Funeral Director's Tale Of a Live Corpse and a Comeback
A New York Press item narrates a funeral director Webb recounting a stingy client, a rich uncle, and an aborted payment after the man returned to life during the burial. Lawsuits fail as heirs cannot pay, ending with Webb quitting the undertaking business. Glacier ice is also described as shipped from the Alps to Lyons and other European cities due to its hardness.
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Gormley
Ehanother
New York Press
Lyons
Europe
Alps
Third Set of Teeth Report Delights Railroad Operator
J. R. Truett, a Western Maryland railroad operator at Brandon near Chambersburg in Pennsylvania, is elated as a third set of teeth grows in his mouth with some partial development, allowing him to discard his false teeth.
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J. R. Truett
Western Maryland Railroad
Brandon
Chambersburg
Ti Vine Infant Statue Crowned in Rome with Jewels
A fifteenth century statue carved in Jerusalem from olive wood was brought to Rome and placed in the Friars Minor church on Ava Coeli. The Vatican crowned it on May 2, 1897 and it now attracts wide Catholic devotion. Jewels valued at one million dollars adorn the statue as votive offerings.
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Jerusalem
Gethsemane
Capitoline
Hit
Rome
Ava Coeli
Vatican
Geese Alarm the Town in Night of Storm and Lights
Lewiston correspondent reports a freak weather event as a snowstorm and a heavy electrical storm hit town. Geese driven by air currents and attracted by city lights alighted in streets and quacked loudly, waking residents and sparking panic before calmly swimming in ponds and on the Juniata River the next morning.
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Lewiston
Philadelphia
Rome
Juniata
Goose 72 Years Old Tells a Tale of Long Friendship
William Yours Strong, a Caldwell New Jersey farmer, owns a goose born in 1871 and said to be 72 years old. The bird was given by a friend who planned to return to his homeland and feared the voyage would harm the goose. Strong recalls the farewell and notes the bird remains active despite age.
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Wiliam Yours Strong
Caldwell
N. J
New York World
William Yours
Strong
Old Country
Bill
Mr. Strong
A Blotter and Ruler Sold as Novelty Stationery
A rocker blotter with an attached metal ruler is featured in stationery shops. The ruler is firmly fixed to the blotter and serves to measure two inches in length.
Ghosts In Kirkwall Town Alarm Bells And Dark Vandalism
In Kirkwall Orkney the wife of the bell-ringer heard a curfew at St Magnus cathedral and says a mysterious figure appeared beside her, then vanished. The next morning over twenty recently planted trees in front of the cathedral were cut down, and many windows looked out on the area as people near dawn heard no sound. An hour later all the trees had been destroyed.
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Orkney
Kirkwall
St. Magnus
Burgh
Langley Buzzard revival eyed by Smithsonian engineer
The Smithsonian airship Buzzard, Langley’s project, may fly again as C. M. Manley plans a new trial. The government holds limited rights while the Smithsonian owns possession, with skepticism from officials about future funding. Manley built a 52 horsepower engine for light weight, but the first attempt failed.
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Washington
C. M. Manley
Prof
Langley
American Academy of Sciences
Alexander Graham Bell
Nova Scotia
Manley
Dr. Bell
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
War Department
Europe
Prof. Langley
Expensive Car Fare Relates to New Orleans Trip
In New Orleans Raymond Hitchcock after a day at the races was asked for car fare by an unfamiliar man claiming Vancouver residence. Hitchcock agreed then fled to his taxi, avoiding a potential scam during Fame in the Theater. Roderick Penfield recounts comic and libretto anecdotes about defunct authors and stage figures.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Henry W. Savage
New Orleans
Hitchcock
Vancouver
Roderick Penfield
Louis Mann
Vienna
Moliere
Penfield
American Failure to London The Truth produced in London
Marie Tempest presents Clyde Fitch’s The Truth in London while Bloodgood fails to win Megied approval on this side. The note mentions the play’s London production and a contrasting regional approval issue.
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London
Marie Tempest
Clyde Fitch
Bloodgood
Great Farms in West with Vast North Dakota Lands
J Halden Clarendon and Jess Dandy discuss the United States farming scale during a North Dakota tour. Dandy extols Dalrymple farm size and the custom of sending young couples to milk cows while children bring home the milk. The anecdote about a farmer who leaves to feed pigs reveals the extent of farm duties.
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J. Halden Clarendon
Artie
Clarendon
Dandy
Gertrude Quinlans Strange Convention Night
Gertrude Quinlan, after a failed search for lodging in western Pennsylvania, learns a room is available in parlor B only to be told the party in that room died last night. The anecdote depicts the chance moment amid a delegate convention crowd.
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Gertrude
Gertrude Quinlan
Pennsylvania
Miss Quinlan
Strong Voices in Demand at The College Widow Matinee
After a matinee of The College Widow Dan Collyer, who plays the football coach, was approached by a guest who praised his powerful onstage voice. He confirmed his identity and was asked to call for a carriage for Mrs. before a curious audience member.
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Dan Collyer
Mr. Collyer
End of Lunch Partnership Ends in Treasury
Secretary Cortelyou ends a decade old lunch custom at the Treasury begun by Lyman J. Gage in 1897 when he hosted daily meals with his three assistants. Cortelyou now lunches when possible, or crosses the street for a sandwich and pie from a familiar shop.
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Cortelyou
Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
Gage
Iris
L. M. Shaw
The
White House
Supreme Court Justice Holmes Delivers Mild Joke On Difficult Names
The article reports Justice Holmes humorously avoiding pronouncing the long appellants names in Kawananakoa vs Polybland as he announced the court's decision. Only Justice McKenna shows a hint of amusement while judges and attorneys at the bench appreciate the moment.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Justice Holmes
Holmes
David Kawananakoa
Jonah Kalanianaole
Abigale W. Kawananakoa
Elizabeth K. Kalanianaole
Ellen Albertina Polybland
Justice McKenna
Charmed Chauffeur Skips References for Urgent Start
A Washington business man, eager to hire a seven seat gasoline car, seeks a driver. He questions applicants and finally meets a quiet man who promises to obtain references later. The man claims his former employer is in the hospital, preventing immediate verification.
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Washington
Bald Heads in the Senate
The Senate lost several members on March 4 as Clark of Montana Carmack of Tennessee and Spooner of Wisconsin retired to private life. The Sixtieth Congress will likely feature a bald headed majority capable of reorganizing Senate committees.
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Senate
United States
Clark
Montana
Carmack
Tennessee
Spooner
Wisconsin
Fairbanks Entertains Extensively At White House
Vice President Fairbanks hosts lavish entertainments, hiring a chef who buys with White House staff, causing living expenses to jump from 20000 to 100000 annually. Prof Monaghan, head of the consular division, resigns to pursue lecturing and remains a noted Washington speaker.
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Fairbanks
White House
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