Vast World Tangles in a Patchy Marble Hill Page
The clipping blends global notes from East Africa to Europe with local curiosities. It mentions bird wings in a cave, a Paris hotel sale, Louis XVIII's stables, rising coal exports, public land sales in Nebraska Wyoming and Kansas, a fencing victory in Bologna, and a rural ritual with red roses at Lancaster. It also cites centenarian counts across several countries, submarine trials, a statue at Godollo, and long-standing boot blacking and graveyard curiosities, reflecting a miscellany of 19th century news.
White Boxers vow racial war in Chicago meetings
A mysterious group in Chicago called the White Boxers conducts masked meetings and promotes a war against darker races using the Boxer Book as a catalyst. Public gatherings included a Sunday address at the Chicago Auditorium by a masked leader, with others in disguise. The rhetoric calls whites to multiply and positions nonwhite groups as threats, urging protests against what they term a racial conspiracy.
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Chicago
Werr Gowns
Maska
William Roe
Chicago Auditorium
Chicago writer linked to Boxers movement backed by millionaire
A Chicago writer connected to the Boxers is named as the author of a pamphlet laying out the group’s beliefs and principles. A Chicago philanthropist, reportedly a millionaire, is said to be funding the movement. The Chicago chapter reportedly runs a single secret lodge and a free school at Leavitt and Van Buren streets teaching elocution and athletics to children, in a project named Small Boys and Angels. Dr Francis Wayland Parker questions the idea of forcing Sunday school children to emulate angels, urging practical expression of youthful desires.
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Lauder
Chicago
Chicago Philanthro
Imilllionaire
Order
Isl
People's Tast Tule
Leavitt and
van Buren
Francis Wayland Parker
Dr Watts
Hell
Watte
Suntown
Angéla
Silent multi millionaires urge openness in business plans
The Chicago Tribune discusses J Pierpont Morgan and other financier leaders returning from Europe. It argues they should share hints of their grand schemes with the public, including potential railway consolidations and tariff policy, to avoid missteps. It also notes Lord Sitatheona’s travel and estate in Scotland.
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Chicago Tribune
Grant's Boyhood Sweetheart of Georgetown Revealed
Correspondente reports Mrs Lucinda Power died recently described as one of General Grant's boyhood sweethearts. Power, postmistress of Georgetown, was daughter of Dr George J Bailey and Jane, near the Grants in Grangetown. Her husband Henry Power died in 1858 and their three children later died, leaving her sole survivor. Grant first visited Georgetown after marriage in 1876 and introduced her as an old sweetheart.
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Georgetown
Lucinda Power
General Grant
Grant
Power
George J
Jane Bailey
Grangetown
Partlett Bailey
Historic Hotel to Be Torn Down in Indiana
A historic hotel known as the old Baton in Indiana will be demolished to make way for a modern hotel. Built by Harvey Bates Sr, it cost about 300000 with later upgrades bringing the total to 375000. It hosted Lincoln, Johnson, Stephen Douglas, Indiana athletes, and prominent figures before its curtain falls. The Bates family and national figures attended notable events, including the funeral of Vice President Hendrick.
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Indiana
Harvey Bates, Sr
Watern
Lincoln
Johnson
Stephen A. Douglas
Indiana Eta
Bates
Hendricka
Chilean election returns show liberal support for Rinno
President of Chile Don Jermsh Rinno won a majority after polls on Tuesday with backing from liberals radicals and part of the Conservative party. Berasarts Petro Montt drew conservative clerical and Moral party support. In Japan, the assassination of Hoshi Torn traced to the Soshi group among turbulent patriots. The era marks 30 years since the Meiji reforms ending feudalism and starting rapid modernization with rail, mint, and conscription reforms.
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Chile
Don Jermsh Rinno
Reiring
Senor Berasarts
Don Petro Montt
Riesco
Moral Party
Benor Rison
Japan
Rse
Hoshi Torn
Liberala
Toyko
Soshi
Europe
Duddhiam
Osaka
Truxtun Torpe Dos Baames Christening Named for Isabel Truxton
To christen the Truxten the torpe dos baames is named after Isabel Truxton, a Norfolk beauty born 1775 and died 1822, who was voted a gold medal by Congress. Her father William Thalbot Truxtun Jr. was the commodore’s grandson.
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Truxten
Jonbel Truxtun
Norfolk
Isabel Truxton
Congress
William Thalbot Truxtun, J. SN
Not Keeping Appointments Of Time Vices
The piece laments chronic tardiness and broken promises as a societal vice of the age. It contrasts punctual, honorable men with others who waste others' time by arriving late or not at all, calling latecomers laggards who steal time through excuses.
Bell in Canadian Parliament Stricken by Stroke
J. W. Bell, Canadian tower house of parliament member from Addington, suffered a paralytic stroke on July 1 and is at death's door. Elected in 1883, he has been a dynamic and popular figure in the commons throughout his tenure.
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J. W. Bell
Tower House
Addington
Commons
Oklahoma lands opened to boomers amid Lone Wolf protest
United States federal plans to open lands in Oklahoma to homesteaders provoke clashes as boomers race for claims in Kiowa Comanche and Apache territory. Lone Wolf, through lawyers, argues the takings violate due process, challenging whether Indians count as persons under constitution.
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Oklahoma
United States
Chicago News
Poor Lo
Lone Wolf
Death of John Fiske atribute to American history
Obituary honors John Fiske praising his encyclopedic historic knowledge and narrative skill. It notes his role in popularizing U S history from discovery, comparing his work to Parkman Macaulay and Froude while praising his accuracy, fairness, and clear English.
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John Fiske
Parkman
Artin
Profector Finke
Alree
Orpar
Macaulay
Froude
Mc- Master
Melbourne confer degrees ceremony honors OConnell
At the recent confer ring of degrees at the University of Melbourne the Duke of Cornwall and York received a D C L while engine driver James Horatio OConnell of the Victorian railway department earned MA and BSc. OConnell, an Irish Australian giant, achieved these distinctions by self effort and perseverance.
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University of Melbourne
Duke of Cornwall and York
James Horatio O'Connell
O'Connell
Cornwall secretary resigns after thirty four years of service
After long service, T. 8, Gold of Cornwall, Conn., has resigned as secretary of the Connecticut state board of agriculture following thirty four years in continuous service. He asserts the claim that a perfect pear or berry may exist, noting that God might have made a better berry than the strawberry, but surely He never did.
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Gold of
Cornwall
Conn
Connecticut State Board of Agriculture
Gold
Edouard Girouard Joins Kitchener’s Campaign Aid
Edouard Girouard, a French Canadian, left South Africa and traveled with Lord Kitchener to support the campaign. Described as a “young, wen” aid, he is noted for sweeping charge of South African railways at Kitchener’s move and now serves in Maginnis’s entourage with rapid advancement.
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Britain
Edouard Oiouerd
South Africa
Kitchener
St Edouard
Lord Kitchener T
Pierre Lorillard Fate and Fortunes of a Gilded Era
Pierre Lorillard born 1698 built Breakers at Newport later owned vast estates including Pathe Tackillard property and Rancocas stock farm in Amerton. He amassed a fortune of about 17 million dollars, supported by a yearly income around 100 thousand, and was the first American Derby winner before leading the St Leger. His marriage with Cy Taylor ended in estrangement. three children Pierre III Caroline Emily and Maud grew to adulthood. His death occurred during a long illness at the Fifth Avenue Playhouse, with much of the remaining fortune to be divided among heirs.
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Pierre Larillard
Pathe Tackillard
Pierre
Blo Brothers
Vdo
Ochre Point
Newport
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hig Rancocas Stud
Jobotown
M.D
Lorillard
Cy Taylor
Misa Caroline Hamilton
Emily
William Kent
Maud
Taller
Nan Ood
Fifth Avenue Playe
Nany Daya
Iva
Mr. Lorillard
Pierre Lorillard
Fossil Mines of Wyoming In Green River Tertiary Formations
Wyoming hosts rich fossil deposits in Kemmerer area atop a 4200 foot summit. The Green River Tertiary shale yields delicate laminated specimens, including fish fossils, with hand quarrying and careful drying processes as workers prepare the slabs for study.
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Wyoming
Kemmerer
Green River
Princess Yolanda's Imperial Perambulator Debut
The first-born of the Italian king and queen will debut in an Imperial canon pattern baby carriage. The silver-plated frame, white satin interior, and white silk awning reflect royal styling. Empress of Japan, nearly a year older than her husband, is described as petite and fashionable in European attire.
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Todia
India
Hia
Italy
Yolanda
London
Janam le
Sho
Milk wagons in Ripon hail Marquis of Ripon in town
In Ripon Yorkshire milk wagons parade the title The most noble Marquis of Ripon as he marks a golden wedding. He operates a milk store transporting dairy products to London, a sign of ongoing country dairy trade despite distance.
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Ripon
Yorkshire
London
Pare Water and Ghorough Drainage: Water Supply Crisis
The article discusses New York and other cities facing water shortages as surface sources fail in valleys and Croton watershed relies on springs and streams. Dry periods cause famine, while increased runoff from erosion and decaying matter contaminates supply, forcing cities to seek water from other sources. It notes Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington face similar river-driven supply pressures.
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Croton
New York
Philadelphia
Bitimore
Washington
Countess of Strafford Plans Lavish Entertainments Again
The Countess, widow of Samuel Colgate of New York soap fame, long retired after Queen Victoria’s death. The earl’s death in Roglend left his estate to his brother. The Villeneuve chair is to be named after a late senator. A cruise speed decrease by 15 percent is noted.
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Countess of Strafford
Queen Victoria
Barmuel Colgate
New York
Roglend
Strafford
Chronometer Tactic Slows Paris Motormen
In Paris police wage daily war on speeding motormen. Special officers at the Boulevard Boulogne watch offenders with high priced chronometers. They time a motorman between two fixed points to prove furious driving, catching nine out of ten guilty with unimpeachable clock evidence.
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Paris
Boly de
Inland Empire inspection by river committee tour
Chairman Burton and eleven members of the river and imroor committee, after returning from Alaska, plan a inspection trip along the Columbia and Snake rivers from Portland Oregon to Lewiston Idaho. They will study waterways and river conditions during the journey.
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Burton
River and Imroor Committee
Alaska
Inland Empire
Columbia
Sneke
Portland
Ore
Leesiaton
Idaho
Royal match report blurs amid garbled lines
Fragmentary OCR report suggests a proposed alliance involving Prince Ferdin and Balearic with Princess Junta, described in fractured terms. A separate, unclear note references a courthouse scene in Tithoms varg Virginia and a Patrick Meory-related incident linked to sleighs and Saturday silencers, with little coherent context.
Jacob the Pf Jacob Roget’s gift to the Metropolitan Museum
A misread or garbled passage mentions a $3,000,000 donation to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It suggests the gift would renew awe in the nation and enable the Institution to rival famous galleries, likening the contributor to Lorenzo in status and influence.
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Jacob
Roget
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lorenzo
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