Spectroscopic advances open paths in stellar motion
The article discusses how stellar spectra shift with star motion, confirming by Venus measurements and nebula motions. It highlights the Greenwich and Mount Hamilton observations, Keeler and Lick Observatory work, and the potential to map the solar system’s movement through space.
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Vere
Lick Observatory
Greenwich
Keeler
Th Wue
Venus
Las
Reel
Lick
Earth
Mownt Hamilton
Mount Hamilton
Parting Shot Sparks Writers in Stairwell Fight
Vy Dorgin and Willard clash with Bender over a plot and a census joke. Durgin stages a scene of a disagreeable man tossing an internal nuisance from a seventh story window, then guards the door and seals the room, ending the chaotic spree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bender
Fielding
Walter
Durgin
Willard
Counting Dust Particles By Aitken Method
John Aitken devised a method to count dew particles in air volumes by comparing two receivers with different air conditions. He counted mist particles by steam showers on a silver surface, estimating about 1,000,000 particles per cubic foot, with Glasgow and Edinburgh air yielding millions more. He observed fog formation when cooling vapor attracted dust-like surfaces, linking dust presence to fog, mist, and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. McPherson
John Aitken
Aitken
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Chamber of Horrors in the Office of Collectors
A tense morning unfolds as Willard, Durgin, and Bender clash over humor and puns in a wary office. The narrator notes a grim mood while Bender arrives as a feared book collector, heightening the sense of dread in a small, pressured workspace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Durgin
Bender
Gettysburg rammed gun carried seven bullets in one chamber
H G Farris recalls a post battle recovery in which a gun he examined held seven bullets and two powder charges stacked in the barrel. He notes the confusion of smoke and excitement led the soldier to fire repeatedly without realizing the weapon was not discharged.
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Gettysburg
H. G. Farris
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Nickel-in-the-Slot Pioneer Benton Dies in East Providence
John Dean Benton, inventor of nickel slot machines and miniature steamship models, died in East Providence Saturday aged 67. Born near Fort Independence, Boston harbor, his early work included a monitor model for Ericsson and a famed music box. He claimed vast lottery winnings and left valuable nickel grinding machines nationwide.
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John Dean Benton
East Providence
Fort Independence
Boston Harbor
Bentoo
Ericsson
Benton
Sweat Bands Improve Hat Comfort This Fall and Winter
A new trend in hat design uses sanitary wool sweat bands that replace hard leather bands. The soft band absorbs moisture without hardening and offers greater comfort, reflecting a craze for better hat hygiene and style in the season.
Riddle hints at 1892 presidential contenders
A puzzle notes that the letter a appears in every U S president name except Tyler. It suggests Alger for the Republicans and Cleveland for the Democrats in 1892, with Quay or Blaine as likely choices but McKinley unsuitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tyler
Alger
Cleveland
Quay
Blaine
McKinley
A Few Reasons Why St. Patrick's Pills Are Popular
A promotional note claims St. Patrick's Pills never disappoint and provide a cathartic effect. The ad asserts they cleanse the system and regulate the liver, offered for sale at 25 cents per box by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Pills
The Divorce Detective's Puzzle From a New York Case
A long feature piece profiles a New York divorce detective who follows a jealous husband as a paid witness for a plaintiff. The detective chronicles endless tracking across streets, trains, and nights, chasing a case that never yields clear evidence while the wife funds the pursuit and then reveals it was a blind. The detective finally learns the truth: the subject is bored and the supposed case is really a rumor-driven hunt with no woman involved.
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Jalvars
Fielding
North Carolina
Durgin
Willard
Dispator
New York
Iiaint
Savannah
New Orleans
Wall Street
Coney
Bix
Ft. Hamilton
Ebe
Edo
Pever
Charles T. Murray
Madam Blavatsky
Edison
India
Boston
Bessre
Beaver and Books on Civil War Histories
Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania joins Colonel J O Churchill in a quest through second hand book stores for Civil War works west of the Mississippi. The effort aims to assemble a broad, careful library to support future calm and accurate accounts of the great struggle. An 1864 pamphlet about Father Abraham, Lincoln, is found during the rummage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeler
Beaver
Pennsylvania
J. O. Churchill
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Missouri
Staes
Army of the Potomac
Mississippi River
Sgt
Abraham
Lincoln
Edith
Mrs. Marston
Mrs. Mowatt
Spiritland
Marston
Catching Crooked Mail Men in Honest Test Reforms
The St Louis Globe Democrat discusses testing mail staff with decoy letters. It argues decoys lead to faulty conclusions and that modern practice treats attempted temptation as the offender’s offense, using ordinary letters as tests.
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St. Louis
The Spider Family in Arachnid Classifications
The article discusses various arachnids grouped with spiders such as ticks scorpions garden spiders cheesemites and sea spiders. It explains how true spiders are identified by fused thorax and head and describes silk production web forms and hunting styles. It also mentions the house spider garden spider water spider and their habitats and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspider
Uses of the Novel and Theosophical Ideas Spread
A column reviews how novels entertain and educate diverse readers from clergymen to judges and notes the rise of theosophical fiction. It highlights Sinnett and Blavatsky influenced works, outlines Edith’s clairvoyant journey, Mesmeric love, and a tragic end, while signaling growing interest in theosophy among Boston and New York elites.
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Gladstone
Justice Miller
Supreme Bench
Tolstoi
W. H. Mallock
Humphrey Ward
Christendom
Robert Elsmere
Edward Bellamy
A. P. Sinnett
Madame Blavatsky
India
English hunter injured in elephant attack in uncharted Malacca region
Captain Paterson of the Areyll Highlands, aboard the Oriental from Singapore, survived a savage encounter with a charging elephant. A shot misfired, the animal pinned him with a tusk wound, and trampled him before flinging him about 30 yards. Lieutenant Sutherland aided him while water and medical aid were delayed for days. Paterson suffers internal injuries but is recovering. The sighting occurred in a region rarely explored by whites.
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Pall Mail
Paterson
Areyll Highlanders
Oriental
Singapore
Malacca
Meur
Gemenchi
Inghans
Patterson
Lieutenant Sutherland
Captain Paterson
Sutherland
Priest and the Press Clash at Irish Church Sermon
In Glanmire County Cork Canon Hegarty protested a reporter taking notes during his sermon. A young woman flagged the note taker at the altar, the priest demanded the notebook, and police were asked to remove the scribe amid cheering and tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon Hegarty
Glanmire
County Cork
New York Herald
Flying to the Lantern Birds Die at Fire Island Lighthouse
The Fire Island Lighthouse keeper reports numerous birds collide with the lantern glass and lenses. Ducks and geese strike the glass, injuring themselves and fouling floors with blood. Up to 60 ducks and sometimes over 100 birds are found around the base, and the metal lantern crown is bent by geese impacts.
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Chambers
Fire Island
Europe
New York
Relic of Roman Conquest Found on Winsford Hill
An inscribed stone discovered near Winsford Hill Dulver ton Exmoor dates to the fifth or sixth century. Professor Riys notes the 3 ft 8 in tall, 14 in wide stone with a fractured top bearing the legible inscription Carauci epus.
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Winsford Hill
Dulverton
Exmoor
John Riys
Caractacus Figure Linked to Southwestern England Stone
The discovery ties a possible Caractacus descendant to a stone marker said to be among the most important monuments in Southwestern England. Researchers note the name readings as Caratacipepe or Nepos and mention a clan connection to the historic chieftain who opposed the Romans. The find has stirred interest in seokenerea circles and local historians.
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Caratacipepe
Nepos
Caractacus
Caratacus
Seokenerea
England
Earth interior and volcanic evidence explored
The article argues for a molten or gaseous Earth interior with a solid shell. It links earthquakes to interior activity and cites the Hawaiian islands as proof of massive volcanic outpouring. It notes surface bulges form mountain ranges and tides reflect subsidence from interior eruptions.
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Bret
Polar
Hawaiian
South Pacific Ocean
Mauna Loa
Center of the Earth Pressure and Gravity Question
The article contemplates whether gravity acts with full force at the earth’s center and if maximum pressure might lie away from the center. It asks if a central vacuum could exist and if hollow shells or ring forms of matter could occur as natural processes.
Letter Found By Advertisement In Local Paper
A Ludlow correspondent describes a letter sent to a man who looked at a house near Cleobury Mortimer in a town of 25 000. The department located the gentleman within four days and delivered the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludlow
Cleobury Mortimer
Bilston
Staffordshire
Detective Vest Cameras Aid Police Work
The detective camera behind a button on a vest proves valuable to police, with many criminals uneasy as these covert devices aid in trials. The most ingenious model is the vest camera, a false vest containing hidden buttons that serve as picture takers, often producing surprisingly clear results.
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Sula
Toc Lick Observatory
The
Actronomical Society of the Pacific
Epwakp
Holpen
Dispatch
Staten Island
Custom House
Funny Fellows
Tean
George Washington Childe
Exter
Williard
Mr. Durgin
Harper’s Weekly
Dorgin
Dargin
Tre
Dan Lamont
Chamber of Horrors
Inventor John Dean Benton
New York Sun
Tale OF
Slick Man
Mackintosh
Fiftieth Street
Umbrella
Creation
Courtland Street
Baltimore
Wilmington
Suys
Ste
Lower Broadway
Twenty-third Street
East Side
Brooklyn
Teome
Broadway
Beaver and Books
Pittsburg
Tran
Wesmeric
Malcolm
Kinsale
George Ferrars
Sydney Marston
Mr. Marston
Count Garciola
Terra Fildare
Land of Spirits
Priest and the Press
Earth's Center
Wanamaker
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