Gen Lew Wallace and the Ben Hur Studio at Crawfordsville
Gen Lew Wallace built a red brick and white stone studio behind his Crawfordsville home, a windowless workshop lit by a glass roof where most chapters of Ben Hur were written under the shade of the ben hur beech. A Chicago Chronicle interview recounts how a conversation with Col. Ingersoll on a Cincinnati to Indianapolis journey sparked Wallace to study the Bible and embrace Christian belief, shaping Ben Hur into a global classic.
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Hague Peace Palace Planned as Carnegie Gift World
The Hague government bought land behind the botanical gardens for the Carnegie peace palace. The building will replicate the Brussels Palace of Justice on a smaller scale with an estimated cost of 1.64 million dollars, about one fifth of the Brussels palace expenditure.
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Palace of Arbitration
Brussela Palace of Justice
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Hague Palace Arbitral Seat Modeled on Brussels Palace
The front view presents a Greco Roman palace for arbitration with a grand central portico and double column lines. The 12,000 square foot audience chamber will feature white marble pilasters and a monumental staircase. The dome and galleries include bronze statues of Clemency Justice Law and Strength. Built as a model from the Brussels Palace of Justice designed by Josep Poelaert, opened in 1883 after 17 years.
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Court of Assizes
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Palace of Justice
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Ship Bell Gift From Cleveland Marks Lake Erie Victory
Cleveland citizens donated a decorative ship bell to the U S battleship bearing the city’s name. The bell features imagery of the surrender of Capt Barclay to Capt Perry at Lake Erie and includes the dispatch We have met the enemy and they are ours penned on the back of a letter to Gen Harrison.
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Chess in the Curriculum Circul ar urges schools to teach chess
The Russian ministry issues a circular calling for adding chess to school curricula. Dr Tarrasch of Nuremberg forges praise, saying chess builds character prudence judgment and imagination and sharpens clear thinking. Hoe urges teaching chess with prizes for proficiency.
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The Kegoayah Kozga Club of Alaska a Northern Lights Society
The Kegoayah Kozga Club in Alaska grows from two spirit founders to nearly a hundred members and wields broad influence in the Arctic region. It began in 1901 to promote social life and learning among pioneering women and now aids the poor Inuit, with members including the wives and daughters of judges, doctors, miners, and gold kings.
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How Much One Should Eat
The article discusses daily food quantity, noting most people eat too much. It cites a rule of one twentieth of body weight, suggesting a 140 pound person would need seven pounds daily including liquids, but warns rigid rules can be dangerous and a man once on a seven to eight pound diet died. another reduced intake and thrived.
Nature's Inventions and Hidden Parallels Across Life
The piece notes that many human inventions echo nature’s designs, from a hypodermic needle seen in a scorpion sting to electric illumination inspired by deep sea lamps. It also mentions a ballooning spider and a lighthouse builder crediting a tree bole for a crucial idea.
Australian Expedition Probes Desolate Desert Region
The Australian government organized an expedition to explore the area between Lake Eyre and the Queensland boundary. The land is described as among the world's most arid and inhospitable deserts.
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Great Simplon Tunnel Struggles Darken Alpine Work
Paris reports chief engineer Hugo von Kager leads the Simplon tunnel amid severe difficulties. German contractors with Italian unskilled labor push two parallel headings from Swiss and Italian sides. Swiss heading faces extreme water and a 960 gallon per minute spring on the Italian side. Work paused on the Swiss side due to hot springs and a potential landslip. gates block the Swiss heading.
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Oldest New York Voter Contends for National Honor
Clyde New York native Peter Waldorf, 97, claims the Empire State’s longest voting record, having cast ballots since 1828. He has voted in every local, state, and national election, always for the Democratic ticket. Waldorf, living three miles east of Clyde, remains active with eight living children and a late wife.
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Empire State
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Rose
A Goodly Town and Goat Flesh Scandal in Paris
New Britain Connecticut with 30 000 residents relies on two day police and one night officer. A Paris butcher received three months in prison for selling goat flesh dressed to resemble lamb.
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Mrs. Fairbanks Shapes Senatorial Speech and Social Grip
Indianapolis report notes Mrs. C W Fairbanks heavily influences Senator Fairbanks showing in his acceptance of the vice presidential nomination. She reviews manuscripts, discusses points with him, and reads speeches to him at home. Her refined social role, hospitality, and five children mark her public and private influence.
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Ages at life milestones in historical and biblical figures
The note lists famous authors and leaders with their starting ages. Walter Scott began novels at 40, Milton at 50, Mrs. Henry Wood at 45 with East Lynne, Cromwell at 41, Muhammad's Hegira at age 53, Marlborough at 53, Abraham at 76, and Moses at 80.
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East Lynne
Henry ‘Wood
Cromwell
Madrid hears of Alfonso marriage with Edward’s niece
News from Madrid confirms the pending match between King Alfonso and Princess Victoria Patricia daughter of the duke of Connaught and King Edward. A visit by the duke and his daughter is planned with photographs circulating in shops. The issue of religious conversion is addressed with Vatican approval and royal precedent.
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Victoria Patricia
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Italy
Missouri Republicans weigh senatorial pick for Cockrell seat
The upcoming Missouri legislative session will elect a Republican successor to Senator Cockrell who has served about 30 years. Top potential contender mentioned is Thomas K Nied.
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Cockrell
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Thomas K- Nied
Dioghana Revered Republican Leader in St Louis
Dioghana, chairman of the Republican state central committee, is noted for efficient political methods that carried the state for Roosevelt and secured a Republican majority in the legislature. A respected citizen, he holds influence within both parties and among St Louis German American leaders.
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Directs Enormous Interests and a Rich Philanthropist
Helen Miller Gould relies on Eliza beth Altman as the directing agency of her charities and philanthropy. Altman’s tact and judgment influence who gains Miss Gould’s sympathy, while shouldering heavy executive responsibilities to implement beneficence with discretion.
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