Nippur Tablet Collection Acquired by University of Pennsylvania
The New York Tribune reports that a small Nippur museum collection dating to Belshazzar’s era was acquired by the University of Pennsylvania. Found in Mopuk strata, the jar contains nineteen pieces including Sargon I titles on a black stone votive tablet and Ur-Ger’s wall-building inscription plus astronomical Virgo observations.
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New York Tribune
Christens New War Vessel At New Launching
Miss Nell Chamblis of Chattanooga figures at the launching of the second class protected cruiser Chattanooga, one of six vessels of similar design authorized by Congress. Built by Chapinblis Shipbuilding at Elizabethport New Jersey. Miss Nell Chamblis daughter of Chattanooga mayor christened the vessel with Lewis Nixon as president.
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Congress
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Chapiblis: Shipbuilding Company
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Elizabethport
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Rush to Marry School Teachers in Miller area
In adjacent districts near Miller South Dakota a panic over many marriages among local teachers has grown with new settlers. One Hyde county notice warned single teachers must be old and unattractive to deter two wealthy bachelors. a compromise led the two men to teach on alternating weeks.
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Hyde County
Official seal and motto chosen for Archbishop Quigley
Presentation on Archbishop James Edward Quigley arriving in Chicago as the archdiocese adopts his official seal and Latin motto Go to Joseph. Rev. Francis J. Barty, current chancellor, presented the seal marking the start of Quigley’s reign. Also notes Dr. David of Montpellier, famed physician, who celebrated his 99th birthday and remains active in medicine.
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James Edward Quigley
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St. Joseph
Joseph
Francis J. Barty
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Montpelier
David
Borje
Trainmen Leader Morrissey Involved In Wabash Strikes
Long prominent in labor circles Sp H Morrissey head of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen is named in Wabash strike agitation in St Louis. He began his railroad career in 1880, entering the business as a young worker.
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Chicago
Mind Reading Trick Reveals the Number Thinker
A readable note explains a simple mind reading game for children. Start with a chosen number, double it, multiply by five, then remove the last digit to reveal the original number. The example uses seventeen and shows how the final step recovers the starting value.
Conaty Recommended as Los Angeles Bishop
Monsignor Conaty, former rector of the Catholic University at Washington, is recommended to the pope for appointment as bishop of Los Angeles, following a favorable report by Cardinal Satolli and the Propaganda Fide committee. He would succeed the late Bishop Montgomery, recently named adjutor archbishop of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
French Veteran Ernest Legouve Enters Ninety Seventh Year
The aged Parisian writer and critic Ernest Legouve, claimed as the oldest member of the French Academy, remains vigorous at ninety seven. He attends a fencing hall each morning at 10 o clock and spars fifteen minutes with a pupil. Legouve weighs barely sixty pounds and his daughter Mme Desvalliere, aged sixty eight, shares his daily exercise. he hopes to retain the use of his fork, razor, and sword to the end.
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Naval comparison diagram shows 1906 rivals
In 1906 the navies of the United States and Germany are compared in the diagram above, illustrating fleet strength and potential balance of power.
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Germany
Deaths Deepen Burdick Murder Mystery In Buffalo
Buffalo police remain baffled in the Burdick murder case as they release Marion Hutchinson after brief detention. Pennell's death in a Kensington district quarry compounds the mystery, with theories ranging from accident to suicide. Hutchinson plans to sue over the alleged false arrest while Margaret Murray, the Burdick housemaid who first found the crime, is to be reinterviewed.
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Arthur R. Pennell
Burdick
Buffalo
Marion Hutchinson
Edwin L. Burdick
Pennell
Cusack
Miss Hutchinson
London
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Phillip V. Ferinelly
Seth T. Paine
Mrs. Paine
Why Electric Light Is Costly and Use for Wine Cases
The piece notes that electric light remains pricier than gas or kerosene despite electric motors’ efficiency. It cites low light production efficiency in carbon arc, incandescent, and Nernst lamps and suggests gains in efficiency could dethrone other illuminants. It also describes a craft idea: decorating wine cases with color, powder, plants, ribbons, and lighting uses.
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Charles P. Steinmetz
Cedric Maiden Transatlantic Run Echoes Great Eastern Dreams
The Cedric, the largest steamship afloat, will make her maiden transatlantic voyage recalling memories of the Great Eastern. The Great Eastern, 680 feet long and 22,927 tons displacement, sparked national excitement forty five years ago for cable laying. Cedric measures 700 feet long, 70 feet beam, 49.3 feet depth, 35,200 tons displacement, with a 335 crew and 2600 passenger capacity.
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Cedric
Yart
New York Times
Corval An Able Statesman In Meilaan Cabinet
The Fadealy reports Minister of the Interior Corval, formerly governor of the federal district including Mexico City, has won praise from the President. Leaders expect him to be one of the country’s most able statesmen as the president frequently consults him on matters beyond his department.
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Corval
Mexico
Anarchists Meet in London Led by Louise Michel
Foreign anarchists in London held a meeting where Louise Michel emerged as the central figure. She spoke in French on anarchism, defending its principles amid debates over the Black Hand and trade union links. The event showcased her forceful personality and dramatic hand gestures as she argued her views.
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London
Louise ‘Michel
Spain
Malatesta
American Dentist Expelled in Dresden Controversy
In Dresden a growing view blames the expulsion of American dentist Lewia A. O'Brien on cleansing the capital of recalled missteps by Crown Princess Louise of Saxony. O'Brien says the expulsion order gave twenty four hours, and he denies receiving compromising letters or having improper acquaintances with the crown princess, beyond professional contact.
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Lewia A. O'Brien
Louise of
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O’brien
Prefontaine: Canada’s Veteran Minister of Municipal Affairs
Raymond Fournier Prefontaine, KC, appointed Canadian minister of marine, comes from a long New France family. Born in Longueuil in 1850, he studied privately and at St Mary’s College Montreal, served as Hochelaga mayor 1879 to 1884, then Montreal city councilor. He was elected mayor in 1898 and 1900, later sat as Chambly representative in the Quebec legislature 1895 to 1899 and served in the federal house of commons 1886 to 1896.
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St. Mary's College
Montreal
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Quebec
House of Commons
James H Blount Dies Longtime Democratic Leader
James H Blount former Congressman known for pulling down the American flag in Hawaii during the 1893 rebellion died in Maton Georgia last week from congestion of the lungs. He served twenty years in Congress beginning in 1872 and was a leading Democrat. His fame rests on the Hawaii incident after the Queen Liliuokalani revolt and his brief service as minister to the Hawaiian republic in 1893 before returning to private life.
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James H. Blount
United States
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Congress
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Liliuokalani
Cleveland
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