Young California hunter Austin Otis scores deer
Six year old Austin Otis from the wooded hills near Cazadero California earns fame after a single shot brings down a deer beside a creek. The boy, who lives among the hills, recalls waiting for a drinker by the stream when he spots a deer and takes a clean shot. Locals say the area around Cazadero hosts some of the state’s finest marksmen.
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California
Austin Otis
Cazadere
Austin
Cazadero
Marjorie Gardiner Finds True Sailor Lad at Home
In a Boston Post narrative, Marjorie Gardiner declines wealthy suitor Thomas Braeme after a heartfelt farewell with Herbert Lord, a navy man she loves. Braeme challenges her honor, but she remains steadfast, choosing Lord, who reveals his true status and wealth only after their marriage to a life of devotion and luxury.
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Marjorie
Herbert
Herbert Lord
Miss Marjorie
Miss Gardiner
Thomas Braeme
Mr. Braeme
Marjorie Gardiner
Derwent
Matthew
Uncle Sam
Navy
Gardiner
Boston Post
Marriages in the Army under Russian rules
The Brooklyn Citizen notes Russia restricts officer marriages under age twenty three and sets a 250 ruble yearly spouse income for ages twenty three to twenty eight. It contrasts Austro Hungarian and Italian practices, mentions press calls for reform, and cites Russia’s 40,000 officers as a key class in the state.
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Brooklyn
Russia
Electricity Interferes With Greenwich Observatory Observations
Earth current observations at Greenwich were rendered unreliable for years due to the Stockwell to London electric railway. Modern instruments detect current effects from the railway more than 100 miles away. An early incident involved the magnetic superintendent noticing persistent magnetization in tracings, until his umbrella, a permanent magnet, was left at home and the disturbance ceased.
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Greenwich Observatory
Stockwell
London
Aristocratic House Welcomes New Swede Butler
A Swede newly engaged as butler at an aristocratic house is in training. He carries caller cards to his mistress in his hands, while a silver tray rests in the hall. Mrs. H Park greets a new toy terrier as Swenson returns with the dog balanced on the tray.
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Swenson
Yaas
New York Lacks Speaker Role for 75 Years
The City Journal notes no New York member has presided as Speaker in the House for seventy five years. The last New Yorker to hold the post was John Taylor, who served from 1825 to 1827. Democratic speakers have since come from Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Georgia.
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New York
House of Representatives
John Taylor
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Georgia
Ransay City Journal
Earliest Sea Fight Recorded Between Corinthians and Corcyreans
The earliest authenticated sea battle is described as the clash between Corinthians and Corcyreans, where the Corinthians claimed victory in about 664 B.C. This note cites ancient sources on early naval warfare and the triangle of Greek city-states.
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Corinthians
Corcyreans
Family of Fifteen in Monroe Falls Bosses Tight Budget
Henry Moore and wife care for fifteen children in Monroe Falls Ohio on $1.50 a day. He works at a paper mill earning low wages while managing food, clothing, and life insurance for each child. The family, including adopted Bernice, lives in a five room house and keeps careful watch over every child.
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Henry Moore
Monroe Falls
Ohio
Moore
Evelyn
Moores
Nora
Bertha
Lucy
John
Harry
Della
Hazel
Maed
DeMancy
Frank
Amy
Charter
Austin
Archie
Roger
Evaline
Russell
Chester
Bernice
Munroe Falls
Chicago Tribune
Tantrums in Hinduhousehold spark missionary dilemma
A missionary returning from India describes and condemns wife beating yet notes cultural norms. He recounts a young bride, mother-in-law absence, and a husband claiming no other option during a tantrum. A conversion to Christianity fails to halt the domestic unrest as objects are hurled and the wife’s screams echo.
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India
Death Rate in Battle Across Historic Conflicts
The piece compares death rates in fifteen decisive battles, noting an average of about 25 percent in the last five and estimates around 20 percent for other major engagements. It cites figures from Saratoga and Pultowa, with ranges from 0.9 to 3 percent in various campaigns, and concludes warfare has consistently killed vast numbers, totaling around 14 billion deaths in all world wars combined.
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Saratoga
Pultowa
Sedan
Albuera
Boston
Electric Railways Spread Across England and Mozart's Prodigy
England pushes electric rail ambitions with Liverpool to Manchester plans though a Commons bill failed. Meanwhile a young Mozart-like prodigy astonishes crowds with early piano and organ performances, charming nobles and earning prizes despite interruption by a cat.
Behr's monorail plan aims for nonstop travel between two cities
The proposal suggested a near straight line with no intermediate stops. Trains would run every ten minutes and cover the distance in twenty minutes using two carriages with separate motors. Behr's monorail concept rests on a single rail atop trestles with side rails for guidance. Experimental tests at Bressels yielded satisfactory results. The text also notes a young composer's quip about giving French horns work while composing a symphony for the Queen of England. The early notebook, once lost, has been found. the original manuscript is in the British Museum.
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Little Wolfgan
England
Mozart
Mr. Behr
Bressels
British Museum
Mozart's First Music Book Found in London
The Mozart Society of London publishes a discovered notebook from 1764 by a four year old Wolfgang Mozart and his sister Maria Anna. The pair impressed George III's court during their England visit, while their father Leopold Mozart guided them as child prodigies.
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Mozart
London
Mozart Society of
Berta
Mosart
England
Mesart
George III
Gypeld Menart
Venerable Throne of Queen Hatsu in British Museum
The British Museum now houses what is likely the most venerable piece of furniture, the throne of Queen Hatsu who reigned in the Nile Valley about a millennium before Christ.
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British Museum
Hatsu
Nile Valley
Christ
Few Nevels in Japan Show Fiction’s Minor Role
A survey notes that Japan published 27,000 new books last year with only 402 works classified as fiction. The finding suggests readers and publishers show limited appetite for novels in the Japanese market.
Misread moral quips on punishment and work life
The fragment suggests a remark on punishment avoidance for roosters and saving them for later use, and questions the meaning of real work by comparing it to being a drug clerk. It also oddly contrasts a good girl with a pretty one, implying social popularity.
Women Photographers Represented in Paris Exhibit
American women in artistic photography are featured in Paris by two delegates. Beatrice Tonnesen of Oshkosh and Chicago, and Frances Benjamin Johnston of Washington speak for U S women in photography. Johnston showcased the work as illustration and documented prominent Washington figures.
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Paris
Beatrice Tonnesen
West
Frances Benjamin Johnston
Washington
International Congress of Photography
United States
Pho
Law As Interpreted and Damages in Property Cases
A survey of legal principles on surrogate commissions to executors, gas leakage laws, back fire setting, gas explosion liability, and property damages. It notes Rutledge on commissions, Ohio Oil constitutional gas escape statute, Owen on fire causation, McKenna on gas company liability, and Augusta Terminal Railroad damages limited to direct physical interference rather than market value decline from noise and smoke.
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State
Ohio Oil Company
Ind
United States Supreme Court
Owen Vs
Cook
N. D
McKenna
Bridgewater Gas Company
Austin Va
Augusta Terminal
Railroad Company
Cleaning Railway Cars Onboard and Shop Cleaning Costs
The record notes ordinary onboard cleaning after a 150 mile lun costs 16 cents per day, loading-line cars receive once every six to eight days at about $1.50 per car, and periodic shop cleanings occur two to three times yearly at $10 per car. Cleaners earn 12 percent cents per hour.
East Indian Schools Show Mental Arithmetic Harsh
The piece notes East Indian schools emphasize rapid arithmetic, with ten year olds learning multiplication up to 40 times, while many people appear idle after hard days. It comments on gender and wealth, remarking that a woman's disinterest in a man precludes concern over his looting.
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Congressional Library
McKinley
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Rutledge
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