Tenderfoot and Bear Fight Upends Wheelertown Woodsmen
Abner Chase, a Buffalo newcomer eager to learn woodcraft, is rowed into a staged bear encounter by Wheelertown woodsmen. He faces two young bears in a woodland stand, wounds a mother bear and her cubs after a knife becomes lodged, then survives the ordeal with minor injuries. The incident, staged as a test of his nerve and grit, ends with praise for his unexpected sportsman spirit.
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Wheelertown
Adirondacks
Abner Chase
Buffalo
Black Creek
Chase
Bob Allen
Mr. Chase
Ben Gratrix
Ursus
Bud North
Reservoir
Pardy
Ben Tiati2z, Jr
Leon
Ben
Bob
Mrs. Allen
North
Tenderfoot
Wheelertown Woodsmen
Johns. Spears
New York Times
Hyde Awakening for a Fisherman in Lyndonville
George Chaffee of Lyndonville was fishing in the lake when an angry steer charged from shore and jumped into the water toward him. He defended himself with a fish pole and forced the animal toward shore. The steer, owned by Dewey Denyon, wandered across fields before entering the lake and later returned home.
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George Chaffee
Lyndonville
Chaffee
Dewey Denyon
I T.e Rochester Union and Advertiser
Monster steam shovels and their vast reach on worksites
A Philadelphia Record survey details monster steam shovels, their heavy steel builds, multiple engines, and open pit mining use. It notes the machines lift 17 to 20 feet high, haul four to eight tons per scoop, and can move like freight cars for rapid loading of ore. These giants operate in Mesaba Range and Europe, transforming rail and canal excavation.
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Mesaba Range
Lake Superior
Europe
Philadelphia Record
Curious Gaulish Coin And Early American Settlements
A 2000 year old Gaulish coin shaped like a U is noted for size. Pennsylvania’s Swedish 1627 settlement faced Dutch subjugation in 1655 and English rule by 1664. Details on St. Petersburg experiments, Japanese-Japanese marriage cases, and Pilgrim housing reveal historical curiosities.
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Pennsylvania
New Amsterdam
New York
Philadelphia
Penn
Manliness and Appreciation in Character
A Sunday School Times reflection on virtue and the measure of manliness and womanliness. It argues that recognizing quality in others reveals our own character and that undervaluing virtue shows its absence.
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Sunday School Times
Laboursof Royalty How King and Queen Discharge Duties
London Mail describes royal daily work patterns with King Edward signing documents rapidly and ministers and ambassadors arriving for audiences. It highlights the queen's demanding social and philanthropic duties and the couple maintaining a home life amid state obligations.
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Mayfair
William IV
Edward
William
Palace
Villa
London
Sandringham
London Mail
Trolley Lines Rights Elevate Freight Freight Interchange
New York Court of Appeals upholds trolley companies right to junction and interchange freight with neighboring railroads. Rationale cites inefficiency of steam lines reaching every village and the growing trolley network aiding farmers mill owners and merchants. Street Railway Review calls it a landmark decision balancing interests of electric lines and steam roads.
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Troley Lines
New York Court of Appeals
Street Railway Review
A Jumbo Lightning Rag Insect Shipped to Cal University
A woman in Madera sent what may be the largest phosphorescent insect to Prof. Charles W. Woodworth of the University of California entomology department. The creature measures 3.12 inches, far surpassing all known glowing insects, with no name or genus yet determined. Scientists study such phosphorescence for possible light without heat.
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Charles W. Woodworth
University of California
Madera
Agricultural Department
San Francisco Chronicle
Greenfield Celebration Features Remnant Letter
A highlight of Greenfield's event was a long reminiscence letter by Hon. John B. Russell. He notes that memory of sixty years shows greater changes in living modes than the previous two millennia. He cites rapid world shrinkage with daily papers carrying distant news and instant messaging across time zones.
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Greenfield
John B. Russell
Pacific
San Francisco
Boston Transcript
The Man With a Thousand Dollar Bill Tricked in a City Pawnshop
A man with ten $1000 bills tests changing one at a pawnshop by offering a $25 loan against a bill. The clerk examines the note, then issues a ticket and returns $25 while holding the $1000 bill, proving the bold scheme to spend large notes easily fails to fool local cashiers.
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United States
New York Tribune
Athletics Train Soldiers for Duty, German Method Praised
The article argues that athletic training enhances a soldier's performance in all duties, citing trials of heavy ordnance where former athletes aided rapid handling. It contrasts German practices of compulsory gymnastic drills from enlistment through service and urges American military to encourage athletics within discipline.
Widower’s Odd Prompt Settlement and New Wife
A Philadelphia train death case yields a Swedish widow into a new marriage as the grieving widower accepts a $500 settlement. The lawyer’s long delay ends with the man declaring the deal better than a ten thousand dollar claim. The crowd remarks on his line about a "goat" better life and the swiftness of fate.
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Delaware County
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Times
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Allen
Ulreh
Hyde
Monster Seam
St. Petersburg
M. Kolomaizeff
Francois Finas
Montmeillan
New England
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