Tiny Tweed lad Henry Ricks the 18 year old midget
Henry Rutherford Ricks Jr of Tweed is described as 85 inches tall and 48 pounds with an alert face and quick mind. A Farm er academy pupil, he has a sleek dog named Gyp and enjoys reading while resisting museum display offers.
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Georgia
Tweed
Henry Rutherford Ricks, Jr
Tom Thumb
Henry
Farmera’ Academy
Lilliputian
Gyp
Little Henry
Ricks
New York Recorder
Sow and Sew Warm Threads of Love Across Home
A poem by Eva Lovett celebrates a father's sowing and a mother's sewing, linking care and labor to family devotion. The child vows to help as growth of love fills a cup like water, with gentle hopeful lines about learning and sharing duties within home life.
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Nan
Sol
Eva Lovett
Courageous Cohasset girl saves family as blaze strikes stables
Julia Bates aged 12 wakes to smoke at her father’s Cohasset stables and, on a bicycle she learned to ride last summer, dashes to alert neighbors and summon the fire department. In minutes she helps move furniture to safety, saving most of the property.
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Julia Bates
Cohasset
Paul Revere
Bates
Julia
New York Journal
Mustard Mishap Sparks Childs Bold Bite at Dinner
A four year old girl named Janet noticed the family helping themselves to mustard. When attention shifted she dipped bread in mustard and took a sizeable bite. She burned her mouth but kept quiet and planned to wait until the jelly ages.
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Janet
Pearson’s Weekly
New Accuracy In Targeting Tested At Fort Wadsworth
The fortification board tested a new finder at Fort Wadsworth. Major General Miles praised the inventor after two shots fired at a barrel three miles away. The system lets a single operator guide gunners remotely via telegraphic signals, directing all forts to a common point in seconds.
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New York Journal
Labor union fusion talk swells as Gompers backs AFL alliance
A movement to merge the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor gains steam at a Central Labor union meeting. President Samuel Gompers urged unity, noting reduced dues and fewer obstacles, while Knights supporters weigh the proposal. The Knights claim about 1.5 million members.
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American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Central Labor Union
Gompers
A. F. of L
Labor
A.F. of L
Headley
Electrical Workers’ Union
Knight of Labor
The
Samuel Gompers
Edwards
Hexagon Labor Club
Knights
Underground creature found in Texas well shocks workers
Gov officials in San Marcos Texas report a 6 inch translucent aquatic mammal like creature found during artesian well boring. Described by A J Rose state agriculture official, the odd animal shows no teeth or eyes but has gills and a tail resembling an eel.
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San Marcos
Tex
A. J. Rose
Texas
Roura
New York World
Carnegie to Fund Duquesne Public Library Gift
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes Andrew Carnegie plans a further 150000 dollar gift for a public library in Duquesne Pennsylvania. The piece comments on how such a project serves as a lasting monument realized in Carnegie's lifetime.
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Andrew Carnegie
Duquesne
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Miracle Cure Through Prayer at Pacific Garden Mission
Mrs. Jessup, a leading city pastor, traveled to Chicago for prayer and found healing after confessing her illness at Pacific Garden Mission. She prayed with others, rose cured, and returned home free of pain. Neighbors report a remarkable recovery and the city calls it a miracle. Cincinnati Enquirer reports the case.
Count Otto von Holtzschuerr Claims Perpetual Motion Invention
An Iowa man, Count Otto von Holtzschuerr of Ottumwa, describes a perpetual motion device shaped like an inverted bicycle. A 12 by 12 by 18 inch pine box contains the mechanism powering a front wheel, with about 100 revolutions per minute when weighed. He cites gravitation as the simple principle and notes he will reveal details only to trusted idea-makers. He migrated to the United States in 1867 and traces ancestry to ancient times.
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Otto von Holtzschuerr
Ottumwa
Holtzschuerr
von Holtzschuerr
Jossey
Turkey
United States
Whist League to Hold National Tournament at Manhattan Beach
The American Whist League decided to stage its annual tournament at the Oriental hotel in Manhattan Beach New York from June 22 to 27. About 400 clubs belong to the league with each club allowed four players. Winners will receive a silver trophy valued at 500 dollars emblematic of the national whist championship.
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Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach
N. Y
Mohair and Alpaca Fashions and Fibers Across Regions
A Philadelphia Ledger summary explains mohair as the lustrous fleece of the Angora goat from the orient and Cape, easily dyed due to its white natal state, while alpaca comes from the South American animal with darker natural colors. Mohair yields lighter luster dresses and coats, whereas alpaca is finer, used for coat linings and some dress goods, once popular eighty years ago as linings and later for bright fabrics, misattributed to alpaca through fashion.
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Orient
Cape
Natal
Lama
South America
Philadelphia Ledger
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