Diverse World Notes Mixed With Odd Facts In The Register
The Register catalogs a mosaic of items from 46,855,704 Germany’s population to marriages of Dr. Tanner, art in France, Atlantic resort damages, silk production, literacy in Alabama, London street numbers, Portland Chinese hospital fundraising, a Norwich diamond find, Georgia immigration plans, a San Diego barber nose injury, Bible Society attack in Biscay, corn kernel counting, South Carolina free pass bill, Sam Jones on preaching, Lafayette spine illness, an Iowa second marriage, Costa Rica hospitality, Leadville mine fortunes, colonial governors’ salaries, and Pacific islands whites.
Autograph Letter Sold and Phonograph Advances Reported
An autograph letter of Henry of Navarre sold for $100 in Paris addressed to Gabriel e Estrees ends with I kiss you one hundred thousand times. The piece traces the lineage of Bunnie and Baby Bunting. Phonograph tech now reproduces gaps and yawns with clarity, and a trial at Edidison's lab captured a lovers’ meeting with realistic kisses. London’s St Stephen’s Review notes Mrs. Leland Stanford as America's wealthiest jewel owner with stones valued around $1,000,000 and a necklace costing $74,000.
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Henry of Navarre
Paris
Gabriele Estrees
Edidison
St. Stephen's Review
London
England
States
Leland Stanford
Ture name O'Skanagan Rendered as County Title
The name O'Skanagan, given by Indians to the river head now called that name, means rendezvous. Indians still gather there across the territory from British lands gathering at the site.
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Washington Territory
Ferret farming and roaming turkeys in early 1900s reports
The article notes finned ferrets being bred commercially in Australia and New Zealand with a contract to supply 14 000 ferrets a year to the government at 7s 6d each. It also describes California turkeys kept in large flocks driven by a herder, foraging across wide fields and fattening in wheat and barley crops.
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Australia
New Zealand
California
San Francisco Miller Arrested Over Hallucination Letters
Joseph Freese a San Francisco miller has been arrested on insanity charges after two years of writing to the widow of financier J. D. Tallant. He spoke of a heaven vision and a fiery cloud above a gold dome mansion where a gray haired woman haunted him. He sought the woman, believed fate made her his wife, and began signing letters as Joseph Freese.
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Joseph Freese
San Francisco
J. D. Tallant
Bit. Nre the Humorist Described by A Correspondent
A correspondent portrays Bit. Nre the humorist as tall and lantern jawed with a cadaverous appearance. He is bald, thin, and has the air of a German savant, delivering wit with a weary smile and a mustached chin scratch. He lives on Staten Island in a stained glass house with Virginia creepers and has a large nose.
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Staten Island
Virginia
Wage Levels for Women in London Postal and Government Jobs
The report lists starting wages for women in London postal and civil service roles including $2.75 to $4 weekly for telephone girls and $6 for typists, rising to $10 for a few. Telegraphers and government clerks begin around $2.50 with eight year tops near $6.75, some on heavy wires up to $7.50 or $8.50. Postoffice clerks begin $325 yearly, with $150 annual raise to $400, some hit $1,500. Sorters start 12s weekly, rise to 20s. compositors up to 25s weekly. Dressmakers earn about $1 daily. Apprentices pay $150–$250 to learn for four years, live at the teacher’s house with no pay, and receive free board.
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London
Peace Be Still Amid the Storm as Masters Voice Calms
A New York Weekly excerpt portrays a mighty sea storm on a gallant bark. The storm-fiend roars while wreck is feared, then a heavenly balm arrives as the Masters voice cries Peace be still. Calm follows, and the faithful are urged to trust in the Saviour.
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New York Weekly
Impious Revival Tale From a Bar Room Dare
A dying bar-room tale at a crowded rural station recounts six men who mocked a religious revival. One by one they meet violent ends over ten years, suggesting fate or divine justice behind their impious act and a stranger’s plea to record the story.
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Oakley's Creek
Ian
Jonathan
Ding House
Tam
Dominic
Dominie
New York
H. County
N. Y
Ingersoll
Tom
Jim
Julian
Galilean
Solsay
Galillean
Secret fraternal orders membership figures listed
The New York Telegram reports counts for major American secret orders including Preemasons 600,000 Odd Fellows 53,000 Grand Army of the Republic 380,000 Knights of Pythias 210,000 Good Templars 200,962 Ancient Order of United Workmen 191, IS Augals of Honor 124,756 Royal Arcanum 80,000 Improved Order of Red Men 64,000 American Legion of Honor 61,664 Knights and Ladies of Honor 49,200 Sons of Veterans 47,000 Ancient Order of Foresters 38,539 Daughters of Rebekah 33,858 Knights of the Golden Eagle 30,000 and Order of Chosen Friends 29,271. It cites world totals for Masons about 4,000,000 and Druids about 67,000.
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United States
Preemasons
Odd Tellows
Grand Army of the Republic
Knights of Pythias
Good Templars
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Augals of Honor
The
Royal Arcanum
Order of Red Men
American Legion of Honor
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Sons of Veterans
Ancient Order of Foresters
Daughters of Rebekah
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Order of Chosen Friends
Masons
New York Telegram
Hydrophobia A Disease of the Imagination
Dr. William Owens in The Medical Counselor argues hydrophobia is imagined not real fear, citing numerous cases to support skepticism. He concludes that modern readers are thoroughly skeptical about hydrophobia in humans or any perspiring animal.
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William Owens
Prussian Princes Trained In Military Style At Oberhof
The article notes Wilhelm II's sons, ages four to six, sent to Oberhof away from their parents. Three princes wear uniforms with swords and practice drill as non commissioned officers teach them marching and camp life. The Kronprinz asks about camp life and the scene includes beer served to the children, illustrating early Prussian militarism.
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Wilhelm II
Wilhelm I
Friedrich III
Oberhof
Berlin
Kronprinz
Avonprintz
London
France census shows slow population gain and falling births
The 1886 government census reveals France’s population growth remains minimal. Births decline, illegitimate births rise to 8 percent, and the average living children per family is 2.07, the lowest globally, signaling diminished fecundity despite rising marriages.
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France
New York Times
Hiding Defects in High Fashion History
A New York World excerpt traces how royal and noble figures masked flaws shaping fashion trends. It links Tem press Josephine, Eugenie, Elizabeth, and the Princess of Wales to discreet coverings and accessories such as handkerchiefs fans and fur lined headpieces, illustrating social influence on dress.
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Josephine
Eugenie
Elizabeth
Austria
New York World
Onion at Lunch Sparks Curious Denials in Calumet Exchange
In a chatterbox of a conversation, Miss Calumet questions George about avoiding her after lunch. He admits he ate an onion at their table and, oddly, she reveals she did the same at theirs. The passage also notes a historical aside about the Cape Verde Islands and a Genoese navigator in the 15th century.
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Miss Calumet
George
Miss C
Yankee Blade
Chronology of Courts Canals Taxes and Traditions Across Eras
A compact survey notes no lay ecclesiastical court split after Norman conquest. Lavoisier in 1788 isolated carbon forms of diamond. Bridgewater Canal began 1759, 21 miles long. Assignats and mandats mark French currency shifts. Damascus first damask. Dutch and Flemish spread. Egyptian year Nebonassar era to 747 B C. reform 30 B C. Tax assessments trace from Ethelbert 991 or 1522, or Land Tax 1689.
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England
Carson
Lavoisier
Bridgewater
Duke of Bridgewater
National Assembly of
France
Mandats
Bruces
Belgium
Damascus
Aiwa
Nebonassar
B. C
Ethelbert
Henry VIII
William
Parisian fake relic makers flood market with bogus antiquities
Prof Oswald reports in Yankee Blade that Rome and Naples host hidden relic factories churning out imitations from brass mirrors to sixteen foot Hercules statues. Police discoveries prove counterfeit artifacts flood the market, with inscribed tablets and coin sets passed off as authentic antiquities and even horse bone remains offered to unsuspecting buyers.
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Kaiser William
Navles
Prince Henry
Count Herbert Bismarck
Pompei
Hercules
Rome
Naples
Cardiff
Oswald
Yankee Blade
Catamount Attack on Hunting Party Terrifies Opossum Hunters
George Hardy and his 13 year old son were attacked by a five foot catamount during a hunting trip near Bennett's mills. The beast leaped at the boy tearing clothing and flesh while the father battled it with a club. Dogs joined in and finally dispatched the animal, leaving the boy scratched and the father with minor injuries.
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George Hardy
Bennett's Mills
Hardy
Srang
Portsmouth
Fever Ships and Repeated Outbreaks on Repairing Vessels
A historical account notes that the James town training ship and the Portsmouth both carried fever aboard during voyages or after repairs. Renovations included woodwork removal and cleaning after deaths, yet observers warn that a fever ship remains a fever ship. Naval leaders acknowledge persistent risk despite maintenance.
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Jamestown
Baltimore
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Hickborn
Washington Capitale
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A. T. Worden
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