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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1897
Page
2
Chicago Man Sentenced to 100 Years for Burglary
The Chicago man described as a negro has received a hundred year sentence for burglary and is to serve the full term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nevada action could curb fly-by-night divorce industry
If Nevada only follows up the advantage it has gained, there is no reason why that state should not cap the fly-by-night divorce industry. The remark implies political will to regulate a questionable practice affecting residents and courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Buffalo man claims crash dive over Niagara Falls
A local man boasts he can ride over Niagara Falls and survive. Police warn he may harm someone with a gun that is not loaded in the near future.
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Niagara Falls
Mysterious Report On City Car Incident Surfaces
A New York City story claims a man run over by a street car has received a celluloid skull from surgeons, but skeptics doubt the report and question its veracity. The tale appears in an Eastern contemporary’s feature, yet no confirmation follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pai
Whitewash Proposed to Kill Typhoid Germ
An English scientist claims common whitewash destroys the typhoid fever germ, which he says is grayish in color. He urges people to coat any grayish creature seen in the house with whitewash as the proper preventive action.
Women's suffrage impact in Kansas cities and counties
Women lacked full suffrage in Kansas but won more public offices in the latest election than women in Utah or Colorado. They claimed twenty county superintendencies of public instruction and held all offices from Mayor to Chief of Police in two cities.
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Kansas
Utah
Colorado
Chicago judge imposes twenty year terms on burglar
Judge Ewing of Chicago sentenced a burglar convicted on five counts to twenty years on each count and ordered that upon completion of one term he begin another. The burglar’s crimes were described as desperate and atrocious, illustrating Chicago justice's vigor.
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Ewing
Chicago
Theurglar
Nebraska Corn Crop Brings Employment and Hope
The Nebraska corn harvest stretches farmers with a plentiful crop that taxes care and shipping. However the cribbing and shipping keep workers busy and a strong return is anticipated as the year closes and the next promises better results.
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Nebraska
1896 Crime Statistics Dark Year With Lynchings
The year 1896 saw 122 legal executions and 131 lynchings, a troubling contrast to prior years. Murder totaled 10 652, indicating that neither form of justice curbed homicide and casting a grim light on crime trends in the era.
Invention for Easing Soft Boiled Egg Opening
A device is claimed to exist that opens soft boiled eggs without burning fingers or dropping the shell. The article notes the common problem of hot eggs and the need for someone else to crack them. If such an invention works, the inventor deserves a large reward.
Ingenious electric vessel proposed from Providence
A model for an electric vessel boasting remarkable speed is built in Providence Rhode Island. Promoters plan a 200 foot ship with fourteen propellers eight astern and six forward to push through Narragansett Bay at forty knots. They aim to demonstrate a system they hope will be used on naval vessels soon.
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Providence
R. I
Narragansett Bay
Cancer death rate in Britain rises sharply, Registrar General reports
The Registrar General's latest report shows Britain's cancer deaths have surged past all prior records. In 1840 about 2,786 cancer deaths occurred in England and Wales, roughly 1 in 1646 of the population, while by 1894 the deaths approached 22,000.
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Great Britain
England
Proportion Linked Tuberculous Recovery to Later Ills
Researchers study whether recoveries from tuberculosis lead to higher risks of cancer or insanity. The question is under careful official investigation with expert comment expected.
Peru Bolivia War Preparations Mocked as Holidays
The Bolivian press“excited” by Peru arming cites war as unnecessary and urges restraint. The piece mocks South American conflicts as festive, notes no injuries and proposes Peru wage a brief campaign before Bolivia responds.
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Bolivia
Peru
Gibraltar Bowed by Modern Firepower Threats
A UK report warns Gibraltar could be shelled by Spain using long range guns from Algeciras six miles away. Governor Sir Robert Biddulph cites the risk and a special commission to plan fortifications within a year, noting the fortress has lost its impregnable prestige though England will fortify.
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Gibraltar
Rock
Robert Biddulph
Spain
Algeciras
Gibraltar Bay
England
Misunderstood Stonecutter Accused of Policy Game
James McKay, a Pious stonecutter, was jailed after a cop misread a slip showing morning and evening numbers. He claimed the marks were hymn scheduling for church services and that he was the organist. The officer Hannon is named as the error’s instigator.
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James McKay
New York Police
McKay
Hannon
New York
Fears of Children Shaped by Parents Says Prof Hall
Prof G Stanley Hall of Clark University collected data showing 1701 children had 6456 fears led by lightning, reptiles, strangers, the dark, death and disease. He notes regional and historical shifts, education can curb groundless fears, with examples from New Jersey Cambridge and Trenton.
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G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Hall
New Jersey
West
Trenton
Cambridge
Mass
Short Motivational Runs End With Purpose
The doctor notes brief frequent runs are useless without a goal. Jinks buys a straw hat as a lighthearted punchline, suggesting a practical objective or reward. Spare Moments.
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Binks
Jinks
The American den and office room in domestic architecture
The article contrasts American use of the term office with the English chamber and explains the increasing prominence of a home den. It describes design features, dimensions, materials, finishes, colors, and a sample plan costing 4865 dollars, noting variations by New York prices and country differences. It ends with a bizarre Odessian case of a woman with compulsive hoarding and metal collecting habits.
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America
Death of Dr. R. Ruiz in Guanabacoa Cuba Linked to U S History
The American dentist R. Ricardo Ruiz, a Philadelphia graduate who naturalized as U.S. citizen, died in a Cuban Spanish dungeon after arrest on alleged involvement with insurgents. Family, associates, and a few sources contest the charges as unfounded and inconsistent with his alibi.
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R. Ricardo Ruiz
Guanabacoa
Cuba
State Department
Philadelphia
Spain
Weniz
Ruiz
United States
Corcoran Gallery of Fine Arts Opens in Washington
The Corcoran Gallery in Washington debuts as a premier museum space. Built at nearly 1 million dollars including the site, it features Neo-Grecian exterior, pink granite and Indiana limestone, electric lighting, steam heating, and a 250 seating auditorium for the Corcoran School of Art.
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Corcoran Gallery of Fine Arts
Washington
Corcoran School of Art
England's Queer Town Northwich Salt City Tale
In an eccentric portrait, Northwich is hailed as England’s most curious town with no straight streets or houses. The salt industry dominates surrounds, with deep brine lakes and rising subsidence that tilts buildings. A fragment from Boston Traveler follows with a comic aside about Morris Parke and a second-hand typewriter.
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England
Northwich
Mr. Hanover Squeer
Morris Parke
Mr. Bleecker
Mr. Hanover- Squeer
Boston
The Stable Call That Saved a Cavalry Night
In 1872 during a Sioux skirmish the Third Cavalry Camped in Dakota. A storm drove horses away, leaving the regiment vulnerable. With night conditions dangerous, a stable call was sounded and all horses returned, preserving the unit and its men.
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Thierfreund
Third Cavalry Regiment
Dakota
Three Old Maids Mourns Dying of Nancy Oliver at 98
Nancy Oliver died near Stillmore Georgia last Friday at 98. She was part of a trio of old maids who lived on Jack's Creek by the Choopee river for over 50 years in a one room log house. Her sister Salile also died years ago at 98. Only Millery remains, the oldest sister.
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Nancy Oliver
Stillmore
Jack’s Creek
Choopee River
Nancy
Salile
Millery
Atlanta
Constitution
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