Sacred Ganges pilgrimage and Amritsar tale recounted
The article describes the Ganges pilgrimage at Hardwar with its temple, ghat, fish, and sacred cows, noting canal irrigation by British projects. It shifts to Amritsar, detailing dust storms, commerce with Kashmir and Afghanistan, and the legend of Amrit water granting immortality through a crippled man restored by holy water.
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Ardwar
Ganges
Himalayas
India
Hardwar
United Provinces
A. Hugh Fisher
London Illustrated News
Amritsar
Oldest Grist Mill in U.S. Shown in Richmond Virginia
A tidal mill on East River in Virginia is likely the oldest in commission in America. Built in early Virginia settlement days, it still operates using tidal power. It witnessed five wars, ground corn for Washington’s army at Yorktown, and evolved from Indian mortars to wind and tidal mills before steam changed milling. Virginia led the nation in corn and wheat for over two centuries.
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Virginia
Richmond
America
East River
Mobjack Bay
Washington
Yorktown
Nantucket Hospital Drive Aims To Raise $100000
Nantucket Island seeks $100000 to endow a hospital to serve wrecked ship travelers and year round residents. The appeal targets American donors with ties to the island, noting its history as a whale fishing center and its role in rescuing mariners in troubled Atlantic waters.
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New York
Nantucket
America
Atlantic
Isle de Nantechyte
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Maddequet Harbor
Wescoe
Francis Lovelace
Sherburne
Nantucket Island
Real Diggers of the Canal Reach Wage and Fate
The article profiles Panama Canal laborers, detailing origins from Jamaica Barbados and Spain, their living conditions pay and treatment. It contrasts black Jamaican and Barbadian workers, notes housing, kitchens and medical care, and observes social life and risks tied to religion and ruin.
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Commission
Ancon
Colon
Bajian
Jamaica
Barbados
Cuba
West Indies
Ancon Hill
Panama
Salvation Army
Sikh Holy Places and the Granth at Amritsar Temple
The narrator visits Hardwar and Rakha Kish, viewing Sadhus and Nagas along the river banks, then travels to Amritsar where the Granth rests under a gold cloth in the Golden Temple. It describes Sikh worship spaces, offerings, and priestly duties, noting Sikh principles of divine unity and brotherhood and the community’s historic resilience and loyalty to the British empire.
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Hardwar
tRakhukash
Amritsar
Nanak
Mussulman
Ranjit Singh
India
Blowing coal through pipe to power plant plan
London council for Hammersmith proposes moving coal from wharf to the electricity works by blowing a coal and water mixture through a pipe at about seven feet per second. Water would be injected to transport the coal, then separated at the tanks. Estimated cost is 50,000 dollars.
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London
Hammersmith Borough
London Fashion For Men In A Quiet Evening Rest Suit
London gossip notes a shift in male dress toward unobtrusive attire. A full rest suit described for a well known peer features dark green watered silk, old gold edging, olive green braid, wide trousers, colored silk shirt, leather collar, bow tie, and Oriental slippers.
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London
Not Using Tobacco Bequest To Eight Year Old
Norristown Pa. Leonard Thomas of Haverford set to receive $100,000 on his twenty first birthday if he swears on that day he has never used tobacco in any form. The bequest comes from his grandmother Elizabeth Ven Horsen Nicholson, probated here. Thomas is eight years old and has not used tobacco yet.
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Norristown
Leonard Thomas
Haverford
Gizabeth Ven
Horsen Nicholson
Thomas
Bacco
Long Headed Business Leaders Across Indian Paper Claim
A London based Indian paper notes a shift in business leadership over the last quarter century due to rising education. It argues long headed individuals will dominate, describing head shapes linked to commerce and intellect and citing Sir Thomas Lipton H Gordon Selfridge and Sir Joseph Lyons as model examples of future business leaders.
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London
Thomas Lipton
H. Gordon Selfridge
Joseph Lyons
Oshkosh to Hire Policewomen Amid Public Safety Push
Following a trend in other cities Oshkosh Wisconsin will recruit policewomen to enhance patrol and public safety. The initiative plans to assign officers to public venues including beaches and dance halls to engage with youth and communities.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Cabes
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Afghanistan
Pasage
U.S
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Cape Verde Islands
Brazil
Uncle Sam
Spain
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Culebra Cutt
London Borough Council
LONG
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