Suspicion Runs Deep In Russian Empire Observed Abroad
Excerpt from Thomas Stevens Through Russia on a Mustang describes universal distrust of strangers in czarist Russia. The traveling pair, Sascha and Stevens, note hosts, innkeepers, and peasants all scrutinize them, mistaking Stevens for a government agent, a wizard, or a counterfeiter, with suspicion shaping daily interactions, from passport issues to fastidiously checked change and bribe conversations.
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Russian Empire
Thomas Stevens
Russia
Sascha
The Good Play That Haunts An Actor Critic
English actor John Hare watched Beerbehind Tree's Hamlet. He feared direct remarks about the performance. At supper and in the hall Tree avoided Hamlet talk until carriage ride when he finally quipped It is a good play.
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John Hare
Hare
Mr. Tree
Howe
Tree
John
The Source of Life in Paleozoological Viewpoints
In early geologic thought life was seen as arising primarily from the Earth due to internal heat, with the sun as sustainer rather than original source. Professor Lowell argues life began on the planet's surface from internal warmth, suggesting Earth sparked initial organisms before solar input became central.
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Professor Lowell
Century Magazine
Ancient Romans Used Posters for Public Notices
Excavations at Herculaneum uncovered a pillar layered with ancient posters advertising public meetings and election proclamations. The adhesive used to affix the bills was gum arabic, and the fragments reveal organized public communications centuries ago.
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Herculaneum
Insolvency Quip Sparks Literary Jest in Meggen Blatter
In a witty aside from Meggen Sorter Blatter, the discourse notes how major crises attract a single master mind alongside many surprises. The remark about Meier hints at overwhelming debt, likening him to being up to his ears.
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Meier
Gue
Notable Figures and Local Real Estate in Philadelphia
The piece notes three Chinese residents owning Philadelphia real estate with Lee Fleck paying 9000 for a house. It mentions Tambroas A Coromilas as first Greek minister to the United States, ex senator Stewart of Nevada in Washington, and former senator David B Wil preparing to travel to Europe. It also references D R Francis receiving the Order of the North Star at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Ballinger resigning as commissioner and Dennett succeeding him, and John R McLean expanding his Washington townhouse museum collection.
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Philadelphia
Lee Fleck
Tambroas A. Coromilas
Greece
Waitmi States
Stewart
Nevada
Washington
Ife
Order of the North Star
D. R. Francis
St. Louis
C. A. Ekstromer
Sweden
Richard A. Ballinger
General Land Office
Roosevelt
Fred Dennett
John R. Mclean
Washington Post
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Oto
Alfred Vanderbilt Buys Fifteen Trotting Trotters
Sporting notes report Alfred Vanderbilt selecting trotters for use on ventures in England. He bought fifteen recently. Jack Thorney, whose release cost Boston Americans 8500 dollars, was the leading slugger of the Eastern league. Terry McGovern coined the name Tom McBurns for their champion heavyweight. The American Trotting Association had 697 active members with 719 meetings last year and 2,150,915 dollars in purses. Richard Croker nominated the three-year-old filly Rhodora for the Ascot Gold Cup in England.
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Alfred Vanderbilt
England
Jack Thorney
Boston
Terry McGovern
Tommy Burns
American Trotting Association
Richard Croker
Rhodora
Theatrical Plans and Productions Across Cities
Harry B. Smith writes The All King while The Witching Hour heads to London and Arizona to Berlin. Louis Mann to feature a serious character with humor in his new play. Willam Fawyersham to stage The World and His Wife by Charles F. Nirchinger. The Girls of Gothenburg English production bound for the U S in spring. An association of dramatic play agents forms to control rights to 500 plays. Tim Murphy reports progress with Frederick Paulding's Two Men and a Girl.
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Harry B. Smith
London
Arizona
Berlin
Louis Mann
Willam Fawyersham
Charles F. Nirchinger
Gothenburg
Tim Murphy
Frederick Paulding
Royal Household Trends In Europe Sports and Style
The kaiser’s sister avoids birds in favor of ostrich plumes. Queen Alexandra trains in fencing under a top English master as she prepares for rule. Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, now crown prince, pursues sports and Norse games. Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy sells horses and carriages to convert stables for motor cars, a first among European royal households.
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Alexandra
England
Gustavus Adolphus
Sweden
Oscar
Margherita
Italy
Europe
Fox snatches tomcat in Sterling town night raid
Harlan W. Kingsbury of Sterling Massachusetts reports a fox carried off his tomcat during a recent night. The cat fought hard but the fox prevailed. Willis Clark of Marion Ohio bets $100 that the Maltese cat can catch a fox in a straightway row after a three minute fox start. Judge Proctor of Montgomery County Michigan offers his dog that digs bait for fishing in exchange for Lawyer LB Miller of Youngstown Ohio's hen noted for chewing tobacco.
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Harlan W. Kingsbury
Sterling
Mass
Willis Clark
Marion
Judge Proctor
Montgomery County
Mich
LB. Miller
Youngstown, ‘C
Rail and Rail Tie Innovation in Early Transport News
Japan orders 20000 tons of rails from the German steel trust while a Pittsburg inventor introduces a steel railroad tie and chair guaranteed not to spread. London to Bristol express runs 18.4 miles in two hours, about a mile per minute. New York city car lines report about twenty injuries daily among employees across several systems.
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Japan
German Steel Trust
Pittsburg
Bristol
Paddington
England
New York City
Ateam
The Jewish Badge Across European History
The article recounts the use of distinctive badges for Jews in Europe, detailing various forms and placements from rings to star shapes. It notes penalties for noncompliance, cites dates and regions including France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, and Crete, and mentions the term o as a common badge reference.
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Europe
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Poland
Hungary
Crete
The Stool Pigeon and Wild Pigeon Trapping
A historical note explains the stool pigeon origins in catching wild pigeons in North America. It describes spring nets, hidden stations, and a tame pigeon on a stool used to attract flocks, which were then ensnared and lifted by ropes as grain lures.
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United States
Canada
South America
One Fell Swoop Over Hair Removal Talk
A drug store encounter features a bald man seeking a plot to remove remaining hair. The nan notes a preparation for removing hair while the druggist jokes about the man’s nearly bald head and the plan to finish the job in one sweep.
Is there anything in a name asks a boy Stuyvesant
Quotes from Washington Herald on names and future careers suggest that naming carries power, predicting a boy named Stuyvesant or Van Rensselaer will rise to top posts, while still noting flaws in both men and women and the humor of public opinion.
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Stuyvesant
van Rensselaer
Gouverneur
Washington Herald
A Strange Pageant at Jerusalem Tomb of Moses
Annual March of Mohammedans to Nebo tomb in Jerusalem draws thousands before Solomon’s temple. Procession mixes fanatic dances with banners and ritual guard. nonbelievers risk death attempting to join. Merchants flood camp, five days of supplies, then games and banter. Mosque of Nebo remains highly sacred and hard for Christians to access. An English traveler once faced a dangerous firman order to enter.
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Terusalem
Moses
Moab
Mount Nebo
Temple of Solomon
Iman
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Nebi-Mouca
Iosane
Nebo
Porte
Measuring a Spirit in St Joseph Seance Tale
In St Joseph Missouri a spiritualist meeting featured the late Daniel Miller, a six feet seven inch man. During the seance his spirit answered questions including confirmation of heaven and being an angel. The audience laughed when asked the final query measuring from tip to tip.
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St. Joseph
Daniel Miller
Daniel
Heaven
Danel
Dan
St. Louis Republic
Woodchuck Capture Attempt Ends with Notch in Brook
Two Maine boys attempted to trap a woodchuck by drowning water into its hole. They carried four pails of water for two hours. The woodchuck finally emerged, drank from a brook, then slipped away unharmed.
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Maine
Chuck
Kay
Mexican Rapid Transit Oddities and Rider Fear
A travel magazine excerpt recalls Mexican transport, noting a woman carried in a chair on a man's back as a quirky ride to the doctor. It contrasts fear of riding rapid trolley cars with reliance on human carriers when coach hire is unaffordable, and includes a line about meeting Dunkey who quips about his past.
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Mexico
Travel Magazine
At the Play Realism Sparks Quotation Clash
A Louisville Courier Journal remark questions realism on stage as Mr Housekeep debates whether a housemaid’s screen actions imply truth. The exchange highlights how eye prejudice might mislead heart judgment in theatre.
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Mr Housekeep
Louisville Courier-Journal
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