May Use Kites for War Signals Experiment at Bayonne
William A Middy reports a Bayonne New Jersey kite experiment generating electric light from the atmosphere without batteries or dynamos. A six foot diameter kite lifted a sparker and steel wire to 400 feet, remaining aloft thirty minutes before adjustments. The test aims at military signaling use.
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Bayonne
N. J
William A. Middy
Mr. Eddy
Eddy
Chicago Times-Herald
Tragic Quincy School Fire Kills Eleven Young Girls
Eleven young girls aged nine to eleven die in a fire at St Francis parochial school in Quincy Illinois. A gas jet ignited costumes during a Christmas rehearsal, touching off a rapid blaze that burned four immediately and seven more fatally. Teachers and sisters aided the panicked children, many of whom were in cotton lace and silk costumes.
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Quincy
Ill
St. Francis Parochial School
Seventeenth
Vine Streets
Atv Entertainment
Ges
Joubert an American Major Fontaine Reasserts Confederate Link
Major Lamar Fontaine of Mississippi publicly asserts Colonel Joubert of the Boer army served under Stonewall Jackson and was a Louisiana officer in the Civil War. Louisiana Confederate veterans deny the claim, yet Fontaine reiterates Joubert’s Confederate service and Jackson connection in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
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Joubert
Jackson
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Kruger's Protest Over U S Arms Exports To Britain
The Kruger government protests to Secretary Hay against U S sale of munitions to Britain. The move aims to block Britain from war supplies, but Hay replies that American trade with belligerents violates no neutrality obligations.
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Kruger
Britain
United State
Washington
Hay
Reward Offered by Brooklyn Rapid Transit Directors
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company directors in New York offer $25,000 for information leading to the discovery and conviction of the author or authors of reports circulated to affect the market price of the company's stock, an offense punishable under state law.
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Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn, N. Y
Stocks Plunge as Clearing Banks Drive Down Rates
Panic hit the New York Stock Exchange on Monday afternoon as 10,000,000 in stock offerings pushed prices lower amid a concerted effort by clearing house banks to force money rates down to 6 percent. The market closed irregularly as declines persisted in key industrials and rails, with total volume near 1.65 million shares. A relief meeting of the clearing house committee followed the session.
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Transvaal
American Tobacco
Metropolitan
People's Gas
Tennessee Coal
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Leather
Northwest
New York Central
Great Northern
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Atchison
Lesses
Clearing House Committee
Gloom in Britain Over Buller Setback and Global Tensions
A London dispatch to the New York World reports no relief from the mood of panic after General Buller’s reverse. British forces in India cannot spare drafts for South Africa, while Menelik and Mediterranean risks force caution in Egypt. General Kitchener heads to Omdurman as Lord Roberts’ chief of staff amid fears of German Russian and French naval pressure.
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London
Buller
India
South Africa
Menelik
Negus
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Egypt
Kitchener
Omdurman
Lord Roberts
Brother Sues Brother Over Accounting Dispute
Patrick Calhoun, formerly of Atlanta and now of Cleveland, files in Washington district court for about 197000 alleging a settled agreement allows a dispute over past transactions between him and his brother John Calhoun. Former Senator M. O. Butler of South Carolina serves as referee.
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Pat Calhoun
John
Patrick Calhoun
Atlanta
Havana Council Rejects Resolution of Thanks to McKinley
At Friday’s Havana city council meeting a motion to send an address of thanks to President McKinley for his Cuba references was rejected. The vote held that the message contained nothing new and merely repeated a prior pledge.
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Havana
Municipal Council of
McKinley
Cuba
Congress
Platonic Friendship and the New Courtship
The Atlantic Monthly essay argues that emancipation expands platonic relations between sexes transforming flirtation into a noble, educated practice. It claims equality in meeting leads to better marriages, urges self improvement to attract partners, and notes many platonic friendships eventually end in matrimony despite risks of heartbreak.
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United States
Atlantic Monthly
Fragments of ads and tales from a flooded 1904 page
A collage of advertisements and short anecdotes, including a request for Tet tering skin remedy pricing from Granville Ohio, a traveling salesman tale at Reading terminal, and various drugstore and patent medicine pitches. The item also teases a solar eclipse date and consumer notices.
Divers Recover Treasure From 1770 Turkish Wreck Near Chios
Under permission of the Durklah Government Greek divers search a sunken Turkish fleet wreck off Chios from 1770. They report finding gold and silver, jewels, weapons, and gold studded book covers. About 100000 dollars already raised, with more valuables expected as divers surface items and assess value.
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Durklah
Chios
Turkey
Prosperity Hopes Rise Amid Health and Wealth Signals
The article links national and personal success to health, urging readers to consider wellbeing as key to prosperity. It promotes Hastetter's Stomach Kite as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach troubles, claiming it strengthens the body and vitality.
Montreal's Big Church Construction Near Completion
The exterior of the Sacre Coeur Church in Montreal is finished and scaffolding removed. The church project has cost about FA 1,000,000 and more funds will be required to complete decoration and furnishing.
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Montreal
Grant Sacre Coeur
Mantadre
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