Shootings at Flushing Yacht Club Kill a Magazines Publisher
Captain Peter Conover Hains mortally wounds William Annis at the Flushing Yacht Club landing stage after an argument over a wrecked home. Thornton Hains threatens interference as Annis is shot multiple times in the abdomen arm knee and thigh. Annis dies hours later claiming Hains shot the wrong man.
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Barside
IT. E
Peter Conover Hains
William FE. Annis
Burr McIntosh
Allnis
Byside
Fhyshing
Annis
Ants
Tains
Thornton
Hains
Flushing Hospital
Witness recounts fatal shooting on float
Charles T. Roberts recalls the event in which Peter Hains fired six shots at Annis as he sat unarmed in a boat near the float. Thornton Hains and Thornton Laing confronted him, Hains refused surrender of a revolver, and Annis, wounded, managed to stagger toward the float before dying in the bay.
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Charles T. Roberts
Annis
Thornten Ains
Harway
Hains
Tiina
Tor Tre
Peter Hains
Thornton Vains
Thornton Laing
The Standard Yard and Its British Origin
In 1824 the original British standard of length was a rod kept in the court of exchequer London since Elizabeth I’s era. Proposals for general use were examined by a proper officer who compared the measure with the standard yard to verify accuracy before adoption.
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Britain
Court of Exchequer
London
Royal standard of the yard in Great Britain
The 1824 act replaced the Elizabethan yard standard with a brass rod standard based on centers of two bronze studs. Measurements required at 62 degrees Fahrenheit. The original was destroyed by fire in 1834 and a new standard was placed in Parliament in 1855 with authenticated copies held by U.S. officials in Washington.
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Royal Society
House of Commons
Great Britain
House of Parliament
Washington
The Dead Sea Salt Diggers and Trade Route
The Dead sea lies 1800 feet below the Mediterranean and is devoid of life except salt divers. Salt content exceeds 25 percent with 7 percent as common salt. Divers gather crystals near the Jordan mouth, then camels haul salt to Jerusalem for currency and domestic use.
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Dead Sea
Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Jordan
Desert
Central Asia
China
Siberia
Technical World Magazine
Artificial Baldness A History Of Head Shaving Customs
A historical inquiry traces the origins of head shaving across cultures from early Christian priests in Europe to Scottish monks and Andaman Island practices. It notes Roman circular shaves a top patch, Scottish forepart shaving, and Chinaman methods, highlighting the global prevalence and puzzling motives behind the custom.
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Europe
Scotland
Andaman Islands
Elephant hunting and pit traps in East Africa
A London Times correspondent reports on the deadly elephant hunting method used by East African natives. A twenty foot long and wide pit traps elephants, which die after frantic thrashing hunger and exhaustion, killed by motive spears, described as a brutal practice enacted across British territory.
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London Times
Africa
East
Thirteen at the Table Provokes a Paris Oyster Tale
An ancient Paris fest story follows a guest who orders a dozen oysters. The waiter asks to reduce to eleven, remarking on superstition and the fear of thirteen at table, prompting a quiet exchange about luck and tradition.
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Paris
Niagara Falls Battery Display Plan Announced
Popular Mechanics reports a plan to install a permanent series of batteries at Niagara Falls, costing 44000 dollars, to create gloopy illumination as a lasting feature.
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Niagara Falls
Baseball Standings and Scores From Aug 17
Chicago dispatch lists major league standings and daily results. Highlights include New York beating St Louis in two games, Brooklyn defeating Cincinnati 5 to 3 in seven innings, and Cincinnati taking a split with Brooklyn with 12 runs in the opener and 3 in the nightcap.
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Chicago
St. Louis
New York
St. Touts
Hills
New
St.Louis
St. Donis
McGinnity
Taylor
Ames and Crandall
Brestauhan
Karger
Ludwig
Art Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
PRADA
Ratterias
Erie Rucker
Bergen
Campbell
McLean
Cincinnati Oo
Bell
Ritter
Volz
Pearce
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
St Louis
American
Washington
Thoston
Detroit
Philadelphina
St. Tenis
Cleveland
Artkansas City
Boone Body Reinterred, Boone Kin Disputes Claims
Loranee N. Boone, a great grandson of Daniel Boone, says his ancestor's body was moved from Bryan cemetery near Martinsville Missouri to Frankfort Kentucky. He disputes recent statements by Reverend R McQuie that the disinterred remains were not Boone's.
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Boone
St. Louis
Daniel Boone
Bryan
Martinsville
Frankfort
Loranee N. Boone
Webster Grove
Ev. R. McQuie
Montgomery
Roone
Mail Wagon Driver Arrested After Mail Item Heist
A vanload of articles believed stolen from the mails within three years was found in a room once occupied by Amos C. Nolan, a mail wagon driver now under arrest. The goods are valued in the thousands of dollars. Paulus, hall singer who aided General Boulanger’s rise, died in relative poverty after his moment of fame.
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New York
Amos C. Nolan
Paulus
General Boulanger
la Revue
Hved
A Contrast In Dinners From A French Writer
A French writer concludes Napoleon favored bean salad and believed 60 cents a day should cover meals. In contrast, Louis XV preferred a bird egg dish costing $100, illustrating divergent royal appetites and budgets.
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Napoleon
Louts XV
Ram in Civil War Ironclad Action at Hampton Roads
The battleship ram was first used in the Civil War naval clash between the Federal fleet and the Confederate ironclad Virginia Merrimack in Hampton Roads. The remark notes the ram’s early deployment during the 1861-63 conflict.
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Virginia
Hampton Roads
Dangers In Mercury Explained In Early Review
Mercury poses risks to workers making mirrors barometers and thermometers as nitrate of mercury damages teeth gums and body tissues, with exposure harming the overall health of those handling the substance.
Polite Tibetan greeting with band clasp and tongue gesture
In Tibet, politeness includes holding up a clasped band and protruding the tongue when meeting someone as a cultural greeting.
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Tibet
Wales Leads Britain in Mineral Wealth per Acre
The passage notes Wales as the richest part of Great Britain for mineral wealth. It states England yields about 10 dollars per acre annually, Scotland slightly less than 10 dollars per acre, while Wales produces over 20 dollars per acre.
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Wales
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Rhododendron native regions and Himalayan discoveries
The rhododendron's native homes lie in temperate North America and India's mountains. Many fine species were discovered in the Himalayas by Dr. Hooker and colleagues and introduced to Europe by them.
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North America
India
Himalayas
Dr. Hooker
Europe
Ixorea Exactly Width of Kansas in Size Step
A brief note states that Ixorea spans 82,000 square miles, matching the size of Kansas. No further context or entities are provided.
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Korea
Ixorea
Kansas
Quakers Named by Derby Judge For Quake Tremble Word
In Fox’s journal the term Quaker arose around 1630 when Justice Bonnet of Derby called adherents Quakers after I bid him quake and tremble at the word of the Lord.
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Journal of Fox
Justice Bonnet
Derby
Worldwide growth of Sons of the Revolution gains branches
Membership in the Sons of the American Revolution is now worldwide with branches in France England Germany Hawaii Philippine Islands Alaska and forty states of the Union reflecting broad expansion of the organization across regions and nations.
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Sons of the Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
France
England
Germany
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Alaska
States of the Union
Why hot water makes a kettle sing at heat
The explanation is simple. As water heats steam bubbles form at the kettle bottom and rise toward the sides. They collide with the metal, causing vibration that makes the kettle emit a simmering, singing sound.
Infantry term roots traced to Spanish infante rescue
The word infantry originated with the Spanish and was first used for the military force of an Infante a young prince of Spain tasked to rescue his father from the Moors.
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Spain
Birth and rise of George Washington in Virginia militia
The article notes George Washington received early training in the Virginia militia. In 1751 at age nineteen he became adjutant, by 1753 he led the northern district, and in 1755 he was appointed commander in chief of all Virginia militia.
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Washington
George Washington
Virginia Militia
Virginia
Frightened chorus escorted after mob during rehearsal
Springfield witnesses a dramatic dress rehearsal for the Broken Idol company amid gunfire and a hostile mob. The chorus was guarded to hotels. Leont Gee, Alice Yorkes’ maid, fled after an attack and beating. In other items, Mrs Ball claims diamond from a chicken and T. G. Goldsmith case details emerge. Scrogin predicts the anti saloon party will control the next legislature.
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Springfield
Chicago
Chatterton Opera House
Coryphees
Leotn Gee
Alice Yorkes
Leland Hotel
Gersen
William Ball
T. G. Goldsmith
Frank Brown Defense in Hyde Park Court Divorce Case
Chicago August 17. Frank Brown arraigned before Judge Orrison on wife abandonment. He presented a Nebraska divorce decree to the court while his former wife Anna W Brown, 6511 South Park Avenue, fainted. Brown had left his wife a year earlier for Nebraska where he obtained a divorce alleging cruelty. He returned to Chicago and faced arrest on the abandonment charge after his wife swore out a warrant.
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Chicago
Orrison
Hyde Park
Frank Brown
Nebraska
Anna W. Brown
South Park Avenue
Brown
Man Wounds Bride Then Shoots Self in Noble Hotel
Louis A. Ryan of Bridgeport TL wrote a note predicting August 13 before thrice wounding his bride in a locked room at a Noble HL hotel. He then shot himself in the head. the incident left him gravely injured but the bride expected to recover. No motive is known.
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Clay City
Louis A. Ryan
Bridgeport
Ryan
Noble, HL
Here
Beardstown Hero Dies Rescuing Nephew in River
Beardstown Illinois August 17 Thomas EF Howell a Beardstown resident gave his life attempting to save his eleven year old nephew Henry M Flawell from drowning in the Illinois river. Nine relatives were riding in a gasolene filled automobile when the tragedy occurred.
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Beardstown
Thomas EF. Howell
Henry M. Flawell
Hiftnois
Trowell
Two Uncles Drown After Water Rescue Attempt
A man fell into the water and his uncle immediately dived in to aid him. Both men were unable to resurface and drowned in the incident, authorities said.
Derailed Passenger Train Near Canteen Creek
A wrecked Indianapolis to St Louis passenger train derailed at Canteen Creek after striking a large pile of rails placed on the track by wreckers. The engine was badly damaged though all passengers escaped unharmed.
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Ork
Collinsville
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Canteen Creek
Two IMinnois Men Killed by Freight Train in Missouri
Alta Lenz of Jacksonville Alabama and Kenneth Reynolds of Buffalo Newfoundland were instantly killed after being struck while walking in the middle of a railroad track near Hannibal Missouri. The victims were hit by a freight train and died at once.
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Jacksonville
Alta Lenz
Kenneth Reynolds
Buffalo
Nfannivel
Notable Changes in Women Leaders and Education
Miss Enna Schofield retires after forty years teaching in Philadelphia public schools. The widow of Justice Charles R. logalls of New York donates about a thousand law books to the Rensselaer County Law Library. Boston writer Mrs Nelson W Titus presents a history paper on how Boston women finished Bunker Hill Monument. Mrs Humphry Ward opposes women's rights and leads an anti suffrage group. Dr Martha Hughes Cannon, Utah former state senator, moves to California to aid suffrage efforts. Miss Jilda Anoon Tran, a Saamese student, arrives in America to study teaching methods for future national benefit, starting in Hartford Conn in kindergarten and music classes.
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Enna Schofield
Philadelphia
Charles R. Logalls
New York
Rensselaer County Law Library
Nelson W. Titus
Boston
Bunker Hill Monument
Humphry Ward
National Woman's
Tartford
Conn
Switzerland profits from railway run last year
Switzerland profited nearly 9,000,000 dollars from the excess of railway receipts over expenses in the previous year. Spontish peasants claim wedding ring water cures weak eyes. Alfred Sodermian at the Worcester sericultural station grows potatoes and tomatoes on the same vine. A Cincinnati hospital patient imagines himself a dog and moves one forefinger constantly.
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Switzerland
Alfred Sodermian
Worcester
Mans
Cincinnati
Arrest of New Yorker for Walking on Park Grass Banked by City News
A New York chauffeur named Jobo Chilaub was arraigned in the police court for walking on the grass in Central Paris. Reportedly the first such arrest in the city park in nearly ten years.
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Rio de Janeiro
Jobo Chilaub
New York City
Paris
Prices and woes drift through heated term chatter
Current Comment notes public nerves amid rising costs as Newburyport News hints at postponement until September while editorials poke at beef prices, timber waste, and schoolteacher pay. It cites Richmond Times-Dispatch satire on chefs and beef, Buffalo Express shade, Cleveland Leader money promises, and Chicago Post on Russian army spending.
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Newburyport News
Richmond Times
Buffalo Express
Cleveland
Chicago Post
Doan's Kidney Pills Trusted by Freeport Resident
Freeport, Illinois testimony extols Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney complaints. Mrs. Elias Church recalls severe pain and fatigue, says pills cured her and she remains symptom free ten years later. Advertisement notes availability, price of 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. as U.S. agents and urges readers to remember the name Doan's.
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Freeport
Elias Church
Spring St
Freeport, Ill
Dean
Emmett’s
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