Swedish Chicagoans Erect Ericsson Monument in Civil War Tribute
Swedish residents of Chicago honor John Ericsson with a monument at a banquet celebrating his hundredth birthday. General William Sooy Smith praises Ericsson as a practical genius who shaped naval tech while Lincoln and public sentiment helped save the Union.
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Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Ericsson
Scandinavian Technical Society
William Sooy Smith
Tical
Washington
Abraham
Lincoln
The
Union
Airship Offer Accepted for French Army Use
The Paris Velo reports that Santos-Dumont offered his dirigible balloon to France after a July 14 demonstration. General Andre, French War Secretary, telegrammed approval noting the balloon’s military potential and accepting the aerial flotilla for the republic.
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Gen. Andre
Santos-Dumont
Paris Velo
France
Gen
Andre
Republic
Dr Le Baron Briggs Named President of Radcliffe College
Dr Le Baron R Briggs dean of Harvard Arts and Sciences is chosen president of Radcliffe College for Women to succeed Mrs Louis Agassiz. President Eliot praised Briggs as patient tender discerning candid and just for his faith in the student body.
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Eliot
le Baron R. Briggs
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University
Radcliffe College For Women
Louis Agassiz
Briggs
Harvard
Stuart heir would succeed Edward if monarchy restored
Dr R T Style of Newport News Virginia travels in England and claims that if the house of Stuart is restored to the British throne during Captain J J B Stuart's life, the captain would be the legal successor to the throne. Stuart is the son of the noted Confederate cavalry leader.
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England
R. T. Style
Newport News
House of Stuart
J. J. B. Stuart
Edward
Stuart
Paint the Tomatoes Red
State Dairy and Food Commissioner Warren announced that local grocers received cans labeled as tomatoes that contained a mix of vegetables including green tomatoes and red paint. Investigators found red paint and other coloring to make worthless canned vegetables appear ripe and marketable.
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Dairy and Food Commissioner
Warren
Philadelphia Ledger
Cassini Not Likely to Return as Ambassador
Cassini the Russian ambassador to this country is unlikely to resume his Washington post after a European visit. He reportedly seeks a diplomatic station in Paris or London and hopes his prestige was harmed by the Kishineff petition incident. Isvolsky is mentioned as a probable successor.
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Cassini
Count Cassini
Paris
London
United States
St. Petersburg
Washington
Europe
Alexander Isvolsky
Japan
Payne
Herbert Coventry
England
South Mountain
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
New York
Wisconsin
Mutual Life
Northern Securities
Lochren
United States Court At
St. Paul
Minnesota
Able Woman Lawyer Ellen Spencer Mussey A Leader In Law
Ellen Spencer Mussey dean of Washington College of Law and prominent U S lawyer. Daughter of Platt R Spencer she helped win congressional legislation securing DC mothers rights to their children and married women to control earnings and conduct business.
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Ellen Spencer Mussey
Washington College of Law
Washington
United States
Platt R. Spencer
Massey
Congress
District of Columbia
Ogden Woolen Mills Gone In Devastating Fire
In Ogden Utah a major blaze destroyed the historic woolen mills once the second oldest of their kind. Built forty years ago with machinery purchased from Boston and Missouri river transport, the enterprise was led by Lorin Farr and later Enoch Farr. It later passed through gains and a stock company plan to harness water power for electricity.
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Ogden
Utah
Ogden Woolen
Missouri River
Lorin Farr
Enoch Farr
Boston
Mr. Platt
Salt Lake Herald
Albany Destruction Ends Era For Literary London
The Albany off Piccadilly, once home to Lord Macaulay Byron Bulwer Lytton Gladstone Canning Brougham Napier and other notable unmarried talents since 1804, is being pulled down ending a famed chapter in literary London.
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Albany
Piccadilly
London
Lord Macaulay
Byron
Lord Bulwer Lytton
Gladstone
California fruit shipment fetches premium at Covent Garden sale
A July 31 arrival of specially packed California fruit in England drew a large Covent Garden crowd. Strong demand, helped by European shortages, sent Bartlett and Savoy Ducongers pears for 10g 0d to 18s 8d per case and plums for 10s 6d to 14s per case, marking higher prices than previous London sales.
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California
England
Covent Garden
London
France
Great Britain
Europe
Knox Buys Historic Farm Near Valley Forge
Attorney General P C Knox plans to reside this summer in Chester County Pennsylvania after purchasing the Harvard farm about a mile from Valley Forge. Once owned by Brown, it hosted a building used as headquarters during the Continental Army encampment and later saw Gen Knox, a ancestor of the attorney general, bring his young bride there.
Tale of Butterby's Kid
A feuding pair Butterby and Bob duel with bullets along a mile apart. A young girl, Butterby’s child, wanders to Bob who then embraces mercy. The feud ends with peace and a coroner spared, as a quiet line records forgiveness for the child’s sake.
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Butterby
Bob
Pedal Sleep Aid From Feet For Insomnia
A home remedy to induce sleep involves lying on the right side and pedaling the feet slowly at the ankles in rhythm with breathing. Pedaling reportedly triggers involuntary deep breathing, reduces brain tension, and promotes relaxed sleep, sometimes requiring two to three minutes or more.
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Nodland
Light Hearts and Heavy Minds in Pursuit of Work
A reflective piece contrasts Thoreau and St Francis’s disdain for possessions with modern professions. It notes Francis’s cheerful holiness, warns that heavy labor can dull joy, and observes domestic servants often show brighter spirits than doctors, journalists, or lawyers. The piece ends by praising the rare but appealing light-hearted writer.
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Thoreau
St. Francis
London Spectator
Gayety
Franciscans
Treasures Planned From Two Ancient Waters
The Family Herald notes dreams of wealth from drained oceans and rivers. Prof Nispiland will lead a river hunt in the Tiber while an English company plans to drain Colombia’s Lake Guatavita to retrieve votive offerings and gold.
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Rome
Republic of
Colombia
Prof
Nispiland
Tiber
Guatavita
Quesada
Day-Old Happenings From Around The World
Reports allege two ballots for the pope were taken by cardinals with uncertain results. Rampolla led on the second ballot with 20 votes, Vannutelli 12, Gotti 7, Oreglia 5. Railroads dodge the anti rebate law using sidetracks with 2 to 5 dollar car bonuses. The English public debates Cham berlain tariff policy while Cork hosts royal visit festivities. The sixth Paris auto show is set for December in the Grand Palais. Ontario politics, Ireland, and Ottoman era matters appear amid global notes.
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Pontiff
Rampolla
Vannutelli
Gotti
Oreglia
Arnold White
Russia
Chamberlain
Lancashire
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Ireland
Cork
Queenstown
Grand Palais
Charlton
Government House
Sydney
Australia
Hawkesbury Agricultural College
England
Wales
House of Commons
Kishenev Police Revolt Reports Insubordination
Reports from Kishenev indicate serious police insubordination after recent massacres. A policeman named Borhanoff attacked the head of the police with a saber after criticism for neglect of duty.
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Kishenev
Trieste
Austria
Borhanoff
Hemp Trust Planned by Yucatan Planters to Stabilize Prices
In Yucatan Mexico City on August 3 the Nemequin planters announce a hemp fiber trust to control prices. They argue hemp fiber is selling too cheaply in foreign markets and aim to raise domestic value.
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Hemp Trust
Yucatan
Mexico City
Mexico
Nemequin
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