Insular Affairs and Cuban Negotiations Dominate World News
A sweeping set of updates covers insular affairs in the Philippines and Cuba, including Vilipino insurgent surrenders, American adjustments at Manila, pacification efforts in northern Luzon, and diplomatic talks toward a reciprocity treaty. Other items note fires, divorse suits, smallpox among Sioux, a Derby winner, and political shifts in Utah and Iowa.
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Parceled posts talks and trials across nations and states
England seeks a parcels post convention with the United States. Senator Platt may block it. Amid murders and fires, Klondike and Cripple Creek earnings top hundred million. Notables including ConserConger, McKinley, and various officials travel amid health, creed, and diplomatic notes.
Foreign developments and unrest span multiple theaters
A German expulsion drives losses in China as Nine robbers are caught in Pekin and belicenied. Germany seeks 25000 from Britain for expelled Germans. Lady Sybil Cue wed W Byard Cutting Jr in London. Arab revolt fears in Algeria and possible new envoy to scene of uprisings. France aids czar on town placement and Italy joins deal. Indemnity panel fixes 273 million China Boxer indemnity. America and Britain oppose.
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Sybil Cue
London
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France
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England
Not Entirely Alone On A Train Car
A man enters a car to find a young woman beside him and learns her husband is the conductor, her cousin is the motorman, and several family members sit behind them. He remarks on permission and the scene grows tense as the train car becomes hot.
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Jacksonville Burns Greatest Conflagration in City History
Jacksonville yesterday suffered the most disastrous fire in its history, consuming a wide swath of Beaver to Liberty streets. The blaze, fed by wind, wrecked homes and hotels, destroyed the opera house block, the Windsor and St James hotels, and many civic buildings, with insured losses estimated between 12 and 15 million dollars and six deaths reported.
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Ghost of the Cage and the Ghost Car Elevator Accidents
In Memphis the Selmilar reports a theory by engineer Ed Cheatham that many fatal elevator accidents stem from a perceptual illusion. Victims misstep into shaft openings, believing the cage is present, a deadly optical illusion linked to deep mining lore and the “ghost of the cage” phenomenon.
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Arlington
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City Capsineer's Corps
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Leadville
Colo
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Axodon
Selmilar
An Electric Meter Uses Reversible Zinc Cells
A new electricity meter concept uses two zinc electrodes in zinc sulfate with a shunt sampling current. As one electrode dissolves and the other gains weight, a clockwork wheel advances a tooth and reverses current, producing dial excursions that count measurement events.
Heaviest Crown Wears Queen Victoria’s Coronation Image
A historical note describes Queen Victoria never wearing the English crown except at her 1838 coronation and in portrait sittings. It mentions a heavy diadem weighing several pounds and linked to a scarlet velvet setting admired by the public.
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Real Crown Is Hidden In A Vault Guarded By Flag Officers
The crown in the Tower of London is only a replica, while the real crown rests in a strong vault under Lt General Sir Frederick Dobson Middleton. The true piece features 1273 rose diamonds, 1963 beads, 273 round pearls, four large pearl shapes, 26 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 24 rubies and a large central ruby, famed as the world’s finest ruby with a Moorish Granada lineage.
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Largest Redwood Plank Unearthed In California Mill
A 17 by 6 foot plank, 2 inches thick, cut from a Calis giant redwood, claimed as the world’s largest perfect solid plank. The log required a premier saw mill in California and a skilled operant to select a tree at least 15 feet in diameter after miles of forest prospecting.
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Yale's Strong Man Dies at Yale University
Bliford Wilson Jr., eldest son of Major Bluf ford Wilson of Springfield, former solicitor of the treasury, died from tunneld fever in New Haven where he attended Yale University. He was Yale's leading athlete, holding a top position in general athletics until this spring when he was defeated by a Chicago man.
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Sailor Sharkey Stops Russell in Fourth Round Bout
In Denver on May 4 Sharkey Beste Russell defeated California heavyweight Big Ford Russell in the fourth round of a ten round scheduled fight. The Colorado Athletic Association described the contest as rough and quinbcal with heavy clinching and coughing throughout, as both fighters used defensive tactics.
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Big Ford" Russell
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Calorado Athletic Association
Beloit Wins Track Meet Against Northwestern University
Beloit defeated Northwestern in a dual track meet yesterday in Chicago. The Beloit team scored strongly on sprint and field events, securing a clear victory for the visitors.
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