Grace Pomeroy to Wed Philip Clark a noted athlete
Grace Pomeroy, renowned as the United States leading woman fencer and an all around sportswoman, plans marriage to Philip Clark. The Cincinnati native is famed for bear killing at Glenwood Springs, cross country riding, long distance swimming, and fearless fencing prowess praised by top fencing teachers. Clark hails from St Louis.
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Grace Pomeroy
Philip Clark
United States
Miss Pomeroy
New York
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Three to Two Minute Trotters Through Time
The article chronicles a history of pacing speed from Flora Temple to Crescens and Maud S the Queen of the Turf. It notes Maud S ten-year title hold and Jay Eye See shortfall and praises Crescens and Hila as the current champion with record times and fastest heats.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Flora Temple
Crescens
Te Feelelat
Flora Temple Watt Pee Eild
Dexter
Cissevas Veseers
St. Julian
Maud S
Sceeesee
Jay-Wye-Sea
Maud S. Prec
Renee ZI
Maud
Diamond Jacket Goes On Display In Paris Window
Mile Fayette who recently debuted in Paris received a jeweled bolero jacket priced at 1,500,000 francs about $300,000. The diamond and pearl studded garment, covered with emeralds sapphires rubies and turquoises, was exhibited in a jeweler's window on Avenue de l Opera drawing crowds.
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Mile
Fayette
Paris
Avenue de l'Opera
Color and the trusts in Negro business at Chicago meeting
Anthony Overton of Kansas City Kansas declares trusts aided the negro at the National Negro Business League final session in Chicago. He said great combines reduced price fluctuations helping colored dealers and Negro manufacturers, noting the steel combine as beneficial.
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Anthony Overton
Kansas City
Kan
Overton
National Negro Business League
Chicago
Great Steel
Romantic double burial tale of Lord Dalmeny and Mrs Gough
The London Globe recounts how Lord Dalmeny in 18th century England secretly married a widow named Miss O Cannon, pursued her to Thorpe Essex, had her embalmed and carried to Thorpe with a coffin. He escorted the funeral and shared the grave with her former husband Mr Gough, dying thereafter.
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Gannon
Cincinnati
America
London Globe
Lord Dalmeny
James
Thorpe
Gough
London
Manufacturing Artificial Silk From Glue
Ainslee's Magazine describes making artificial silk from glue by dissolving gelatine, forming threads, and dyeing before drying. The piece notes technical challenges including waterproofing, drying speed, temperature effects, and color variation, with witty cautions about wear in rain and the outcome.
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Ainslee
Old Virginia Land Grant Document Recounted
A J H Blakeman brings a land grant to the Journal describing a 240 acre tract once part of Virginia. Signed by Governor Patrick Henry at Richmond on April 24 1786 and printed on sheep skin. Located on Back Creek Garrard County near Lancaster, with ties to John Saunders and Elijah Waikes family lineage.
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J. H. Blakeman
Journal Office
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Richmond
Back Creek
Garrard County
Lancaster
Blakeman
John Saunders
Garrard
Jessamine
I.y
The Executions of the Pencil Recalled in Mind
The late Baronaber, a pencil maker, once praised the article that made him rich claiming it did more executions than the sword. He asked who could count the Ivers it had written.
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Baronaber
Machines Replace Bookkeepers in Major Firms
A Tennessee bank cashier named Fisher of Athens invented new bookkeeping machines that automate billing and record keeping. Three devices per Marshall Field style setup and a one monthly bill machine are already replacing labor in large establishments, with one machine eliminating eight jobs and another two. The inventor observed stamp cancellation through a window and expanded the idea to automate his own ledgers.
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Marshall Field
Tennessee Bank
Potatoes Prove Their Worth In Diet And Culture
An agricultural department report extols potatoes as a valuable food, noting their protein content and role in a balanced diet. It describes storage losses, cooking methods to maximize value, and user variability in health effects, then shifts to a Chicago jail talk on robbery and public spoliation with remarks by Clarence Dartow and comments on gas and oil price burdens.
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Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Raleigh
Virginia
Chile
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
Chicago
Clarence Dartow
Rockefeller
Santos-Dumont Escapes Death In Paris Airship Crash
Illustration shows Brazilian aeronaut M Santos-Dumont trapped in his airship Santos-Dumont Vv after it fell between two Passy houses near the Trocadero. He hung for over half an hour in a wicker basket before workers rescued him by lowering a rope. The accident occurred while competing for the Deutsch prize of 20000 dollars.
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Paris
M. Santos-Dumont
Santos-Dumont
Trocadero
Seine
Descendants of a Hero and a Heroic Cry Don’t Give Up the Ship
The column recalls Captain Lawrence and the famous dying cry Dont give up the ship. It notes a monument at Trinity Church in New York and tells of Lawrence descendants Clarence Lester and Isaac Lawrence living for over two years in St Barnabas Home on Mulberry Street. Their father is dead and their mother works as a servant in a New York family.
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James Bawretha
Oosbinaiane
Cheadpeake
Shannon
Captain Lawrence
Triinity Church
New York
Clarence
Lester
Isaac Lawrence
St. Barnabas Home
Mulberry Street
Perpetual Motion Machine Invention From Australia
Herbert Rose of Australia patents a gravity wheel with concentric rings and radiating arms. He claims heavier weights on the downward grade produce perpetual motion, with a spring stop device to halt operation. A 40 foot diameter wheel would carry 1050 weights and deliver substantial driving power from its center.
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Herbert Rose
Australia
Invention Promises Perpetual Motion Style Motor Wheel
The Motor Wheel is described as costing about one sixth the machinery cost for steam power and allegedly cutting working expenses by 95 percent. A working model has undergone continuous testing and shows potential of endless operation, echoing hopes for a perpetual motion solution.
The Young Man's Chances Symposium
A western weekly with national reach argues that young men face abundant opportunities in business. editor joins, noting hard work is essential, and warning against speculation where many fail while only a few succeed.
London Camera Makers Produce Expensive Sultan Cameras
A London firm completed for the Sultan of Morocco two high end cameras a quarter plate and a half plate with lavish fittings. The half plate is silver mounted and the quarter plate is solid gold with gold screw and plate holders. The white Morocco leather case completes the luxurious presentation. The half plate cost £900 and the quarter plate £2100.
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London
Eng
Sultan of Morocco
Rage for Athletics Grounds Oberlin President Says
Oberlin President Barrows predicts a lasting athletic craze will yield a healthier nation. He argues Americans over fifty should adopt golf first and business second to live longer, be more successful, and happier citizens.
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Barrows
Oberlin Bieves
America
Conversation on Age and Adaptability Among Gentlemen
A dialogue features Sir Mountstuart and Sir Andrew debating when age begins. They echo a definition that aging starts when one cannot adapt to changes in environment, with a parable about Cardinal Newman reading Latin and reacting to misread phrases.
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Maa Coupe
Andrew
Sir Mountstuart
Sir Andrew
G. Caller
Cardinal Newman
Miracle Cure for Rheumatism With Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Madison County a 13 year old boy Willie Keil suffered acute rheumatism for over three months. Doctors failed, but after his father bought Dodd's Kidney Pills the boy recovered completely after three boxes. The remedy is now widely discussed.
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Oldenburg
Willie Keil
Dodd
Madison County
Presents for Lady Graduate
A guide to suitable graduation gifts for a young lady including books by a popular author an opera glass a fine pen jewelry a bound poetry book and various art novelties aligned with donor means and intimacy.
Wonderfoul Bridge in Arizona Petrified Tree Span
A remarkable agate bridge in Arizona is a petrified tree spanning a canyon. The trunk measures three to four feet in diameter and extends over a hundred feet in sight with both ends embedded in sandstone.
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Arizona
Delicate Compliment Cited by Irish Judge in Four Courts
In Dublin at the Four Courts the judge summing a case before a jury refers to the plaintiffs as a lady and her daughter and a line about Mrs O Toole and her charming daughter highlights the proceedings. The remark underscores the social nuance of the case.
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Dublin
Young Italian Ambassador to Washington Opens Role
The Italian ambassador to Washington Marquis Obizzi Malaspina di Carbonari ranks among the nation’s youngest diplomats. Five years earlier he served as under secretary to the embassy under Baron Fava.
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Washington
Marquis Obizzi Malaspina di Carbonari
Baron Fava
Annual Loss of Ships
The report notes an average world yearly loss of 2,172 ships with 94 vessels listed as completely missing and never heard from again.
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Athens
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