Rockefeller's Forest Hill estate and towers rise in Cleveland history
A detailed panorama of John D. Rockefeller's Cleveland domain, Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown properties, including Forest Hill on East Euclid Avenue, the Kykuit estate, and surrounding 800 acres. Description covers the planned private park, grand castle ambitions, and the scale of his Cleveland and Hudson Valley holdings with notes on the lodge, stable, and gatehouse.
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John D. Rockefeller
America
Forvat Hill
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Tarrytown
Hudson
Kykuit Bill
Sleepy Hollow
Forest Hill
Mr. Roeller
Monnarchical Tandy
Buckeye
Rockefeller
Daring Quaint Rites Echo Old Teutone Custom
The piece recalls a formal homage ceremony reflecting a lingering Teutone practice of selecting the realm’s leader by popular choice. It notes the ceremonial shadow of a once dominant method for choosing a ruler and the continuation of traditional rights in a modern context.
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Lonton
Last Herd of Bison Sold to Scotty Philip in Fort Pierre
A fragment from a 19th century piece details Frederick Dupree, a trapper who gathered the last major herd of bison in the United States. About fifty full-blooded and fifty mixed-blood buffalo now belong to James “Scotty” Philip of Fort Pierre after Dupree’s death and an unsuccessful government sale attempt. The herd, descended from calves captured twenty years ago, roams near the Cheyenne area with notable differences from park specimens.
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United States
Miasour River
Rocky Mountains
James Philip
Fort Pierre
Scotty” Philip
Frederick Dupree
Vaccination Joke At Dinner Party In Boston
A young man sits beside a woman at a Huby Tt dinner party and learns she was vaccinated recently in Boston. Her stoic face breaks into a grimace as she says it hurts, and a wry smile returns when the punchline lands.
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Boston
Princess Royal title debate stirs English royal circles
The article notes Reginna's "Princess Royal" label is increasingly discussed in England as not formally used for the Duchess of Fife. It traces the title's history from George II to George III and Victoria, considers potential grounds with Empress Frederick, and asks why the distinction might now be dropped amid changing royal customs.
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Reginna
Princess Royal
England
Duchess of Fife
George II
Prince of
Hanover
George III
Victoria
Frederick
Eadward
Bee venom suggested for rheumatism by Dr Terc in Vienna
A Vienna physician named Dr Terc promotes bee venom therapy for rheumatism. He extracts venom and applies it via puncture to the body. He reports swelling from bee stings does not occur in rheumatic patients and that stings may be imperceptible in some cases.
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Hoos
Terc
Vienna
Sultan Keeps Lions as Night Guards for Harem
The Sultan of Morocco allows seven lions to roam the palace courtyards at night and use them as guards for the royal harem, presenting an unusual domestic security measure tied to the royal menagerie.
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Sultan
Morocco
Snow rainbow seen in Siberia under clear skies
In the coldest Siberian regions a rainbow may appear all day in a cloudless sky. It is believed to result from five particles of snow in the air.
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Siberia
Senator Clark Acquires Preyer Picture Collection
Senator Clark of Montana arranged to buy the Preyer collection of thirty seven pictures in Vienna. He arrived December 7 and, with The Hague gallery director Breidings, inspected all works in ninety five minutes and signed a contract to purchase for six hundred thousand dollars.
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Senator Clark
Montana
Preyer
Vienna
Orient Express
Clark
Herr Preyer
Bredins
Hague Gallery
New York World
Exposed Halted-Mine figure Clarence King noted
The renowned scientist geologist Clarence King was highlighted for exposing a mine salting scheme in California in 1872. His work helped convict conspirators and he earned membership in the National Academy of Sciences and other European societies.
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Honemes
Clarence King
California
Rothschilds
National Academy of Science
Iodine in White Blood Cells Discovered
Following Grey and Bourcet research, blood normally contains traces of iodine. Bourcet and Staasand find iodine concentrated exclusively in the leukocytes or white blood corpuscles.
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Philadelphia Times
Onion Crop Yields and Transit Claims Highlight Brooklyn News
A garbled mix of notes cites onion yield estimates per acre, per centages, and shipping costs. It also reports Brooklyn Rapid Transit company damages totaling 1,143,962.97, about 10 percent of receipts, plus adjudication costs. Additional items mention mountain lions, Yuan Shi Kui patronage, and various ads.
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Monty
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Street
Brooklyn
St. Nicholas
Roosevelt
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Forest Hill House
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Greenwich
Conn
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Saya
London
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Canton
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Canterbury
Queen Victoria
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Forest Hills
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Tarrytown Castle
Onmle
William
Germany
Uso Jy
Wade
New York Tribune
Yuan Shi Kui
Chi Li
Gray
New York
Allen
Oliviar LeRoy
N.Y
Tosson
Pacific
Ladies'Home Journal
Moran
Chicago
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Y. A. Miller
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