Investigation Reveals Abuse at Allington Asylum
A correspondingly dramatic account details a private inquiry into the Allington asylum. An undercover visitor meets staff including Dr. G Scarborough and a gardener, hears claims of neglect and theft from the superintendent, and promises action by the Allington Woman's Club committee. The report notes plans to confront the superintendent and expose alleged cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Allington
Asylum
G. ¥. Scarborough
Bat T
Allington Woman's Club
Tanah
Aed
Sif Stone Sykes
Tobacco raids prompt Kentucky extra session call
State authorities contemplate action to halt tobacco raids. Governor Wilton may convene an extraordinary session in July to advance legislation addressing tense conditions in Mayo ville and surrounding districts. Local guards and warehouse security measures are noted as priorities in Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Wilton
Tomono
Night Riders Warned at Tobacco Warehouse in Maysville
In Maysville Kentucky on March 18, officials guard a tobacco warehouse roof to deter night riders from burning the building. Guards stationed on the roof vow constant vigilance and announce exactions to deter arsonists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatling Gus
Maysville
Jug San End
Duke of Abruzzi Rushes Away to Washington
The Duke of Abruzzi, who had been staying incognito in St Augustine, left suddenly for Washington after a brief Florida stop. The departure was unexpected and followed his earlier activities in the area.
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Duke OF
France
Mins Elkins
St. Augustine
Florida
St. Augustine, Fla
Duke of the Atrock
Wheelington Family Involvement With Him Noted
Wheelington Mrs Stephen B Elking and her daughter Mise Katherine El kine were with him.
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Wheelington
Stephen B. Elking
Mise Katherine Elkine
Duke Fails to Send Address to the King in Rome
Reports detail the Duke of Alwazel, cousin to King Victor Emmanuel, moving to Rome in mid February and holding talks with the king and the Duke of Aosta. After requesting leave from the battleship Regina, he left Rome with only his valet, Gailiang, possibly heading to Paris, and has yet to transmit his address to the king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mareh ii
Alwazel
Victor Exhhmanuel
Addies
Katherine Biking
Elkins
West Virginia
Lad Severtheir
Aosta
Newy
Abmenae
Regina
Navy Department
Spesip
Rare
Young Folks Sport of Accurate Throwing Delights All
A charming street game described for mixed age groups. Two round pans with a hole in each bottom are riveted together, creating a target. Bean bags are tossed from one end of the hallway to the other, engaging both young and old as they compete.
Random Pan Toss Game and Pantomime Fragments
A garbled mix from a Philadelphia Record piece describes a bag-toss contest with bags landing in a large pan for points, plus scattered dialogue and verse snippets about sounds at a door and weather imagery. The text reads like a collage of games and poems with partial lines and erratic capitalization.
Labor Temple Plans for Spokane Emerge in 75000 Dollar Fund Drive
Plans by the Stroe furst Building Trades and the Central Labor Union of Spokane to erect a labor temple in Spokane at a cost of 75000 dollars. The drive aims to raise funds by selling stock to about 7000 union men in the city at twenty five dollars per share, representing 40 percent participation.
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Labor Temple
Spokane
Stroefurst Building Trades Iitigace
Central Labor Union of
Walis
Walter MacArthur Re-elected Coast Seamen’s Journal Editor
LASOR NOTES report Walter MacArthur’s re election as editor of the Coast Seamen’s Journal. The piece notes that prose cases tops the tow of European labor to the south and mentions a U S grand jury indictment of representatives of present nations for Sherman antitrust violations. It also questions the independent labor party story and cites Samuel Gompers and associates denying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter MacArthur
Coast Seamen's Journal
United States
Grand Jury
Natons
New Orens
Compolco
Gompers
Fragmented OCR chatty line about a sale and people
The readable fragment hints at a dialogue scene with names like Fion and Josh Geen and a reference to money. It shows garbled phrases and street context in Philadelphia but lacks coherent events or clear actions to summarize.
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Josh
Jim
Well Street
Philadelphia
McNeil-Dowies Denies Hob Son Influence Exactly
A witness Spear testified before the Lilley submarine the Inquiry committee denying Hobson’s claim that a company would lobby to place Hobson on the naval committee. Hobson asserted he sought the seat and Spear said no changes in views and would not assist. He noted any company intervention would embarrass Hobson.
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Augusta
March Bridge
Spear
Electric Boat Company
Lilley Adbmarine
Representaties Hobim
Alabama
Ie Naval
Hobson
Dobson
Hue
Huson
The Cultivation of Good Taste in Arts and Aesthetics
A fragmented discussion on taste in art and literature, contrasting the cultivation of good taste with public indifference. It questions whether universities should promote taste and references figures like Aberlee Lambs and Leonard, while noting vitality in Western states and gendered expectations among women students.
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Lund
Moliena
Colnardo
Leonanic
Os 'Ouie
Hite Northwestern University
Bape
Taugat
Cugt
Eminent French Authority On Gress Ling Quoted
A New York Times note references a French expert discussing Gress ling and a portrait linked to a long-ago era. The piece critiques shifting standards of taste and contrasts with recent moves toward standardization in various fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gress Ling
New York Times
Magazine Review of Burton Hendrick on Flaghaw and Hughes
A condensed critique of Burton Hendrick’s profile of a controversial figure, noting vivid anecdotes and a strong, sometimes combative tone. The piece discusses Hughes’s handling of New York Life Fund disclosures, insurance reform in New York State, and debates over waterways policy and state investments, highlighting archival revelations and policy implications.
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Burton Hendrick
Gott
Marek McChire
Hendrick
Hughes
Hendrick Walle
Tupies
Alan
Mr. Hagles
Cearge Wil Perkins
New York
Tdfe Nylic Fonda
Perkitty
New York Life
New York State
Madern Ifn
La Follette Attacks High Finance In Currency Debate
Wisconsin senator Robert M. La Follette denounces Aldrich currency bill and accuses Standard Oil Morgan interests of driving the panic and financial turmoil. He warns of artificial prosperity, criticizes railroad bond security measures, and urges strict valuation by the Interstate Commerce Commission to prevent rate manipulation.
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Washington
Standard OU
J. Perpont
Fentas Follett
Wisconsy
Wall Street
Morshan
Rommerin
Gronk Hunk
Standaat Oil and
Morgan
Cnnnertinn
la Feillette
Nation City Bank
Standard
National Bank of Commerce
New York
la Foblette
I Ile
Congress
Fragmented notes on medicines and local names
A garbled OCR fragment references a medical product and a battle in Phareney with names Kendrick Co and Meares. It mentions red crows and Frewee’s Werran Gyrep with unclear context. No coherent event or date is recoverable, but several proper nouns appear.
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Monty
Red Crows
Phareney
Kendrick & Co
Eee
Meares
Alibi tale in Kansas City Journal
The Scrap Book notes a West story where a Sunday school inquiry about who fed the Israelites in Egypt leads to a child confessing it wasn’t him. The boy explains his family just moved to town this week, prompting a humorous moment amid the classroom silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Terael
See
Johnny
Israel
Egypt
Kansas City Journal
No Unwelcome Gratuity in London Taxi Fare
An American merchant, angered by tipping customs, recounts a London taxi ride where he refused extra gratuity. He paid exact fare to the driver, who then refused a coin, and a waiter at a restaurant offered the guest a bright new penny with a sharp quip about the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
London
Oliday
Lippencott
Maiden's Prayer and a Chicago muses from Harper's Weeklies
The piece recounts a comic scene in Chicago where a woman and her nephew attend a concert. A misheard piano piece prompts a child to ask and an adult explains the Maiden's Prayer by Mendelssohn. The dialogue shifts to social venting about manners, appetite, and generational humor.
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Walter Damrosch
Chicago
Mendlessohn
Harper's Weekly
Fragmentary portrait of a president and bootmaker dialogue
A scrambled OCR fragment hints at a Pennsylvania bootmaker discussing a pretty girl and remarks about a president. The garbled text references Boone volt and Roovevelte with conjectural place names, yielding no clear event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Boone Volte
Lost compliment at dinner with a famous singer
An eminent singer of foreign birth dined with mature women and the eighteen or nineteen year old daughter of his host. He paid close attention to her plate and later spoke a Latin compliment in her ear. She responded with courteous reserve, and he could not find an appropriate reply.
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Fits Dost
Mari
Harper's Weeklv
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Mamma
Wraddie
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Anenya
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