Plague report from Bombay and notes on world affairs
Government of Bombay reports that 70 percent of bubous seizures are fatal and no cure yet. Smithsonian cameras capture lunar eclipse data at Wadesboro. Rome reports letters per country with England 59, Switzerland 41, Germany 33, and other nations listed. Bishop Potter praises Manila soldiers for duty and intellect. A Washington Star item recounts a bridal journey to Fingstar and Phoenix. Northwest mining camps promise large yields with new machinery. Klondike claims on Spruce and Atlin beaches forecast vast profits amid rapid earth handling.
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Government of
Bombay
Medien
Miso
Far Northwest
Klondike
Atlin
Spruce Creek
Hybrid Ceremony Marks Crown Prince Marriage
The wedding blends Japanese and European rites as the Crown Prince and his bride exchange traditional court garments then Western dress. A simple ceremony follows with a wine cup rite described as three times nine, as the couple sip from three differently sized cups.
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Japan
India famine blame debate and dock relocation plan
An editorial argues Britain bears blame for Indian famine through its rule while noting peace increased population and scarce soil capacity. It also discusses the proposed seizure of the Ane stool floating dry dock in Havana harbor to establish a U S naval reparation station outside the United States and likely keep the dock in Cuban waters.
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India
Hritinh
Havaon
Cuba
Navy Department
Inter
Navy
United States
Cuban
Jeffries to try drama after boxing glory on stage
James Jeffries plans a transition from boxing to acting with a play written for Billy Brady titled A Man From the West. The champion’s arrival on the stage mirrors his ring persona with a rakish sombrero and confident demeanor as he eyes villainy and maidens. Teammates Maude Odell and Miss Spong join a touring troupe, with Odell dating James O’Neil and Spong gaining fame since arriving in New York.
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James Jeffries
Billy Brady
Jeffries
New York
Jim Corbett
Tom Sharkey
McDowell
Jefferson
Jeff
Erle Hope
Cherry Biaters
Marie Ann Wilmerding to debut on New York stage next season
New York dispatch notes society beauty Marie Ann Wilmerding, Commodore Vanderbilt’s granddaughter, will display herself on stage next season. The Grey friend of Mrs. Bloodgood appeared at the Empire in The Conquerors and had been set to star in The Three Musketeers, but declined the role. She now trains at an acting school and plans to graduate into the theatre profession next season.
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Daniel
Miss Spong
England
New York
London
Shena
Marie Ann Wilmerding
Commodore Vanderbilt
Jack” Wilmerding
Mrs. Jack" Bloodgood
Odells and Hilda Spong Rise in English Stage Circuit
Odell’s bold defiance earned forgiveness from proud parents as she built a stage career with Daniel Frohman in The Amazons and The Milliner of Fenda. Hilda Spong, Frohman’s longtime company member, rises to prominence replacing Miss Mannering in Dan Frohman’s troupe. Melba, living in Paris, enjoys luxury, sings with dazzling effect, and greets Parisian crowds with adoring fans while the theater world buzzes about her.
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Maude Odell
James O'Neiil
Castie Square Company
Miss Odell
Hoge
Daniel Frohman
Johonte Bennett
Countess de Mauhran
Lyceim
Fenda
Castle Square
Ttuck Company
Liebler & Co
Ax Lending Indy
James O'Neill
Hilda Spong
Mr. Frohman
Miss Mannering
Aloes
Dan Frohiman
When Work Becomes Pleasure at Censon to He Work
A compact note suggests a shift toward enjoying tasks at Censon, reframing labor as a pleasant activity. The brief item highlights a cultural or managerial stance encouraging engagement and satisfaction in daily duties.
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Censon
Youngest of Sixteen: Martha Davis Praises John Brown’s Actions
The sole surviving member of the Harper’s Ferry family, Martha Davis of St. Johns, Mich., recalls her brother John Brown’s abolitionist raid. She insists the 1859 assault sparked northern action and slavery’s end, viewing Brown as a courageous if controversial figure. Now 63, she lives on a farm and holds no desire for revenge, focusing on informed thought and family memory.
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Mia
Martha Davis
St. Johny
Mich
Ollvar
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
South
United States
Trapping a Villain on the Klondike Trail
A writer in the Independent notes ex-criminals lurk in Klondike travel. A hungry voyageur helped a half frozen man who later struck with an axe. The messenger pretended ignorance and clever ruse to survive. The would-be killer was captured, tried in Dawson, and sentenced to fourteen years.
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Klondike
The
Independent
Snap
Grany
Dawson
Berne Voters Choose Electricity Over Compressed Air
In Berne Switzerland a street railway debate ended by popular vote. Electricity received 1,964 votes while compressed air won 1,772.
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Berne
Switzerland
Ironclad fever and the rise of ventilated ships
An excerpt from Cassier's Magazine traces ironclad ships' impact on naval architecture and sanitation. It explains how air defects in early steamers led to the invention of artificial ventilation, linking iron armor to a noted illness called ironclad fever and its decline with ventilating systems.
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Monitor
Merrimae T
Cassier
Stephen Crane’s Life and War Correspondent Career
Stephen Crane, famed author of The Red Badge of Courage, died in Baden-Weller, Germany. A prolific writer and bold war correspondent, he reported from the Greco Turkish War of 1897 and Cuba during the Spanish American War, gaining fame for vivid imagined battle scenes. born 1871 in Newark, New Jersey, son of a Methodist clergyman.
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Stephen Crane
Baden-Weller
Germany
Crane
Westminster Gazette
London
Cuba
New York
Newark
N. J
Saddler's Wells Faces Demolition for Flats
London theater Saddler's Wells, dating to 1483 with ties to John Saddler and Grimaldi, the water show era, and Mrs. Siddons, is slated for demolition to make way for residential flats. The venue once hosted circuses, “Battle of the Nile” water displays, and legitimate drama.
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Haddler
Old Saddler's
Grimaldi
Hen Laying Capacity Across Lifespan
The common German hen yields about 500 to 600 eggs in a year, but in the first year only ten to twenty. In the second, third, and fourth years she lays 100 to 135 eggs each year, then declines to about ten eggs in the final year.
United States Becomes World’s Largest Coal Producer
The 1899 coal output is estimated around 260 million dollars in value with dramatic gains in both bituminous and anthracite production. The Geological Survey notes US coal deposits are largely inexhaustible aside from Pennsylvania’s anthracite lead. Illinois, West Virginia, and Ohio follow Pennsylvania in output.
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United States
Europe
Engineerng and Mining Journal
Geological Survey
Great Britain
Pennsylvania
Illinois
West Virginia
Ohio
Adianapolis Press
Bread Beside the Waters Honors a Benefactor in Cobble of Cole
A Cleveland man named Cole, recently deceased, left Cornell after two years due to lack of funds. He traveled to New York to seek work and impressed a produce merchant who offered to pay his way to finish college. Cole finished his studies, prospered, and later repaid the loan, saving the merchant from potential credit failure. The story ends with Cole returning to the merchant to repay seven hundred dollars, emphasizing the debt repaid and gratitude earned.
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Cleveland Leader
Cole
Cornell University
New York
Mr. Cole
Ants Learn to Build Path to Bone Trap
A Mount Airy florist faced ants invading seed boxes for a week. He used a meat bone as bait, then water to wash them off, and later sticky paper to trap more ants. The ants instead built a sand path on the paper, marching to the bone in a coordinated effort.
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Mount Airy
Philadelphia Record
Mexico mines claim affirmed in major ownership ruling
By a decree of the caprains court of Mexico the claim of Otis, Mary D. Grace, principal of the Tompkins School Syracuse NY to the Yucca and Bismarck mines in Suranpo worth 7000000 is affirmed. The decision puts Mrs Grace in full possession of the mines said to be the richest in Mexico.
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Millionaire Teweting
Caprains Court of Mexico
Otis
Mary D. Grace
Tompkins School
Syracuse
N.Y
Yucca and
Bismarck
Suranpo
Mrs. Grace
Hieheat
Mexico
Vollen Eagle Brot and Giant Sturgeon Tale
A golden eagle was shot by a gamekeeper on Rot tal in Glen Cove and sent to Kilrelemutr for stuffing. Only two or three more such birds remain in Scotland. The North Sea yielded a record sturgeon of 525 pounds, causing $760 in net damage before its death.
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Vollen
Rottal
Glen Cove
Kilrelemutr
Scotland
North Sea
Not the born-with-silver-spoon man stirs the mount
A compact item notes that success comes from effort and enterprise rather than aristocratic privilege, highlighting a self-made approach as the driver of progress and achievement.
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Silver Messenger
Sweet, Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Wadesboro
Rome
Denmark
Austria
Holland
Belgium
France
Potter
Manila
Philippines
Wem
Washington Evening Star
Fingstar
Aziz
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Jack Wilmerding
TM Jeffries
the Man From the West
Melba
Paris
Run de Prong
Megat
Iame
Landon
Directeur
Gamin
Songstreet
Ehe
Hee
Mtayotte
Philadelphia Press
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