Joseph's Bones and the Hidden Burial of Joseph
The tale follows Joseph's death in Egypt and a Cairo temple plot led by Potipherah to bury his bones in Egypt or Goshen. Ephraim and Manasseh refuse Egyptian rites, vow to carry Joseph's bones to Canaan, and hide his coffin in a Goshen cavern. The priest relents as dawn breaks, and the Hebrews preserve the pledge of future exodus.
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Joseph
Israel
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Egypt
Pharaoh
Asenath
Potipherah
Manasseh
Ephraim
Goshen
Ephaim
Osiris
Ther
Wade
Knot flag signals bonded stores at seaports
The knot emblem on a ship’s flag at major seaports signals to customs officers that the vessel intends to ship or use bonded stores such as tobacco or spirits. The customs officer must be present to break the seal before such stores may be consumed or shipped.
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London
Liverpool
Popular Bandit Rise Inspires Fear in Andalusia
The article notes a Spanish bandit named Vivillio resurging in Andalusia with several highway robberies. He becomes a popular idol while the guardia civil plans swift suppression. Report mentions harsh arrest methods including tying prisoners with string and shooting if they run.
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Vivillio
Andalusia
Guardia Civile
Why New York Need Not Fear a Hostile Fleet
The article argues New York's harbor defenses and coastal forts render a hostile fleet ineffective. It cites Fort Slocum, Schuyler, Totten, and fortifications around Sandy Hook and the Narrows, plus 6,000+ soldiers, armored ships then under construction, and robust mine and gun defenses to deter invasion. General Grant is quoted as saying an attack near the city would be virtually impossible.
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New York
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Banquo
Great Eastern
Prince Louis
New York Harbor
Admiral Evans
Prince
Drake
Father Knickerbocker
New York City
Britain
France
Germany
North Atlantic
Slocum
Schuyler
Totten
Fort Slocum
New Rochelle
Fort Hamilton
Uncle Sam
Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook
Hamilton and
Wadsworth
Romer Shoals
American
Hancock
Hamilton
Rodman
Trumbull
Wright
Terry
Jay
Long Island Sound
Fort Rodman
New Bedford
Fort Trumbull
New London
Connecticut
Kansas
Virginia
Nebraska
Georgia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Mississippi
Idaho
Louisiana
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Vermont
South Carolina
Michigan
California
South Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Charleston
Maine
Missouri
Kentucky
Ilinois
Alabama
Iowa
Massachusett
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Kearsarge
Maryland
Prince Henry
Gen. Grant
Atlantic Seaboard
Athletic graft taints college sports amid exposes
The piece argues college athletics suffer graft after revelations in insurance and politics. It notes a Western outlet laments the delay in exposing the misuse and criticizes feeble protests against eroding college honor amid a bleacher mob’s demand for wins. It also hints that amateur status at most U.S. colleges is unlikely to survive scrutiny. Some orators use others’ words effectively.
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United States
Notorious Dayton Doctor Charged With Triple Murder
Dayton physician Dr Oliver Haugh faces three first degree murder charges for the suspected poisoning of his father mother and brother with hyacine and arson to conceal the crime. Authorities allege his long drug habit and bigamous marriages across Toledo Chicago Milwaukee tied to a string of mysterious deaths and a confession to an acquaintance led to his arrest.
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Dayton
Oliver Haugh
Haugh
Kline
Borgia
Hermann
Lima
Lorain
Twohy
Walter Klein
Toledo
Dr. Haugh
Chicago
Anna Patterson
Anna D. Patterson
Milwaukee
Mary
Jesse
George Eckley
State Hospital For
Cincinnati
Miami Medical College
Louisville Medical College
Mary Frances Haugh
Samuel Jacob Haugh
Jesse Haugh
Harry Nolan
Hyacine
Girl Lost in Woods Survives on Teaberries and Apple
Miss Josie Butterworth, ten, wandered from Bridge tonpike into the woods near Millville for two days and nights. She survived on teaberries and parts of a large red apple, was found by woodcutter William Stiles, and returned home to her relieved family.
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Millville
N. J
Josephine Butterworth
Bridgeton
Josephine
Soma
William Stiles
Cedarville
Joe Butterword
Josie
Moose and Two Cass Lake Men Escape Bold Moose Attack
Bert Oakley and Frank Liesen voyage on Cass Lake near the Tur tle river when a bull moose storms from the swamp. Liesen climbs a tree while Oakley lassos the animal, twisting it around a tree until the men flee to safety. An Indian later frees the moose at Cass Lake landing.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Cass Lake
Liesen
Oakley
Tobacco Chewing By Pupils Closes Lyons School
About a hundred Lyons Union lower grade students chewed tobacco after an advertising agent handed out samples. Twenty or more pupils fell ill, teachers alerted the Principal, doctors treated the sick, and the school closed for the afternoon. Health officials pursued the agent, who fled town.
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Lyons, N. Y
Lyons Union School
Miss Halpin
Whitney
Kinney
Urcbin
Veeder
Poor Material Pirate Ship Plan Notion
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet features a comic exchange about using “boarders” to seize a pirate ship. The jokey dialogue contrasts grand plans with the supposed ineffectiveness of the crew.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Barber Confronts Whisker Fashion Debate
A quirky exchange from the Chicago Sun parries a barber’s whisker critique. The jibe asks what whiskers suit a barber, with a tongue in cheek reply about chin whiskers as the proper style.
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Chicago Sun
Treed by Wolves Near Des Joachims Shanty
Ottawa shantyman Edouard Leduc recently returned from Des Joachims avoided a wolf attack ten miles north of the camp. While returning for partridges he found himself surrounded by a pack with glowing eyes. He climbed a tall tree and spent the night watching the wolves circle and approach before the dawn faded away.
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Ottawa
Ont
Edouard Leduc
Des Joachims
Leduc
Honeymoon on Engine Pilot Injures Couple
William Dolinsky and his bride were carried four miles on an engine pilot after their buggy was struck at a crossing. The top of the buggy remained wedged on the pilot and the couple, discovered at Eland Junction, were seriously injured.
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Milwaukee
William Dolinsky
Eland Junction
Wakes After Long Sleep In Syracuse
Miss Florence Ryan age 21 wakes from a March 7 unconscious state in Syracuse New York. She recognizes relatives and talks, after a year of coma from a trench fall injuries that baffled physicians.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Florence Ryan
Miss Ryan
Conscientious statesman and boss clash over shame
A Washington Star quotation frames a conscience versus duty moment. The statesman asks if the boss has ever been ashamed, and the boss replies that he is too busy making others sorry to have time for shame. The line highlights a sharp, ironic take on accountability.
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Washington Star
Dangerous Knowledge in a Casually Hostile Exchange
A Washington Star fragment shows a woman sneering at a man’s knowledge while blaming race horses for the discussion. Mrs Torkins asserts her husband’s expertise but laments the topic of racehorses in a terse exchange.
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Toung
Wall Street Speculation Slumps as Public Stays Aloof
A New York report shows brokers lamenting weak public participation in speculation. Commission houses execute only half their potential business while market activity exceeds a million shares daily. One gambler declined stock play, saying he cannot trust a game that shows only the shuffle or deal and wires the results.
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Wall Street
New York
Fortune
Hercules Explains Cerberus Swap Over Dog Tax Tale
Hercules explains why he carried away Cerberus, arguing Cerberus is three dogs while Pluto fights two thirds of a dog tax, insisting the aggregate is one dog. The Chicago Tribune notes the comic tax dispute.
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Hercules
Cerverus
Cerberus
Pluto
Chicago Tribune
Vicarious Suffering In The Times-Democrat Note
A brief humorous item from the New Orleans Times-Democrat quotes a dialogue about age and ailments. It features a worried man and a remark about his wife suffering from footache, reflecting a light domestic joke in a period newspaper tone.
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N. O. Times-Democrat
Patient and Patrice in Yonkers weather quip
A Yonkers Statesman quip contrasts a doctor advising a sunny clime with Patrice noting the nurse's cloudy mood. The exchange plays on weather as metaphor for mood.
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Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Wolf Pack Chases Hibbing Resident Near Sturgeon Lake
J A Miller, a Sturgeon Lake region homesteader near Hibbing Minnesota, recounts a night encounter with a pack of wolves. They fled two miles to their cabin shouting and throwing stones as wolves trailed them. Wolves lingered around the cabin all night. Miller notes wolves are unusually numerous in the area this fall and moving south from the Canadian line.
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Hibbing
Minn
J.A. Miller
Sturgeon Lake
Miller
Noble My Son and the Devil in a Yard Tale
A Puritan mother scolds her son for swearing claiming he used the devil. The boy protests that he only said the devil and argues others don’t consider it a swear. The exchange ends with the mother's claim that it mocks sacred things. From the San Francisco Argonaut.
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San Francisco
Argonaut
Distinctive Name Sparks Curzon Cousin Claim in New York
A New York truck driver Brad ley Curzon complained to police about a matter. The desk sergeant joked about his distinguished name and a possible relation to Lord Curzon. The man replied he is his cousin but would not discuss the link. The report notes his appearance suggests he is unaccustomed to his current humble living.
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New York
Bradley Curzon
Lord Curzon
The Limit Frivolous Exchange Cited in Laughing Column
A playful exchange from the Philadelphia Press features Tom and Dick trading jests about Miss Beaconstreet’s reputed coldness. The flirtatious dialogue uses brisk, quip like lines to poke fun at social manners and propriety.
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Tom
Miss Beaconstreet
Philadelphia Press
Reid-My Chauffeur Sets Speeding Record
Greene reveals the driver has been fined eight times in six days for speeding as reported by Yonkers States.
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Reid
Greene
Yonkers
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Brooklyn
Ft. Hancock
Nee Island
Moventure
Hunter
Friend
Beast
Companion
Curzon
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