Four Young Women Remain in Quiet Hancock Village
In Hancock Massachusetts a Shaker village notes only four marriageable girls left among 424 residents. Four engagements are announced in Pittefeld with Mabel Eldridge to Turner, Alice Eldridge to Nawland, Dora Gardner to Lewis, and Emily Thomas to Turner’s brother. The remaining four are Julia Channing, Marian Hopewell, Anastasia Gallagher, and Sophronia Euston, who say they will marry outsiders when ready. Local girls joke they will wait for true engagements and support small-town life amid summer visitors and limited local work.
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Pittefeld
Mass
Hancock
Lttle
Taconics
Litte
Mabel G. Eldeidge
Joseph C. Turner
Alice L. Eldridge
Robert P. Nawland
Dora K. Gardner
Arthur G. Lewis
Mr. Turner
Emily Thomas
Miewas Julia Channing
Marian Hopewell
Anastasia Gallagher
Sophronia Euston
Mins Easton
Shaker
Hancock's
Hen With Nest of Chicks Upsets Burlington Farmer
A farmer’s wife, Mrs John Oatman, disturbed a snake near a light coop where a hen and twelve chicks sheltered. The reptile slipped away as she reached for the brood, farmhands arrived too late to remove it. Later, Jahee Jones from New York wed Emily Jackson after a brief delay and obtaining a license.
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Burlington
N. J
John Oatman
Outman House
Farm Hanns
Opale Submarine Advances French Naval Power
Paris reports the Opale, a 400 ton submarine cruiser, part of a six vessel class designed by M Mangas. It measures about 164 feet long and 18 feet wide, escorting a crew for 24 hours underwater. armed with six large self terminating torpedoes, it uses dual patrol motors delivering over 600 horsepower for surface speeds, enabling Cherbourg to Algiers on its own resources. Trials showed strong engine performance in six and twelve hour tests under regular service conditions.
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Paris
M. Mangas
Naval Engineers
Cherbourg
Algiers
Causes Of Year S Fires In Manhattan And Bronx
A New York chart tallies 6,357 fires in Manhattan and the Bronx for the year, with 989 on Tuesdays. It notes $2.5 million annual losses from careless matches and cigarettes, total losses around $10 million yearly, and peak fire hours from six to midnight amid increased lighting and smoking activities.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
New York City
Thieves' School Inside Prison
A Duluth thief named Whiteman, jailed two years ago for $740 theft from a Buffalo trust company, taught in Auburn Prison's school before covertly coaching inmates to rob banks. Though called one of Auburn's most intelligent inmates, his teaching ended after authorities uncovered the scheme. He later studied stenography and could copy a speaker at 100 words per minute.
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Rochester
Nic
Alonzo_ J. caman
Xsnayer
Duluth
Mba
Danneaura
Ashburn
Auborn
Whiteman
Buffalo
Danville
Hamilton College
Auburn
Lapps on Decrease in Numbers Across Nordic Lands
A late 19th century report notes Lapps thinning across Norway Sweden and Russia with estimates under 54 000. It cites dwindling herds of reindeer driven by demand for meat and alcohol sales, and claims Swedish schooling reduces desire to roam. nomadic traditions erode as mixed settlements rise.
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Washington
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Norbotten
Stockholm
Lapps
Andr la
Relic collection leaves George Middlebrook to heirs
London reports a treasure haul valued above 300000 dollars left by George Middlebrook of the Ridinburgh Castle Regent's Park who died at Ramagate aged sixty two. The collection centers on a historic bagle linked to Maj Joy's Balaclava charge bought at Debenham's for 750 guineas and later sought at 1000 by the duchess of Sutherland. Five great eggs include a top price of 300 guineas. The Seventeenth Lancers gain ownership per a prior auction promise.
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London
George Middlebrook
Ridinburgh Castle
Regent's Park
Ramagate
Maj. Joy
Debenham
Duchess of Sutherland
Middlebrook
Seventeenth Lancers
Mid-debrook
Dover Poultry Clerk Counts Eggs From 28 Hens
Alexander Minner, secretary of the council of Bower's Busch, tracks 28 hens from January to June. The pen laid 2 008 eggs in six months with 10 percent saved for hatching. After feed, housing, and care costs, he reports 25 hens, 188 young chickens, and 20.88 dollars in cash.
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Dover
Del
Alexander Minner
Council of
Bower's Busch
Lena
Postmen Won't Climb Stairs for Mail Delivery
Washington announces a directive for tired letter carriers to avoid climbing beyond the second floor of buildings lacking elevators. The Postmaster General orders relief from delivering to apartments on upper levels, citing safety and efficiency concerns.
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Washington
Bugs Overrun Town in Pennsylvania City
Lock Haven residents report a string of pest woes including snakes in stores and cellars and thousands of hoptoads on Water Street. A large blacksnake was killed at the Copper & Nitscha tobacco house and a second sneaked into Laula Clanter grocery before being shot. A sizable blackwake was found in the St Charles hotel. The city also faces a new crop pest, a worm over an inch long that burrows underground by day and voraciously eats beet leaves beans cabbage tomatoes and tobacco crops, threatening local agriculture.
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Lock Haven
Bellefonte Avenue
Laula Clanter
Miriam Bykes
St. Charles
Water Street
Mayor's Office
Attorney's Row
Canned Pears With History in Washington Window
A giant glass jar of brandied pears from 1875 sits in a Washington lunchroom window. Originating with Mrs. Ella C. Haller of Paterson New Jersey the jar has passed through many hands yet endured intact. It was shown at the Riga House bar, fetched high prices, then raffled for charity before changing hands again and finally resting with a relative of a winning bidder. The three foot high jar is preserved in peach brandy and may be sold at a forthcoming fall fair.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ella C. Haller
Paterson
N. J
John Keenan
Riga House
Newport anti whiskers club to probe rule violators
Mayor Helmbold of Newport presides over the Anti Mustache and Whiskers club meeting to examine charges against members who violated the rule to shave until October 1. City Clerk Pete Krebs and Deputy Arthur Llewellyn are named as violators and will face action per club by laws.
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Newport
Helmbold
Pete Krebs
Arthur Llewellyn
Runaway with Indian in Hammonton Arrested for Kidnap Bid
A 13 year old boy left for work with an alleged Apache named White Tiger at Skinner's gin factory. They were seized by Officer Keyser as they planned to flee on a freight to Jersey City. The Indian, a parolee from Lawton penitentiary, claimed to offer money from shows and an Oklahoma home. The magistrate discharged the boy, ruling he went with the man voluntarily.
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Hammonton
N. J
White Tiger
John D. Laughlin
Skinner
Ginas
Winslow
William Keyser
Jersey City
J. HM
Gaston
Okloma
Lawton
Gaswa
New York to Use Trained Dogs to Track Criminals
The New York Police Department plans to deploy up to 100 trained dogs to track fugitives across crowded streets. Following European methods, the dogs will be stationed in precinct houses and ready to scent out suspects after crimes are reported.
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New York
New York City
Upstate
Bingham
Arthur Woods
Mr. Woods
New York Police Department
Oman
Beehive Pipe Incident Ends in Narrow Escape
Lexington area farmer Ferrill nearly died after bees blocked his windpipe while removing honey from a hive. He sucked in several bees through a large wooden pipe used to smoke bees. He coughed up the insects after swelling and throat danger required medical care. A separate note reports fisherman Gus Ormady finding the wreck Dean Richmond in Lake Erie, lost with all aboard in October 1893, carrying wad and pepper ore valued at 200,600.
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Lexington
Ferrill
Danville
Ferrin
Dunkirk
N. C
Gus Ormady
Ufting Ms
van Zuren Pott
Lake Erie
Dean Richmond
Backache Cure Claim From New York Proscription
A New York paper highlights a simple prescription claimed to cure backache and kidney or bladder troubles before Bright's Disease stage. Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Burip Sarsaparilla are mixed and taken in tea spoon doses after meals and at bedtime. A local pharmacist endorses the ingredients as harmless and easily obtainable.
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New York
Bright
How to Remain Young and Health Tips Shared
A fragmentary reader note cites Mia N F Rowan of McDonough Georgia praising Electric Bitters for curing chronic liver and stomach trouble and improving skin and energy. The ad claims a 500 price and availability at I C Millers drug store.
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Mia
N. F
Rowan
McDonough
I. C. Miller's
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