Tragedy Recall Ties as Gladys Deacon to European Nobility
The recall centers on Gladys Deacon the Boston heiress soon to wed a European prince amid memories of a Parker Deacon tragedy. Reports note her father Edward Parker Deacon is insane in Waverly asylum and her mother cares for him as family scandal looms.
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Paris
Edward Parker Deacon
Boston
Gladys
Europe
Deacon
Waverly Asylum
Prince of Lichtenstein
Deacon-Abelie
Mr. Deacon
Catching On The Story Of a Young Man Who Knew Enough
A steamship agent recalls a Louisianian who posed as an electrical engineer to land a job in Latin America, then studied in New York and returned with a diary to continue his training. The tale highlights self-improvement and technical education as pathways to opportunity. Another item describes a real estate scheme offering “something for nothing” by staging coal left by prior tenants to entice renters, a trick that yields profits for the coal supplier.
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Northen
Georgia
John Smith
Smith
New York
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Philadelphia Record
Sewage Plants for Cities And Health Problems
The article discusses the growing health issue of urban sewage disposal. It notes that diluted sewage can be disinfected by mixing with flowing water as seen in Chicago’s sanitary channel, but no solution exists for cities without strong currents. Lacustrine towns face rising risks from lake pollution breaching sanitation and disease.
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Chicago
Science and Malaria Hope From Grassi Discovery
Professor G B Grassi of Rome describes a notable breakthrough in malaria science as malaria parasites are carried by Anopheles mosquitoes and can be eliminated with simple measures. He notes the parasite survives in humans and spreads via mosquitoes when warm months return, offering future banishment of malaria from communities that adopt preventive steps.
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Science
G. B. Grassi
University of Rome
Birthplace of James Buchanan in Mercersburg
The birth home of James Buchanan, 1790, lies three miles from Mercersburg, Pennsylvania in a log hut once in a mountain gorge. The hut was moved to a site near Mercersburg and is now inhabited by a colored family.
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Buchanan
Mercersburg
Franklin County
James Buchanan
United States
Becomes Lady Lee in Unconventional Nobility Rise
Mrs De Wolf Taylour of New York became Lady Lee after her husband Austin Lee received a knighthood from the queen. The couple lives in Paris where Lee serves as second secretary at the British legation. She formerly befriended the countess de Castellane and aided her entry into Paris society.
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de Wolf Taylour
New York
Austin Lee
Lady Lee
Paris
Legation
Countess de Castellane
France
Air as Motive Power Prompts Naval Revolution
Joseph Knight a young marine engineer on a local English packet claims to have developed a method to use air instead of coal for motive power. A London dispatch notes the admiralty has taken up the invention for investigation, signaling strong belief in its potential. The dispatch suggests a revolution in naval and ship construction if Knight's expectations prove correct.
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Joseph Knight
London Dispatch
Admiralty
Dispatch
Young Knight
Giding Way to Civilization in American West
Railroads opened vast plains to settlement and buffalo hunting. The buffalo, once a defining feature of the landscape, declined rapidly alongside Indian displacement as civilization spread across the prairies and plains.
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Prairies
Plains
The Extent of Fame and Local Celebrity
A Norfolk report recalls a Liberal speaker denouncing Mr. Chamberlain. A village man misinterprets, praising his son and noting the elder’s recent death, proving fame can blur names. The anecdote echoes Disraeli on recognition and legacy.
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Norfolk
Mr. Chamberlain
Disraele
Nover
Statesman
Paris Art Circles Embrace No Eight Foot Shoe Rule
The Paris Latin Quarter reports a radical shoe size claim: the ideal woman’s foot is No 8, opposite the traditional hand size. Felix Charpentier, famed for sculpting the human form, backs the rule causing widespread belief that the foot should be half the glove size.
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Felix Charpentier
Charpentier
Paria
Philadelphia Press
Ashes of Dante to Florence in ceremonial transfer
The ashes of Dante, kept in an iron urn, will be carried with ceremony to the library palace in Florence. The urn, once stolen from a Ravenna church and hidden in a chapel wall, was recently entrusted by sculptor Passi to Florence, birthplace and exile point of Dante.
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Dante
Library
Florence
Ravenna
Passi
Bridge plans revived to span the Bosphorus
Constantinople moves to construct a grand Bosphorus Bridge funded by the Bosphorus Railway company linking European and Asiatic railways. The project features granite pillars, steel cables, minarets, and cupolas with tiles. Estimated cost near 3,000,000 dollars.
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Bosphorus
Constantinople
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Bosphorus Railway Company
Europe
Bagdad
Vermont Senator Proctor Negotiates Marble Quarry Purchase
Report says Senator Proctor of Vermont is negotiating for himself and marble interests to buy the Carrara quarries in Italy. Success could give Vermont quarry owners control over a large portion of the world’s finest marble output and influence in Congress’s handling of such trade.
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Vermont
Proctor
Italy
House
Senate
de Bo
Chinese biking woman breaks cultural barriers in Shanghai
In Shanghai a Chinese woman named Mig Kit Sen becomes the first girl in China to cycle. Despite local prejudice against women in such activities and small foot size, she rides with her brothers along Shanghai’s roads, reflecting a growing acceptance of cycling among Chinese youths in treaty ports.
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China
Shanghai
Treaty Ports
Mig Kit-Sen
General Wood Resents Bar Association Action
General Wood cuts official ties with the Havana Bar Association after it elected five dismissed judges to its board. The semiofficial relations had been maintained. the group counts about 300 members, with 65 present at the meeting.
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Wood
Havana Bar Association
Street faker dupes fellow con men in Illinois tale
A Chicago street faker spots ads for cheap nickel watches and buys twenty five. He then advertises a found silver watch for a two dollar reward. Country con men visit his hotel to redeem the watch, each paying to recover it and he returns home with cash from the ruse.
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Chicago
State Street
Inllinois
Chicago Inter Ocean
Four Doctors Fail to Help but Kidney Pills Save Case
Mrs. P. A. Passmore of Flushing Michigan, plagued by kidney and bladder trouble for three years, tried four top doctors and various home remedies with no relief. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for her recovery, urges others with similar ailments to try them, and notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by all dealers.
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Flushing, Mich
Michigan
P. A. Passmore
Dodd
New York
Flushing
Mich
Mrs. Passmore
Bright red frocks soothe infants and red toys delight youths
A Nur sery writer reports matrons claim very young infants are cross in gray clothing but content in bright red outfits. Children aged two to four show less color sensitivity with age. Kindergarten observations echo younger kids favor red playthings while older children prefer blue.
Careful bowel aid promised by Cascarets candy
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy as a universal remedy for ailments from headaches to cancer by cleaning the bowels. It claims the cathartic tablets provide easy natural movements, cost 20 cents to start, and warns to beware of imitations.
Minearoni by Machinery Changes Italian Pasta Trade
The British consul at Naples reports Italian macaroni is now produced by machinery not by hand. About 70,000 cases are exported annually to England and 600,000 to the United States.
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Naples
England
United States
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O Idea
A family question becomes a quick decision with Jell-O as a healthful dessert option. It promises two minutes to prepare with no boiling or baking needed. Flavor choices include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents.
Creek Chief Porter Known For Wealth And Subtle Presence
Chief Porter of the Creek Indians in Indian Territory is described as rich and educated. A full blood Creek, he appears unassuming in public, concealing his heritage beneath a polished urban persona.
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Porter
Territory
Equal Bet Law Restricts Election Gambling Penalty
Michigan enforces a ban on betting on elections with penalties tied to the stake. Offenses carry fines equal to the bet amount, capped at 5,000 dollars and not less than 5 dollars. This establishes a proportional fine for election wagering violations.
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Michigan
Man Learns Responsibility After Night With Crying Baby
A married man discovers his duty only when he must walk the corridor half the night with a crying infant, realizing parental responsibilities firsthand.
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Darius
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Johannesburg
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Ladysmith
Drakensburg
Bethlehem
Bureau of South American Republics
Cuautlay
Mexico
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