Germans, Americans mingle in Berlin as coronation shadows loom
Berlin reports large crowds of American visitors making the city livelier than usual. Sculptor Moritz Wolff shows a twelve foot statue of McKinley. Elsewhere, letters from Emerson’s daughter surface about dying days. Notables and scholars, including Shedd, Sachan, and Flynt, travel, work, or observe events in Berlin and Weimar.
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Philadelphia Times
Berlin
London
Rhine
Moritz Wolff
McKinley
Herr Wolf
Beautiul Hillside Cemetery
Philadelphia
Hermann Grimm
Emerson
New American Church
Harvard
Grimm
Beause
Mr. Shedd
Princeton
Persia
Higher Criticism Stirs Catholic Church Pushes Reform
The Literary Digest notes the time spirit spreading to Rome as higher criticism gains ground in Catholic thought. It cites Dr St George Mivart and Dr Zahn, the Roman Biblical commission, and Abbe Alfred Loisy as pivot points signaling a new epoch in Catholic exegesis and possible tension within the Holy Office.
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St. George Mivart
Zahn
Roman Biblical Commission
Austin West
Alfred Loisy
Contemporary Review
Rome
Congregation of the Index
Inquisition
Comonly
The
Holy Office
Richard
Loisy
Institut Catholique
Paris
Neuilly sur-Seins
France
Abbe
Ecole Pratique Des Hautes Etudes
Lessy
Biblical Commission
International Biblical Commission
Moce
Boethius
Leo XIII
Large Prices Paid for Sargent Pictures
London reports Werthheimer paid about 50000 dollars for Sargent portraits of his wife and children. London and Paris critics hail a Sargent year with his work drawing record attention at the Royal Academy and elsewhere. The price trend, tied to the artist's rising fame, emphasizes the market value of his portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werthheimer
Sargent
John Sargent
Werthheimer, Sr
Ir. Werthheimer
Werthheimer, Jr
London
Royal Academy
Academy
Paris
Carolus Duran
Benjamin Constant
Henry G. Marquand
Metropolitan Museum
Velasquez
Hals
Colombian Troops Capture Agua Dulce Town
Panama June 21 reports Agua Dulce captured by government forces under Generals Berti and Castro. General Vivero, a former prisoner at Chiriqui, escaped and reached here, saying Agua Dulce is defended by 1,000 men and Liberal troops at David are demoralized.
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Panama
Colombia
Agua Dulce
Berti
Castro
Vivero
Chiriqui
David
Love Arrives, Then Leaves: A Poem’s Winding Tale
A lyric recounts longing for Love and the joy of arrival followed by deep pain. The speaker recalls a brief, radiant encounter leaving a kiss, a wound, and cold memories. The refrain laments Love’s return yet absence, ending with a fragment about Boston.
Legal fight over state house site in New Jersey
Special to the Philadelphia Times Trenton June 21 The Supreme Court will hear a writ of certiorari next Thursday on the validity of last winter's law allowing the state to condemn property owned by Mrs Charles E Green adjoining the State House grounds for an Executive Mansion The Green family opposes the taking citing sentiment and health concerns raised by Elmer Ewing Green son of Mrs Caleb Green who offered to sell the property for one dollar to the state but only if no disturbance to his mother occurred during her lifetime The properties total 74 feet on State Street extending to Front Street and are among the most valuable in the area
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Trenton
Supreme Court
Charles E. Green
State House
New Jersey
Henry W. Green
Green
Caleb Green
Elmer Ewing Green
State House Commission
State Street
Front Street
Cannibalism in British New Guinea Reported by Bishop
The Bishop of New Guinea details ongoing cannibalism among natives four years after first contact. He describes a northeast coast village where a skull and bones hang as trophies and a large man explains the act in limited vocabulary. The World notes Edward VII on the throne will not be told of such practices by loyal subjects under the Union Jack.
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Edward VII
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Westminster
New York
British New Guinea
New Guinea
Church of England
Coronation Fever and Colonial Protests Hit London
Lloyds shows heavy betting on the king living until June 26 with three percent premium as public nerves rise. Royal processions spark record decor and U S firms join in displays while colonial troops complain they are used for guarding rather than marching. Officials say the king recovers and will travel to Buckingham Palace.
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London
Lloyds
Aldershot
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
War Office
Canada
Earl of Minto
Lord Strathcona
Pellatt
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
State House land offer sparks display of filial devotion
In a case surrounding Capitol grounds expansion, a son offered land worth over 300000 to his mother to protect her from disturbance. Governor Murphy praised the gesture and pledged the state would not disrupt her residence, while Mrs Green’s property faced condemnation and a disputed price between 40000 and 200000.
Freddie’s Wise Offer Warns of Night Fear
A Greenwich five year old, Freddie, clung to his mother at bedtime and pleaded not to be left alone in the dark. She reassured him God was with him, then returned downstairs, but his voice soon spoke from the upstairs.
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Greenwich
Conn
Mamma
Freddie
Preddie
Atairs
Cannibalism and Raiders in New Guinea Tribes
A visiting observer discusses cannibal practices among New Guinea tribes, noting a chief who defends cannibalism, describes a 14 or 15 year old victim, and suggests raids are part of a system of life for life vengeance with taboo around discussing the custom.
Cannibalism Tied to Food Culture in New Guinea
A writer describes ritual cannibalism in New Guinea, noting that meals involve whole pig and human meat prepared with leaves and carried home on a pole. He argues appetite alone does not explain cannibalism and recalls reports of limbs eaten, while acknowledging limited verification.
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New Guinea
Vansant and Loudenslager Eye Next New Jersey Convention
J Alpheus Vansant expects strong support from Camden and Gloucester counties for the First District Republican nomination. He predicts a large Salem delegation and notes Herbert W Johnson and Vansant are endorsed by Twelfth Ward Republicans. Prosecutor Lloyd presents a house and lot to the Eleventh Ward club in his honor.
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J. Alpheus Vansant
New Jersey
Loudenslager
Philadelphia Times
Vansant
Twelfth Ward
Republican Club
New Club
Herbert W. Johnson
Congress
Frank T. Lloyd
Eleventh Ward
Children's tall tale shows learning through terse speech
Mr Andrew Simonds of Charlton tests his three year old daughter with a circus tale told in minimal words. He uses four chairs to symbolize four horses and the rider. The child questions the story noting the man has many legs, revealing early skepticism.
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Andrew Simonds
Charleston
Mr. T
Faith Promises a Sibling and a Miracle
A New York suburb mother tells her two children a nightly and morning prayer will bring them a baby brother or sister. The children pray earnestly and soon the desired infant arrives, strengthening their faith as the father enters the scene the next day.
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New York
Antiquity of Children’s Rhymes Across Nations
An Indianapolis Journal piece surveys counting out rhymes used by children, noting enduring jingle forms from England, Scotland, and the United States. Stanford’s Eleanor Brooks Pearson explains origins, regional variants, and the Americanizing of rhymes like Eeny meeny miny mo, with Hoosier specific versions and foreign-language influences.
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Beny
Meeny
Miny Mo
Indianapolis
Eleanor Brooks Pearson
Stanford University
California
New York
Pearson
Henry Carrington Bolton
United States
England
Scotland
Indiana
mid-West
Pholiiton
Nicholas John
Ory
On Phillisy
Pholitsl
Nic Nicholas
Jam Quarby
Miss Pearson
New England
Plymouth
Fitz
Gother
Dix
Great Britain
Ireland
Rick
Ban
South
Louisiana
Toeeny
She
Pacific Coast
Ching Chong
Ching
Chong
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Dood, Mead & Company
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J. F. Rhodes
Weimar
Goethehaus
George Wilson
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Gilman White
Botanical Gardens
Carl Marr
Milwaukee
Munich
Henry
Sigismund
Waldemar
Lahmann
Dresden
Joseph H. Linnard
Kiel
Pope
Sargent Pictures
Millionaire Werthheimer
Edwin Abbey
Westminster Abbey
Abbey
Love
Boston
Jersey
Edward
Ism
Murphy
Capitol
Greene
Charles B. Green
James Macgregor
Chestnut St
South Jersey
Children’s Tall
Indianapolis Journal
Michigan
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