Prohibited dances and royal decrees in old times
Fragmented reminiscences describe bans on waltzing under rulers in Germany and a late Empress. The piece notes the dismissal of the waltz from programs, mentions Queen influence, and references Mormon revelations and a Pittsburg manuscript. It also touches on Northfield recruiting and a brief chronology of French royalty from 1770 to 1799 with executions and seizures.
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Boston Treveler
Walta
Auguste
Lrt
Wurtemberg
Louis XVI
Jarre Antoinette
Royalty
Napoleonic Hopeive in France Amidst Royalist Threats
The article argues Napoleon III style revival could arise as political currents split. It notes Victor Napoleon, eldest son of Jerome Bonaparte, has support from certain elites and orthodoxy circles, while Orleans rivals risk their finances and legitimacy. Panic and racial tension flare in Louisiana amid white defense of order and refuted claims of black conspiracy.
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Himseelf
Jerome
Weaphalia
Europe
Prince Victor
Jobs for Young Scientists
The civil service commission in Washington is said to be unable to account for the fact that young scientists do not present themselves for civil service positions. This brief notes a recruitment concern affecting pending openings and future public service roles for science graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bureau of Standards
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Lynching Reported in Girard Louisiana Victim Linked to Sons and Daughters of Jacob
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes a lynching occurred recently in Girard Louisiana after an assault on a white man. The victim was identified as a member of a group called the Sons and Daughters of Jacob, commonly known by that name.
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Jakes
Logansport
Louisiana
Shreveport Times
Sbow
Jacob
Seven Stara of Consolation
South
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Girard
Sons and Daughters of
Schley’s Famous Loop At Santiago Battle Explains Move
In September the court will discuss the loop made by the Brooklyn under Schley during the battle with Cervera. Schley ordered a turn to avoid ram by the Infanta Maria Teresa as Spanish ships turned from the harbor. The Brooklyn then engaged the enemy, inflicting major damage while defending the Texas.
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Sampson
Brooklyn
Texas
Schley
Cervera
Bantiagole
Santiago
Chicago Tribune
Banished French Anti Semite Jules Guerin Convicted
Jules Guerin and two other members of the Anti Semitic League of Paris were convicted of conspiracy after Guerin’s sentence of ten years’ fortress imprisonment was commuted to banishment for ill health. He gained notoriety in August 1899 by barricading at Rue de Chabrol, defied arrest as the siege of the building unfolded. He profited from his paper the Anti Juif and had worked as a tripe seller before journalism.
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Francr
Jules Guerin
League of
Pollthen
Anti-Juif
France
New Method of Canning Promises Safer Tinned Foods
A London Mall report notes an East Aberdeen inventor patenting a method to hermetically seal tins using a parchment inner cover to prevent ptomaine poisoning. The innovation aims to replace solder sealing, addressing deaths linked to improper tin closures and food decay.
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East Aberdeenshim
Promaine
Patepteo
London Mall
Russian plan to lay Black Sea oil pipeline to Batum
The government backs a 661 mile oil line from Baku to Batum on the Black Sea with all equipment made in Russia, but this will delay completion to 1908 or 1904. The piece notes Edison and Tesla dislike music and cites other famed figures who avoided sound as observers.
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Schwenlager
Blamayth
Béhweninger
Schweninger
Black Sea
Baku
Batum
Russia
Royal facial hair note and Italy birth congratulations
Emperor William trims mustache ends and grows beard as noted by New York Press. In Italy, the newborn daughter prompts 24,000 telegrams of congratulation and 30,000 money requests in honor of the event.
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William
New York Press
Italy
German protest over Murillo arrest on vessel at Cartagena
The piece argues Germany cannot justify Murillo's removal from the ship Jean Telitosabia at Cartagena. It defends U S rights under the Monroe Doctrine, noting past American actions and asserting Washington will enforce the doctrine against Germany or any power seeking influence in South America. It cites British and American precedent and questions sensational claims of insult to the German flag.
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Abel
Cartagena
Bia
Colom
de- Murillo
Murillo
Jean Telitosabia
Coumil
Murilio
de Alleghany
Great Britain
United States
Red States
Washington
Ed Bogilehman
Germany
England
South America
Henes
Corbread
Richmond
Danger in Stockings From Tin Salt Dyes
High medical authority warns that silk stockings dyed with alkyl tin mordants may leave residual tin in fabrics. Perspiration can dissolve tin and absorb it through the skin. A Vienna case describes a woman with leg paralysis, numbness, and yellowing of the feet linked to light yellow stockings containing the tin compound.
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Vienna
Exiled Ladybugs Demand Return of Bugland’s 20000
A Chicago Journal item reports Berkshire hills to trap 20 000 ladybugs for Cape Colony patrol duty. Museum curator William Beutenmuller condemns removal as wasteful and unlikely to survive the long voyage. Boers reportedly trust the bugs to influence the Boer War era outcomes while a prior U S import from Australia aided California’s growth.
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Berkshire Hills
Cape Colony
William Beutenmuller
Museum of Natural History
Cecil Rhodes
Billy Patterson
Moutenmuller
United States
Australia
California
Chicago Journal
Unity of the Christian Church sermon in Belmon t
Prof Charles A Briggs of Union Seminary spoke at the Belmont Established Church in Bootland on a recent Sunday afternoon about The Unity of the Christian Church. He noted worship at St Peters Rome and Durham cathedral and observed wholehearted sincere worship across denominations. He marveled that Scottish churches preserve unity without embracing one another.
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Union of Christendom
Charles A. Briggs
Union Seminary
University of Glasgow
Belmont
Bootland
Briggs
St. Peter's
Rome
Durham
Scotch Presbyterian Church
Minnesota court upholds queer will attestation ruling
A Minnesota court sustained a will attestation where witnesses signed in an adjoining room out of the testator’s sight. The signer seated on a bed could have seen them with a small step forward. The ruling clarifies valid testament formalities amid close-quartered signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
British locomotive drivers miles and numbers in UK
British locomotive engine drivers cover 20 800 to 60 000 miles annually. There are about 26 000 drivers employed across the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Fragmented record of medical cases and notices from a newspaper
A ragged compilation describes a severe burn incident followed by a longer note on a bacterium called cladosporium odorifera and its odor in moist soil. It includes an anecdote about Frank M Russell’s kidney cure with Dodd’s Kidney Pills and ends with a note on the Assuan dam not submerging the Phila temple.
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Cox, Wia
Aug. Ltd
Frank M. Russell
Dodd
Bright
Acros
Mr. Russell
Chippewa County
Wisconsin
Peruna slogan ad promotes stomach catarrh cure
An advertisement features Congressman R. W. Wilcox of Hawaii and Dr. Hartman endorsing Peruna as a cure for catarrh of the stomach and dyspepsia. It asserts the remedy acts on the stomach mucosa and offers free medical correspondence from Dr. Hartman, president of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Hartman
Hart
Peruna
Perina
Hartmas Sanitarium
Columbus
Telegraphic Discovery and Notable Literary Notes
A Vienna engineer Pollak claims a rapid telegraphic message method enabling 60 000 words per hour with simple apparatus. Jules Verne gains prolific output. Miss Braddon praised for extensive novels. Also noted are peanut price gains, Pyrotechnic birds from Japan, a humorous exchange about a parson, and historical remark on Romans valuing iron at weight of gold.
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Vienna
Polak
Herr Pollak
Lord Rosebery a Literary Man in Reform of Lords
A vintage look at Lord Rosebery’s literary turn with his essay on reforming the House of Lords and a note on his long absence from periodical writing. The piece frames his revival amid political stir and public demand for commentary. Belgium exports 2,200,000 brewed rabbits yearly to England, weighing six to eight pounds each.
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Lord Rosebery
House of Lords
Nating
Belgium
Mobille Belgtum
England
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