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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
3
A sprawling fragment from a Free Press page mixes social quips with anecdotes on marriage, science, law, and politics. It references Wort stand, Elbert Hubbard, Henry Watterson, New York rail costs, a comical baseball feat, and various cultural notes amid a stream of misprints and dated observations.
In 1905 Daily Story Pub. Co. scene, Marjory visits her dressmaker Nell Godfrey to reveal her wedding dress, while Nell recalls a lost youth and a betrayed idol. Nell learns Marjory’s trust as she resolves to craft the gown, and a deeper sorrow surfaces about a married man.
A shy young girl, with trembling hands, hides distress as she and a dressmaker discuss a dream involving two cows. She masks her pain, resisting a request that would reveal more, while recovering the fallen satin scraps and maintaining calm.
A Boston Herald obituary notes Daniel Lane a devout Norton Massachusetts resident and longtime First Unitarian Congregational church deacon. He stood in reverent prayer with Judge Leonard alongside his pew, even as a carriage shed horse grazed outside and returned to join the homeward procession after Sunday service.
London Association for Premature Burial drafts a Commons bill enabling local authorities to run waiting mortuaries warmed lit ventilated for awaiting death verification. It envisions post mortem rooms with resuscitation labs and appoints state qualified death verifiers with full-time duties. The act outlines certification methods duties rewards for resuscitation and other details across sixteen sections.
The South Kensington Museum adds 10 000 eggs to W. Radcliffe Saunders collection bringing total to nearly 100 000 specimens. Saunders built one of the largest private egg collections, achieved by enthusiastic hunting with professional nest hunters on expeditions to Africa and other unsettled areas.
The Grand Army of the Republic keeps national anniversaries alive in schools and preserves a living history to inspire patriotism. The Woman's Relief Corps, born from the G A R, supports veterans by aiding the sick and elderly and shares in caring for soldiers' homes.
A fragmentary tale shows Eve and Adam in a puzzling scene. A young schoolteacher tries to teach a pupil what the word mamma means and asks what the pupil’s father sometimes calls their mother, the reply being unexpected and odd.
Albion W. Tourgée, journalist and political writer, dies May 20 at age 77. Born in Williamesfield Ohio, he left school to fight in Civil War, earned a Rochester degree, and later published novels such as A Fool's Errand and Bricks Without Straw. He also wrote on law and spent years in North Carolina after the war.
New York and London are described as rapidly expanding metropolises. Projections suggest Greater New York may reach near four million, growing about 3 percent annually and adding roughly 160,000 people each year. London’s 1901 city population stood at 4,586,541, while the broader metropolitan area housed 6,581,372, with a decade gain of about 1,000,000 from 1891 to 1901.
Earl Crawford sails the Vathalia across the Atlantic with his stamp collection valued at $100,000. A renowned philatelist and sportsman, he seeks rarities in ports worldwide while heading toward Washington to obtain further philatelic data from U.S. officials.
The long awaited elevation of Ferdinand to king is near as major powers drop objections after his Balkan war role. Ten years ago he bought a crown set from a Munich jeweler. the family stalled payment and the pieces were shown publicly to ridicule him before his mother settled the bill and the regalia was sent to Ferdinand.
The czar designates Vien Admiral Sirlleft as supreme commander for the Pacific, a trusted 64 year old naval chief. Admiral Biriloff is described as small in stature but alert, with broad powers in the East and command over Vladivostok garrison. Secretary lect Brandegee of Connecticut advocates respect for women workers and notes a belief that working women are the true eminent citizens of America.
M A Mahoney escorts the late Seattle mayor’s body from Fairbanks toward civilization. Crossing a snowbound interior, he endures three nights of wolves and sleep deprivation, building a fire shelter and fending off the pack with a blazing brand. At a road house he is cared for and sleeps eighteen hours before continuing.
King Charles of Roumania warned the sultan to free two Roumanian citizens held in Turkey by May 23 under a claim of arrest. The confrontation created a Balkan-wide tension while Charles, prince regent since 1866 and king since 1883, governs with consort Queen Elizabeth known as Carmen Sylva the author.
Bishop Frederick Burgess addressed the Protestant Episcopal convention in Long Island criticizing rich house parties. He said many young men neglected Sunday duties engaging in golf tennis yachting and gambling instead.
A disquieting chatter on Fifth Avenue centers on James Henry Smith, the $40,900,000 bachelor, alleged to have traveled to Europe for a wife. The tale hints at aristocratic ties and social circles surrounding his departure from New York society.
Gen George W Davis retiring governor of the Panama Isthmus tells of conditions on the isthmus from New York where he and his two daughters live after leaving Colon. He says yellow fever reports were exaggerated and predicts no cases by July with water and sewerage installation. He believes Panama will see its last case within a month and credits American occupation.
A survey shows European monarchs vary widely in tipping habits during travels. Nicolas of Russia gave small tips and presents during a France visit. Edward of England sets aside about 22000 yearly. William of Germany spends at least 10000 on tips abroad.
British gossip notes recount eccentric habits of Lord Grimthorpe. He hated new clothes and collars yet wore a Panama hat soaked with water under a summer pump. Lady Grimthorpe complained of drips on her mantle. He wore a neck chain to conceal a watch and mocked small checks by writing on odd glass panes.
Reverend Putnam Cady of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church Amsterdam has been chosen to fellowship in England's Royal Geographical Society. The honor recognizes his discoveries in Moab and the Dead Sea region, including first photographs of the area and the Arnon River ascent. Orientalists and biblical scholars cite great value in his work.
The empress dowager of China, aged and ailing, seeks a final resting place prepared before death. The Shanghai North China Herald reports about six million dollars already spent on a mausoleum near Pekin described as the postend of a myriad years.
Feared taxing by a commission after Flammarion left England. He joked that a spot on the moon bears his name but warned not to mention land as it might be taxed. Also notes Gustave Tost’s transfer from New York to Boston and mentions a psychologist's claim on inherited traits.
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