Light in Africa to illuminate Cape to Cairo line
The Chicago Evening Post reports plans by Africa trust and the Chartered company to invest about 5 million dollars in electrifying the Victoria Falls power plant on the Zambezi. An American-led team will help build and run turbines once the Cape to Cairo railway reaches the falls, with native conciliation, housing, and infrastructure to be arranged.
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London
Africa Trust
Chartered Company
Zambezi
Chicago Evening Post
Africa
Cape To Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Charles Metcalf
Times
Victoria Falls
England
Bulawayo
George Forbes
Niagara Falls
Alfred Hageard
Adilior
King Solomon's Mines
Atheneum Club
Londun
Zambeai
Livingstone
America
Rhodesia
U Haggard
The
Professor Forbes
Mr. Haggard
Io Rhodesia
Rhodes
Colossus
Hat Trunk Aids Milliners With Detachable Frames
A hat trunk is described as a necessity when three or more hats are needed. The trunk, about the size of a large hat box, uses detachable frames on all sides to hold hats with hatpins. Frames can be removed so the trunk doubles as a standard packing trunk for short trips.
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New York Evening Journal
Up to Date Umbrellas in Fashion Tress Says
The Philadelphia Tress notes umbrellas matched to gowns are in demand with blue brown and green shades alongside classic blacks. Handles attract attention with designs in silver gold gun metal ivory and pearl. Silver and pearl handles lead feminine preferences as dainty embellishments.
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Philadelphia
Kitchener Rides The Rails To Save Luxuries For Hospitals
Lord Kitchener after joining Lord Roberts’ staff visits De Aar to inspect depots bound for Me thuen. He halts champagne cases intended for the Guards, insisting they be redirected to hospitals. His wartime stance emphasizes frugality among officers and better support for medical care.
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Lord Kitchener
England
Hms
Africa
Kitchener
Lord Roberts
Cape Town
de Aar
Methuen
Guards
Historic Handkerchief Signed by Royals as Boer War Memento
A note from Lt W Russell Watson of the Australian detachment to the London Times recalls a handkerchief used as a flag of truce during the Pretoria surrender on June 4 1900. It bears autographs of King Edward VII Queen Alexandra Prince of Wales Earl Roberts Viscount Kitchener and other British generals.
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Ptain
W. Russell Watson
London Times
Cowes
Pretoria
Prince of Wales
Earl Roberts
Viscount Kitchener
Plan to Preserve Dartmoor Relics Petition for repeal of highway act
Dartmoor Preservation Society with National Trust and British Association plans to petition Parliament to repeal the highway act of William IV granting powers to highway authorities. They aim to protect ancient relics and landmarks on Dartmoor after damage from road menders and wall repairs.
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Dartmoor
Dartmoor Preservation Society
National Trust Society
The
British Association
Westminster Gazette
New Era In Jewelry Sparked By Debutante's Sentimental Reform
A Washington girl's debut launches a revival of antique jewelry reconstruction. Leading jewelers in New York London and Paris circulate plans to adapt historic pieces into modern settings while preserving their heirloom value. The tale follows careful restoration from a century of heirlooms including a Josephine chain necklace and other carved coral and emerald pieces transformed into contemporary wear.
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Washington
New York
Boston
New Orleans
Inu
Corcoran Gallery
England
George Cornwallis West
London
Paris
Washington Post
Josephine
Wisdom denied us The most fatal gift to mankind
A discussion from Pearson's Weekly on the dangers of ultimate power. Omnipotence without omniscience would cause unseen errors and ruin. Foreseeing events would remove hope and kill happiness. Prolonging life would flood the world, amplify suffering, and spawn endless overpopulation and misery.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Lincoln greets stranger with forged Maryland signature
Among Lincoln's callers in 1862 a stranger sought both personal and official aid, bearing letters praising loyalty signed by a former Maryland governor believed dead. Lincoln showed warmth while an aide noted the forgery, but joked that he preferred a letter from a dead man to a live one, reflecting his pity and curiosity.
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Lincoln
Maryland
Philadelphia Times
Royal Bad Language and the Crowning of George I
The Pall Mall Gazette recalls the surprise at George I’s crowning as the Brunswick dynasty’s first king. Fresh from Hanover he puzzled ministers and was mocked for his German and Latin communication. A popular joke claims vast bad language passed on the day.
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Pall Mall Gazette
George I
Hitle
Seventh Seas
The Giving of Tips in American Life
A reflection criticizing tipping as misaligned with independence and self respect. The piece argues that good pay should precede tips, deems tipping degrading to givers and receivers, and claims respected clubs do not allow tips. It asserts no valid argument justifies ongoing gratuities in hotels, restaurants, and other services.
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Americas
New York Tribune
Waiting and effort defy the passive approach
The old proverb about patience is analyzed, arguing that while waiting can seem pleasant it misleads. If one does nothing and merely hopes, nothing valuable arrives. Value requires struggle and action rather than passive fate or fortune.
The Sense of Touch in Man
The sense of touch is most developed on the skin with mucous or serous surfaces also conveying impressions. Some areas like the tongue fingertips and lips lack hairs and are highly sensitive, positioned to inform us about surroundings.
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Chambers
Inevitable Real Nel Just One Month Agreement
A humorous exchange from the Chicago News shows Stel la and I agreeing to point out faults without reserve. Bess asks if they still do it, Nel replies they have not spoken for twenty nine days.
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Stella
Bess
Chicago News
Showing Off at the Reading Club
A brief dialogue notes a sister’s habit of using big words when introduced, with a witty remark implying she will adjust with time. The exchange hints at social performance and early impressions within a family setting.
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Harry
Attacks on Shenandoah Troops Spark Camp Guard Action
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on Saturday night a band ambushed the Eighth regiment camp with stones. Private Payne fired in the air during the first assault and Lithuanians including William Steponitz were arrested. A guard shot at shadows during later volleys. Steponitz was interrogated and will be turned over to civil authorities in Pottsville.
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Shenandoah
Gobin
William Steponitz
Eighth Regiment
Theodore *. Hoffman
Payne
Company I
Mahanoy City Road
Twelfth
Cap
Stoponitz
Flighth
B. B
Tande
Hoffman
Twelfth Regiment
Clement
Ott
Steponitz
Michael Lavouz
Pottsville
Filipino name origins told through fanciful legends
Filipino names carry meaning and legends explain their origins. Jaro allegedly derives from Salog meaning cup, tied to a drought and a water-search trek. Lyncod in Visayan supposedly means sit down, named after settlers tiring and resting where the town grew.
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Iloilo
Visayan
Lyncod
Hard Luck For an Actress in Stage Contretemps
Julia Marlowe recounts a notorious on stage mishap where a sister actress collapses in tears and a gallery boy clucks loudly during a pivotal scene. The audience reacts with stunned silence, the curtain falls, and the actress withdraws to her dressing room in a fit of hysterics.
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Julia Marlowe
Anne
Saturday Evening Post
Why Boiled Water Freezes Easily
Water that has been boiled freezes sooner than unboiled water under equal conditions. A slight disturbance accelerates freezing by promoting particle motion as air is released and reabsorbed. Unboiled water can be kept still and endure several degrees below freezing without forming ice.
A Chance to Cry
Lord Ppafferin reflects on his long official life and the warming Calentia climate and jokes about past postings to Canada St. Petersburg and India. He notes enjoying sunshine while noting his cold postings. He imagines India will allow him to dry out in the sun.
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Ppafferin
Calentia
Canada
St. Petersburg
India
Butchers and Blue Color in Medieval Trade Garb
An English paper notes that blue smocks worn by butchers date to medieval guilds when trades used distinct colors. Butchers kept Lille blue as stains hid best, while blue was the early uniform of serving men due to cheap dye. Sir Walter Scott references a blue coated serving man in Marmion.
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Butchers
Guild of Butchers
Lille
Sir Walter Scott
Domestic Trials in a Quarrel Between Nagget Couple
A brief dialogue from the Catholic Standard and Times presents Mr Nagget complaining of fault finding and Mrs Nagget retorts that his temper is the fault. The exchange highlights domestic tensions and responses with wit.
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Mr. Nagget
Mrs. Nagget
Catholic Standard and Times
Why do men flock after widows says a Chicago Post line
A Chicago Post remark contends that men pursue widows because they doubt their own judgment, feeling they are backing another man. A sweet young speaker adds a bittersweet note, noting men seek confidence in decision making when faced with widowhood.
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Chicago Post
Popular Man’s Fame Hidden in Silence
A clipped quotation from Atchizon Globe and Chicago News reflects on politeness and dignity. The first line notes asking a man to take a seat without claiming youth or vigor. The second remarks that obscurity of a popular man’s unknown deeds sustains his appeal.
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Atchizon Globe
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