Norway Mourns Henrik Ibsen Icon of Modern Drama Dies
Christiania May 23 Henrik Ibsen the renowned Norwegian poet and dramatist died at 2 30 pm quietly with wife and son at his bedside He was born 1828 at Skien After an early career in literature government pensioned him He leaves a canon including The Emperor and the Galilean Doll's House Ghosts Hedda Gabler and Peer Gynt The nation closes theatres and the King sent condolences.
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Christiania
Norway
Henrik Ibsen
Ibsen
Skien
Cesar
Debating Ideals and Duty in Classical Passages
Excerpts from Wild Duck The Pretenders and Brand explore the clash between ideal claims and practical obligations. Characters like Hjalmar King Skule Baillie weigh debt, doubt, work, and personal welfare against lofty visions and moral duties.
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Hjalmar
Jatgeir
Skule
Jargeir
Brand
Hell
Baillie
Awakening Flocks Debate Boundary and Fisheries Disputes
Washington May 23. A Senate foreign relations committee and Secretary Root conferred over boundary and fisheries disputes with Britain. It emerged that the joint high commission likely will not meet again, and Root proposed pursuing diplomatic negotiations to adjust various claims, a plan the committee endorsed.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Root
Joint High Commission
Canada
Foreign Relations Committee
Thrice-Suicidal Miss Thayer Confined in Somerville Police Station
Ethel Thayer age 22, once a telephone operator, attempted suicide three times in a police cell. She was held on drunkenness charges and placed under probation officer guardianship. Earlier she jumped from a cab at Haymarket, a dog guarded her, a officer shot the animal. She later wandered Bow Street, damaged property, and was arrested in a night wagon.
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Somerville
Ethel Thayer
Haymarket Square
Miss Thayer
Bow Street
Thief Caught After Break-In At Cambridge Home
Miss Katherine Fletcher returned to her Cambridge residence at 134 Austin Street to find a man looting her room. In a panic witnesses cried thieves and fire as the intruder fled through a window.
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Austin Street
Cambridge
Katherine Fletcher
Codman Debating Society May Party at Corinthian Hall
The Codman Debating Society plans a May party on Friday evening at Corinthian Hall on Washington street. Whist will be followed by dancing.
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Codman Debating Society
Corinthian Hall
Washington Street
Intruder Escapes After Window Break-In
A young woman startled by an intruder in her room. he leapt from a bureau into a window and fled down the street. Only an empty pocketbook was reported missing as the man escaped through the window.
Forest fires rage along NYNH&H line near Whitman
Fires sweep the forested area between Whitman and Kingston along the NYNH&H corridor, primarily through Hanson. Residents in multiple towns battle the flames and construct barriers to prevent further spread.
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Whitman
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Kingston
Hanson
Ready for changing weather with Morse light to midweight wear
The piece advises readers to have thin cool wearables for hot waves and a medium weight suit or topcoat for sudden cold east winds. It highlights Morse made clothing as reliable options and stresses preparedness for shifting temperatures.
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