Vast Military and Shipping Oddities From The Era
A Baghdad sized mix of notes reports Wool factories expanding to meet gun demand, a war balloon ready in twenty minutes, and moroccan telegraph gaps. It mentions White-House-Harrison expedition near Mombasa, census chatter about McKinley, and a quirky guide to seas noted as wicked by sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whhite-House-Herrison
Abyasiia
Lafely
Mombasa
Afeien
Lake Rudolph
Stephanie
Kraals
New Japanese patent acts set shorter terms for designs and trade marks
The annual report notes Japan passed acts amending patents designs and trade marks law. Patents fixed at fifteen years and design copyright at ten with annual fees. Trade marks gain twenty year protection, except existing abroad where term matches original registration. Frenchman Letret plans U S works to harvest scales. He eyes St Lawrence Thousand Islands area for scales from live fish. Scales must be small with silver sheen and fetch higher prices when bright. About twenty five thousand pounds yearly could be used, possibly doubling in a few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Letret
United States
Hoon
Trim
St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
Frontier warn on fortune seekers and Castine progress boards
The piece argues that postwar Boer territories will lure migrants but require capital, not penniless adventurers. It notes Africa’s gold mines demand high costs yet offer profitable investment for the well funded. It praises Castine Maine for a village improvement society seeking a shipyard and urges towns to market their advantages to attract business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Castine
Maine
Britain's weak navy in wartime and Astor row
The article argues Britain's navy would be insufficient for home defense if empire-wide duties prevail, noting only twenty four warships could guard the Isles. It also covers the completion of the War of the Rebel Nook official records compilation and a London society row involving Sir Berkeley Milne and William Waldorf Astor over an uninvited concert attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Great Britain
Ireland
British Isles
Russia
France
Italy
Germany
May Gaboo Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Pall Mall Gazette
Sir Berkeley Milne
Naval and Military Club
Piccadilly
Osborne
London
Mr. Astor
Astor
Milne
Lady
Sir Berkeley
New York
Countess Magic comes to New York after world tours
A famous midget known as Mrs Gen Tom Thumb arrives in New York with her second husband. Once Miss Bump of Middleborough, she and Gen Tom Thumb traveled the world meeting Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Napoleon, and Queen Victoria. Exhibited at Barnum's Museum, they later toured and performed abroad with Millputians companies. The countess, now about 60, remains youthful in spirit.
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Tom Thumb
New York
Europe
Magic
Miss Bump
Middleborough
Masa
Charles 5. Stratten
Tam Thumb
P. T. Bar
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Henry Mississippi Congressman Missed Vote Amid Lunch Hustle
Mississippi Representative Patrick Henry avoided a roll call during district measure debate while Bailey of Texas filibustered. He rushed from lunchroom to vote no but was not recorded, then had his remarks struck from the Congressional Record. The note reflects on precocious youths like John Ruskin.
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Mintesippi
Patrick Henry
Mississippi
Washington Post
Bailey
Texas
Henry
Mr. Speaker
Speaker Henderson
Mr. Henry
Gen. Henderson
Mr Henry
John Ruskin
England
Nailing Campaign Lies Feature Reflects Campaign Tools
The piece discusses how campaigns use exaggeration and misinformation as a longstanding tactic. It notes that candidates and managers rely on a “good-enough until after election” method, with references to Mark Hanna for the Republicans and Senator Jones for the Democrats. It urges readers to doubt improbable campaign yarns.
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Mark Hanna
Senator Jones
Porter's Good Work
Indications show the French government and press seek to erase Ameri ca wartime tensions and restore Franco American ties. Public passion lies with Washington and Fourth of July fetes. Horace Porter, U S ambassador to France, bears responsibility for the current favorable state of foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
France
America
Tiis
United States
Spain
Washington
Horace Porter
Grand Old Li Hung Chang in War Time Opinion
Henry Norman calls Li Hung Chang arch humbug while others hail him as a great statesman. The aged viceroy is the best understood Chinese figure for Americans with longstanding friendly ties. He told an American that war's outcome will not harm Sino American relations despite Kempff’s Forts at Taku refusal signaling understanding of the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hong Chang
Henry Norman
United States
LI Hung Chang
Miral Kempft
Taku
What the Kaser Said at Wilhelmshaven Address
Eye witness reports quote the emperor promising a harsher line than official accounts. He urged reestablishing peace through force and vowed vengeance, aiming to drive barbarians from the Pekin walls and to see German colors fly again.
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Car Witnease
Wilhelmshaven
China
Pekin
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Silver Messenger
Ewery
Challis
Idaho
Royal Gun Factory of
Woolwich
Gogland
Fala
Morocco
Vienoa
Austria
Poiler
Pompeii
Gracchian League of Advanced
District of Columbia
Mckinley
English Channel
Dover Straits
St. Jean de Lule
Pauillac
Mediterranean
Cadiz
Tangiers
Cape Horn
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Colony
Britain
Government
F. G. Ainsworth
Record and Pension Office
War Department
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