Young wireless prodigy taps many messages in New York
In New York a 13 year old wireless enthusiast, Walter S Lemmon, builds an aerial on his roof to monitor signals from Marconi and De Vore systems. He reports hearing regular traffic between stations and odd signals such as 997% and notes University of Columbia and the Young Men's Christian Association transmitting signals.
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New York
Jack” 3Inns
Republic
Little Walter S. Lemmon
Birth
Marconi
de Vores
Walter
Reguility
Columbia University
The
Young Men's Christian Association
Starlings sweep eastern counties as birds overwhelm farms
A report describes an extraordinary influx of starlings moving from the North Sea across the East with a strong east wind. Farmers suspend sowing as the birds swarm, shun self preservation, and outnumber other species. Wild geese also arrive in thousands, threatening marshland grazing and vegetation. The scene is described as unprecedented and chaotic with birds dominating the countryside. Belgium begins electrifying its narrow gauge railways to connect towns with main centers.
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Perindien
North Sea
King’s
Bettie
Jrds
Lord Leicester
England
Ireland
Belgium
No Pearly Gates or Gold in Spokane Funeral Sermon
Charles Frisby died in Spokane and, per medium Mrs. Cora Kincannon Smith, delivered his own funeral sermon from the Spiritualists hall. The spirit said earthly joys persist, with tangible realms and endless study, music, reading, and even chores. No mourners attended. musicians closed with hymns and requests for lighter music.
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Spokane
Wash
Charles Frisby
Cora Kincannon Smith
Prisbey
Pearly Gates
Feneral
Lilacs and Lost Time in an Old Country Scene
A lyrical scene recalls lilacs fading with sun setting over forgotten fields and a ruined room where memories linger. The poem frames enduring love as youth fades and time weaves life’s loom while lilacs bloom as faithful witnesses.
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Plaecs
They Stand On Street Corner In Vein Of A Light Quarrel
Two figures embrace on a downtown corner amid a playful but earnest dispute. One declares triumph, insisting the other cannot be Tomlinson, as they continue a friendly argument over a gravely important subject.
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Lippincott’s
Tomlinson
Donsh
A Pedestrian
A London Tit-Bits quip notes a child asking what a pedestrian is and a blunt father replies that a pedestrian is someone who annoys chauffeurs by getting in the way of motor cars.
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London
Papa
Deadly snake in motor causes wild ride in Kentucky
Richmond Kentucky motorist Allen Zarr ing celebrated a new car but a large copperhead slithered from the laprobe and coiled on his leg. He sped through town until a passing autoist with a cane knocked the reptile loose and finally crushed it under the car wheels.
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Deadly Snake
Richmond
Allen Zarring
Zarring
Zar
Ring
Zurring
High Water Mark of the Resellion Memorial Day Sketch
A fragmented 19th century sketch recalls the High Water Mark of the rebellion with references to a monument at Gettysburg. It details the Confederate assault at Cemetery Ridge, Pickett’s charge, and the Union defense, naming generals Hancock Lee and Armistead among others, and notes the Confederate retreat.
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Count de Waris
Cenpes
Givisians
Ofederdite Bpn
Gener
Tounestreet
Jiresence
Himncock
Atnistened
Wongestreet
Maine
Cremont
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
DelaWwerel PennSylviana
Ohio
Minnesota
Wilcox
Pettigrew
Cemetery Ridge
Little Round Top
Hancock
Pickett
Picketts
Pommanders Garnett
Armistead
Swempner
Lee
Salvage by a Wife Behind the Alabama Seizure
A narrative from Harper’s Magazine recounts how a British decision to detain the Alabama hinged on a wife’s secret. Papers were delayed due to Sir John Harding’s illness and miscommunication among law officers, prompting urgent steps by Atherton and Palmer before the steamer departed.
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Rom
Harpers Magazine
Alabama
London
Foreign Office
Law Officers
Joh B Dorney Harding
Queen's Advocate
William Atherton
Roundell Palmer
Lord Selborne
John Harding
Sir John
William
Earl Marshal
House of Lords
Earl Russell
Liverpool
Old Post Captain Recalls Civil War River Action
An aged army officer recalls at Sabine Pass Texas that river boats laden with cotton formed a blockade to shellfire, were sent to engage blockading craft in the gulf, and after capturing two en route ashore his body servant and others observe the prisoners. The moment prompts a remark about what lies under the caps.
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Sabine Pass
Tex
Philadelphia Ledger
Gulf
Troopers On Thirty Day Ride Review Civil War Battles
Major Mben Swift leads 22 student officers from the War College on a march from Fort Myer Virginia to Richmond retracing 1862 65 war campaigns. They will reenact battles such as Fredericksburg Chancellorsville the Wilderness Petersburg and Five Forks with modern conditions and peacetime logistics. An imposing wagon train and cavalry escort accompany the riders as they study command and tactics for a simulated war.
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Fort Myer
An Unusual Crum Henry Blake and Father Fishing Tale
Henry Blake and his father share a close bond while fishing and learning together. They teach him sums, whittle peach stones into baskets, strip willows for whistles, and enjoy simple adventures by the brook. They plan a half holiday in the woods with snacks from his mother.
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Henry Blake
Henry
Henry Crick
Henry Jake
Henry Su
A New Sweetheart At Fancy Dress Pall
Report from a fancy dress pall where a fat fiddler halted mid dance to scold a wee maiden. He mumbled about resin and was urged to continue. A running joke about Queen Mary and Hamlet follows the playful confusion.
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Scraper
Mary
Wu Ting Fang to Lead Chicago Chinese School
Chinese minister plenipotentiary Wu Ting Fang accepts presidency of the Chicago Chinese school. The institution, part of imperial government efforts, will offer courses in Chinese literature domestic science Chinese and international law and Chinese customs. The article adds a note on a British vessel said to have a longer life than an American one.
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Chicago
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Chinese School of Chicago
Actress Henrietta Crosman Urges Women to Fight for Rights
New York activists hosted Crosman as she urged factory and sweatshop workers to form an army of working women and march on Washington to press for equal rights. She defended thrift and plain dress and cited her own years of labor supporting herself and others, including voters.
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New York
William Lloyd Garrison Equal Rights Association
Peter Pogarty
Henrietta Crosman
Resmian
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Miss Crosmian
German Potato Flakes and German Drying Methods
Report from Stettlin reviews German potato drying for stock feed. Germany produced about 418.6 million tons annually, with surplus storage losses. The German Potato Dryers Association offered prizes to improve drying, detailing costs, plant capacities, and drying methods like Paucksch and Heiler systems. Potatoes are dried into flakes or flour for animal feed, with prices cited and export plans toward the United States within two years.
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John Ig. Wkebl
Stettlin
Germany
German Association of Alcohol Manufacturers
Verein Deutscher Kartoffel-Trockner
German Potato Dryers Association
Alcohol Association
United States
To the Highest Bidder
A Huddersfield clergyman faced a sleeping old man during sermons. He offered a penny to the grandson if he kept the grandfather awake. After a month the grandfather slept again. The boy explained the deal: the grandfather pays two pence to be left alone.
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Huddersfield
Granddad
Insect Pests Cost Farmers Over 700 Million Annually
A Cornell University professor states that nationwide crop losses from insect pests exceed 700 million dollars each year. The claim emphasizes the scale of pest damage affecting U.S. agriculture and farm incomes.
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Cornell University
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