Manhattan Congregational Church to Open Parlors and Offices New York
A New York pastor plans spacious church parlors and offices for the Manhattan Congregational Church on Broadway near Seventy Sixth Street. Services will run in one section while the auditorium for 800 awaits completion, with Sunday school rooms on the second floor and a two story front. The facade features recessed windows terra cotta ornaments and bronze spire.
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Manhattan
Broadway
Seventy-sixth Street
New York
Othees
Edisons new coal energy device aims to save power
Thomas Alva Edison works on a method to recover energy wasted in coal by using compressed air heated to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. His two chamber device has yielded about 99 percent of coal energy in tests on steam drills and a small engine, though full details are not yet released.
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Mr. Edison
Edison
New Chrysanthemums Show of the American Institute at New York
Berkeley Lyceum hosts ten new chrysanthemum varieties in an annual show by the American Institute. Highlights include 50 blooms of Timothy Eaton from Miller & Sons of Beacondale Ontario and Mme Carnet shown by A Herrington of Madison New Jersey. About 3,000 flowers compete on judged criteria.
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Ont
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Madison
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Summit
New York Post
Winter Garden
Eden Musee
J. Condon
Llere
New York City
David Darum
Theodore Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
Rigbard Carvel
Richard Croker
Thomas C. Platt
France to teach cooking and spread culinary knowledge
A London report notes Patil plans a new culinary league to disseminate practical kitchen knowledge. The Cordon Bleu, led by famed chefs at the Palais Royal, trains efficient cooks and now extends a circuit system to the provinces with government support, charging about £4 4s monthly.
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Palais Royal
France
Legion of Honor
Cordon Bleu
Fach
Advertising Truck Draws Fumes In City Shopping District
A New York correspondent describes an odd advertising scheme by a women’s tailor. His downtown shop uses a truck with a plate glass showcase carrying samples of his work. Three horses pull the mobile display through the streets, provoking cab drivers and truckmen to profanity while winning favor with women customers.
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New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Rich Antiquarian Find In Turkey
A marble sarcophagus uncovered near Anhar in Turkey features sculpted slave figures and war reliefs. The foreign correspondent notes exquisite workmanship possibly ancient, weighing about 30 tons and rivaling Alexander the Great era artifacts. The exact period remains uncertain.
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Erpli
Teontum
Mexander the Great
Duck Shooting on Great South Bay Draws Hunters
Duck shooting off Long Island is in full swing on the Great South Bay with batteries and decoys rigged for daybreak hunts. Hunters report large bags of broadbills and black ducks, describe the coffin-like battery craft, the process of deployment from Sayville shoal, and the routine of captain, mate, and sportsman pursuing dawn and dusk flights.
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Great South Bay
New York Herald
Sayville
Long Island
J. J. Slater
Maryland
North Carolina
Staion
Stere
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United States Consul Issue at Karput Turkey Stirring Debate
A New York correspondent reports that Oscar Straus declines to comment on Porte actions, urging state department briefing. Diplomats note Turkey opposes interior consuls, citing past Armenian unrest and U S interests centered on Euphrates College missions and local American residents. The move echoes earlier consular aid efforts led by Minister Terrell and Angell, with Bergholz later granted exequatur.
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Karput
Turkey
Oscar & Straus
New York City
State Department
New York
United States
Erzerum
Terrell
Angell
Straus
Bergholz
America
Euphrates
Acre Seeks Recognition From United States
Henry W. Phillips, the first minister to the United States from Acre, registers in Denver from Aricopolis. He calls Acre the Forest Republic and Rubber Republic, says his mission is to secure formal U S recognition, and asserts Acre is a stable Anglo-Saxon Yankee republic founded for all time.
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San Francisco
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Sound Republic
Prehistoric Urn Contributed to Galveston Flood Fund
The Lima Orphan asylum in Peru sent a golden urn to U S authorities as aid for Galveston flood victims. Found June 19, 1899, on Monte Rio Grade near Lima in a prehistoric burial ground, the urn weighs 7 ounces and bears a double relief of a human head. Its value lies in its historical significance and it may be sold to benefit the Galveston fund.
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State Department
Washington
Neill
Lima
Peru
United States
Am Estate
Monte Rio
Luerodotus
Anukas
Noucos
Monument For Pet Cat Inscription Planned By Millionaire
Mahlon C. Martin, a New Brunswick rubber magnate, arranged a marble headstone for his cat before death. The inscription will read Proch, loved pet of M C Martin and his household April 1883 September 1900. The cat will be buried at the resting place he provided.
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Martin
New Brunswick
N. J
New York Press
Concentrated Food Plan Aims Paris Restaurant
A Paris venture seeks a restaurant offering concentrated meals. A French chef proposes serving meals in a few square inches, enabling busy diners to eat quickly and carry portions in a waistcoat pocket for spare moments.
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