Marble Bill Paragraphs and Notable Miscellany
The Marble Hill Press notes Tom Murray of Chicago pledges to donate half his business proceeds to the poor to avoid disgrace. A French scientist reports plants and fungi detect toxic metals like copper and mercury untraceable by chemical analysis. A bishop’s halo and a mission worker’s frost imagery are briefly described. Krueger v Wisconsin Telephone Co discusses burden on street expansion with compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Murray
Chicago
Circle City
Krueger
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Wis
Navy Portraits Add to Documentation of Secretaries
The Navy Department in Washington received a fine oil portrait of KR W Crowninshield, secretary of the navy 1814 to 1818, as portraits of American naval secretaries near completion though Secretary Whitney’s remains absent. Acting Sec Hackett urged his inclusion. The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science gained a notable hair-collection of all U S presidents from Washington to McKinley, authenticated and displayed with some coats of arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Washington
KR. W. Crowninshield
Navy
Whitney
Hackett
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science
United States
McKinley
Enormous Duck Farms and Odd Global Tidbits
In Hawaii vast duck farms near the coast feed on young fish in restricted coves, sparking concerns about dwindling fry and Chinese involvement. Gideon Hawley of Erie, aged 70, passed a rigorous railroading exam with flawless health indicators. A Malta to Syracuse wireless experiment reportedly sent a message 164 miles, traced to an Italian war vessel. Comment on noiseless baseball cites a shift toward less flashy play. A German uniform overhaul schemes restraint in adornments. war’s grim reality is urged to be clear. Mary Culliamore, the “needly woman,” was jailed five days for drunkenness after crafting gowns for judge’s wives from prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Gideon Hawley
Erie
Lake Shore Railroad
Lake Shore
Hawley
United States
Grout
Malta
Syracuse
Grover Cleveland
New York
Mary Culliamore
President's Cabinet Names a Monosyllable Pattern
The text notes a possible coincidence of a president favoring monosyllabic surnames in cabinet selections. It lists fifteen officers across eight departments with names such as Day Hay Gage Long Root Knog Bliss Smith Grigg Gary and Alger. It remarks that seventy six letters cover the fifteen surnames, about five letters each.
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Departmente
Day
Hay
Gage
Long
Root
Knog
Bliss
Smith
Grigg
Gary
Alger
Cabint
General Gras Inventor of a Rifle With a Hin Pame
The obituary notes General Gras as the inventor of a rifle once widely used by continental forces. The weapon is described as invented twenty five years ago. The item mentions Greece as the country whose soldiers are armed with it. It also cites a Times article noting vast tea consumption in London and imagines a teapot to fit the quantity in St Paul’s Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gras
Greece
Onle
St. Paul's Cathedral
Headless horror at the college限
In a moonlit college dormitory a narrator awakens to a vision of a pale figure, then discovers Lee missing. A pursuit results in locating a headless corpse and Lees fearful, collapsing reaction as the janitor reveals the severed head. The scene ends with shock and horror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Lae
Marjorie
Rowe
Witch Tales House
Rose
The Rose of his Life Returns to Hollow Ash Hall
Statley Vere, a handsome foreign-looking man about thirty four, arrives near Hollow Ash Hall seeking Rose, his lost love. He recalls their past on a moonlit night, dreaming of reunion, while the village life and Rose’s flirtations surround him. His heartache deepens as he contemplates the separation and loneliness that followed their farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holliow Ash Hall
Banley
Tume
Gandlady
Rose
Hollow Ash Hall
Flose
Statley Vere
Rowe
Strange Gentleman Arrives After Five Gelock Train and Coach
A fragment describes a peculiar arrival after the evening Gelock train and coach at a small stage. The scene centers on a mysterious man entering a rural stop, hinting at looming tension or change in the local narrative.
Rose Welcomes Statley Back at Home Return
A man arrives at his home to find Rose pacing on the lawn. He is greeted with trembling joy as she smiles and welcomes him, saying Dear Statley, welcome. The scene ends as the question is resolved, to be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Statley
Nicaragua Facts and Historical Landmarks
A historical overview of Nicaragua notes its coast lengths and area of about 40 000 square miles, population around 423 000, and early sighting by Columbus in 1502. It details the Republic's 1804 founding, the presidential term, and the peaceful character of Nicaraguans, plus U S trade ties and major export products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mma
Nicaragua
Columibus
de Avila
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Coast
Kansas
Nebraska
Pacific Coast Line
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Utah
Rhode Island
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Mereland
Buffalo
Cincinnati
United States
Mexico
Journal of Education
Eating When Exhausted Conquering the Appetite
The piece urges not eating heartily when fatigued to avoid indigestion. It advises sipping hot water with milk, resting five minutes, then slowly eating while thoroughly chewing. It claims this correction would reduce dyspepsia cases and marks self discipline as the key achievement.
Sailors Save Crippled Heron On Saxoline Voyage
A British steamship Saxoline arriving from Cette, France, rescued a wounded heron and its mate, which refused to desert the injured bird. The mate hovered over the ship until the second bird entered a cage. A Wilmington dispatch notes the odd mid ocean rescue and a German farming note contrasts Germany's use of chemistry with breadstuffs demand.
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Chase
Saxoline
Cette
France
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
The King and Me Dog Tex
King George registered four dogs under a new Greek law taxing dogs at 12 drachmas per year. He owed 48 drachmas for four dogs and was fined 48 more for delay. He paid 6 drachmas for the dogs’ st James’s Quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
oMeral
Interior chief seeks troops to clear Sooners lands
Secretary Hitchcock asks Secretary Root to send troops into Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservations in Indian Territory to prevent disorder as the lands are opened for settlement by Sooners. More than 1,000 have already rushed into the Wichita mountains to claim 160 acre homesteads. The Oklahoma district is seen as prime farming land in the southwest and the department vows fair treatment for settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Root
Indian Territory
United States
Aquattera
Sooners
Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma Country
Oklahoma Homestead Claims Open to Settlement
Plans ensure equal chance for all claimants though only a small share will win 160 acre tracts. Duncan Oklahoma protests a 20 600 acre grazing land block opposite the military forest reserve arguing it blocks town access and is too valuable for pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Duncan
Okla
Military Forest Reserve
Kiowa land opening sparks Texas protest in 400000 acre dispute
A protest from Texas over the Texas boundary 400000 acre Main pasture interferes with free intercourse with the new settlement. Secretary Root orders cavalry from Fort Sill to clear lawless elements. Soldiers likely to stay until lands open. Kiowa representative asks Washington to postpone opening pending treaty review by Congress.
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Duncan
Texas
Root
Fort Sill
I. T
Washington
Congress
Carnegie's Castle Curse Read in Scotland Donations
Andrew Carnegie’s gifts to Glasgow libraries and New York scholarships spark superstitious talk in Scotland that his Skibo Castle ownership will lift an old family curse. The tale links past owners, legends, and a belief in a curse tied to the estate as Carnegie prepares to inhabit it for generations.
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Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
United States
Glasgow
New York
Atlantic
Andrew Cartegle
Skibo Castle
Highlands
Douwl
Skibo
Mackays
Gordons
Dempsters
Chirnsides
The Telegraphone Invention by Poulsen of Copenhagen
A description of the telegraphone invention by Mr. Poulsen, a combination of telephone and phonograph, enabling one voice to reach multiple destinations. It uses a magnetized steel wire on a revolving drum to record and reproduce sounds via electro magnets and a microphone transmitter, transmitting speech to a telephone receiver.
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Poulsen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Dual views emerge on direct statewide senate election
The National Civic Federation ran a popular sense poll on direct election of senators. Respondents showed two sides to the issue, with opinions split in the same pattern as other debated questions. A separate note reports Hanna Omega of New York suing for damages after an icicle incident that left her injured and distressed during dinner. Professor George F. Jewett resigns as Raven High principal to take the presidency of La Salle Seminary for Young Women in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Civic Federation
Hanna Omeger
New York City
George F. Jewett
Youngstown
the Raven High School
la Salle Seminary For Young Women
Boston
Wireless car telegraph aids Marconi tours England
The Latest Wonder describes Marconi’s wireless on a touring car with an aerial on the roof. The system allows immediate hotel contact and even lunch orders from distant locations. Future uses include war cars for scouts and rapid observation reporting to headquarters. The article notes forthcoming exhibitions like the Pan-American Fair and Buffalo Exposition, praising advances despite some delays and common expo woes. Donna Vittoria’s engagement is mentioned as Rome’s reigning beauty in a separate item.
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Sig. Marconi
England
Machine Browke for Glass Working Invention Threatens Labor
A new glassworking machine speeds bottle and lamp chimneys production four to five times faster than handwork and yields seamless goods. It automates blanking and blowing with clocklike regularity at about nine items per minute, needing only four men and a couple of young helpers, alarming workers with potential job losses and a revolutionary shift in the field.
Turf losses estimated worldwide at 250 million dollars
A London magazine estimates yearly turf losses at 250 million dollars with 50 million lost on English race courses and about 100 million on Australian courses. The remainder is mainly spread across France the United States and British Colonies.
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London
France
United States
Remarkable Kidney Cure Promises Miracle Outcome
Pike County farmer William C B Sullivan aged 49 and brother of ex representative Sullivan of Pike and Dubois counties endured two years of kidney trouble rheumatism and back pain. After taking three boxes of Dodd s Kidney Pills he claims to be as strong as ever and able to work daily with no aches. The article notes other miraculous cures in Indiana and includes a Grain-O health drink advertisement mentioning widespread goat and animal product statistics.
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Pike County
Velpen
Ind
Wm. C. B. Sullivan
Sullivan
Pike
Dubois Counties
Dodd
Mr. Sullivan
Largest Fire Engine of the Liverpool Brigade
The Liverpool fire brigade claims the world’s largest land fire engine weighing five tons and capable of 1 800 gallons per minute. It is drawn by three or four horses and is mentioned amid an unrelated note about a Yellowstone Park scenery booklet offered by the Oregon Short Line Railway in Salt Lake City Utah for 4 cents.
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Liverpool Fire Brigade
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Oregon Short Line Railway
D. EB. Burley General
Oregon Short Ling Railway
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oall
Foot base powder cures foot troubles and bunions
Allen's Foot Base promises relief for light or new shoes easy wear and cures for wollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Manufactured for druggists and shoe stores with mail order available. On agents wanted. Proclaimed humor and quirky lines show regional flavor.
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Allen
Climated
Luttay
Double Daily Service To Colorado Coast From St Louis and KC
Missouri Pacific Railway expands to double daily trains from St Louis and Kansas City to Colorado, Utah, and the Pacific coast with through sleeping cars between St Louis and San Francisco. Trains depart St Louis at 9:00 a.m. and 10:10 p.m., Kansas City at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. Excursion tickets are on sale. for details contact H. C. Townsend, G. P. & T. Agent, St. Louis.
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Minouri Pacific Railway
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Lois
Kansas City
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
San Francisco
H. C. Townsend
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Marble Hill Press
Missouri
MSR AK
Department of Agriculture
Germany
Carrota
Cheghey
Carnegie’s Castle
the Hague
Pekin
Chios
Aegean
Bel
Lord Byron
Newstead Abbey
Colonel Webb
Newstead
Setbo Castle
MR. Boulsen
Rome
Donna Vittoria
Donna Vittonria
Prince Teano
Donnas Vittorio Ia
Walsingham
Dues di Sermonetta
Ionta
West Indies
Spain
Java
Stern Pater
Johnny
Kik T. Muman
Perry, UT
Hewitt
Papa
Mm Winslow
Byrup
Batthaicn
Diare Pala
Misa
Maple Street
Norwich
N. Y
Thompson
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