McCormick Defends Russia Over Kishineff Massacre
United States ambassador Robert McCormick declares the Russian government blameless in the Kishineff Jews massacre. He says authorities could not have prevented the riots, notes reforms for Jews are advancing, and criticizes American indignation meetings as unproductive. He also jokes about his ambassadorial attire.
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St. Petersburg
United States
Robert
McCormick
Russia
Europe
Kishineff
New York
Mwishineff
Pennsylvania
Austria
Fishineff
Mr. McCormick
New Metal Meteorite Promises Light Strong Use
Berlin's Central Zeitung reports a newly discovered metal called meteorite. An aluminium-based compound, it weighs one third brass, resists chemical influences, and is highly pliable for pipes wiring horseshoes and brass replacements at comparable price.
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Zeitung Fuer -Optik Und Mechanik
Berlin
Cameos Return to Fashion with Bracelets
Cameos rise in vogue as bracelets with small oval cameos showing different heads and foundations in seashell pink and brown tones. The trend notes their high price but not yet matching grandmother era popularity.
Kansas Flood Tells of Daring Rescues and Narrow Escapes
The report recounts several dramatic rescues during a June flood. Henry Scott and his family were saved after their cottage floated away and became tangled in trees. Thomas Reese carried his wife and four children to safety over five hours. D T Gregg and parents were rescued from a second story via rowboat, then by another boat after the craft capsized. Residents recall screams for help and fear during the night.
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Scott
Thomas Reese
D. T. Gregg
Mr. Gregg
Buckley Predicts Encounters in Hereafter with Foster and Hurst
Rev Dr Buckley told a memorial gathering for Bishops Foster and Hurst that he expects to meet them in the next life not in the physical body but through manifestation. He cited Corinthians on the resurrection and faced questions from ministers about recognizing Dante Shakespeare and Wesley in the afterlife. Some ministers left in protest over his radical interpretation.
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New York City
Randolph Sites Foster
John Fletcher Hurst
American University At Washington
New York American
Buckley
Dr. Buckley
Bishop Foster
Hurst
Dante
Shakespeare
John Wesley
Wesley
Novel Use of Sheep to Test Battle Ship Turrets
Paris dispatch reports the battleship Henry IV underwent a six hour trial. Sheep placed at fore turret gun posts were stunned but unharmed after firing to simulate gunners. The commission concluded men would resist better than sheep, implying turret crews would suffer no serious harm.
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Henry IV
Paris
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
New Safety Device That Warns Trains of Obstructions
Inventor Robert D. Peters of Knox Indiana proposes an electric signal system that set danger signals two miles ahead and behind a moving train. It also provides a dispatcher indicator showing each train’s position and direction within a mile, aiding collision avoidance and obstruction detection.
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Robert D. Peters
Knox
Ind
Indianapolis
Chicago Record-Herald
Pastor to bill Oswego with circus style sermons
The Rev. C. H. Jones contracts a bill poster to advertise daily twilight meetings at the First Presbyterian Church in Oswego New York. He promotes twelve minute talks on themes like A Cure For the Blues Antiseptic Christians and The Sixth Sense as outside features alongside the main sermons.
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C. H. Jones
Oswego
N. Y
New York World
Jones
First Presbyterian Church
The President's Invoice
A speaker laments a car laden with gifts from many states and tribes. He contemplates unloading them all in Baltimore while invoking memories of mementos from Kansas New Mexico and California. The verse reflects gratitude and reluctance to keep surplus keepsakes.
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Ted
Kansas
New Mexico
Golden Keys
Golden State
Golden Gate
Gilliian
Baltimore
Americas
Meals by Slot Machine in Swiss Restaurants
Automatic bars have become popular in Switzerland with a new company supplying electric automatic restaurants for locals and visitors. Patrons seat themselves, view a bill of fare, insert money, and the machinery serves meals from chop and chips to a six course table d hote. Prices are moderate with a dainty dinner and wine around 2 shillings.
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Switzerland
Geneva
Chicago
No drought in California fruit crop promising record
The Los Angeles Times reports California fruit districts show trees loaded with fruit, indicating extensive thinning will be needed to prevent broken branches and a crop of small, unsalable fruit.
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Los Angeles Times
London to Have a Hanging Railway
A hanging overhead electrical railroad for London, similar to Elberfeld, Germany, is protected by German American and English financiers. A parliamentary concession will be asked to swing the single track for eight miles over the Thames from the south bank.
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London
Elberfeld
Germany
Thames
Miss June Visits Bring Gifts and Ripening Summer
The Washington Star notes Miss June arriving with gifts for kin as roses hang on the tree and berries and melons ripen in a vivid portrait of a warm summer visitation. Life seems to begin anew with her arrival, a lyrical celebration of kinship and season.
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Hyah
Miss June
June
Washington Star
Rural free delivery faces road problem and funding issue
The article argues rural free mail delivery growth hinges on road improvements and national funding. It warns that poorer regions with bad roads risk being permanently left out, provoking dissent and calls for general taxation to share road costs. It cites Athens county Ohio as proof that road investments boost land values and repay quickly.
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Congress
Post Office Department
Rural Delivery and Good Roads See Need for Better Rural Roads
Wet spring weather highlights to postal authorities the need for improved roads to extend rural free delivery. Poor road conditions impede mail service and threaten continuation of routes. Authorities fear many established routes may be abandoned without higher local road funding.
Good Roads In France Improve With Age Compared To America
The piece notes French roads stay excellent with age while American roads deteriorate quickly due to narrow tires and lack of upkeep. It contrasts two wheeled carts with six casks of wine drawn by two horses on French stone roads and remarks on perpetual attention given to French roads versus American neglect.
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France
America
Rural Free Delivery to Expand with 15000 New Routes
The rural mail program plans to double service this year adding about 15 000 routes. Congress funded 10 000 dollars for an early test ten years ago. current appropriation climbs to 8 000 000 for the present fiscal year and 12 500 000 for the year beginning July 1. Iowa leads with 1307 routes followed by Illinois 1227, Indiana 1068, Ohio 1025 and Michigan 994. New York 923, Pennsylvania 788, Kentucky 156 and Tennessee 524.
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Congress
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Tennessee
Lebaudy Air Ship Demonstrates Realistic Flight Achievement
The Lebaudy air ship built for the Lebaudy brothers of Paris completed a successful flight from St. Martin under Pilot Juohnnes and Engineer Rey. It covered 37 kilometers in 1 hour 36 minutes, surpassing Santos-Dumont’s Deutsch prize record, and returned safely. The craft, about 177 feet long with a 33 foot diameter, uses a cotton tissue envelope with india rubber, a steel car, and dual screws powered by a four horsepower motor.
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Lebaudy
Lebaudy Brothers
Paris
Juohnnes
Rey
St. Martin
Mantes
Limay
Rosay
Santos-Dumont
M. Santos-Dumont
Unclear Phrase from Servian Case Sparks Curiosity
Fragmentary text hints at a Servian case involving a figure named Vitch with uncertain identification. The readable portion offers no concrete actions, dates, or outcomes to confirm specifics.
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