Subway Sign Language Reveals Deaf Mute Code on Express
The New York Press reports two Brooklyn messenger boys began signing on a subway express, later speaking aloud outside, illustrating how messenger workers increasingly use sign language on trains as a visible form of communication. The incident sparks discussion on how deaf mute language is learned and used in transit settings.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Worth Street
Fourteenth Street
Appeal to Campers for Forest Care in Outing Magazine
Caspar Whitney urges readers to help the president and the forest service preserve woods. Campers should extinguish fires completely and bury ashes to prevent autumn fires. The piece links forest conservation to national interests and agricultural prosperity, stressing citizen responsibility.
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Casper Whitney
Outing Magazine
Forest Service
America
Portland Vase a Century of Fortunes and Fragments
The Portland vase, a ten inch Roman urn of Italian origin, now in the British Museum, has a storied history from ancient sepulchers near Rome to Barberini residence and a 1786 sale to the Duke of Portland. It was smashed in 1845 by a museum worker, later restored, and valued at about $75,000.
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British Museum
Italy
Monte del Grano
Rome
Severus
Urban VIII
Barberini Palace
Duke of Portland
William Hamilton
Lloyd
Thanksgiving Traditions Among Indian Tribes
The article describes how reservation Indians celebrate Thanksgiving with feasting and giving thanks to the Great Spirit. Chiefs or priests bless the food and tribes like Cheyennes and Apaches sometimes share a pony smoke, with head families receiving a pony on departure to their homes.
Hard to Quench
Detroit Free Press notes a humorous exchange about a dry champagne joke. Jimsy comments on thirst while Cholis questions its dryness. The brief quip captures light newsroom banter in a local alert.
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Jimsy
Detroit Free Press
Sailors and the Church in the Sea’s Peril and Pathos
The piece argues sailors face heightened risk and isolation at sea, with infrequent access to worship, homesickness, and moral peril. It urges Christian support and prayer for mariners, noting missionary gains through seafaring work and calling on the public to respond with generosity.
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New York Observer
Mal de Mer
Liverpool
New York
Cunard
White Star
Julius Caesar
Adriatic
Paul
Malta
Smand
Church of Christ
German lawyers face full liability for careless legal advice
Consul General Gunther notes a German Supreme Court decision holding lawyers fully liable to clients for damages from careless or faulty advice. Attorneys who provide paid guidance on conduct and procedure are debtor to the client and must be careful to avoid harmful consequences.
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Gunther
Supreme Court of Germany
Brussels Sprouts Name and History From Brussels
The London Chronicle notes sprouts named after Brussels and traced origins to Brussels where they flourished since 1213. The piece explains the term brusseling and the plant Brassica oleracea gemmifera with its bloom rosettes and cabbage form.
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Brussels
London Chronicle
Keeping the Wolf Away From The Door
A brief exchange mocks poetry as a fear of wolves, noting a playful hesitation to write verse while the self guards against danger. The Philadelphia Record frames the banter with a wink at literary pursuits during tense times.
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Scribbler
Scott
Philadelphia Record
Rebels Making Their Last Stand in Moscow Uprising
Moscow reports say the revolt is crushed as troops and police tighten control. Generals Doubassoff and Orloff lead a force of 30 000 to quell the Baltic provinces while gunfire and bomb jolts rock the city. thousands dead or wounded, barricades and destroyed streets mark the three day battle.
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Count Witte
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Strast- Ker
Doubassoff
Strastonoi
Red Cross
Bourse Gazette
de Diolin
London
the Times
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Baltic
Patiloff Iron Works
Brest
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Bronnia
Kazan
Nicholai
Hamilton's Statement on New York Life Payments
New York life report details John A. McCall and Andrew Hamilton payments. Hamilton offers escrow of 100000 dollars from private funds to settle his account and explains reasons for large payments to non lawyers tied to legislation. He does not name recipients or provide full financial detail.
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New York
New York Life Insurance Company
John A. McCall
Andrew Hamilton
Paris
John C. McCall
Hamilton
McCall
New York Life
Train Kills Three Men Near City Crossing
Three men were instantly killed by a passenger train near Brawley street crossing on the Southern railway in Spartanburg D C. The deceased are M. D. Hill and Richard Rogers two cotton mill operatives and J E Stone a mail carrier at Enore. They were watching a passing freight when the passenger train came around a curve and struck them.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Brawley Street
Southern Railway
M. D. Hill
Richard Rogers
J. E. Stone
Enore
Senate aims to undermine Roosevelt nomination hopes
Walter Wellman reports from Washington that the Senate intends to attack President Roosevelt era allies by targeting Secretary Taft to sap their popularity and block them as presidential contenders.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Walter Wellman
Washington
Record-Herald
Senate
Islues
Tatr
New York County Counts Mayor Vote Totals
The official canvass shows McClellan with 140 264 votes, Hearst 122 292, and Ivins 64 289 in New York county for mayor from the last election. results released Tuesday by the county board of canvassers.
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New York
New York County
County Board of
McClellan
Hearst
Ivins
Rescued by Masked Men in El Paso
Howard Chenoweth, serving a 50 year sentence for hiring City Marshal Kilburn in Silver City New Mexico, was rescued Monday night by masked men who overpowered the jailer and locked him in Chenoweths cell.
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el Paso
Tex
Howard Chenoweth
Kilburn
Silver City
N. M
Chenoweth
New York Stock Seat Price Sets New Record
A record price for a seat on the stock exchange was paid on Tuesday, totaling $95,000 plus a $2,000 initiation fee, reaching $97,000 in all. The deal marks a new high in exchange seating values.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Dowie Arrives in Jamaica After Voyage to Port Antonio
John Alexander Dowie of Avon City Newfoundland arrived at Port Antonio aboard the Admiral Dewey. He was confined to his cabin on the voyage but his health is reported improved.
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Kingston
Jamaica
John Alexander Dowie
Avon City
Port Antonio
Business Man a Fugitive in Indiana Forgery Case
Columbus Indiana December 27 Frank Mc Neal Republican politician and business man has fled leaving claims of 25000 in forged notes and 6000 in assets. Creditors include Irwins bank Peoples bank First National John Hughes Amanda Taylor Mrs Webb Smith George Ely Adam Keller Kate McNeal Richard Askins. The McNeal estate to lose 12000. Forgeries used his brother Lon McNeal's name. He was last seen in Martinsville.
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Columbus
Ind
Frank McNeal
Lon McNeal
Irwin's Bank
People’s Bank
First National
John Hughes
Amanda Taylor
Webb Smith
George Ely
Adam Keller
Kate McNeal
Richard Askins
McNeal
Martinsville
Creamery movement eyed for Indianapolis
Indianapolis plans to establish a large creamery capitalizing on hourly milk trains from all parts of Indiana. Proponents cite the state's strong dairy output and advanced butter fat separation science as keys to success in the new venture.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Police Chief Reinstated by Terre Haute Board of Safety
Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 27. Mayor Bidaman appoints a new board of safety to replace the one that ousted Superintendent George Lints for lax enforcement of the saloon law. The board reinstates Lints and vows strict law enforcement and closing saloons at 11 o clock. Members include Gotthel Sxantzleitner, John Brownlee, and John Edmunds. Hartford City, Ind., Dec. 27. Inside sources say a Jan. 3 Pittsburg meeting of window glass manufacturers and the Amalgamated Association could yield a settlement as both sides face concessions. glass is selling at 96 and 40 off list, well below production cost.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bidaman
Board of Safety
George Lints
Lints
Gotthel? Sxantzleitner
Tinner
John Brownlee
John Edmunds
Hartford City
Pittsburg
Window Glass Manufacturers and Amalgamated Association
Mannufacturers
Will of John A. Burbank files for probate in Indiana
The will of John A. Burbank former governor of the Dakota territory is filed for probate in Richmond Indiana. The document spans nine pages and includes a provision to establish the Mary E Burbank memorial at Centerville in Wayne County to honor the governor’s mother a pioneer of the county seat.
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Burbank
Richmond
Ind
John A. Burbank
Dakota
Centerville
Diamond found in newspaper mill pocket nets surprising profit
In Kokomo Indiana on December 27 Leslie Hosiler found a two carat diamond in a beater rag paper mill. He sold it to a bartender for 25 cents who then sold it to a jeweler for 125 dollars. The gem, valued at about 2060 dollars, likely slipped from a discarded garment sold for junk.
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Kokomo
Ind
Ratata
Leslie Hosiler
Insane man dies in Logansport jail
Harry Carey aged 30, declared insane by an examining commission, died in Logansport jail. Carey had borrowed several hundred dollars on an inherited $3,000 estate and, driven by a continued spree, suffered mental derangement. Police suspect he was duped by men who took his money.
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Tian
Logansport
Ind
Harry Carey
Carey
Oldest Indiana Convict Dead
Michigan City Indiana December 27 The oldest man in the state prison James Blackwood a wife murderer died He was sentenced for life twenty years ago Blackwood’s remains will be buried beside his murdered wife He died aged eighty eight years old.
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Indiana
Michigan City
Ind
James Blackwood
Blackwood
Sle
Inmates at Jeffersonville Reformatory Earn Interest
Prisoners at the Jeffersonville reformatory received interest on money owed for extra work for the first time in the institution's history. Payments were issued from a dedicated fund.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Indiana corn show linked to school and stockmen convention
Lafayette Indiana December 27 the Indiana Corn Growers association plans a corn show with the corn school and stockmen's convention at Purdue University from January to 15 Add to Preparatory Department Hanover Indiana December 27 the faculty and executive committee of Hanover College decide to add a third year to the preparatory department effective next year
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
corn school_ and stockmen
Purdue University
Hanover
Hanover Colleze
Foley announces candidacy for Ninth district Democratic chair
Crawfordsville Ind Dec 27 Michael N Foley of this city announces he is a candidate for the Democratic chairmanship of the Ninth congressional district.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Michael N. Foley
Ninth Congressional District
Found Pocketbook at Walden's Shoe Store
A pocketbook was found at Walden's Shoe Store and can be dated by its owner. The finder is advised to contact the store for return procedures and verification.
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Walden
Marriage Licenses Issued in Elkhart and Nearby Areas
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from Elkhart Goshen Nappanee Middlebury and Clinton with ages mainly in the early to late twenties. Several entries note parental consent for minors and multiple names appear with varying spellings.
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Emery C. Finney
Elkhart
Grace Silverburg
Willard Ed. Fergus
Jalkhart
Dessie A. Seiferi
Henry W. Uaines
Clinton To
Ida Mas Davenport
Clinton Typ
Prac UP
Meier Goshen
Cora Cooper
Goshen
Jord WH. Fanz
Moppanes
Gertrude Tw
Helkhart
Eugene Hiodeman
Avice ® Gravit
No Secret About Arnica Salve Cures Sores
An old advertisement touts BucTen’s Arnica Salve as highly effective for cuts, burns, ulcers, fever sores, sore eyes, and burns with a customer testimonial from T. J. Gregory of Trane, Texas praising its quick cure and eye safety.
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Bueikten
O. K
Trane
Tex
Lonseworth Bros. Drug Store
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