American lead urged for European concert and world news
The piece discusses a range of topics from European music needing American leadership, to Spain, Greece, and political observations. It notes American-British trade hopes with South America, particularly a new packing treaty with Venezuela and talks on more negotiable conventions. It also covers health and education, tea and coffee effects, Shanghai dispatches, and a mock chronicle of China’s navy lacking a port. It ends with a Croatian-like naval irony about selling the Chinese fleet.
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Buchanan
Buenos Ayres
United States
Venezuela
Shanghai
Chicago Chronicle
Pekin
Russia
Germany
France
Japan
Rock Color Mystery Seen In Eastern Kentucky Limestone
An old civil engineer recalls a remarkable limestone rock near Cumberland Gap that changes color with the seasons. He notes the rock shifts from pinkish to brown to black and greenish hues after rain, a phenomenon he cannot fully explain.
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Kentucky
Virginia
Louisville
Savannah News
Cumberland Gap
Ship of State in Washington Processions Longstanding Feature
Washington Evening Star recalls the ship float used in political and national parades dating back over a century. Commodore Joshua Barney is credited with early production, and the piece notes 1788 demonstrations, Federalist ties, and related historic incidents in Baltimore and beyond. It also mentions a steep hillside coal-sale tale about Caly Parris and a unique coal carrier in a nearby village.
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Washington Evening Star
Washington
Constitution
Union
United States
Geltimeare
Joshua Barney
Federalist Party
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Caly Parris
Harris
Hydraulic Life-Routa in England Trial
Three of these craft operate in England using jets of water expelled by a steam pump as propulsion. Nozzles can push, pull, or steer the boat, with a nine mile per hour trial run lasting about two hours. They avoid external propellers but are not economical and have guards to shield the nozzles from docks and wreckage.
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Tere
Spade
England
Theatrical Money Talks and English Stage Ventures
The article surveys English admiration for American plays and stars and notes mixed results from bids in London. It highlights Doubling failures and partial successes of actors like Dixey Goodwin Rankin Rush and the Rankin sisters in various ventures.
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Stetch
Phyllis Rankin
Alison Skipworth
Stige
Oney
London
New York
England
Tenry IE
Dixey
Adonis
Bijou
Nat Goodwin
Secret Service
Talian Russell
Henry EE
Abbey
Treart
Maryland
Life in Far India The Climate Is Enervating
The London Spectator condemns India as a dull land for most Europeans, with monotony of scenery, restricted society, and limited recreation. It notes scattered beauty in Madras and the Nerbudda valley but argues sport and leisure are scarce outside presidency towns.
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Emperor Baker
India
London Spectator
Asia
Madras Presidency
Deccan
Nerbudda
Bengal
Himalayas
Blue Mountains
Madras
Terai
Peesan
Central Provinces
North
Punjab
Presidency
Diversion and a Fancy Dress Party at the Umbrella Trade
A Washington Star note reports children dressing as cubs with pine shavings and a fancy dress party inviting costumes of a vegetable. A Boston Transcript reader criticizes those who speak against others who fail to seek shelter in rain, calling them worthy people.
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Washington Star
Boston Transcript
Color codes for funeral cloths in Russia
In Russia coffins are covered with cloth in specific colors: pink for children or youths, crimson for women, brown for widows, and black is never used. The practice assigns color by the deceased's status or age, marking distinctions in bereavement customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
A Girl's View of It Mabel
A dialogue recalls concern over coastal defenses noting a scarcity of able bodied men along the seashore. The exchange features Madge and a narrator reflecting on defense needs and local manpower.
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Mabel
Madge
Back-Fence Amenities and Nasty Quips In Indianapolis
A fragmentary remark sequence in Indianapolis Jevreal features a harsh exchange about a daughter who pities or repeats what she hears. The dialogue implies reputational risk and social judgment in a local community setting.
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Indianapolis
Jevreal
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