Marconi and the Electric Waves Transforming Communication
The New York Tribune reviews Marconi’s wireless experiments revealing electric waves, nonconductor transmission through walls, and potential to send messages across distances. It notes Hertz’s groundwork, practical limits, secrecy issues, and Crookes and Buse speculation on brain waves and telepathy.
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New York Tribune
Stalfur
Marconi
London
Rontgen
Asocus
Preece
British Postal Service
McClure's
Ttalian
New York
Rentgen
McClure
Jugadis Chunder Buse
William Crookes
Dritieh
Dms
Society For Paychiccal Research
No Further Interruption says Reverend Gunsaulus on Phillips speech
The Chicago Record recalls a Wendell Phillips antislavery address heard in Philadelphia when the speaker faced clergy interruptions. Phillips answered a clergy question boldly about going south to “save” souls, prompting silence as the audience absorbed the exchange.
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F. W. Gunsaulus
Wendell Phillips
Mme
Philadelphia
Iris
Wendell Phillipa
Phillips
Clergyitiun
Citcugo
Remark at church about attire sparks row over charity mantle
A church scene provokes a remark on women's clothing as a husband cites the idea that the finest garment is the mantle of charity. A bystander notes a fashionable woman and a contrast to a devoted wife. The exchange reveals tensions over appearances and virtue.
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Mer
Charity
London
Grant Monument Dedication Parade Nears in New York
A grand dedication marks the Grant Monument on Riverside Drive with a city wide parade. Officials speak of a moving tribute with many distinguished guests including national leaders, state governors, and military contingents mobilized for the event.
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Riverside Drive
New York
General Grant
New York City
Grant
St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal
Prince Consort
Hyde Park
Dorle
Appomattox
Horace Porter
United States
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Gongress
United States Army
Schofield
Navy
National Guard
Grand Army of the Republic
Loyal Legion
France
St. Helena
Galveston Seaport Growth Highlighted by Hart Visit
Pittston Gazette reports Hon Theodore Hart observed Galveston’s rapid growth since his first visit twenty five years ago. Population up from 15000 to 60000, deeper harbor with 21 feet now 20 feet of water sufficient for ocean vessels, deep water export boom, Mallory Line traffic, and three trunk railroads linking island to mainland.
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Pittston Gazette
Toexas
South
Heodore Hart
Galveston
United States
Texas
Lne
Newark
Gulf
Tesla's Vision of Wireless Power and Global Telecommunication
A 1900s-era feature profiles Nikola Tesla as the savant of electricity, claiming he can transmit power and messages without wires. The piece describes his Niagara harnessing feats, his oscillators, and tall towers to send signals worldwide, even suggesting interplanetary communication.
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Testa
Mr.Testa
Niagara
Sydney
Tesla
New York
London
Tourope
Millennium and political plots amid a distant millennium
A satirical verse critiques politics and religious influence in a distant imagined era. The lines mock worship, taxation, and endless offices, imagining a society stalled by lofty promises and postponed reforms.
Castelar's View on Spain's Political Crisis and Press Fury
The piece notes Don Emilio Castelar as a potential republican leader if Spain shifts from monarchy to a republic. It cites his comments on Britain and the United States press, calling sensational journalism a plague of the era and implying Spain is governed by three newspapers.
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Grant
Horace Porter
J. H. Duncan
Armiar
Fla
Spain
Renublios
Wold
Don Emilio Castelar
Spanish Republic
Senor Castelac
Bnain
Ler
Jean
Autonomy and Reform for Cuba Urged by Speaker
A speaker extols the United States role in liberty and democracy and argues against war. He urges Spain to grant Cuba autonomy and reform, asserting U S influence would prevent conflict and praising Cuban people. He dismisses war as impossible and calls for genuine self government for Cuba.
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Ners
United States
Glasgow Tax Lesson for Philadelphia Courtesy of Scotland
An American paper argues Glasgow raises public revenue without local taxes by central government funding for schools, police, judiciary, and public works. It contrasts Glasgow’s concentrated, crowded housing and cheaper city government with Philadelphia’s higher tax burden, larger sprawl, and higher death rate.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Cies
Bani Runt
Celty
Chiaegow
Imperial Treasury
Sceoth
Lomion
Philadelphia
Glaesow
Toc
Canada
North Carolina
Economena
Russell
Leta
Robbie Refuses to Disobey Despite Punishment
A fragment from the Washington Post recounts Robbie, a little boy, and his father in a family moment over disobedience. Robbie defiantly promises not to disobey while facing a week without his bicycle, illustrating a child’s stubborn response and parental discipline.
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Robbie
Washington Post
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Gotham
Mount McGregor
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Lincoln
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Historic Academy
Chicago
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Galena
Tile Mountain Cottage
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the Wizard of Electrical Science
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Clair
North Pole
Nikola Tesla
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Light and Sound
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Amy
N. K. Fairbank Company
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Ill
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Philadelphia Press
Hunt & Connell CO
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Luzerne County
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Delaware
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Scranton, Pa
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Richmond
Lay
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