Ice Work on the Connecticut River Traps a Hero
Ilen Carroll Amsden, a student and athlete, falls from a canal edge during ice cutting on the Connecticut River. Frenchman Louis Lacroix and Vermont tugger Elwood Weston race to save him as the current bears him downstream toward a dangerous canal under the ice. They converge, drag him to safety onto the ice, earning praise for a swift rescue.
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Ilen Carroll Amsden
Ghask
Connecticut
Ice Tim
Caswell & Comber
Wen
Mrl Caswell & Comber
Zero
Amsden
Carrot
Louis Lacroix
Quebec
Elwood Weston
Vermont
Carrell
Weston
Lacroix
Carroll
Wined
Lin
Ife
Fee
Weston and Lacroix
Waite
Louis
Carron
Bup
Gossip of the Truly Great
A satirical column recalls quirky anecdotes about literary figures and public intellectuals. It mentions Fontaine Stilo, Mrs Spilgoml Spelmeyer, Joel Whackerdown Eniway, Rose Lieha Streek, Dr Pater Fort, Lenny Horviuppe Qolek, and others, highlighting eccentricities, writings, and obscure society roles.
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Mr. Fontaine Stilo
Stilo
Generi
War wires raise concern over French officer detachment
The text notes that wires are introduced in large numbers due to the fumition of French officers by some wammed European powers. It cites the Premier Minister of War Nettle drawing attention of various commanders, a matter of importance.
Household Fairs Tapioca Tip Sparks Kitchen Debate
A reader note claims soaking tapioca in cold water muting starch flavor is unnecessary. Instead simmer in boiling water or milk for a less starchy result, prompting questions about proper prep.
Clothespins Make Drying Clothes Easier
A note on clothespins showing how boiling them briefly improves flexibility and durability. Properly boiled pins dry faster, last longer, and help keep lines neat and orderly.
Polishing Glass With Whiting Suggested Method
The guide recommends using whiting in muslin bags to polish glass. Damp the surface, rub with the bag, and finish by polishing with crumpled newspaper for a bright shine.
Kitchen Etiquette for Cleaning After Meals
The guidance urges immediate clearing of rubbish when vegetables are pared and prompt washing and stowing of a stew-pan after use. It also prescribes rinsing and returning spoons forks and knives to the drawer right away to maintain order.
Kitchen organization improves efficiency and cleanliness
The passage notes that putting away items promptly makes the kitchen a pleasant place to work. It also states that washing dishes becomes quicker when supplies are ready and hot water is available. It mentions using boiling water and a tile goda to deal with grease, emphasizing practical cleanliness.
Use of AIL skewers for cleaning and fishing in starch
The roasts from the butchers yield AIL skewers that can be kept after washing. They prove useful for cleaning paintwork by penetrating to all corners with a piece of flannel. They also serve to fish items out of hot starch.
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Jace
Care of Brooms and Brushes
Brooms and brushes last longer if hung up. Floor brushes should be washed in soap and water and dried in the open air about every four weeks. Greasy brushes require thorough cleansing with solid water weekly and dried similarly.
Old Fashioned Recipes and Anecdote From London Glow
A newspaper page fragment lists crullers, kisses, and potato salad recipes with measurements and steps. It mixes dessert and savory items, including Temono Water ice and Bordeaux Sauce, followed by a short anecdote about a well connected, impecunious traveler and a humorous exchange.
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Doe
New York City Election Ends With Tightly Fought Race
Historic citywide voting produced a near tie for mayor with George McClellan narrowly defeating Hearst and Heat, while numerous Manhattan and Bronx districts remained uncounted. Philadelphia and Chicago also swung against reform, signaling a major political shift.
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New York City
William Randolph Hearst
McClellac
Reform
Philadelphia
Results of the Various State Elections in Pennsyl vania and Ohio
Philadelphia reports a sweeping good government victory led by Mayor John Weaver with an estimated margin of 50 000 to 70 000. Berry, the Democrat for State Treasurer, leads in several counties with large pluralities, while Republican strongholds show losses. Ohio statewide results indicate a Democratic landslide for Pattison as governor and for the party ticket, with Cleveland and Cincinnati showing notable outcomes.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
John Weaver
Willan Hf. Borrs
Prohibition
Link
Lee Trummer
Nepodenn
Phil ‘Adelphin
Matheus
Berry
Lancaster County
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Lincoln Party
OILIO
Columbus
Mente
John M. Pattison
Ohio
Gi Fh Cox
Pupublican
Cincinnati
Pattison
Thas
Wade
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
William TH. Boyd
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Tudge Dempsey
Harry Gordon
J.C. Badger
Cohammbux
Potter
Repubican
New Elections Shift Power in New York and New Jersey
The New York Assembly expanded to 200 seats with Republicans gaining six seats and reforming the chamber to 33 Democrats 6 Hearst aligned. In the Senate Republicans hold 36 to 14 Democrats as vacancies fill. In New Jersey eight State Senators and 60 Assembly members were elected, Republicans sweeping most counties by about 25 to 40 and increasing their Senate majority. Everett Colby won Lasex County Senate seat and Mark Pagan was reelected Jersey City mayor, signaling GOP strength and dimming Democratic prospects for United States Senator Dryden.
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New York City
George Brinton McClellan
Willam K. Heat
Williams M. Iving
Republica
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
McClellan
Max F. Jhingen
Hoeart
Clirming
Wearse
Hofman House
Fainmang
Umate
Ein
Tammany
Board of Aldermen
Presdent
Hrunx
Aichmond
Queens
Bird S. Coler
Joseph Borel
Horough
George Cromwell
Richmond
Bermelian
Cassidy
Tn Pks
Tammany County Beket
Osborne
Atorney
Joe Carsidy
Torough
Joe
Joseph Bermet
Bermet
Greater
New York
Hearst
M. On
New York State
Mount Vernon
Beush
William Archer
Troy
Hutato
Achim
Peniacrit
Gas
Alianiy
Enre
Mobes
Republiain
Syracuse
Democratie
Theatis Murphy
Bseat
Albany
Assembly
Senate
John M. Quinn
New York County
J. Dooling
Sanford W. Sintthepoap
Culunthin
Putnam
Terry S. Ambler
New Jersey
Trenton
House of Assembly
Ted
Everett Colby
Lasex County
Mark M. Pagan
Jersey City
United States
John F. Dryden
Gloucester
Salem
Somerset
General Assembly
Martin
Man Sleeps Amid Break-Ins In Chicago Incident
Anton Modomek of South Chicago allegedly slept in a shop after breaking a plate and window during a night visit. Police found him hours later in a cot inside the establishment and took him into custody.
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Chicago
Anton Modomek
Lily Hut
Vwo Wikked In Collapse Near Omaha
Partial collapse of a new building under construction in Omaha fatally injures Ty den Tay and two other workers. Names unclear but two workers die and others injured while a third person escapes. Chinese Port opens to foreign trade.
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Tayden Bros
I Omaha
Neb
Ames Ce Hett
Soha Lampkin
Ander
Aleroy
Ching
Boston Lt Governor race yields Republican cure all around
The report notes Cure fis Choadte won the lieutenant governor post by about 83 000 votes. Draper was elected for the other Republican ticket by around 88 000, with about 15 000 Republicans voting for reciprocity and 2 000 Democrats diverging on Canada issues. John B Moran pulled a surprise win for Suffolk County district attorney over Mice J Sughrue amid Boston area races.
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Boston
Cure Fis Choadte
Gaeverper
Mite
Draper
Canada
Henry M. Whitney
John B. Moran
Distriet
Suffolk County
Revere
Wiathrop
Chelsea
Mice J
Sughrue
Denison secretary cited in a scheme to dispose of holdings
A report details Lestie M. Shin, secretary, disposing of old tnges in a plan to liquidate all interests, delaying ambitions. An incident in San Francisco saw a man named Wintdow Humphig injured from a third story hotel window fall. An architect named Tents Levy from New York was fatally hurt.
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Vollties
Denison
Town
Thiart
Lestie M. Shin
San Francisco
Cal
Tents Levy
New York City
Trade union growth and assorted notices from 19th century logs
The report lists rapid growth of French unions and a new cigarette makers union in Boston. It notes a Ghent cotton strike ending, Edwin Booth the actor scarcely ever being absent, and railway workers in Prussia to be examined every five years. It mentions Norwegian farmers’ government loans at three percent, oculists riding with engineers for eyesight tests, high wages for masons in Berlin, and Canada’s dent mutes post office employment idea. It also states half of Italian emigrants return home after saving a fortune abroad and a December Denver meeting of the National Alliance of Bil Posters and Billers of America.
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France
Boston
Ghent
Belghini
Edwin Booth
Prussia
Norway
Tle
St. Paul
Ber- Mn
William Mulock
Postoffice Department
Canada
Denver
Col
National Alliance of Bil Posters and Billers of America
World News Briefs from a Fragmented Telegraph Reel
A garbled international roundup reports Japan owes 1.25 billion dollars and Halifax houses the largest dry fish packing plant. Mentions a Livingstone monument fund in England, Austria’s 1000 budget surplus near 3 million crowns, and Canada proposing a salary for the opposition tender. Also notes a Chicago professor’s theory on poetry and an odd referendum-like raffle in Ohio.
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Japan
Halifax
Virouhation
England
Livingstone
Canada
Harvard Bulletin Notices Dull Football and Brisk Auto Trade
The Harvard Bulletin laments dull football games across big college elevens due to weak defense. New York State registrations show October as unusually brisk for auto sales. Various sports results include Edna Capen winning a golf cap, Vic Scanlon’s pitching wins, Aqueduct racecourse complaints about favorites, and doubles titles at Tuxedo Club. Celtic Park hosts Gaelic football quarrels between Louth Meath and Leitrim Cork.
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Harvard Bulletin
Eleavens
Garden Theatre
Edna Capen
Cnier
Te Wee Burn Loks
New York State
Vovter Scanlon
Brooklyn
Ifven
Susibat
Aqueduct Race Course
Feracilo
Occar Tile
Ming N. Knowlton
al Gordon Jionglas
Aix
Toxedo
Celtic Park
Louth
Meath
Lelting
Cork
Political Contest Highlights in Boston and Maryland
The piece notes strong press influence in Boston as Mo Fun runs independent and faces a powerful opponent Sugh yao with cross party nomination. Gloucester fishermen back Lodge ally positions while James T. Shaw loses Senate race in the Third Exgex with Democrat George A. Schofield prevailing. Results show McCullough leading for Controller, while the Trage amendment shows a disputed outcome with a 25,000 margin against.
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Mofun
Boston
Sughyao
Gloucester
Senator Lodge
Guild
Draper
James T. Shaw
Thir Exgex
Glowcester
George A. Schotfeld
Utter Leads in Rhoda Islam Gubernatorial Returns
In early returns from 22 of 156 districts Republican Gov George TT Utter leads over Democrat S F C Garvin 3376 to 1460. The marginal gain for Utter is 68 votes, with last year’s totals at 6374 for Utter and 1907 for Garvin, suggesting a statewide Republican trend.
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Goveior Greorge
Utter
Rhoda Islam
Dr. S
F. C. Garvin
Garvin
Nebraska and other states vote yield mixed results in 1912
In Nebraska Omaha voters favored the Republican ticket for county offices while Jules Lombard the Democratic police judge candidate lost. Across the nation Richmond Virginia reflected a smaller Democratic lead though the party carried the state. Indiana town elections varied with Republicans winning 25 of 55 towns and Democrats making gains in others.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
State University
Midh Amaller
Jules Lombard
Andiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
McKinney Wins Congress Seat in District Returns
Rock Island district returns show Janes McKinney Republican defeats A. Howard Dattee Democrat for Congress to fill a vacancy caused by Be. Marsh by about 4500 votes. Turnout is described as less than half the normal.
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McKinney
Rock Islead
Janes McKinney
Republean
A. Howard Dattee
Congress
Be. Marsh
Notable Obscurities and Eccentricities From Public Notices
The item lists a mix of remote and garbled facts including deaths of Commander Joshunt Bishop retired USN at Washington, D.C. aged sixty six, a public eye segment featuring Charles Kaltenhauser of Dittsturg, and various eccentric references to figures such as James Stride John Muir and Charles Schwab. The integrity and accuracy are questionable due to OCR garbling.
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Bishop
Joshunt Bishop
A. N
Wistington, DL
Charles Kaltenhauser
Dittsturg
Alesander Ribot
Prince of
Audiffret-Pasculer
Joneh Academy
John Muir
Muir Ghimer
Alaska
Bilkbop Mora
Hidalgo
Mexico
Finlay Anderson
New York
Oberlander
James J. Papatheodorokounti
Chicago
Charles M. Schwab Hay
Providence
UN Cost
SIC
John Buller
Burke
United
Kingdon
Coast defences cost estimate and political notes in Washington
The coast defenses plan requires about 16 million dollars to complete as estimated by the Endicott Board. Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg attended an informal luncheon and dinner. Chairman Shoatsback bought Bibles and playing cards for workers on the Pangan Canal project. Paul Morton met with the President at the White House to discuss the insurance situation. Truman H. Newberry becomes Assistant Secretary of the Navy succeeding Charley Darling who moves to Burlington Vermont as Customs Collector. Georgetown customs officials await White House instructions on appraising Allis Roosevelt’s gifts to avoid trips to Georgetown.
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Washington
Endicott Board
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Shoatsbax
Pangan Canal
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Insurance Company
White House
Allis Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Georgetown
Custom House
Beef Trust Sued in Honolulu Over High Prices
United States District Attorney Breckens filed a suit against the alleged Beef Trust in Honolulu claiming an unlawful combination controls the business and imposes oppressive prices. A farewell banquet in Manila honored Governor Luke Wright with Americans English Spaniards and Filipinos toasting.
Courts Uphold Typographical Union Picketing Injunction
The Common Pleas Court at Toledo refused to overrule a motion by the Typographical Union to modify the injunction against offices where printers are on strike. A roundup of scattered national notices follows, including accidents in Knoxville and Gettysburg, and reports on public figures and international events.
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Common Pleas Court
Toledo
Ohio
Typographical Union
Knoxville
Tenn
Alma Hake
Hanover
Albert Rodgers
Gettysburg
John Vaughn
Bedford County
Otter
New York Chamber of Commerce
Walter
Herbert Thumm
Att Magazine
W. Va
Fast Express
Western Springs
Watel
Eva Garfield
California Raisin Growers’ Company
Deposit’ Bank
Sulphur
Somerset
Phil Sheridan
S'weuts-seventh Infantry
Coast Trolley Sold in Foreclosure and Other City News
The Atlantic Coast Electric Railway system from Pleasure Bay to Belmar was sold for 700000 to Adrian Joline for a rumored H H Rogers ownership. Also reported are a manslaughter verdict, a divorce pleadings fight, sewer tax disputes in Woodbury, and a Woodbury council review of assessments amid uneven valuations.
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Philadelphia
H. W. Tracey
Atlantic Coast Electric Light Company
Utd
Purchater
Seashore Electric Railway Company
Weat End
Long Branch
Raiway Company
Atlantic Coast
Stark
James Smit, Jr
First Mortgage
Delaware and Atlantic Tel Co Plans Underground Wires
The Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph Company seeks council approval to bury its wires from Camden to Trenton. Officials expect two months work once permitted and hope to eliminate above ground poles within the city. The ordinance committee initially opposed burying only the trunk line but company representatives pledge rapid underground installation.
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Delaware and Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph Company
Common Council of
Ber‘erly
Camden
Trenton
Parole Revocation Marks First Use of Pardons Board Power
The New Jersey Board of Pardons in Trenton revoked paroles of five former state prisoners, a move seen as curbing leniency and signaling fewer paroles ahead. The action follows a legislative expansion allowing parole supervision.
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Board of Pardons
Trenton
Hte
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