The Cook and the Court A Odd Domestic Debate
A Charleston News and Courier item relays Burt Harkin’s disorderly conduct case after he admitted drinking while claiming he cooked at home to relieve boredom. The judge discharged him, prompting questions about whether men or women belong in the kitchen and whether custom justifies such roles. The piece warns of a possible precedent and the risk of women drinking when tired of cooking.
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Chicago
Burt Harkin
Charleston News and Courier
Eve
Adam
Garden of Eden
Wireless telegraphy gains prominence after Titanic disaster
The Titanic sinking highlights wireless service value for summoning aid and a push for rules to curb private operators. It notes messages were hard to receive due to interference, with calls across Europe and the United States for legislation to curb “freaks” of private vanity or ostentation.
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Europe
United States
London Times
Paris Police Dogs Earn Official Rank Amid Resistance Charge
Paris police dogs now hold official status and a dog attack counts as resisting lawful authority. The shift, though humorous, aims to protect these regular officers from lawless gangs they help restrain, while a man arrested for resisting a police dog is a novel, oddly ludicrous sight.
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Paris
Cincinnati Man Eats Bananas and More in 30 Day Wager
A Cincinnati man undertook a 30 day wager consuming 30 dozen bananas, five beers and large portions of whisky nightly, ending with five dozen hard boiled eggs and two dozen raw oysters. The tale is vouched for though hard to swallow, reflecting the dare’s extreme appetite.
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Cincinnati
Swatting the Fly In An Exercise Era
A note on the pest problem as the fly spreads distress. The author urges vigorous swatting, linking the pest to broader discomfort while praising exercise as a modern virtue.
Woman sues doctor over towel mistakenly sewn into patient
A New York woman plans to sue a doctor after an operation left a towel, a yard long with a red border and hospital name, sewn into her side. She criticizes hospital laundry and calls the mistake nearly as culpable as kleptomania.
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New York
Massachusetts Infant Asylum Renamed to Massachusetts Babies Hospital
The officers announce a legal change of name for the Massachusetts Infant asylum to Massachusetts Babies Hospital. Boston is progressive too.
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Massachusetts Infant Asylum
Massachusetts Babies’ Hospital
Boston
Cincinnati capitalist touts $15 weekly family living plan
A Cincinnati capitalist claims a family of five could live on fifteen dollars a week and still save. He even suggests hope might be one of the diet’s articles if charity is excluded.
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Cincinnati
Hope
Harvard professor backs housework myth in modern era
A Harvard professor argues that housework could transform a fat woman into a Venus but notes that in liberated times women cannot be enticed back into traditional domestic servitude by such transparent bait.
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Harvard
Smith Breaks Subtly to Sea Knowledge at Dinner
Chairman Amuses spectators with comic lack of seamanship as Perkins and Bourne assert ship knowledge from stem to stern.
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Chairman
Perkins
Bourne
Michigan News Terse Summary of Titanic Inquiry
Washington report notes Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan leads Titanic disaster inquiry as committee chair, with praise for his early Senate resolution and sea knowledge. It also mentions Senators Bourne and Perkins, naval experience, Memorial Day at Arlington, and legal fish bill fallout alongside Michigan briefs on accidents and public notices.
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George Clinton
Washington
William Allen Smith
Senate
Smith
Michigan
William Alden Smith
Chicago
Bourne
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Oregon
New England
Senator Bourne
Perkins
Senator Perkins
California
Audignes Sa
Senator Smith
Arlington
Potomac
National Cemetery
Sie
Soldiers of the
Drunken row ends in fatal shootout near Gaylord
In Gaylord County, Casimir Kelley was killed during a quarrel at his home. Stanley Johnson, his brother in law, is jailed as the coroner’s jury points to a fatal shot fired while the gun was in Johnson’s hands during the struggle. Other items note arrests for theft, siblings in jail, a farmhouse fire in Bay de Noc that killed a mother and child, and various local injuries and public health actions in Port Huron and surrounding towns.
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Gaylord
Casimir Kelley
Stanley Johnson
Kelley
Johnson
Durfee
Flint
George Pullman
Edward Pullman
Crego
Fd Pullman
Fenton
Cara
Million for Manitoba League aims to grow population
The Million for Manitoba League seeks to attract new settlers to expand Manitoba beyond 500 000 people. Committees in municipalities collect local conditions to provide free information for laborers tenants homesteaders and buyers. Manitoba offers fertile lands near markets with rail access and a large vacant land base suitable for free homesteading, plus strong grain and livestock prospects and a robust local market in Winnipeg Brandon Portage la Prairie and other towns.
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Manitoba League
Manitoba
Bureau
West
Iowa
Minnesota
Mantoba
Winnipeg
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Yorkston
Minnedosa
Dauphin
Morden
Manitou
Dominion
League
Million League
Notable rebuke over tipping habits ruffles decorum
A public airing highlights ongoing debate over tipping etiquette. The speaker accuses an unnamed individual of failing to show courtesy, noting visible lack of politeness such as tipping the hat. The exchange underscores social expectations in informal interactions.
Doctor Advised Resinol for Eczema and Skin Ailments
Letters from Mrs. V. A. Collins of McSherrystown Pennsylvania and Mrs. W. A. Lucas of Montclare South Carolina praise Resinol Ointment and Soap for eczema scalp itching and general skin troubles. The ads claim quick relief and healing for rashes boils burns and related conditions with sample offers from Resinol Chemical Co. and druggists.
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V. A. Collins
McSherrystown
W. A. Lucas
Montclare
8. C
Resinol Chemical
Baltimore
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Quebec
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Grand Rapids
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Lansing
State
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University Hospital
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Edward Chamberlain
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W. H. Kenoyer
Fair Plain
Jackson
John 8
Holden
Lewis M. Blackman
Calumet
Rudolph Nelson
Rock Island
Mineral Range
Henry Schalon
St. Joseph River
Port Huron
John Crooks
Statenews
Escanaba
Bay de Noc
George Hardwick
Hazey
Hardwick
Kalamazoo
Harry Vaughn
Henry Vanderhorst
Chesaning
Ann Arbor
Henry van Waggoner
Easton
Allegan
John McNutt
Fred McNutt
Charles Rowe
Frank Rowe
Cheshire
McNutt
John Reinholtz
Norden Lodge
Swedish United Sons of America
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Reinholtz
Houghton
James Pryor
Battle Creek
Copper Country
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Owosso
Harvey Gillman
Board of Health
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