Boy Prodigy to Enter Harvard
Frederick Santee of Wapwallopen Pennsylvania, son of Dr and Mrs L Santee, will leave town in days to enter Harvard at thirteen. He is described as the Babe Ruth of his baseball team and among the youngest regular students ever to enter Harvard. He excels in French Spanish and analytical geometry and reads during breaks. His parents highlight his concentration and work ethic, noting his early spelling and rapid schooling. He plans Latin scientific studies at Harvard and aims to study medicine after graduation. He is also a capable pitcher and base runner, balancing sports with academic pursuits.
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Wapwallopen
Frederick Santee
L. Santee
Harvard University
Babe Ruth
Harvard
Frederick
Fred
Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia
Uated
Central High School
Yankees
Brakeman Arrested After Crossing Signal Scene
Waterbury brakeman Thomas Doyle stood on a Torrington grade crossing in a shirt with a lantern, was escorted to the police station by Patrolman Hurlbut after a passerby notified authorities. In court he said he was changing rain soaked clothes in the caboose and hurried to signal the locomotive’s approach.
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Winsted
Conn
Thomas 5. Doyle
Waterbury
New Haven Railroad
Torrington
Doyle
Hurlbut
Goyle
Soviet fears peace and unemployment crippling Russia
Estonian foreign minister in London predicts Russia faces deep economic collapse as crop failures worsen conditions. He warns the Soviet army must be supported, unemployment rises, and a demobilization peace could spark revolution. He notes Bolshevik actions in Poland and Estonia sees allied cutoff of supplies.
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London
M. Piiip
Poland
M. Piip
Dorpat
Europe
M. Pilo
Russia
M. Pip
Denikin
Kolchak
Esthonia
Hunt for eel data seeks spawning eels unseen
Dr Johannes Schmidt, a Danish scientist, searches the Atlantic between the Azores and the West Indies for spawning freshwater eels. Professor W A Herdman of Liverpool University reports at the British Association that eels migrate in autumn to the open ocean and beyond, with spawning locations still undiscovered. The larval stage Leptocephalus has been found west of the Azores in depths over 2,000 fathoms. Dr Schmidt aims to locate the spawning site on a voyage across the ocean.
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Cardiff
Wales
Johannes Schmidt
Atlantic
Ancres
West Indies
W. A. Herdman
Liverpool University
Streims
Europe
Herdman
mid-Atlantic
Doctor Schmidt
World’s Longest Duel Fought by Two Italians in Rome
In Rome Sig nor Giovanni Favino and Signor Domenico Durante dueled from 6 30 AM to noon in a fashionable restaurant and a nearby cafe. Neither could break the defense, they grew hungry and thirsty, and ended by kissing and walking away arm in arm.
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Rome
Signor
Giovanni Favino
Domenico Durante
Chick's Crop Holds Lost Diamond Ring
Macon Missouri Mrs Owen Dimmick found in a chicken's crop a valuable diamond ring she immediately identified as belonging to neighbor Mrs John Thomas lost about six weeks ago The loss caused Mrs Thomas worry as she searched everywhere She even consulted a carnival fortune teller who offered to locate the ring for four dollars worth of goods but she declined to invest.
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Macon
Owen Dimmick
John Thomas
Thomas
Spawning Fresh Water Eel Described In Oceanic Zone
The fragment notes spawning behavior of the freshwater eel in intermediate waters above deep ocean abysses, citing a stage of migration and habitat description. No specific dates, places, or organizations are provided, leaving the observation as a brief, enigmatic reference.
Russian Women Pay to Wed for Escape from Russia
In border towns south of Viborg, Finnish men marry Russian women to help them flee Russia. The practice is lucrative and deemed lawful by both Finland and Russia, despite inevitable trouble if the wife changes her mind. Couples travel to Riarajoke near Petrograd as refugees press through the area.
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Viborg
Finland
Russia
Riarajoke
Petrograd
Occupation for the bored dog washing as sport
A humorous piece from the Boston Herald describes back porch dog washing as a bored person’s diversion. It details coaxing dogs, the mess, and the comic struggle of dunking the hound, ending with the boast that Rover is clean as a whistle.
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Rover
Boston Herald
What defines a true gentleman across languages
The piece contrasts European word roots for gentleman with the ideal of courtesy and honor. It notes noble birth is not enough, cites Shakespeare and historical figures, and argues many French citizens embody the true meaning beyond title or lineage.
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Larousse
Casa de Las Reyes
NATO
Shakespeare
Thomas Lucy
Edison Shirt In Paper, Sewerless Laundry Dream Recalled
Edison once discussed a paper shirt made of 805 layers that would stay sanitary without laundry by shedding a new layer daily. It was never clear if it reached market or failed. A North Dakota college survey found farm women work twelve hours in winter and fifteen in summer.
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Edison
Germany
Department of Commerce
United States
Thomas A. Edison
State College
North Dakota
Two licenses Needed for Marriage and Automobile
A quip in the New Haven Register notes the trend that a man must show two licenses to wed, marriage and automobile, reflecting the era’s rising costs and formalities of courtship. The joke underscores societal expectations shaping modern relationships.
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Ics
New Haven Register
Pointed Out Bright Side In Stiff Neck Dilemma
A man named Mr. Juergins endures a sudden stiff neck that twists his head and baffles him. An optimist reframes the ailment as a chance to sit for photos without discomfort. Riffed quips about death, wit, and social observations conclude the satirical exchange.
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Mr. Juergins
Arise to Work The Sluggard and Morning Nature
A compendium of quips on effort and habit blends quotes from Kansas City Star and casual banter. The speaker contrasts a lark’s sunrise with a slugabed’s plan to sleep through repairs, while a aside about women kissing and private matters closes the fragment. The tone resembles a late 19th century newspaper column with pithy maxims.
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Lucy
Sluggard
Kansas City Star
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