The Trial That Moved Him To Declare He Won't Defend Murder
A Nevada criminal lawyer recounts defending Ellis in a murder case on a mining claim. Facing a hostile crowd and a key witness with a history, he used bold tactics to win not guilty. After the verdict, Ellis fled and the lawyer quit criminal practice to enter politics. Years later a grateful Ellis anonymously funds him, real name Smuth D. Fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Nevada
Weevis
Minnesota
Bennator Davis
Ellis
O’brien
Kilis
Barney
Barmey
Ilis
Ells
Tim
Nan
Ireland
Burney
Hillis
Khim
Hoe
O'Brien
Elis
Salt Lake City
Ao Taut
Flis
Smulth D. Fry
Los Angeles Times
Women and marriage insights quoted in Chicago News
A dialogue contrasts views on women with Singleton praising knowledge and Wedderly noting he learns from his wife’s stories about other women. The piece appears as a snippet labeled Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singleton
Chicago News
Stedman’s Lost Book Returns to His Lament
Edmund Clarence Stedman the poet banker once hurled a book at a servant in a tantrum. A passerby took it, and he later paid 40 dollars to buy back the rare volume at a secondhand shop. A card inside revealed the book was his own property, curing him of throwing books at servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Stedman
New York Press
Three Deadly Deaths Warn of Lethal Dangers
A Pearson's Weekly excerpt outlines three deadly agents. A South Australian spider bites with venom causing two days of agony before inevitable death. Bhat, an eastern grain, yields poisonous grains that induce violent manta and death. A South American knotweed vine coils and scorches flesh, ripping prey to death in its heart of foliage.
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Penu
South Australia
Pearson's Weekly
Sporting Judge and the prophets in court tale
A London Graphic excerpt recalls Baron Martin, deafened yet keen, stopping Stammers the counsel as he prepared to quote scripture in a racing case. The judge quips that prophets would sell their father’s halfpence, before noting the speaker’s plan to quote Jeremiah.
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Baron Martin
Stammers
Mgr. Stammers
Jeremiah
Mr. Myer
London Graphic
Presence of Mind and a Spare Chop Lesson
A clergyman warns against selfishness and shares a parable about a Vermont art student and a Wisconsin journalist. The Vermonter buys two chops, the cat eats one, and the artist comments that the cat has eaten the Wisconsin chop. The piece appears in the Washington Star.
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Vermont
Wisconsin
Washington Star
Way of a Ship and a Maid Puzzles Solomon
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Solomon confessed four wondrous things and would add a fifth puzzled by an express company with a prepaid package. The quip plays on ancient wisdom to lampoon modern mail service mysteries.
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Solomon
Philadelphia Ledger
A Word of Approval in a Family Language Quarrel
A Washington Star item notes Mr Comrox approving of his European son-in-law to some extent. He calls it a relief that family quarrels are conducted in a language he does not understand.
Changed Conditions and Neighbor Love in Hata
A fragment from a historical piece notes the good book's command to love neighbors while contrasting modern living in Hata. It mentions Mama Miyo and Little Ethel, with a nod to Kap Baus City Tndepenudent.
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Myo
Ethel
Hata
Kap- Baus
Liberty Cries Meet Mixed Charity for Sam Johnson
A measured note suggests those who loudly demand liberty may not generously aid Sam Johnson, reflecting a tension between rhetoric and relief. The remark highlights a social divide in support for Johnson’s cause and questions who truly champions freedom through action.
Pumpkin pie quarrel quoted in fashion note
A brief exchange from the Los Angeles Times shows a playful domestic moment where one partner complains the pumpkin pie is not finished and the other responds with a pause then instruction to finish it. The snippet captures a domestic vignette in period voice.
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Los Angeles Times
Shipwreck survivor entombed two hours in sunken hull
A Newcastle Nova Scotia report tells of the Kate Tatham tilting in a gale and a crewman trapped in the hold. Rescued through a hole cut in the hull, he survived by trapped air as water rose, with two hours of entombment. Similar cases cite eleven days for Captain Hagallandt in the Empire.
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Newcastle
N.S. W
Kate ‘Tatham
England
Engallandt
Empire
Emdre
Dantzic
Hagallandt
Penarson
London Licensed Entertainment Premises Count
London has fifty six theatres with eleven county licensed sites and two with letters patent Covent Garden and Drury Lane. There are forty eight music halls of which twenty lack liquor licenses. overall 348 venues licensed for public entertainment including art galleries mission halls hotels polytechnics public baths and skating rinks. London’s alcoholic outlets reach 4 988 pubs 278 hotels and restaurants 105 west end 62 city beer houses and 2708 off licensed premises totaling over 10 000 premises licensed for intoxicants.
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London
County Council
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
West End
Appetites of Woodsmen in Greenwood Camp
A Greenwood lumber crew of thirty five men consumes daily 300 large biscuits 150 doughnuts 36 pies and 6 quarts of dried beans with vegetables. A large beef creature is eaten every five days. The cook notes the intake is in proportion, with the extra pie likely for the boss.
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Greenwood
Kennebee Journal
Language of science sparks Times dispute
In the London Times columns a debate rages over whether science can be communicated in plain English. Critics say scientists relying on technical terms like zygotes and gametocytes reveal insufficient education, while others defend precise jargon.
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The
London Times
Coffee in France echoes rising brew culture and health toll
Dr Fernet, cited by the British Medical Journal, notes coffee use in France has risen to the point that many drink a quart or more of coffee decoction daily. The habit is especially common among laboring women, with many admitted to hospitals for disorders attributed to heavy coffee consumption.
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Fernet
France
Effect of the Big Guns on Dover Harbor
Heavy guns from Dover forts caused considerable damage to the town. Vibration from nine inch guns made ceilings crack, ornaments fall, and windows break as residents were warned to leave windows open.
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Dover
England
An Expensive Commission for New York City
The public service commission of New York City seeks 1 005 009 dollars for this year's expenses. Of this total 850 000 is for salaries 50 000 for rentals and telephones 25 000 for employees and counsel 100 000 for contingencies rapid transit studies social services and investigations. The remaining funds cover supplies instruments maps prints and advertising.
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Public Service Commission of
New York City
New York Herald
Nell and Belle Reigns Storm at Home, Records Say
Nell Mrs Henpechke boasts of dominance in her own home as Belle Reigns storms to acclaim. Philadelphia Record notes her claim to supremacy and subtle rivalry within domestic scenes.
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Nell
A Farm, A Drink, and a Faded Love
Enoch Quill, mowing on a farm, drinks buttermilk with Mabel Judd who once seemed to love him. Ten years pass and Mabel owns the farm. a hired hand offers a chance at a farm for both, rekindling a memory of that drink. She hints a shared future, but the tale ends with a quiet, unresolved confession and a twist of fate.
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Enoch Quill
Earth
Enoch
Mabel Judd
John Barleycorn
Miss Mabel
Hmnoch
Tong
Mabel Goodby
Mabel
Ike
Mitchel
Visitors wrestle with odd phrase in foreign tongue
A Philadelphia Inquirer fragment shows a visitor commenting on a comic mispronunciation "your lankweedge" and the puzzled reaction to phrases used when money runs short. The foreigner questions why someone with money thinks they are broke and vice versa, highlighting language confusion.
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Philadelphia Luquirer
Dyspepsia Aid Kodol Promoted By Local Drugstore
Local druggist Wm. F. Eugene advertises Kodol as the best remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach disorders. The tonic is described as pleasant prompt and thorough and is sold at 85 Stephenson.
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Wm. F. Eugene Druggist
Stephenson
Hindoo Caste Marks On Foreheads Of Indian Women
The Hindu caste marks worn by women are confined to the forehead and vary by tradition. Orthodox practice favors a saffron center dot for ceremonies, while fashionable women often wear a jet black mark made from fried sage. Some young women use tiny tinsel disks attached with jack fruit gum, and orthodox families tattoo a vertical line on the forehead, a process that may take two weeks to heal, described in Madras Mail.
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India
Madras
The Ghost of the Future and the Fear of Failure
A reflective essay argues fear and worry drain vitality and stop people from achieving their desires. The piece describes fear as a ghost that blocks effective work and productivity, hindering anyone from doing good work.
Courage, Confidence and Creative Power
An excerpt from Success Magazine argues that courage comes from confidence and optimism. It warns that doubt and gloom paralyze mind and body, hindering creative work, and that great achievement requires belief in success and a hopeful banner guiding effort.
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Success Magazine
Majesty of the Pyramids Captures Nightly Awe
Robert Hichens notes in Century Magazine how the pyramids of Gizeh embody human greatness as artificial giants against the starry sky. He recalls sitting in the sand at night, their calm and stark forms lifting the mind, likening them to prayers to be needed rather than offered.
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Gizeh
Sakkara
Giseh
Robert Hichens
Century Magazine
Sixteenth Century Fencing Stance and Guarding Daggers
In sixteenth century fencing the sword was held in the right hand and a dagger gripped in the left hand with which to ward off blows.
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