Notable Astor Widow Expected to Inherit Vast Titanic Fortune
The Astor estate topic centers on Mrs Madeleine Astor and the late Colonel Astor. The plan includes a posthumous heir and large distributions, with Beechwood Newport Ferncliff and Fifth Avenue homes slated for various heirs. Ava Willing Astor’s divorce settlement is noted, and Madeleine’s jewel collection acquired abroad is highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ts. Jotin
Jacob Astor
Morehan
America
Mrs. Astor
Colonel Astor
Tle
United States
Astor
Vincent
Alice Muriel Astor
Vincent Astor
Beechwood
Newport
Sto Fifth Avenue
Ferncliff
Rhinebeck
Madeleine Astor
Ava Willing Astor
Ava Astor
Paris
We Are a Nation of Frog Eaters
The article notes a rise in frog consumption with 6,000,000 frogs killed annually in Minnesota to feed demand. It compares northwestern and southern frogs, describes their meat as less tender, and explains frogs are trapped year round with peaks in spring and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Fee
Betrothed In Bankruptcy in Fergus Village
Widow Allen drives her plan to ruin shopkeeper George French who borrows to start a rival store. After a near arson scheme is foiled by conscience, bookkeeper Jennie Woodmother helps him choose honesty and admiration over crime, leading to partnership and a hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Pergus
Fergus
Alen
George French
Tir French & Co
George Prench
George
Rey
Thema
Jennie Wedmother
Liv
Whipping the Baby
A dramatic appeal condemns child beating urging the photographer to capture a parent’s red face and a frightened child to expose cruelty. The narrator imagines viewing the photo at a cemetery among autumn maples, reflecting on the tragic consequences of assault on a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G
Hemp Smoking Described By Missionary With Harsh View
A London Standard report quotes a Scottish missionary Mr Crawford who calls hemp smoking a curse among central African natives. He recounts a native selling his wife for hemp and describes smokers' glazed eyes and sudden shifts from friendliness to violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Africa
Mr Crawford
London Standard
Fragmented Reflective Musing From Chicago Record Herald
A jumble of quoted lines and misattributed remarks flares in the Chicago Record Herald. The text mixes medieval philosophy with modern quips about riches and virtue, citing Bacon and Tennyson and leaving several phrases unclear or garbled.
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John Jacob Astor
Osepa Bruce Ismay
International Marine Company
White Star Line
Mr. Istming
Ismay
Ife
Liverpooo
Thomas Henry Ismay
Dawpool Cheshire
England
Julia Miorence Schieffelin
George Ro Schieffelin
New York
Cmnberland
Maryport
Imre
Earl Tomlinson & Co
Ampips Lee
White Star
Australia
North Atlantic
Mes, John Jacob Aston
American Press Association
Joseph Bruce Ismay
Sud
Bacon
Modern Woodmen OF America
WM. M. Falkner, C. C. J. J. Robinson, Clerta
City Messenger Co
E. Wishkah St
McNamar’ Brick
West Heron Street
Humboldt
Fred Hewitt
Aberdeen
F Street
Washington
Aberdeen Herald
O-W. R
O.S.L
Union Pacific
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Devonport
Rock Island
Dallas
Texas
Egoine Traveis
Middle West
H. P. Potter
District Freight & Passenger Agt
East Heron Street
Aberdeen Wi
Fredrickson Contractor
Summit Street
Madison
East Wishkah St
G. and
F. Sts
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