City Officials and Lodges in Troy and Wireless Telegrapht
A partial directory listing shows city officials for Flo lals and Troy area lodges including Troy Lodge No 598 A F A M and Neilson Lodge No 25 I O O F. It notes United Mine Workers No 691 meeting weekly and outlines wireless telegraphy uses aboard the Prince of Wales yacht with bulletins to the queen plus observations on weather and signal behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Lodge
A. F
A.M
United Mine Workers of America
Troy Ments
Central Hall
Jas
Black
Prea
Geo
Hughes, Sac
Atlantic
Prince of Wales
Isle of Wight
Marconi
Osborne House
Duke of York
Duke and Duchess of
When Papa’s Sick
A humorous verse about a family's distress and relief as a father grows rough when ill then calms after the doctor says it’s only the grip. The children heat pads, hold his hand, and comfort him before normal treatment resumes. Some lines reveal the mother and sisters assisting and the household reacting to the sick parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Sis
Bridget
L A W Bulletin
Where There Are No Inns In Norway and Italy Knife Law Alarm
Across Norway some villages lack inns so the government to grant annual sums to homeowners who will house travelers and serve guests. In Rome a League against the Knife forms to enforce laws against knife use. Italy sees 1000 million pennies in circulation with the cent alloy and mint output. An engineer notes labor saving machinery reduces workers from 16 million to 50 thousand with machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Italy
Lega Controlo Costello
League Against
Rome
Philadelphia Mint
A New Varnish and A Costly Tomb in Brief Highlights
A resin named kauri, key to varnish, comes from New Zealand. An Old University in Cairo, allegedly the world’s oldest, claims records dating back 1000 years. The tomb of Mohammed is adorned with diamonds, sapphires and rubies valued at £2,500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
University of
2 Ayhar
Cairo
Mohammed
Bears and Foxes in Polar Seas Tale of Arctic Hunt
Travelers recount polar bear tactics in Greenland, describing breaks of ice hurling at walruses, stalking seals through snow dens, and ambushing prey to secure winter rations. The narrative paints the bear’s cunning and the harsh arctic hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brain
Greenland
Ocean
Isleta
Eve
Ingenuity of the Tahitans Recounts Handy Traveler Helpers
The Tahitans are described as highly serviceable to travelers, able to build a bamboo and banana leaf shelter in half an hour, generate fire by rubbing sticks, and surface running water by digging through stones. They fashion baskets, mats, and clothing from local materials, and provide tools like hatchets and spoons from simple stems and leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ute
To Let A House In Melville Street
Advertisement notes a house for let in Melville Street beside a plum garden with abundant fruit. Rent is low and much of the rent is paid in plums during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Melville Street
Liquid fuel for steamers boosts efficiency and labor savings
A technical report highlights petroleum as a thin liquid fuel for steamships. Trials on the Haliotiata show oil burns hotter, allows smaller bunkers, and enables automatic feeding with less labor and smoke. Oil enables greater cargo or range but consumes more water and needs specialized handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haliotiata
Aden
Singapore
Travelling by Tappa in India A Hard Load on Coolies
An English officer in India uses a tappa a basket carried by a coolie on the back for short journeys or morning calls. The basket is tied to the bearer by a forehead band and is usually borne by Cossia tribe coolies known for carrying loads. The passage notes the toll this method takes on the coolie.
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India
Ping Production in Birmingham and Europe Totals
In Birmingham England 37 000 000 ping are produced daily. Other English manufacturing centers produce about 19 000 000 daily. France supplies 20 000 000 daily. Germany and other nations contribute 10 000 000 daily.
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Birmingham
England
France
Germany
One Hundred Pound Boots
A note on divers carrying heavy loads under water mentions diving boots weighing up to 100 pounds each, highlighting the extreme weight divers must manage during underwater work.
Friday Battle Feats of Gen Herbert Kitchener
General Herbert Kitchener twice defeated Khalifa forces on a Friday. The Atbara engagement occurred in the early hours of Good Friday, marking a decisive victory. The note highlights the perceived luck of Friday as a day for the commander’s success.
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Herbert Kitchener
Atbara
Wealthy Beggars Hidden Fortunes Across France
An 1890s survey reveals professional beggars with large hidden assets. A deceased Auxerre beggar held 1,000,000 francs in bonds and 1790 vintage wines. Tort amassed bank books, securities, and gold valued at over 2,000,000 francs. Maria Dufour carried 30,000 francs in deposits and government securities for 500 francs annual income. Gustave Marcelin left bonds and securities worth about 100,000 dollars and asked his savings be shared with the city and charity bureau.
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Auxerre
France
Maria Dufour
Rue de Severes
Paris
Gustave Marcelin
Puy Guillaume
Avignon
Bureau de Bienfaisance
The Lost Cabin Mine Mystery Returns to Western Papers
Western papers revive the tale of the Lost Cabin gold mine deep in Wyoming near the Big Horn headwaters sixty miles from Fort Washakie. Five men found it in 1874, one later returned insane uttering the phrase Lot_a of dust is Lost. Cabin. Afterward a rotted cabin and four skeletons were found, but the mine’s location remains a desert riddle guarded by time.
Alcohol in Sticks Patented by German Chemist Norden
A German chemist Julius Norden of Aldenhoven patents a method to harden alcohol into solid sticks. The solidified alcohol packs in small patent tin boxes and can be used for cooking lighting heating and daily tasks. It burns without a wick, can be blown out and re hardens quickly, eliminating explosion risk and enabling portable use.
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Julius Norden
Aldenhoven
Germany
Japanese Cruelty in Breeding White Birds Observed
The text describes alleged Japanese ruthlessness in tampering with nature to produce birds of a desired color. It cites a case where white sparrows named Hera are bred by selecting grayish birds, housing them in a white cage and room, and attended by a person in white, to induce generations of white birds.
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Hera
Exploding Relic Sparks Blast at Phenix Foundry
A long treasured 1812 British warship shell buried in Ashtabula scrap iron ended up at Phenix iron works. The shell exploded in the furnace, blasting doors off the furnace and causing a dramatic, unintended event that highlighted the relics surprising power.
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Lake Erie
Ashtabula
Phenix Iron Works
To Make a Cashmere Shawl From a Year of Labor
A paid account notes the labor of four workers over a full year to produce a single cashmere shawl of the finest quality. The article emphasizes the intensive, steady effort required and the value of skilled craftsmanship in luxury textile production.
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City OF
Flolals
Elise Bark
Wm. Norbury
Qeo- Liebler
Wm. Hanpe
R. H. Hoge
Jas. W. Taylor
Townshailp
Avia
John Deimling
George Liebler
Wm. Schultze
Commissioners of Highways
HH. Rahlmann
G. W. Afilis
RB. E. Jacobs
R C. Morriss
Edwards
Edward Joseph
Taaticas of the
J. N. Jarvis
Philp Robert
Conatabloa
If. C. Kersey
Robert Holliday
Fred Schuler
Pisgah
J. J. Hacpien
P, Rog't Williamson
Beribe
Mentor Lodge
K. of P
Castle Hall
Schott
Asker Witp
Amtita Housver
K.of
Amity Camp
Droll’s Mall
Gro P. Simpson
V. C. August Drew
Germania Lodge
K of P. Mall
Herson Byrn
Y. M. Free Errrear
Mayflower
Joe
Bosomworth
T. A. Riggin
Thos
H. Bell
F. R. Troy
Droil’s Ail
G. L. Evufort
Mus Crana
Citizens’ Building and Loan Association
Wa J. Verren
AuWanten
Baptist Church
Jos. Osburns
Paator
Methodist Church
McCullum
Presbyterian Church
Fey
Thos W. Hynes
G. Plassman
Lutheran ST
ST. Jerome’s Catholic
Aug. Forster
Epworth League
Sunior Legue
Tliue
Irog
Jolla
Sarena Davy
Troy
J.C. Hollis
McCray-Dewey Academy
W W. Edwards
Jeans W. Cook
Board of Education
Sret
JH. Harding
Smith
W. Ktawnon
Avis
W. Gcook
Jue
Cotlina
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