Miscellany of Odds and Ends From A Melange of Notices
A jumble of short items notes oddities and anecdotes from early American life. Limburger cheese misidentified, a man crafts a gavel from McKinley’s birthplace wood, a Niagara Falls hat mishap, three boys jailed after dime novel zeal, an Omaha bride gift of forged bonds, a man struck by lightning delivering ice, and remarks on boycotts vaccinations and a Dixie band incident. A tall tale of Ireland Spain and a royal secretary Count di Morphi concludes the miscellany.
Umbrella Stolen From Mrs Lockwood Reappears in Kentucky
During a Federation of Women event Belya Lockwood waved a large umbrella to stress her points. A depraved person stole it and it later showed up at the Kentucky State Convention in Lexington where it was used as a ramble. If chivalry remains in Kentucky the umbrella will be returned to Mrs Lockwood with repairs.
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Federation of Women
Belya Lockwood
Kentucky
Lexington
Yvette Guilbert
America
Chicago
Yvette
Guilbert
Teddy Marks
Mile
Albert Chevalier
Miss Fuller
Li Hung Chang Returns Home From Russia With Wealth
The rehabilitated Chinese diplomat Li Hung Chang travels home from Russia leaving behind gold and jewels. Emperor William receives an Oriental bounty and repays with a modest honorary decoration costing few marks and sparse words. Li Hung Chang plans to pass the United States during his tour to observe and study American political institutions.
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Li Hung Chang
Russia
William
United States
Foreign powers comforted by misread U S secession fears
A Spanish paper argues that if Spain fought the United States the southern states would secede and join Spain, causing the Union to dissolve into minute pieces. It warns that many such fears exist and help foreign powers ignorant of American realities.
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Spain
End of Century Bloodshed Between Turks and Spaniards
The remark notes the heavy violence between Turkish and Spanish forces this year as the century closes, reflecting on a period of supposed enlightenment and progress. It emphasizes the ongoing conflict and its grim toll without detailing specific incidents.
Easter in Tiflis The Russian Orthodox Midnight Service
The National Review notes Easter in Tiflis with a vivid account of the midnight Orthodox service in the old Byzantine cathedral. Candles replace gloom as priests and crowd illuminate the interior, revealing officials in uniform and their families amid incense and ceremonial rites.
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Tiflis
National Review
Russia
Christ
The Darling and the Feeding Bottle
A distressed suitor comforts a crying woman, then unveils a gift. He presents a brand-new feeding bottle to a six month old baby, soothing tears with promises and affection. The scene shifts from romance to an odd, unsettling ending as the infant becomes the focus of the gesture. The narrative tone mirrors period newspaper prose with a sudden twist.
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New York
Darling
Humorous Rail Yard Call Sparks Chinatown Boston Tale
A railway worker on the Boston and Maine during a late afternoon run at Somerville East Everett and Lynn shouts station names. The veteran front man and a playful rear platform prankster create a chaotic, comic scene as the train stops stretch into a mnemonic chorus of place names and a final quip about Harper’s Drawer.
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Boston & Maine
Somerville
Old Sprette
Chelsea
East Everett
Petti John
Lynn
Lyan
Hust Lyan
Swampecott
Philips Beach
Beneh Dbluit
Clifton
Devereaux
Mirblehead
Harper'’s Drawer
Science's rising triumphs open endless human progress
The great achievements of science seem to offer limitless possibilities for all. Science is advancing with triumphs that elevate civilizing life, making the world better through continued conquests as society grows.
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Henry Hagne
Quote on voting from Rev. A. W. Spooner inflames debate
The Ballot quote urges voting as a moral act with a celestial safeguard, contrasting it with letting the mud and deceit take hold. Rev. A. W. Spooner frames the choice as a high duty versus corruption, provoking community discussion.
The Rivals tour plus Arthur staging with Irving Goodwin
Theatrical notes recount Julia Arthur joining Irving in England for another season, Nat C. Goodwin's Australia tour and a new comedy Treadway of Yale by Augustus Thomas. Also covers DeWolf Hopper opera 14 Capitan with Sousa music, and the Park City Bridgeport stage comedy The Leading Lady. Mentions Yvette Guilbert critic, and a look at Columbia bicycle use in London by notable riders.
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Julia Arthue
England
Irving — Goodwin
Australia
Sheridan
New York
Julia Arthur
Irving
Miss Arthur
Nat C. Goodwin
Antipodes
Treadway
Yale
Augustus Thomas
Alabama
Mr. Thomas
Mr. Goodwin
DeWolf Hopper
Sousa
Charles Klein
Michael Morton
Park City Theater
Bridgeport
Conn
Vesta Fitzallen
Fred Anderson
Harvard
Vesta
Edna
James Fitzallen
Natives and Americans Thrive in Santa Cruz Honduras
In Santa Cruz, Honduras, 650 residents, 1650 feet up, Americans explore coffee prospects while locals inspect visitors. The narrative recounts hospitality, swindles avoided, alcalde Leiva’s officials, hunting mishaps, and a social visit from Jeffs of the Honduras railroad with two Grand Rapids sisters.
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Honduras
Santa Cruz
Chicago
Price
Dramatic Notes on Opera Singers and Recitals
Mme Marie Tavary to sing at Covent Garden London. Lillian Apel, a Detroit girl, triumphs in Paris. Zolie de Lussan popular in Godard's Le Vivandiere in England. Barker and pupils give piano recital at Handel Hall. Sybil Sanderson engaged for next season in St Petersburg with 100000 francs for twenty performances, resting at Lake Como. The Heart of Maryland a success at Herald Square. Clarence Edig's Paris organ concert draws thousands at the Trocadero. Le Figaro hails Eddy as a great organist. Lillian Russell to star in An American Beauty with music by Gustave Kerker and book by Hugh Morton. Russell's season opens Sept 14.
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Mme
Marie Tavary
Covent Garden
London
Paris
Lillian Apel
Detroit
Zolie de Lussan
England
Godard
Robert Barker
Kelso- Ruff School
Handel Hall
Sybil Sanderson
Imperial Theater
St. Petersburg
Lake Como
Maryland
Herald Square Theater
New York City
Clarence Edig
Trocadero
le Figaro
Mr. Eddy
Lillian Russell
New York
Newport
Monte Carlo
Gustave Kerker
Hugh Morton
Miss Russell
Journey Through Honduras Echoes of Mountain Roads
John McKay and Jeffs with sisters travel from Santa Cruz toward Tegucigalpa while crossing rugged terrains. Natives express astonishment at unfamiliar bloomers as the travelers observe curious mountain life, heading toward Siguatepeque on a shared trek through unfamiliar landscapes.
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Santa Cruz
Jeffs
Tegucigalpa
Siguatepeque
John McKay
George Eliot's Kindness Inspires a Lost Youth
A Detroit Freep Press note recalls a western mother who sent her son to London for study. George Eliot traced the boy, sheltered him in Chelsea, and kept the mother informed. The Lewes family continued to support the youth after Eliot's death, ending with a pearl pin gift in memory of the act.
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Detroit Freep Press
London
England
George Eliot
Chelsea
Lewes
Tailor H. J. 53 admits burglary at Old Bailey
At the Old Bailey yesterday H. J. 53 a tailor pled guilty to burglary. Warder T. proved prior convictions totaling twenty seven years penal servitude. The judge sentenced him to five years penal servitude. The article notes the professional criminal’s mindset and predicts further offences after release.
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Old Bailey
H. J
Blackwood
Magaazine
Industrious Farmer's Wife Records Yearly Kitchen Output
A Michigan farmer's wife kept a detailed ledger of home cooking for a family of six last year. The list shows 325 loaves of bread, 83 tins of biscuits, 15 loaves of brown bread, 267 pies, 150 cakes, 35 puddings, 114 dozen cookies, 108 dozen ginger snaps, and 14 chicken pies. Excludes meats and vegetables and reflects weekly averages. Machinery and cooperation aid the homemaker, the Commonwealth notes.
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Michigan
Boston Commonwealth
Sulphur Found in Lower California Reported Pure
Popular Science News notes reports of pure sulphur in Lower California Mexico that could be shoveled into sacks for market use in sulphuric acid production. The piece compares global sources noting Sicily and California as premier localities and mentions iron pyrite as a byproduct in acid manufacture.
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California
Mexico
Sicily
Popular Science News
The Enemy Opens Grapeshot as Appendicitis Shocks Brave
A courier announces grapeshot fire while a warrior reels and cries appendicitis, yet the moment is hailed as glorious in a dramatic Detroit Tribune vignette.
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Detroit Tribune
Patriotism urged to curb selfishness in America
Reverend Henry Anstice argues that patriotism is needed today to counteract natural selfishness and instill greater responsibility in citizens. The call emphasizes civic duty and national unity for the common good.
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America
Henry Anstice
Baseball Clubs Reach All Mountain Towns in Tennessee
Baseball clubs appear in every mountain town of Tennessee this year as the craze spreads wider than ever with more communities forming teams and fans embracing the sport.
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Tennessee
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Cicero
Oak Park
Clintom
Marion Street
Ark
Illinois
Mr. Bull
Cuba
Weyler
Chicago Board of Trade
Charles Harris
Niles
Ohio
McKinley
Charles
Niagara Falls
Cincinnati
Providence
Fleod
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
The
Kansas City Journal
Hubbard
Cartersville
Edward Dwelle
New South
W. C. Fite
Dwelle
Billy Murphy
Ireland
Count di Morphi
Alphon 60
Nan
Science
A. W. Spooner
Joe Jefferson
Bob Acres
Frank Staynor
the Fitzallens
Mrs. Chetwynd
Miss Mann
Frank Stayner
Tomentors
Ndna
Etienne Girardot
James Vitvallen
H. B. Bradley
Albert A. Andruss
Byron McStuff
Charles Thropp
Soaper
Louis R. Grisel
Vesta Fitzaken
Louise Douglas
Jessie Mackaye
Reta Villiers
Beatrice Moreland
Betty
Sadie Carlisle
Agnes Page
A. E. Lancaster
Nathaniel Hartwig
Schiller Theater
Ill
Marie Wainwright
Com
NATO
Goodwin
Sir Lucius O’trigger
the Rivals
Tes
Howard West
Mrs. van Dam
Hattie Russell
Lucy Halford
Gertrude Elliott
Mammy
Dorothy Thornton
Eng
Countess Cairns
Spencer Churchill
Hay
St. Leonards
Dunreath
Berens
Lord Willoughby de Eresby
Earl of Dunraven
H. Rider Haggard
Henry Norman
Olive Thanet
That Republic
Onduras
Pio Romero
Col. Watts
Alcalde
Leiva
Repubiic
Don Pio Canton
Mortiel
Howard
Peacock
Mortici
Brach
Windemere
Brad
Grand Rapids
Mich
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