Remarkable bronze statues unearthed near Cagli Rome
National Museum of Rome acquires ancient bronze statues found by chance in a field near Cagli. The pieces, dating to the 6th century BC, include Mars figures and a balancing gymnast. Local antiquities experts tie the site to historic battles and ancient resting mounds. Foreign offers exceeded the nominal $3,600 paid.
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National Museum of
Rome
Cagli
Callis
Totila
Narses
Mars
Minister of Public Instruction
Inventions Replace Hands With Foot Pedal Leaf Release
French device attached to a piano lets players press a rubber knob with the foot to release sheet music from a clasp. The invention aims to free musicians from turning leaves while ladies play the piano, reshaping a once common courtesy into a mechanical convenience.
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France
Who Steered the Brooklyn During the Loop Mystery
Witnesses summoned for the Schley court of inquiry debate who steered the Brooklyn in the celebrated loop at Santiago. Adams claims the wheel, Sullivan says O Connell, O Connell names the wheelman, Captain Cook cites N Anderson, raising possibility of another unknown steersman.
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Brooklyn
Schley Court of Inquiry
Santiago
Court of Inquiry
Walter, B. Adams
John H. Sullivan
Boston
Adams
Dennis J. O’connell
O'Connell
Captain Cook
Navy Department
N. Anderson
Device connects music sheets with air pressure clasp system
The invention links many music sheets via clasps and a compressed air knob. It attaches to any music stand, useful for violin or piano players, and takes only seconds to install.
McKinley First Speech Remembered in New Berlin
Michael Bitzer of New Berlin recalls presiding at McKinley’s first political speech in 1865 from a dry goods box in the town center. The young Canton native spoke to a sunlit crowd, later earning Bitzer’s proud reminiscence as the man who first introduced him to politics. Erected to Witches Memory. Goethe’s Faust inspires a Walpurgishalle in Berlin, designed by Herman Hendrich with five frescoes, by architect Bernhard Seh ring, praised as artistic, depicting the witches’ legend and nocturnal revels.
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McKinley
Michael Bitzer
New Berlin
Canton
Mr. Biser
Bitzer
Goethe
Faust
Hartz Mountains
Bernhard Sehring
American women shift from literature to philanthropy in talk
Sherwood, writing from England, notes English women discuss literature less at meals whereas American women favor topics like philanthropy, school extension, city decoration, slum work, and the latest novels and science. The Chicago Chronicle comments on democracy shaping women’s interests away from monarchy.
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Sherwood
England
America
Lord Roseberry
Chicago Chronicle
Danish West Indies acquired by United States
The United States acquires the Danish West Indies comprising St. Thomas St. John and St. Croix for 4 020 000. Geology history climate and living conditions described along with strategic naval value of the islands and potential to flank Haiti and San Domingo.
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United States
Danish West Indies
St. John
St. Thomas
St. Croix
West Indies
North
South America
Three Islands
west‘Ward
India
San Salvador
Spain
France
England
Jamaica
Cuba
Porto Rico
Bahamas
Turks and Cai
Cos
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Barbados
Grenada
Tobago
Virgin Group
St. Christopher
Nevis
Antigua
Montserrat
Dominica
Trinidad
Guadeloupe
St. Bartholomew
Martinique
Holland
Curacoa
Bonaire
Aruba
St. Eustatius
St. Martin and
Saba
Denmark
Santa Cruz
Hayti
San Domingo
Central America
Panama
Haiti
Original of Mr Dooley is it Colonel McNeery
A Chicago dispatch declares Colonel McNeery, long ill, was the original for Mr Dooley and notes Finley Peter Dunne in creating the character from Jim McGarry who ran a Dearborn Street bar. The piece recalls how McGarry and John McKenna influenced Dunne and the Chicago tradition of Dooley tales.
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Mr. Dooley
Mr. McGarry
Dearborn Street
Chicago
MccNeery
Jim” McGarry
Dunne
Correcting scripture word choice to align with science
The piece argues future English Bible revisions may replace day with eon or con to match scientific dating. It cites Dr Flinders Petrie noting Egyptian monuments suggest world ages of at least 9,000 years, possibly much older, and asserts science supports scripture on main points while refining dates.
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Flinders Petrie
Egypt
Most Striking Boer War Cartoon Exposes Race Tensions
The Amsterdammer cartoon showing black soldiers under the British flag firing on white women in South Africa drew wide attention. It follows Chamberlain's hint that blacks might be used as soldiers. Critics vary from horror to praise, with London papers calling it disgraceful while Continental critics call it striking.
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Amsterdammer
South Africa
Chamberlain
House of Commons
London
London Daily Mail
Bells of the Street Signal Modern Danger and Rush
The New York Tribune notes that street bells once informed and guided, now warn and compel quick action as vehicles from streetcars to automobiles speed by. Bells mark progress and peril, from gypsy cowbells to car alarms, ambulances, bikes, and autos, shaping urban life.
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John Bunyan
Hell
New York Tribune
Throw Out the Life Line Song Origin
John R. Clements recalls a life saving station visit at Nantasket Beach and Rev. H D S Ufford explains a life-line’s uses. The idea for the song arose from these moments and a wreck tale, leading to a quick composition of both words and music in about fifteen minutes.
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Nantasket Beach
John R. Clements
Christian Endeavor World
Ufford
Rules For Single Beds In The United States And Abroad
The piece argues that single beds are standard in Germany and France, gaining acceptance in the United States. It notes single beds are healthier and more comfortable, especially in summer, despite more linen and work. It cautions against sleeping with sickly or young with old in shared beds due to disease risk.
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United States
Canada
England
German
France
Buck Pin Found in Chicken Gizzard Surprise
A Girard Erie County man, A. M. Clark, killed a chicken for Sunday dinner and found a gold stick pin lodged in the bird’s gizzard. The pin had worn through the organ, half outside and half inside, with an untarnished gold head. The chicken appeared healthy and fed well. A note adds Germany imported $2,500,000 worth of table grapes from Italy last year.
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A. M. Clark
Girard
Erie County
Lr. Clark
Pittsburg
Telegraph
Germany
Italy
Hyena dogs from Transvaal captivate Berlin zoo visitors
The Weekly Panorama reports two young hyena dogs recently imported from the Transvaal to Berlin’s zoological garden. They resemble hyenas but are alert, swift hunters that hunt in packs and can kill antelopes, leopards, and even large predators. Despite their fearsome reputation, locals note they rarely survive long abroad and are kept in captivity only with strict care.
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Berlin
Zoological Garden
Transvaal
Africa
Congo
German East Africa
Siberia
Tall Glass Fad Transforms European Drinkware
Gall Glasses a New Fad reports a rise in tall, slender stemmed glasses designed to replace traditional wine or liqueur vessels. Notable for their extraordinary height and fragile stems, these glasses are crafted with evident artistry and fetch high prices in certain European circles.
The Negro a Serious Problem
The Nashville American editorial declares the Negro cannot emigrate or be deported and will remain for generations. It asserts he is one generation removed from slavery and will face extinction only as a remote possibility. It notes mixed progress and deterioration since the war and calls for thoughtful, courageous, patient treatment.
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Nashville American
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