Prodigy Singer Gertrude Bennyson Promises Opera Career
Norristown native Gertrude Bennyson, daughter of William Bennyson editor of the Norristown Times, trained in Boston and Paris, sang leading roles in Europe and America. She debuted in America with Castle Square in St. Louis 1900 as Bertha, later drawing praise in La Bohème at the Metropolitan.
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Gertrude Repnyson
Norristown
William Y
Norstown Times
Boston Conservatory
Paris
Esa
Marguerite
America
Castle Square Opera Company
St. Louis
Bertha
Miss Bennyson
Elsa
Lucia
Leonora
Elizabeth
Michaela
Santuzza
Mimi
Mary Anderson and Edith Totten in Historic Stage Roles
Edith Totten emerged as a leading stage figure across a varied career. From child roles in A Winter's Tale to Violet in The Role of Society, she paired with notable companies at Palmer's New York and later starred in Beau Brummell Jr. and Justice. An anecdote recalls Fechter's melodrama pay scene and a gallery voice asking if they were keeping him up.
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Edith Totten
Mary Anderson
Palmer's Theater
New York
Axe and Crown
Aso
Palmer's
Jacob Litt
Ensign” Company
India
Shenandoah
Gillette
T. W. Broadhurst
Justice
Massacre at Balangiga echoed in war crisis
The piece recounts the Balangiga massacre where over forty U S service members were killed by Filipino forces in Samar. It notes Captain Thomas W Connell of Company C and other Ninth Regiment casualties and warns that pacification remains fragile amid insurgent deception. An English obituary from Greenwich street highlights Edward Jones.
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Balangiga
Ninth
Cuba
Samar
Company C
Thomas W. Connell
New York
Connell
The
Matinee idol Faversham spotted on Adirondack trail
A publicized scene shows the actor William Faversham with a small boy on his shoulder and fishing gear as he descends a mountain path near Lake Champlain. Farmers question his stamina but he lifts the boy, sets off with a smile, and continues toward the lake.
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William Faversham
Adirondacks
Lake Champlain
Farmer Smith
Faversham
Miss Laura Thompson Joins Stuart Company
Miss Laura Thompson is added to the Stuart company where she will sing and take an attractive part in upcoming performances.
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Laura Thompson
High Soci
Laura Pson
Stuart Company
Passing of an Old Timer James Booth Roberts Dies in New Jersey
James Booth Roberts died near Lakewood New Jersey on the shores of Lake Chautauqua and was buried in Philadelphia. Born in 1815 in Newcastle Delaware he became America’s oldest actor and a leading tragedian of his generation. He first appeared on stage at age 11 in Philadelphia and later acted with Edwin Forrest Charles Kean William Charles Macready Lawrence Barrett and Edwin Booth. He toured England in the 1850s earning praise as an equal to Davenport in Massinger roles and was famed for his readings and for Mare Antony in Julius Caesar perceived as his best performance alongside Shylock Lear and Richard III.
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James Booth Roberts
Lakewood
N. J
Lake Chautauqua
Philadelphia
America
Newcastle
Del
Bishop Roberts
Joseph Roberts
Jersey City
Mr. Roberts
Richmond
Richard Ir
Junius Brutus Booth
Walnut Street
Edwin Forrest
Charles Kean
William Charles Macready
Lawrence Barrett
Edwin Booth
England
London
Othello
Shylock
Sir Giles Overreach
Massinger
F E. L. Davenport
Forrest
Kean
Booth
King Lear
Richard III
Giles Overreach
Edward Mortimer
Roberts
Mare Antony
Julius Casear
Antony
McKinley Lived and Died Poor
The text describes President McKinley as financially modest at death. It notes he and Mrs. McKinley owned the McKinley Block in Canton and other property totaling about $100,000. It states he borrowed for campaigns, saved about $40,000 from a $50,000 annual salary, held $67,000 life insurance, and left an estate just over $100,000 to Mrs. McKinley, who had her own fortune.
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McKinley
President McKinley
Canton
Congress
Skyscrapers Miniature Villages In Modern Cities
The skyscraper, vast in mass, is praised for utilitarian progress over beauty. Emphasis centers on safety, convenience, lighting, heating, air quality and modern comforts including running water, electricity, telephones, mail chutes and messenger service. Some include barber shops, news stands and restaurants.
Porto Rico Enjoys Light Taxation and Trade
Porto Rico is described as not heavily taxed with no debt no army or navy no internal revenue taxes and unrestricted trade with the United States. The government is economical mainly funding schools while brigandage and petty thieving are suppressed. The island is awakening to a new life after wartime hurricanes famines and political changes.
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Porto Rico
United States
Chicago leads in railroad accident deaths in census
The census bulletin shows Chicago recording 330 deaths from railroad accidents, more than any other large city. The combined total for nine other major cities reaches 486 deaths.
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Chicago
Antique Craze Erupts Market for Old Furnishings
A Philadelphia Record note reports a nationwide antique surge as dealers say fur niture clocks and china have emptied garrets within fifty miles of Philadelphia. Country people now value heirlooms and sell for profit, abandoning former blunt views of old possessions.
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Philadelphia
Rockefeller Avoids Mail for Major Affairs
John D. Rockefeller rarely writes messages and uses a private wire between his New York office and Forest Hill Ohio for important business. The Standard Oil leadership conducts transactions directly with a trusted operator when at Forest Hill, never via mail.
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Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Forest Hill
Ohio
Standard Oil Militaiire
A Lordly Estate and Other Gleanings From the Era
The piece notes the vast holdings of the Dukes of Sutherland Buccleuch and Devonshire totaling over two million acres, compares land area to Middlesex, and mentions a five mile wide stretch from south England to north Scotland. It cites U S coke tonnage figures for last year and 1896, references tobacco industry conflicts, and includes a paragraph about Lucky Baldwin relocating to Santa Anita after criticism from San Francisco. It describes King Edward’s preference shifting from champagne to red wine and mentions Earl Roberts purchasing a London townhouse once owned by the dowager duchess of Richmond, famed for early 19th century society.
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Sutherland
Buccleuch
Devonshire
Middlesex
England
Scotland
Fort Roberts
Portland Place
London
Earl Roberts
Duchess of Richmond
A Unique Character Behind the Louisiana Purchase Era
The piece recounts John Law and his Mississippi Company scheme as a precursor to the Louisiana Territory sale to the United States. It covers Law’s bank idea, credit reliance, the 1720 crash, and the ensuing financial ruin of France, noting the vast territory’s later role in American history.
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Louisiana Purchase
St. Louis
France
United States
Louisiana
Lousiana
John Law
Paris
Louis XIV
Law
Bank of England
America
Spain
Madrid
Mississippi
Mexico
Peru
Mississippi Company
Missisippi
South Sea
England
Fakes from Kansas and their remarkable spread
A Kansas fakery parade is recounted with the spread from a single jesting map fraud in Sumner county to a statewide gold boom. Reporters describe Sir Henry M Stanley as an early hoax precursor and recount fake maps of Quivira selling for a dollar, with hotels crowded and merchants turning shops into assay offices.
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Kansas
New York Press
Sir Henry M. Stanley
St. Louis
Mexico
Sumner County
Coronado
Quivera
Feeding the Fighters and Sailors Food Shortages in Fleet
A London newspaper report notes daily rations for sailors often lack butter cheese milk and fresh vegetables. Men buy these items from canteens partly with own money and partly from rations sold back to the government, a practice called savings. In the channel squadron and abroad fresh meat is restricted to limit price swings while salt costs are cited. average battery turnover for a ship's tea or rations can reach £6000 annually. If rations improved the savings system would fade away.
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Fleet
London
Admiralty
Channel Squadron
Battechip
Straws Point to Popular Remedies and Celebrity Travel
The piece notes rising demand for St. Jacob's Oil as an outward remedy for rheumatism and aches, claiming superior sales. It mentions Mme Sarah Bernhardt retreating to a romantic caste and yachting, with interest in marine plants for decoration. It also promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a foot cure and Hamlin's Blood and Liver Pills for constipation, each advertised with price and availability.
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St. Jacob’s
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Mare
Hamlin
Largest in the World Cocoa Makers Win Gold Medals
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd of Dorchester Massachusetts, the largest cocoa and chocolate manufacturers, earned a gold medal at the Paris Exposition last year and three gold medals at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo this year for purity and excellence.
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Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Buffalo
Ages of Human History Divided by Ecclesiastical Authorities
The ecclesiastical authorities outline six ages of mankind. First from Adam to Noah, second from Noah to Abraham, third from Abraham to David, fourth from David to the Babylonish captivity, fifth from Judah's captivity to Christ's birth, and sixth from the birth of Christ to the end of the world.
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Adam
Noah
Abraham
David
Judah
Christ
Irving Keeps Sixty Pairs of Spectacles at Theater
Sir Henry Irving always carries many spectacles both on stage and at home. He frequently loses or mislays a pair, so he keeps about sixty pairs at his theater for ready use and replacement.
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Irving
Sir Henry Irving
First US Chemical Factory Opens in Salem 1811
The first chemical factory in the United States began operations in Salem Massachusetts in 1811. Residents near the plant objected, arguing that chemical fumes polluted the air and made living conditions intolerable.
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Salem
Mass
G A R Veteran John Reed Aged 103 in Cleveland Parade
John A Reed of Decatur Illinois aged 103 marched with G A R veterans in Cleveland celebrating Civil War memory. He is a bit over twice the age of the youngest Civil War veteran referenced in the item.
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John A. Reed
Cleveland
Reed
Decatur
Queen J Laat Influenced Delegate Wilcox Victory
Lillackalanta Politica notes Queen J Laat residing in Horolulu quietly shaping politics last year she favored Delegate Wilcox aiding his election which likely secured her influence in local affairs.
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Lillackalanta Politica
J. Laat
Horolulu
Wilcox
North Carolina plans statue of Sir Walter Raleigh
Tobacco dealers in Raleigh drive a movement to erect a statue of Sir Walter Raleigh in Raleigh. Collection boxes will be placed in stores where tobacco is sold to raise funds.
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Walter Raleigh
North Carolina
Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
German Firm Claims Tap-Tab Tablet Turns Water to Beer
A German firm announced a perfected beer tabloid that, when dropped into a glass of water, supposedly turns it into fresh beer. The device or tablet is described as simple to use and capable of producing beer as if just drawn.
Lord Kelvin Longtime University Professor and Athlete
The 77 year old Lord Kelvin has held a university chair longer than any living professor. A Cambridge athlete in youth, he won the silver sculls and later chaired natural philosophy at Glasgow University from 1846 to 1890. He was born in Belfast and became Sir William Thomson in 1892.
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Lord Kelvin
Lange
Cambridge
Belfast
Sir William Thomson
Glasgow University
G. G. Stokes
Royal Society
The Heaviest Paper Weight Riddle
A quip from the New York Times frames a joke on tariffs and paper weight. Jones asks about the heaviest weight while Smith notes tariffs lift prices instead of lowering them.
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Jones
Smith
New York Times
Oklahoma Statehood Push Amid Union Reconfigurations
An Essential If Oklahoma will seek statehood next winter. If Nevada could be removed and Oklahoma added to the union the change would be favorable according to the Cleveland Leader.
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Oklahoma
Nevada
Cleveland
The Story of the Horse Origins in the Americas and Eurasia
Professor W. B. Scott of Princeton discusses horse evolution from small ancestral forms in western America to mesohippus and protohippus, noting the protooplus stage and gradual development toward Equus. He argues true horses did not exist in North America until later European arrival and were absent in the Western Hemisphere before Columbus.
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Western America
Profesor
W. B. Scott
Pinceton
Wasatch
North America
Western Hemisphere
Eurasia
Africa
Sun Spots and the Weather Cycle Discussed
The article reviews links between sun spots and climate. Profsir E. Brucker notes a 35 year cycle of global climate variation while W. J. Leekver points to a 435 year variation in sun spot intensity. The coming max of sun spots is likened to 1870, associated with a dry hot period.
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Wil
Lockyer
Rema Kible
Turkish Rugs Made in Sivas Are Woolen and Handwoven
Sivas follows a home craft system with no factories. Young women weave rugs at home, the common size eight by four feet, though larger pieces appear. Rugs are valued as property and sold only under extreme need.
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Sivas
Hamilet
Weavi Rg
Turkey
Women mathematicians rise in American Mathematical Society
The annual register shows twenty two women as members and a woman named Prof Scott on the council. Recent school statistics indicate girls lead in mathematics across public schools, while boys dominate history.
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American Mathematical Society
Scott
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