Wireless telephony by light signals shows future aid to communication
A historical analysis of Ernest Ruhmer’s experiments near Berlin on transmitting articulate sound via light, tracing photophone roots from Hell to Bell, highlighting simple setups on Wannsee and Havel, distances from one mile to over nine miles, and noting commercial potential and secrecy advantages.
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Berlin
Ernest Ruhmer
Ruhmer
Hell
Bell
Wannsee
Prof
Havel
Grunwald
Shahs Globe of Gold and Gems Awe Readers
A Persian shah reportedly owns a solid gold terrestrial globe weighing about seventy pounds. Its continents are formed from precious stones with oceans of emeralds and rubies. The piece inspires wonder about ancient treasures and geography as reflected by newspaper chatter.
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Teheran
Persia
France
Illiteracy of Immigrant Groups by Nationality
Gunton’s Magazine cites immigration bureau estimates showing literacy varying by nationality. Scotch and Scandinavians have about 1 percent illiteracy, English Finns and Moravians 2 percent, Irish and Welsh 3 percent, Germans Swiss and French 4 percent, rising to 12 percent for north Italian and Magyars, with Jews 18 and Russians 21 percent illiterate, Greeks 23 percent, Slovaks 26 percent, Romanians 29 percent, Poles 32 percent, Dalmatian Bosnian Servian 31 percent, Croatians 37 percent, Lithuanians 40 percent, Syrians 44 percent, Ruthenians 48 percent, and southern Italians 40 percent. note that some states would fare similarly.
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Immigration Bureau
Gunton
Italy
Poets Fade as Time Encroaches on Some Men
A brief reflection notes that some men lose their poetic sense with the passing of years, suggesting aging dulls imagination while others remain unaffected by time. The remark frames a weary, practical view of aging and creativity.
Glaciers Retreat Put Alpine Energy Idea In Question
European engineers hailed glaciers as white coal as melting ice feeds mountain torrents and powers transmission. French and German scientists warn glaciers across the Alps and other ranges are shrinking, though the trend may reverse later with continued study.
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Alps
Dueling for Fun Sparks Public Foil Bout in France
Col lier's Weekly notes a craze among the gayest nations as enthusiasts engage in buttonless sword play called la poule sanglante. Rules require bladeless swords faces uncovered right arm bared tight vest two seconds and two minute bouts that stop at the first blood. The first public event of this kind unfolds amid spirited fencing displays.
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Collier’s Weekly
Senses Beyond Humans Now Believed by Many Scientists
The Scientific American notes that many lower animals may possess senses beyond the five human ones. It highlights localization as a key sense enabling animals to find their way, with honey bees and homing pigeons as notable examples. Experiments by Albrecht Bethe support the existence of an X ray like sense in insects. Lubbeck speculates there could be up to fifty such senses.
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Chicago Chronicle
Scientific American
Albrecht Bethe
Germany
Lubbeck
TRY SECOND MARRIAGE. Statistics gathered by the New York board of health show that
A brief item notes that statistics compiled by the New York Board of Health indicate findings related to first and second marriages. The report emphasizes marriage patterns and public health connections without detailing specific outcomes.
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New York Board of Health
Giant petrified Redwood stump in Florissant Colorado
The Wide World Magazine notes a 440-ton petrified redwood stump near Cripple Creek Colorado. It measures about 20 feet in diameter and ten feet high, with many specimens taken over time. Attempts to move it failed, including a plan for the 1904 St Louis exposition, due to its immense weight.
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Florissant
Cripple Cr
Col
Wide World Magazine
St. Louis
Rocky Mountain
Etiquette Guides Show Court Dress Details in Household Words
In quiet rooms of the lord chamberlain s office writers say men versed in state etiquette and royal functions study heavy volumes to learn what was done on such occasions. Beautiful pictures illustrate court costume with exact detail for various circumstances.
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Persia
Siam
Lord Chamberlain
Fragmented excerpts touch on marriage, history, and oddities
The text surveys marriage trends with widowed men outpacing widows by 556 and notes varied sources on married life. It cites growth in U S area population since 1790, England's 22 millionaires dying recently, and references royal precedents. It ends with a French tax on windows and doors.
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America
United States
The Automatic Waiters in Park Row Restaurants
A businessman laments that waiters in quick lunch spots seem like phonographs, recording orders without real understanding. Two men at one table ordered the same meal, and a waiter’s back room reply suggested the eggs would be soft boiled for both, fresh. An English lady in Florence recounts a balcony view as an American mother and daughter check an itinerary claiming Venice on April 15.
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Neb
Park Row
New York Times
Florence
Venice
London Modern Society
Ticket becomes a curiosity from Virginia City to New York
Mrs Laura E Howey librarian of the State Historical Society of Montana received from C E Reese a stage line ticket used in the early 1860s. The eight coupon ticket runs from Virginia City to New York with connections via Wells Fargo stage Union Pacific Omaha Council Bluffs Chicago Pittsburg Harrisburg Allentown Newark and New York.
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Laura E. Howey
State Historical Society
Montana
C. E. Reese
Virginia City
New York
Wells “Argo
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Pittsburg
Fort Saune
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Central
Latter Place
Allentown
Newark
International News Co expands global reach for Four Track News
The Four Track News, with a monthly 50,000 copy edition, reports a growing subscription base and strong distribution. It lists foreign offices in London Southampton Brone n Paris Havre Antwerp Inverpool Hamburg Genoa and access via 210 cities in 45 countries through express companies and tourist agents.
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United States
Canada
International News Co
Europe
London
Southampton
Bronen
Pari
Havre
Antwerp
Inverpool
Hauburg
Genoa
Areo
Fashionable Doctor Warns About Unfiltered Water
A witty London quip has a fashionable doctor advising a young lady to boil water to kill potential vermin. The patient replies with a sharp retort about preferring an aquarium to a cemetery, highlighting humor over health advice.
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London
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