Green Fancy Mystery and the Hart's tavern gathering
Wealthy New Yorker Thomas K Barnes tours New England near the Canadian line when a mysterious alluring girl invites him to Green Fancy a house of intrigue. He joins a troupe of barnstorming actors at Hart's tavern and attends a dinner where Miss Cameron the crossroads woman signals a secret need. Barnes plans discreetly to aid her as suspicions swirl around the house and its hidden dangers.
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Thomas K. Barnes
New England
Barnes
Lyndon Rushcroft
Miss Thackeray
Indy
O'Dowd
Green Fancy
Mr. Sprouse
Paul
O'Down
de Soto
Green Sea
Miss Cameron
Peru
Geographic Magazine
Curtis
Frederic Townsend Martin
Wen
Sheriff
Mr. Barnes
Valenciennes
Nicholas
Seventh Avenue
Misg_Cameron
Loeb
Broadway
East
Rome
Orient
O’dowd
van Dyke
Barnes bound forever makes suggestions to the girl
The report notes Barnes making proposals to a girl, which are described as exciting or promising, though details are sparse. The scene centers on intimate comments and potential commitment implied by the phrase bound forever.
Bananas and Tickling Proposals to Delay Old Age
A South African farmer suggests eating four pounds of bananas daily soaked in sweetened whisky to extend life while a University of Pennsylvania professor advocates regular foot tickling as a method to stave off aging. This rounded array of odd longevity theories reflects the era's quirky health fads.
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University of Pennsylvania
Wyoming First Grand Jury Included Women Jurors
Wyoming led the nation as women served as jurors in a historic 19th century milestone. The first grand jury to include women was impaneled at Laramie, marking a bold step for female civic participation.
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Wyoming
America
Laramie
Wyo
Territory
Dakota
Utah
Idaho
Not Mercenary Tradition in Art Critique
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes critics noting that artists often disregard money, with claims some would sell a $5,000 work for ten plunks. The exchange underscores a mindset where financial value is secondary to artistic integrity or reputation.
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Loulsville Cou+ge Journal
Letter Credits Boy Scout Movement for Social Harmony
A Boston Transcript letter argues wage and price readjustments will cause disputes absent cooperation. It credits the boy scout movement with fostering mutual understanding and better community care for youth, citing signatories Frank W. Remick and others including Charles W. Eliot and Lawrence Lowell.
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The
Boston Transcript
Boy Scout Movement
Frank W. Remick
Alen Curtis
Nathaniel H. Stone
Charles Jackson
Charles W. Eliot
I. Tucker Bur
A. Lawrence Lowell
Charles Almy
John R. Macomber
Henry B. Day
Fire lightings and cooking maj act Fiala scout commissioner
Major Anthony Fiala now with the Springfield armory experimental department has been elected boy scout commissioner by the local council in Massachusetts. A Spanish War veteran he led Arctic expeditions with Baldwin Ziegler and commanded the 1903 05 second Ziegler voyage discovering islands and routes in Franz Joseph archipelago. He joined Colonel Roosevelt on exploration in Brazil and mapped unmapped rivers. He supports scoutmaster training and chairs the local camping committee.
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Anthony Fiala
Springfield Armory
Massachusetts
Major Fiala
Arctic
Baldwin-Ziegler
Ziegler
Franz Joseph
Fiala
Roosevelt
Brazil
Committee On Camping
Kenrick Readers Praise Boy Scouts in Catholic Circles
The Kenrick organ of St. Louis highlights Boy Scouts of America work and notes high praise from Cardinal O Connell and Cardinal Farley as well as Philadelphia and San Francisco archbishops. It cites many Catholic troops formed nationwide and mentions Thomas J. Lyster as Catholic scout commissioner in St. Louis who organized the first Catholic troop in 1914 under the Knights of Columbus.
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Catholic Boys’ High School
Kenrick
St. Louis
Boy Scouts of America
Cardinal O'Connell
Cardinal Farley
Philadelphia
San Francisco
United States
Boy Scouts of
Thomas J. Lyster
Knights of Columbus
Scout training saved life of war wounded Burlington youth
A letter home recounts how a boy scout's training saved the life of Firman Holland, son of the Burlington New Jersey assistant postmaster, who was wounded in war and rescued by the scout's knowledge and quick actions.
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Firman Holland
Burlington
N. J
Brookfield Center Scouts Carry Out Winter Good Turns
Brookfield Center Connecticut scouts report a roof on a widow’s house and coal for winter. Milwaukee troops will clear sidewalks facing vacant lots and keep areas free of rubbish in summer, reflecting ongoing good turns by local troops.
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Brookfield Center
Conn
Boy Scouts
Milwaukee
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