Maiden Lane gem importers urge lower duties on diamonds and pearls
A New York World report notes gem importers warn higher duties on diamonds and pearls could boost smuggling. Alfred Krower chairs a jewel district committee planning a Washington visit to press down duties. They cite 10 percent duty on cut stones and smuggling risks, with Antwerp and Amsterdam factories employing far more workers. They also note duties have raised concerns about revenue and competition with foreign centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maiden Lane
New York World
Alfred Krower
Washington
Antwerp
Amsterdam
New York
Equity Enforces Family Legacy After Oral Agreement
The Kansas Supreme Court upholds enforcement of an oral contract gifting property to a girl who served as a family member, finding no inequity in the agreement despite the husband’s prior conveyance. The case cites related NY law on living portraits and protection for a petitioner needing safety from arrest during trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bichel
Oliver
Pacific Reporter
Supreme Court of Kansas
New York
Wyatt Va Wanamaker
New York Supplement
New York Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Virginia
Petitioner
Chanler
Sherman
Federal
United States Circuit Court Appeals
Circuit Court
Fresh Fashioned Fables and a Lion’s Tyranny
A gathering of animals denounces the lion for tyranny and adopts a resolution appointing a jackass as single envoy to present it. The jackass rebukes the crowd, recalling a brother who challenged the lion and was killed, a sharp and cautionary fable from the New York News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackass
New York News
One-Eyed Photo Subject Prompts Curiosity
A portrait subject’s appearance sparks intrigue about her nose and facial pose. The remark centers on whether the photographed girl’s features were enhanced or natural, with attention to her single visible eye and overall beauty.
Kin Compliment Prompt Refuses And Reflects On Bonds
A brief remark asks if a relative ever offered praise, provoking reflection on family ties and gratitude. The tone remains introspective and concise.
A Tale of a Caravan Chapter Ends in Betrayal
In a tense caravan scene Marshall taunts Monk as Miss Monk accuses him and William Jones of harming Brinkley. A dramatic revelation arrives when the murdered young man appears, challenging the plot, while Matt faces an unexpected wedding fallout and Jones contemplates punishment.
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Marshall
William Jones
Mr. Monk
Monk
Matt
Charles Brinkley
Fle
Jones
Lightwood
Brinkiey
Christian
Brinkley
Coast Guard
Mr. Jones
The Living Proof of Monkshurst’s Fraud Revealed
In a tense confrontation Brinkley explains the return from the grave with the dying message and a marriage certificate hidden on a foundling. Monk denies guilt but is arrested after a struggle as Tim and Marshall restrain him and Brinkley exposes the fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monk
Mett
Mr. Monk
Monkshurst
Colonel Monk
Jones
William Jones
Brinkley
Matt
Foundling
Tim
Marshall
Matt and Brinkley wed in a final transformation tale
The narrative follows Matt of Monkshurst gaining wealth and education after court battles. William Jones suffers brain fever after his hoard dispersal, while Matt and artist Brinkley plan a wedding. The couple imagines a honeymoon in a caravan as the tale closes.
Hiccough cure by nerve pressure and a hen's milestone
Science notes a hiccough cure by pressing the pneumogastric nerve at the neck for about a minute to numb the connected nerves. Sit still with neck muscles relaxed and press firmly while the head moves side to side. Also mentioned is a Swiss village decorating flags for a hen that laid its thousandth egg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
London Daily Mail
Inquiry into Speculation Finds Mixed Effects on Prices
A Governor Hughes committee report on speculation in securities and commodities endorses some forms as stabilizing and a service to merchants, while condemning mercantile and metal exchanges as harmful and recommending repeal of their charters. It supports short selling to steady prices, calls for a 20 percent minimum margin, and condemns branch offices that push speculation through liquor and improper inducements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hughes
Mercantile
Political maneuvering and reclamation funding clash in Nebraska
In Nebraska, Postmasters Sizer and Thomas visit to push a reinforced Republican campaign network and to gauge Senator Brown and Burkett’s views on next year’s chairman. Separately, a reclamation funding plan allowing settlers to finance main ditches faces an attorney general ruling, threatening the North Valley water users and delaying irrigation projects amid exhausted government funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nebraska
Sizer
Lincoln
Thomas
Omaha
Burkett
Brown
Harry Lindsay
Lindsay
Garfield
F. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
North Vallleyv Water-Users’ Association
Scotts Bluff
Interior Department
Newell
Newall
Scotts Bluffs
Governors Reclamation Fund
Congress
Nebraska Notes Public life and court actions across the state
District court sentences horse thief Robert Sutton to two years in the penitentiary. Pickpockets face swift punishment, while Frank Frye escapes from Madison jail after five months. Italian worker Tony Judich injured in Axtell. condition serious after being run over by a handcar. A road found under Davis residence at Seward adds curiosity for Henry Henman. Tramps at Broken Bow bring marshal’s welcomes and work for visitors. Insanity commission sends Oliver Douty to Lincoln hospital. sunstroke history noted. Wayne Wiley buys 288 acre farm near Lyons. wolves kill a colt near Lyons. Hedlund from Sagamore, Pa., travels via train to Kearney, then wanders toward home. Richard Henderson dies at 18, pneumonia after measles. Peru summer school reception for students. large attendance. Monument unveiling at Nelson honors country defenders with G A R help and eight local girls.
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Tony Judich
Axtell
McCook
Southwestern Nebraska Hospital
Davis
Seward
John Hughs
Henry Henman
Broken Bow
Marshal Towsley
Oliver Douty
Board of Insanity
Hospital
Lincoln
Gillan
Douty
Wayland Wiley
Pender
Lyons
James Jensen
Oscar Hedland
Sagamore
Kearney
Hedland
No. 14
Hedlund
Gibbon
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Richard Henderson
J. F. Henderson
Peru
Nelson
G. A. R. Post
Day of Accidents for Lincoln Man in Seward
A. H. Masterman of Lincoln suffered a fractured arm after slipping on a banana peel at the M. W. A. field day in Seward. Later he was struck by an automobile driven by Leonard Hollstein, injuring his other arm and causing additional injuries.
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Lincoln
Seward, Neb
Seward
A. H. Masterman
Leonard Hollstein
Explosion at Den ver Gas & Electric Plant Kills, Injures
Denver reports a 200 ton boiler exploded at the Denver Gas and Electric plant. Three dead, one fatally injured, nine severely hurt, and three missing. The boiler was hurled into the air, destroying the generator and roof. Lights off two hours as houses shook and the blast was heard for miles. A seven year old boy, Joseph Perri, was among the early victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Denver Gas & Electric Company
Joseph Perri
Black Hand threat on immigration drives Junior Mechanics meeting
In Detroit Michigan 312 delegates from nearly every state attend the thirtieth biennial convention of the national council Junior Order of American Mechanics. The agenda includes banning Black Hand members through stricter immigration laws and eradicating the society.
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Detroit
Mich
National Council
Junior Order of American Mechanics
Army Men Inoculated With Fever Germs
Seven United States Army volunteers including Gilchrist Sergeant Fuller Privates Schmidt Ingram Harrison Goodman and Dowler and acting cook Daily received typhoid fever serum. The inoculation was done by injection to test vaccine qualities.
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Omaha
Gilchrist
Fuller
Schmidt
Ingram
Harrison
Goodman
Dowler
United States Army
Army tests heavier musket bullets for wind resistance
Experimental ammunition weighing 160 170 180 and 190 grains has been prepared by the army ordinance department for tests. The present bullet is 150 grains. The rounds have been sent to the Springfield armory and the school of musketry for firings to determine if heavier projectiles reduce wind deviation.
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Washington, D. C
Ordinance Department of the Army
Springfiel Armory
School of Musketry
Assassin Escaped After Ambush at Farm Home
Kingston Missouri report of Clyde Hatfield aged 23 a farmer six miles south of Cowgill in Cadwel county shot from ambush at his home as he and his wife were in the garden. He died almost instantly the assassin fled and remains unidentified.
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Kingston
Clyde Hatfield
Cowgill
Cadwel County
M Hatfield
Severe hail storm damages crops near Silver Creek
A hail storm began northwest of Silver Creek Nebraska Sunday night and moved southeast destroying gardens fruit trees and seriously damaging crops. It crossed the Platte River and caused extensive damage to the country southeast of there with a storm about two miles wide in Polk County and extending about 14 miles.
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Silver Creek
Neb
Platte River
Polkenuniv
Sanitorium Blaze At Hemingford Raises Questions
Fire at Dr. Elkner's boarding house known as the Sanitorium in Hemingford destroyed the unoccupied building around 2 a.m. Officials probe the origin as the second mysterious blaze this year. Ellsworth Parmenter of Kenesaw fined $15 and costs for speeding in county court.
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Ellsworth Parmenter
Kenesaw
Coun
Origin of thermometer traced to Newton and Fahrenheit
The Chicago News cites Royal Society records showing Isaac Newton proposed an oil thermometer with a zero at freezing and scale starting at body heat. later Fahrenheit switched to mercury and a fourfold division, setting boiling at 212 and body heat at 96, creating the modern thermometer scale.
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William Wilkes
Isaac Newton
Chicago News
Royal Society
Society
Sir Samuel
Fahremhelt
King of Sweden entertained by Lord Mayor at Guildhall
The King of Sweden was hosted by the Lord Mayor of London at the Guildhall, a first for a Swedish sovereign. The piece recalls Sir Richard Whittington’s era, the debt burned to free Henry V, and contrasts modern banquets with Pepys era noting napkin scarcity and lack of trenchers.
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Sweden
England
London
John Edward Price
Richard Whittington
Lord Mayo
Henry V
Whittington
Henry
Samuel Pepys
Derived Industries and Odd Fabrics Spotlighted
The Hartford Times highlights fabrics from pine needles ramie and cactus leather noting shirts from pine needles and nettle gowns. It credits James Wilson for coining derived industries and mentions cabinet support and President Harrison's administration.
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Origon
China
Germany
France
Hartford Times
James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Look at Her, Too Plain to Hire
A humorous Royal Magazine vignette where a mistress refus es a servant for chores, insisting the only role needed is to look at her, and declares the applicant too plain for the task.
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Royal Magazine
Evolution of the Overcoat as Motoring Fashion
The article notes how the rise of motoring has altered overcoat style for everyday wear. It suggests that five years ago the ordinary man in a heavy D. B. buttoned coat with storm collar and a light tweed cap would have been seen as eccentric or weakly.
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Robert Buchanan
Chancery
West
Tray
Senators
Black
Army
Ernest Prindle
Homer ,Prindle
Walter Chambers
Herman Wachter
Sutton
Newton
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