Gravedigger Turned Millionaire of Pittsburgh Legends
Patr ick Dillon, once a grave digger in Homestead Mills, rises to millionaire status through early support from Mrs Henry Phipps and Andrew Carnegie. He became ore hauler foreman, kept a mill running during the Homestead strike, received a $500000 pension, and then managed Mr Phipps building interests in New York, proving a remarkable social ascent from graveyard to real estate influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Pittsburgh
Patrick H. Dillon
Carnegie
Schwab
Cory
Peacock
America
Paddy Dillon
Henry Phipps
Dillon
Homestead
Carnegie Company
Patrick Dillon
Europe
Ireland
England
Germany
Dillons
Mammoth Homestead
Mr. Phipps
New York City
New
York
Starretts
Burned Books and The Legacy of Stevenson in Samoa
The London Chronicle recalls the tradition of censored writings and notes the twentieth anniversary of Robert Louis Stevenson's death in Samoa. It mentions his 1892 work Footnote to History, written there under German rule, and burned by German authorities, as part of a broader reflection on book destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froude
England
Milton
R. L. Stevenson
Samoa
Tauchnitz
London Chronicle
Languages of the World and Dialect Proliferation
The article surveys world languages and dialects noting over four thousand languages and many dialects. It cites Brazil with sixty vocabularies and Mexico’s Nahua having about seven hundred dialects. It estimates about 250,000 linguistic varieties if an average of fifty dialects per language holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Mexico
Borneo
Australia
Bubonic Plague Ravages Europe and Asia
The text traces the bubonic plague from Asia in 1202 to Europe, noting over 200 million deaths in Asia and about 40 million in Europe during a 20 year span. It cites Norway’s population dropping from 2.5 million to under 300 thousand by the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Asia
Norway
Trapping Sparrows and Quick Ink Stain Trick
In England sparrows are trapped with a sieve baited with crumbs. A cord pulls the stake, dropping the sieve to trap the birds. A new use for matches suggests dampening a match to rub ink stains away when no sand soap is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
His Wish
A Detroit Free Press quote contrasts two wishes about wealth. A speaker rejects a million in favor of starting with a quarter million and building from there to enjoy lasting wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
German Sympathy for Belgians Amid Flight and Fear
The narrator observes refugees and wartime hardship as planes approach unseen, a barefoot Belgian woman pleads for fair pay after a chicken theft, and soldiers gorge on chicken and rice while the diarist struggles with hunger and darkness on a crowded train.
Nellie Bly Paints War Horrors From Eastern Front
Reporter Nellie Bly chronicles the horrors of World War I on Prince Croy's hospital train moving from Przemysl toward Budapest. She describes exhausted, wounded soldiers, harsh travel conditions, cholera and typhoid, and improvised care as nurses and officers battle fatigue and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Bly
International
Prince of Croy
Przemys
Budapest
Pitchfork from Washington’s era draws crowd in Kansas
W R Burrows of Belle Plaine owns a two tine pitchfork made the day George Washington was elected president. Made in Dover Delaware by James Burrows the grandfather of the Belle Plaine farmer the artifact is on display at his home and could be shown in Wichita institutions.
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Prince Croy
Knights of the Maltese Cross
Kaiser
Germany
New York
John
Europe
Wichita
Kan
George Washington
W. R. Burrows
Belle Plaine
Dover
Del
James Burrows
Burrows
Dancing Mad. White Plains M Go back to my husband suit story
Mrs. Eugene Cummings declares in her suit for separation that she would rather be shot than return to her husband. The filing highlights her stance and details of the separation case.
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White Plains
Eugene Cummings
Mrs. Cummings
Woman Calls For Simple Living From Age Ninety Six
St Louis reports Isaac Baer a ninety six year old. He promotes a plain life to reach old age. He cautions against pastries and urges regular habits, walking, sleep, and choosing good parents and work. He says politics and religion should be avoided and stresses daily toddy in moderation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Isaac Baer
Ponce de Leon
Wife Declares Husband Dances Mad and Wears Paper Collars
The statement claims the husband is dancing mad and buys paper collars to tan to reduce the laundry bill, reflecting domestic quirks and financial worries.
Bells Outweigh Poison at Essex County Pen
Warden George Watts traps rats at the Caldwell New Jersey facility and fits bells to their necks, releasing them to deter infestations. He claims the bells provide a constant wakeful warning and are better than poison, a method approved for nocturnal pest control.
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Caldwell, N. J
Essex County Penitentiary
George Watts
Watts
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A Montpelier Vermont reader lauds Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for lasting relief from cramps headaches and general ill feel ing. The ad asserts decades of cures and invites women to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Montpelier
Mary Gauthier
Ridge St
Montpelier, Vt
Lydia E.pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Force of Habit In Town Sodas Note
A Washington Star quip quotes a city relation and Farmer Corntessel as they discuss a habit of visiting a soda fountain. The remark notes daily lemonade orders, while the farmer explains he pays for a straw to chew rather than drink lemonade.
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Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
First Father Quips About Turning Out Guests
A humor note contrasts two fathers remarking on discipline. The first asks if lights go out when the daughter’s guest remains late, while the second jokes about turning out the young man instead.
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Richard Spillane
Berlin
Antwerp
Galicia
Sanok
Hungary
Lehar
Pitchfork
OLD AS. Nation
Delaware
Washington
Lydia E.ham
Mont de Bel Con
Carter’s
Little Liver Pills
VER
Parker
Seraginie Andrei
Geo. and
Rics
Pricsane
PhiloHay Specialties Co
Newark
N. J
Indiana
A. F. Robinson
State St
Hammond, Inc
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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