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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
6
A New York Times report recalls Vagabond Bob, a gaunt but heroic figure who saved a baby amid Kansas City flood debris. He and the infant were found later by rescuers, the babe asleep while Bob stood guard on a makeshift deck as waves and wreckage passed.
In Southern California the winter scene unfolds at the Hotel del Carnado as Guy Maxwell and Sybil Delaunay reunite after two years. He pleads for a future together on a veranda by the sea while she hints at restraint and longing, leaving their fate uncertain as the scene closes.
The Mount Royal Cemetery crematorium in Montreal is Canada’s only facility, opened just over a year with five cremations. The article notes England and other nations’ timelines, describes the building in English Gothic style, incineration process, and legal requirements for cremation including written consent and age.
The Indianapolis Sun describes a ballroom scene where Miss Delaunay vanishes from the dance floor while her partners search in vain. The band plays on and the moonlit sea outside contrasts with the momentarily changed world for two people at a window.
A plan to exhume James Smithson from Genoa near a marble quarry threatening the Protestant cemetery and transport him to Washington for honorable interment at the Smithsonian grounds is described as a remarkable international romance. The article recounts Smithson's life, bequest, and his desire to promote knowledge in a free land.
A brief, garbled line quotes the New York Mail and Express noting that nothing could be more fitting. The fragment provides no clear event or announcement.
An old German attendant to Emperor William I tells of a princess who, while viewing the emperor's private rooms, seized an ordinary hair comb and hid stray hairs in her dress. He protested, the aide said the king would be flattered, and the emperor laughed at the anecdote.
A car carves up with five girls aged eight to twenty-one boarding a train. They carry suitcases and chatter loudly as others stay seated. A man asks what they were talking about, prompting a sharp exchange and quieted conversation.
An English Florence resident recalls a light moment overheard by an American mother and daughter in a balcony overlooking a Florence street. The pair debated if they were really in Venice despite itineraries claiming Venice on April 15.
A Lee schoolgirl receives a medal for seven years of perfect school attendance. Her family of nine also attended the same school and none missed a day. London Tit-Bits notes the shared achievement and a light line about women pitying a man during convalescence for not being able to crochet.
Elijah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s first cousin, lives in Fort Branch Indiana near Evansville. Born September 17 1882 in Muskingum County Ohio he moved at age 10 with his family to Fort Branch. He left New Orleans for Robinson Illinois later learned of Abe in Springfield Illinois and joined the Fifty eighth Indiana regiment serving three years in the Union army.
A feature on women's roles in vestries within the Episcopal church notes that while women have voice, action may be direct or indirect depending on tradition and church. It compares men and women in church leadership and cites other social observations on marriages, education, and notable works by young women across history and contemporary times.
The article describes cyclist Schreyer performing a space jump from a lattice chute, landing in three feet of water. He claims the stunt is safe and cool-headed, with a $1,000 reward offered to any rider who repeats it. The piece also notes Nasmyth’s seed-encasing cannon method for tree planting on a cliff face and mentions Jaimes Nasmyth, a Scottish astronomer.
City authorities order the phased discontinuation of women sifting refuse at Leits Wharf depot in Lambeth London. The piece ends with a moral reflection on folly and wisdom.
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