Notable World Figures Appear in Briefs and Anecdotes
The dispatch highlights varied items from royalty to explorers and diplomats. It notes the queen's wealth comparable to Hetty Green, explorers failing at the North Pole, Chinese envoys gaining plenary powers, and bottles of Germany’s wine vaults. It recounts Holmes' home, Mrs. Fields’ Century tale, Sulloway and Blair, Stanley’s autobiography and parliamentary bid, Copeland’s Iron Hull, and Frank Wright’s winters. It mentions Villiers returning from China, Anna Gould’s prenuptial deal, Bismarck’s threefold superstition, the Devonshire duchess, and a pope’s frugal diet. Korean diplomats rise to high posts, and a Dunkard pastor baptizes girls in freezing water.
Pithecanthropus erectus Skeletal Finds on Java Island
Tris notes that newly found skeletons on the island of Java may belong to a creature upright and closer to man than apes. They date from the era when manlike beings first appeared and are named pithecanthropus erectus. Further reports on the subset are awaited with interest.
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Tris
Java
Earth
Englishman John Burns Seeks Unionizing Journalists In U S
John Burns declares there is great need for the Englishman's helping hand in the United States and plans to organize a labor union among journalists during his next visit. He argues journalists are among the hardest worked and most contented.
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John Burns
England
United States
John
PITH OF THE NEWS The Latest and Most Important News of the World
The item summarizes broad telegraph and press association reports highlighting key global events. It notes rapid developments across nations, with emphasis on political shifts, economic concerns, and major conflicts shaping public discourse.
National military park act signed for Gettysburg site
Washington reports the president signed the act establishing a national military park at Gettysburg. Lieut. Gen. Schofield, recovering from influenza, has resumed duties at the war department. The House committee on Pacific railways plans to report the Reilly Pacific railway bill back for further consideration. The treasury secretary and Mrs. Carlisle hosted a dinner for the president and Mrs. Cleveland with white rose decorations.
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Gettysburg
Schofield
War Department
House Committee On Pacific Railroads
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle
Cleveland
Notable Deaths Across Nations Linked to Public Life
Baron von Thuemmel Saxony minister of finance dies from apoplexy. English cotton magnate Hilton Greaves dies at Oldham. Ex-Chancellor L C Garland of Vanderbilt University Nashville dies of heart disease at eighty four. Seth T Sawyer dies at Alton aged eighty eight, longtime Illinois bar practitioner. Lotus Niles dies at Springfield Illinois aged seventy six, former government and state clerical official. Rev W P Harrison D D dies at Columbus Georgia long-time Nashville book editor of the Quarterly Review. Gen Montgomery Corse dies in Alexandria Virginia at old age. veteran of Mexican and Civil Wars. Charles A Collier president director general of the Atlanta cotton exposition, son of an Atlanta pioneer and organizer of the 1887 Piedmont exposition. Miles Rock chief engineer for Guatemala survey over Mexico dispute, Lancaster born Pennsylvanian. Dr Yuyo presents 220 brains to Paris medical faculty for Dupuytren museum, including the only preserved hypnotized brain.
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Baron von Thuemmel
Saxony
Hilton Greaves
England
Oldhm
L. C. Garland
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Seth T. Sawyer
Alton
Illinois
Lotus Niles
Springfield
W. P. Harrison
Columbus
Quarterly Review
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Montgomery Corse
Alexandria
Seventeenth Virginia
Charles A. Collier
Atlanta
Guatemala
Mexico
Miles Rock
Lancaster City
Rock
Yuyo
Saltpetriere and
Charite
Paris Faculty of Medicine
Dupuytren Museum
Series of accidents and crimes across multiple states
A long list of incidents includes Henry Humphrey suffocated in a malt bin in Buffalo. fires destroy the Golden Hotel in Allegan and a boarding house. elevator collapse injures John Ripley in Valparaiso. Bessie Fuller dies from kerosene burns in Dubuque. property losses across Indianapolis, Springfield, and Kansas City. mob violence, arrests, accidents, and legal cases feature throughout the Midwest and East with varied fatalities and damages.
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Henry Humphrey
Buffalo
N. Y
Allegan
Mich
Golden Hotel
John Ripley
Burlington
Towa
Valparaiso
Ind
Bessie Fuller
Dubuque
Iowa
George W. Stout
Indianapolis
John Jordan
Western and Southern Insurance Company
Louisville
Avondale Public
Muncie
Isaac Scholer
Kenton
Ohio
Richard Johnson
Logansport
Salem-Garfield
Salem
Eli Stanley
Acquittal in Wabash Glassblowers Murder Case
Wabash Indiana glassblowers accused of murdering Frank Gallaher last June were acquitted. Police officer Knowles of Spring Valley Illinois who led 5000 strikers to Toluca last summer fatally shot Harry Garland during an arrest. Burglars blew the Long Bell Lumber safe in Pittsburg Kansas stealing 125000 in notes and mortgages though the safe contained no money. Frank W. Smith a prospering farmer was murdered at his Phoenix Arizona home. Gatekeeper Frank W. Smith of Ansonia Illinois was slain in his house after a fierce struggle. he had received 200 the night before.
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Iand Rapids
Mich
New York
Chicago
Arizona House
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Bronville Insane Asylum
George Innis
N. A
Max Geffens
Columbus
Ind
Knights of Labor General Executive Board
Philadelphia & Erie
Pennsylvania
Painters Union No. 50
Cincinnati
National Brotherhood
Minneapolis
Edward Goldsall
Hayward
Harry Hayward
Goodsell
Harry
Jackson Street
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Frank Erhardt
Miss Ging
Blixt
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Attorney Sweetser
West Hotel
Wabash
Frank Gallaher
Policeman Knowles
Spring Valley
Toluca
Harry Garland
Long-Bell Lumber Company
Pittsburg
Kan
Frank W. Smith
Phoenix
Ariz
Smith
Frank W. Smith Gateekeeper
Grand and
Maricopa Canals
Ansonia
Ill
Frozen Seine and world events from anxious times
Reports describe the Seine and its headwaters frozen solid while the pope’s health wanes from damp weather. Other notes mention a million pound gold stock move, Smollett’s death, Madagascar espionage limits, Wei Hai Wei fighting, a Pacific cable plan, Lin Kung tao capture, deep snow in Denmark, a khedive’s slave birth, and a sultan pope mediation dispute.
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House of Commons
Tobias George Smollett
Madagascar
Wei Hai Wei
Canada
Great Britain
Australia
London
Lin Kung Tao
Jutland
Denmark
Egypt
Turkey
Christian Goverors
Hayward Trial Proceedings Grow Tense as Blixt Testimony Emerges
Minneapolis February 19. The Hayward trial nears the gallows as Blixt takes the stand detailing the crime. The defense is criticized for weakening the case with confused alibi attempts and expert testimony. Witnesses claim seeing Hayward with Miss Ging and scenarios of the fatal fall on Excelsior road. The crowd dwindles as the defense’s campaign fails to stir interest.
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Minneapolis
Harry Hayward
Erwin
Miss Ging
Kenwood Boulevard
Excelsior Road
Harry
Grand Opera House
Blixt
Miss Wachter
Nye
Surprise shift in Hayward murder trial testimony
In Minneapolis February 20 the state withdrew opposition to Maggie Wachter's testimony, claiming Blixt's confession referenced Adry Hayward and not Harry. The court delayed, then Wachter fell ill. proceedings moved to confirm admissibility. Witnesses placed Hayward near the murder time. alibi defense remains: 1 to 10:30 pm.
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Minneapolis
Hayward
Maggie Wachter
Miss Wachter
Blixt
Adry Hayward
Harry
Miss Ging
Erwin
W. D. Frazee
Okolona
Miss
Smith
Thomas Waterman
Harry Hayward
Liveryman Wilson
Adry
Testimony and suspects tied to murder case in St. Paul
A witness accuses attorney Charles Ebert of trying to corrupt his testimony and work for the state. Julia E Walker and Abbie Lowell corroborate seeing a middle aged man with an iron gray moustache in St Paul. Two young skaters report gunshots at Lake Calhoun and describe two men with long coats and caps near the ice houses as authorities pursue a third man.
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Charles Ebert
Ebert
Erwin
Julia E. Walker
St. Paul
Mies Ging
Wilson
Grindall
Abbie Lowell
Amalgamation of Millers Groups Form New National Body
At a conference in Chicago the old National Millers' association and various local and state millers groups agreed to form the New National Millers' association. Minneapolis’s Charles A. Pillsbury chairs the meeting and will appoint a five member committee to set details. The aim is to expand flour and grain trade abroad, protect millers from patent owners, and secure needed legislation.
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Rifle
Colorado
Springfeld Til
Percy
New Orleans
West Indian Line
Mfion Ind
St. Louis, Trade and Labor Union
Taylor
Washington House
Congress
Mgr. Satoilli
United States
National Association of Crockery Dealers
Liverpool
Ohio
Fred Lorraine
Indianapolis
North
William Seeley
Union
St. Joseph
Chicago
Great Northern
National Millers’ Association
Charles A. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
No Legal Standing in Saloon Case in Iowa
Jefferson Iowa February 21 Judge Shurch decides a saloon dispute between P H Stepphan and J M Alders of Carroll. Alders demurs arguing the business is illegal and not cognizable by court. The demurrer is sustained and the case dismissed, leaving saloon operations under the mulci law effectively outside legal protection yet subject to law.
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Jefferson
Iowa
Fire guts four-story factory kilns in Minneapolis
A fire at Frazer & Shepherd on First Street and Fourth Avenue North gutted the dry kilns in the four story building. Loss estimated around 5000 dollars for the structure and stock, much of the damage from water flooding the premises.
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Minneapolis
First Street
Fourth Avenue
Frazer & Shepherd
Walsh Sells Chicago Herald and Evening Post Interest
John R. Walsh, owner of the majority stock in the Chicago Herald and the Chicago Evening Post, has disposed of his interest in both papers to James W. Scott, who has been connected with both papers since their inception.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago Herald
Chicago Evening Post
James W. Scott
Notorious Gambler Eli Marks Dies in Louisville
Eli Marks, reputedly the Souths best known gambler, died in Louisville Kentucky on February 21 current year.
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Louisville
Eli Marks
South
Prominent Grand Rapids Official Arrested for Trespass
George Ly dick of Grand Rapids a county commissioner of Itasca county has been arrested on a trespass charge for cutting timber on the Mississippi Indian reservation government land.
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Duluth Minn
George Lydick
Grand Rapids
That Place
Itasca County
Scotch-Irish Banquet Hosts Notables at Bellevue Hotel
The Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish society held its sixth annual banquet at the Hotel Bellevue. A large assembly of distinguished guests attended. Speakers included Secretary of the Navy Herbert, Senator Manderson of Nebraska, and Representatives Hatch of Missouri and Grosvenor of Ohio.
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Philadelphia
Pennsyyvania Scotch-Irish Society
Hotel Bellevue
Navy
Herbert
Senator Manderson
Nebraska
Representatives Hatch
Missouri
Grosvenor
Ohio
Heavy Snow Hits Georgia In Deep Winter Storm
A severe snowstorm sweeps Georgia with heavy snowfall in Atlanta since early morning. The city reports five inches of fresh snow atop four inches of frozen remnants from Sunday night, marking the worst winter conditions for the present generation.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Child Burned to Death in Eagle Grove Iowa
Five year old daughter of Thomas Goodge burned when her clothing caught fire while drying a wet apron at the stove. She lived about eight hours. In Boise Idaho a legislative convention reported a close ballot with Show winning 19, Sweet 18, Claggett 15 and hints of a possible future change.
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Eagle Grove
Iowa
Thomas Goodge
Boise
Idaho
Sweet
Claggett
Wreck Evidence Found Near Sandy Hook on Wrecked Lumber Ship
Captain Eggett of the British ship Constance reporting from New York describes passing for hours through a vast yellow pine lumber deck load about 225 miles southeast of Sandy Hook. The lumber carrier City of St Augustine, under Captain Gaskill with fourteen crew, is overdue from Jacksonville and has not been heard from.
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New York
Eggett
Constance
Dunkirk
Sandy Hook
City of St. Augustine
Jacksonville
Fla
Gaskill
Mysterious Death Baffles Eldora Farm Community
Benjamin Sweed a Norwegian farmer was found frozen with a bullet hole in his head on a straw stack at the Macy farm east of Eldora. He was last seen alive Sunday night after arguing with his brother in law and reportedly headed toward Welmsburg. The cause of death remains unresolved.
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Eldora
Iowa
Benjamin Sweed
Macy Farm
Here
Welmsburg
Sweed
Wrecked Union Building Society Cited For Mismanagement
Des Moines receivers report liabilities of the defunct association at 199334 with assets of 69419. They allege wrecking mismanagement. W S Richmond, tied to the firm, retained some books and refused court orders to produce them.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Union Building and Savings Association
W. S. Richmond
Man Falls Under Freight Train, Loses Both Legs
An unidentified man, likely named John Tillman, a railroad worker or farmer, was struck by a Duluth freight train yesterday at 3 pm on the Seventh street fill in St. Paul, losing both legs. He remained unidentified and hospitalized with severe injuries.
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St. Paul
John Tillman
Duluth
Grain and Livestock Quotes From Chicago and Midwest Markets
Chicago and Minneapolis report February 21 readings with wheat at about 50 to 53 cents, corn around 42 to 44 cents, oats near 28 to 29 cents, and park prices near 10.05 to 10.25. Lard and ribs quoted, along with hogs at 3.80 to 4.40 for various classes and cattle values from 1.50 to 4.50. Milwaukee notes flour activity, spring wheat around 27 to 63 cents, and oats firm. Paul shows hogs active with gains and varied sales.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Northern
Milwaukee
Coal Rates Discussed by Minnesota North Dakota Delegates
Delegates from the Minnesota and North Dakota legislatures met informally in room 16 at the capitol to elect Senator J. H. Smith as chairman and to begin discussions on railroad coal rates. A subsequent session at the Endicott building focused on rate reductions and outlining plans, with a difficult task ahead if widespread readjustments are pursued.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
North Dakota
Capitol
J. H. Smith
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Endicott
Thieves Take $900 From Sleeping Man in Ellsworth
William Coulter, living six miles from Ellsworth Wisconsin, woke to find his pants gone containing $900 from a room with three beds. The thieves left his coat on the bed post with $3,000 in gold. No arrests reported.
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Ellsworth
Wis
William Coulter
Opposition to sending consumptives to pest house sparks dispute
Cincinnati doctor W R Amick condemns hospital orders to send 100 consumptives to the smallpox pest house. He argues against contagion theory with scientific charts in the Cincinnati Tribune and protests via his attorneys. His firm, Amick Chemical, mails free Tribune copies with explanatory charts to physicians and patients.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
W. R. Amick
Cincinnati Tribune
Amick Chemical Company
Secretary Carlisle Letter on Short-Time Bonds Read in Senate
A Washington letter from Secretary Carlisle requests authority to issue short-time bonds but says such bonds likely will not be needed to cover deficiencies. The letter responds to a Senate resolution and concerns certificates of indebtedness in the sundry civil bill.
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Washington
Carlisle
Senate
Gentry Captured After Escape Or Suicide Attempt
James B. Gentry, accused of murdering Madge Yorke, was found unconscious on a door step at Thirty third Street and Columbia Avenue in Philadelphia. He was treated at a hospital where he regained consciousness and admitted his identity and crime, claiming he stabbed himself during a personal crisis.
Man Dies After Lone Engine Run-Over Incident
Charles Tillman was fatally injured when he was run over by a St Paul and Duluth engine near the East Seventh street bridge Saturday night. His legs were amputated at the city hospital, and he died at 2 AM.
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St. Paul
Charles Tillman
Woman Suffrage Bill Passes California Assembly
Sacramento February 21 1911 The woman suffrage bill passed the assembly by a 45 to 29 vote marking a legislative milestone in California politics.
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Sacramento
Cal
President and Carlisle to depart Washington for rest
Washington February 21. Both the President and Secretary Carlisle plan to leave Washington for a rest almost immediately after Congress adjourns. The President will likely go to North Carolina for a duck hunting trip.
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Washington
Carlisle
Congress
North Carolina
First session of DAR Fourth Continental Congress held
Washington February 21 The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution opened its fourth continental congress in the Church of Our Father audience room with an inaugural session attended by members and officers.
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Daughters of the Revolution
Washington
Fourth Continental Congress
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Church of Our Father
Ostlund Defeats Johnson In Narrow 1500 Meter Victory
Minneapolis report states Peter Ostlund, European champion, edged John S. Johnson at Normanna rink in a 1500 meter race. Johnson led most of the way until Ostlund unleashed a late burst, winning by under two feet with a 2:53 1-5 time.
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Ostlund
Johnson
Minneapolis
Special
John S. Johnson
Normanna
Peter Ostlund
Europe
Collision kills Miss Kusac in Pittsburg rail crash
A Special-A wreck last night at 10 at the crossing of the Eastern express on the Baltimore & Ohio and a Braddock and Rankin Second Avenue electric trolley line caused the death of Miss Anna Kusac and serious injuries to William Jones, with twelve other passengers bruised and cut.
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Pittsburg
Eastern Express
Baltimore & Ohio
Braddock and Rankin
Second Avenue
Anna Kusac
William Jones
Shooting After Argument Ends Wife’s Life in Algiers
In New Orleans last evening Gus Batiste shot and killed his wife in Algiers after a confrontation during a card game. He was with several men when his wife entered and reproached him.
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New Orleans
Gus Batiste
Algiers
Merritt's Big Suit Against Rockefeller Ponders Large Stakes
The World reports depositions are under way in New York in Alfred Merritt versus John D. Rockefeller. The suit seeks 1,250,000 dollars as a preliminary action that could lead to further cases involving vast sums.
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Merritt
New York
the World Bis
Alfred Merritt
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Another Elbe Victim Named William Murst
The body of William Murst, a fireman of the Elbe, washed ashore at Walmer in Kent, local authorities report in London.
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London
Special
William Murst
Walmar
Kent
Bright Star and Theatre Roles Linked to Norton Career
A chronicle recalls John W Norton a prominent member of St. Louis society in his youth and his rise in theatre from New Orleans to Broadway. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for easing rheumatic pains after a long hospital stay and years of suffering, noting improved mobility and a tonic effect over rainy seasons in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
America
John Way Beet
Seventh Ward
New
Tomas W. Keene
Keene
Norton
Edwin Bee
Winter Garden
Lawrence Barnent
Charles Thorne
New Orleans
Louisville
Mary Dersen
Fair Younge
Steve Evens
Grand
Gesne Theater
Pitts
Extrava
Gerace
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Broadway
Geeoranus
McManus
Lanphy
Practical poultry care for spring laying flocks
The article advises poultry keepers to maximize egg production now by proper housing feeding and management. It emphasizes clean water warm if freezing risk, regular varied feed, and maintaining shell grit charcoal and dust boxes. Regularly clean droppings and refresh bedding with leaves or straw for dry grain.
Mira the Wonderful in southern skies this season
The Star That Blazes Out Like... describes Mira the Wonderful, a variable star in Canis Major. It explains its cycle of brightening over 6 to 8 weeks, the naked eye visibility timeline, and its spectral lines indicating glowing gases, urging amateur astronomers to observe the upcoming maximum.
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Philadelphia
Menkar
Mira the
Mira
Sawdust as a Source for Oxalic Acid Production
A 19th century industrial note explains making oxalic acid from sawdust using caustic alkalis in shallow iron vessels. It compares yields from soft woods versus hard woods, noting potash increases output, and gives practical temps around 480 F with wood to alkali ratios near 75 to 100.
Seed Company Ad Promises Wonderful Potatoes and Seeds
Advertisement touts wonderful yields in potatoes oats corn and farm and vegetable seeds. Readers are urged to cut out the notice and mail for postage to John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin for their seed book and a sample of Giant Spurry.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Vitality of cholera microbe withstands extreme cold
Professor Renk reports experiments on the so called microbe of cholera showing survival in beef broth at ten degrees colder than freezing. A single culture exposed to five to seven degrees below zero Celsius remained alive after 100 hours but five days of continuous cold killed all vitality, preventing future harm in the human body.
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Renk
St. Louis Republic
First Penitent Confession At Banquet Revels An Elegant Gaffe
A French prelate at a grand banquet recounts his first confession as a murderer. A nobleman then reveals he was the cardinal’s first penitent, shocking the assembly and leaving the prince of the church in consternation.
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San Francisco Argonaut
Food Habits in Australia By Max O Rell
A foreign observer notes Australians spend much of the day eating with tea at most meals. He describes breakfast with cold meat and fried eggs, multiple tea breaks, and dinners and suppers dominated by meat. He criticizes cooking and vegetables as simple and compares Anglo-Saxons to rabbits.
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England
Max O’rell
Whittemore Rim City Tragedy Recounted In Street Tale
A fragment describes Jimson and Simson reacting to a man named Keely. Jimson reportedly shouted for drink, then ran to the roof and cried aloud before being blown off by the wind.
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Keely
Simson
Blind hunter follows fox pack to capture in Marple
John J. Kirk of Upper Darby, now blind, chases foxes from an open wagon with driver William Chittick. After a three hour pursuit the fox was caught on the old man’s farm in Marple and Kirk claimed the catch. He plans to have the fox stuffed and mounted.
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Upper Darby
Mr. Kirk
William Chittick
Reynard
Marple
George Leiper
Ridley
Kirk
Philadelphia Press
Henry Kingsley and His Dog
A review notes Kingsley’s dog lore in his novels. Vic, his Eversley terrier, features prominently in anecdotes of close companionship and mutual understanding with Henry Kingsley, illustrating the author’s skill with canine characters.
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Eversley
Vic
Foggs and Boggs Share a Whimsy Exchange
A playful dialogue prompts a police officer to offer two fingers as a greeting, leading Boggs to quip that two fingers are not much of a drink. The exchange showcases light banter between characters.
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Foggs
Boggs
Wool The doctors warn kis sing is unhealthy
Van Pelt recalls a near-death incident tied to kis sing as a girl’s big brother caused danger. The dialogue presents a cautionary view from doctors and a personal scare from a past encounter.
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Wool
van Pelt
Sadie Martinot Repeats Clever Hair Dye Ruse on Boucicault
In San Francisco Sadie Martinot recalls outwitting Dion Boucicault with a hair dye ruse. She asks for $500 and later convinces him to pay, claiming the dye mix matches his color. He offers a check, she has the bottle, and they share a quiet breakfast while discussing the weather.
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San Francisco
Dion Boucicault
Miss Martinot
Boucicault
Paris
Dion
Mr. Boucicault
Port Lincoln Oysters Roar in Size and Flavor
Ancient lore places sea oysters a foot across in Indian waters, while Sir James E. Tennent verified large specimens at Kottlar near Trincomalee. Port Lincoln in South Australia claims the largest edible oysters, sometimes over a foot wide and served as dinner-plate sized delicacies in Adelaide.
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Alexander
James E. Tennent
Kottlar
Trincomalee
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South Australia
Adelaide
Philadelphia, Press
Potatoes Used as Pen Holders in Hotels
A commercial traveler notes potatoes are increasingly used as pen holders in hotels. He cites Eastern grand houses that would spend $10 on desk ornaments to keep pens clean, as the potato’s starch and glucose absorb ink and impurities while solanine may aid in this function.
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East
New York Tribune
Opening Court With Prayer In Maine Supreme Court
An Ellsworth session began with a local clergyman delivering a prayer to invoke divine wisdom for the presiding justice. The incident recalls a prior opening that asked the Lord to overrule court decisions to His glory, as cited by the Bangor Commercial.
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Maine Supreme Court
Ellsworth
Bangor Commercial
Church Fair Nets Over Three Millions in Candy Sales
Mrs Lassiety asks about the church fair proceeds. The rector confirms two candy girls and a Rebecca at the Wall raised a staggering sum, claiming the figure exceeds three million. He adds he has been asked to perform ceremonies in each case.
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Rebecca
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