Money of the World Across the Globe and Its Value
A 19th century report outlines world money total at 12.18 billion dollars with about eight dollars per inhabitant. It notes London controls much of the supply, duplications in counting paper money, and gold silver and paper totals of 4.36, 4.27, and 3.5 billion respectively. US holdings include 696 million in gold and 1.12 billion in paper.
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Mint
Secretary of the Treasury
London
United States
Cuba as a Naval Base Noted for Size and Harbors
The piece argues Cuba’s length, coast, and multiple harbors create interior lines for rapid fleet movement. Havana Santiago and Cienfuegos form three hubs, with 385 to 450 miles water gaps, making Cuba a unique naval base with flexible supply routes and reduced blockade risk.
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Cuba
Cape San Antonio
Cape Maysi
Captain Mahan
Harper's Magazine
Ireland
Havana
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Archipels
Oxford Bible Paper From Wolvercote Mill
The Wolvercote mill near Oxford supplies paper for the university. Much of its stock is made from old ships sails, brought from storms worldwide, turned into paper printed in many languages and bound into volumes for global distribution. The article notes Wolvercote paper plays a major role in this process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Chambers’ Journal
Wolvercote
Gold, silver, and paper money compared to the obelisk
The piece explains gold and silver circulation, citing US coinage values and annual production. It imagines massing currencies beside the Central Park obelisk, estimating weights and dimensions for gold, silver, and paper money and offering scale comparisons. It also notes Oxford's India paper, its secrecy, and its role in Bible publishing.
Wolves Edge Toward Extinction in France
The article notes dwindling wolf killings as state premiums for destruction fall. From 1,316 wolves killed after premiums began in 1888 to 171 in 1896, the trend shows a sharp long decline in wolf destruction in France.
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France
Russian drives to Russianize Germans in Volga region
The Russian government plans to reorganize 4,000 German schools in the Volga region and western and southern provinces to eliminate German sentiment and foster Russian national feeling among children.
Naturalists Note Sound Habits Of Scorpions Spiders
Scientists observe scorpions and some spiders making peculiar noises to warn nearby threats, a behavior linked to their defense strategies similar to rattlesnakes warning with their rattles.
Operator's tale reveals yellow fever terror and telegraph lore
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a telegraph operator in Alabama during a yellow fever outbreak. Angered by a message about a sick daughter, armed locals burned instruments, cut wires, and nearly lynched him for exposing the town to the disease.
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Detroit Free Press
South
Alabama
Mobile
New Orleans
Dogs Trained in War Across European Armies
The Philadelphia Record notes all European armies, except Britain, use dogs as spies messengers and aid to the wounded. Italians by Alps, Dutch in Africa, Russians with St Bernard types, French in Tunis and Algiers, Austrians against ambushes. German dogs include pointers collies and Pomeranians trained to carry messages and signal strangers.
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Europe
Philadelphia
Britain
Alps
Turkey
Tunis
Algiers
St. Bernard
Insurance ruse ends with accusation of arson
An insurance agent recounts a man who tried to claim fire loss on burned cigars insured as a lot of 10 090 cigars stored in 100 boxes. The man admitted smoking them, but the insurer threatened arson charges, prompting a shocked exit from the room.
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Philadelphia
Jiecord
Marrings Superstition in Wedding Socks
A Pittsburg Dispatch New York Letter notes a bridegroom at a recent local wedding wore socks knitted forty years ago. The aged socks had featured in two prior weddings and are now stored for future grandsons, reflecting superstition about marriage tokens.
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New York Letter
Pittsburg Dispatch
Five Precautions in Paris Theatres Enforce Fire Safety
Mr. Lepine the prefecture of police declares a renewed drive to prevent a repeat of the Bazar de la Charite disaster. Precautions first set in spring are intensified as theaters reopen after summer vacation with official inspections to ensure fire safety.
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Lepine
Paris
Bazar de la Charite
Tillman Kin Divorce Here Amid Pitchfork Claims
In Philadelphia the divorce filing reveals Senator Tillman’s cousin cited assault by a pitchfork as grounds. The case adds to a string of Tillman family incidents where pitchforks recur as weapons in disputes.
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Tillman
Confession of Robbery Shocks Cedar Rapids Revival
During a temperance revival in Cedar Rapids Iowa a young man who was converted confessed to a robbery for which another man had been imprisoned since last fall He was arrested and presumably to face charges in relation to the crime.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
New Disinfectant Tested At New York Quarantine Station
The yellow fever era raises interest as tests at the port of New York assess a formaldehyde disinfectant. Experiments expose cultures in air tight boxes and rooms, with varying volumes and wrapping methods, showing substantial inactivation of cholera plague anthrax and diphtheria under specific conditions.
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Mississippi Valley
Port of
New York
A. W. Hoffman
A. Millat
M. Millat
French Academy of Sciences
Hoffman
Alvah H. Doty
Port of New York
E. J. Lederle
Health Department
Formaldehyde as a steam substitute for disinfection tested
Drs Doty and Jederle conducted months of experiments on the James W. Wadsworth to assess formaldehyde as a disinfectant. Tests used cholera and diphtheria Bacilli and plague cultures from Haffkine Paris and Hoagland Brooklyn, showing deep penetration limits and safety in animals.
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James W. Wadsworth
Drs.Doty
Jederle
Prof
Haffkine
Bombay
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Hoagland Laboratory
Brooklyn
Fitzpatrick
Doty
Assault on Physician in Atlanta Over Vaccine Work
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports a mob of about 500 assailed a city physician in Atlanta while he administered compulsory smallpox vaccination. He required police protection and was rescued with difficulty. The piece argues that barbarism and civilization differ little in principle.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Atlanta
Georgia
Ukamba Derby Opens With Somali Jockeys Victory
The Ukamba Derby in British East Africa marked its jubilee with the first race meet at Ukamba. Nine horses were entered for the derby, but only four Europeans were light enough to ride, so five Somalis and a Sondenese jockey competed, and a Somali finished first.
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British East Africa
Ukamba
Giant ostrich egg salad invention by clever homemaker
A Galveston News item describes a unique salad built from an ostrich egg, a composite egg created with two flannel bags to hold yolks and whites separately. The process involved boiling yolks and whites, careful reassembly, and the buoyancy of whites to center the yolk, with light tin cases made for the mammoth egg but no patent recorded.
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Galveston News
Italy's Queen Shops in Alpine Village Tour
The queen of Italy enjoys her stay at Gressony in the Italian Alps. Dressed in peasant costume she climbs hills, a popular figure among mountain villagers who greet her with flowers and devotion. In Rome she freely browses shops on the Corso with discreet royal patronage.
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Italy
Gressony
Italian Alps
London Figaro
Margherita
Royal Board
Rome
Quirinal
Corso
The Care of Teeth Instructs on Brushing and Gum Health
The article advises brushing after meals but warns against harsh brushing. It highlights dental floss and rubber bands to clean between teeth, notes gum recession as a serious issue, and suggests chalk applications and ammonia in water to neutralize stomach acidity affecting teeth.
The Lotus In America Blossoms By Raisin River
A patch of genuine Nile lotus has grown along the Raisin River near Monroe Michigan for years. The fragrant water blossoms measure about eight inches across, with creamy petals and a golden yellow center, thriving despite climate changes while their origin remains unknown.
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Radsin River
Monroe
Mich
Raisin River
President of sugar trust undergoes appendicitis operation
A report notes the sugar trust president has had an appendectomy and is recovering. Doctors reportedly might have known better than to tackle him.
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Sugar Trust
Waring Tragedy Behind Gate Leave Father In Shock
A man tied to a gate with a woman died after exposure and cold. the woman's father did not intervene and he died from the cold, leaving investigators to determine the circumstances.
Hopkins Park School Farm A Model Co op Colony Near Chicago
A special report describes Hopkins Park School farm fifty miles from Chicago on 200 acres forming a self-reliant co operative community. The village like colony has cottages near the school with a sorghum factory chicken houses a bluegrass pasture and large hog and cattle herds. Founded March 1896 by Walter Mills the colony upholds collective and private property with ownership tied to use and prohibits speculative land sales or separate business interests.
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Sxty
Chicago
Hopkins Park School
People’s University
Walter Thomas Mills
M. A
Colony lifestyle outlined under strict temperance and toil
The excerpt describes a community colony with fixed daily routines from 4 AM rising to 8 PM study or rest, banning tobacco and alcohol, and structuring work in the fields and classrooms. It notes debt repayment, religious aims without creed or ceremony, and harmonious living among families with self denial as the path to prosperity.
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Mills
Languages of America Said To Be Great In Number
An eminent archaeologist estimates 120 to 130 distinct languages across North and South America. He argues the wide variety indicates indigenous peoples have inhabited the western continent for thousands of years and that language growth is slow.
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North
South America
Denver Bank Teller Vanishes After Handling Accounts
A Denver bank teller disappeared leaving his accounts in order and no obvious motive. He apparently forgot something crucial, suggesting an unresolved clue or missing item.
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Denver
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Kingdom
Climm
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the Lotus
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Waring
MLW Mills
Cotlraues
Native Languages of America
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