Whales Age Range and Dan Rice Death Noted
Towns of Townsend report whales live to ages from 20s to 400 years as shown by baleen layers. Dan Rice the circus clown is dead, praised as a public benefactor who made people laugh, with lasting memories for those who enjoyed his drolleries. The Senate reads Washingtons farewell annually with Foraker’s reading hailed as eloquent. Sir James Paget’s cautionary tale ends with a biscuit crumb causing a fatal outcome in a hospital bed.
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Dan Rice
United States Senate
Washington
Senator Foraker
Light Brigade
James Paget
Madame @azaine
Mexico
France
Carlotta
Maximilian
Eugenie
Napoleon III
Mme. Bazaine
Gen. Bazaine
Metz
Empress Carlotta
Brussels
Leopold of
Belgium
Modern science says worry can kill and how it happens
Worry is believed to damage brain cells, affecting the brain as the body's nutritive center. As brain injury progresses, other organs suffer, and disease or organ failure can lead to death, according to Journal of Health and scientists tracking brain disease growth.
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The
Journal of Health
Astronomers Prepare for Rare Total Solar Eclipse
Astronomers plan observations for a total solar eclipse on Monday May 28. The track spans forty to fifty miles wide from New Orleans to Norfolk, crossing the Atlantic, Spanish peninsula, Mediterranean to Algiers, then past Thebes. The path exceeds 7 000 miles and marks a rare event between 1869 and 1925.
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New Orleans
Norfolk
Ocean
Spanish Peninsula
Mediterranean
Algiers
Ancient
Thebes
United States
Mexico
Gulf
Atlantic
America
Paris Exposition Prep Sparks Budget Concerns
Official and social preparations for the Paris exposition raise government anxiety over entertaining royal and imperial visitors. Ministers plan to use extra funds, risking overruns, with M Delcasse set to receive the finest upholstery and decorations as lead host after the head of state.
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Paris
Loubet
France
M. Delcasse
Packer Cannibalism Case Revived in Colorado Trials
The long running Alfred Packer case resurfaces as Colorado trials loom. Editors Bonfils and Tamman were shot by Pack er’s counsel and are recovering. Otto Mears, a leading opponent of release, backs a firm stance while Gov. Wright’s pardon efforts face strong resistance.
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Packer
Colorado
F. G. Bonfils
H. H. Tamman
Denver
Anderson
Alfred Packer
Colorado Mountains
Otto Mears
Gov. Thomas
Mears
Leading men maneuver over Packer case amid fresh claims
The article recounts Packer’s insistence on innocence in a cannibalism linked murder on a prospecting trip, with a stay of execution converting to forty years. It notes potential indictment flaws, royal intrigues around Maximilian and Eugenie, and a Yorkshire deathbed quip about fishing with bait.
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Packer
Parker
Grosvenor: A Bold Debater and War Vet Leader
General Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio stands out in the current House for pugnacity and deep political memory. A Civil War veteran and former major to brigadier, he has influenced campaigns for McKinley and remains a sharp, humorous, formidable figure in Washington debates. His tenure, tax for veterans, and wartime leadership shape his standing among colleagues.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Reed
Gen. Grosvenor
Congress
Grosvenor
Nashville
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Glove Trade in France Exports Most of Production
France manufactures about 26 million pairs of gloves annually and exports around 18 million pairs. The industry shows a strong export orientation with domestic demand smaller than overseas sales.
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France
Power of High Explosives and Their Devastating Effect
A study contrasts unconfined explosive blasts with confined charges. It cites tests at naval ordnance grounds in 1884 showing large dynamite quantities caused little damage on iron plates, while confined charges in rock produced massive dislodgement and rock removal, illustrating confinement greatly increases destructive power.
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Naval Ordnance Proving Grounds
Braamfontein
Fort Lee
Hudson
Lemberi
Wales
Talen Mawr
Taleen Mawr
In Place of Glass Before Its Introduction
The article recounts how prior to glass windows people used lattices and jalousies. It notes Chinese use lac varnish shells and horn, Romans shutters and horn, and identifies glass windows arriving in Britain around 674 with early limits to churches and later wealthier homes in England and Scotland.
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Orient
Bede
Britain
England
Scotland
Minneapolis Journal
Edouard Drumont A Controversial French Figure
The article profiles Edouard Drumont as a leading anti Semite in France who is himself Jewish He alternated between roles in the imperial police and newspaper work with Isaac Perches Liberte He later feuded with Perche heirs and the Jewish community and has fought several duels while remaining a prominent yet polarizing public figure.
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France
Edouard Drumont
Imperial Police
Marquis de Rochefort
Isaac Perche
The
Liberte
Dru
Edouard Drumontmont
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