West Point for Indians A cadet dream in Carlisle plan
William Z Brown in the New York Post describes a proposed Carlisle School cadet system to train Indian youths as full time military or tradesmen. He notes historic shifts from reservation life to boarding schools and the potential army pathway offering purpose and employment after graduation. The piece contrasts independence with disciplined schooling and cites a Oneida student advancing from steam engineering to pipesitting while promoting integrated training.
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Phose Glangh
Cashe
Carlisle
West Point
James Fire Cloud
Hampton School
James
Fire Cloud
Svorka
Wen
Labovg
Oneida
Engineers’ Department
Slaskell
Hampton
Carliste
Indian Service
Imeness
William Z. Brown
New York Post
Eve the greatest creation in Johnson piece
In a travel and observation note from Highways and Byways of the South Clifton Johnson quotes a colored preacher praising women as Eve the finest and most beautiful of God's work. He links creation to a church admission, citing a moral lesson from Youth's Companion about Eve being greatest among creations.
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Clifton Johnson
Eve
God
Adam
Innes Kalled the Market Story of a Mother and James
A mother recalls her hopeful son James who craved money and faced a tempting baby sitter dilemma. She leaves him to watch the baby and answer calls about money making schemes. He shouts for the baby to wake, but the baby stays asleep as the telephones ring with calls from New York Tress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beven
James
Wiames
KMD
Buddy
Volug
New York
Passing of the Bed Reflects City Space Crunch
A New York manufacturer laments bed wastefulness as space grows scarce in New York. The New York Tribune notes calls for beds made to order and explains some people replace beds with every move to maximize space.
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New York
Boas
Epnee
The
New York Tribune
Cleaning tips for ollcloth and floor coverings
The article advises washing ollcloth with warm water and goop, then rinsing with clean water and drying thoroughly to prevent rot. It recommends turpentine and kerseed off sizing as a preparation to restore brightness to worn ollcloth and cautions against leaving water on the material.
Flower Care Tips From Florists For Fresh Cut Blooms
A florist offers directions for preserving cut flowers. From garden picks to purchased stems, long slant cuts in fresh water, avoiding bottom contact, and mistreatment in warm rooms. Briefly, rehydrate in the ice box briefly and change water daily for best longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Florist
Gses
Engagement as a Contract Between Mistresses and Maids
A Harper's Bazar excerpt explains that engagements between mistresses and maids are binding like contracts. It details that engagements may be weekly or monthly, with notice standards and payout in lieu of notice. It notes customary terms of trial periods and satisfaction prerequisites in various locales.
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Orst
Harper’s Bazar
Savory Omelet Reat and Other Dishes Featured
The page presents several kitchen recipes including a Savory Omelet Reat using eggs pepper onion and parsley. Pulled Bread and Toast Meringue with a cream sauce. an Uncommon Dish blending string and lima beans with parsley. Mayonnaise with eggs mustard and vinegar. Spaghetti with Tomatoes and bacon cheese. and a note on Country Soldier's Troubles by William J. Alden. Also mentions German toy exports valued at $15,700,001.
Acetylene for Small Towns Promises Cheap Light
Acetylene gas lighting touted as safer, whiter, cooler than city gas with strong cost advantages. Generators from Niagara Park and Saint Marie, prices down to $3.75 per hundred pounds. over 200 towns already using central acetylene plants.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Chienga
United States
Niagara Parke
Saint Ste. Marie
City
Wighthounes
Epitaph for Johnnie Sloan in Milwaukee Sentinel
An epitaph notes a boy named Johnnie Sloan who skated on thin ice with a stone. The stone failed to break through, leading Johnnie to remark about skating there as well. The poem reflects a cautionary tone on risk and deception.
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Johnnie Sloan
Johnnie
Alna
Milwaukee Sentinel
Tornado Ravages Marquette Kansas Killing Dozens
A violent tornado swept through Marquette McPherson County Kansas killing at least twenty six people and injuring forty four. The storm damaged churches the opera house and numerous homes while rescuers struggled to reach survivors and identify the dead.
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Marquatte
Kans
Marquette
Carl Warnquirt
J. A. Carlson
Ias Anderson
Tume Petterson
Aly. Anderson
Elmer Hultgren
Blanche Switzer
Tony Switzer
Nina Switzer
Anna Coulson
M. P. Nelson
A. Sjogren
Olaf Hanson
Gottfried von
Elmer Nelson
Postler
Nina Roberta
Cad Warngquist
Clyde Norris
Bethany College
Es Istracs
McPherson County
Kattsas
Counntry
Sored
Charles Sallon
Sallon
Eutwin
Uncertain Plans Probed by Father and Heiress
A tense dialogue unfolds as a man grapples with what he can offer in marriage negotiations. The thoughtful heroine urges honesty, advising the father to hear that he truly does not know the amount. Chicago Journal
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Chicago Journal
Hair Dye Talk Sparks Caution in Youth
A Philadelphia Press quote recalls a cautionary tale about a man who dyed his hair and then accidentally married a widow with five children, illustrating perceived danger and moral risk for youths attempting drastic grooming changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etder
Kidder
Philadelphia
Difference Between a Professional Singer and an Amateur
A brief Chicago News aphorism frames the contrast as a joke. A young man asks what separates professionals from amateurs, and a homegrown philosopher replies that the professional is paid to sing while the amateur must have pure gold to endure the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Fake Naturalists I Have Met Lecturing In Louisville
The Beaver and Rabbit banter about Jimmy Polecat earning money as a lecturer in Louisville. The gag centers on Polecat teaching about fake naturalists, reflecting a humorous local timely exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Polecat
Louisville Courier-Journal
Eruption Mention Triggers Earthquake Talk
A Dallas News fragment notes a casual remark linking Vesuvius eruption to an earthquake. The dialogue references TV coverage and reactions, illustrating a quick, skeptical exchange about natural events and media portrayal.
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Dallas News
Belt Line Electric Car Speaks To City Life
A Dallas News quotation recalls a native boasting of an electric car that runs around the city, nicknamed the belt line, highlighting impressions of local progress and urban condition in the town.
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Dallas News
Poor Man Arrested On Wedding Day Sentenced For Life
Mrs Enpeck recalls a newspaper report about a man arrested on his wedding day and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. Mr Enpeck replies that it was awful lucky for him. Chicago News.
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Mrs. Enpeck
Mr. Enpeck
Chicago News
Two Mysterious Deaths From Richmond Slayings and Yale Suicide
In Richmond a merchant Frederick W. Hill killed his wife and wounded six others before dying by self-inflicted wounds while attempting to attack his children. At Yale, Arthur Haserot, a popular senior, was found dead with a bullet in his temple, a revolver with an exploded shell nearby, prompting questions about suicide versus foul play.
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Richmond
Frederick W. Hill
Hill
Bie
Jim
Tyooms
Ifeless Baaldouls
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Arthur Haserot
Cleveland
Welch Hal
Harerot
New York City
Golf Dominates He Seems Idle At Work
A Philadelphia Press item notes remarks about someone spending all his time at golf, with the quip that he is not busy at the office these days. The exchange highlights public perception of his focus shifting from work to golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thace
Philadelphia Press
Rer Little Brother and Laura Beaus in Odd Courtroom Banter
In a brief local snippet, a man quips about untangling Laura's suitors as Jones, Smith, and Mr. Jones’s mock confusion, noting Wednesday meetings in Cleveland. The odd exchange captures playful social chatter from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Jones
Smith
HL. B
Laura
Jonea
Cleveland J.ender
Stopped clocks gossip in Spare Moments
An overheard chat in a hall turns to a clock epidemic joke. A woman insists clocks at home are halted as well, with a punchline about a watch, three sons, two clocks, and an old man idle. The humor hinges on wordplay around timepieces and a pretend feverish outbreak.
Canary in the Cat Trick Reported in Chicago News
A comic exchange notes a prize offer for a missing canary, revealed to be inside a cat to claim the reward. The scene plays as a humorous street vignette from Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Gill Dies From Fright In Colorado Springs
Miss Miley Herrin nineteen died from cerebral hemorrhage after learning she must undergo an operation. Her mother, Drs. and nurses failed to calm her as three physicians worked hours to relieve hysteria and the convulsions. The case ended in tragedy at 314 Must Monument street.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Susie Horrin
Irl
Miley Herrin
Monument Street
Harry
Miss Herrin
Runaway streetcar crashes kill Nashville rider
A heavily loaded street railway car became uncontrollable on a steep hill in Nashville, colliding with several vehicles. John Chenault was instantly killed, motorman H. Campbell injured, and Morgan in a wagon suffered injuries.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Chenault
Campbel
Hug Rad" Morgan
Players elect John Drew president of The Players Club
The Players' Club at 16 Gramercy Park elected John Drew as president succeeding the late Joseph Jefferson. Drew becomes the third president following Edwin Booth and Jefferson. Willan Bispham was elected vice president with I B Hodges as recording secretary and treasurer William C. Bamburgh and others re elected.
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Joseph Jefferson
New York City
Players
Gramercy Park
John Drew
Drew
Edwin Booth
Mr. Jefferson
Willan Bispham
I. B. Hodges
William C. Bamburgh
Family Bloodlines Stir Anger in Detroit Matchmaking
A Detroit Free Press snippet shows Mrs. Wighhorse questioning taint in bloodlines as she grills a suitor about lineage. Mrs. Newrox retorts firm boundaries, warning she will cut her daughter off if she marries the son. The exchange highlights stern parental control over marriage alliances.
Freedom for Maxim Gorky allows living anywhere in Russia
The novelist Maxim Gorky is granted permission to live anywhere in Russia except St. Petersburg. He has reportedly leased a country place near the capital, as confirmed by his associate Lewis.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Schooner Triton Reports Floating Mine Adrift Near Marshall Islands
The trading schooner Triton, recently returned from the Marshall Islands, reported sighting a floating mine adrift on April 21 at latitude 3?21 N and longitude 169 W while en route to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Cal
Marshall Islands
Girls Salute the Flag in Civilian Dress Debate
The Bayonne Political Study Club asks volunteer men how a salute should be given to the flag. Opinions favor a military style with varied gestures while some favor a simple head bow. Noted figures like General Miles and Admiral Dewey weigh in on practical and distinctive options.
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Bayonne
N. J
Miles
Long
Admiral Dewey
Elim
Bitter school fight shakes Shell Rock election
A Chicago Outering Ocean report covers Shell Rock town bitter school election where family men defeat young men over whether teachers should be allowed to keep company. The attack on school discipline and the bean shaving dispute sparked a heated contest with candidates named for directors.
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Speelal
Chicago Outer Ocean
Shell Rock
Peasants Burn Estates Across Regions Cause Turmoil
Reports describe peasants in Kherson Volta region and Bessarabia burning multiple estates as unrest spreads. Authorities deployed strong forces to keep order, focusing protection on elites while general enforcement remained limited.
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Fo Kherson
Voltava
Bessarabian
Fledgling fleets unite as Russian squadrons join forces
A St. Petersburg report says Ko jestvensky and Nebogatof squadrons have combined. In Boston, Lorz of Mohawk AC wins twenty five mile marathon. Missouri Athletic Club defeats Yale in aquatic exhibition. A licensed auto manufacturers association forms a rate department. United polo plans loom at Van Cortlandt Park with Kaisers Cup prep.
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Tojestvensky
St. Petersburg
Russia
Kojestvensky
Nebogatof
Dori
Saigon
Missouri Athletic Club
Tea
Yate
Lorz
Mohawk A. C
New York
Boston
Association
National Polo Association
Usama
van Corthindt Park
Senate At
Albany
Fis
Destrec
Haluauila
Clothier
Ehowan
Ths
Mill Keene
Rudolph BP. Agassiz
Joshi Grane, Jr
Isatherine la Barney
B.S. Prentice
Newport
Big church income reported at Auburn church board
The report of the income of the dlutt boards of the H Presbyterian Church received by Rev W H Hubbard at Auburn No shows a total for the year of 3253755 the largest ever reported England Riding Adjustment The British Government a dispatch from Paris says informs ally been asking both France and Japan to reach a settlement of the dispute over penfradjty
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Dlutt
H Presbyterian Church
W. H. Hubbard
Auburn
England
Paris
France
Japan
New Tooth In an Old Law Echoes Worldly Vices
A fragmented overheard exchange features a senator and a cabman debating money and honesty. The garbled text hints at an old law and a layer of deception, suggesting satire on ethics and money in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Vote of Censure Defeated in British House of Commons
In London England the censure motion against Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and the Irish policy of the government was defeated. Wyndham used the occasion to explain his resignation as Chief Secretary.
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House of Coniuons
London
England
Henry Campbell-Bannermay
Wyndham
Linevitel to Operate in Mongolia Advices from St Petersburg
General Lineviteh allowed to operate in Mongolia after Chi refused Russia's demand to demarcate the hostilities zone. Advices from St Petersburg indicate Moscow’s stance remains firm while Lineviteh proceeds with plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linevitel
Mongolia
St. Petersburg
Russia
Lineviteh
Chions
Brandegee Elected Senator from Connecticut
In a formal victory at W onreford Frank Th Brandegee was officially elected United States Senator from Connecticut. The report references the battleship race and notes a leaky status affecting an admiral Evans and the Aktorian Dutch dollers, with related commentary on the Viglhony battleship event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Evans
Brandegee Formilly
Frank Th. Brandegee
Wwnreford
Formilly
United States
Connecticut
Arrested Vor Arson in Syracuse Prominent Businessman
A Syracuse businessman, Vietticnn Bartels, detained on arson charges amid local intrigue and media attention. Police confirm investigation active. no further details released pending inquiries.
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Vietticnn Bartels
Bnswer
Syracise
Esa
Minor Events of the Week Highlight Officials and Appointments
Senator Clark of Wyoming was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. Secretary Taft was informed that General Davis, Governor of the Canal Zone, would sail home at once. Rear Admiral W H Brownson was commissioned from the Naval Academy. Surgeon General O Reilly returned from a western inspection trip. Moody issued an opinion on government power to set railroad rates.
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Clark
Wyoming
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Supreme Court
Taft
Davis
Canal Zone
Sfinlater Bar Tett
Tatt
Venezuela
W. H. Brownson
Naval Academy
Drowned Officers Remembered in Army Register Tale
In Kilauen's volcano activity, First Lieutenant Juan A. Boyle and Charles J Woodhouse of the Fourth Infantry drowned while galling on Laguna de Bay Manila. Boyle born Maryland August 31 1870 enlisted August 31 1807 through ranks to first lieutenant May 25 1900. Woodhouse born Nebraska April 10 1876 enlisted April 13 1898 rose through ranks to second lieutenant July 25 1900. He moved to Twenty eighth Infantry September 4 1902. Transfer date to the Fourth Infantry not recorded.
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Kilauen
Juan A. Boyle
Charles J’ Woodhouse
Fourth Infantry
Laguna de Bay
Manila
Tuan A. Boyle
Maryland
Twenty-second Infantry
Fifteenth Infantry
Fourth
First Neutenant
Charles L. Woodhouse
Nebraska
Seventh Artillery
Prades
Twenty-third Infantry
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Army and Navy Register
Xan Patterson Collapse After Murder Trial
Xan Patterson, twice tried for the murder of Caesar Young, collapsed physically after the last jury decision and was treated in her New York City prison cell by a doctor. A Filtsfeld express struck a New Haven Local in Bronx Park, injuring no one seriously. Vice-President Fairbanks welcomed delegates at the International Mallway Congress in Washington. A long horned steer escaped in Communipaw Jersey City and was pursued by a locomotive with the police shooting the animal from the cab.
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Xan Patterson
Botkmumker
Caesar” Young
New York City
New Haven
Bronx Park
Fairbanks
Washington, D. C
Jersey City
N. J
Notable 1900s Foreign Troubles Across Continents
Reports detail a fatal shooting during a domestic dispute in Sunfield Michigan, a panic averted at a Morristown church, a forest fire near Kingston Massachusetts, a Saybrook Connecticut bridge incident halting traffic, and a large German parade in New York. Other items cover court appeals, auto-suicide attempts, political moves in France and Sweden, Crimean unrest, and imperial diplomacy notes.
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Charles Edwins
Sunfield
Mich
Cole
Connecticut River
Saybrook
Conn
Schiller
New York Uy
Kathryn W. Kainer
New York City
Otto H. Kainer
Perry Sanford
Battle Creek
Lexington
James Hargis
James Cockril
Cassie Chadwick
United States Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Ohio
Oyama
Mukden
M. Combes
France
la Prensa
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
6O Atrich
Tamburilgy
Paris
Loubet
Gustave
Warsaw
Trussia
Crimean
Glauchin
America
Great Britain
London
Joseph I. Cheste
Moscow
Zemstvo Congress
Vilain
Germany
Langier
First Guard
Vittorio Jaffer
Bresco
Sige Humbert
Tally
Catro
Alesandria
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Vienna
Thome
Nebogatoit
Straits of
Malacea
Chin Sea
Alexandria
Dhe Khedive
Egypt
Withisi
England
Margaret of Connaught
Gustaf Adolf
Sweden
San Fom
Varios
Quarantine Follows Smallpox Bride at New Brunswick Church
A New Jersey wedding sparked a smallpox scare as several guests kissed the bride at the German Presbyterian Church in South River. The bride, Misa Magdelen Fessler, fell ill with a virulent form of the disease the next day. The pastor was quarantined and the church fumigated to prevent spread. In Montclair, a burglar shot Patrolman Patrick Gannon during a pursuit. Gannon survived with a long wound and was taken to Mountainside Hospital.
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Misa Magdelen Fessler
John G. Gaub
New Brunswick
South Miver
Crandall
Old Bridge
South River
Montclair
Patrick Gannon
Gannon
Bloomfield
Gates Avenues
Mountainside
Rat Panic and Tragic Tracks in New Jersey News
A rat at St Marys Cathedral in Trenton caused panic as women fainted and fled during service. Separate reports tell of John Worrell found murdered on East Burlington tracks after being robbed, and new paint at Danforth Free Public Library in Paterson causing painter's colic among attendees. Mrs Antoinette Tolla is sentenced to be hanged for murder in Hackensack. Farmers report tomatoes, crabs, and berries in forecasts across the state. fires, forest damage, and industry notes fill the rest of the day’s brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Cathedral
Trenton
John Worrell
Florence
Burlington
Worrell
Danforth Free Pabric
Paterson
Tolla
Antoinette Tolla
Joseph Santa
Hackensack
Bay Shore
Cape May
Mercer County
San Jose
Gloucester
Berlin
Bridgeton
South Jersey
Farmera
Cap May
Denninvile
O. Gandy
South Millville
West Cape May
Bridgeton Hospital Association
Dennisville
Coll Springs
Wildcats Cause Blackout Across Southern California
Two wildcats roamed the San Bernardino Valley causing a regional blackout for hours, tearing across between Ontario and Azusa and fouling Pacific Lighting Company lines. The incident left homes dark as electric tension failed in a 15,000 volt short circuit. War strains caseloads as workers and civilian life suffer amid the front.
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Wildcater
San Bernardino Valley
California
Ontario
Azusa
Pacific Lighting Company
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William J. Alden
Mr. Alden
Tora Caniines
Kan
Meey
Hastings Westrayed
Maniac
Richmond, Va
Merchant
Roy W. Hemingway
Syracuse
N. Y
Lascrot
Hemingway
Gill
Keay
Wight School
Maxim Gorky
Mid-Pacific
Londote
Currie Beepherent
Ninh Cab Torin
Washington
New Jersey
Volga
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