organizers included Gen. manager Arthur G. McQuade and assistants Alex Pearson Charles Pearson Edwin Rothwell and William Pearson along with a team of aids.
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Excelsior Club
Prescott Hall
Hibbard
Arthur G. McQuade
Alex. T. Pearson
Charles P. Pearson
Edwin J. Rothwell
William M. Pearson
Michael O'Hare
John Dolan
John Shea
Charles Cowly
Thomas Slowey
Faith Cure in Japan by Buddhist Sect Promoting Present World Wellness
The Asiatic Society of Japan discussed a Buddhist sect asserting faith cures for human ills through prayer. Founder Yanagita (1798–1877) taught health and happiness in this life, with Shimamura Mitsu as a key disciple. A Kokura temple became the center, and Tokyo followers later claimed to be the founder, adopting a name meaning Lotus Gate teaching.
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Shimamura Mitsu
Osaka
Japan
Asiatic Society of Japan
Tokio
Society of the Society
Yanagita
Kokura
Tokyo
The Crazy Doukhobors and Their Delusions
A Philadelphia Medical Journal excerpt critiques Russian Doukhobors in Manitoba for refusing animal use and food, describing them as religious maniacs. It portrays them as Tolstoyan, Buddhist-influenced, and anti vivisectionist, abandoning livestock and facing Canadian winter with improvised hardship. The piece laments their fate and calls for asylum care.
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Manitoba
London Morning Leader
Tolstoi
Philadelphia Medical Journal
World’s oldest library unearthed at Nippur library finds
A vast Babylonian temple library is uncovered near Nippur with over 16 000 cuneiform tablets from before Abraham. Experts estimate the full collection may total 50 000 tablets, all dating to an era predating biblical patriarchs and shedding new light on early Mesopotamian scholarship.
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America
University of Pennsylvania
Ashurbanapal
Nineveh
Babylonia
Hilprecht
Nippur
Abraham
Renewed Demand for Sun Dials in Modern Makers
A New York Sun report notes a surge in sundial demand, with five times as many orders. Dials, often slate or marble, use a bronze gnomon and sit on pedestals of stone terra cotta or masonry. Some pedestals reuse architectural fragments. costs range from $20 to $120.
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Stewart House
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
New York Sun
Name Obliterated Cart Prank in Ireland Sparks Inquiry
A country man faces police interest after a cart owner's name chalked on the vehicle is wiped off. A sergeant accuses the man’s name of obliteration, prompting a cheeky reply that underscores the stubborn claim of identity and pride.
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Ireland
Constabulary
O'Reilly
Liverpool Post
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