Nature's gold finds loom large across the globe
The piece surveys rising gold discoveries from Western Australia and California to the Yukon and the Rand in South Africa, noting Cripple Creek and Leadville outputs, expected boosts from new railroads and mills, and the era of abundant precious metals. It also touches on Constantinople's status and public figures on liberty and church governance amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Australia
California
Yukon
Alaska
Railly River
Canada
Vancouver
Cripple Creek
Leadville
ESO
Colibran
Colorado Midand
Transvaal
South Africa
Lmowy
Rand
Witwatersranit
Richard Harding Davis
Harper's Magazine
British
Guiana
Venezuela
England
New York
South America
Edison Sees Dream of Air Ship with Gas Sails
Edison envisions an air vessel raised by gas filled sails to glide on wind without engines. He argues heavy flying machines and gas balloons fail to steer, proposing a bag sail design to rise and be steered like a ship, predicting aerial yacht races between Valkyries and Defenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Bowe
Enid
Vling Howe
Christmas Cheer and Copyrights in Canada Highlight Era
The editor notes merrier times and thrifty habits, urging balanced Christmas gifting over mere merchandising. Hall Caine’s Canada copyright accord, Leo XIII’s progressive papacy, and Turkish dispatches on Armenian killings frame a mix of culture and world events. Sealing fleet, peace hopes, and Shilohs Cure promotion finish the round.
A Sentimental Writer Challenges Theatrical Stereotypes
A critic attacks the notion that actors are emotional and worthless, defending the craft. He cites Burah Siddons Shakespeare Jefferson Irving as examples of actors who were intelligent, prudent, and principled, arguing that actors deserve accountability and respect rather than derision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burah Siddons
Shakespeare
Joseph Jefferson
Henry Irving
Ghosts and swindlers of fame and fortune across cities
A lurid collage traces a ghost showman’s capture in a long career of fraud from Chicago to New York. It links Captain Henry W. Howgate’s forgery case with a broader critique of superstition, public malfeasance, and sensational justice, noting Howgate’s years in the Albany penitentary after a dramatic chase and trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philadelphia
Poston
New York
Henry W. Howgate
Albany
United States Signal Service
Novalist
Conan Doyle
Howgate
Washington
New York City
Advent sermon on the fullness of time at Bloomingdale church
Dr Madison C Peters preached at Bloomingdale Reformed Church New York on December 14 as part of Advent sermons arguing that Christ came at a divinely appointed time after 4000 years of preparation. He linked the delay to providential plans, world expectations, and prophetic fulfillment, citing Herod the birth of Jesus and the spread of Christianity as the turning point.
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Bloomingdale Reformed Church
New York
Madison
Peteya
Christ
Josephus
Suetonius
Tacitus
Soma Ue
Judea
Juda
Historiana
Herod
Bethlehem
John the Baptist
Rome
Britain
Europe
Asia
Africa
Temple of
Janta
Jesus Christ
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Ity
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Edward Everett Hale
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Hale
Charles A. Duna
Jose Marti
Cardinal Satolli
Leo Xin
Leo
Satolli
United States
Scribner's Magazine
Ibia
Hall Caine
John Bull
Great Britain
Ottawa
Leo XIII
France
Republic
Bulil Rifat Pasha
Victoria
Hound
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Banko
Japan
Madison C. Peters
Perlyerer
Anp
Marshall
Aetna
London
Lancashire
American and Fire Association
Dee Lair
Vogel Building
W. H. Elston
O’leary Bros
Drip ER
East Main St
Wekly
Parma
Adnled
Pisin
Bolt Brearassuis
Fannn Tik, Baassiorengio
Cher Aby
W. H. Slston
Drage
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