The Miracle of the Greek Fire Ceremonial in Jerusalem
Richard Watson Gilder writes in the Century about a Holy Sepulcher ceremony on the Saturday before Easter. The piece contrasts sacred fire with scandal, notes Greek and Armenian views on miracle vs symbol, and mentions a Viennese invention for breathing toxic air. It also includes a brief aside on quack doctors and a humorous exchange about a relative’s injuries.
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Richard Watson Gilder
Century
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jerusalem
East
Gilder
Jaffa
Second Helen Keller Story Inspires Deaf Student From South Dakota
Linnie Haguewood, 17, of the South Dakota School for the Deaf and Dumb, resembles Helen Keller in potential and progress. Under teacher Miss Dora Donald, Haguewood learns speech through finger on mouth and repetition, gains sewing, typing, and reading skills, and can recognize friends by touch. The report parallels Keller’s early education and notes Haguewood’s move from an Iowa asylum to Sioux Falls for continued training.
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Linnie Haguewood
South Dakota School For the Deaf and Dumb
Helen Kellar
West
Harvard “Annex
Misa Haguewood
Miss Haguewood
Linnie
Ida Grove
Iowa
Helen
Miss Kellar
Vinton
Dora Donald
Donafl
Deaf and Dumb
Sioux Falls
Chicago's Mayor's Wife Carter H Harrison and Edith Ogden
Profile of Edith Ogden Harrison wife of Chicago Mayor Carter H Harrison detailing her background in New Orleans, marriage in 1887, family, children, religious faith, education, and social life. Notes her Southern beauty, Catholic faith, and language studies.
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Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Harrison
Edith Ogden
Robert N. Ogden
United States Court of Appeals
Louisiana
New Orleans
South
Monument to Von Moltke Erected at Breslau
A monument to German field marshal von Moltke will be built in Breslau. The design features a standing figure with a pedestal and an equestrian victory group, with symbols of war nearby. Moltke died six years ago after a life in the Prussian army since 1822 and was honored anew in 1890 on the 90th anniversary of his birth.
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von Moltke
Breslau
Germany
van Moltke
Berlin
Bricks From Fur Nace Slag Show Remarkable Safe Load
Bohemian industry uses granulated slag with caustic lime to form cement like bricks weighing about ten pounds each. Theoretical bearing strength reaches thirty eight pounds per square centimeter, but practical load limits are about twenty five pounds. A thousand bricks can stack safely, with the broad side bearing ten thousand pounds. Also notes a British naval writer disputes a Casablanca burning ship sinking claim and defers to Mrs. Hemans as authority.
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Casablanca
Washington’s Fortifications Guard the Capital from Attack
Historical notes describe new river defenses below Washington and heavy guns at Potomac forts. Torpedo systems and thick emplacements protect the water approach within twelve miles of the capital. The text cites Forts Washington and Sheridan and highlights national importance given treasury wealth and public buildings.
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Washington
Potomac
Madison
Sheridon
Death by Own Action At Pine City
Leonard Nihoul former Pine City resident and blacksmith killed his wife’s grave, then consumed strychnine and shot himself in the head. He died at the scene and a coroner's inquest ruled death by own action. His body was buried beside his wife and child in Pine City cemetery.
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Nihoul
Oakesdale
Wash
Pine City
Leonard Nihoul
Spokane
Flee to the Hills as Flood Hits El Paso
About 75 residences between the Santa Fe yards and the riverfront were inundated within half an hour after the break. Movables were moved to high ground while a new two mile levee along Fourth street is under construction to hold back the floodwaters and redirect them to the river. Dozens of refugees occupy areas around the mesa north of the city and roughly 200 families remain shelterless.
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Chevallier de Walcher
New York Press
el Paso
Tex
Santa Fe
Fourth Street
Fire destroys mill and homes in Ashland Wisconsin
A large fire in Ashland on May 28 engulfed the Northern Grain Mercantile Company's mill along with adjacent residences and boathouses. Seven grain cars burned and part of the Wisconsin Central duct was damaged. a driving rain later quenched the blaze, with losses estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Ashland
Wis
Northern Grain Mercantile Company
Wisconsin Central
Young artisan arrested near Tsarskoe Selo with dagger
A dispatch from St Petersburg reports a young artisan was arrested in the Tsarskoe Selo park, 17 miles south of the city, with a dagger and a revolver. He allegedly planned to murder the czar to gain fame and be hanged like other so-called heroes.
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Berlin
Anziger
Aix le Chapelle
St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe Selo
Money Found in Old Barn Tied to Omaha Express Guard
Henry Thomas, watchman for the Pacific Express Company in Omaha, shot himself Saturday night after leaving a note implying he took $8000 from the main office. The money, linked to a robbery two years earlier, was discovered in an old barn he named, though he had not been suspected.
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Omaha
Henry Thomas
Pacific Express Company
Thomas
Woman Arrested for Murder in Atlanta Case
Mrs Zo Godfrey, 40, daughter of Hon Benjamin Dugger, arrested in Atlanta on murder indictment based on children’s testimony. They swore she strangled and buried her daughter's illegitimate child six years ago.
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Atlanta
Zo. Godfrey
Benjamin Dugger
Nine Indictments Against Logansport Bank President
Indianapolis May 27 the federal grand jury has found nine indictments against John F Johnson late president of the State National Bank of Logansport. He is charged with violating the national banking laws including forgery. Federal authorities say directors cannot be indicted for stupidity and incompetency as the main fault.
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Indianapolis
John F. Johnson
State National Bank of
Logansport
Barnato Group Fell on News of Bar Masto’s Illness
London observers noted a sharp drop in Barnato group securities after Capetown dispatches reported Barney Barnato suffering nervous prostration and placed under restraint. London representative later said a telegram indicated a slight cape fever but no serious condition.
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London
Barnato
Capetown
Barney Barmato
Relief Funds Largely Unspent From Mississippi Flood Aid
Washington May 27 The relief appropriation of 200000 for Mississippi and Red river flood victims remains about half unexpended for the time being. Next August Liverpool plans to operate all street railway and omnibus lines under city supervision.
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Washington
Mississippi
Red River
Liverpool
Wreck on Oregon Short Line Claims Nine Lives
A head on collision between a freight and a passenger train at American Falls Idaho leaves at least nine dead and eight seriously wounded. The crash wrecked engines and cars while two more may die. authorities report air brake tampering suspected.
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Pocatello
Idaho
American Falls
Here
Oregon
George Moore
Dick Cosgrove
C. E. Heckman
Cosgrove
Impressive Canonization at St Peter's Draws 40000
The May 28 canonization of Blessed Zaccaria founder of the Barnabites and Blessed Fourier de Maintencour Apostle Lorraine drew the largest crowd in years at St Peter's Rome. The ceremony differed only in gate closures and ticketed admission, with about 40,000 attendees filling the basilica.
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St. Peter's
Rome
Zaccaria
Order of
Barnabites
Fourier de Maintencour
Apostle Lorraine
Fire near McMinnville destroys property of J. A. Henderson
Three blooded horses, costly farming machinery, grain and feed, and a modern barn owned by J. A. Henderson burned near McMinnville Oregon on May 31. Loss and insurance figures are given as 000 and 2000 respectively. The fire was linked to an attempted arson by Hendersons personal enemies. The dwelling house survived but combustibles saturated the woodshed. Henderson faces possible heart failure from the shock.
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McMinnville
J. A. Henderson
Henderson
Ten Year Old Boy Drowns in Everett Bay
A 10-year-old son of John Harring slipped from a boom stick into a bay in Everett Washington and drowned. His body was recovered. Also reported Lazard Freres sold 500000 in gold for shipment to Europe with 240000 from the sub treasury and the remainder from San Francisco. Philadelphia garment workers strike against New York craftsmen.
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Everett
Wash
John Harring
Europe
New York
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