Remarkable Journey of Mrs Elizabeth Burns and Family
A widow from Grand Rapids Michigan and her six children walked 700 miles to reach Poplar Bluff Missouri in six weeks. The mother sold belongings on May 6 to start the trek and endured delays before completing the journey with relatives. Also notes on Italian goldsmiths exhibition and Benvenuto Cellini birth celebrations.
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Elizapeth Burag
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mia
Burns
Odin, Il
Odin
Poplar Bluff
Florence
Benvenuto Cellini
Hindman Rev Hindman asked to resign at Lincoln church
There is trouble in the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln Nebraska as pastor the Rev William Hindman is pressured to resign. Bryan member yet has not intervened. Hindman denounced Dr T M Hodgman of the University of Nebraska at a meeting claiming his views contradict Presbyterian creed. Charges include worldliness and neglect of pastoral duties with few specifics.
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W. J. Bryan
First Presbyterian Church of
Lincoln
Neb
William N. Hindman
Bryan
Mr. Hindman
T. M. Hodgman
University of Nebraska
Hindman
Motor Cars for Africa
A French automobile company recently dispatched forty two motor cars to central Africa to serve in the regular transportation of goods between Basaloba and Bumoka. The new motor wagons cut transit time from nearly a month to three or four days. Each wagon weighs about four tons and has nine to ten horsepower.
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Africa
Central Africa
Basaloba
Bumoka
Bemnator George F Hoar Responds About Health At 74
Massachusetts resident George F Hoar aged 74 last week replies to a congratulatory letter on his health. He states he is thoroughly over the disease known as pelmg and adds a humorous remark about his age.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts
Controversy Over Ireland’s Greatest Irishman Debate
In Bingland a dispute centers on whether Lord Dufferin Lord Roberts or the late Lord Chief Justice Russell was the greatest Irishman of their generation. At the 1898 Ulster escalation banquet in London Dufferin dubbed Lord Revel as the most distinguished man of our generation.
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Bingland
Russell
Lord Dufferin
Lord Roberts
London
Lord ‘Dufferin
Lord Revel
Explorer Sven Hedin Ends Journey With Thibet Trek
Sven Hedin, famed explorer, endures extreme hardships in Tibet while pursuing first arrival at Lake Lop Nor. He crawled across alkali deserts and scaled icy Altai peaks to uncover ruins described as a grand marble city with mosaics, terraces, and broad driveways.
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Sven Anders Hedin
Thibet
Altai Tag
Hedin
Lake Lop Nor
Lineage of Presidents Traced to British Roots
A London Chronicle study notes that among twenty five U.S. presidents all but one had British family origins. Eighteen, led by Washington, were of English stock. three including James Monroe had Scotch ancestors. Thomas Jefferson was of pure Welsh lineage. five others traced Scotch Irish roots.
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London Chronicle
United States
Washington
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
Venerable Welsh Vicar Reflects on Ancient Church Roots
E. W. Vaughn, a nonagenarian vicar of Llantiert in Glamorgan, Wales, preaches in a church set on grounds tied to Britain’s oldest Christian center. legend recalls Claudia, a daughter of Caractacus mentioned by St Paul, founding a church there about A D 63.
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E. W. Vaughn
Junk tree near Kyoto epitomizes patient garden care
A lone pine grows in the grounds of the Golden Pavilion dating to the fourteenth century. The image shows a junk shaped tree standing a few miles from Kyoto, symbolizing meticulous landscape gardening in the Mikado's empire.
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Kyoto
Japan
Campaign calls swell for Senator Depew amid speeches planned
About six times as many campaign calls are made for Senator Depew as for any other orator and they come from all parts of the country. The republican campaign committee has not yet arranged Mr. Depew's appearances, but he will deliver a great many speeches between now and November.
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Senator Depew
Republican Campaign Committee
Depew
Musical Pigeons of Pekin Feature
A Pekin life article notes the use of small whistles tied to pigeon tails to scare hawks and create a musical aeolian sound. The pipes produce a sweet, sad harmony as the birds exercise overhead.
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Pekin
Distinguishing Venomous Snakes by Their Features
The article explains how to tell venomous vipers from harmless snakes through a blend of traits. It notes head scale patterns, eye shapes, body colors, tail and neck proportions, keeled scales, and the paired fangs as key indicators, with vipers uniquely combining several traits.
How Brain Workers Should Eat
The article advises brain workers to eat small, light meals to sustain nourishment. It argues sedentary work drains digestion, recommending four to six small meals daily, each with one or two foods, and to stop when appetite is satisfied to avoid gas and fermentation.
A Dangerous Spot on the Ocean
The Belle Isle Strait marks the North Atlantic’s most treacherous passage as Labrador’s coast acts as a barrier to fierce tides. Narrow straits between Newfoundland and Labrador create beam seas and unpredictable currents that boats cannot counter. Fog cloaks landmarks making speed and bearings unreliable for captains.
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Belle Isle Strait
North Atlantic
Labrador
Newfoundland
Aluminum curtain used for fireproof theatre protection
Aluminum has been used to build a new fireproof curtain for theatres. The curtain spans sixty feet in width and fifty four feet in height, formed from aluminum sheets each one twelfth of an inch thick and weighing about four thousand pounds.
American Six Master Schooner Aims to Dwarf All Rigs
A new six mast schooner, to be named after a Taunton capitalist, is launched in Camden Maine by H. M. Bean. Built for the New England coal trade, she measures 300 feet keel 335 feet overall 46 feet beam and 26 feet deep carrying about 5500 tons of coal. Captain Crowley will command with full sail plan while engines and steam winches enable handling the vast rig. The vessel rivals the John B Prescott as the largest sailing ship afloat and signals a new era for lake and coastal seafaring.
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Water
John B. Prescott
Philadelphia
New England
Newport News
Arthur Crowley
H. M. Bean
Camden
Taunton
Coal use in cremation debated by chemist and editors
The New York Herald notes Professor Clemens Winkler of Saxony warns universal cremation would exhaust coal, estimating 15 million tons for all deaths yearly and 785 500 tons for major cities. Die Flamme counters, saying modern crematories use far less coal and that cremation coal impact is minor next to industry.
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New York Herald
Clemens Walker
Saxony
Cer
Winkler
Die Flamme
Crow Indians Build Burlington Railroad Extension
Crow Indians 200 workers on a 110 mile Burlington line from Toluca Montana to Cody City Wyoming. Chief Red Blanket leads the project with warriors paid five dollars daily for ponies and a scraper. Workers wear war feathers while handling modern tools, moving dirt in silence.
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Burlington Railroad
Toluca
Mont
Cody City
Wyo
Burlington
Red Blanket
Corks in Quantities Prompt Billion-Weight Deal
A Cincinnati Enquirer item reports a brewing association contracted to buy about 480000 pounds of corks for 460000 dollars. The deal aims to deliver up to 100000000 corks in two years, described as one of the largest corks deals historically. Cork is sourced from cork oak trees in Spain, stripped every decade, yielding 50 to 500 pounds per tree, then shipped to England after processing.
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Lion of Stoppers
Saya
Cincinnati Enquirer
Spain
England
Cork Oak Returns After Bark Stripping Delays
The cork wood tree needs about ten years to recover from bark stripping and does not die with the loss of bark. Older trees yield better cork, with many Spanish trees bearing heavy bark crops after more than a century.
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Spain
Churchill to write life of his father Lord Randolph
It is settled that Winston Spencer Churchill will write the life of his distinguished father Lord Randolph Churchill if he does not risk his life again before the war ends.
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Winston Spencer Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchil
Snails Teeth A Naturalist Describes Their Ruthless Mouth
A Chicago Tribune excerpt explains how snails feed using a tongue like a saw with thousands of tiny teeth. The tongue uncoils to expose sections, cutting leaves with a smooth edge while teeth wear and renew themselves, suggesting such a device would threaten many predators if scaled up.
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Animal Kingdom
Chicago Tribune
Dog owners must curb public canine mischief, says London Globe
The London Globe argues owners bear responsibility for dogs misbehaving in public. It cites incidents where dogs frighten drivers and riders, causing fatalities and injuries, and urges swift punishment to deter repeat offenses.
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Bedford
London Globe
Steamers to Run on the Dead Sea
United States Consul Winter reports a future motor boat line between Jerusalem and Kerek on the Dead Sea. A first steamer about 100 feet long, built in Hamburg, has started voyage to Palestine. a second is ordered. The Prodomos will carry 34 passengers plus freight. Promoters are Greek cloister inmates in Jerusalem. management is German. Kerek, main eastern desert trade town, has about 1 800 Christians and 6 000 Moslems. Hebron merchants frequent its markets.
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Dead Sea
United States
Winter
Annaberg
State Department
Jerusalem
Kerek
Land of
Moab
Hamburg
Palestine
Jordan
Hebron
French explorer finds vainest people on African coast
A French explorer reports the Pahominas, a warlike tribe on the west African coast, as the vainest people on earth. They adorn themselves mainly with tattoos and the explorer notes ingenuity in hair styling and dress.
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Africa
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