Costs of war and industry flood the public mind
A fragmented 19th century adrift with figures on losses in English races and global trade. The piece cites offshore revenues and global allocations among France the United States and British colonies, then shifts to inventions phonograph-like devices and a raft of consumer notices. It mentions boxing ear causes deafness a soothing syrup a starch brand and fashion critique while noting a Buffalo justice of the peace warning clergy price-cutting and a kidney pills testimonial.
Tinting school interiors with Alabastine urged
An era of limited renovations is noted yet every U S school district can afford to tint classrooms with Alabastine for better eyestrain relief and easier cleaning. The piece argues for sanitary coatings and health safeguards in crowded rooms, urging officials to consider safer interiors.
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United States
Tarane Wulle Ip
Ely
Made Diplomatic Protest Over Venice Imprisonment Case
Signor Mayor de Planches the Italian ambassador lodged a protest against the publication of the official inquiry finding on the imprisonment of American naval officers in Venice. He is a veteran diplomat in the Italian government, having served as minister to Switzerland and Berlin and long been a part of Rome's foreign cabinet. He is about 60 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walng Ubelr
Clincineat
Commercial Tribune
Signor Mayor de Planches
Venice
Switzerland
Bervin
Rome
Irishman in Philadelphia Court Mocking Inquiry
A Dublin born, unlettered Irish immigrant faced a Philadelphia court mocked for lacking knowledge of the Declaration of Independence, the U S Constitution, and U S history. The judge pressed, he replied with a quip about red hair. The Vienna supreme court later ruled the empire owes a Tyrolean town debts from 1396.
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Philadelphia
Composer Mascagni May Visit U S for Grand Opera Tour
Italian composer Mascagni reportedly secured a contract for a United States tour to conduct grand opera. Born December 7, 1863 in Leghorn, he gained fame with Cavalleria Rusticana in 1898. He trained at Milan Conservatory and began as a pianist before touring with opera companies.
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Pietro Mascagni
United States
Mascagni
Leghorn
Milan
Opera Companie
Dry weather cow feeds family with skim milk
A Mayview man claims his cow is a dry weather cow kept in a sparse pasture with no grass or water. He milks her twice daily and shares the skimmed milk with the cow, supplying butter for the family. The report contrasts two new British words, commandeer and morganeer, tied to property requisition and anti-competitive takeovers.
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Higginaville
Mayview
Missouri
Rev M Hartwell Pratt Evangelist Tent Campaign
Rev M Hartwell Pratt, a Brown University 1863 graduate and Rochester Theological Seminary 1866 ordination, organized a tent evangelistic campaign beginning in Taunton Massachusetts in 1878. He conducted meetings in Holyoke Westfield and later in Weatherly Saratoga Springs before four seasons of services in New York where he is currently preaching.
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Taunton
Maas
Holyoke
Westfield
Weaterly
Hh 1
Saratoga Springs
New York
Advice of Eminent Physician Bir Francis Laking
Bir Francis Laking, physician to King Edward, offers simple rules for longevity. His three secrets are conservation of energy moderation and system. He emphasizes not worrying and living with balanced restraint in all things.
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Bir
Francis Laking
Edward
Francis
Career of Gen Burt Soldier Proposes Philippine Sale to Japan
Gen Andrew Burt recently arrived from the Philippines urges the United States to cede the Inlands to Japan with payment on installments. A veteran of the civil war era, Burt began as a volunteer sergeant in the Union Infantry and later served in the regular army across the West.
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Philippines
Japan
Andrew 8. Burt
United States
Ann
Burt
Ohio
Union Infantry
Haat
West
Rail language spread across the continent in era
Fragmented prose describes variations of railroad signaling terms and arm movements. It notes arms moving horizontally and vertically to form signals, with an emphasis on uniform understanding across parts of America. The text mentions a brakeman’s option and continental reach of the terminology.
Donor Gifts at Holyoke College Dedication
John Owlahd donated 80000 to Holyoke College as Dwight Memorial Art Building dedication unfolds. Helen Miller Gould presented 40000 to endow a Biblical literature chair. At commencement, John Dwight of New York announced 100000 for an art building in memory of Mrs Nancy Dwight and Mrs Clara Leigh Dwight.
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John Owlahd
Holyoke College
Dwight Moemoria
Mise Helen Miller Gould
John Dwight
New York
Nancy
Rise of Ice Plant Industry Since 1890
A historical census shows ice plant numbers grew from four nationwide in the 19th century to 787 in 1900, with about half in the South. Capital invested rose from 9,046,488 to 88,204,014 dollars and product value from 4,900,943 to 19,974,613 dollars, increases of 288 percent and 188 percent respectively.
Gen Sir Dighton Probyn Carries His Majesty Pocketbook
Gen Sir Dighton Probyn serves as Keeper of the Privy Purse and carries King Edward's pocketbook as personal business manager. He will be 70 next year and has served in the royal household for about twenty five years since the Indian Mutiny era.
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Sir Dighton Probyn
Dward
Sir Dighton
A Too Careful Wife
In a British bankruptcy case a man blamed his wife for posting a letter to buy West African mining shares he had not approved. The shares plummeted, leaving him unable to cover losses, and he admitted ruin resulted from his wife's well meant but indiscreet action.
Prank of Students Disrupts New Princeton Professor
Woodrow Wilson, newly appointed Princeton professor, faced a student prank when a learner tapped the floor with a fire brick during a lecture. Fifty students rose, each bearing a fire brick, and formed a wall that blocked the professor from the class view.
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Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
First Old Glory and Bonny Ross Emblem History
The article recalls the creation of the first Old Glory by Bonny Ross under Gen. Washington. It notes that a century and a quarter ago a single starry banner flew, and now thousands will proclaim America’s progress this year.
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Bonny Ross
Washington
America
Jordan River Winding Route Distorts Length
The Jordan River is described as one of the crookedest rivers, winding long distances over sixty miles of actual flow while a straight-line map distance from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea is far shorter. In effect its many bends make the river appear to travel about 212 miles if measured by its meanders.
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Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
New Type of Steameh p Ring Steamship in Copenhagen
A Copenhagen company forms to build a ring steamship of a new type. Inventor Capt. F. C. Ishoy holds patents in principal countries. The screw is placed under the hull, the hull is flatter, draft reduced, and coal savings of about 20 percent claimed. Speed may rise with the same fuel, and the craft is said to be steadier and more sea worthy.
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Copenhagen
F. C. Ishoy
Chief Resigns After Misplaced Confidence Bet
Mercer toured a department and was told the chief always signed every submission. He doubted it and a subordinate bet cigars the chief would resign. A document was slipped into letters on the desk, and minutes later the chief’s resignation was found in the returned correspondence.
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Man Mercer
New Zealand Premier Seddon Lauded as Utility Leader
New Zealand's Premier R. J. Seddon is described as a versatile figure, a mechanical engineer by training who emigrated from England as a gold seeker in 1897. He holds multiple posts including colonial treasurer, labor, defense, and defense commissions. John D. Long and Tufts College are also noted in connection with honors and positions.
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New Zealand
R. J. Seddon
England
Beardes
Ian
Souvenir Machete Parade Gift To Gen Wood From Cuba
Gov Wood received a machete as a Cuban war souvenir from veterans. The hilt bears the Cuban coat of arms, a gold star, and the general's initials. Pittsburg plans a fully equipped wash house for poor laundresses and a child care wing to aid them.
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Wood
Cuba
Pittsburg
Too Much Even for Him Senator Daniel on Whisky
Senator Daniel of Virginia recalls a man in his state who would not admit any whisky was bad yet acknowledged some brands were better. Jokers offered a popular labeled compound. The man drank, grimaced, and said all whisky is good, but that was the poorest good whisky he ever tasted.
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Casnares Bland
F. B. Crider
Dodd
Daniel
Virginia
Two Useful Congressmen Jones and Cushman In Senate Row
Two congressmen from a far western state, Jones and Cushman, form a noted duo. Cushman speaks up with violent yet humorous protests against state neglect and leadership tyranny, while Jones negotiates with the speaker and leaders, securing substantial pork for their state.
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Congressman Jones
Washington
Cushman
House
Jones
German beet sugar output and export share rise
German beet sugar factories since August 1 produced 1,706,020 tons of raw beet sugar in the prior year. Two thirds of the total sugar output was exported, indicating strong foreign demand and significant domestic consumption.
Peruna Medicine Promises Relief For Women’s Ailments
A dated advertisement touts Peruna Medicine as a cure for catarrh and “female complaint” claiming 99 of 100 cases are not too late. It invites women to write Dr Hoertman in Columbus for free treatment and testimonials, stressing his vast experience with women’s diseases and urging correspondence with consent.
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New York City
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Lizzio
Hoertman
Columbua
Flartmen
Allen's Moot-Kase remedy for tight shoes and bunions
Ladies can wear smaller shoes after using Allen's Moot-Kase powder. It eases swollen hot sweating feet and bunions, with a trial package offered by mail. Also notes a claim about wedding cakes in London being a year old and suitable timing for November weddings.
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Allen
Allen G. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
London
Time folder task behind railroad timetables
A railroad time folder hides vast work behind its sheets. The Burlington System builds a general time folder from sixteen division operating timetables. The folder contains 2,000 town names and schedules for over 600 trains, with 60,000 figures checked and corrected whenever needed.
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Burlington
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