Morande Atrocity Ends In Silent Despair Via Telephone
A man narrates how modern science mocks him as his wife and child are murdered three leagues away while he, trapped in a Paris telephone box, cannot intervene. The tale ends with the grisly crime framed as a warning from a false sense of control afforded by technology.
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Clmb
Maroux
M. Marcus
Louise
Marcel
Morande
Marseilles
Nanette
Blaise
Paris
Papa
Louie
Gazette Judiciaiie
Charles Foley
A Genial Encounter With the Tsar in Paris
The tsar on a visit to France once rode incognito to Loubet then senate president. A street boy recognized him, asked about the empress, and the tsar replied cheerfully that she was well and enjoying the trip. He noted he was the only one not embarrassed by the encounter.
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Nanette
Blaise
Destraight
Marcel
France
Impolitic remark costs customer and job
A witty exchange at the shop ends with a customer storming out after a salesman comments on a too tight shoe. The Ohio State Journal notes the incident as a blunt example of bad customer service and stubborn self interest turning a sale into a loss.
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Ohico State Journal
Czar's private life praised as humane and domestic
A portrait of Tsar Nicholas II showing his softer side as a husband and father. The article notes his kindness to servants, engagement with children, English touches in the palace, and the Czarina's artistic hobbies, alongside a nostalgic reference to royal Christmas fare and domestic routines.
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Queen Victoria
James Tercules
West Indies
Jimmy
Mule Was a Game Animal A Legendary Santa Fe Ride
Judge J I Gulnette may appoint a guardian for Lyon Hays an aging Kansas City figure. The tale recalls the famous 1857 Santa Fe trail ride by one of the Hays boys, a 500 mile mule trek in five days that saved $64,000 for Russell Majors and Waddell before the bank learned of their failure.
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Hays
John
Mr. Gage
Skk
Kansas City
Campbell
Sam
J I Gulnette
Lyon Hays
Lynn Hays
Mary
Santa Fe Trail
Bent
Russell, Majors & Waddell
John C. Gage
John Campbell
Russell
Majoras
Waddell
Bent's Ford
Arkansas River
Jas Animas
Jasper Mines in Wales Promising New Jasper Deposit
A Wales discovery near Pwlhelli town unveils extensive jasper deposits, with cherry red hues and fine grain suitable for church and bank adornment. Exhibits show blocks and polished samples, signaling efforts to develop the property and exploit inexhaustible potential.
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Wales
Sioux Falls
Egypt
India
North Wales
Lttle
Pwlhell
Its Winter Sleep by an Italian Naturalist Dormouse Study
An Italian naturalist in his study observed a dormouse enter winter sleep on December 27 with the thermometer around freezing. Sleep intervals varied with temperature from four to six minutes, breathing occurring intermittently. As temperatures warmed, sleep shortened. by spring the animal awoke and shed drowsiness.
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Mangill
California clipper Ioa noke sails from New York
Feature on the vast clipper Ioa noke sailing out of New York Harbor under Captain J A Amesbury one of the oldest merchant skippers. He has logged a million miles at sea nearly forty years as a captain and remains strong and capable despite age. The piece notes his flawless safety record and echoes Kipling and McAndrews before closing with a caution to spell names correctly when introducing people.
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New York Harbor
J A. Amesbury
Earth
Moon
Kipling
McAndrews
Indictments Against Mrs Soffel From Jail Escape Case
Grand jury in Pittsburg returns true bills against Mrs Catherine Soffel wife of ex Warden Peter Soffel for aiding criminals to escape and felonious assault and battery on guards Charles Reynolds and James G McGary during the Biddle brothers jail break on January 30. If convicted she faces up to sixteen years and a 2500 dollar fine. Reynolds was shot and McGary was thrown from the cell tier railing and seriously hurt.
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Catherine Soffel
Peter IX. Soffel
Biddle Brothers
Pittsburg
Soffel
Charles Reynolds
James G. McGary
Reynolds
McGary
Ambassador White to Retire from Berlin Posting Next November
Andrew D. White the United States ambassador to Berlin plans to quit official life in November. A former Cornell University president from 1867 to 1885 he also served as minister to Germany and Russia and chaired the U S delegation to The Hague peace conference.
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Berlin
Andrew D. White
United States
Mr. White
St. Petersburg
Cornell University
Germany
Russia
Inflammatory Abroad Wit and Domestic Dithering
A jumble of satirical jabs targets Eastern floods Canada arms Britain Kitchener and Dewet in South Africa. Paterson New Jersey mulls over disasters while U S Congress faces delays. A Paris labor riot is cited as public unrest grows amid cabinet upheavals.
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Canada
England
Paterson
N. J
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Dewet
Mr. Hogg
Texas
Senate
Paris
Arid Lands Irrigation via Artesian Wells Discussed
Central Dakota illustrates the vast potential of artesian wells to irrigate arid lands. A 600 foot Chamberlain well yields 5,760,000 gallons daily and Yankton agency flows 3,000 gallons per minute, transforming dry hillsides into lush fields. Costs range 4,000 to 6,000 dollars per well. proponents claim Dakota could irrigation 600,000 acres, boosting wheat yields by about 10,000,000 bushels yearly and stabilizing regional climate and water supplies.
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West
aAccoor
Dakota
Chamberlain
Yankton Indian Agency
National
Severe North American Blizzard Paralyzes Rail Traffic
A historic blizzard grips Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, and Canadian Northwest, halting Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains for 36 hours. Cattle and sheep ranchers face heavy losses as deep snow drifts and 16 to 26 below temperatures freeze vast stretches from Fargo to Alberta. Emigrants find shelter scarce, Winnipeg cut off, and weather spreads to Iowa and Nebraska despite southern rain.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Wisconsin
Canadian Northwest
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Fargo
N. D
Winnipeg
Dakotas
Alberta
Canada
Iowa
Nebraska
Blackmailler slain during entrapment in Tillie Neb
Willard Smith a 20 year old blackmailer was shot by one of four men in a staged capture in Tillie Nebraska. He had written an anonymous letter demanding money and attempted to flee when confronted. Report says King Edward’s Ireland visit may be cancelled due to United Irish League actions.
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Czarina Ia
Olga
Tatiana
Marla
Edgar
Theuarson's
Willard Smith
Tillie
Neb
Ireland
Edward
United Irish League
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