Various World Notes From Towns and Leaders
The item surveys facts from Townsend Montana to Maryland and Oklahoma City detailing population, finances, and charity. It notes Andrew Carnegie gift to a new Oklahoma City free library, a Siam royal pupil program to England, George W. Dart joining Iowa Soldiers Home, and condemnation needs for the East River bridge approach amid church obstacles.
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Oklahoma City
Andrew Carnegie
East River
New York
Brooklyn
Two Sisters Forge Unusual Careers in San Francisco
In San Francisco two sisters defy gender norms. A 20 year old carpenter built a five room house for her family, while her sister works as a boss painter. Their father, a carpenter, raised them to pursue men's trades.
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San Francisco
Grim back-scratcher tied to Fiji chief's wife in museum loan
A grim relic arrives at a San Francisco museum a back-scratcher once owned by the wife of a Fijian chief. It is carved from the leg bone of a missionary killed and eaten by islanders early in the century. The owner inherited it from his grandfather but his wife objected to its gruesome associations and sent it to the museum.
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San Francisco
Walnut Logs Parade Marks Decline of Local Forests
Twenty one wagons passed through Wabash Indiana in a solemn procession loaded with the last marketable black walnut logs in the county. The walnut once abundant is now nearly extinct, underscoring the case for protective forestry laws.
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Wabash
Ind
Great Central States
Sympathetic Strike Over Hours for New Jersey Horse
In a New Jersey glass factory a horse worked longer hours than human workers who could take breaks. The men tried to win shorter hours for the animal and finally struck until the horse’s schedule matched theirs. Newspapers have not reported the outcome, but hope for a satisfactory settlement for all, especially the horse.
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New Jersey
Canfield Proposal Would Make Liberty Torch A Flaming Light
Charles W Canfield of New York suggests a steam jet in the Statue of Liberty torch to create a vivid flame at night. He notes the government plant on Bedloe Island could supply lighting, with a steam pipe run from the boiler room to the torch, at little extra cost.
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Charles W. Canfield
New York
New York Harbor
Canfield
Bedloe’s Island
Preservation and Politics of 1856 Delegates Highlight a Long Parade
The article recalls sixteen survivors of the June 18 1856 Philadelphia convention that birthed the Republican Party and nominated Fremont. It notes John Howard Bryant of Princeton Illinois declined an invitation to the 1900s Republican convention due to age, and mentions his Civil War-era activism and later Democratic alignment. It also covers Kentucky supreme court ruling on taxing franchises, sizing Frankfort Water Company at 79491 for state and local taxes and potential implications for municipal purchase of utilities.
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Philadelphia
John C. Fremont
John Howard Bryant
Princeton
Ill
Peter Bryant
Cummington
Mass
William Cullen Bryant
Pittsburg
Owen Lovejoy
Congress
Horace Greeley
Kentucky Supreme Court
Frankfort Water Company
Kentucky
State Board of Assessment
Frankfort
Supreme Court
Lady Naylor Leyland Engaged To Royal Horse Guards Officer
Jennie Chamberlain of Cleveland Ohio became Lady Naylor Leyland after wedding Sir Hubert Naylor Leyland. Widowed, she remains a leading London society figure with Hyde Park House and Colchester estate. The engagement is to Lieut Reginald Ward, 4th son of the Earl of Dudley, 27 and 21 respectively. Her fortune supports a son born in 1890.
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Lady Naylor-Leyland
Jennie Chamberlain
Cleveland
Prince of Wales
Miss Chamberlain
Sir Hubert Naylor-Leyland
London
Town
Hyde Park House
London Society
Princess of Wales
Sir Hubert
Naylor-Leyland
Reginald Ward
Earl of Dudley
Royal Horse Guards
South Africa
Lieut. Ward
Colchester
Princess Amelie Rives Troubetzkoi Deathbed Portrait
The ailing Amelie Rives Troubetzkoi, once celebrated Virginia author and Princess, lies an invalid at Castle Hill Albermaine County Va awaiting an end life. Once famed for The Quick of the Dead she writes letters and possibly a new book as health fails.
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Amelie Rives
Princess Troubetzkoi
Col
Albert Rives
Albermaine
Troubetzkoi
Virginia
Paris
Castle Hill
Blue Ridge
John Armstrong Chenier
Amelie Rives-Chanler
Ahe
Prince Troubetzkoi
Washington
England
Europe
Troubetzkol
An Accommodating Clock
A Philadelphia Record tale reports a South Fifteenth Street family with a grandfather clock that would not run after being moved. After three months it suddenly chimed exactly at 9 PM, matching the correct time, and has kept accurate time since.
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Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Record
South Fifteenth Street
Garden Party Plans Mentioned by Prospective Host
A prospective host describes a small al fresco garden party as the plan for the gathering. Mrs. Gaswell remarks she has heard of the gentleman but does not recall meeting him.
Relic of the War: Darien Church Labeled “Protected by the Lord”
In Darien Georgia a prewar Methodist church survived Sherman’s march to the sea while surrounding structures burned. The 1856 building rejected lightning rods until today when it remains the town’s lone large structure without one, famed as the “only church in Georgia protected by the Lord.”
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Darien
Georgia
Sherman
South Atlantic
Locusts as Food: A Baptist’s Daring Tasting
An excerpt from Current Literature recalls a traveler’s trial of locusts in Sudan and Arabia. He notes locals’ consumption as staple protein and compares it to British beef and mutton while reflecting on historical echoes of John the Baptist. He finds the meal surprisingly palatable.
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Youn
Baptist
John the Baptist
The Vitality of Seeds and Immortal Planting Powers
The article notes seeds vary in vitality with oil content and seed texture. Certain seeds, when properly ripened and stored, may retain growing power for thousands of years, with examples suggesting ancient Egyptian mummified seeds germinated still vigorous. It also mentions a Scottish act allowing jailed offenders to shorten imprisonment by paying a portion of fines.
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London
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H. Eaton
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Maryland
Carroll County
Westminster
Miles Long
Siam
George W. Dart
Columbia
S. C
Shersin
Iowa
Marshalltown
Attica
N.Y
J. Moward Bryant
Lovejoy
Bryant
Amelia
Scotland
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