Jeweler Showcases African Diamonds and Their Varied Colors
In Rue de la Gaix, Aris, a jeweler displays a tray of African mine diamonds noted for prismatic hues and unusual properties. He explains color changes by light, highlights a four carat black diamond worth 12500 francs, and discusses green, red, blue and yellow stones. He also notes brittleness, microscopic lenses, and a claim that the female diamond cluster is rarer and more brilliant.
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Rue de la Gaix
Aris
Ledger Monthly
Expert Opinion and Applied Science Open Paths to Industry
A discussion on how expert opinion guides railroad and industrial purchasing, testing of materials, and the role of applied science in creating jobs. A 179 strong class from a major technical school found employment within a year, many in electric, railroad, and manufacturing sectors, showing science widening opportunities and authority through skill.
Various Faith and Charity Notes From Across the World
The Sisters of Holy Cross in Washington presented a flag with the papal coat of arms to Catholic University. Mrs McKinley and Mrs Bryan contributed six gold spoons and a linen handkerchief to a Baptist fair in Reedy West Virginia, selling for 26 dollars and near that amount. German civil marriage remains rare religiously with 93 percent married with services. In 1898, 8,407,300 communicants took the Lord's Supper. Funerals saw 78 percent religious services. A movement in Malpas Cheshire aims to restore Bishop Heber’s associated church. Heber was born in a local rectory, christened there, with his mother as architect. Mrs Phoebe A Hearst funds a new girls’ school in Washington suburbs to build character and spiritual life. The South African Methodist Conference faces financial strain, seeking a 25,000 dollar loan from London. last year’s deficit was 7,595 pounds. Widows and orphans funds were borrowed at five percent to cover circuit needs, and grants to Kimberley Natal and Cape districts halved. The conference urges natives seeking higher education to fund themselves due to scarcity.
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Holy Cross Academy
Washington, D. C
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Reedy
W. Va
McKinley
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Germany
Malpas
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England
Heber
Washington
Phoebe A. Hearst
California
South African Methodist Conference
London
Widows and Orphans’ Fund
Kimberley
Natal
Cape Colony
Startling proposition on beauty and education discussed
A Pearson's writer questions whether clever people become uglier as intellect grows. The piece argues education and deep thought alter facial features and may erode beauty, noting women have been seen as more beautiful due to less education and warning that civilized society could grow uglier over time.
Sir William MacCormac A Laboratory Grin Amid Busy Hours
The text portrays Sir William MacCormac as a tireless leader of the Royal College of Surgeons of London, occasionally absent yet diligent. In a lab moment his assistants note him sighing and grinning at two receptacles, while he quietly answers questions about whether to crank the beef tea or to continue working.
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William MacCormac
Royal College of Surgeons of London
Godine Bain
How Supreme Court Justices Prepare Opinions
The Chicago Record outlines the process when a case reaches the supreme court. Justices study records and briefs at home, debate over days or months, and the chief justice assigns a justice to draft the opinion. After private printing and critique, revisions follow and the opinion is reprinted and read from the bench the next Monday.
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Supreme Court
Chicago Record
Plutocrat Aims to Buy Out Neighbor Over Singing Lessons
A local quarrel reveals a plutocrat offering a neighbor ten dollars weekly to stop a daughter’s singing lessons. The homeowner refused to sell and resisted the pressure, noting the moneyed man's brutal impudence and bid to remove the neighbor.
Weather as It Comes Says Bridget Breaking Thermometer
Bridget declares the thermometer broken and jokes will take the weather as it comes, in a line from Yuutl's Companion. The remark frames a casual, resilient mood amid unsettled conditions.
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Bridget
Swiss 8 rifle practice and high marksmanship praised
An 8 Swiss marksman is required to practice rifle fire yearly under government rules. Switzerland’s army last year totaled 284 000 fighting men. A French officer asserts the Swiss army would not fear any named foe if war came to its territory. A London Times letter praises Swiss army performance as a war machine. The National Review contrasts Swiss organization with British volunteers, calling Swiss arms modern and shooters among the best in Europe. The Swiss mobilization system is hailed as highly effective. Traditionally a fighting people, The Swiss would pose a formidable challenge to any would‑be annexer.
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London Times
National Review
Europe
Palmists and clairvoyants reveal clients' wishes and fears
A New York Telegram report quotes six professional palmists and clairvoyants who describe common questions from clients. Unmarried women seek marriage prospects and initials of future husbands, while others ask about lost money and future success in books, acting, or betting markets.
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New York Telegram
Paris Exhibition Honors Women with Legion of Honor
A chart at the Palais des Femmes reveals 41 women have received the Legion of Honor, with Sarah Bernhardt newly proposed as the first actress to be nominated. Among laureates, 31 earned for hospital or ambulance service, one for art, one for archaeology, and three for wartime heroism including Rosa Bonheur who gained the honor in 1853. Juliette Dodu survived capture by Germans and received the cross and medal.
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Palais Des Femmes
Women’s Palace
Sarah Bernhardt
Rosa Bonheur
Juliette Dodu
Prince Frederick Charles
Deliverance Island Tale From Torres Strait Seaman
An old seaman recalls Deliverance Island in the Torres Strait also Derby Island on charts. It rises about 50 feet with a cave-like fissure used by ships to cache relief stores. A 19th century voyage aboard the Enterprise found tins, biscuits, tobacco and a marked past office box. The crew allegedly raised the American flag after removing a French flag following a strait crossing.
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Torres Strait
Washington Star
Deliverance Island
Derby Island
Enterprise
Samuels
Boston
Thut
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