Gauss and Other Child Prodigies in Mathematics
A historical survey highlights Carl Friedrich Gauss as a dominant mind in mental calculation and number theory, contrasting him with precocious but limited raters like Case Bertrand and others. It recounts early feats, key works, and later focus on astronomy and geodesy, framing a spectrum of mathematical gifts and gaps.
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Gauss
Himslf
Case
Hamburg
Petersen
Buxton
Tom Fuller
Virginia
Darboux
Joseph Bertrand
Paris
L'Ecole Polytechnique
Bertrand
L’'Ecole Polytechnique
Gertrand
French Academy
Pascal
Academy of Sciences
Scientific American
The Deed Of A Hero From The Indian Rebellion
A 12 year old telegraph assistant named W Brendish risked his life to send a dispatch from Delhi to Umballa in 1857. The message carried the first news of the outbreak and was relayed to many towns, aiding the Indian empire. Colonel Edward VI
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Delhi
Brendish
Wilkington
Meerut
Todd
Sir Edward
Punjab
India
Indian Empire
W. Brendish
Umballa
Edward VI
Fans and Fervor in Eighteenth Century Society
A May 1711 Lomson Spectator letter describes fan training schools and various fan styles. It recounts the lottery of the fan at London Bath and fashionable resorts to assign partners for the evening. The piece notes poets and critics praising fans and a royal order arranging Sunday football in Blairgowrie. Reverend John Ross’s clumsy kicks led to the sport's abandonment.
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Lomson Spectator
London
Bath
Boswell
Steele
Pope
Guy
James
John Noss
Blairgowrie
Ross
The Dardanelles and the Two Castles of Turkey
The Dardanelles once named Gallipoli and Hellespont by Victorian geographers. British fleet forces 1807 changed control as fortifications grew between two sets of castles at the strait. The naming credited to Dardanus, founder linked to Troy, per the London Chronicle.
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Dardanelles
Hellespont
Turkey
Roumania
Natalia
Gallipoli
Two Mile
Asia
Europe
Strait
Dardanus
Samothrace
Asis
Troy
London Chronicle
The Arab’s Horse and Its Desert Bond
The London Field piece notes the Arab’s bond with his horse, detailing grooming style, tethering method, and the calm, steady pacing for long journeys. It emphasizes the horse’s role as the owner’s central concern and the Arab’s restraint from unnecessary distress.
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London Field
Miniature trees grown in China bowls on exhibit
A florist showcases real trees trained into miniature forms placed in china bowls. Oaks maples and beechs from Japan are raised from seeds or cuttings with years of careful pruning binding and training to confine growth and yield tiny, finished specimens after decades of work.
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China
Japan
Carlyle
Montreal Standard
Brown Succeeds Newman at New York Central
William C. Brown was elected president of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad at the directors meeting, succeeding William H. Newman who resigned December 22. Brown, born June 29, 1853 in Herkimer County, has long railroading experience dating to 1869, rising from wood cutter on an Iowa railroad to top posts on several systems, including Chicago Burlington & Quincy and Lake Shore.
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New York
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Road
William C. Brown
William H. Newman
Brown
Herkimer County
Iowa
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Hecome
Aid Géneril
Lake Shore
Central Lines
Fire destroys provincial insane asylum in Fairville
Fire at St. Johns Fairville provincial hospital for the insane destroys the building. All 300 inmates were removed safely. Authorities investigate cause as smoke and flames engulf the facility in New Brunswick.
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Insane Asylum
Burne
St. Johns
N. B
Provincial Hospital For the
Fairville
Woman Shows How Erb Met His Death
Media Pennsylvania January 6 Mrs Catherine Beisel recounts the killing of Captain J Clayton Erb in court describing a struggle over a revolver after which Beisel says she fired. She testifies tearfully that she shot him and feared he would kill her sister Florence Erb during the confrontation.
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Erb
Catherine Beisel
Florence Erb
J. Clayton Erb
Captain Erb
Ohio State University launches winter school for homemakers
Columbus Ohio January 6 a new program at Ohio State University invites women in charge of homes to register February 1 for a practical series of lectures and conferences on everyday home life.
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Columbus
Women of
Ohio
Ohio State University
Winter School For
County Expenditures Report Details Numerous Disbursements
A ledger of county expenditures lists numerous items including engineering on State aid roads and bridges, infirmary costs, refunds on taxes and dogs, bridge and road work, medical and witness fees, constable and justice fees, and various municipal services. Notable entries include Hibbard engineering costs, Hixon coal for Sugar Creek road, and large sums for Nelsonville school fund advances.
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Same
Athens National Bank
John Curran
W. BE. Dean
State Hospital Road
D. EE. Stanley
Jas. Johnson
Sugar Creek Pike
Bank of Athens
Silas Brooks
Peter Finsterwald
Wade
Hale
L. H. Hixon
Jesse McKee
Woodworth
Ralph Sherman
Alexander Young
Fleet National Bank
J J. Wright
Nelsonville
Chas
McDougall
G. L
Thos. Mooney
Glouster
J. Ll. Hemey
J. M. Higwins
J. B. Keirns
F. M. Pickering
Waterloo Township
W. Bean
B. W. King
A. Biddison
W. A. Brammer
Bea Paani Rani
Messenger and Herald
Pubis Times
éYnd Pleas Cour
James Sharp
Isaac Warner
T. E. Wells
H. T. Lee
Evans
G. ©. Evans
Athens
Wm. A. Miller
Monument Park
B. F. Wade & Sons Co
Harvey Les
Nelsonville School Fund
Blow Unlocked Safe in Lancaster Meat Market
In Lancaster Ohio on January 6 a trio of yeggmen blew the safe at Ben Rugh's meat market. The safe was found unlocked with nothing inside and the blast shattered the safe. A policeman fired at the fleeing men, who vanished into the darkness.
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Lancaster, O
Yeggemen
Ben Rugh
Metcalfe's Successor Named in Ninth District
Governor Harris designated A. G. Reynolds of Painesville to fill the Ninth district third subdivision common pleas judgeship after Judge Metcalfe resigned to become circuit judge. Reynolds, former speaker of the house, steps into the vacancy.
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Metcalfe
Columbus
Harris
A. G. Reynolds
Painesville
House
Common Pleas
Protest to Roosevelt from Ohio miners
The United Mine Workers of Ohio executive board sent resolutions to President Roosevelt protesting jail sentences for labor leaders D. Gompers, M. Mitchell, and Morrison. The measures contend the Sherman anti trust act does not apply to labor unions and condemn the court’s actions as unjustified.
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Roosevelt
Columbus
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Young Hargis on Rampage in Jackson
In Jackson Kentucky on January 6 Beach Hargis previously freed on a 25000 dollar bond for the murder of his father Judge James Hargis was arrested disarmed and jailed after witnesses said he was drunk and disorderly and fired many shots near the store of County Judge S. S. Tallibee.
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Young Hargis
Jackson
Walker Cole
Beach Hargis
James Hargis
Tallibee
Cotillion Opens Season in Washington Society
Washington hosts the annual bachelors cotillion tonight to launch the social season. The event brings together prominent young women from Carrie Moon to Elizabeth Parker and Miss Roosevelt's circle, with attention on Miss Katherine Elkins whose recent high profile affair drew press coverage.
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Washington
National Capital
White House
Ethel Roosevelt
Cotillon
Cotillion
Carrie Moon
Martha Bacon
Elizabeth Parker
Roosevelt
Katherine Elkins
Firemen Overcome By Ammonia During Bridge Street Fire
Eleven Springfield firemen were overcome by ammonia fumes from a refrigerating plant fire on Bridge street. They were rushed to the hospital in three ambulances and a flying squad of cars and are in serious condition.
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Springfield
Mass
Bridge Street
Shoes and Hosiery Preservation Methods
The piece explains preserving shoes and stockings with repeated oiling and washing. Hosiery should be worn only one day, rinsed with lukewarm water and a few drops of ammonia, then dried and worn without ironing. Regular careful treatment can double lasting quality for cotton, lisle, and silk hosiery.
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New York World
Baseball War Likely Averted as Commission Nears Deal
In Cincinnati on January 6 the national baseball commission prepared a final plan with the national association. The two minor leagues the Eastern and American associations would join the national agreement but not receive representation on the commission.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
National Association
Eastern League
American Association
National Commission
The Letter That Killeth in Legal History
A Westminster Review excerpt recalls cases where wording shaped outcomes. Lord Denman’s acquittal rested on correcting a lace factory description. Other rulings involved misnamed jurors, missing ewe, and misdated Latin phrases affecting verdicts or indictments, including Cardigan’s duel case.
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Lord Denman
Lord Cardigan
Tucker
Our
Westminster Review
Mine Disaster Deaths and Execution Visit Report
Philip Bruchard searches for the body of 60 miners killed in the Lick Branch mine explosion as relatives mourn. Harry Crooks gains permission to visit his murdered wife’s grave before his execution at the penitentiary. Engineer Thomas Edwards and Fireman Peter Trent die in a Chesapeake & Ohio train collision at Hinton West Virginia due to an open switch.
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Philip Bruchard
Proverb Fragment Reflects Spousal Image in Dress
A Servian proverb notes that a wife’s face reflects her husband and a husband’s shirt hints at his wife, implying mutual image of partners through appearance.
Feel languid weak and stomach off headline
A plain query describes symptoms of laziness and a sluggish liver with a dull headache and stomach upset. The text mentions bitter stones in the liver and suggests purification of digestion and blood.
New Year Ball at Athens 4 Hospital Dinner and Dance Likely
The Athens 4 Hospital staff hosted a New Year ball with a turkey dinner served to the employees and guests. Selby's orchestra provided music for the dancing in a decoratively adorned amusement hall, with crowds from out of town and hundreds of attendees filling the hall and gallery.
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Hospital
Athens 4 Hospital
Selby
Outef Town
Unclear text reveal in 1960s press snippet
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a crys determined to take advantage of a slump in rice. No clear persons or organizations are identified.
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Trong
R.V. Pierce
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Areaa
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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Two Mile Strait
Newman
New York Central System
Buckeye
S. H. Hibbard
Driilin i
Baseball Commission
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