Hampton Finds Solace in Suburban Breakfast with Cousins
Philip Hampton, formerly enjoying bachelor freedom, is drawn into a warm family morning with Rose Ashe and Betsy after a shattered Sevres cup incident. He joins Jimmy Ashe for breakfast, rediscovering youth and deciding to settle down near the cousins, while pondering romance with Rose.
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Hampton
Harry Baker
Harry
Baker
Mr. Baker
Philip Hampton
Edith Baker
Betsy
Philip
Agatha
Inione
Jimmy
Mr. Hampton
Rose
Rose Ashe
Miss
Ashe
Mr.Hampton
Far Falls
Avite
Philp
Mr. Ashe
Gwan
Bryant as a solitary beacon in New England poetry
Fred Lewis Pattee surveys Bryant influence on 1930s New England poets noting his QC poetry and pure nature lyrics sparked early efforts while his classic soul remained unmatched. He stands as a lone peak shaping the border between old Puritan origins and a new American literary world.
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Bryant
New England
Fred Lewis Pattee
Mary's Judgment Bearded Man Surprises Aunt with Card
A man who shaved his beard to please friends is recognized by his aunt only after showing his card as a warranty. The maid fails to identify him and Mary doubts the tale, leading to a humorous misunderstanding about his appearance.
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Mary
Miiry
Drill Drops Into Underground River Near Nanton Alberta
An oil company drilling near Willow Creek southwest of Nanton in the Alberta foothills struck an underground river. The drill dropped fifty feet and its eight inch steel bit bent like lead. It took three days to recover and repair the equipment.
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Nanton
Willow Creek
Rockies
Alberta
Aunt Martha and the Kinology of a Kansas Town
The feature profiles Aunt Martha Merryfield the town’s keeper of memory guiding reporters to truths about neighbors and long histories. It recalls Jim Purdy, lost love, and the social web from old days through daguerreotypes and the brick house on the hill.
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Martha Merryfield
Perkins
Mortons
Martha
Julia Neal Worthington
Tin Neal
Job
Turkey
Neal
Mick
Papa
Julia
Woman’s Federation
Jimmy Purdy
Palace Hotel
Douglas
Miss Larrabee
Sun's Rays Ignite Oil Causing Volcanic Blaze
In Atlantic City New Jersey a blaze ignited by sunlight touched fuel oil on jetty piles at Tennessee avenue. The fire burned about twenty five minutes to three quarters of an hour and appeared to erupt from underwater like a submarine volcano.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Tennessee Avenue
Mother of cellar girl held to jury in cruelty case
Chicago. Mary Dywan, 19, rescued from a basement life at 8549 Burnham Avenue, testified through an interpreter that her mother, Mary Dywan, beat her with a carpet beater, forced housework, and made her sleep in a cold basement. The mother was held to the grand jury on cruelty charges and faces a jury trial on four assault and disorderly conduct counts.
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Chicago
Theodore F. Ehler
Mary Dywan
Burnham Avenue
Clarence E. Nelson
Austria
Mary
Florence van Amber
Home Brew Wrecks Sewer In Jamestown Hearsay
Jamestown residents debate home brewed liquor calling it a danger to the sewer system lumber yard and river front. Cyrus Watkins claims the drink must be strong enough to cause damage before it yields a kick. A manhole explosion and sheriff Everett P. Davies pouring contraband wine beer bran and mash into the hole are recalled.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Jamestown
Cyrus Watkins
Everett P. Davies
Locomotive Mows Down Workers at Aspen Station
A Jersey Central locomotive ploughed into a crowd of several hundred workers at Aspen station in dense fog. One man was killed and eight injured, two possibly fatally, as the men moved between trains and crossing tracks.
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Depot
Kearny
Jersey Central Railroad
Aspen Station
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