Mark Twain Mocks Burglar Visit During New Connecticut Home Move
Lively Times For Mark Twain reports on Samuel Clemens moving to a villa in Redding, CT, with his daughter Clara’s marriage rumor and a burglary scare. Burglars stole about $300 of silverware, but neighbors recovered the loot after a confrontation on a train. Twain quips about his guests and the home Innocents at Home.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Clara Clemens
Mark
Clemens
New York
Fifth Avenue
Redding
Conn
Sheriff Banks
Harry Lounsbury
Mr. Clemens
Connecticut Hills
la Querica
Italy
Venice
Redding, Conn
Nathan Straus Advocates Pasteurized Milk Reform
Nathan Straus NY merchant turned philanthropist and newly elected president of the Bryan and Kern Business Men's association advocates pasteurization of milk to curb disease. He cites impure milk as a major killer and credits pastuerization with preventing illness. native of Bavaria, he arrived in New York in 1854 and built a substantial mercantile fortune.
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Nathan Straus
New York
Bryan and Kern Business Men's Association
Mr. Straus
Bavaria
Straus
Wrights’ Public Flight Astonishes French Aerials at Le Mans
A correspondent recalls Wilbur Wright’s first public flight at Le Mans last month. French aviators conceded the Wright brothers led by a decade, giving a roaring ovation before he calmly walked away to his workshop, indifferent to fame.
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Wilbur Wright
le Mans
Wrights
Farman
de la Grange
Bleriot
Wright
John Hays Hammond Led Mining Engineer and Republican Club Leader
John Hays Hammond of Massachusetts, noted mining engineer and president of the National League of Republican Clubs, rose to prominence before the Republican convention as a potential vice presidential candidate. A Yale and Sheffield Science School graduate, he worked with the U S Geological Survey and later advised in Rhodesia for the Barnato syndicate. His Cape connections linked him to the Jameson raid of 1895, for which he paid a 125000 fine. He later signed a contract with the Guggenheims worth 250000 yearly, later doubled, with holdings across the west, Mexico, and South Africa.
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John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts
National League of Republican Clubs
Hammond
San Francisco
Yale
Sheffield Scientific School
United States Geological Survey
Barnato Diamond Syndicate of
London
South Africa
Rhodesia
Cecil Rhodes
Cape
Mr. Hammond
Guggenheims
West
Mexico
Earliest Childhood Memories Across Ages
A physician recalls remembering events from age four at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial, including a brass room full of huge horns and a noisy Turkish coffee room. A lawyer remembers a Cape May visit at age three with his father in the water, while a psychologist notes many recall from four years old, some from two.
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Philadelphia
Cape May
Pittsburg Press
Punctuation origins traced from Aristophanes to Aldus Manutius
The Chicago News recounts the history of punctuation from Aristophanes’ early marks to Charlemagne and Warnefried Alcuin, then Aldus Manutius who introduced today’s system including the full stop and comma. It notes ancient languages had no punctuation and early manuscripts used wide spacing.
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Aristophanes
Alexandria
Egypt
Charlemagne
Warnefried
Alcuin
Aldus Manutius
Chicago News
Egg Candling Rhyme Sparks Odd Market Tale
In a dim cellar a candlelit egg candler discusses the fate of imperfect eggs. He claims no egg is salable, proposing a grim chain where spoiled eggs feed a variety of trades from kid glove making to bakers and papermakers, ending with a macabre note on yolks and whites.
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Kid Glove Maker
University Politics Prompt Stamp Speeches On Bank Deposits
Josephus Daniels cites Prof J Laurence Laughlin of the University of Chicago attacking the guaranty of bank deposits as unsurprising for a university professor on the stump. Rockefeller money is implied to influence the university. Henry Clews, a Wall Street publicist, endorses Taft and opposes the deposit guarantee as socialistic and anti democratic centralization.
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Josephus Daniels
Democratic Publicity Bureau
J. Laurence Laughlin
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Bryan
Rockefeller
Henry Clews
Wall Street
Taft
Clews
Guaranty Bank
Address and contact snippet for Aberdeen resident
Practice in state and federal courts mentioned. Wishkah Block at Corner G and Wishkah streets referenced. Residence listed as 309 South L Street with phone number 2681 in Aberdeen, Washington.
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Washington Hotel
Wishkah Block
Corner G
Wishkahb
South L St
Aberdeen, Wash
Taft supporters warn of hostile Senate defeating aims
The Johnstown Democrat notes Taft and allies concede that a Bryan victory would lead to a hostile Senate undermining Democratic goals, contradicting claims that the people rule as Bryan advocates.
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Taft
Bryan
Senate
Johnstown
Desperate Dolly Faces Change in Proposal Standards
In a humorous exchange, Dolly notes Miss Oldgirl once vowed to marry only after an excellent proposal. May quips that the standard has softened, as Dolly remarks the word excellent is no longer required. The banter reflects light social wit.
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Dolly
Crows hold council of caws in playful pun exchange
A humorous exchange imagines crows meeting to swear at each other and calls the scene a caw cuss. The joke hinges on a sound alike for a legal term and features light wordplay between father and son.
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Papa
Cure for Sick Headache Claims Stomach Link
Distressing illness linked to stomach disorder and claimed to be cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Free sample offered at Evans Drug Store to try the remedy.
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Chamberlain
Evans Drug Store
Aberdeen Grays Harbor Notes Half-Week Chronicle
A twice weekly transcript from Grays Harbor reports local happenings in Aberdeen. The notice notes publication details and prices, listing the Herald as the source with annual and advance rates for readers.
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Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Herald
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B.N. Maclafferty
Mayme Maclafferty
Physicians and Surgeons
Zelaska
Boston
Koehler
E. Mohrmann, M. D
C. E. Bartlett
Koehler Bldg
Bassett’s
Heron Street
J. C. Cross
E. H. Fox
Lumber Exchange
Ben Sheeks
Lawyer
Dabney Beck
Austin M. Wade
Wilson Buttner
E. Heron St
Huey
Aunderseh Bros. Dept
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Minn
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Portland
Oregon
Hell
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Candy Factory
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