Photography to map the heavens in grand star chart
In Paris 1887 delegates from fifteen nations pursued the great star map project. Photographic plates will cover a 24 foot globe with 44,000 exposures and a 2,500,000 star catalog, duplicating each image to avoid errors. The effort, beginning from Dr. Gill’s Cape and culminating in a solar system scale study, will surpass visual methods and reveal star positions across centuries.
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Pleiades
Curtiish i
Paris
Gul
Ie Royal Observatory
Cape of Good Hope
Gilt
Herschel
Harvard College
Bond
Gill
Cape of Good Hope Observatory
Bonn
Argelander
Schonfeld
Stellar Army
Gil
South Pole
Ulara
Teaching a King How to Get Rich in Paris Exposition
Thomas Walsh the Color ado millionaire ingratiates himself with King Leopold of Belgium creating a joint venture for the International Sleeping Car Company. His Paris dinners, royal patronage, and vast wealth drive Belgian press intrigue as Walsh gains influence and a reported 1200000 annual income amid a rare royal banquet and music by the Czar’s band.
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Thomas Walsh
Colorado
Congo
Belgium
Malilionaire
International Sleeping Car Company
Besis
Walsh
Leopold
Paris
Ananciers
Charles Nagelmaekers
Ostend
Af Leopolt
Aid
Tom" Walsh
Sirs
Elysee Palace
United States
Walshes
Harry Thaw
Pittsburg
Russia
Duchess Roban
King Leopold
Str. Walsh
Holiday in Crewe Marks 4000th Locomotive Built
In Crewe England the town celebrated an Odd Holiday and festival on East month to honor the completion of the four thousandth locomotive built in the great railway shops.
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Crewes
England
Patriotic Txland Sends Fares to War from Lewis Isle
From the isle of Lewis the patriotism is high as population 25 000 yields no fewer than five thousand serve the country in one capacity or another. The tally reflects a strong contribution to Eng lands fighting men.
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England
Isle of Lewis
Bernhardt to Bring Divine Sarah to America Tour
American theatregoers soon expect Sarah Bernhardt to star in Cyrand de Bergerac and L Aigion with Coquille. She may perform Hamlet as well during a six month tour extending to spring 1901. Paris remains abuzz with praise for her acting and enduring vigor.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Europe
America
Sarah
Coquille
France
Paris
Madame Bernhardt
The Corset Crisis in Stage and Society
A historical critique traces corset culture from tightly laced gowns to reform gowns. It highlights the bodily strain on women and notes Bernhardt’s fashion influence as she popularized a corset free silhouette. The piece argues changes reshaped female form and social restraint.
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Neuk
Talloy
Bernhardt
Mgn
Louvre
Mgurés Ike Girin
Gree
Ana Bernhardt
Popular Writer Suspect Corelli Attracts Mixed Public Opinion
A discussion of Susie Corelli, the famed author, detailing public fascination with her work and mixed judgments about her personality and appearance. The article notes society’s curiosity but confirms she avoids the limelight, living a secluded life while maintaining a refined, elegant style and blue eyes.
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Mins Burin
Corelth
Nociety
Rea
Susa Corelli
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New Haven
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Yerkes Observatory
Leopold II
Mr. Walsh
Juan Atty
Tipperary
Trejacana
Khe
Worcester
Mass
Ute
China
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