Uncle Ham and Aunt Julia Grubbs End 37 Year Marriage
Lawrenceburg Indiana reports Judge George E. Downey grants a divorce to 60 year old Aunt Julia Grubbs after 21 years of silence with her husband 65 year old Uncle Ham Grubbs. Alimony of 2000 dollars is paid. The couple married in 1868 and raised six children.
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Ham
Julia” Grubbs
Lawrenceburg
Ind
George E. Downey
Julia Grubbs
Hamilton Grubbs
Moore’s Hill District
Grubbs
Jule
Julia Harris
New York
Indiana
Benjamin Plummer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ham Grubbs
Mrs. Grubbs
Uncle Ham
Ella
Kansas
Illinois
Ohio
Miller Township
Jealous wife tracks and kills husband then shoots self
In Los Angeles on June 20 Mrs. Coleman E Thaisz lured her husband to an orange grove and killed him with a pistol shot to the back and heart before taking her own life beside his body. Neighbors had long known of her threats and jealousy.
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New York
Los Angeles
Cal
Coleman E. Thaisz
Thaisz
Ridgewood Heights
Long Island
Hungary
Pittsburg
Thaist
Louis Gamar
Gamar
Thai3z
Pasadena
Verduga Canyon
Moldy Grapes Reveal Secret of Moselle Wine
United States Consul McNally reports at Liege Belgium that Prof Marshall Ward explained during a recent lecture on Molds and Moulders that moldy grapes produce superior wine. He says Moselle wines use grapes in poor condition subjected to noble rot which concentrates sugar and flavor.
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United States
McNally
Liege
Belgium
Moselle
Marshall Ward
Poets and Irresponsibility in Literary Critique
A brief editorial fragment argues poets are wayward and largely irresponsible in their acts. It contends their sensitive and inflammable nature makes it unfair to judge them by normal standards, suggesting a nuanced view of poetic conduct.
Brave EightYearOld Saves Train Near Osceola
Eight year old Wallace Moore of Osceola Pennsylvania spotted an opened spur switch on the Tyrone division of the Pennsylvania railroad. He stood on the tracks signaling the approaching passenger train and caused engineer Franks to apply emergency brakes, stopping the train within feet of him and likely preventing injury or death to 128 passengers.
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Altoona
Wallace Moore
Osceola
Here
Tyrone
Pennsylvania Railroad
Franks
Kisses Save Crop from Rain at Saline County Farm
Mabel Huston an 18 year old daughter of a Saline county farmer distributed kisses and hugs as prizes to harvest hands who did the most work to save her father’s wheat crop from imminent ruin by threatening rains. The tactic kept workers motivated and the wheat avoided damage as night fell and rain followed.
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Topeka
Kan
Mabel Huston
Saline County
Bishop of St Albans Preaches For Deaf Congregation
A London church for the deaf and dumb hosted a sermon by the bishop of St Albans. A curate assisted, translating the talk sentence by sentence into sign language for the mute audience.
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St. Albans
London
He Can Build It Steam Tramway Planned in Alkmaar
Alkmaar in the Netherlands plans a steam tramway to be built by the Noor der Stroomtramwagmaatschappij. The project signals a significant public transport expansion with a branded Dutch firm overseeing construction and operation.
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Alkmar
Netherlands
Noorder Stroomtramwagmaatschappij
So Different Pirations of Modern Youth
Dialogue between Uncle Winthrop and Emersie contrasts childhood dreams with adult ambitions. Emerson Lowell Backbergh imagines becoming a promoter, while the younger generation cites piracy as a childhood fantasy.
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Uncle Winthrop
Emersie
Emerson Lowell Backbergh
Puck
Drink of Savages Ceremonial Brew Described
A ceremonial drink called assine among American Aborigines was prepared by women in stone vessels and boiled using heated stones, detailing traditional method and role of women in the preparation.
Mad lascar seaman fights in air on Anchor Line ship
In London, a mad lascar seaman named Hadji Cassim went berserk after docking the Asia. He climbed 60 feet up the foremast and clung to the rigging for five hours. He then looped a noose, jumped, and swung below as officers and crew tried to intervene.
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London
Lascar
Asia
Royal Albert Docks
Hadji Cassim
Serang
Panic on the Mast as Mad Lascar Attacks Crew
A man in the crew fought the lascar in a midair struggle atop a vessel mast. The lascar broke free, fell to the deck, and was rushed to the Seamen's Hospital after sustaining minor injuries. Dock workers and officials watched a dangerous unloading attempt unfold during the incident.
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Ging
Serang
Adulterations in German Foods Reported by University of Jena
A state department report from Dr. H Matthes of the University of Jena details broad food adulteration findings. From 1903 to 1904, hundreds of samples revealed apricots with sulphurous acid, butter with excess water, milks dirty and watered, and various products tainted with glucose, coal tar dyes, or nonfood components.
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State Department
H. Matthes
Bureau Office For Examining Foods
University of Jena
At the Sea Shore
A brief dialogue excerpt references Mrs Briese from the west hearing breakers and a playful reply about boomer sounds, cited from the Cleveland Leader.
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West
Taming Buffaloes Two Calves Rescue and Mishap
The writer details taming two buffalo calves from Corbin park by hand feeding with cow milk, rearing in a fenced pasture, and using patent feeders. A later accident in a narrow pasture left a bull calf with a broken leg. a surgeon set the limb but a sling caused fatal fever for the wild calf.
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Corbin Park
Morrison
Croydon Mountain
Sunsit Ridge
Edward Ruelbach and Therys Lead Early 1900s Racing Notes
The piece highlights Edward Ruelbach as a rising pitcher for the Chicago team after stints at Sedalia, Vermont, and Notre Dame. It also covers R B Thery and Caillois, French racers, preparing for the Vanderbilt Cup, with Thery expected to bolster France’s road racing prestige. The 1905 Gordon Bennett race saw Thery win. Lancia’s early exit and Thery’s 96 horsepower car impressed spectators.
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Edward M. Ruelbach
Ruebach
Sedalia Club
Sedalia
Lawson
Notre Dame University
University of Vermont
Montpelier
Barrie
Vermont University Nine
Ruelbach
Hinsdale N. H
Hinsdale
Collegians
New Hampshire
Vermont
R. B. Thery
Caillois
Auvergne
France
Long Island
Duray
America
Thery
Gordon Bennett
Lancia
Dyer-Nagger Pleads for Wife to Return Home
In Town Topics a note from Dyer-Nagger asks his wife to come back, blaming the quiet night for his sleeplessness and requesting her return due to the missing melodious voice.
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Dyer—Nagger
Dyer
Seventh son joke prompts lingering misfortune
A Detroit Free Press quip jokes that being the seventh son brings fortune only in theory, as the speaker notes all it has delivered so far are the inherited clothes from six brothers. The brief item highlights family luck and humorous perspective on folklore.
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Detroit Free Press
When She Reflected Diamonds Sparked Suspicions
A Houston Post quotation centers on a woman known for little reflection, with a witty exchange about her wearing diamonds and what that says about her. It captures social irony and fashionable perception in a concise moment.
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Houston Post
Local Gossip Sparks Mention in Town Paper
In a fragment of conversation, Mrs Lavneuse contemplates writing a scandal for the Trumpet, while Mrs Sharpe argues against it and suggests involving Miss Leggitt the dressmaker to reach more readers. The exchange hints at community intrigue and social networks.
Sheridan Wins Amateur All Round Title in Boston
Martin J Sheridan of the Irish American A C New York City claims amateur champion all round athlete of America at Boston setting a new record of 6120 points The Leanders beat Ves Pers Philadelphia by a length in Henley rowing regatta winning the Grand Challenge Cup final in 556 time just five seconds off the record
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Martin J. Sheridan
A. C
New York City
America
Boston
Philadelphia
Henley
England
Reggy Ah Expresses Deep Love for Miss Rose
In a lighthearted exchange from the Chicago Daily News Reggy and Miss Rose discuss affection as yawns interrupt the conversation Miss Rose teases Reggy about keeping pace with his thoughts in a playful moment of humor and romance.
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Reggy
Miss Rose
Chicago Daily News
Misread Romance in The Methusaleh Parable
A humorous exchange depicts Methusaleh chiding a long courting suitor by noting a century of visits to his daughter. The dialogue, from a Puck humor piece, highlights the suitor’s patient persistence and Methusaleh’s parental skepticism.
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Methusaleh
Puck
Love and Reason Question Before Marriage
A week before their wedding, he asks if she would marry him if he were poor and had to earn a living, prompting reflection on love and practical choice. The brief quote centers on commitment and economic worries in a romantic context.
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Puck
Sugar Pine Looms Large on Sierra Nevada Slopes
The sugar pine supplies lumber comparable to eastern white pine and even the large old growths. It yields up to 54,000 board feet per tree, grows with western yellow pine and fir, and exists from 2,000 to 10,000 feet in California. Foresters propose protected second growth to replace cut trees and sustain production.
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Pacific Coast
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
East
Bureau of Forestry Studies
Time Spent in Traveling Reopens City Time Debate
A Berlin merchant visiting New York argues that daily commutes waste hours and reduce home life. He contrasts European practice of living near work with New Yorkers, urging greater time efficiency and less strenuous city living. He claims two hours daily commuting equals 1,864 hours yearly.
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Berlin
Marlborough
The
Herald
Europe
Paris
New York
Moving in Five Loads Likely for Transfer
A housekeeper asks if moving can be done in five loads and the mover confirms five regular loads, with two or three extra loads possible for items the teamsters forget. The dialogue hints at logistics and delays in a New York Weekly style.
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N. Y
One at a Time in Ally Sloper Cartoon Exchange
Dialogue from Ally Sloper humor piece notes a parrot being discarded by a wife after talk, with the husband remarking the toss-up between parrot and wife, the wife winning. The line reflects comic banter on domestic antics and talking pets.
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Brown
Jones
Ally Sloper
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