Mysterious antiquities and oddities from varied realms
The Express notes an Egyptian king's 2100 B C painting to mark exploits, a Frompa turtle burrow with thirteen insect species, the heaviest bicycle rider at 878 pounds from Dublin, a Cornish speaker who died aged 102 in 1788, and BuNFOrD SAMUEL of Philadelphia who recalls any book title among 110,000 volumes.
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Osywandyas
Frompa
Dr. Meldon
Dublin
Ireland
Mies Dotty Pentreaty
Mousdale
Mount’s Bay
Bunford Samuel
Philadelphia
Son of Former President Keeps Low Profile in New York
Joan Tyner Jr, son of a former U S president, remains in a plain New York home facing poverty and paralysis in his later years.
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Joan Tyner, Jr
United States
New York
Drunkards in Argentina Face Street-Sweeping Punishment
The article notes that drunkards in Argentina are sentenced to sweep streets for eight days per offense and suggests such a law would improve the appearance of cities if adopted locally.
Samurai Nobility of Japan and Anarchy Law
The Samurai, about 200000 strong, are a noble class with exclusive family coats of arms. sixty dukes govern them and patriotism is their core. A new French law against anarchy tightens penalties, removes jury trials, and targets anarchist acts or sympathizers with such acts.
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Japan
Walking for a vacation as practical travel
The Century highlights a rarely considered, cost effective travel method by inviting readers to walk for vacations. It notes many have more legs than money this year and suggests walking as an nearly forgotten form of travel as a viable option to reach destinations.
Reverence for law and global gender and wealth figures
A quotation from Lincoln urges law reverence as national religion. A Trencu statistician notes France nearly balanced by 1,007 women per 1,000 men, with Switzerland at 1,064 to 1,000 and Greece at 93.38. Thunderstorm patterns contrast Europe and Sumatra. Top nations by wealth list U.S. at 60.5 billion, Britain 48.6, France 40.8, Germany 31.6, Russia 21.7, Austria 15.1, Italy 11.8, Spain 7.07, Greece 1.05 billion.
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Trencu
France
Switzerland
Greece
Hong Kong
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Austria
Italy
Spain
Moison advances instantaneous motion photography breakthrough
Epison's new line to Beope extends phonograph ideas toward instantaneous recording of rapid movements. Unlike a new principle, Moison elaborates on Maybridge's rapid photography concepts and uses an elaborate mechanism to graph movements in every phase visible to the human eye.
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Epison
Beope
Maybridge
Moison
Cuba Japan War Cipher Codes Threaten Business Deals
The piece warns that Cuba's conflict with Japan could cost merchants dearly as cipher terms collapse into long phrases. It cites banking code examples where a single cipher word masks entire sentences such as arrivals, letters of credit, and travel plans, illustrating how cryptic language could disrupt routine operations.
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Cuba
Japan
Test Shot of Rebellion From Government Vessel at Charleston
Bhakti of the revenue cutter Hamilton fired the first shot of the rebellion from a government ship at Charleston on April 12 1861. The Lane warned the steamer Nashville attempting to bring supplies for the Confederates, fired across its bows and drove it to sea as the bombardment of Fort Sumter began.
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Fort Sumter
Session highlights as vários laws pass in Senate and House
Aug 7 11 8 summary reports: senate calls for freeing Americans held in Cuba while house committee votes against Japanese citizenship. Aug 8 9 10 11 notes: bills on lobbying timber public lands arid lands Atlanta exposition tariffs and irrigation. Multiple accidents fires drownings and crimes reported with several political nominations and local disasters.
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Cuba
House
Judiciary Committee
Atlanta
Alabama
Hill
Government Printing Office
Losses by fire and economic activity in July
Losses by fire in the United States and Canada during July totaled 16 307 000 dollars. For the first seven months of 1804 the sum reached 77 920 200 dollars. The Petrel and Concord were ordered to Corea to reinforce the U S fleet. The Hawaii republic has been formally recognized by the United States. At leading U S clearing houses exchanges for the week ended the 10th totaled 774 451 986 dollars, up from 764 490 963 the prior week, a drop of 8 4 percent from 1898. In the seven days ended the 10th there were 251 business failures in the United States versus 219 the prior week and 394 in the same period in 1902. Mag Worry of the regular army will be court martialed for forcing a private to labor on Sunday.
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Canada
Tue Petrel
Concord
Corea
Hawaii Republic
Mag
New York Democrats set state convention in Saratoga Springs
Democrats will hold the state convention in Saratoga Springs on September 25. A mine collapse in Scranton Pa wrecked twenty three houses over three blocks causing 250000 in losses. Two doors of Altoona Pa’s Second National Bank closed.
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New York
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Mass
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Idaho Republicans nominate full state ticket for governor
The Idaho Republicans in convention at Boise City nominated a full state ticket headed by Edgar Wilson for governor. A train wreck near Lincoln Nebraska killed eight and injured many. A tent was blown down in Virginia killing one and injuring five. Deliberations reported across several states reference notable deaths and labor developments.
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Neb
Quebec mob damages missions and churches in riot wave
A French-Canadian Catholic mob attacked mission houses of Baptist and Anglican churches and Salvation Army barracks in Quebec. Other items note the death of US consul Francis H. Underwood in Edinburgh from blood poisoning, Felix Geoffrion long-time Canadian MP in Montreal, Sicily earthquakes at Acireale and Zafarrano killing ten, and Paris bicycle record set by Linton in a 50 mile race.
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Great Britain
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Montreal
Sicily
Aci Reale
Zaffarano
Paris
Starbuck
Linton
Congressional actions and disasters cross nation and world
The Senate confirmed the Chinese treaty in executive session by 47 to 50. In the house a Crisp resolution urged breaking the Wilson bill gridlock and freeing coal iron sugar and barbed wire from duties, passed 130 to 21. Reported deaths include ex-Congressman Pearre from a stroke while fishing in Green Lake. Turree boys drowned near Norwood. Thomas Garner of Quakdale aged 101. and multiple disasters in Spain and Wales.
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Green Lake
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William Slattery
Matthew Slattery
Bloody Run
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Quakdale
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Lyons
Cathy Rankipanx
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House Adopts Free List Tariff Measures After Long Fight
The House passes the senate tariff bill and moves to free coal iron ore and barbed wire while debating sugar. Speaker Crisp leads, Reed accuses, Cockran challenges the process, and Wilson defends the adjusted schedule as relief while promising further steps.
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The New Tariff Provisions Endorsed by the House
Washington reports the Senate bill, veto-proof, details duties on staples. Raw sugars 40 percent ad valorem, refined sugars 44 percent, bounty countries 1-10 percent extra. Iron ore 40 percent per ton, pig iron 50 per ton, rails 7-20 of 1 percent per pound. Tobacco wrappers 1.50 per lb, stemmed 2.25, cigars 4 per lb plus 25 percent ad valorem. Logs and lumber free, tin plate 1-15 cents per lb after Oct 1. Marble 50 cents rough, 8 cents dressed per foot, white and red lead 1 1/2 cents per lb, cards 2 cents a pack, income tax 2 percent on incomes over 4 000, corporate 2 percent, whisky 1.10 per gallon, eight-year bonded period.
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Senate
Caucus
Ad Valorem
Fatal Spanish cyclone hits Madrid and Ciudad Real
A cyclone in the Spanish provinces of Madrid and Ciudad Real killed or injured about 100 people. News from London reported storms sweeping farmland and towns with damage across central Spain.
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Ciudad Real
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