New Governor of Maine John F Hill a Physician Turned Publisher
John F. Hill named next governor of Maine is among the few physicians who entered politics. Born in Eliot and educated at South Berwick academy, he earned an MD from Bowdoin and built a publishing business and industrial ventures in Maine including electric railways and shoe factory development in Augusta. He also chairs several business blocks and served in the state legislature.
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Maine
John F. Hill
Eliot
South Berwick Academy
Bowdoin Medical School
Lighting Gowns in Scotland Sparks Towns Toward Power
Dalkeith peers toward electric lighting as cheaper than gas with 4s per 1000 feet versus electric the same luster. Perth seeks 650000 for power and 60000 for better gas, awaiting borrowing approval. Ex Secretary John Sherman sells Mansfield property and departs with daughter to Washington for residence.
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Scotland
Dalkeith
Perth
John Sherman
Mansfield
J. S. McCallum
Washington
City
Waldersee Mission and Portland Population Growth
Europe debates Count von Waldersee's secret mission to China as rumors spark fears of imperial plans. Berlin and Paris papers hint at mobilization and Russian knowledge while allies await the German generalissimo. Portland, Oregon shows a population surge from 46,385 in 1890 to 90,426 today, a 94.95 percent rise, one of the largest in recent history.
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Pekin
Count von Buelow
Portland
Oregon
Atlantic City
Harris Leaves Atlanta Constitution to Pursue Literature
Joel Chandler Harris resigns as lead editorial writer at the Atlanta Constitution after a quarter century with the paper. He plans to devote full time to literature, spurred by steady literary commissions and offers from publishers, a move praised by friends as wise and beneficial.
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Qwork
Joel Chandler Harris
The
Atlanta Constitution
South
Harris
San Diego County Bans Belgian Hares as Pest Risk
The Belgian hare craze has ended and concerns grow over its high fecundity. A landlordlike danger to the public arises if hares escape captivity. San Diego County supervisors pass an ordinance prohibiting alteration or release of Belgian hares and requiring containment.
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Board of Supervisors of
San Diego County
Cal
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Faces Rough Seas
The famous Oregon lighthouse 70 miles south of the Columbia River mouth sits 92 feet above the sea. A wave broke through a crevasse during Mr Lord's photo, spraying higher than the summit. That day the Columbine could not land and coal for the station had to be hoisted on net slings.
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Pacific Coast
Tillamook Rock
Columbia River
Oregon
Lord
Irish Legal Scholar Farrelly Plans South Africa Settlement
Michael T. Farrelly, late legal adviser to President Kruger, announces work on Settlement in South Africa After the War. An Irishman who began his career at Trinity College Dublin, he earned many honors there.
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Michael T. Farrelly
Kruger
South Africa
Trinity College
Dublin
Wolseley to resign as commander in chief
The World famous Field Marshal Lord Wolseley plans to retire from his post as commander in chief of the British forces. Friends say his disgust with mismanagement of England's military affairs in South Africa and China drives the decision. Some suggest the “Bobs” may be aimed to take his place. The piece notes this scene from his latest photograph.
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Wolseley
England
South Africa
China
Lord Wolseley
Bobs
Skenes
Not Above Suspicion In Macedon Hair Color Judge
King Philip of Macedon dismissed a judge for dyed hair saying faithfulness cannot be trusted in a man with different hair and beard colors. Colonel Carr, a veteran journalist, observed hair color as a measure of reliability. The piece notes many shave to appear above suspicion.
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Philip of
Macedon
Carr
New York Press
Woman Mail Carrier of Arizona Claims Unique Role
Miss Sarah M. Burke of St. Johns Arizona is described as the country’s only woman mail carrier, regularly covering 52 miles each way between St. Johns and Jimstown through rugged country. She makes two weekly round trips on horseback, armed for protection, wearing a blue serge skirt and corduroy jacket, and travels about 208 miles per week alone except when companions join on cross country segments.
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Sarah M. Burke
St. Johns
Ariz
Born minus ribs remarkable medical case at Continental hospital
Francisco Brashella, an Italian fruit merchant, was born without three ribs on the right side over the lung. He has lived to age 42 without the normal rib protection, a condition highlighted by Science Siftings.
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Francisco Brashella
Europe
Brashella
Pushing for stricter penalties for careless firearm handling
The writer urges heavy penalties for deadly gun mishaps. They warn that even unintentional shootings by fooling with firearms harm others and deserve punishment as a deterrent to others.
Mechanical Man by Tonawanda Inventor Stands 7 Foot 8
Louis Poren of Tonawanda New York claims nine years of work to build a lifelike mechanical man. The figure reaches seven feet eight inches, with a wax face and a tailor made suit. When wound and connected to an engine it can walk fast and pull heavy loads, serving both utilitarian and decorative aims.
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Louis Poren
Tonawanda
N. Y
Perew
Watsons celebrate 61st wedding anniversary on farm
Mr and Mrs Charles Watson of Jackson township DeKalb county Indiana marked sixty first wedding anniversary after living on a single farm for sixty years.
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Charles Watson
Jackson Township
DeKalb County
Ind
A Mystery Deepens At Sir Henry Lennox Dinner
Paul Enderby, a rising barrister, navigates social duty under Sir Henry Lennox while a promised secret tests his resolve. Cecil Lennox pressures for disclosure about a poor girl he befriended, and Doctor Lyndon’s looming appearance adds to the mounting tension surrounding Enderby.
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Cecil
Mr. Enderby
Enderby
Sir Henry Lennox
Sir Henry
Paul Enderby
West End
Courtwyse
Paul
Eenderby
Doctor Lyndon
Lyndon
Lennoxes
Cecil Lennox
David Lloyd
The Brownlow Pearl Case Beckons Enderby Aid
Enderby is invited by Sir Henry to prosecute a six year old high profile case The Brownlow Pearl Case reappears with a suspect Gerard believed guilty who vanished Now Gerard returns and is alleged to be insane by kleptomania a defense Enderby agrees to take the brief amid suspicions about Doctor Lyndon and Lloyds daughter.
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Dundas Lyndon
Mr. Enderby
Senderby
Doctor Lyndon
Hnderby
Cecil
Sir Henry
Enderby
Lennox
Lloyd
Lyndon
St. Thomas
Ballantyre
Brownlow
Lady Brownlow
Caergollen
Wales
Gerard
Lady Lennox
Brownlows
Silent jurist voice lures Paul into fading memory
Paul Enderby sits listening to Sir Henry recount the case. Doubts grow as the old memories resurface and stray notions form like bats in the dim mind.
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Paul Enderby
Sir Henry
Paul
Winter social life in Pekin described by foreign residents
The Westminster Budget cites the North China Herald noting Pekin winters brim with social events. A French comedy at the British legation leads to a bar costume at the Russian, a concert at Sir Robert Hart's, and a string of official dinners to student mess revelry. Card parties grow from dollar and quarter whist to ten dollar limit and all night poker in an attaché’s rooms.
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Westminster
Pekin
North China Herald
Robert Hart
Americans Flood Edinburgh as New York Tourists Descend
M E Gilbert reports crowded Edinburgh as American visitors surge through Scotland. Over 100 U S guests filled St Giles cathedral while Holyrood palace and the Scott monument see constant crowds. Tours extend to the Highlands amid wet June and sunny spells in July.
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M. E. Gilbert
Chicago
United States
St. Giles’ Cathedral
Holyrood Palace
Scott Monument
Scotland
Highlands
States
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