Various Global Tidbits From The Marble Hill Press
A column of diverse notes mentions tax on bread consumption, the sultan of Turkey’s 25th accession anniversary, trolley impacts on French Riviera lines, Sunday real estate transfers, Queensland's sugar expert salary, the late Duke of Edinburgh’s life insurance, a Spanish royal dowry stance, stamp coloring details, a German surgeon’s toe-to-finger transplant, Santa Anna’s captor alive in Texas, and the use of aluminum in a large fireproof theater curtain.
Brave acts win Victoria Cross for Corporal F MeKay
Corporal F MeKay of Gordon Highlanders earns the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery on May 29 at Crow's Nest in HI near Johannesburgh. He repeatedly advanced under withering fire to tend wounded comrades and, even without shelter, dressed wounds and twice carried a wounded man to shelter under heavy fire.
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F. MeKay
Gordon Highlanders
Crow's Nest
Johanneesburyg
Painter Sirolla Saruila Wins Firet Chss Medal
The Spanish painter Jonijuln Saruila receives a first class medal at the Parks exposition and his supporters celebrate. Known as the painter of the street scene, Madrilenos praise his outdoor works in bright sun and brilliant light, with deep shadows.
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Jonijuln Saruila
Sirolla
Dining in Paris Compared to London Yet Cheaper
Prices in Paris restaurants have not risen much and dining there is cheaper than in London. A dull menu prevails as many foreigners in Paris expect specific French dishes and order those only, reducing variety in offerings.
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Paris
London
Interesting tobacco culture experiment in Connecticut fields
An experiment at Poquonock Connecticut Tobacco Experiment Company grows nine rows of tobacco plants 600 feet long under cheesecloth. The aim is to keep temperatures even and protect plants from insects and the weather. Reported success promises leaves that will fetch higher prices than ordinary Connecticut tobacco.
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Fielids of Connecticut Tobacco Experiment Company
Poquonock
Conn
Connecticut
Tolatol’s extreme self deception and property gift
A singular fact about Count Tolatol the celebrated Russian writer and socialist is his vast self deception. He believes property is wrong and that possessing unnecessary property is a crime. He has given away all his property except a bare pittance not to neighbors charity or a socialistic committee, but to his wife and children.
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Count Tolatol
Agitation in Ploridsas Over Telahasyed Capital Change
Ongoing debate in Ploridsas about moving the capital from Telahasyed to the growth area in the Peninsula. The proposal, cited as Treridas 14,000 square miles event, references New York and a looming decision.
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Ploridsas
Telahasyed
Smmell Village
York
Prominent Republicans swing to Bryan and Stevenson
A flood of former McKinley backers from business, law, education and politics announce support for Bryan and Stevenson. Gold Democrats cite imperialism, militarism and trusts. many lifelong Republicans join over policy shifts and a belief Bryan would guide safer national leadership amid war worries in the Philippines and Cuba.
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McKinley
Bryan
Stevenson
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Tts
Republican Party
Birt
Prevent
Cuba
Porto Rico
McKinnley
Philippines
China
Olney
Brynan
Mer. Olney
Lst
Kansias
Weberor Davis
Interior
MakKinley
G. L. Wellington
Maryland
Patrick Ryan
New York
Chile
Harrison
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Burton
McKinloylom
Wohstoy Mavis
Democra
South Africa
Jones
Melkinniey
McKintey
Frank Monnett
Republicaan
Ohio
Wells, Fargo & Co
Provident
John J. Valentine
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express
Edward Osgood Brown
Chicago
Higmond Zeisler
William Birney
Plon
Republican stalwarts rally behind Bryan across regions
lh W Habercorn, former head of the Republican Germanaureau in the 1596 campaign, abandons his party on the levy of imperialism. The paper notes that many prominent Republicans nationwide now back Bryan, with numerous names omitted due to space.
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Lh W. Habercorn
Republican National Committee
Germanaureau
Bryan
Roosevelt and Bryan Clash Over Labor and Government by Injunction
A historical column contrasts Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan on labor rights and the doctrine of government by injunction. It notes Roosevelt’s Labor Day speech aligning with labor, Bryan’s critique of injunctions, and cites a 1894 Review of Reviews article by Roosevelt condemning the idea while hinting at his later vice-presidential bid.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Sons of Toll
Teddy
Roosevelt
Candid Convert in Des Moines Globe Editor Switch
The Des Moines Globe editor Mr Chavannes, once a Republican critic of McKinley, now backs him and advocates Hoogevollt. In an Omaha World Herald interview he defends imperialism as essential, says he supports the Republican ticket for imperial policy, and labels Democrats as imperialist.
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Chavannes
Des Moines Globe
Tryan
Chavanney
Mc- Kinley
Hoogevollt
Omaha World;Herald
Lam
McKinley
McKinley Becuwusa
Fragmented 19th Century Political Snippet
A garbled OCR fragment references figures like Thomms Reed and Benjamin Harrison, discusses Republican faults, and hints at William McKinley and a broad political division or affiliation. The text is incomplete and contains many misspellings, yielding an unclear account of events or entities.
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Kinsia City Mines
Thomms
Reed
Benjamin Harrison
Waery
Frei Parkles Patlow
William My-Kinley
Haralis cites U.S. aid to Spain after the war
A quoted critic says the United States paid Spain 20 million dollars in cash to relieve Spain of burdens from the late conflict. The speaker claims the U.S. then carried the burden itself and faces a staggering cost, likening the stance to Don Quixote.
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New York
Haralis
Spain
Don Quixote
Imperialism as Menace to Republics Across History
Fragmentary note argues imperialism destroyed the Roman republic and ruined Rome. It claims imperialism damaged republics in France and threatens the American republic by undermining great nations of both ancient and modern Europe.
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Cleveland Muth
Rome
France
Ls & Menace
Europe
Sugar Price Increases Spread Across Eight Advances
The Boston Globe notes sugar prices have risen almost beyond a cent and a pound since May 23 in eight separate advances. The trust’s approach appears to be to ease the bad news rather than announce sharp cuts.
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Boston Globe
Life in Farawik and Cannibalism Beliefs in Sarawak
A village life in Farawik centers on a large house on stilts serving as a social hub with verandah access to family rooms. Cannibalism is described as nonexistent in Borneo, though enemy flesh was used as offerings to hawks and rare ritual meals occurred in extreme cases. In Datel Borneo past practices included sacrificing a less valuable female for a sick child, with a portion of flesh given to the patient to purportedly aid recovery.
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Sarawak
Borneo
Patntlyge in Madrid Gallery shows rising art interest
In Madrid a small gallery event draws attention to modern painters amid a growing art scene. Curators note increasing visitor numbers and a shift toward contemporary works. Local artists comment on public reception and upcoming shows to watch.
The Farmers and the Wire Trust
A critical analysis argues Indiana farmers switch from wood to wire fencing due to tariff-driven price hikes by a wire trust. It estimates farm fencing needs, compares pre and post trust prices, and claims windfall profits for manufacturers while farmers face higher costs and calls for political change to end the trust’s influence.
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Coward Marcy
Indiana
Wire Trust
Dingley
Imbann
Chareste
Fenes
Bank of the
Enlue Nations
Republican Party
Mysterious smoke trick with paired clay pipes
Two clean clay pipes are shown then stacked. A performer inserts smoke by mouth while drops of a curious acid and ammonia in each pipe generate thick vapor resembling tobacco smoke. A tumbler and plate setup with a handkerchief completes the illusion, guiding the smoke into the tumbler.
Aerial navigation to Mars by ether propulsion
Professor Elmer Gates advances a bold forecast that aerial navigation will replace road transport within a decade and that machines could travel through ether between planets. He describes a hidden prototype capable of high speed, self propulsion, and ground routine flights, asserting open space travel is possible with waves and ether interaction, though life support remains necessary.
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Mars
Elmer Gates
Gates Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Cldn
Hlevem Miles Stealeht Ue
Byuie
Earth
Marline
Secret Telegraph Instrument Aids Deaf and Telegraph Training
Chicago Tribune reports on a novel telegraph instrument by Edwin F. Van Vechtenha that lets deaf users hear messages via a small sounder worn in the ear and feel them through teeth contact. Developed with George TP Landgraf, the device aims to quiet offices and enable deaf operatives, with potential secret service use for railroads and governments.
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Edwin F. van Veehtenhaa
Milwaukee
George TP
Landgraf
Mentusha High School
SUI
van Vechten
Chicago Tribune
Porting Onions Remedy From Yankee Authority
An American expert offers a simple fix for onion cutting discomfort. A peeled potato on the knife end absorbs the pungent sulphur fumes, delaying the eye irritation until saturation prompts replacement, though the exact chemical reason remains unexplained.
Woman Turns Back Copperhead Threat in Benton County
In Bloomaburg Pennsylvania a woman encountered a large copperhead snake coiled behind her residence. She attempted to strike with an ax and mud, finally severing the head. The snake measured four feet long and posed a danger to the household.
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Bloomaburg
Palla
Orlando Me
Henry
Benton
Thin County
The Telephone Girls of Chicago
The Chicago Chronicle describes telephone operators in Chicago, detailing 460 workers, with half in the main office downtown. It explains shift structure from 7am to 6pm, eight hour days, and 15 minute forenoon and afternoon breaks plus an hour lunch, plus evening shifts from 4:30pm to around 10pm with 4.5 to 5 hour blocks and two night hours off.
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Chicago Chronicle
Pease
Hoase
Algeron
Telephone Company
Chile
Ancient cremation find unearthed in stone chamber
An archaeologic discovery reveals a stone lined chamber with a skull and a bowl shaped vessel buried near a mound. A cremation practice appears indicated by ashes. The find is under investigation by allied authorities.
King's Jewel House Museum in Westminster Tower
In the Westminster Abbey tower the King s Jewel House hosts a small historical museum. It displays Queen Elizabeth s standard ell and yard, Henry VII era weights and measures, old horseshoes, and sixty one tally marks counted by London sheriffs at sworn import. The display recalls Edward III era education and the requirement that only a well instructed man could count to sixty one.
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Westminster Abbey
Fragmented Historical Note From Cufton Visit
A damaged OCR fragment describes a visitor Cheonlo from Cufton, returning from Bragi and noting pervasive intoxication. It references moments at bedside around awakening, with men women and babies involved in unclear ritual behavior amid suggestive imagery. The text is garbled and difficult to parse.
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Bragieuye
Offen
Jone
Aleop
Media
Diamonds and the female or multiplying diamond tale
A Paris jeweler comments on a white two carat stone, showing a cluster of five or six tiny diamonds at the edge visible only with a lens. He explains the so called female or multiplying diamond is more brilliant and larger, noting famed historic diamonds are all female jewels.
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Diamwands
Paris
New York Ledger
Fragmented verse memory in a London salon
A Saturday Evening Post excerpt describes a playful exchange where an Englishwoman aims to read poetry to a man named Af foeind by the Someon. He responds with praise and irony, remarking that poetry affects him like spring hares during a lucid interval.
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Anthony Lippe
London
John
Frennt Wonen Witentele Women Club in Paris Emerges
A fragment notes a shift as women of France seek self discovery, with a women’s club recently formed in Paris. London and other major cities have long had similar groups, and the article hints at a growing social club movement among women over the past eighteen months.
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London
Paris
Pearl Mussels Adaptation in Varied Water Habitats
Pearl mussels inhabit shallow and varied waters with some species buried in fibrous banks or lying beneath surfaces. They endure dry, sunlit periods only in certain cases, while others die quickly when removed from water. In general, aquatic habitats keep most species in continuous water, though some endure long dry spells in ponds and streams that dry up.
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Charles T. Simpson
United States
Touginytion
Atle
Lake Thera
Palestine
Plortia
Olung & Sill Stein
Brabdentown
Aimmer
Oldest Peietloing Physician Dr John Wood of Colleyville
Oldest practicing physician in the United States claims Dr John P Wood of Colleyville Kansas in his ninth year. He works daily at his profession and follows current events. He walks without a cane reads without glasses and has strong hearing and appetite. His family shows longevity with parents reaching mid nineties and siblings near or past a century. Brothers include Major General Wood and Brigadier General Wood. He credits temperance and simple living for long life.
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John TP. Wood
Colleyville
Kun
United States
Slaters
Wood
Exclusive Paris Ladies Club Seeks Union of Women
In July issue of The Young Woman the Paris-based Ladies' Club founded by Madame de Muray is described as highly exclusive. Membership requires top personal respectability and a sincere interest in advancing women’s unity. A president and committee scrutinize recommendations, and elections are by secret ballot.
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Lennen
Tiel
Ladies’ Club
Paris
Madame de Muray
Union of Women
Lord Roberts Shire Tale From Bloemfontein Amusement
An amusing account from Bloemfontein relates Lord Roberts and the Kia family staying in the Orange River State capital. A young militia officer on guard delivered strict orders and then, after a short break, found the commander and his wife and daughter briefly held up by a sentry with a fixed bayonet. Lord Roberts reportedly praised the officer's strict discipline.
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Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Orange River State
Oliver
Great Hnate
Lor
Rober
Toberie Lo
Offoer
Loudon Mall
Infant Olga of Russia Becomes World’s Richest Newborn
The little Grand Duchess Olga of Russia is described as the fattest infant, with a reported $6,000 settled on her name. The claim appears in a fragmented article, citing early year wealth and playful international attention in a seaside town.
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Olga
Russia
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