Death by Horse Kicks Reported in Loon Lake Farm Stall
Frederick W. Schwingle was found unconscious with a fractured skull in a horse stall on a Loon Lake farm. He died later, reportedly killed when kicked by a horse. His wife discovered him, and authorities investigated the fatal incident.
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Strike Declared Off at Kingston Coal mine
XWILKESBARRE Pa Dec 20 The Kingston Coal company mine strike ends with 1000 workers returning to work after talks. Company to pay semimonthly wages and permit a check weighman. toppage store issues to be arbitrated. foreman Thomas R Morgan to be referred to the United Mine Workers executive branch. workers reportedly accept the agreement and will not demand his dismissal.
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Xwilkesbarre
Kingston ‘Goal Company
Thomas R. Morgan
Morgan
Raleigh census count shows small surplus over government tally
The Raleigh police census, taken amid dissatisfaction with the government count, reports 13,674 residents in the city, only 31 more than the federal enumeration.
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Raleigh
N. C
Miscellaneous items highlight varied facts and figures
Rhode Island remains the most densely populated state. Birmingham iron output reaches 1,200,000 tons this year with 1,083,905 last year. coal mined hits 198,750,000 tons. Eighteen states and one territory adopt valued policy laws. New York merchants test higher signage from rooftops. a dog prints 1,000 papers hourly. Plymouth Review owns the flag. Charles M. Hays earns 55,000 dollars as Southern Pacific president. A timid animal often disrupts shows more than vicious ones. George Zipperlein sues and wins 3,410 dollars plus six percent for 17 years after a courthouse fire and retrials.
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Rhode Island
Union
Birmingham
Ala
New York
Plymouth
Wis
Charles M. Hays
Southern Pacific
St Louis
Columbus
Zipperlein
Count Palffy Gifts Vast Estate To Hungary For Charity
Count John Palffy transfers his vast holdings and $800,000 annual income to the Hungarian government for philanthropic use after his death. The Vienna palace with portraits of racehorses remains unused, and Palffy splits time at Hotel Sacher. His eccentricity and a family suicide tie his story to a long noble lineage.
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John Palffy
Washington Post
Vienna
von Blaas
Hotel Sacher
Prince Herbert Bismarck
Countess Hoyos
Gabriel Andrassy
Aumale
Chantilly
Academy
John Pulffy
Brody
Human and Animal Skeletons Exhibit Comes to Buffalo Museum
Dr Charles Cary of Buffalo donated a notable display to the University museum. The group shows comparative osteology of humans and lower animals with a hunting scene featuring a bear quarry pursued by a mounted hunter and a mastiff. The sculpture, 12 feet high, rests on a pedestal ten by eight feet and fifteen inches high, and is the museum’s most conspicuous exhibit.
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Charles Cary
Buffalo
Museum of the University
Chicago
Chronicle
Height Based Child Fares Considered by Railroads
Rail executives discuss shifting child ticketing from age to height, proposing charges per inch as a uniform rule. Current policy grants free passage under five and half fare for five to ten based on age, with disputes arising from varying child sizes. Authorities note enforcement depends on parental declarations, but height-based pricing could standardize fares.
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Trans ‘Portation
Chicago
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Rail link to Hudson Bay under rapid Algoma Central construction
Consul Brush reports the Algoma Central railway from Sault Ste. Marie toward Hudson Bay is under rapid build in a remote wilderness. 85 pound rails and 125 ton locomotives set to endure heavy traffic. 25 miles of track already in use, progress about half a mile daily, project due in three years.
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Hudson Bay
Consul Brush
Niagara Falls
State Department
Indiana
Algoma Central
Chicago
Sault - Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie
Vanderbilt Imposter Tricks Hyde Park Social Set
A tale from Hyde Park recaps a clever ruse by a visitor posing as Vanderbilt. Mr Foster, dressed finely after a New York trip, boards a limited express that does not stop in Hyde Park. Claiming to be Vanderbilt, he triggers a dash to halt the train and a kindly welcome by Cum mings the station agent, then returns to cheers from Hyde Park residents.
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Fred Vanderbilt
Archibald Rogers
James Hoosevelt
Mr. Foster
New York
Grand Central
Albany
Foster
Vanderbilt
Cummings
Hyde Parkers
Hawick Receives Carnegie Library Gift in Scotland
One of Sir Walter’s Localities Hawick in Roxburgh county Scotland has just been the recipient of a new Carnegie library gift. The town already holds literary eminence as a nearby area features much of the scenery described in the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
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Sir Walter
Hawick
Roxburgh
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Winter diet and exercise guidance from periodical view
A winter health piece urges keeping warm through activity and fresh air, advises fats oils starch and sugar in higher winter quantities, notes pork and salted meats as fat sources, favors preserved fruits, wheat as fuel and tissue builder, and stresses a balanced seasonal diet backed by experience rather than theory.
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United States
New York Tribune
Memorable Occasion Steals A Prayer Book At Church
A man reluctantly attends church after three years and is moved by the solemn service. He prays devoutly, sings with the choir, and fixes the minister with a steady gaze as the benediction ends. He confides to Nan that he will steal a prayer book as a keepsake of this memorable moment.
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Baltimore News
Anon
Nan
His Most Disxciting Time
A fragmentary dialogue recounts a curious incident involving a derby hat and a bull chase. The snippet notes a humorous close call and hints at a lighthearted city newspaper tone from Chicago.
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Chicago Times‘Herald
Fragmented Quote on Floor Taction and Dibbs
A partial, dialogue style clipping mentions Dibbs and a figure called Great Scott with urgency to stay on the floor. The fragment hints at a tense moment with lines about being tight on talking and following through if the floor is not accessible.
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Taotica
Scott
Dibbs
Growing Ear Drums Aid Miss Alfa Rockefeller Mystery Case
A Vienna letter to a Cleveland family reports top doctors growing new ear drums for Miss Alfa Rockefeller, daughter of John D. Rockefeller. The condition followed scarlet fever, with one drum fully grown and the other progressing, though loud sounds cause pain as she relearns hearing.
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Europe
Alfa Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Vienna
Cleveland
Misa Rockefeller
Treasure in Hanover Stirs Town After Century Hidden Loot
Buried gold found in an iron pot at the Walker homestead near Morristown New Jersey excites Hanover villagers. Three strangers dug a six foot deep hole overnight then vanished as Harvey Edwards watched from his attic, unarmed and wary.
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Morristown
N. J
Walker
Harvey Edwards
Edwards
Rumor of Huge Trust Merger Bounces About Cramp and Midvale
Officials deny reports that Vickers Bors and Maxim of England plan to purchase Cramp Ship and Engine and Midvale Steel. The story resurfaces with little corroboration though some sources hint at a triangular merger. If true, English funding could give the buyers influence over Cramp and Midvale, with control chiefly in English hands.
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Cramp Ship and Engine Building Company
Midvale Steel Company
Vickers Bors
Maxim Company
England
Cramp
Midvale Company
Cramps
Midvale
Eye
Ten Year Old Papa Promises Reward for Merit Roll
A fragment recalls a boy named Leire offering to join the merit roll for 50 cents with a promise of 25 cents to the taker, referencing Guarino1 18 OFFER and a pledge by a “Ten-Year-Old-Papa.”
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Leire
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