Orphan Family Fire Tragedy in Narrow City Room
Joseph Webber and his four sisters and baby lie trapped in a living room of a dilapidated house during a winter blaze. Their mother, a hard drinking widow, locks doors and neglects the children, who fend for themselves until a fire consumes the upper floor leaving the four siblings clinging to a ledge and awaiting rescue.
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Anna Maria
Minnie Kate
Albert
Maud Harriet
Sarah Ellen
Joseph Webber
Jimmy
Joe
Tragedy as Man Rescues Baby in Fire Jump
A man leapt from a window to save a baby amid a blaze. The shawl burned as he sheltered the child and his leg was burned. He cried a final prayer then jumped, while onlookers cried out in despair. The crowd urged him to reach safety.
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Minnikite
Joe
Albert
Maudie
Jone
Ife
Chicago Tribune
Life in the Sea: Curiosities From the New York Aquarium
Mr. Spencer, superintendent of the New York Aquarium, demonstrates life thriving in the sea by observing sand fleas in a jar of anemones and mussels. He notes bryozoa formations on a mussel valve, coral growths, and a tiny rock crab amid the shelled imports.
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Mr. Spencer
New York Aquarium
New York Tribune
Lost Monday Fete in Belgium Mystery of Origin
A Brussels correspondent describes Lost Monday, the first Monday after Epiphany, as a day of merry making with cafe open houses and free fare. Shops hand over a share of revenues as gifts, bakers offer special cases, and the festive mood continues though the calendar does not mark the date.
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Belgium
Brussels
Teovald
New York Times
The Power of Imagination in Medical Experiment
An English physician tested gendered imagination by giving 100 hospital patients sweetened water then feigning an emetic. He entered in agitation and claimed a powerful medicine was given. Four-fifths of the patients, mostly men, reacted, while no woman did.
Fragmented quotes and slang from a Cleveland page
A jumble of overheard quotes and slang pieces from Cleveland sources. The text mocks newspapers reporting on hydrophobia and a dog bite incident while juxtaposing odd bits about Internet mechanics and a rug purchase. It reads as a collage of voices and street talk without a single clear event or人物.
Dust as a health risk from occupational dust in air
New York Medical Journal reports Dr Woodbury studies on bacteria in street air and James Crichton Browne’s Manchester address linking dust to respiratory death. He notes twenty-two dusty industries show higher mortality than agriculture, with potters bakers and cotton workers among highest, urging reduced dust production.
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New York
Woodbury
James Crichton-Browne
Sanitary Science
Sanitary Institute
Manchester
England
James
New York Medical Journal
Krupp and his workmen. How a strike was prevented
An Easter day scene in Essen shows Herr Krupp returning from church with his two daughters when workers surged to present a plea for fair treatment. Krupp met them calmly, promised to consider their claims, and after brief talks at Villa Huegel implemented changes. A strike was averted and public demonstrations followed as Krupp bowed in acknowledgment.
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Herr Krupp
Jussen
S Krupp
Wrupp
Lorses
Tie
Jerr Krupp
Capri
Villa Huegel
Krupp
Brooklyn Eagle
Villanegel
Swift Flight of Pigeons
A carrier pigeon with a strong tailwind covers 1000 yards in one minute. The text contrasts emotional outcomes, noting it is better to be disappointed in love than in marriage.
Czar Grants Freedom of Creed in Russia Decree
The Czar issues a sweeping decree granting freedom of worship to all non orthodox subjects and signaling local self government in Russia. It aims to lessen forced labor burdens and reform village life with greater clerical and civic cooperation, with Jews believed included in the general liberty.
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Czar
Russia
Russiaa
Roosevelt weighs extraordinary session for Cuba treaty
A Washington correspondent reports President Roosevelt has not fixed a date for an extraordinary session but is weighing the practicability to force action on the Cuban reciprocity treaty. He has told several Senators he would convene Congress if Cuba action is blocked by Senate quorum issues, though this is deemed unlikely. The President’s advisers expect Senate action on Panama and Cuba at the current session, backed by Senate leaders.
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Pino
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Presient
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Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Cuba
News From Our Colonies and Local Incidents
A digest of mixed items from Porto Rico trade, Philippine influence on native women, and a roundup of Indiana news. Notable notes include injuries from accidents, a Chautauqua in Madison, property and business plans in Muncie and Delphi, a lightning death near Mishawaka, and the Paoli grocers price war with sharp discounts across goods.
Hoosier Happenings in Our Communities
Local column gathers notices of marriages and deaths, accidents and crimes, and other matters involving Indiana residents. Includes brief personal pointers and regional happenings from neighbors and towns.
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Ile
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Light OF Liberty
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United States
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Philippines
H. M. McDonald
East Germantown
Joseph Bell
Wabesh
Madison
Edward E. Carr
Danville
Cannon Brown
Elwood
William Nance
Marion
Jeffersonville
Muncie
Harold P. March
Charles McDowell
Vera
Anderson
Shelbyville
Kokomo
Elisha Brown
Dresser
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Akron
Richmond
Mahlon McNutt
Wabash
Majestic Perfection
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Andrew d. Spradley
Evansville
Spradley
North Indiana Teachers’ Association
William Earhart
Harry Bantz
Mill Grove
Dunkirk
Blackford County
John Sims
Iis
Mishawaka
A. Garfield Lawson
Louise Lawson
Delaware County
Delphi
Great Western Canning Company
Belt Road
Cabin Lime Company
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Lisher
Diamond
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John Tiazzo
Munday
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Paoli
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