Gasoline as a Juvenile Intoxicant Sparks Philadelphia Police Action
The Philadelphia Record reports teens in the Twenty-fifth district inhaling fumes from gasoline and illegal barrel use. A 14 year old, George Goldthrop, was found unconscious. police now monitor lamp tanks and arrest tampering. Parents are warned and surgeons note dangerous health risks.
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Philadelphia
James Dougherty
Policeman Goodchild
George Goldthrop
Snyder Avenue
Second and Mifflin Streets
First Ward
Harmer
English Judges and a Call for Mandatory Retirement
The London Saturday Review argues judges should retire by force. It cites ages across courts from Lord Esher aged 80 to Justice North at 65. It mockingly notes irritability and fatigue in aging judges as excuses for continued service.
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London Saturday Review
Court of Appeals
Lord Esher
Master of the Rolls
Justice Kay
Justice Lindley
Justice Lopes
Lords of Appeal
Lord Morris
Watson and Shand
High Court of Justice
Justice Hawkins
Baron Pollock
Justice Day
Justice Chitty
Justice Wills
Justice North
Justice Mathew
Sir Richard Couch
Lord Hobhouse
Privy Council
Court of Appeal
Frattarolo Brothers Visit Squire Near Foggia
Frattarolo brothers, known brigands, dined with a rich squire at Vico Garganico near Foggia. They refused a 100 franc gift, claimed they were not robbers but avengers of enemies, and accompanied him part of the way before departing on their mules.
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Frattarolo
Vico Garganico
Foggia
London News
Kipling Sharpened Tales For Dorothy Ww In England Visit
The passage recalls Kipling in England visiting Glad Stone's granddaughter Dorothy Ww. Kipling tried to impress her by storytelling. Dorothy cheerfully replied she had not wearyed him, prompting her mother to urge rest for the guest.
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Kipling
Dorothy
Drew
Glad Stone
England
Goss
Mr. Kipling
Paris Hotel Life Among Americans Abroad In London News
A London News review describes Americans abroad in Paris hotels, noting many young women with diamonds and sociable gatherings after dinner. It contrasts American fellowship with French reluctance abroad and reflects on impressions of American character and future seriousness. It also reports Pasteur Institute leadership changes with Dr Duclaux and Dr Roux praised by peers.
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Critle
Daisy Millere
Paris
London News
Pasteur Institute
Duclaux
Pasteur
M. Duclaux
Aurillac
Clermont Faculty of Sciences
Lyons
Paris Agronomic Institute
Academy of Sciences
Legion of Honor
Roux
Municipal Council of
Westminster Gazette
Curious items in Paris 1896 city budget
The budget of Paris for 1896 lists odd expenses including winding city hall clocks 900 francs scraping encaustic tiles 7000 francs registering births and deaths 500 francs children drawing municipal loan numbers 400 francs breakfast for clerks 800 francs gifts to janitors 640 francs feeding dogs and cartridges 500 francs carriage of human bones 7200 francs commemorative plates 2000 francs numbering houses 10710 francs feeding aquatic animals and eradicating vermin 44200 francs.
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Paris
Journal ‘Des Debats
Chicago license clerk halts wedding over minor’s prior marriage
In Chicago a curious scene at the license bureau ended with Clerk Salmonson delaying a license for John White to wed Lena Collins, 17, who had been married before at 14 and widowed after a World’s Fair accident. The groom cited written parental consent as the basis to proceed, while the clerk noted the legal age issue and previous marriage.
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Chicago
Salmonson
John ‘A
Lena Collins
Clerk Salmonson
Intercity Trolley Lines Linking Washington and Baltimore
The New York Sun reports a planned electric railroad connecting Washington and Baltimore as the 61st trolley line. Two power stations will render fast express service with heavy traffic terminals in both cities and a branch to Ellicott City. Widener and Elkins back the through line to compete with steam roads, with cost near 3 million dollars for both main and branch routes.
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Nore and Washingon
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Westinghouse Company
Columbia and Maryland Electric Railway
Washington
Baltimore
Ellicott
City
Patapsco
Laurel
Widener and
Elkins
New York Sun
Five Million Stamps and the Kaneville Chain
Mrs Edna Garman of Kaneville Illinois created a letter chain promising 1 000 000 canceled stamps to fund her crippled sister in law’s hospital bill. The plan failed yet thousands of letters arrive daily with an estimated 5 000 000 stamps collected. A check for 500 from Henry Clancy of San Diego accompanied a recent letter.
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Edna Garman
Edna R. Brown Garman
Kaneville
Ier
Henry Clancy
San Diego
Cal
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health and Digestive Comfort
An 19th century advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as pleasant tasting and refreshing, claiming it cleanses kidneys, relieves fevers, and cures habitual constipation. It emphasizes its unique formulation, broad availability from leading druggists, and urges buyers not to accept substitutes.
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Ible
California
Counsville
York
Lake Ontario Dries. Troutburg Becomes Beachfront Tale
The Rochester Demand Chronicle notes Lake Ontario at record low levels due to drought since 1894 and reduced river channels. It describes beaches, exposed piers, and rocky shoals from Troutburg to Devil's Nose, with anecdotes of vehicles passing narrow spots and a humorous tale of a novelty speaking device.
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Lake Ontario
Great Lakes
St Lawrence River
Troutburg
West Point
Angiers
Ontario House
Campbell
Rochester
Bush House
Devil’s Noe
Lord Stour
Peddler’s Visit Turns Odd As Rubber Mouth Plots Arise
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recounts a doorstep encounter where a man with a valise tries to sell modern conveniences while the woman rejects him. He asks about a false mouth and chin made of india rubber designed to resemble real skin and evade detection, tailed by his mention of neighborhood sales.
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Florida
South
The
Chicago Tribune
Peddier
Buzzard Delays Streetcar In San Antonio Incident
A turkey buzzard perched on a trolley arm near noon yesterday in San Antonio, causing a streetcar to stop as the bird studied the wheel. Witnesses reported the bird’s daily perch and a brief scare when it pecked at the wheel before calmly dozing again.
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San Antonio
Ree
Alisa Hia
San Antonio Express
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