Rites and splendor of Benares during Hindu New Year
Special correspondent recalls Benares during Makara Sankranti New Year rites. Pilgrims bathe in the Ganges, smear sesame oil, and dress in new clothes, while temples and ghat crowds echo with prayers. The city, sacred to Hindus, houses about 300,000 residents and over 2000 temples, a blend of ancient mystique and modern life. The journey passes through Allahabad and Cawnpore, noting mutiny memorials and the poignant Well of the murdered in the historic war ruins.
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T Va
Makar Sankranti
Benares
Ghats
Bocred Ganges
India
Jerusalem
Mecca
Ganges
Cawnpool
Nttla
Angel of the Resurrection
Marochetti
Benaras Riverfront and Sacred Spires Immersed in Morning Light
From a cliff top about eighty feet above the river, broad stone steps descend to the water and a busy platform for bathers boatmen and ferrymen. Jetties extend into the river with stone kiosks sheltering idols as Brahmins perform poojah. The water front features varied architecture with pointed windows and doors and the mundras temple enclosures. Above the ghats rise pyramidal spires emblematic of Hindoo sacred design, and the morning sun gilds domes and memorials, rendering Benaras a dreamlike vision of golden mystery.
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Akbar
Ghats
Theo Clif
India
Bennares
Won for her candidate Mies Hewitt proved herself a campaigner
Misa Sarah Cooper Hewitt daughter of the late Abram S. Hewitt of New York aided J B Prince of Erskine in the West Milford New Jersey school board race. She canvassed the township chartered a special train to move voters and hosted a luncheon at the hotel near the polling place. Prince won by a good majority.
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Mies Hewitt
West Milford
Misa Sarah Cooper Hewitt
Abram S. Hewitt
New York
J B. Prince
Erskine
Mr Hewitt
Midvale
Miss Hewitt
Prince
Greenwood Lake
Ringwood
Midsale
Countess Waldersee Brilliant in New York Visit
Countess Waldersee formerly Miss Lee of New York plans a visit to this country with her distinguished husband. For years she was thoroughly German and has not been in America since before her marriage. She is famed as a brilliant European woman with ties to Bismarck era movements and provincial shifts in royal favor.
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Countess Waldersee
Miss Lee
New York
America
Europe
Bismarck
Count von Walderseo
General von Caprivi
Sympathetic Police Chief Enables Generous Gift
Gen Francis V Greene New York police commissioner showed a soft side when he found a push cart man being led away. He asked if the man would be locked up and fed, learning he would. A district messenger soon arrived with hot beef sandwiches, a humane gesture.
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Francis V Greene
New York
Clergyman’s Golden Wedding with Third Wife Revealed
Rev Hiram Hutchins of Bedford Avenue Baptist Church Brooklyn celebrated his golden wedding recently. The notable feature reports that the wife at the ceremony is the clergyman’s third partner, underscoring a remarkable personal history. Hutchins is described as 9% young old.
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Hiram Hutchins
Bedford Avenue Baptist Church
Brooklyn
Hutching
Visions of Aztec Ruins Unearthed by Teobert Maler
Special correspondence details Teobert Maler’s three year study for the Peabody Museum at Harvard, exploring Aztec sites in the Usumacinta basin. Among findings are Yaxchilán and La Mar, with carved stone altars, lintels, and the famed helmeted warrior motif.
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Central America
Cortez
Teobert Maler
Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology
Harvard University
Mater
Usumatsintla Valley
Mexico
Yaxchilan
el Cayo
el Chile
la Mar
Mailer
Charles V
Malor
Guatemala
Chiapas
Mr Maler
Yanchitan
Ketaalkoat
Maier
Ancient idol in forest temple sparks curious legends
OCR reads as a fragment describing a great figure of a cod or whale carved cross-legged in a temple. Indians are said to offer sacrifices in feathered vessels and perform dances such as the Dance of the Teneen, tied to local beliefs about this image.
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Ketsal
America
Agia
Maler
Monkeys Spoil Lady Barker’s Dinner Party in Simla
In Simla India Lady Barker planned a refined dinner with European china, dainties and flowers. While servants were away at a door window open a troop of monkeys raided the dining room harvesting sweetmeats and smashing glass and china. The hostess greeted guests despite the chaotic scene and dinner was delayed to restore order.
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Lady Barker
India
Simla
Europe
Monument Tablet for Sterling Morton to Travel to Santa Cruz
A memorial tablet from the Nebraska State Historical Society honors J. Sterling Morton, father of Arbor Day, with a two by two foot stone design. The tablet, bearing Plant truths and Plant trees, highlights Morton’s birth in 1832 and death in 1902 and will be placed on a redwood tree in Santa Cruz park.
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Sterling Morton
Nebraska State Historical Society
Lincoln
Santa Cruz
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Arbor Dsy
Astor's Son Popular at Court
William Waldorf Astor remains popular at court despite his father’s social snub in London. Waldorf Astor was invited to celebrate the fortieth wedding anniversary of King Edward as one of the small circle of personal friends of their majesties.
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Astor
William Waildort Astor
London
Edward
Waldorf
London Style Court Corsets See Fashion Shift
A London sartorial expert months ago predicted men would wear corsets and now evidence shows the trend. Today’s fashion leaders appear corseted with padded hips, creating the wasp waist silhouette and a rising demand for these feminine undergarments.
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London
New York Not Favored State in National Politics
The article notes that no native New Yorker has become U.S. president, only four governors born in New York have held national office, and just one U.S. senator was born in New York City, highlighting limited political reach of natives from the state.
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New York
United States
States
New York City
Memorial Service Planned for G A R Member Givan Post
Memorial service of G A R member Givan Post will be held at City Opera House Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Rev J M Lockhart to deliver sermon. Memorial Day events on Saturday May 29 include address at City Hall at 10:00, cemetery ceremonies, and a parade at 1:00 from the public square. Committees listed with officers and chairs for the observance.
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Anousl
Givan
City Opera House
Osink
J M Lockhart
Bariness
Loan i
E. T Hagerman
Norwalk
Groves
J. H Deeds
Mra
Harry McCarran
Rohbert J Smith
Varley Zogiar
Minnie Hawmer
Officigummaniser
S J Blake
Meture
T. A. Elder
J R M
Kinsey Muck
I. H Myers
J B. Taylor
Enos Pierson
Andrew ‘Trunk
C. H Healer
W L Meclarran
A. Buffenmyer
James Bill
J C. Hall
R J Switch
Curry
R.C
G AR
Evargreena
Andrew Branstetter
Jas. Chriaty
J. Snyder
Socialar VU Church Lecture Tonight May 26
A social will be held at the UP Church in the city Tuesday evening May 26 at 8 o clock. Mahlon Rauch will give an interesting lecture on Vicksburg during the Civil War. He accompanied his regiment and was recently reviewed by the government. Refreshments will be served and a social will follow. Admission 15 cents.
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Mahlon Rauch
Vicksburg
Rauch
Bia
Admuaraion
Card of hawks and thanks from the Armstrong family
The undersigned express sincere thanks to the Male Quartette, friends, neighbors, and the Houwac Keepers' Club for kindness during the illness, death, and funeral of Mrs. Thos Armstrong and family. The notice references a condolence gathering and related expressions of sympathy.
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Thos
Armstrong
Water chroma and river life notes from a correspondent
A correspondent observes aquatic creatures in a stream, detailing their rapid movements under water, foraging behavior, and breaks on the bank. The write up contrasts land and water dwellers, noting delicate features and peculiar waterborne habits before a stray railway timetable item ends the fragment.
Mosquitoes Proved Yellow Fever Carrier Through Self-Experimentation
Dr. Cook and assistants conducted exposure tests to prove the mosquito transmits yellow fever. They built infected-house and quarantine setups, housed volunteers for days, then observed none contracted the fever, while a separate test with infected mosquitoes caused symptoms in a susceptible participant. The World’s Work report by A T Bristow summarizes the series of experiments and outcomes.
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Mostoes
Havana
R. F. Cook
A. T. Bristow
Elkins Pursues Flowers in Public Life and Home
The Philadelphia financier Elkins is famed for flowers as a hobby, with a private life filled by a dozen greenhouses at his Elkins estate. His passion shapes public perception in Philadelphia, where promoters press him for schemes while his stylized taste for American beauty roses and orchid displays marks his daily life.
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Pennsylvania Statesman
Elkins
Aame
Philadelphia
Washington Star
Autobiographies Dominate Congressional Directory Spotlight
The Congressional Directory shifts attention from Congressman Depew to Robert Baker of Brooklyn. Baker’s biography fills a large portion of the volume with around a thousand words detailing his life and career. Several hundred words recount minor incidents from his public service.
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Senator Depew
Congressional Directory
Jata
Robert Baker
New Directory
Baker
New Democratic
Brooklyn
The Proof LackingDialogue Ambiguity in Gossip
Miss Gabberton was accused of slander by a fair girl who noted the clock and yawned. Borem pressed for the exact remark as she claimed Gabberton said he was an easy going sort of fellow.
Weight Elephant Can Carry
A full grown elephant can carry three tons on its back according to the fragment.
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