Indiana Review Echoes Tragedy and Oddities Across Towns
A long list of Indiana incidents reports deaths by accident and suicide, plus hospitalizations, fires, and thefts. Notable items include Otto Peterson killed in Duane yards, Mrs. Brammer’s carbolic death, a coral of misfortune at Evansville West Side Bank, and a stovetop of local misadventures from Shelbyville to Terre Haute. The column blends calamities with curious anecdotes and human interest notes.
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Otto Peterson
Duane Yards
O. Spurlock
Muncie
Reichman
West Side Bank
Evanville
H. H. Ogden
Old State National Bank
Geo. Huber
Shelbyville
Carl Rost
HH. Ta. Rost
Coluambus
William Paul
Sullivan
John Sri
Terre Wante
Joseph Logue
Strick
Morocco
George
Ninh Shriver
Iskand Eatiaws
McCicllon
Benton Davis
K. Z. Naugle
Salem
Naugte
Birds over the seas seek rest above the storm
A Boston Journal poem depicts birds fighting for air and hope as waves surge and skies grow cruel. The verse longs for shore and rest, praising a strength greater than fear that sustains weary wings until they find calm.
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Boston Journal
Boss and Coddington Bet On Marriage in Chicago
Eden Shumway proposes marriage to Miss Coddington arguing a wife should defer to a husband. She counters offering to be the boss, declaring she might marry him if he agrees to her rule and if she could run the household and heart. The pair spar over power and affection in a Chicago office.
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Shumway
Shuniway
Miss Coddington
Sbhumway
Chicago
Miss Cuddington
Tye
Eden Shumway
Ionest
Chicago Daily News
Spain's headstrong king tamed by devoted queen's rule
European society notes a change in Alfonso XIII from a willful, late-rawn king to a thoughtful, attentive husband under Queen Victoria Eugenie. Observers say the queen disciplines his morning habits, attire, and authority, yielding a more amiable monarch.
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Europe
Spain
Bourbon
Device to Find Fires Used by Vienna Fire Dept
The Vienna fire service uses a topo scope at St. Stephen's tower to detect fires. A telescope attached to a lever system scans the area with a circular graduated scale to indicate fire locations.
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St. Stephen's
Danube
Vienna
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Philadelphia
Half Length Photo Leads to Upset Portrait Demand
A countryman bargained with a California photographer for a half length picture at half price. The delivered view from the waistband down drew vulgar remarks from the sitter, prompting a clash over the depiction and terms of the commission.
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California
Philadelphia Inquirer
Fatal Honors
A dock worker recalls a man with twenty seven medals for saving lives who died when the weight of them dragged him under after he fell in a single day.
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Jimson
Extracted Dialogue Reflects Moral Dilemma and Gossip Motive
A two doctor exchange questions the necessity of an operation and asserts life insurance as the sole bill collector. The text then critiques people who gossip not to improve conditions but to satisfy petty curiosity.
Bees in Warfare A Pair of Ancient Bee Weapons
Two medieval records describe bees used as weapons during sieges. Romans used swarms from above as mines against Themiseura. In Chester, Saxons and Gaels beat Danes and Norse by hurling beehives onto besiegers, among other tactics.
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Istury
Applian
Themiseura
Pontus
Lucullus
Mithridates
Themiscyra
Bibliotheque Royale
Brussels
Chester
Two Women Meet on Chicago Streetcar at City Edge
Two women greet on a Chicago streetcar near the city limits. Mrs Thompson asks about a recent visit and learns Abrs Giles moved two weeks ago to a new northwest neighborhood just outside the city boundary. The piece closes with a quip about marital peace offers.
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Chicago
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Edward Tots
South Bend
Mishoawake
Vpenn-American Glass Company
Alexandria
Tlenry Koenig
Evansville
John Ade
George Ade
Ade
Middle West
Allen T. Johns
Pt. Filton
Jeffersonville
Howard Johns
Pasteur Institute
Tie
Sarah Brammer
David Brammer
Walter T. Carpenter
West Richmond
Carpenter
Henry Uzzle
William Howard
Terre Haute
St. Louis
Edward Zeigler
Peru
Harper Porter
Richmond
Wiliam Ff Knisely
Columbia City
Knisely
Whitles County
Tennessee
Walter Conlin
St. Vernon
Contin
Dus Bartel
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
Flo
Marie Wood
City Hospital
Elkhart-St. Joseph
J. E. Hedges
New Albany
Milltown
Corydon
Hedges
Corydon Junction
J. D. Foutz
William
Thomas
Francis Means
Elizabeth Means
Moral Township
Christian Clemens
Arbuckle-Ryan Harvester Company
Toledo
John C. Graves
Warsaw
Alfonso
Akes Alfonso
Alfonso Leon Ferdian
Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Ancone
Castile
Leon
Aragon
The
Two Sicilies
Jerusalem
Navarre
Granada
Valencia
Galicia
Majorca
Minorca
Cordova
Murcia
Cupid
King and Queen OF
Tle
Shunmway
Slumiwiay
Acer
Shumaway
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