Ghosts at Hampton Court Palace Draw London Feat of Diamond King
London gossip centers on a South African diamond king offering to buy Hampton Court Palace with plans for lavish fetes. A later ghost tale recounts three apparitions at the palace, including a soldier killed by a fellow regiment member and a watchman who witnessed the haunting last Saturday week.
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London
Hampton Court Palace
Mr. Astor
Clevedon
Thames
Duke of Westminster
Royal Palace
Hampton Court
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Edward VI
Philip
Mary
Palace
James I
Charles I
Cardinal Wolsey
Miles
Hampton Court Ghosts and a Soldier in the Palace
A Mail and Express inquiry finds three spirits said to haunt Hampton Court: Anne of Cleves in black, an unseen gendered visitor heard but not seen, and a soldier. A maid witness reports a tall black figure appearing with her late in Fountain Court near the haunted staircase.
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Hampton Court Gate
Anne of Cleves
Wolsey
Hal
Fountain Court
Misleading Telegrams Over Lost Shoes In Vienna
A Vienna incident followed Max Halbe, the playwright, losing six pairs of shoes at a hotel. Telegrams to Halbe, theater managers, and police sparked fears of a theft and kleptomania, as his wife misread the situation before the misunderstanding was cleared up.
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Vienna
Max Halbe
Halbe
Munich
Max
Vienne
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Vanished Land Linked Jamaica to Americas by Old Land Bridge
British Geological Society notes Jamaica may have been connected to North and South America by a mountainous land bridge in the West Indies. Indications suggest the ancient land stood at least two and a half miles above sea level.
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British Geological Society
Jamaica
North
South America
West Indian Archipelago
Elocutionists Showcase Lesson and Lively Readings in Detroit
Mrs Nelle W Watson-Moelville and Miss Mary Perin head a Detroit convention program of elocutionists. Berns, humor, and dramatic readings from Pygmalion Galatea Cape Cod Folks and Dickens draw praise, while Barbour from Rutgers shines in Christmas Carol.
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Detroit
National Association of Elocutionists
Church of Our Father
Belle Watson-Melville
Brother Spear
Mary Perin
Cincinnati
Pinkley
The
College of Music
Chicago
Jane Jones
Columbus
Ben Franklin
May Perin
Cape Cod
Rosa Hartwick Thorpe
Michigan
California
Thought Photographing Claim Stuns Paris Medical Academy
Dr. Baraduc reports success in photographing thought and shows plates to the Paris Academie de Medicine. He describes a method where a person concentrates on an image while touching a plate, with some photos appearing cloudy yet occasionally distinct. He even cites a distant imaging case involving Dr. Istrate in Campana and Hasden in Bucharest.
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Paris Academie de Medicine
Baraduc
Roentgen
Strong in Brain and Brawn in Today’s College Student
The Kansas City Star notes a shift from mentally strong but physically weak students of antebellum days to modern youths who excel in athletics. It credits current college culture with improving physique and vigor, contrasting past round shoulders and hollow cheeks with today’s robust build.
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Jonathan
Kansas City Star
Bequests for Enterprising Youth
A Virginia paper suggests a lasting monument by leaving 1000 dollars to 200 to 1000 deserving youths to start them in business, instead of random college bequests. The idea envisions enduring charity and practical impact as a tribute to generous benefactors.
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Witc
Chatham
Tribune
Black Silk Test Method Described in Fragment
The fragment explains a test for silk purity by cutting a gill and burning it. Quick burning with gray ash indicates purity, while smoldering and leaving no heavy red ash suggests adulteration with cloacal cal s and a catalyst.
Car Nan a Poultice Warning
A brief note warns against applying a poultice inside the nana of a car, advising against unverified home remedies and emphasizing safety and vehicle integrity.
Crater Lake Expedition Aims to Stock Deep Oregon Lake
The U S Fish Commission sends an expedition to Crater Lake Oregon to test stocking with trout and study available food for fish. Soundings confirm a 2000 foot depth, a five mile diameter crater lake with Wizard Island as a remnant, and a possible subterranean water outlet.
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United States Fish Commission
Oregon
Trees Grow On A Tower In Greensburg Court House
A silver poplar sprouted atop the Greensburg, Indiana court house tower, rising about 197 feet. The tall brick building, built in the 1860s, is set in a central square with surrounding maples forming a parklike setting. The unusual tree growth has drawn public interest over several years.
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Greensburg Court House
Greensburg
Decatur County
Indiana
Central States
Chief Justice a Sportsman Heads to August Visit
The lord chief justice of England, Charles Russell, known for loving field sports, will visit the United States around August 15 to attend a lawyers’ gathering and possibly umpire a baseball game. He has umpired in England and is active in amateur sports programs for boys and girls.
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England
Harrow
Charles Lord Russell
Killowen
G. C
Great Britain
Southwark
London
Britain
Lord Russell
Sporting Life
New York
New York Sun
Crater Lake Deep and Majestic in Oregon’s Cascade Realm
The article extols Crater Lake in Oregon as deeper than its surface suggests and notes its depth around 4,000 feet with a six mile pit. It describes Wizard Island atop the basin, Red Cone volcano nearby, and the myth of a bottomless lake tied to great depths. It also recounts lava activity and a tower in a tiny city near the lake with a growing micro-forest on its summit.
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Shasta
Hood
Crater Lake
Wizard Island
Thielson
Payette Lake
Idaho
Tropics
Rogue River Valley
Oregon and California
Cascade Range
Mount Shasta
Mount Hood
Red Cone
Long Distance Opera Transmitted From Paris by Telephone
An experiment linked Calais Dover via telephonic line to London for Parisian opera Hello at Grand Opera House. First trial failed due to weather. a second night yielded faint but clear sounds with Delings and Avareg the tenor. Violin and bass details varied, describing the telephonic performance.
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London
Iaverney
Grand Opera House
Paris
Calais
Dover
Pelican House
M. Delings
Avareg
Wales
Briltism Diehr's Luminous Artificer Light
A Briltism Diehr describes a lighthouse device called the intarnation in the lighthouse et Cane de Heve three miles from Huvere. It claims power equal to 23 crndles and asserts it is the most brilliant artificery light in the world, visible in close weather at a distance of limits.
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Heve
Fray Huvere
Eastport Family Gatherings Draw Unusual Crowd
In Eastport Maine an unusual family gathering drew attention as indfracher and other amots joined in a digsing ac event. Local residents reported a spontaneous reunion with several relatives traveling to the coastal town.
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Indfracher
Amots
Eastport
The Color of Water and Deep Ocean Hue
The article discusses why deep water appears blue or blueish green. It cites experiments by Prof. Spring showing that slight warmer currents through water reduce transparency and reflect light from depths, making deep water seem blue. It also notes lake transparency changes with seasons and cooling effects from mountain shadows.
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Mediterranean
Prof
Spring
Liege
The Field of Waterloo Experience Seethes With Fees
The Pall Mall Gazette recalls the field of Waterloo as a place where guides demand fees, locals chase visitors with trinkets, and gatekeepers at La Haye Sainte and Hougoumont levy charges for admission and exit. The piece notes grim humor and uncertainty about future access once the railway opens.
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Waterloo
Hhacksheesh
la Haye Sainte
Hougoumont
France
Pall Mall Gazette
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