Wireless telegraphy proves its value in naval uses
The article notes a Cunard liner maintaining constant wireless contact during mid ocean and highlights Russian and Japanese use in war. It details Admiral Togo’s fleet receiving real time Russian movements and sharing orders, crediting wireless as a turning point in naval history.
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Atlantic
Cunard
Straits of Korea
Togo
Idzumo
Rojestvensky
Tsu Island
Detroit Free Press
High Seas
Safety of the Wheat Crop Examines June Hope
The New York Post reviews how winter wheat outlooks, market reactions, and mid summer conditions determine when a crop is truly safe. Past years show May estimates drift with frosts, droughts, and pests, yet a June open in good condition signals reliability while earlier damage delays safety into July.
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New York Post
Missouri
Ohio
Ohio Volunteers Misread Belt Letters In Civil War Tale
The Troy Times recalls a joke that Ohio troops wore belts bearing O V M for Ohio Volunteer Militia, later joked as Ohio Visiting Mississippi. The piece notes Ohio National Guardsmen traveled to Mississippi and the South were greeted warmly, amid reflections that the war is over.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Troy
N. Y
South
The Rise of Pretense as Fashion in Society
The Washington Star argues pretense has become a global fashion rivaling true possession. It notes success is often measured by wealth and appearance, with authenticity risking social mis judgment as a costly affectation.
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Lme
Washington Star
Local Courtship Quarrel Ends With Letters and Powder
A young lady from near town reconciled with her boyfriend after returning all letters and gifts from their courtship. In retaliation he sent a dozen boxes of face powder and a note joking that he likely wore that amount on his coat collar.
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Princeton
Chicago man blocks debtor train with ties on tracks
A Chicago man tried to stop a debtor from leaving town by appealing to railroad officials to stop selling a ticket. When denied, he allegedly piled ties on the tracks to interfere with the debtor's train.
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Chicago
Town
Dalrymple Leads Chicago Tramway Inquiry Tour
In Chicago Mr James Dalrymple of Glasgow tours the city to study municipal ownership of transit. He notes tram systems, reports on Glasgow trade unions, wages, and car line privatization. The piece also reflects on local philanthropy efforts and public guardian Miss Bartelme's work with orphans and waifs.
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James Dalrymple
Glasgow
Chicago
Dalrymple
Mr. Dalrymple
Men’s Association
Judge Mack
Bartelme
Cook County
White City Amusement Park Opens On South Side
Christopher Webster describes a new White City amusement park on Chicago's South Side. A million-dollar complex features sunken gardens white cement buildings and neon signs for attractions including Jim Key the midget village Venice gondola and a bumps ride. The bustling midway offers College Inn refreshments and a congress of Indians amid a parade of thrilling and exotic entertainments.
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Hicago
White City
Jim Key
Venice
College Inn
Age of Impoliteness Reflects Shifting Politeness Norms
A Kansas City Journal column argues that women now treat men with the same impoliteness once aimed at women. Men stop offering seats on streetcars, finding little reward or thanks. Hat tips are met with cold stares and doubt about the giver’s motives.
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The
Kansas City Journal
The Point of View Optimist Pessimist Quote
A brief syndicated quote exchange contrasts optimism and cynicism, noting there is hope and there is doubt. The dialogue appears in a Cincinnati Enquirer style context.
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Cincinnati
Revelations by an Ex Speaker: Poker Bribes in Legislation
A 1905 exposé describes how legislators and lobbyists used poker games to pass bribes, detailing a banker attorney, stake money, and envelopes as covert pay. It follows schemes in state capitals, enforcers of card rooms, and a misdelivered envelope that ended in a conscience fund.
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Joseph B. Bowles
General Assembly
Koodler
Legislative Hall
Trying a Chinese Bride's Temper
A description of traditional Chinese wedding customs where uninvited guests test the bride’s temper. Members may provoke her with rude remarks and challenges to obedience, provoking shaming responses or displays of temper depending on her actions.
Or Goes Out The Torch Of Truth Wanes In Winds Of Opposition
A brief Chicago Tribune note recalls a figure whose once bright flame of truth dimmed as dissent faded. The sentiment laments fading courage amid mounting opposition.
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Chicago Tribune
Fragments Describe Harsh Bridal Rituals In Court Memoir
The passage depicts a harsh bridal ritual with a criticizing narrator. A vignette mentions a girl being shown in a boudoir and forced to stand on an inverted cup to emphasize small feet, reflecting social scrutiny of female beauty and marriage prospects.
Bird Metaphor Teases Lunch Invitation
A pithy Chicago Daily News remark notes a girl claims to eat no more than a bird and cautions a young man to consider the ostrich comparison before inviting her to lunch.
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Chicago Daily News
Strange Romance of Insane Couple in Asylum Story
Edith May Griswold and L De Witt Griswold, once patients at Buffalo and Middletown asylums, married after discharge but remain hopes of life ending there. Their courtship began through shared wards and windows, later reuniting in Kingston after years of wandering and public lectures on atheism.
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Kingston
N. Y
New York State Homeopathic Hospital For Insane
Middletown
Edith May Griswold
Ulster County
Ithaca
Buffalo
Griswold
New York
Huxley
Darwin
Ingersoll
Middletown Asylum
Griswolds
Cantine
German saloon keeper faint heroically returns to life
Michael Hoetzel an aged German citizen living on West Michigan Street Evansville Indiana and his two sons run a saloon. He collapsed apparently dead but revived when the undertaker approached. He asked for a glass of beer and soup and appeared in good health the next day suggesting a long life ahead.
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Chicago
New York
New York Mail
State Street
Employers’ Agency
Capitol
Bier
Evansville
Ind
Michael Hoetzel
West Michigan Street
Sneeze Sparks Fire in York Shop
A man named William Swartz stopped a blaze in a North George Street shop after a sneeze blew alcohol lamp vapors into a benzine dish. His quick action and singed hair kept the fire from spreading until the chemical engine arrived.
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York
William Swartz
Swartz
North George Street
Question on Matrimony God in New Painting
In a Philadelphia Press note humorously recounting a brief exchange, Miss Passay asks for the name of the small god symbolizing matrimony and Mr. Timmid struggles to answer, remarking on the suddenness of the moment.
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Miss Passay
Mr. Timmid
Unfinished Whistler Portrait Remains Incomplete
A historical note recalls James McNeill Whistler allegedly held 100 sittings for a single portrait. Three sisters consecutively posed, each growing older, leaving the work unfinished in the end.
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Whistler
Oldest Belfry in America St Peter’s Church Bell Tree
The seven century old fir tree forming the spire of St Peter’s church in Tacoma is described as the oldest belfry in America. The eight foot thick tree serves as the church bell mechanism and pinnacle of the structure.
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America
St. Peter’s Church
Tacoma
Harvard Senior Held as Burglar in Tablet Theft
Cambridge mass Benjamin Joy a Harvard senior and leader in campus circles and a member of the Med Fac order is charged with breaking into Phillips Brooks House and stealing a bronze memorial tablet. He and three accomplices fled but were pursued and captured by a Harvard freshman and police. Joy is bailed at 1500 dollars awaiting grand jury action.
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Cambridge
Mass
Benjamin Joy
Harvard
Boston
Hasty Pudding
Phillips Brooks
Grand Jury
Joy
Med. Fac
Gora Hall
Groton School
Roosevelt
Eliot
Rattlesnake Found in Bed Shocks Sioux Falls Rider
Sioux Falls resident C Conant a Rosebud homesteader in Bonesteel country returns home to find a large rattlesnake under his bed clothes after a rain night He lights a match and discovers the eight rattles animal killed by the frightened man The reptile now serves as a memento of the midnight encounter.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
G. C. Conant
Rosebud
Conan
Conant
Swiss School Holidays and Heat Free Days
The Philadelphia Bulletin reports a Swiss idea of heat holidays. A maximum classroom temperature ends school in April May or September, allowing children to swim picnic and boat when heat rises. Swiss directors say long hot days hinder learning and save misery and time.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Dog with hoofs Confounds Indiana Owner
Daniel Brown owns a shepherd spaniel mix bought from Miles Dickey a Pan Handle engineer three years ago. Recently the animal developed hard hornlike hoofs on all four feet and when it walks on a saloon board floor it chatters like children in wooden shoes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Daniel Brown
Brown
Miles Dickey
Biscuit Question Sparks Memory in Wellesley Alum
Mrs. Younglove asks why biscuits are never discussed and he replies that his mother, a Wellesley graduate, influences his silence. The exchange appears as a witty line from the Chicago Record-Herald.
Ontario Considers Electrifying Railways Using Waterfalls
Ontario government officials study electrifying provincial railways and look to waterfall sites as energy sources. The plan aims to modernize service and reduce reliance on coal power, with feasibility work and potential timelines under review.
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Canadian Railways
Ontario
Electric Ghost Startles Barre Town with Mysterious Voices
Barre Vermont residents flock to the railroad station after a clerk at the telegraph office reports a phantom voice from a relay box. Electricians, railroad men, and spiritualists weigh theories from a new electrical law to a crossed line, with two voices heard at the box.
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Telegraph Relay
Barre
C. A. Brown
Mr. Brown
Brown
A. A. Stebbins
Stebbins
F. W. Stanyan
Young and Brainy in Advertising and Life Lessons
An old advert mocks age limits for editors and notes the rise of youth bias while recounting a penny-pinching grammar school boy who earned $100 weekly by being alert. It contrasts youth arrogance with value of experience and warns against assuming elders cannot compete.
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Providence Journal
A Clever Device for Summer and Snow Shoveling
A Philadelphia Press note describes a small dual use device for hot weather that can also function to remove snow. The peddler touts it as handy for summer conditions and sudden snow.
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Philadelphia Press
Lobster extinction cited in Houston Post quote
A reader quotes a Houston Post item noting concern that the lobster may be becoming extinct. The exchange includes a dramatic line about being the sole surviving family member and a playful nod to Miss Pert.
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Tanner
Mack
Chicago Credit
Rattler
the Higher Education
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