Oddities and Observations From An Early 20th Century Column
A collection of wry notes and vignettes from Aberdeen Washington highlighting quirky anecdotes about poets, suffragists, a coal to diamond rumor, a man carrying a silver quarter, Paris telephony, bear traps, a Chicago pawn shop, fake George Washington poems, cradles in fashion, and tipping reform. It includes humorous bits about a Missouri farmer's marriage scheme, public-works corruption, and varied social quirks with moral undertones.
Trade vs Profession themes in Coburn period advice
Secretary Coburn urges farmers to limit corn sales to cover expenses, noting a history of price cycles favoring scarcity. A. C. Bartlett argues that business careers now rival professions, predicting a shift away from traditional college outputs toward commerce and administration.
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Coburn
A. C. Bartlett
Chicago
Western University
College Brotherhood
United States Leads in Coal, Turbulent Times Report
A rapid survey notes U S coal leadership, the Montpelier tin plate mill closed, and Cuba lauds Woot. Three killed seven hurt in a New York tenement fire. Gazelle wrecked off Florida. steamer rescues crew. Union County Bank Rahway N J suspends as runs begin. California investors push fruit in Vera Cruz Oaxaca. Major bribery indictments shake Michigan officials. Rev Dr Edward McGlynn dies in Newburgh. Congress eyed a new national park at Mississippi headwaters. Arid lands conference set for Salt Lake City January 17. Kentucky murder trial sparks shootout. two dead four wounded. Pacific Mail ship San Francisco cargo records 9614 tons. Speaker Hopkins says no war tax revision this session. Agriculture secretary backs experimental stations on new island possessions. Boer kin in Chicago warn of no peace without Transvaal victory. General Greeley assaulted in Washington. Tagals wary of Chapelle in Manila. Stanford beats all Seattle 28 to 0. Shelby County Indiana treasurer short 125000. Paris court convicts De Roulede. Hanna to chair next Republican committee. Kentucky election board suit over railway pass. Boston Globe Bank president faces trial. Peter Wilkes dies Stockton Confederate congressman. Plague in Manila with two deaths. 14 San Francisco troops go to Washington. Ladysmith siege worsens with twenty deaths. California quake activates deserts and old wells. Trunk lines raise freight. New York protests. Gage debate. Aus tralia plague scare on Honolulu voyage. Klondike wealth noted. Centaur Missouri lead zinc found.
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Mexico
Michigan
Edward McGlynn
Newburgh
N. Y
Bright
Congress
Mississippi
Salt Lake
Clay County
Kentucky
Pacific Mail
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Hopkins
House
Ways and Means
Paris
M. de
Young
McArthur
Lates
Lawton
Manila
Philippines
Presidio
Washington
Ladysmith
White
California
Yuma
New York
New Orleans
Gage
Excessive Economy in Royal Post Consolidation
The Detroit Journal recounts a tale of a poor king who merged poet laureate and troop commander roles to save salaries, only for war to break out with defeats. A soldier poet notes battles and strongholds lack rhymes, prompting the king to abandon excessive retrenchment.
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Detroit Journal
Maine man nets double bounty by seal theft scheme
A Maine man captures seals to claim the state bounty for both the seal and its tail, then travels to Massachusetts to collect the tail bounty there before returning to Maine to process skins into goods. The scheme blends cross state rewards and illicit pelts into a single exploitation.
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Kennebec Journal
Maine
Massachusetts
Pine Tree
Smallest Indiana marriage fee claimed by Justice Dunham
Anderson Ind justice Squire Dunham says he received Indiana’s smallest marriage fee when a couple in poverty came to him. The groom, facing hard times, offered 9 cents as payment for the ceremony, the only money he had.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Dunham
Anderson
Ind
Indiana
Justice
Wireless Telegraphy for Lighthouses Along French Coast
The French navy reportedly is stalling a new wireless telegraph system linking lighthouses along the coast. Officials cite technical and funding concerns while tests continue in select harbors.
British Siege Fire Pressures Boer Defenders at Ladysmith
Reports from Frere camp describe very heavy firing at Ladysmith starting at 8 am with four hours of bombardment. Boers reportedly attacked near Umbutwana Hill as British naval guns at Cheveley engaged trenches while Buller and staff moved toward Cheveley. A later dispatch claims White defeated the Boers who approached the Gordon Highlanders and Manchester Regiment at close range by bayonet.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Frere
Ladysmith
Umbutwhna Hill
Cheveley
Daily Telegraph
Colenso
Lundysmith
Buller
Frere Camp
White
Gordon Highlanders
Manchesters
Gillmore returns to Manila after months as prisoner
Lieutenant J C Gillmore of the Yorktown arrived with nineteen other Americans at Manila's Hotel Oriente. He recounts Harsh treatment under General Tino, praise for Aguinaldo, and a daring rescue by Colonel Hare and Lieutenant-Colonel Howse on December 18. Gillmore recalls extreme privation, including horse flesh and grass meals, during captivity with Tagal forces.
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Manila
J. C. Gillmore
United States
Yorktown
Baler
Venus
Vigan
Ilocos
Gillmore
Hotel Oriente
Aguinaldo
Tino
Hare
Howse
Thirty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
Gillimore
Abalut
Gilmore
Senor Vera
Ben
Benguet
Missionaries report Congo massacre by state troops
A Nashville dispatch to the Times says Luebe Congo Free State saw 14 villages burned and 90 plus natives killed by state troops. Witnesses describe cannibalism and mutilation, with 81 right hands severed and flying as evidence. The Zappa Zaps raid devastated the Bena Kamba region amid forged tribute disputes.
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New York
Times
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Presbyterian Board of Missions
L. C. Vass
H. P. Hawkins
Luebe
Congo Free State
Africa
Mr. Vass
Newbern
N. C
Hawkins
Vicksburg
Miss
Vass
Bena Kamba
Sheppard
Ile
Boma
Europe
Factory Fire Destroys East Fifty-ninth Street Plant
A morning blaze tore through a brick factory on East Fifty-ninth Street causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Bloomingdale Brothers used part of the building as a storage warehouse and suffer major losses.
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New York
East Fifty-ninth Street
Bloomingdale Brothers
Executors Win Record Fees in Pullman Estate
Chicago January 8. Executors Robert T. Lincoln and Norman B. Ream receive 425000 in fees as the probate court calls the largest ever awarded to executors here. Widow’s award set at 20000. Final accounting due next week. estate valued around 14 million. Washington January 8. Cabinet approves sending more troops to Alaska with Cape Nome as a key posting to manage growing population and law enforcement needs.
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Chicago
Robert T. Lincoln
Norman Bb. Ream
George M. Pullman
Batten
Pullman
Cape Nome
Washington
Alaska
South Africa War Dispatches From Mafeking Standstill
London reports no decisive action in South Africa with British forces confined to minor operations. In the central theater no substantial gains are noted, while a dramatic yet futile sortie from Mafeking shows attackers gallantly pressed against a well fortified Boer position.
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London
South Africa
Mafeking
Elevator Collapse Kills Three at Illinois Steel Works
An ore elevator in the furnace room at the Illinois Steel Company's Thirty-first Street and Ashland Avenue branch killed two workers instantly and fatally injured a third who died shortly after arrival at the hospital. Names given: Joseph Middle Ignatz Giazoak Joseph Sock. The car fell when the cable parted near the top of the shaft.
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Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
Ashland Avenue
Joseph Middle
Ignatz Giazoak
Joseph Sock
Dr William A Hammond Dies in Washington
Dr William A Hammond former surgeon general of the army died in Washington tonight from heart failure at age 71. He was on the retired list as brigadier general and funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Washington
William A. Hammond
Hammond
United States Army
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Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen
England
Nife
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Oregon
George Washington
Far West
Stephen E. Burch
Topaz
Peter Greenawalt
Huron
Mary
Greenawalt
Burch
Bureh
Kansas Board of Agriculture
West
America
Epitome
News of the World
Pitcher
Methuen
New South Wales
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Texas
Booker T.washington
Colesburg
Rosser
Ala
Tray
Germany
France
Russia
Japan
China
Root
Otis
Luzon
Harrell
Whallen
Goebel
Honolulu
Cuba
Porto Rico
Great Lakes
Gulf
Hawaii
Macon
Bechuanaland
Kid McCoy
Peter Maher
Idaho
Newfoundland
Nicholas
Multnomah
Stanford University
Portland
Hilliard F. Johnson
Montgomery
Liberia
Black Republic
Goldsborough
Portland, Or
Columbia River
Kalama
Ezra Shoupe
Saltillo
Empire
Noah Webster Association
Hartford, Conn
Great Britain
Montpelier
Woot
Staemr Gazelle
Florida
Union County Bank
Rahway
N. J
Vera Cruz
Oaxaca
Santo Domingo
Secretary of Agriculture
Britain
Transvaal
Greeley
Tagals
Archbishop Chapelle
Stanford
Seattle
Shelby County
Australia
Montreal Herald
Canada
A. B. Mulroney
Philadelphia
Klondike
Louisa J. Cabel
Lowell
Centaur
St. Louis County
St Louie
General Buller
Colensio
Imus
Cavite
Birkheimer
Twenty-eighth Volunteer Infantry
Novaltea
Taggart
Herca Das Marinas
Quay
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections Today
Senator Quay
Atlantic
W. A. Hammond
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