Street Car Crash Kills Conductor in Birmingham
A street car on East Lake street collided with a freight switch engine at First Avenue in Birmingham on December 29. Conductor Jones was crushed beneath the wreck and died instantly. brakemen Green and others were injured, with conflicting accounts of speed and whether the street car stopped at the crossing.
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Spirmingham
East Lake Street
Owith
Nth Street
First Avenue
Tis
Go Green
P “B
Woodlawn
Birmingham
Jones
Tobacco Dealer Dies in Fall on Red Hot Stove
John Morgan Green a well known tobacco dealer formerly of Durham was killed at Mount Airy when he suffered an epileptic fit and fell onto a red hot stove. His mother and brother forced the door after finding him near the stove and the man’s body severely burned.
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Raleigh
N. C
John Morgan Green
Durham
Mount Airy
Eyre
Baxter
King George's Sound
Albany
Adelaide
Joe Oy Suth
Spencer's Gulf
Hue
Herring Fishermen at Lowestoft Market Rush
London Mail describes a wintry dawn as east coast fishing fleets from north gather at Lowestoft markets. Thousands of herrings pour into docks and streets as packers shovel in the harvest, boats wedge through the crush, and the market becomes a carnival of fish, slate skies, and sea-born labor.
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London Mail
Lowestoft
Lkely
Smid
King Herring
Colored Stockings Again in Paris Telegram
London News reports fashion’s shift back to white or gray undyed wool stockings as doctors warn colored stockings trigger leg pains weakness numbness and joint issues. Vienna doctors caution silk stockings can carry lead compounds absorbed by skin. A Paris case prompts hopes to end the current mode as dyed stockings are deemed poisonous with arsenic in red shades and mercury in lavender preparations.
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London News
Paris Telegram
Vienna
Paris
Jolo Sulu visit recalls Spanish era and military rule
The writer describes Jolo as the southern outpost of American-ruled Philippines. He praises its beauty and cleanliness, notes prohibition in the town, and recounts the fortified walls, Moro police, and strict gates. He recalls Juan Arolas reforms, Juramentados, and ongoing military administration under Major Williams with revenues from customs and the provost marshal.
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OHL
Tolo
Island of
Sulu
Philippine Islands
Jolo
DeWolf Hopper
Francis Wilson
Bat
Singapore
Manila
Cebu
Red Sea
Sutan
Earth
Congress
Joso
Juan Arolas
Madrid
Archipelago
Folo-proper
Tropics
Philippines
Juancis Tulave
Tegg
Worcester
Manuel de la Cruz
Nis
Nelson
Seventeenth Infantry
Major Williams
Congressional Party
Tennessee
Williams
Dining With a Burglar in Perth Amboy Dinner Scene
New Brunswick correspondent reports Frank W. Conrad, Perth Amboy hotel keeper, hosted a burglar for a thanks giving dinner after capturing him last August. The intruder, John O Mally, admitted burglary and later returned to join the host for a cautious meal with boarders watching. The curious episode ends with O Mally leaving after thanks and cordial drinks.
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New Brunswick
N. J
New York Times
Frank W. Conrad
Perth Amboy
India House
Porta Amboy
John O'Mally
Conradewatt
Conrad
O'Mally
Mr. Conrad
Amateur Puck Report Sparks Odd Self Defense Talk
Fragmentary note mentions Gladys Harold and Ethel Edith in a dialogue about self defense. Lacks clear event, date, or organization. unreadable segments suggest a quirky street-side discussion or column fragment from a rural paper.
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Puck
Gladys
Harold
Ethel
Edith
Edward Eyre remembered as colonial explorer and governor
Obituary notes the death in Bath of Edward John Eyre, aged 853, famed for heroism and tragedy in colonial adventures. Eyre led Australian inland expeditions, Western Australia travels, and served as Jamaica governor during the 1860s rebellion, earning both praise and controversy.
Domet Pajamas Offer Warm Sleepwear Menu
The ad promotes Domet flannel pajamas as comfortable winter sleepwear. Full pajama suits provide complete protection, with cotton fleecy fabric that won’t shrink. Prices range from $1 to $2.50 per suit, plus night shirts in white or pink blue and white at 75 cents to $1.50.
Tragic Wreck Ends in Drowning on Flooded Line
Rescue train reports engineer Russell dead from drowning after being swept under water at a wreck site near Nota suiga. Flooded tracks across Georgia and Alabama trigger widespread washouts and delays as trains are stranded or halted.
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Louisville
Nashville
New Orleans
Dyas
Bay Minnette
Fort Deposit
Evergreen
Geneva
Rocky Creek
McKenzie
Ozark
Central
Troy
Union Springs
Western Railway
Alabam
Notasulga
Cassetta
West Point
Opelika
Noetasulga
Morgan
Tallassee
Rome
Mobile
Coosa
Alabama
Selma
Gadsden
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Tenn
Upper
Holiday Cheap Holiday Tickets For Students
The Western and Atlantic and Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railways offer cheap round trip tickets to students of schools and colleges from December 16 to 22, 1901 with final return January 8, 1902. Additional cheap sales occur December 21 to 25, 30, 31 in 1902 and January 1, final January 3, 1902. Tickets available from ticket agents. rates and details from B Harman and H Smith.
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Western and Atlantic Railroad
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louia
Scchools
B. Harman
H. F. Smith
Where Whistling Is Sin in World Folklore
The Arabs call whistling the Devil's music and say the mouth stays unpurified for forty days after whistling. Similar beliefs exist in Tonga islands and Iceland where it challenges divine law. Peruvian Inca descendants rarely whistle, while Cornish miners ban it underground due to fears of misfortune. experienced workers warn the young to avoid it.
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Tonga ‘Islands
Iceland
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