News from Fatherland Highlights in Imperial Germany
A digest of European affairs notes U S pressure on Germany to disclose wage scales for tariff revisions. Kiel hosts naval league talks with Prussian crown prince and Admiral Weber discussing peace, navy strength, and German unity. Theodory Barth dies after years as a liberal radical leader and observer of American life. European shipping trends show German orders fall while abroad builds rise, prompting appeals for patriotic German shipbuilding. Lord Rosebery warns Britain against naval escalation amid German arms growth. Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm hosts Olympic council members. Austria-Hungary to take part in Italy’s 10th anniversary celebration of the Solferino battle.
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United States
Congress
Germany
Naval League
Kiel
Prings Heinrich
Prussia
Weber
North Sea
Kaiger Wilhel
Theodory Harth
Reielstag
Vaden-Haden
Bart
Barth
Hag Bo
Lee
America
Ile
William J. Lesan
Association of German Machine Constructors
Dusselberg
Welal
Forsion
LSAF
Assnciacon
England
Mainich
Geran
Lord Roseberry
Englishimen Lms
Prvess
Shepherd's Hash
British Empire
Ehle
Gerth
Lord Roseverry
Burana
Courts Girl By Wireless Thrilling Jersey Romance
In Teuton New Jersey, engagement of Miss Lillian Vincent of Morrisville Pa to Charles G. Clay near Yardley Pa unfolds amid a wireless love tale. A jilted suitor’s attempt to interfere, a shotgun guarding the home, and notes by farm boys, all feature as messages flicker between lovers using improvised wireless gear.
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Teuton
N. J
Lillian Vincent
Morrisville
Charles G. Clay
Yardley
Clay
Miss Vincent
Vincent
George Vincent
Price
Oleg
George Butterworth
Miss Vinceut
Butterworth
Cov Butterworth
Navy
Man in Central Park Eats Grass Growling Like a Dog
A man found on hands and knees in Central Park by Policeman Arthur Hunt ate grass while growling and acting strangely. He was hospitalized at Bellevue in an Alcoholic ward with hydrophobia symptoms and violent behavior, later identified as William Brennan though his address remained unknown.
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New York
Central Park
Arthur Hunt
Hellenite
Hunt
Ranke
Bellevue
William Hrennan
Ghost Black Eyes Staged Near St Marys Cemetery
A Gloucester neighborhood tale recalls a fearsome ghost being tormented by local youths amid the trees near St Marys Cemetery. The white robed figure was chased, trapped, and beaten, earning a blackened face and battered shroud before vanishing, leaving lasses to resume their walks.
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Philadelphia
St Mary's Cemetery
Gloucester
Ueir
Growth of U.S. Condensed Milk Exports Through 1908
Export data shows rapid growth in condensed milk from the United States. Value rose from 1895 at 219,785 dollars to 1908 at 2,455,186 dollars, with intermediate totals of 671,670 in 1898, 1,139,402 in 1900, and 2,156,626 in 1905.
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United States
Mixed Blood and Ancestry Revelations inwit Western Banter
In a curio of dialogue, the Countess de Pourtalès is described as blue blooded by a New York tobacconist, while a Texas cowboy declares his lineage mixed with Jersey, Digger Indian, and pioneer roots, claiming both sides as half breeds in a blunt exchange.
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Ulneinnath Enguirer
Engaged to the Typewriter Prompts a Witty Exchange
A brief, witty dialogue unfolds as a caller asks to speak to the typewriter. The respondent notes the device is engaged and quips that the person involved is in a prior engagement. The banter centers on the idea of a machine receiving romantic attention.
Sore Eyes Cured by Cutleura Ointment
A patient from Mouth of Wilson Virginia recounts severe eye inflammation lasting two years. After failure with several physicians, one week of Cutleura Ointment eased symptoms and near two weeks restored near normal vision. The writer, aged sixty five, praises the remedy. Ant. 4, 1908. Potter Ding & Chott Co, Sole Prop, Boston. Farmer Hayrick delivers a wicked city note and trees behind bars. Lewin's Single Winner ad promotes tobacco.
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G. B. Halsey
Wilson
Potter Ding £ Chott Coty
Boston
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