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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1899
Page
2
A tale recalls Crooked Joe Bryan and the November evening disaster when Engine No 110 sped wild toward a crowded depot. A young crooked back lad saved others by oiling the track, earning the crowd’s praise for a brave, selfless act.
The verse endorses perseverance with faith and hope guiding the path to reward. It credits E. Kiser and the Chicago Times-Herald as the source, noting the line encourages steady effort toward a timely, deserved recognition.
A tale of a boy with a deformity who saved lives and seeks a chance to work and learn. The superintendent urges belief in self improvement, telling him a future as Crooked Joe or Mr. Joseph Bryan depends on his own effort.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is set to receive about 62.5 million of Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr estate valued at 125 million. His brother Cornelius Jr. gets 12.5 million. The will distributes the remainder among his mother and four siblings. The piece also recalls Cornelius Sr and a tale about Prince Edward and royal encounters.
A Manayunk undertaker quoted by the Philadelphia Record says he writes four line lament poems for patrons at $1 per stanza if the rhymes align. His pieces appear in papers and are printed on mourning sheets sent to family friends.
The Vanderbilt fortune will incur about 2 million dollars in state taxes and another 2 million in estate taxes on estates over 1 million. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Yale graduate and favored son, is described as democratic and eager to avoid heavy business burdens while supporting his brother. The will copies are held by Mrs. Vanderbilt and Cornelius Vanderbilt, with Henry B. Anderson serving as lawyer.
Prince Edward of York, born June 28, 1894, is about six and heir in the direct line of the crown. His brother Albert is a year younger. The duke of York lets their small wars run their course to build character, but has stepped in to correct Edward's habit of kissing the queen's hand rather than her cheek.
Rear Admiral Farquhar has taken command of the North Atlantic squadron succeeding Admiral Sampson who requests shore duty after years of service. Farquhar, a veteran of thirty years, rose from past posts at Boston League Island and Norfolk yards and was commissioned rear admiral on March 3.
A New York Herald interview with a nervous disease expert describes experiments showing how character may be read from dreams and how dreams can be induced or suppressed by stimuli. The discussion covers dream illumination, senses during sleep, taste and smell, and the idea that dreams serve brain Function, with examples and cautions about interpretation.
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