Adela confronts Cyril as Lady Newdigate’s scheme unravels
In a Veuve-like London interlude, Adela Strafford accuses Lady Caverley and Lady Newdigate of scheming to win Cyril Proigne. The scene climaxes when Adela confronts Proigne, who declares his love for Adela, only to be interrupted by Sir Ralph Newdigate inviting Cyril to dinner, sustaining the tangled social web.
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Piera Newdigate
Prolgne
Ralph
Proigne
de iVere Gardens
Amelia
Lang~wheatsheat
Lady Wheatsheaf
Mrs. Caverley
Cyril
Adela
Adela Strafford
Mrs. McAverley
PortaMan Square
Cyril Prolgne
Grosvenor Square
Portman
Newdigate
Cyril Proigne
Lady Newdigate
Mr. Prolgne
Ralph Newdigate
Jenny Smythe
Lord Lymelynde
Old Smythe
Captain Nickerson and Joe Begin Secret Pact in Harwich
Harwich residents G W Nickerson and J S Baker are mentioned. The captain lures Joe to his home and urges secrecy while proposing a plan to gain wealth with a $25 payment and a claim that no one will hear the bargain. Joe questions if anyone overheard and then decides to turn the tables on the captain.
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G. W. Nickerson
J. S. Baker
Harwich
Nickerson
Joe
Joan
Kentucky feud tied to murder trial ends in verdict
In Beattyville Kentucky the Harris Callahan murder trial concluded with a not guilty verdict for James Hargis and Edward Callahan. Curtis Jett testified he killed J B Marcum claiming it was their design while others involved faced previous convictions. Ewing a deputy sheriff linked Hargis to the plot and the case drew on a long political fight surrounding Marcum’s death in Jackson.
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Beattyville
Harris-Callahan
Kentucky
James Hargis
Edward Callahan
J. B. Marcum
Curtis Jett
Frankfort
Marcum
Ed Callahan
James B. Marconi
Hargis
Callahan
Jackson
Tom White
Jett
Clark County
Lexington
James Cockrell
Ewing
B. J. Ewing
Tom” White
The
Commonwealth
Young
Dorsey
Tre
Aso
White
John
T. Noble
Hezekiah Combs
L. Noble
Combs
Hargish
Cockrill
Calathen
Officially Dead Man Proved Alive After Two Decades
Henry Pancoast a local liveryman from Atlantic County was mislisted as dead after Civil War discharge in 1863. He spent 31 years in livery, avoided church and public amusements, and only recently joined a regiment reunion in Atlantic City. He has since fought to prove he is alive and collect a pension.
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Henry Pancoast
Pancoast
Atlantic County
Eckington Hospital
Washington, D. C
Twenty-fifth
New Jersey Volunteers
Atlantic City
Kaiser Plans World's Fair for Berlin in 1912
Berlin authorities announce a government plan to invite nations worldwide to participate in an international exposition to be staged in 1912. The proposed fair aims to surpass all previous expositions, including Paris, Chicago, and St. Louis.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Paris
Chicago
St. Louis
Prison Truck Gardener Expands State Farm Crops
Warden Matt W. Hall at the Missouri penitentiary develops a large scale garden truck on the state farm east of the prison. John Bruner oversees convicts growing beans onions radishes cabbage potatoes and tomatoes to supply meals, cut costs, and reduce the sick list. Plans include sowing cowpeas and using harvests for future seasons.
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Jefferson City
Matt W. Hall
Missouri Penitentiary
State Farm
John Bruner
John
Hall
Bruner
Bowen
Warden Hall
Mr. Bruner
Skeletons of 1776 Unearthed in Philadelphia Site
Workmen at the old provost prison site on St James Place uncovered whitened skeletons and skulls while digging for a new building. Historians link the remains to captured American soldiers held by Captain Cunningham and Hessian officers, suggesting death in the provost prison.
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Philadelphia
St. James’ Place
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Cunningham
Tarlton
Provost
Sonmie
Prince Klemens Sells Metternich Art Treasures
Vienna reports guardian Prince Klemens of the Metternich family plans a sale of most art treasures including works by Durer Holbein Rembrandt Van Dyck and Rubens valued around 1.6 million dollars. An agent heads to New York to seek wealthy American buyers.
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Vienna
Prince Klemens
Metternich-Winneburg
Durer, Holbein
Rembrandt
Vandyke
Rubens
New York
Nephew of Henry James Becomes Cow Herder Near Seattle
E Holden James, nephew of novelist Henry James and Harvard psychology professor William James, leaves law to herd cows on a Mille ranch near Seattle. He embraces socialist ideas of J G Phelps Stokes and quits fashionable life for rural work.
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Seattle
Wash
E. Holden James
Henry James
Willam James
Harvard
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Eiffel Tower A Nail Outcry Sparks Paris Crusade
Paris residents condemn the Eiffel Tower calling it an immense nail in the sky. A group of aesthetes campaigns to destroy the structure, while inventor Wiffel faces a city contract set to run until 1910. The tower’s novelty wanes and airborne shops struggle to profit.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Wiffel
Automatic sparring machine praised by Scientific American
New Britain inventor Charles Lindsey creates an automatic sparring device for boxing training. The machine delivers rapid straight leads and counters with occasional uppercuts, follows the opponent with movable doors, and uses irregular cams to vary blows. Driven by an electric motor, it trains novices or challenges pros without telegraphing punches.
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Charles Lindsey
New Britain
Conn
Saya
The Navigator's Friend Stellar Compass Introduced at Sea
The article introduces Capt R T Lawless and his Lawless stellar compass and great circle course projector called The Navigator's Friend. Navy officers Lieut O D Stearns and Alfred Mc Nevin praise its ability to solve spherical triangles and compute stellar azimuths for night navigation on fast ships.
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R.T. Lawless
O .D. Stearns
United States Navy
Alfred McNevin
San Franeliseo
Denatured alcohol practices and German denaturization rules
The article explains denatured alcohol and two German denaturization methods complete and incomplete. It notes that complete denaturization uses standard denaturizers with pyridin and oil, with volumes per 100 liters of spirit. It cites 1903 German usage totaling about 26 million gallons for heating lighting and manufacturing.
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Scientific American
Germany
Tin plate mills in Wales and America efficiency gap
The Iron Trade Review reports about 450 Welsh tin plate mills with 95 percent active in late 1904. In the United States roughly 340 mills operated, averaging 275 mills worked in 1905 with similar total production, yet U S mills produce one third to one half more per mill than Welsh plants.
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Wales
United States
The
Iron Trade Review
Costly Thimble Becomes Royal Joke in England
A Persian shah once visited a lady who owns the costliest thimble in England. The thimble, encrusted with water jewels, was a royal gift given during a half hour visit. She says it is the most uncomfortable thimble she has worn.
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England
Persia
Rain than never falls in Nile cataract region
A note asserts rain is never known to fall in the stretch of land between the Nile's first and second cataracts, describing climatic conditions in that ancient basin.
Oxygen Blast Clears Blocked Blast Furnaces Tap-Holes
A method from Youth's Companion uses a surge of oxygen to remove solidified iron plugs in blast-furnace tap-holes. An initial oxygen hydrogen flame heats the plug, then hydrogen is withdrawn and pure oxygen under high pressure burns the iron and keeps the hole clear. A 16 inch thick iron plug can be penetrated in one or two minutes.
Fire brigade wages in Athens draw critique
Athens Greece faces fire protection inadequacies as the fire brigade relies on regular army men who receive only ten cents a week for clothing and upkeep. The piece highlights underfunding and poor pay amid widespread fire building stock.
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Athens
Greece
Minister Explains Why Women Are Superior
A minister who previously argued women are superior concludes men are not as good, stating the reason lies in men's shortcomings. The Philadelphia Ledger reports the discussion on gender.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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