Marshall Field III and his wealth inheritance
A Chicago report profiles Marshall Field III, heir to a vast estate valued at 100 to 150 million dollars. It portrays his 12 year old life in Lakewood New Jersey, his daily study routine with a tutor, and his plans for college while facing immense future responsibilities.
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Marshall Field III
Lakewood, New Jersey
Chicago
Marshall Field
Henry Field
Field House
Lakewood
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Rockefeller
Carnegie
University of Chicago
Field
Ceuil
Marshall Field II
Hair Powder Disuse Promoted In Late 18th Century England
The text notes high grain prices in England and a push to stop using hair powder. A 1795 proclamation by Great Yarmouth officials urged the public to abandon powder for the public good, with military support. In 1795 Woburn Abbey gentlemen pledged fines to enforce the ban, while Tory figures distrusted nonusers. A 1820 Derby Major Cox resisted a clerical tutor who wore short hair, fearing revolutionary signals.
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England
Great Yarmouth
Woburn Abbey
Major Cox
Derby
SIZES UP YANKEE WOMAN
Prof Emil Reich entertains Londoners with his views on American women. He claims the American woman governs the man and seeks a good time through spiritualism Buddhism wireless telegraphy and Marie Corelli novels. He compares European women including French German Irish and Russian types.
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Emil Reich
Dr. Reich
America
Christopher Columbus
Marie Corelli
Ireland
Babe Found Buried Alive Case Shocks Roswell
In Roswell New Mexico Mrs L Aiken of Lakewood is in Carlsbad jail charged with abducting her eight month old child and burying it alive in the backyard of her home. A neighbor reported a midnight kidnapping tale then a search located the child buried near the house. Doctors say death resulted from suffocation and the baby may have been alive when buried.
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Babe
Roswell
N. M
L. Aiken
Lakewood
Carlsbad
Body Turns Over in Coffin at Bellingham Funeral
Relatives of Miss Hastings a Bellingham high school student who died on Orcas Island were stunned when the casket was opened and the body turned over. A faint flush suggested life and a doctor 20 miles away was summoned but efforts to revive the corpse failed and the body was buried after hours.
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Bellingham
Miss Hastings
Orcas Island
Family conflicts over auto repairs and football duties
A judge notes a man faces a choice between continuing auto repairs or supporting his football son, highlighting a family dilemma and potential obligations.
Better the Fool Than the Miser with Money Buried
A terse aphorism contrasting the folly of losing money with the sting of hoarding wealth. The saying favors generosity over miserliness and hints at moral consequences for both extremes.
Iron Island ore site in Queensland Pacific group
The Northumberland islands near Rockhampton and Mackay include Iron Island, a 1320 by 528 foot landmass in the Duke group. The entire island is iron ore except a 60 to 120 foot western strip and a northern sand flat, with an estimated 2.25 million tons of ore available above and below high tide. The ridge features greenish trachyte with cross quartz veins and three white marble outcrops on the south. Ore is cryptocrystalline magnetite with hematite and high specific gravity 4.5 to 4.6. mining would require walling to prevent seawater intrusion below tide level.
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Marshall Field
Leadville
Northumberland Islands
Queensland
Pacific
Rockhampton
Mackay
Iron Island
Geological Survey
Transportation cost for Russian troops announced
The plan covers transporting Russian soldiers from Vladivostok to Russia by steamship at 65 dollars per trooper and 200 dollars per officer. Contracts are let for about 60,000 men.
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Vladivostok
Russia
Poison death plagues Kansas cattle family feud
Clarence Albright was found dead at his Kingman county home after drinking carbolic acid on a note claiming threats to force him to poison himself. His father, M J Albright, described past feuds over rural telephone lines and a countywide contest for beauty and a piano prize. Authorities note possible enmity-driven murder then suicide.
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Marshall Field
Akewood
N. J
Lakewood
Kingman
Kan
Clarance Albright
Albright
L. D. Haverhill
State University
Kansas
Clarence Albright
Kingman County
Kansas Plains
Mabel Anderson
M. J. Albright
Clarence
Mamie Albright
Miss Albright
Woman scales flagstaff in New York skyscraper feat
Mrs. Robert Merrill climbed 345 feet to the Pulitzer building flagstaff top to win a $1,000 bet and a diamond ring. The stunt was staged with Steeple Jack Merrill and two helpers as hundreds watched from below.
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New York
Robert Merril
Pulitzer
Merrill
New York World
David Sussman
Jack
C. W. Williams
Bronx
Williams
Sussman
Jim
Jack Hohn
Bob Johnson
Hohn
Johnson
Mrs. Merrill
Deerea
Steeple Jack
Steeple
Jill
The Origin of Dreams Debate Sparks Restaurant Talk
In a light exchange reference a reader jokes about meals causing dreams as a man recalls a gupper with friends and notes his wife dreamt of a hat in a New York Sun item.
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N. Y
Its Chief Attraction Hat Sparks Decision at Home
A humorous exchange from Tit-Bits features a wife unsure whether to keep a cherished new hat, describing it as the dearest thing she has seen this season. Her husband teases that she will choose the hat after all, given her strong attachment.
Bright Boy High Financier Portrait Notice
A father scolds his son for failing at school while the son defends his strategy of not knowing. The exchange is reported with a wry tone typical of a New York Sun style vignette.
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N. Y. Sun
Derby Woman Passes as Man to Hold Factory Jobs
Miss Stanton of Derby, disguising as a man named Robert Stanton, worked three weeks as a lathe operator in a Bridgeport cutlery plant and one week at another factory. She carried tobacco and rice paper, rolled cigarettes, and mingled with male workers while delaying discovery until a boarding mistress revealed the ruse. Her voice and altered appearance drew suspicion while coworkers knew her as Sissy Stanton.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Miss Stanton
Derby
Robert Stanton
Sissy Stanton
Strange Lawyer Humor in Yonkers Notice
A Yonkers Statesman snippet jokes about a lawyer neighbor who predicts a storm yet never sends a bill for advice. The exchange plays on weather talk and the punchline about the unpaid bill in a light urban humor tone.
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Church
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Why do they always allude to it as dear old Broadway
An exchange from the Pittsburg Post questions common references to Broadway and to New York shopping, hinting at a humor or social commentary about urban branding. It presents a slice of editorial voice and reader reaction without stating a clear event or outcome.
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New York
Pittsburg Post
Neighbor taunts Lobrow over shoveled sidewalk prank
A Washington Star item quotes a neighbor asking why the sidewalk isn’t cleaned. Mr. Lobrow replies that his family would enjoy seeing people slip and fall, claiming it amuses the children.
He Proposes She Interjects in Hearsay Conversation
A Chicago News feature quotes a man proposing an idea while a woman interrupts, noting she has heard the claim but lacks satisfactory proof. The exchange illustrates a dispute over credibility and evidence in casual discourse.
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Chicago News
A Thoughtful Hostess
A hostess introduces a shy guest to a dancer at a social gathering. The male guest declines both dancing and card play, noting he does not dance or gamble. The hostess mentions supper will be ready soon.
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Westend
N. Y
Don't you think every statesman should cultivate a manner of great dignity
Senator Sorghum replies that a manner of great dignity is a valuable asset. It deters people from asking bothersome questions for fear of appearing impertinent, as quoted by the Washington Star.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Prospects and a Pawned Watch in Tit Bits
In Tit Bits a dialogue unfolds with Angelina asking Edwin about his prospects. Edwin claims expectations from an uncle contradicting a claim of having no relatives, then reveals plans to pawn his watch that evening. The exchange hints at financial pressures and hidden family ties.
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Angelina
Papa
Edwin
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