Mass in Sistine Chapel for Pope Leo Repose
In Rome on July 29 the first of three grand requiem masses for Pope Leo was held in the Sistine Chapel under the sacred college. Cardinals, the diplomatic corps, Roman nobility and other dignitaries attended as Michael Angelo’s frescoes glowed and the Dies Irae echoed from the matchless Sistine Choir. The ceremony featured a white catafalque, a triple crown, long robes, and a solemn elevation of the host, with uniformed guards, conclavists, and clergy moving in a painterly, ceremonial procession.
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Satol
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Satoli
Arts
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Michael Angeo
Serafino Vannutelli
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Catafalque
Herman Wins Government Contract for Money Order Forms
Acting Postmaster General Wynne signed a four year contract with Paul Herman of Rutherford New Jersey to supply money order forms. First delivery under the deal on September 4 ends the Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford firm’s challenge. Herman posted a 50000 dollar bond and steel printing plates will be relinquished to him as government property.
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Wynkoop Company
Queen Remembers the Poor in Ireland Tour
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert with King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived near Mayo after leaving Buncrana. They inspected laborers cottages in Connemara and toured by car, aided by joyous bonfires and illuminated warships. Queen Alexandra donated 2500 dollars to the Earl of Dudley for distribution among Dublin’s and other Irish poor.
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Death of John G. Long from Dunbar fall
United States consul general at Cairo John G. Long of St. Augustine Fla died after falling on hotel steps in Dunbar Scotland Monday night. Maj Gen Sir Francis Wingate plans funeral arrangements. Body to be shipped to Liverpool Saturday for return to the United States with burial in Washington.
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Sentence Commuted for Virginia Moonshine Case
President Roosevelt commuted the sentence of Nancy Smith, a white woman, convicted in the western district of Virginia last May of retailing moonshine whisky without a license. She was fined $300 and to serve six months, now commuted to expire August 1, the U.S. attorney citing she is mother of five and the children are dependent and destitute.
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Members of mob arrested in Danville violence
Danville Illinois police report eleven arrests for participation in the unlawful attack on Saturday night when a jail was assaulted to lynch James Wilson, accused of assaulting Mrs. Burgess at Alvin. The grand jury is ordered to reconvene Monday to indict mob leaders. Only one suspect confessed.
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Retrial set for Harry Faulkner perjury case
In St Louis on July 30 Circuit Attorney Folk relayed that a jury previously disagreed in the perjury case of Harry Faulkner, voting ten to two for conviction. The court scheduled a retrial for next Monday morning.
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The Merry Go Round Poem Excerpt
A short excerpt from Mary M. Parks in St. Nicholas describes a merry go round scene with watching children, glittering lights, and music. The piece reflects timeless carnival charm as the ride turns and laughter rises.
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Mary M. Parks
St. Nicholas
A Coonskin Statesman Captures Topeka Attention
The 1865 election brought Hon. David L. McCabe from Butler County to Topeka to be sworn in. He stunned locals as the most flamboyantly dressed statesman, wearing a wolf skin coat with red flannel lining, coonskin cap, buckskin breeches, beaded watch chain, and fringed boots. He created a lasting sensation at the state capital.
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David L. McCabe
Butler County
Topeka
D. L. McCabe
Topelia
Trick Balancing Ladle Skimmer on a Decanter Trick
A playful balancing trick using a decanter plate skimmer and ladle. Start by anchoring the skimmer with a cork wedge on the plate edge, then position the plate edge on the decanter and connect ladle to balance. First attempts likely fail, amusing onlookers until perfected by practice.
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N. Y. Herald
The Story of Dick the Ocean Faring Gull
A Rhode Island lightship keeper narrates the 24 year saga of a seagull named Dick. The bird fed daily on the ship’s provisions, returned each autumn after summers elsewhere, and aged into illness and slower flights. Dick vanished after April 1895, his fate unknown, with Smithsonian records noting his notable visits.
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Narragansett Bay
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Edward Fogarty
Smithsonian Institution
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Atlantic Ocean
St. Nicholas
Cat Hax Strange Family Near Lyndon Kan
Mrs. Lee Kauffman found a mother coon nest with three newborn cubs in a ground hole. The abandoned cubs were fed to a nearby cat, which then adopted the surviving pair. One cub died, but the other two thrive and may outgrow their late mother. Salt Bath for the Eyes advises periodic saltwater eye baths.
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Lee Kauffman
Lyndon
Kan
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