Death mask of President McKinley sent to Washington
The death mask cut from President McKinley soon after death in Buffalo was sent to Washington to be preserved among sacred mementoes in the capital. A duplicate will go to Princeton University for the Matin institution collection begun by Lawrence Hinton of New York, joining masks of Cromwell, Napoleon, Washington, Lincoln, Booth, Barrett, Sheridan, and others.
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McKinley
Buffalo
Washington
Princeton University
Cal
Mat Institution
Lawrence Hinton
New York
Cromwell
Napoleon
George Washington
Lincoln
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The Wedding Ring Through Time and Customs
A compact survey of the ring’s history from sacred emblem to cultural symbol. It traces its eternity signification in ancient rites, Jewish betrothal practices, medieval exchanges, and Shakespearean references. It notes the ring finger’s supposed direct heart nerve and healing beliefs across cultures.
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Phe
Miesue
Verona
Julia
Proteus
Europe
Potatoes Boom on Yakima Indian Reservation
A vast irrigated potato crop in the Yakima Indian reservation of Washington is projected for export. Estimated produce reaches 1,000,000 dollars in value with a 10,000 dollar profit for nine farmers and 20 percent cericads for export.
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Washington
Yakima
Production of mans in year 109 gallons
The article notes two thirds of the mans production comes from domestic origin, with about 1,500 country distilleries and 6,220 producing only from 244 ro Jed gallons, suggesting a focus on domestic sources and the impact on men’s opinions.
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Atpehel Pevauet
Mans
Leptoscope Aids Submarine Observation
A Roman engineer M Trivia claims to have invented a leptoscope, a crystal prism tube enabling surface observers to photograph objects beneath water from a submarine. Trials on the submarine Delphine reportedly succeeded before maritime officials.
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M. Trivia
Haw
Big
Maria
Expelled Professor Herve Regent of French Academia
Expelled professor M Edouard Herve a renowned French scholar and member of the French Academy faces dismissal from his Paris chair for anti military writings. Once a mathematician at the University of the City of Paris his age belies a fierce antiwar stance noted by European academies and honors.
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M. Edouard Herve
Paris
France
Educa
Denal
Normal College
French Academy
Legion of Honor
Europe
MM. Herve
University of the City of
Dead Men’s Section Haunts the Middle Division Death Toll
The article details the so called Dead Men’s Section on the Middle Division of a railroad, noting repeated brakeman deaths blamed on the hoodoo. Superintendent Henry Fortune battles fear, liquor, and a mystery tied to The Ranger’s Rest hotel and a poison plot by owner Carlos. A Chicago detective casing the line is killed, leading to Carlos’s arrest for poisoning via ería weed laced whiskey and a verdict of insane criminal.
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Beation Pour
Tony
Raiiran
Red River
Fleer
Midate Diviston
Molger
Henry Fortune
Lyuor
Batowet
Spain'n
Cregson
Ranger's Rest
Texas Plains
Ranger Heat
Templeton
Money Purnine
Fortine
Carlos’ Place
Gremione
Chateffret
Chicago
Gregeon
Litle
Shiner
Carlos
Great Pinions
Ranchwen
Seoul
Svatton
Owe Beabe
Catia
Aremania
Two Flags Border Post Town Singers at Royal Coronation
In a Vermont Canada border town half in each jurisdiction a two nation post office sits at the boundary where a shared house once functioned as a store. Twin sisters Mary and Marie McFarland, famed for beauty and talent, have been chosen to sing at King Edward VII's coronation next summer after travels across Europe meeting the English royal troupe.
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Heebe Plain
Vermont
Qieles
United States
Catuta
Mise
Mary McFarland
Cole
Hays
Edward VII
Misses McParland
Brent
Europe
England
Marie McWarland
Prince of Wales
Beaconsfield at 22 Lord Henr... early life and Vivian Grey link
A fragmentary portrait recalls Lord Beaconsfield at age twenty two and the publication of his famous Vivise Grey. It notes how the picture identified him as the author and his early fame in literary London, though the text trails off without completion.
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Hencome Firlt
Alaska Fertile Despite Cold Image In Governor Brady's Thanksgiving
Governor Brady extols Alaska as fertile and rich in grass, fishing, minerals, and potential. He contrasts common views of a snowbound land with gratitude for blessings, noting abundant sea yield and hopeful prospects for settlers and industry. He references the era, atmosphere, and the memory of President McKinley.
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Alaska
Brady
Ems Family
McKinle
Apparatus for Waking Cotton Inspires Curious Inventions
Fragmentary notes describe devices and methods for coffee preparation and extraction. Mention of mysterious apparatueet, pots, and a robust beverage leads to accounts of experimenting with coffee made from dried leaves and alternative preparations in various contexts.
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Sumatra
The Suggessful Eye and the Halo Echo Tale
A garbled historical snippet discusses human vision and perception with fragmented names and phrases. It mentions a dramatic acoustical claim about shouting Halo from one canyon end to the opposite—eighteen miles—along with scattered references to mothers, soldiers wives, and various人物. The text blends anecdote and quoted speech in a difficult OCR read.
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Grand Canyon
Halo
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Dan
Beaconsfield
Lunt
Brglias
Eoldiers
Lavek
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