Britannic shipbuilding leads despite global shifts
An English publication surveys world shipbuilding, noting Britain’s declining dominance in coal, cotton, and iron but remaining supreme in shipbuilding. It cites 1899 UK output of 1,245 vessels and 930,550 tons merchant tonnage, compares with Germany and the United States, and forecasts Britain’s continued lead amid steel growth and rising ship sizes.
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Great Britain
Germany
Britannia
United Kingdom
England
America
High Seas
United States
Ship tonnage and global build totals highlight 19th century shifts
The article examines 19th century shipbuilding by country, noting the United Kingdom and United States led tonnage and ship counts while Germany, Sweden, Holland, Belgium and Denmark built significant tonnage. It traces material transitions from wood to iron then steel, and cites notable vessels and lines influencing naval and commercial shipping.
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Hagland
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Csccea
France
Norway
Cacecescuce Ove
Italy
Sweden
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Imagination as Cure in Hysteria Aids in Treatment
Doctors report imagination can act as a curative agent in disease. At Cincinnati city hospital a patient pretends morphine injections are given and improves after water is substituted. An hysteric woman and an elderly man show nonstandard responses to deception and magnetism.
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Cincinnati
Absorb and Adapt: Japan’s Imitation and Transformation
Ainslee's Magazine argues that Japan does not merely imitate but absorbs and reshapes influences. The piece notes Japan's strong individuality and thirty years of metamorphosis, explaining how imitation becomes part of a distinct national identity.
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Ainslee
Winter Vegetables Forcing Asparagus In Winter
Experiments show successful forcing of asparagus in fields during winter using steam. Narrow four inch trenches between rows are covered with boards to form tunnels. Steam from a boiler is pumped into the tunnels to keep soil moist and warm. Conducted once daily for five minutes, results have been remarkable.
The First Colored Voter in United States
Thomas Peterson of Perth Amboy New Jersey is celebrated as the first colored voter in the country He marked the thirty first anniversary of his first vote born May 1 1824 in Metuchen New Jersey moved to Perth Amboy at age four He voted March 31 1870 during a city charter revision and Perth Amboy residents presented him a gold medal for the occasion.
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Thomas Peterson
Perth Amboy
N. J
United States
Mr. Peterson
Metuchen
Thomas
Peterson
Horsehide uses spread across crafts and industry
Horsehide is used for shoe uppers Cordovan leather, mittens gloves and bookbinding. It yields buckskin imitation and is used for whiplashes shoestrings and carriage leather for seats. Annual US usage ranges from 150000 to 200000 hides.
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Cordova
Spain
United States
The Sultan's Armored Kitchen
The private kitchen of the sultan of Turkey sits behind a barred, armor-plated doorway near the great entrance. Kelardjhi bachi, a high palace official, oversees each dish as its red wax seal guards its life until the sultan himself breaks the seal.
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Turkey
Kelardjhi Bachi
Yildiz Palace
Constantinople
Copper Mining by Igorrotes in Lepanto Province
Copper deposits near Mount Data in Lepanto Province are reportedly worked by Igorrotes who, though described as heathens and living in squalor, have developed notable skill. They produce copper kettles up to three and a half feet in diameter and craft various metal implements and ornaments.
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Philippine
Lepanto
Mount Data
P. I
Archipelago
Garden crops expanded for winter use delight epicures
The Department of Agriculture seeks ways to help modest households grow garden crops for winter, as beans and other garden produce enter the list of greenhouse crops and profits rise for producers. The Telegraph notes these foods are expensive, prompting interest in accessible garden options for cold weather.
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Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia Telegraph
Milwaukee Adopts Hired Pallbearers For First Time
Milwaukee prepares to introduce hired pallbearers as a new custom. Local residents have trained in Europe and are ready to serve in uniform, black attire with knee breeches belted coats and white ruffles. Undertakers show willingness to hire them if accepted.
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Milwaukee
World’s Costly Funeral Of Alexander The Great
The article recalls the grand state funeral of Alexander the Great described as the most expensive ever, with a gold coffin filled with costly aromatics and a diadem on the head. The funeral car was adorned with fire gold ornaments and pulled by 84 mules for over a year to move from Babylon to Syria.
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Coxtilest
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Babylon
Syria
Americans petition Shah for Bab faith protection in Persia
A committee of Americans with a religious aim has asked Mr. Bowen now in Paris to petition the Shah of Persia for protection and freedom from persecution for the Bab faith. The faith is gaining followers among Americans including Mrs. Hoar, Mrs. Virginia Trip, Miss Fairfax, Clifford Barney, and Miss Natalie Barney, with Miss Arline Pecka studying the Bab creed.
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Hoar
New Jersey
Virginia Trip
Boston
Fairfax
Clifford Barney
Bar Harbor
Natalie
John Jackson
New York
Misa Arline Pecka
New Religious Labor Movement Gains Ground Says Berck
The Chicago letter notes growing support for the Christian Builders union with Berck promoting open meetings and a clean repu tation standard. Also recaps General John B Turchin’s Civil War career and Lincoln’s support after a court martial ruling. It closes with criticism of Mr Gages Russian sugar decision and its impact on trade.
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Chicago
Christian Builders’ Union
New
Religious Labor Organization
Henry P. Berck
New York Sun
Gage
Russia
Henry P Berce Organizing a Labor Union of Christians
Henry P Berce discusses the idea of a labor union of Christians in a Changed Times era essay. He contrasts American self sufficiency with English impatience, citing Sydney Smith and Harper's Weekly remarks on literary and industrial exchange between nations.
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Henry P. Berce
Monument to Mrs Bradley Johnson unveiled in Baltimore
A statue honoring Mrs Bradley T. Johnson wife of General Johnson was revealed in Baltimore. During the Civil War she aided Confederate soldiers by obtaining comforts and following her husband to camps. After the war she supported veterans homes and care for the wounded.
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Bradley T. Johnson
General Johnson
Baltimore
Public subscription opened in Paris for Madagascar queen
A public subscription is opened in Paris to buy Ranavaiona the dethroned Queen of Madagascar. The aim is to acquire a black satin gown for her, said to be unaffordable due to insufficient allowance from the French government.
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Paris
Ranavaiona
Madagascar
MacArthur to tour after Philippine command ends
General MacArthur nears thirty nine years of service and plans a visit to South Africa and Europe before returning to the United States after relief from command in the Philippines.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
South Africa
Europe
United States
Pride of Ancestry and the Inverted Pyramid of Lineage
A LESLIE popular monthly reflection argues against boasting of nobler blood. It explains that in genealogical generations numbers explode and mix of good and bad heredity defies a simple lineage claim. Ancestry is a web, not a single heroic line.
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Merb Mack
Charles I
Newegate
Lesle
Words of Wisdom and Wit from the Philadelphia Record
A collection of pithy maxims on envy pride trust and happiness drawn from a Philadelphia Record column. Authors lampoon vanity and wealth while praising modesty prudent speech and genuine skill.
Greece’s King Outlines Civilizational Mission in Nauplie Speech
King George in Nauplie inaugurates Colocotrenis monument delivering a sweeping address on sacrifices required to complete Greece’s independence project. He urges continuous labor to defend land and sea, preserve national traditions, and strengthen the army, a speech praised by all political parties and echoed by the Athens press.
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Greece
Colocotrenis
Nauplie
George
London Daily Mail
Heron Captures Half grown Rat in Washington Zoo
A great blue heron at the Washington Zoological Park caught a half grown rat in its enclosure. The rat squealed as the bird carried it to the water and swallowed it alive. The meal did not agree and the bird disgorged the partially digested rat later in the day. Human hair wigs albums and photographs are noted as items the United States imports from Germany.
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Washington Zoological Park
Sual
United States
Germany
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