Horse cars struggle as electric transit takes hold
The Boston Herald notes that only one horse powered car remains in New England. The Back Bay line and early Cambridge to Somerville route gave way to electric propulsion, introduced in 1888, which rapidly spread and relegated horse drawn transport. The Cape Cod Onset line remains, now lone horse powered company.
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New England
Boston Herald
Boston
Harvard Square
Cambridge
Fitchburg
Union Square
Somerville
Back Bay
West End Company
Onset Bay
Cape Cod
Rock Cannon Carved From Malta Cliff by Knights
Report describes Malta’s rock cut fortifications with enormous cliff cannons. Brydone notes these unique weapons overshadowed by the island’s wonders as knights hollowed embrasures into solid rock, then shaped and bored them into giant cannons. About fifty faced likely invasion points, with mouths six feet wide and capability to hurl massive projectiles over wide areas.
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Malta
Brydone
Sicily
Gambling in London Seen as Major Social Evil
The piece cites church and business leaders warning that in London 5,000 professional bookmakers work daily with over half a million regular clients. It argues betting shops proliferate in every town and contribute to widespread misery from gambling.
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London
Carrier Pigeons Rising in Military Use Worldwide
The column notes the growing role of carrier pigeons in land and sea operations. Belgium, Germany, France, and the United States train pigeons for military messengers, with the U S using ships heavily. Pigeons fly up to 100 miles at about 50 mph, with France expanding cavalry use and training specialists at Vanguard. The homing instinct remains a scientific mystery.
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Belgium
Germany
France
United States
Cause of Blush and Paleness Described
The article explains blushing and pallor as mind driven nervous system responses. It notes blushing is natural and not tied to breeding, with emotion causing blood rush under facial skin. Fear and horror can white the face by altering vessels.
Jury Verdicts Stir Wonder Across Cities
The piece recalls a Chelsea jury’s odd ruling and a Welsh coroner’s verdict of self inflicted death while unsound, plus a Leicester jury's willful murder decision lacking intent. It highlights a damages case where a man fell in darkness and the jury found no negligence yet granted compensation and suggested warning notices.
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Chelsea
Glamorganshire Canal
Leicester
Beautiful Electric Fountain At Heine Park
A new electric fountain blends tableaux vivants with illuminated water pours. Built at Heine Park in Kansas City the design features a central statue platform surrounded by jets of lighted water. The dry center will host pyrotechnic displays synchronized with aquatic figures.
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Heine Park
Kansas City
Moreland Community Notes Highlight Local Events
Sunday and Monday visits to Austin by Mr. and Mrs. D. Case. Feb 7 dance school drew a large crowd. Vaccinator Genn reports over 600 William Nye pupils vaccinated. Burglary at P. O. Lindstrom’s saloon nets $15 cash and liquor. Valentine masquerade by Rehberg and Catlin announced for Feb 14 with prizes. Oak Park trolley plan includes new incline and loop. Local shops report service updates and new fixtures at 2511 Lake Street.
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D. Case
Austin
O. Iverson
Lake Street
Olsen
Ontario
Dreckman
F. Dreckman
Capt. Neilson
North Forty-eighth Avenue
la Grippe
Frank Shaw
Thirty-fifth Ward
Lindstrom
A. F. Rehberg
Erle Street
Catlin
Edmonds
Dr. Genn
Board of Health
William Nye
Society Kronan
Rehberg Hall
Forty Eighth Avenue
Indiana Street
P. O. Lindstrom
Rehbery & Catlin
Dreamland’s Rest: Christina Rossetti Poem
A compact excerpt of Christina Rossetti’s verse depicting a traveler named Bhé seeking shadows far away. The speaker urges tranquil repose as the nightingale sings, while distant landscapes fade to twilight and rest beyond pain.
Etiquette in the Mouse Scandal at Austrian Concert
A mouse interrupts a renowned singer during a state concert in Austria. Panic follows among diplomatic ladies as the emperor rules it is proper for ladies to stand on chairs in the presence of the creature. The incident underscores courtly etiquette under royal scrutiny.
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Austria
Chicago News
Gaekwar of Baroda’s Golden Guns on Display
The Gaekwar of Baroda possesses four artillery pieces two gold and two silver. The gold guns weigh 400 pounds each and are solid gold with steel linings, crafted by Lakha over five years starting in 1869. They travel only for state occasions, such as a 1876 salute in Bombay for the Prince of Wales.
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Gaekwar
Baroda
Lakha
Bombay
Prince of Wales
Millers Fight Health Foods Adulteration Claims
The Michigan Millers Association announces a campaign against health foods arguing several products are adulterated with harmful substances. They vow to press for stricter labeling and enforcement.
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Michigan Millers’ Association
Spanish Bullfights Remain Popular in Spain
The brutal bullfights are as popular as ever in Spain. Reports state that about 600 horses die yearly and 1,060 to 1,200 bulls are sacrificed in these events.
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Spain
Nancy’s Double Wedding in Valley Edge
In a small village, Nancy endures heartache over a love triangle with John Pearson and Tiny Colson. Tiny reveals Uncle Tom lent John $4000 to clear a mortgage, enabling a wedding gift and a plan for Nancy and John to wed soon. Three months later a double wedding takes place at the old church in Valley Edge with John’s brother officiating.
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Nancy
John
Mr. Pearson
Tiny Colson
Tiny
Tom
Tom Bradley
Valley Edge
Romance of a Sleigh Ride in Valley Edge
In Valley Edge the belle Nancy Simmons draws admiration from many, especially John Pearson who plans marriage after financial worries ease. On a snowy night Nancy pines for home and waits by the window as sleigh bells approach, stirring village gossip about lovers and fortunes.
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G. H. Howard
Daily Story Pub, Co
Nancy Simmons
Valley Edge
Mary Sykes
Tiny Colson
John Pearson
John
Nancy
Astor Hosts Duchess at Thames Embankment Offices
William Waldorf Astor invited a distinguished guest list to the opening of his Thames Embankment offices. Her Grace the Duchess of Cleveland toured the new premises while Astor highlighted the fittings, including a grand staircase. The duchess quipped that her own Battle Abbey stairs were spoiled by Crusaders’ mailed heels.
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Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Duchess of Cleveland
Thames Embankment
Mr. Astor
Battle Abbey
Coasting In Hawaii Grows On Pacific Heights
The Honolulu Republican notes a hillside at Pacific Heights facing Nuuanu valley becoming a youngster resort. Kids flock there to coast, emulating colder regions. No sled needed as palm leafs dried in sun serve as makeshift sleds on the long grass slope.
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Hawaii
Pacific Heights
Nuuanu Valley
Honolulu
Republican
Map Making Expenditure and Scope of Government Surveys
The text notes government and private funds have mapped three quarters of the nation through topographic and geologic surveys. It highlights the two maps, relief and rock distribution, and cites Cassler's Magazine on the surveys as a major 19th century scientific development. It mentions India, Algeria, Tunis as landmarks and reports progress across U.S. states and territories.
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Cassler
Europe
Norway
Spain
Turkey
Balkan
India
Algeria
Tunis
Russian twelve wheel double six coupled engine on display
The Paris exposition features a colossal Russian engine, H 810, a twelve wheeled double six coupled duplex locomotive. Weighing 132 tons with a 46 ton tender, its chimney tops 16 ft 9 in above rails. It uses four foot driving wheels in two sixs groups, each group driven by one high pressure and one low pressure cylinder.
Record of Ackerman the 14 year old pupil
Ackerman, a 14 year old daughter of an English laborer, has completed her education with 3,451 attendances at school and a total of 6,000 miles walked in pursuit. She passed every standard, earned excellent prizes in free hand drawing, model work, literature, domestic economy, animal physiology, and physical geography, plus 26 prizes for good attendance and handiwork such as sculpture sewing and knitting.
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Ackerman
Man’s firm talk shocks family in domestic quarrel tale
A taciturn man on a magazine platform argues against anarchy and praises liberal wages for workers. His wife backs him on raising the girl’s pay by 75 cents, while he balks at a higher raise and later quarrels over a dollar request. The dispute ends with him tossing aside the book and retreating to bed early.
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The
Detroit Free Press
National Bank
Forbes Robertson An Actor Turned Artist Revealed
Forbes Robertson, recently married to Gertrude Elliott, counted as an exhibitor in the academy before teen years. Known for portraits of Ellen Terry and Mme. Modjeska, he also painted a church scene in Much Ado About Nothing and designed the actors testimonial casket for Sir Henry Irving. He found his true vocation at 21.
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Forbes Robertson
Gertrude Elliott
Academy
Eillen Terry
Mme. Modjeska
Sir Henry Irving
Trade of Palestine and its Growing Exports
The growing trade of Palestine last year reached 3.5 million dollars with exports about 1.5 million. It lacks a harbor but could gain one at Jaffa to improve rail-linked trade. The best agriculture is held by religious, benevolent, and national communities. soap is the largest export with 385,000 dollars in oranges sent mainly to London. The Turks will soon have to let this land develop.
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Palestine
Jaffa
London
Dwarfts as Resources for Society and Individuals
The text argues that material dwarfts lie around us and are available for use. It states that it is up to individuals to seize and utilize these resources to benefit both themselves and others.
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