The Honorable Agatha Wyckhoff and the six Agathas
Lord Wilfred Vincent and Archibald Terhune meet in England and learn of a strange will by Fletcher Boyd. The will requires the heir to select three to six Agathas aged 18 to 23 to live with her at Castle Wyckhoff in England for two years for a generous stipend. A chaperon and strict terms guard identity, making the plot a social puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Wilfred Vincent
Archibald Terhune
England
Agatha Wyckhoff
Wyckhoff Castle
Vincent
Papa
Mamma Wyckhoff
Aggie
Agatha
Rose
Gwen
Maud
Mrs. Armistead
Agatha Wyckhoft
Gray
Fletcher Boyd
Shropshire
Wye
Castle Wyckhoff
Armistead
Boyd
Agathas
Mr. Boyd
Percivale
Miss Marsh
America
Wyckhoff
London
Perils of Life in Tropics End in Snake Attack
In a Borneo village a father and his ten year old son slept within mosquito netting. A python 16 feet long struck, biting the boy on the head and coiling around the father. Neighbors rescued them after cries drew help. The snake was killed and the boy’s head bears puncture wounds from the teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Borneo
Medicine Bottle with Groove Stopper
In Europe a medicine bottle uses a glass stopper with a side groove aligning with a neck groove. This allows controlled dropping of medicines like nux vomica and strychnine while protecting the remainder from air. The stopper is turned to prevent air exposure when finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Comfort for Workers Reveals New Labor Incentives
A report notes that Anglo-Saxon workers seek comfort, higher salaries, and shorter hours as a powerful motivator, shaping modern labor expectations and productivity.
Penn Treaty Relic Offered to Philadelphia Curator
Frederick M Haas known as Lone Star claims a buckskin shard tied to the Penn treaty era. He states Sitting Bull’s squaw gave it to him and that it bears dot markers denoting years since 1683. Curator Wilfred Jordan says Philadelphia would welcome authentic verification and will seek examination, possibly with Smithsonian involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Wilfred Jordan
Independence Hall
Frederick M. Hans
Lone “Tar
Kansas
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jorda
Jordan
Frederick M. Haas
Lone Star
Philadelphia
Sitting Bull
Hans
Penn
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Capped projectiles and armor piercing behavior
A British naval architect explains why soft metal caps on armor piercing shells improve effectiveness. He notes shells fail when tiny portions of the point are driven back into the mass, causing splitting. Caps prevent such splitting, though caps are less effective at low velocities and might gain by being larger.
The Warning On Cancer Causes From A Doctor
A physician warns that about ten percent of people over thirty five will die of cancer and identifies pressure irritation as a major cause. He cites belt clasps pressing on the waist, Turkish porters bearing heavy loads on their shoulders, and smoking as links to cancer in the shoulder tongue and other areas.
The Real Thing in Questioning Writers at Home
A brief comic exchange unfolds as Mrs Bluehose asks about favorite writers, Mrs Shopleigh replies that her husband is the writer, and Mrs Bluehose learns he “writes checks” rather than books, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding.
European nobleman shown as democratic guest
Willing to Mingis remarks that a nobleman appears a democratic sort. Camrox agrees the guest seems ready to share heiress wealth, allowing him to drop from high perch and join the group of the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Camrox
Veritable Wonderland at Fike's Peak Exalts Colorado Climate
A vivid panorama of Fike's Peak and surrounding Colorado scenery describes gigantic granite canyons, snow crowned peaks, medicinal springs, and dramatic rock formations. It lauds the region's climate and health benefits drawing explorers, visitors, and armies of nature lovers to its awe inspiring landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
Milan
Colorado
The Suspected Beaver in a Beaver Hat
An Atlanta Constitution story narrator recalls rumors of a blind tiger hidden in a beaver hat worn by a quiet old man. She notes changes since the incident with spilled liquor and suggests the hat concealment and schemes to hide wrongdoing. The tale blends slang and local color with cautious suspicion of criminal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Jones
Kate
Atlanta Constitution
Alaska's Hidden Treasures and Rail Links Await
A vivid review extols Alaska's vast resources copper, gold and coal surpassing major regions and Wales with a virgin prairie potential for half a million farmers. It notes Alaska is almost landlocked along 100 miles of coast and river systems freeze seven months, yet railroads near ice free Pacific harbors are being built or planned to unlock commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
California
Australia
South Africa
Pennsylvania
Wales
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Pacific
Electricity From the Earth Sparks Mining Power Idea
A German engineer argues earth currents vary by region and could make mining electricity as profitable as mining metals. Early tests show weak currents between submerged and surface rods in pits. He urges contractors and mining firms to test larger setups including 60 foot copper cylinders at depth and surface cylinders in moist ground to explore charging accumulators from earth currents as a new power source.
Effects of Friendship on a Summer Garden Dinner
Three longtime friends dine together until one drifts apart and sits alone. A woman nearby notes the moment, while a regular explains occasional quarrels happen. After a break they often reconcile and grow closer than before.
Claus Spreckels Death Ends Sugar King Career
Claus Spreckels the Sugar King of the Pacific coast died in San Francisco at eighty from pneumonia. His death comes after a long, influential career as a pioneer sugar refiner and investor in California and Hawaii. His sons John D. Spreckels Rudolph Spreckels and other family members were noted at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Claus Spreckels
Pacific Coast
Rudolph Spreckels
Honolulu
John D. Spreckels
San Francisco Call
Oceanic Steamship Company
Harry Holbrook
W. Alexander Hamilton
John P. Spreckels
Ways and Means Committee
House
Washington
Claug Spreckels
California
Hawaiian Islands
Spreckels
State
Rudolph
First National Bank
New York
Nippon
Morning Call
C. A. Spreckels
Emma Watson
Lamstadt
Germany
United States
Charleston
S. C
Bay
Hayti
Philadelphia
Probe Lilley Expense Funds in Connecticut Election Court
An election court in New Haven investigates the campaign and election expenses of Congressman-elect Gene Lilley of Waterbury under a 1905 corrupt practices act. Judges Silas A. Robinson and W. L. Bennett preside in what is described as the nation’s first election court of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Gemes L. Lilley
Waterbury
George L. Fox
General Assembly
Silas A. Robinson
W. L. Bennett
Superior Court
Man Dies After Quarrel in Buffalo Boarding House
Harry Carr of Syracuse, a machinist for a typewriter company, was shot and killed in a boarding house on Morgan Street in Buffalo on Saturday. Police allege fellow boarder Lytton Enoet Cordery fired the fatal shot.
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Quarrel
Buffalo
N. Y
Harry Carr
Syracuse
Morgan Street
Lytton Enoet Cordery
Lives with Broken Neck Record Time of 134 Days
New York December 28 Walter Canning a 15 year old boy from Brooklyn died after living 134 days with a broken neck a remarkable if tragic case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Canning
Brooklyn
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By Edith Huntington
Mazon
Weil Walters
Frey Campbell Aleshire Wilson
A. OC
McClurg & Co
Westerner
Pilke’s Peak
Sugar King
Election Court
Connecticut
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