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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1895
Page
3
The Chicago Record explains burglar proof safes with multi door designs, glass clock cases, and fire resistance. It details layered plates of steel and iron, hydraulic cement, and timed locks using rotating tumblers and randomly placed screws. Time locks in banks avert early access, while forgotten combinations require safe boring.
A robber threatened the bank staff with a glittering pistol and demanded cash. The president hesitated, and the outlaw, disappointed, took $17 418 18 and fled the Detroit Tribune reports the robbery outcome.
A March 1865 report describes mass desertions to Washington from Alabama Georgia Florida and the Carolinas with 8000+ arriving that month. A Confederate regimental band that deserted marched the streets playing Union tunes as signs of collapse. Northern papers urged appeals to the South to stop fighting while a small faction pushed for negotiation before final surrender.
Government report cites Dr W Wiley noting Germany limits tin lead to under 1 percent while the United States lacks restrictions allowing cans with up to 12 percent lead. Physiologists warn of painter's colic and lead palsy from chronic exposure. German solder capped at 10 percent lead. U.S. solder analysis shows around 50 percent lead with frequent exposure of solder to acidic contents.
A Rome letter from Baltimore San cites a British embassy calculation on gold brought by travelers into Italy annually. English and American visitors account for most inflow, totaling at least £14,000,000 in lean years and up to £22,000,000 in others. The piece includes a quip about English sun belief from Sorrento and notes the sum in dollars.
The Dublin Herald recalls a gallery memory from the Dublin gallery boys paritone in which a scene from Faust is described. A duel causes a crowd moment as Martha rushes in to comfort Valentine while a voice from the gallery calls for the actor to unbutton his weskit.
A humorous quip from the Chicago Tribune contrasts medical and craft advice as Mr Billus contemplates a doctor for a roaring head while his wife suggests consulting a wheelwright. The exchange captures early 20th century newspaper wit and social commentary.
The Wheeling World reports W W Taxis will skip tracing this season and notes Oakland taxes bicycles twice yearly funding street work. It cites Irvington Alburn road race prizes, and names George Ruppert as a wealthy figure in racing. It mentions U S bicycle output at 1000 machines daily with tight supply, and outlines international plans for Zimmerman Culver Crooks Martin with June and August schedules in England France Germany England Italy. It notes a electrical pacemaking tricycle by Culver and industry shifts away from bike prize trophies.
James Henry Stoddart, famed impersonator of Ola Mon, is presented as the dean of the American stage after C W Couldesk’s retirement. Born in 1827 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, he began at Theater Royal Glasgow, then toured to establish his career across Britain and America.
The article traces H Stoddart’s rise from English stage beginnings to New York houses including the Olympic and Union Square companies, noting his 1867 to 1874 tenure with Lester Wallack’s troupe and later participation in The Fatal Card company. It also covers Maurice Barrymore’s jab about a fellow actor, calling him a cuttlefish of conversation and a noted plagiarist among imitators.
United States Circuit Judge Lacombe in New York ruled that William V. Ranous had no right to stage or dramatize Du Maurier's Trilby. The injunction against using the title Trilby for any dramatic work without presenting scenes or adaptation was denied, with the court holding the copyright protects the name in connection with the novel rather than the name itself.
Kate Field's Washington notes Wyoming's new pair Warren and Clarke as the "Heavenly Twins" and the Apollo of Wyoming. Warren, a returning senator, is tall and handsome, while Clarke has already drawn photographers with his good looks. The pair are praised as the handsomest in Congress.
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