Coronation Invite for Harriet Lane Johnson Noted
Harriet Lane Johnson, niece of the late President Buchanan and former White House mistress, receives a royal invitation from King Edward to attend the coronation. The invite recalls her hospitality to the Prince of Wales in 1860. She married Henry Elliott Johnson in 1866 and now resides in Washington.
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Harriet Lane Johnson
Edward
President Buchanan
White House
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Lane
Henry Elliott Johnson
Baltimore
Wheatland
Washington
Miss Lane
Organization In Business Price Story From The Pilgrim
Andrew Carnegie recalls a magazine editor seeking an article on organization in business. He cites a $5,000,000 price, noting his own costs exceed that and he could not sell the piece below cost. The exchange highlights high perceived value of his insights.
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Andrew Carnegie
Onds
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
The
Army belle Elinor Wilson joins Gen. Wilson in London
Miss Elinor Wilson, daughter of Gen. J. H. Wilson, travels to London with her father as official representative of American soldiers for King Edward's coronation. Known for grace and charm, she assists at home duties with her sister Katharine and prepares a diplomatic wardrobe for the court of St James.
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Elinor Wilson
Edward
Ellnor Wilson
J. H. Wilson
Uncle Sam
Katharine
Elinor
New York Scientist Warns of Volcanic Destruction
Prof. Hamilton of the New York Museum of Natural History predicts a volcanic eruption could destroy Manhattan Island Long Island Staten Island and most of New Jersey. He warns the danger may come tomorrow or in ages and cites ancient lava flows as ongoing outlets for fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hamilton
Devil dancers of Ceylon wear masks in religious rites
Read about the devil dancers of Ceylon who adorn themselves with distinctive masks as part of their spiritual performances within local religious traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Men of Prominence recount Recorder Smyth in mercy tale
An after dinner tale in New York recalls Recorder Smyth famed for harsh justice. A young defendant faced a prosecutor and lawyer who doubted Smyth. Plea time he said guilty prompted by his lawyer. Smyth questioned the lawyer and then discharged the man after a fair hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Recorder Smyth
German Ambassador Dr. von Holleben Becomes Dean of Diplomatic Corps
Dr Theodore von Holleben arrives in Washington as Germany plenipotentiary and is named dean of the diplomatic corps. Aged over fifty, he combines scholarly dignity with worldliness and has held multiple senior posts in his thirty year diplomatic career.
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Theodore von Holleben
Diplomatic Corps
Washington Navy
Germany
Bonn
Heidelberg
Tokio
Washington
NEW HEAD OF PRINCETON Dr Woodrow Wilson Chosen President
Dr Woodrow Wilson is named president of Princeton University succeeding Dr Francie L Patton. Born December 28 1856 in Staunton Virginia he rose from Atlanta primary schools to Princeton then taught at Wesleyan and returned to Princeton as professor of jurisprudence. He authored works on politics history and literature and wrote a study on George Washington.
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Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Francie L. Patton
Princeton
Staunton
Joseph R. Wilson
Southern Presbyterian Church
Ohio
Atlanta
Wesleyan University of Middletown
Conn
Wilson
George Washington
Indiana Man's Rise to Wealth From Richmond Roots
Daniel G Reid, a Wall Street magnate born in Richmond Indiana about forty four years ago, claims a fortune near 25 million dollars. He started as a grocery boy for W B Leeda, now his partner in numerous ventures. By about 1892 he moved into tin plate manufacture, later leading a tin plate trust and serving as director as the steel trust absorbed the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Daniel G. Reid
Wall Street
Richmond
Ind
W. B. Leeda
Tin Plate Industries
Reid
Steel Trust
Reid and
Leeds
Gen Lyttelton to Command British Forces in South Africa
Gen Neville Gerald Lyttelton will command the British forces in South Africa as a temporary measure during the peace adjustment. He has led the fourth division for two years and has a long record including service in Canada and Irish administration as an aid to Lord Spencer. His Egyptian campaigns earned him distinguished honor on the field.
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Neville Gerald Lyttelton
South Africa
Canada
Lord Spencer
Ireland
Alderahot
Peculiar Currency of Abyssinia Described by Count Gletchen
Count Gletchen reports Abyssinia uses Maria Theresa 1780 dollars as standard money while small change relies on salt bars. Each bar measures about ten inches by two and a half inches and thickness, with five bars equaling one dollar. townspeople refuse cracked or chipped bars and insist on metal ring test for fineness. sharing salt bar amulets lowers bar value as a token of affection.
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Abyssinia
Count Gletchen
Menelik
Map shows Transvaal and Orange Free State surrender to Britain
The new South African map outlines the territory ceded by the Boers to British rule after peace terms. It covers about 170000 square miles and grants burghers near independence akin to Australia under the settlement.
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Transvaal
Orange River
Colo
Nies
Edward
South Africa
Australia
Bret Harte And The Heathen Chinee Joke
Joaquin Miller recalls Bret Harte’s disdain for his Heathen Chinee poem and once warned friends not to mention it. In London with Lord Houghton they teased the crowd at breakfast by quoting the poem, but Harte kept his patience and did not betray his stance.
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Bret Harte
Joaquin Miller
Miller
Harte
Lord Houghton
London
Last Contarini Count Carlo Aloisio Contarini Dies in Venice
Count Carlo Aloisio Contarini, believed last male of the Contarini line, died in Venice. The family produced eight Doges and forty four Procurators. the first Doge Domencio Contarini ruled 1048 to 1071 and rebuilt St Mark’s. The last count was a retired Italian army officer and was very poor.
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Contarini
Carlo Aloisio Contarini
Venice
Republic
Domencio Contarini
St. Mark's
Ite
Grand Canal
New York Run
Making a Chain Short Barn Construction
A description explains how a chain is formed by curving the links in a short barn, sinking them while soft, and welding the pieces into a continuous solid chain.
Wild animals tamed by hunger in West Virginia mountains
Hunger drives mountaineers and farmers in West Virginia to feed wild deer, turkeys, pheasants, and partridges as heavy snows persist. Deer and birds venture close to barns, while some farms provide daily rations, though farmers kill cats and coons at farm doors. wildlife faces starvation.
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West Virginia
Randolph
Webster
Hampshire
Nichola
Randolph County
Mr. Arbuckle Ia
Coons
Parkeraburg
W. Va
New York World
Whitney's Grand Palaces and Vast Estates Noted
A World’s Work writer profiles William C. Whitney’s luxury homes and vast holdings. His Fifth Avenue mansion in New York opened only for a ball, a Long Island estate of about 1000 acres near Wheatley Hills, a Gravesend racing stable, and the Garrison place at Coney Island. Albany land office records name him the state’s largest individual landowner.
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Westbury
Mr. Whitney
Gravesend
Coney Island Jockey Club
Old Garrison Place
Brooklyn
Land Office
Albany
Whitney
German heir plans rival to Biltmore in Asheville
Michael Minke wincz, a former day laborer, claims a $2 million inheritance from Germany and seeks land near Asheville including thousands of acres near the Switzerland dairy. His option on the tract alarms George Vanderbilt's supporters who fear social upheaval and seek to override the German pole's option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vanderbilt
Asheville
N.C
Biltmore
Michael Minkewincz
Germany
Switzerland
Vanderbilt
New York
Lord Roberts Resigns If Parson Adams Denied V C
In Westminster Abbey during daily services for coronation preparations Lord Roberts escorted by Lord Roberts Oarried Mrs Point Archdeacon Wilberfonce recounts how Chaplain Adams saved two troopers and Roberts threatened to resign if the Victoria Cross was withheld. The men applauded as Adams is said to have won the cross gallantly.
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Lord Roberts
Wilberfonce
Westminster Abbey
Adams
Roberts
War Office
Parson Adams
V. C
India
Adama
Spread of Amalipox Tied to Troop Movements
The smallpox outbreak in the United States, and its reach into Canada, is attributed to the large U S troop presence in the Philippines and Porto Rico. Trade and travel between these territories and the U S carried the disease, with letters and curios from the islands bringing amalipox home.
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United States
Canada
Philippines
Porto Rico
Republic
War feelings quoted by Sir Wilfrid Lawson in Commons
A circulated tale in Parliament recalls a meeting where a friend asked Lawson how he felt about the war. Lawson replied he would feel as our Captain Christ would wish. The friend retorted that this showed him to be a propert. The exchange reflects wartime sentiment among MPs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Wilfrid Lawson
Lawson
Wilfrid
Christ
Nebraskan Bar Leader G M Lambertson Dies in Chicago
Obituary notes the sudden death of Gen(e) Lambertson a prominent Nebraska bar figure. It recounts his major cases including Boyd citizenship dispute before the US Supreme Court and Counselman case arguments for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Also details his tenure as US district attorney 1878 1886 and other national law roles.
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Omaha
the Bee
G. M. Lambertson
Chicago
Genie Madison Lambertson
Nebraska
United States
James EB. Boyd
John C. Cowin
Boyd
Supreme Court of the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Counselman
United States Supreme Court
Union Pacific Road
Iiem
Lambertson
Lincoln
Brewer
Union Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
California
Harrison
Treasury
Moth Traps Shown Useful To Farmers In Nebraska
Prof Lawrence Bruner of the Nebraska University reports moth traps may aid farmers gardeners and orchardists. Between August 1 and 27 last year two traps operated fifteen nights destroyed over 6000 insects averaging 200 per night per trap. Nineteen percent harmless to crops 70 percent injurious and 2 percent beneficial insects were found. Weather limited catches and this year records of over a thousand insects in a single night have been set.
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Lawrence Bruner
Nebraska University
Bruner
Funeral for William Staley Killed by Lightning in Nebraska
In Dawson county near Lexington Nebraska on June 19 William Staley was instantly killed by lightning while riding. The funeral at his home was led by Rev. B. A. Knight. His wife could not attend the church service. The horse and Staley fell so quickly a companion rider ahead could not see them as they vanished into a rye field.
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Lexington
Neb
Dawson County
William Staley
B. A. Knight
Women Assessed for Poll Tax in Tattle Rock Case
TATTLE ROCK Neb June 19 The assessor of this precinct has indicated an innovation by assessing twenty five or thirty women with poll tax. It is thought the practice avoids separate schedules by taxing women where the husband is under fifty or owns property, leading to potential unlawful assessment.
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Tattle Rock
Neb
Girl Taken to Asylum in Lincoln
Humboldt Neb June 19 Sheriff Hossack brought Mary Striteaky to Lincoln after the examining board declared her insane. An attendant accompanied her as she was placed in the asylum, with a history of long melancholy and wandering away without anyone knowing her location.
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Humboldy
Neb
Hossack
Falla City
Mise Mary Striteaky
Lincoln
Mise Stritaky
Live Stock Market Report from South Omaha Cattle
South Omaha cattle market showed beef steers in good demand with prices firm on quality stock. Cows and heifers sold strongly while inferior grades drifted lower. Hogs were steady to slightly lower with best heavy weights near steady. lamb demand remained light and prices drifted from peak levels.
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Chotve
Livestock Market Report Mixed with Price Shifts Across Classes
The cattle market shows steady to higher tendencies for fat cattle and calves, with feeders and steer bids uneven. Hogs advance modestly while lambs and sheep post mixed results. Texas and western livestock lead regional prices with varied gains and declines across weight classes.
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Texas
Rebels Win Great Victory At La Vela de Coro
Venezuelan revolutionaries capture La Vela de Coro after five hours of combat on June 11. Government losses include 27 dead and 125 captured. Coro is the falcon state capital under Vice President Alayata. Governor Sarria flees to Port Tablas with 600 men as plans to retake Ciudad Bolivar remain unlikely.
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Venezuela
Willemstad
Curacoa
Neva
Ellera
Penalosa
Eierralta
la Vela de Coro
Gulf of Coro
Coro
Falcon
Alayata
Lae
Ciudad Bolivar
Ciudad Holivar
Nebraska Student Wynn Mackralnbolt to Receive LL B at Harvard
Cambridge Mass June 19. Among Harvard degree recipients next Wednesday Westerners are well represented including Wynn Mackralnbolt of Norfolk Neb who will receive the degree LL B.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
la Wynn Mackralnbolt
Norfolk
Neb
Treasury balances show available cash and gold reserves
The June 10 Treasury balance report lists an available cash balance of 199,689,031 dollars and gold at 230,108 dollars, excluding the 156,000,000 dollar gold reserve in the division of redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington, D. C
President Approves Hansbrough Newlands Irrigation Bill
The president notified the senate that he had approved the Hansbrough Newlands irrigation bill. The action occurs in Washington on June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Salvador Edges Toward Frenzy Over Court Decision
New Orleans June 10 The republic of Salvador via Guatemala reports a frenzy following the Washington court of arbitration Burrell case. Its president and most of the national assembly signed a pronunciamiento declaring the court decision a scandal and a crime.
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New Orleans
Republic of Salvador
Guatemala
Washington Court
Burrell
Littl Republic
National Assembly
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Devil Dancer's Mask
Smyth
Dr. von Holleben
Famous University
Gen. Lyttelton
Mrs Goesa
South Omaha
Kansas City
Harvard
Salvador
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