Our Flag Over the City in War Dispatches
British and American forces struggle near Tientsin as shells ignite the city. Reports quote Frederick Palmer on exhausted allies, Chinese retreat, and fires. also details on Nichs death, fort captures, and martial disorder among militias amid Allied actions in China.
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New York
Frederick Palmer
China
Tientsin
Manila
Peking
Dorward
Tien-tsin
Niech
the Sun
Chetu
Shanghai
Fukushima
Army of West Defense
Army of Central Defense
Waller
Gwinne
Trolley Collision Kills and Injures Mourners in Queens
A carriage carrying the widow of Solomon Strassner and mourners from his burial on July 23 was struck by an electric car on the Maspeth and Newtown line near Maspeth L I. The coach occupants and the driver were injured. Mrs Strassner remained in a serious condition after the shock.
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New York
Solomon Strassner
West One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
Strassner
Lutheran County
Maspeth
L. 1
Newtown
Train hits wagon near Tiffin. two die at crossing
July 23 near Tiffin Ohio a west bound Baltimore and Ohio train struck a wagon four miles west of the city. Teamster Andrew Kuhn was killed and his horses perished. Four men aboard the locomotive pilot were hurt. William Wilson died instantly, Charles Matz suffered severe injuries and Rey Foneannen was injured. All four were residents of Tiffin.
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Tiffin
Baltimore and Ohio
Andrew Kuhn
William Wilson
Charles Matz
Will
Rey Foneannen
Postoffice Burglarized in Newport New York
Two burglars blew open the Newport post office safe with dynamite, taking only a few cents while missing about 300 dollars in cash and stamps. They fled by motor to Herkimer, eighteen miles away, as locals were ordered back home or threatened with gunfire.
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Tala
N. Y
Newport
Herkimer County
Herkimer
Drowning at Midland Beach Claims Two Lives
Two men drowned while bathing at Midland Beach New York on July 23. L. G. Decker and Morgan, both residents of Newark, were reported missing until bodies were recovered with the tide.
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Midland Beach
New York
L. G. Decker
Morgan
Newark
Miss Ruth Cordis Long Chooses Gospel Singing Career
Ruth Cordis Long niece of Secretary John D. Long pursues gospel singing as vocation after revival services in Worcester Massachusetts. Her rich contralto voice impressed Washington audiences including President and Mrs McKinley and she previously sang in Portland at seventeen under Annie Louise Cary.
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Ruth Cordis Long
Navy
John D. Long
Worcester
Mass
Washington
McKinley
Miss Long
Portland
Annie Louise Cary
Nomen in Persia Darkens Women’s Lives and Law
A historic note on Persian life portrays harsh polygamy and compulsory marriage practices under Islam. It cites four wives and many concubines, male divorce at will, and the practice of temporary marriages around Meshed. Lord Curzon’s observation on Meshed contrasts its sacred status with corruption.
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Persia
Caspian
Meshed
Curzon
Asia
Home Made Candies and Cocoanut Candy Recipes
A fragment lists candy making steps: milk sugar butter and grated chocolate for chocolate candy, then coconut candy using leaf sugar and grated coconut, and almond toffee with butter brown sugar almonds and lemon rind. Directions include boiling, skimming foam, and spreading on papers or buttered dishes to cool.
Inside Neck Band Ribbon Defence Against Collar Wear
An inch wide white satin ribbon sewn inside the neck band of a bodice protects the throat from the defining mark caused by high dress collars. The ribbon is not meant to be visible on the outside.
Wished for Edith Macmahon Not Me in Marriage Rift
Beth, a furious young wife, declares she wishes her husband had married Edith Macmahon instead of her. He retorts he would have wed Edith, but she would not have him, while he did marry Beth.
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Edith Macmahon
Mrs Cleveland Keeps Busy With Chickens At Home
Mrs. Cleveland, back from Princeton to the big White House grounds near the Pennsylvania turnpike, tends a large flock of chickens. She oversees her daughters education with a governess and language teacher, while an old housekeeper manages daily life. The motherly aim is happiness for the girls, with readings, music, and refined conversation shaping their minds. The chicken yard becomes part of her routine as she inspects and cares for the flock.
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Princeton
N. J
Pennnsylvania Turnpike
White House
Cleveland
Adamless Eden Widow Sparks Matrimonial Pitch
A Bermuda bound man returns with tale of a Pontiac widow famed as a regualar man hater. A wealthy eastern widower visits, flirts at her home and proposes, only to face her blunt reply about a gardener who smokes a parrot that swears and a cat that roams at night.
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Bermuda
Pontiac
Wis
Mrs Potter Palmer and the Laundry Franks
Mrs Palmer uses political tact to reduce laundry costs during Newport stay by obtaining a frank from Senator Platt to ship express matter to New York at half the Newport price. She wonders how the poor keep clean.
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Potter Palmer
Palmer
Harlem
Newport
Frank
Thor
New York City
N. Y
Wealth and woe in Boston exile tale
Lord Chamberlain laments wealth lost and distress. His wife rebukes the claim, arguing dyspepsia cannot rob them. They reveal poverty may force a removal from Boston to a place where a disordered digestion is less shameful, and they weep together in despair.
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Alfred
Boston
Detroit Journal
Clearly His Due
A dramatic exchange ends with Mr Welton pressing Miss Glycerine McCurdy for an answer. She coldly replies that the answer is no, prompting his mortified retreat and final rebuke as he departs in formal farewell.
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Glycerine McCurdy
Mr. Welton
Typographical Correction Prompted by Mr Heeler
A Philadelphia Press quarrel over a typo recalls that an editor fixed a proof yet the error slipped through. Mr Heeler demands a correction after being called a lobster in politics and highlights the misprint of Jobster.
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Heeler
Jobster
Philadelphia Press
Church Sleepers wake the minister's day plan
Col William Wentworth Higginson reports a Boston talk at the Twentieth Century Club recounting Henry Ward Beecher facing church sleep. Beecher says Plymouth Church’s approach was to have the sexton wake the minister immediately.
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Col
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Twentieth Century Club
Boston
Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth Church
Sexton
Book Agent Seeks Savage Animal Habits Tale
The Indianapolis Press notes a proposed work titled Brutes The Book Agent intends to show, praising its depiction of savage animal habits while another reader dismisses it with a sharp remark about marriage. The exchange reflects a tongue in cheek moment over literary taste.
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Indianapolis Press
Choice of Evils burglar joke from Chicago Record
Bertha jokes about a burglar downstairs and fears seven policemen if cook wakes and calls for help, reflecting a humorous domestic observation from the Chicago Record.
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Bertha
Chicago Record
Spring Bonnet Debate in Baltimore Social Page
Mrs Nuwed says she will not wear a new spring bonnet as her husband has talked her out of it. Mrs Gabby asks how he did it and Mrs Nuwed replies he hates to see her pretty hair hidden by a hat, noting his preference for her hairstyle.
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Nuwed
Gabby
Nuwed—Ie
Blissful Ignorance Mother and Daughter Exchange Count
A Philadelphia Press fragment records a terse dialogue between a mother and her daughter about a kiss. The mother asserts two known kisses and questions further acts, while the daughter admits uncertainty and notes poor mental arithmetic in counting. The brief exchange captures tension and ambiguity in a domestic moment.
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Philadelphia Press
Royalty in Domestic Life Phrase Usage In Monarchy
The Chicago Times Herald notes that the Prince of Wales refers to his mother as My mother the Queen and calls the Duke of York My son the Duke of York while continental etiquette imposes stricter formalities on royal speech.
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Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Continent
Chicago Times-Herald
Difference and a sot quote from Puck inElmer Papa
A fragmented quotation compares a sot to a convivial rich man. The line invokes Prof Broadhead and a speaker nicknamed Puck to contrast drinking and character in a humorous, satirical way.
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Elmer
Prof
Broadhead
Puck
Pickles Spark Off a Summer Picnic Romance
In a Chicago Tribune feature set on a June day, Emily Hastings designs a novel river picnic for six young women and escorts. A mishap leaves Emily sick, but Blanche Fielding inspires a pickle led feast. Herbert Winslow contemplates a life with Blanche, sparked by their unusual menu.
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Disputanza
Emily Hasting
Desplaines
Emily
Herbert Winslow
Riverside
Blanche Fielding
Emily Hastings
Union Station
Edwin Austin
Miss Hastings
Austin
Hua Best
Anna Hunt
Blanche
Fieldings
Chicago Tribune
No clear article headline from quoted dialogue
Reader note shows a humorous exchange from Puck with two tramps debating an exhibiter’s eye injury and a rival’s alleged explosive about public use. No identifiable persons, places, or dates are present to form a factual news item.
Tribune Dominates Freeland News Offer
The Freeland Tribune proclaims leadership as the leading newspaper offering a world condensed form for less than a cent per copy. The bold pitch promises wide coverage and affordability, encouraging readers to share the content with their families.
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the Tribune
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