Streetcar wreck on St Clair ties up tracks. several dead
A trolley pole slipped from the C and P tracks crossing at St Clair street causing an eastbound City streetcar to be struck by a passenger train. One passenger was killed and many injured, with reports of multiple fatalities. The car overturned and burst into nearby shanties as rescuers rushed to the scene and hospitals received dozens of injured passengers and crew.
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Cleveland Gag Light and Coke Co
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Frank Williamson
Patrick Kilduff
Belden Avenue
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Malden Street
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Patrick Killduf
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John Killduff
Fred Ott
Hayden and
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Elizabeth Sessler
Glenville
Wickeman
F. E. Kroose
East Cleveland
Hospitala
Gomez Defiant in Cuba Presidential Interview
Jose Gomez governor of Santa Clara province and liberal candidate for Cuba’s presidency has given a defiant interview to the Palma government. The remarks come as Cuba’s political scene tightens around the upcoming election and the opposition challenges authorities.
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Jose Gomez
Santa Clara
Cuba
Palma
Butter unearthed in bog aged centuries sparks curiosity
A large lump of butter was found buried in a high bog. Experts estimate it is at least 100 years old and possibly up to ten centuries. The preserved butter is reported to be in excellent condition, intriguing researchers.
Russians and Japanese greet peace envoys at Oyster Bay
Report from Oyster Hay New York on April 7 describes Russians and Japanese clasping hands and greeting each other cordially as peace envoys arrived. President Roosevelt hosted a luncheon on the Mayflower urging a just lasting peace, with flags raised and ships signaling in celebration.
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Roosevelt
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Russia
Japan
Sagamore Hill
Long Island Sound
Galveston
Dolphin
Newport
R. 1
Portsmouth
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Navy Yard
Five Boys Escape Jail Through Window by Sawing Bars
Five boys aged 11 to 16 escaped from the county jail in Steubenville by sawing bars and prying an iron window screen on Thursday night. They are Randall Bevans, Emmett Lacey, Frank Duck, Robert Devis, and Charles Richer. They were arrested on larceny charges.
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Randall Bevans
Emmett Lacey
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Charles Richer
Women Use Stud Pens In Handwriting Debate
A male writer notes a shift in handwriting styles between genders. He observes that men's letters are wavering and apologetic while women's writing is bold and legible. He suggests that more women use stub pens, hinting at evolving character and strength in the female sex. The claim is attributed to a New York Herald correspondent.
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Nasturtiums: indoor start and outdoor planting tips
For nasturtiums avoid outdoor planting until after last frost as they fear cold. Start seeds indoors in emptied eggshells filled with sifted loam moistened with tepid water. Place shells in a pan of soil or sawdust, transplant when sturdy, crack shells to ease removal, and shade new plants briefly with a muslin awning.
Cry of the Conservative Down at Palm Beach
A witty exchange between a young Englishman and an American girl in Palm Beach recounts how a conservative is viewed differently in England and Russia. The Englishman likens a English conservative to a gentleman hindering progress, while the Russian scene is described as harsher and more explosive.
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Russia
England
Choicest Pottery and Solar Power in Daily News Snippets
Random clippings report on choicest pottery held by public institutions and pricier Sevres and Dresden pieces. Los Angeles tests solar water heating with rooftop collectors and a solar motor pumping 1400 gallons per minute. A Africa sanitation note from Prof Boyce urges West Africa health gains for European and American winter travel. A humor snippet from Baltimore American and a brief street collection anecdote from Chicago Sun close the miscellany.
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Willing to Trade and a Crowned Head Parable
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press and Cleveland Ceader features dialogue on business relations, aristocratic headaches, and pagebrokers with a mock aristocratic debate. The quirky exchange includes references to a crown, a head that wears or lacks one, and contrived captions about trade and consolation.
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Detroit Free: Press
Ferdy
Clarence
Cleveland Ceader
Mosquito Varieties Cited From 6th Century Texts
Sir Henry A. Blake the Cayton governor announced at an Asiatic Society meeting that Sinhalese medical books from the sixth century described 67 varieties of mosquitoes and 634 kinds of malarial fever caused by mosquitoes, highlighting historic knowledge of disease vectors.
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Asiatic Society
Poem Exchange Sparks Hidden Meaning Debate
In Tit-Bits humor segment Ovaniona and Blvke discuss whether a poem contains hidden meaning as Gushe teases about the reader. The playful exchange centers on interpretation and wit, reflecting the lighthearted tone of the page.
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Vastness of Canal Project and 30 Million Cuyd Yearly
The Isthmian canal could be dug rapidly with 100 steam shovels and a full track system, reaching 30,000,000 cubic yards annual output. The sea level canal with a 1,000 foot tidal lock at Miraflores would take 10 to 12 years to complete at current progress.
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Boston Globe
Emperor and Autocrat Is Correct Title for Russian Ruler
The St James Gazette notes the ruler of Russia should be called emperor and autocrat. Czar is old and wrong, derived from ford or prince, abandoned by Peter the Great after Poltava victory. At Vienna 1815 the imperial title was recognized, with no precedence over western kings.
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Camphor for the Piano Tuner Advises Camphor in Piano
The Indianapolis News recounts a tuner advising the piano owner to place camphor inside the piano to deter moths. He explains moths feed on felt coverings of hammers, risking tone quality. suggests two camphor sachets hung inside the piano, one on each side.
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Indianapolis News
Carducci Receives Annual Pension on Retirement
The Italian government grants about 2400 annually to veteran poet Carducci upon retirement after 46 years teaching literature at the University of Bologna. Carducci, Italy’s leading living poet, founded a new school opposing romanticism and returning to classical sources gravitating toward Horace with active civic consciousness.
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University of Bologna
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Horace
Peary Meteorite Moves to New York Museum Exhibit
The Peary Meteorite, a massive native iron mass weighing about 87 tons and measuring over 21 feet long, 7% feet high, and six feet thick, has been moved from the Cobb dock at the Brooklyn navy yard to the American Museum of Natural History. The iron-nickel alloy contains nearly eight percent nickel and a small amount of cobalt.
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Fashion notes on blouses with guimp and lace collars
The piece describes new silk and wool blouses cut lower at the neck worn with a shallow guimp and lace or openwork embroidery collars. Short sleeves with turned cuffs and matching under sleeves appear, with lace and mousseline de sole blouses remaining fashionable.
Serge to Be Worn in Paris Suit Styles
Paris designers selecting models for the coming season predict serge will dominate cloth suits. The fashion centers on Benin style with the Eton jacket. Embroidered vests will feature, and adjustable vests offer substantial costume variety.
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Benin
Prosecution and Defense Clash Over Senate History
In a heated exchange, the prosecuting attorney questions a defendant's past, asking if he ever served in the United States Senate. The defense attorney objects, claiming the question aims to prejudice the jury and noting the prisoner never held senate office. The judge orders the attorney to refrain from answering.
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Omaha Bee
Poor Man's Pudding and China Credit Chits
Poor Man's Pudding outlines a simple stove top rice pudding style recipe using milk rice molasses galt cinnamon and butter. A brief note explains in China foreigners mostly buy on credit with signed chits to avoid carrying silver or native coins due to fluctuating paper money. A playful exchange asks about the present as pumpkin in a cooking school scene.
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China
Kindness That Lives in Cicero Essay Reflected
An essay on old age extols the aged man who plants trees without hope of return. Travelers on the country highway find joy in acts of kindness, seen in small gestures carried out not by public bodies but by individuals who wished to help, even as their ties fade.
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Cicero
Tea cigarettes lure London fashion set away from morphine
London fashion devotees reportedly quit morphine by smoking tea cigarettes made from blended green and black teas. The effects are said to be stronger than tobacco, with dizziness, stupor, and visions noted as leading symptoms, often requiring admission to private sanatoria such as London Good Health.
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Movable missions chapel moves with wheel gear on track train
Rhode Island hosts a wheeled chapel used by an Episcopal mission that can be moved on its own running gear. The most elaborate traveling chapel travels aboard the Lourdes special train for the annual pilgrimage, with a dispensation from the late pope allowing Mass while the train runs at full speed.
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Episcopal Mission
Tts
Lourdes
Open air theatre movement expands in France
A natural theater will be established at Champigny near Paris, following reopenings of ancient amphitheaters at Aries Beziers and Nimes. The trend recalls France’s many scattered open air theatres from former years, now drawing large crowds to plays.
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Champigny
Paris
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Beziers
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Italian cruiser Umbria fires salute at harbor salute causes fire
The Italian cruiser Umbria entered San Jose de Guata mala harbor and fired a salute. A burning wad from a gun reached the government building roof, starting a fire. The crew went ashore to help fight the blaze, and most of the building was saved.
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San Jose de Guatamala
A Beautiful Life Quote on Comfort and Duty
A quoted reflection urges finding comfort in ordinary things and in ordinary people. It states beauty lies with those who seek it, value beyond gold, and that the search does not interfere with duty but tests it through daily life acceptance.
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Ansle H. Ryder
Finger Prints Show Changes from Cradle to Grave
Metropolitan police hold 70 000 sets of fingerprints. Experts confirm the ridges on fingertip skin change naturally from birth to death, affecting criminal records and identification over time.
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Metropolitan Police
Farmers and Crime. A Kansas City Journal fact
Farmers make up half the population yet commit only two percent of crimes, notes the Kansas City Journal. The item contrasts rural and urban behavior in a compact urban editorial frame.
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Kansas City Journal
Patriotic Japanese donate to war fund in three cities
Over the last three years Japanese communities in San Francisco Beathle and Honolulu raised a total of 501582 dollars for the war fund as part of a national drive.
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San Francisco
Beathle
Honolulu
Sharks Flee European Waters Amid War Echoes
The China Review reports sharks have migrated from the far east to European waters, a curious war effect. Experts suggest submarine explosions frightened the predators, driving them across oceans as conflicts disrupt marine life.
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China Review
Far East
An Object Season and the China Policy Debate
In a World War I era reflection the St Louis Globe-Democrat notes that amid international doubt European powers often deem it safe to take liberties with China, a large nation lacking a navy, highlighting a critical view of foreign policy prudence and risk.
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China
St. Louie
Not That Kind Grover Cleveland Fisherman
A Boston Globe item notes Grover Cleveland, famed as a fisher, wrote a paper condemning women’s clubs but did not seek feminine compliments. The remark highlights a clash between his practical image and his controversial stance.
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Grover Cleveland
Boston Globe
Did Not Surprise Her Lobster Extinction Mention Quoted
A fragmentary exchange features Miss Pert claiming she is the sole surviving member of her family while a remark about lobster extinction appears in a Houston Post citation. The clipped text reflects a literary or editorial aside rather than a full report.
Might Be a Difference
In a fragment from Chicago Tribune and Indianapolis Star clippings, a mother questions a girl about housework while the girl, who says she has worked with fats, contemplates the coming of spring and the talk of baseball as a sign of better days ahead.
Carved Pulpit Honours Canon Bittlestone at South Stalsley
A new pulpit placed in South Stalsley church memorializes the late Canon Bittlestone. It was carved by the ladies of the parish. Reports mention the Congo dwarfs with London specimens. none are believed to reach beyond forty years in age.
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South Stalsley Church
Canon Bittlestone Way
Congo
London
Work Or Dole: Burke Quotation Spurs Charity Debate
A Chicago Tribune quotation cites Burke on virtues and poverty, arguing work strengthens industry while alms foster indolence, urging society to favor employment over mere charity. The piece frames virtue and vice through a civic lens and suggests policy implications for aiding the poor.
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Yellow streak soaps claim higher resin content hurt cleaning
A reader notes that the yellower soaps show more resin and poorer cleaning power while EASY TASK remains pure white and durable. It promises to do twice the work of yellow soaps with less labor, priced at 5 cents at all grocers.
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