Prince Charles to be crowned King of Norway in 1906
The Drontheim Cathedral will host Norway’s vacant throne after 500 years. Prince Charles of Denmark accepts the Storthing’s crown offer with a coronation likely on New Year’s Day 1906. He is a healthy 33 year old with a sailor prince persona and fluent in Norwegian.
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Drontheim
Prince Charles
Denmark
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Sonderborg-Gluckburg
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Sweden
Story of Railroad Rebates Explored in McClure’s
Ray Stannard Bakers investigation exposes how railroad rebates created monopolies and distort everyday life. He explains what rebates are who pays them and how the system affects industry with human anecdotes from railroad men and shippers.
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Ray Stopnard Baker
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Railroads
Ray Stannard Baker
Wealth hunger and public trust under fire in 1900s press
The Lyons Republican decries money-mad Americans and widespread political and corporate scandal. It cites judges, senators, governors, mayors, and bankers under attack, and notes Roosevelt overrules engineers on a Cairo Canal project priced at 165 million dollars. It ends with subscription pitches for The Mail and the New York Tribune Farmer.
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Lyons Republican
Universal Taint Daily
Roosevelt
Trade strengthens as holiday demand boosts wholesale activity
The article notes broader trade with cooler weather and Christmas demand raising heavy apparel distribution. Jewelry, candy, toys and novelties face order backlogs while wholesale shipping strains grow. State and foreign trade show gains in imports and earnings, with limited securities liquidation and widespread but modest December failure totals.
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Wall Street
New York
United States
Canada
Reforming Convict Plans Cigar Store Venture
A penitentiary inmate declares intent to reform after release in two weeks and start a small cigar shop, proposing to raise $600 himself by earning in two nights, while rejecting loans from friends. The quotation appears sourced from December Lippincott's.
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Lippincott’s
Sea Pie Stuns Banquet Guests at Gorleston
A banquet in Gorleston England featured a colossal sea pie three feet high and four and a half feet long. Built with three decks it weighed 240 pounds and required nine hours to bake.
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Gorleston
England
Nose ornaments in ancient exile texts cited
The quotation references nose jewels from Ezekiel and Isaiah describing adornment and status. The phrases mention a jewel on the nose and rings or nose jewels as symbols of beauty or privilege.
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Ezekiel xvi
Isaiah Ili
Inquest Hears Leg Crossing Caused Bristol Asylum Death
An English inquest ruled continual leg crossing weakened joints leading to the death of a Bristol asylum inmate. The woman’s thigh bone cracked while she pulled on stockings.
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England
Bristol Asylum
Bride Wears Veil and Bonnet in Rural Finland Wedding
In rural Finland a bride wears a curious blend of veil and bonnet to church. A great cap with ribbon streamers fronts lace shadows the face, while a dark cashmere dress is topped by a handsomely embroidered white apron.
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Finland
London’s Own Regiment
The First Royal Fusileers are described as London’s own regiment the only unit that can march through the city with fixed bayonets in public streets.
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London
Royal Fusileers
The Snake Sheds Skin Revealing Clear Eye Membrane
The article notes that snakes shed their skin regularly every four to five weeks, and the eye region skin comes off with the rest. The layer over the eye remains transparent, leaving the eye area exposed during shedding.
Ants Guard Canton Orange Trees From Worms
For centuries Chinese growers use ants on orange trees to combat damaging worms. Red and yellow ants are imported from hill country to nest on trees and protect the fruit from insect ravagers.
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China
Canton
Crumbling England predicts sea return by 12184
A Frankfurter Zeitung correspondent projects England will be swallowed by the sea at a dramatic rate, estimating the event could occur in the year 12184 if current erosion continues.
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England
Frankfurter Zeitung
Used Up Coal Mines In England Repurposed For Industry
In England taken mines once exhausted serve diverse uses. Shot makers prefer them to towers due to cost. Shallower pits are repurposed for growing rhubarb mushrooms and other vegetables, illustrating adaptive reuse of former mining sites.
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England
Passengers Sleep Shielded in Rail Collision Shakes
A medical authority states that during railway collisions the passengers who are asleep escape the worst effects of shaking and concussion.
Emersons method for learning languages praised as reading same pages
The text endorses a language learning approach urging students to read the same dozen pages repeatedly until every word and particle is known and pronounced correctly. It emphasizes repetition and memorization as the path to fluency.
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Emerson
Costly Liveries Come With Royal Footmen Attire
A British royal wardrobe item draws attention as full dress liveries for royal footmen cost 550 dollars each. The expenditure highlights the pageantry and expense of ceremonial uniforms in the royal household.
Growth of English Language Through the Ages
The article notes English is spoken by about 135 million people today. It recalls three hundred years ago during Queen Elizabeth I’s era when roughly 5 million people used English, almost all in the British Isles.
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Queen Elizabeth
British Isles
A French coast superstition about the death wind
Most fishermen along the French coast avoid the sea on the first two days of November due to a superstition of the death wind and the belief that drowned sailors rise to capsize boats.
Handkerchiefs as Amulets and Tokens in Ancient Cultures
In Egypt the handkerchief served as an amulet and among Moors as a love token. Grecian vase depictions show women with a large cloth in the right hand, while Juvenal records Romans deploring the utilitarian use of handkerchiefs.
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Egypt
Juvenal
Chinese Brains Claim on Brain Weight Prompts Debate
A remark states the average Chinese brain weighs more than others, sparking debate on racial comparisons of brain size. Critics caution against overgeneralization and emphasize variability within populations.
George Eliot Portraits Inner Turmoil and Ill Health
The text portrays George Eliot as prone to melancholic moods and severe headaches from age thirty, with poor childhood health and extreme night terrors. It describes her as a lifelong quivering figure enduring fear and fragility throughout her life.
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George Eliot
Treves Editor Fills Space With Long Rails Ticket List
The Treves newspaper publishes a creative filler by listing all places for which railway tickets are issued. The long roster serves to fill columns during a quiet news period.
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Treves
House of Commons Cellar Holds Wine Reserve
The cellar in the House of Commons runs 200 feet long and stores up to 200000 dollars worth of wine, though it typically contains about a tenth of that amount.
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House of Commons
Arabia's Land Area and Trade Reach in Historical Note
The Arabia peninsula covers about 1,200,000 square miles with a population estimated between 6,000,000 and 10,000,600. The Turkish Yemen province is the most populous and fertile region, while Aden handles a total trade in goods and services around 30 million dollars.
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Arabia
Yemen
Aden
Hartmann and Gregory Seek Warren County Sheriff Nomination
Two candidates announce for sheriff in Warren county. Fred M. Hartmann declares his run in the Republican primaries, while B. G. Gregory enters the race pending GOP voters next primaries where the sheriff nomination will be decided.
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Warren County
B. G. Gregory
Delegate to Republican State Convention Decision Pending
Delegate from Warren Pennsylvania D V Radspinner sent to the Republican State Convention subject to results of rain primaries.
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Warren
R. H. Winger
William McCray
W. M. Lopt
D. V. Radspinner
Warren, Pa
Warren Trust Company
Warren County
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Notable Names Appear in Legal Notice Fragment
Fragment lists present and past officials including D. WETMORE and W. F. MESSNER with reference to OTI 8S. BROWN in an unreadable public record item. The readable portion hints at a notice or certification involving multiple individuals and initials.
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W.F. Messner
Brown
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