German Emperor William II Visits Jerusalem for Redeemer Church Ceremony
The article recounts Emperor William II’s Holy Land tour to Jerusalem to dedicate the Protestant Church of the Redeemer. It contrasts historic German crusader deeds with modern aims of colonization and modernization, noting railways, roads, and Western influence, while detailing attire, entourage, and the church's significance as a Protestant unity symbol.
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Hristendom Tooka
William T
Holy City
Jerusalem
Church of the Redeemer
William I
Palestine
Holy Land
Holy Roman Empire
Conrad
Asia Minor
Ptolemais
Damascus
Frederick I
Arberovea
Constantinople
Anatalia
Syria
Proderick II
Thily
Ptolemaia
Jurtaalem
Omar
Jaffi
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Rudolph of Hapsburg
Germany
William Tr
Near East
von Picasen
Count Wedel
von Sebell
Antioch
Ommyad
Damasong
Tilamn
Greece
Rome
Anatolia
Mediterranean
Western Asia
Tigris
Bosphoras
William II
Paris J
St. Petersburg
France
Russia
Armenia
Novoye Vremya
Titus
David
Absalom
Terusalem
Satin Gate
Kingdom of
Godfrey of
William
Thrilling Dive At London Water Sport Exhibition
At a London water sport exhibition the Ilex and Scottish Swimming Clubs showcased feats including Highlanders swimming with rifles ready and a twin brothers diving act by two Ilex members. The divers leapt hand in hand, turned in air with synchronized precision, and sank gracefully into the tank. A health statistic notes Philadelphia deaths from consumption fell from 3.42 to 1.96 per thousand between 1870 and 1897.
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London
Ilex
Ilex Club
Philadelphia
Mahdi Tomb Destroyed After Khartoum Fall
After Khartoum fell and Gordon died the Mahdi's tomb at Omdurman was ordered destroyed by Sir Henry Kitchener. Accounts say Major Gordon, Gordon's nephew, kept the Mahdi's head as a curio while others took nails as souvenirs. The Khalifa later built a mausoleum which was damaged by British fire and ordered razed.
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Obdurman
Nile
Khartoum
Gordon
Osman Digne
Abdullah
Khalifa
Mahdi
H. Kitchener
Naming the Chicken and the Hopeful Poet
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale recounts Mr. Golightly arguing over a spring chicken’s name as it escapes carving. The landlady notes the bird had no name, while Golightly laments naming it Hope and cites the poet’s line that Hope springs eternal.
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Mr. Golightly
Hope
Carver
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Forms and Shapes of Bacteria Revealed
The text explains bacteria come in various forms from round and oval to rod-shaped and corkscrew. It notes their tiny size, claiming fifteen thousand bacteria could fit in an inch in a single file line.
World Newspaper Circulation Totals Reach Wide Diversity
The United States publishes 2200 daily papers and 15000 weekly papers. The nation’s press features twenty eight languages beyond English, reflecting broad linguistic representation across the industry.
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United States
Comparative Monthly Issues Of News Papers In Countries
A striking design shows how many newspapers are printed worldwide with Spain at the foot due to illiteracy. The notice boasts low advertising rates to attract business patrons to the columns.
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Old
Spain
War Commission Hearings Expose Embarkation Chaos
Major Henry Romeyn testifies in Washington on flaws in the Cuba port Tampa embarkation. He cites scattered troop movements, missing orders, and vessel mixups. He details poor conditions aboard the transport Concha, including lack of blankets, food, and medical care with several deaths.
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War Investigating Commission
Washington
Henry Romeyn
Port Tampa
Cuba
Tenth Infantry
Romeyn
McCook
el Caney
Howell
Jamaica
Santiago
Fanaticism tragedy in New York as mother self immolates
A Catholic mother named Mrs. Muntag, angered by her Catholic husband’s conversion to Judaism, saturated her dress with kerosene and ignited it in front of her children in New York. The blaze forced the children to flee as flames enveloped her body.
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New York
Muntag
Cuba
Spain
Gen Lees Mother Dead After Fall in Virginia
Mrs Anne Maria Lee mother of Major General Fitzhugh Lee died at her son Captain Don Lees home in Stafford Virginia. She neared her eighty eighth birthday and had been blind for years though death followed a fall that broke her hip several days earlier.
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Anne Maria Lee
Fitzhugh Lee
Don Lee
Stafford County
Arroz con Pollo Recipe From Cuban Cookbook
A Havana restaurant owner shares a recipe for arroz con pollo. The method uses olive oil onion garlic, chicken, bacon, tomatoes, spices, water and washed Carolina rice. Simmer then steam until tender, finish with French peas.
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Havana
Ills of Women Breastwinds to Pinkham Cure Note
Two women from Chicago and Cincinnati report chronic womb illness relief after using Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. Mrs Borttgoer says two bottles brought true relief from falling of the womb and headaches. Mrs Dorr credits four bottles and Sanative Wash with a full recovery and thanks Pinkham for aiding women.
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Mary Borttgoer
Marianna St
Chicago
Ill
Pinkham
Irony Dorr
Findley St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bel
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