Artillery contrasts in Boer War reports from Amsterdam
A Dutch article in the Algemeen Handels- en Handelsblad compares Boer and British artillery, praising Boer eyesight and range finding, noting their ammunition supply and rapid deployment. It recounts a June 7 engagement near Heilbron where Lt Strydam’s Krupp gun fooled English observers with dual powder types, shaping a mobile Boer defense.
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Free State Artillery
Algemeen Handels- Ding
Amsterdam
Europe
Wepener
Transvaal
Free State
Vechtkop
Heilbron
Strydam
Free State Krupp
Botha
Lord Methuen
Signals from the Clouds Revolutionize Battlefield Communication
Rev. J. M. Bacon, amateur aeronaut and rector, claims seven years of experiments proving wireless cliff notes from 2000 to 6500 feet. Using Morse code on a collapsing drum, messages travel miles to ground officers, with potential in war for ciphered, wireless liaison. Admiral Fremantle endorses the system as valuable for land and sea use.
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J. M. Bacon
Bacon
Mr. Bacon
British War and Navy Departments
Edmurd R. Fremantle
Pension Bureau Year Report Records War Pensions Totals
The annual pension bureau report shows 129,598,719 disbursements with 249,000 for War of 1812 and 332,005 for the war with Spain. Buffalo agency leads with 15,503,308 in disbursements, totals for soldiers widows and dependents run into millions, and the War of 1812 survivor receives eight dollars monthly. Also notes the Great Pyramid of Giza as the era’s largest structure, base 755 feet square and height 483 feet.
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Buffsio
Topeka
Kan
Gineh
Band of
Painting by Dorer Found in Lisbon Museum
A painting titled Saint Jerome by Albrecht Dorer, dated 1584, has been found in the Lisbon National Museum of Fine Arts. The discovery links Dorer to a Portuguese acquaintance in Antwerp, shedding light on how he presented the work. The item’s provenance and historical notes are discussed alongside other unrelated items.
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St Jerome
Albrecht Dorer
Lisbon National Museum
Emperor of Austria Widely Believed Chronic Tobacco User
The death of King Humbert prompts notes that the Austrian Emperor is the only European ruler reputed to be a constant smoker. It contrasts with Victor Emmanuel who never tobacco, the Czar who seldom does, and rulers of Greece, Roumania, Sweden, Denmark, Bulgaria, and Germany who use it only occasionally.
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Humbert
Europe
Austria
Victor Emmanuel
Greece
Rouma
Sweden
Denmar
Bulgaria
Germany
New York Millionaire Plans All Electric Riverside Drive Home
A New York financier envisages a palatial Riverside Drive residence powered entirely by electricity. The system would light, heat, cook, wash, iron, dry clothes, ventilate, operate phonographs and kinescopes for amusement, and recharge automobile batteries.
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New York
Riverside Drive
Massing Wedding Day Superstition Among Russians
A curious belief in a Russian peasant wedding holds that upon entering the church the bride and groom dash to the pulpit platform. The first to touch the platform is said to live longer and have children who resemble them in size health and beauty.
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Bardsley
Will leaves funds for statue of General Porter in Portsmouth
The will of patent lawyer R. H. Eddy provides 26000 dollars to R. H. B. Porter son of General Porter and 30000 dollars to the City of Portsmouth New Hampshire for an equestrian statue of the General. The bequest becomes effective on Mrs. Eddy’s death which has just occurred.
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Porter
R. H. Eddy
R. H. B. Porter
General Porter
Portsmouth
N. H
Eddy
Designer of Merrimac Still Living at Lexington
Merrimac ram designer Col John M Brooke and physicist emeritus at Virginia Military Institute resides in Lexington. At seventy nine, he remains vigorous and walks daily from his home to the post office each morning.
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Merrimac
Stu Vbrorous
John M. Brooke
Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Fragmented Boston area literacy and star display notes
The snippet mentions Pebile Litearte Dows Eun Massachusetts and small communities Murlaborodgh Gay Hasd Laie ville Norwell with a population around 3,800,000. It contrasts Boston high school gender ratios and primary grade imbalances. It adds a star visibility estimate of 5,000 to 60,000,000 with telescope limits.
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Pebile Litearte
Dows
Massachusetts
Bow Aly
Murlaborodgh
Gay Hasd
Laieville
Norwell
Eruptions and Odd News From Brief Domestic Anew
An account of Cotopaxi eruption begins with steam, then a woodsmoke dark column rising 20,000 feet in minutes. Havoc torpedo boat destroyer trials caused mast fire after a forward funnel addition. Brown County, Todlana nears rail and telegraph access only by a new telephone link from Columbus. A Marlborough house pane bears a diamond-scarred inscription by the late Duke of Clarence and the Russian emperor nicknamed Nicky left nearby.
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Cotopami
Whymper
Cotepaxi
Nea
Jameel
Afra
Havoc
Brown County
Todlana
Nashrille
Columbus
Jane
Marlborough House
England
Duke of Clarence
Eddy
Russia
Misshapen Pearls Spark New York Fashion Fad
The New York Sun notes a French fad with misformed pearls mounted for scarves or necklaces. Some are large and color rich, sold in Paris as genuine pearls at lower prices than perfect ones. The item reflects fashion trends and market pricing.
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New York
Paris
Open top Chililitli railcar innovation for observation trips
The Pullman Company built a new open top passenger car for the American Tourist Association in Chicago. Originating as an observation car to enjoy canyons, it evolved from a work car to a coal car and finally to a distinctive open top design with side openings, roof garden and electric lighting, later serving as a dining car in tropical settings.
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Kentucky
Shel- Harrodsburg
Ohio
Harrodsburg
Cincinnati
Lake Erie
Ple
Bass Island
Maysville
Ohio River
Shelby
Pullman Company
American Tourist Association
Chicago
Tropics
Earl and collier in a curious exchange
A London Tit-Bita joke has an earl and a collier debating the source of a familiar saying. The collier, pressing for origin, gets a brisk answer about ancestors who fought for it, ending with a quip to “sight Spee for it.”
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Spee
London
One Thing Needful and Witty Quips in Public Life
A collage of humorous quotes and wry anecdotes. Jests about hats with holes, heat prostration versus foot care, wedding gifts, and wedding poems follow a Detroit Journal flavor. The pieces display social humor, domestic tension, and pointed wit in brief one-liner form.
Dinere's Exclaimed Disapproval Over Attire At Firefront Door
Mildred Highmore is scolded for appearing in public with her collar unbuttoned and sleeves rolled up while peering at a street fire. The piece pivots to a dated maritime note on Ocean Steamers Vary Large, claiming bigger vessels reduce coal cost per ton, with 4,000-ton ships showing over twice the savings versus 9,000-ton vesels.
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Mildred
Anus and ancestry jabs in playful text
A clipped humor page isolates quips on hay fever genius and ancestry jokes. A line from a Cleveland Plain Dealer item contrasts income with poker stakes. A Boxer story ends with a comic misquote about grammar and head.
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The
New York Sun
Cleveland Plain
Missionary G. & Smith Reflect on Life’s Call in Japan
Gye describes the mission to Japan as a life’s work and vocation. He emphasizes dedication and expectancy in his ministry efforts, portraying the call as a lifelong labor and purpose.
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G. & Smith
Japan
Gye
A Chante for Genius Daniel Osiris Named Prize Benefiting Humanity
Daniel Osiris a Greek millionaire of Paris sets aside 100000 francs to be awarded each year to the inventor discoverer or producer of the most noteworthy idea or object for the benefit of humanity.
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Daniel Osiris
Paris
Historic cutter spared in Charleston yard blaze fight with Kearsarge
A historic cutter at the Charleston navy yard was saved from the flames that destroyed other property, recalling its famous clash with the Alabama and its later battle with the Kearsarge.
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Charleston Navy Yard
Alabama
Why Mrs Pinkham Explains Women’s Distress and Help
A 19th century piece argues men cannot fully understand women’s feelings and disturbances. It asserts Mrs. Lydia Pinkham and her medicine network offer expert aid, as a family physician alone cannot capture all details. It claims thousands have sought advice for twenty five years.
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Societe Francaise Pour L'Arbitrage Entre Nations
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