Monument and art notes from distant lands
The Marble Hill Press reports Andrew Carnegie funding a monument near the Carnegie Institute memorial in Nice and Magdeburg women erecting a Queen Louree statue. Texas geologists reveal vast Cherokee ore. east Texas sits as cheaper ore source. Bulgaria’s prime minister’s wife teaches at public school. Napoleon era plots and the Reichstadt conspiracy are recalled. A Boston board confirms the brown-tail caterpillar as a health concern. King Carlos of Portugal pursues a US-built yacht for the Vasco de Gama Cup. German specialization grows. Lawton, Oklahoma named after General Lawton. Washington’s family coach exhibit to Mt Vernon. Mrs Harris becomes first woman US customs collector at Fairport.
Santos-Dumont claims airship triumph over Paris
Reported from Paris a Brazilian inventor, Santos-Dumont, completed a near complete flight around the Eiffel Tower in an airship with a 10 mile return, reaching tower altitude before motor failure forced an early landing. The craft used a cigar shaped balloon and gasoline engine with water ballast.
Mrs Kruger Dies in Pretoria as King’s Wife Quietly Lived
A long obituary notes Mrs Kruger daughter of the Duplessis clan and wife of Dom Paul Kruger. She aided him discreetly in politics, bore sixteen children, and kept simple household life in the Transvaal executive mansion. Her influence, though indirect, was widely recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Kruger
Transvaal
South African Republic
Mra
Wif
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Keown
Dom Paul
Mre
Mre. Kruger
Hus
Mia. Kruger
Duplessis
South Africa
Dom Pant
Great Britain
Cardinal Richelieu
Billy Cleveland plans vaudeville comeback under one tent
Bankrupt former star William Cleveland known as Billy Cleveland said to resume show business with a continuous vaudeville circus under canvas. The act will blend minstrelsy burlesque comic opera and acrobatics with eleven acts in one dome and a single admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Gea
Turf wool substitutes for wool in German textiles
The Youths Companion reports artificial wool from turf fibers used in Dusseldorf Germany to make cloth bandages hats and rages. After a decade of trials turf wool is said to be soft fibrous and spinable like sheep wool with good absorbency and potential for bleaching step by step progress toward improved processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schilter
Germany
Dusseldorf
Death of Horatio J. Sprague Former Gibraltar Consul
Horatio J. Sprague, long serving American consul in Gibraltar born August 12 1821, passed away. A Boston native who settled in Gibraltar after the War of 1817, he served under four presidents and hosted three White House visitors in his Gibraltar tenure. A friend of Admiral Dewey, he earned high esteem for service during the Spanish American War era. He was deeply patriotic toward the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio J. Sprague
Washington
Gibraltar
Hie Faethe
Sprague
Oftr
Fearn
Focriecea Pres
White House
Fillmore
Pierce Aedurant
Admiral Dewey
Manila
The Man on Horseback and Conspiracy Claim
The fragment discusses a date for initiating a plot to overthrow the French republic and install Prince Louis Napoleon as emperor, referencing a cabsegram and an act to spring the conspiracy. No clear names or places are fully readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Republic
Prince Louis Napoleon
Ris
Ideals and Ideals in Anglo American Views
London finapelers fear a continental boycott of American goods and debate England joining. The piece argues the United States acted nobly in Cuba while Europe failed to protect Armenians and Greeks, citing Europe’s plunder and Sultan’s actions. It contrasts American generosity in education with European self interest and notes romantic marriages in America as a sign of true ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
United States
Europe
Frederic Harrison
America
Notable Singulars Lead to Two Daughters in Long Candy Run
A fragment notes two notable singulars and two daughters. It mentions a long run in candy, with vague reference to Wade or chocolate creame ant come, leaving key details unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Prediction of Gold and Silver Standards Debate
The piece critiques Bankers Magazine forecasts on gold output and silver as a standard of value. It argues the silver standard decline has not boosted silver value in the U S and warns against exploiting the issue for political gain as gold stock grows by hundreds of millions annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magapias Ie
United States
Olive Schreiner Prisoner in British South Africa
Mrs Olive Schreiner Cromwright, confined in a wire restraint by the British in South Africa, remained an ardent sympathizer with the Boers. She advocated for the Dutch Afrikaners and wrote a defense of her people, reflecting a strong anti British stance from the early troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Schreiner
Cromwright
South Africa
William
Beavetsey
Cronwright
Rebuke from Canada on Pilgrim descendants
The Canadian minister of justice, the Hon. David Mills, criticized New England descendants for lack of family growth. He argued residents are not bringing up children and blamed both the capable and the foreigners who have settled there for low birth rates and neglected fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
David Mills
New England
Queen Alexandria Receives Order of the Garter
Edward VII confers upon Queen Alexandria the noble Order of the Garter. On your first formal appearance she will wear it on her arm, signaling a new royal etiquette that women should not appear as snobs unless gartered on the arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VII
Queen Alexandria
William EB. Curtis
London
Violent Pastor Offers Girls a Cent for Each Sleeper
Rev H A Smoot of Areola Illinois praises watching as well as praying and offers two little girls a cent for every person they awaken during services. He explains the plan to keep the congregation awake, while a deacon notes Smoot’s sermons entertain and people who stay awake deserve praise. The article mentions a large undefined monetary figure $657,210,004 in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Smoot
Baptist Church of
Areola, Ill
Mr. Smoot
Duchess of Albany Akin to Queen, Noted for Domestic Tastes
The piece highlights prominent women in Britain’s royal circle, noting the Duchess of Albany as an aunt to the Queen of Holland and praised for her domestic skills and needlework, while recounting lineage from Leopold to the present duke and the widow’s two children.
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Hest
Leopold
Prinetes
Helen of Waldetks
Duke of
Albany
Alice
Rotiberry
Holland
Duchess
Lorimer in London Attacks English Clergy Over Boer War
Rev Dr George C Lorimer, head of Tremont Temple, travels in England denouncing clergy who oppose the Boer War. He plans two months of public sermons to convert them, while Americans and many English oppose his mission as biased and undemocratic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Lorimer
Roown
London
Tremont Temple
England
United States
Lasue
Lorimey
Americana
Lorimer
Boston
South Africa
Massachusetts
Minahan Leads Knights of Columbus Abolition Crusade
Thomas B. Minahan of Columbus Ohio outlines a movement to abolish the custom of “treating” at a Knights of Columbus meeting in Put in Bay. He is a Columbus attorney and district deputy who says churches endorse the plan and that the Columbus Council No. 1 has adopted pledges to refrain from the practice. He cites the national order’s large membership to stress impact and potential nationwide reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Minahan
Columbus
Knights of Columbus
Putin Bay
Minahan
Columbus Council No. 1
Indian Girl's Revenge in Indian Country Crime Case
Annie ilideer a half breed Arapaho prisoner at Darlington Oklahoma is charged in a notorious case. Jealous over Willie Rodale preferring a white girl she lured him to a barren prairie where he died of thirst. She stood by watching his agony and taunting him as his marriage to the white girl was ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Ilideer
Darlington
Oklo
Willie Rodale
Ahe
Missouri News Snapshots from a Turbulent Era
A blend of small town gossip and regional incidents reports crime rumors, protests, and oddities. Mentions Howard County, Missourians planning fall rides, a woman trader in Pickering, and a boycott of a railway. Also notes a tree locust omen, a bankers’ edition, and local quirks from Fayette to Jefferson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard County
Metin
Ledger
Weehington
State University
Bealia
Etfert
Foo
Winston
Winston Star
Jefferson City
Rochester
Lafayette
Bankers
Bronewick
Fayette
Oesttralia Courier
Gpillfori
Confedmo
Springfield
Josh
Missouri
Jadie
Kansas City
Alton
Cape Giirandeau
Mexico
Spritfield
Waverly
Boonville
West Piaist
Festus
Hannilan
Union
St. Joseph
Akif
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Marble Hill Press
Holly Cheadler
Publishers
Prance
Paris
Andrew Carnegie
James Heise Et Pirtesbars
Carnegie Institute
Has Honbeur
Senor Mamlart
Nice
Bar En Mare
Postainebless
Abe
Corman
Magdeburg
Loulee
Dembie
Texas
Ee County
Cherokee
Mme Karavelos
Bulgaria
Rostand
Ale- Jon
Napoleon
Reichstadt
Fels
Warabowski
Waterloo
France
Napoleon II
Baumur
Poland
Warsaw
Boston Board of Health
Carlos
Portugal
Southampton
Liston
Bay of Biscay
Cr Waltathen
Atlantic
Lawton
Comanche Country
Geronima
Fort Ell
George Washington
Ladies’ Union of America
Mt Vernon
Jacksouville
Ceric
Sens
Parla
M. Bautes Dursoct
Eifel
Count Rappelin
Ageies Wiest
M. Sastes-Demest
M. Bantos-Tumonts
Franco
M. Dentech
Reorn
St.owt
Eiffel Tower
Thirtees Mills
Ome Lovester
M. Santos-Dumont
Tee Meyjpindiene Payne
Santos-Damest
Ettfel
Telloon
Han A
Sizamricht
Mo Samtoe-Demest
Baloon
Senior-Dumont
Paul Kruger
Band
Lires
Journal of Political Economy
Cleveland O
William 8
Billy” Cleveland
Pacific
the Americas Computer Prrvice
Oltveltar
Royal Gemfooleries
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