Torpedo boat flotilla joins U S battleships in Rio harbor
Rear admiral Evans's fleet and the Brazilian and German warships fill Rio de Janeiro harbor with sixteen battleships and six U S torpedo boats. The flotilla left Pernambuco Jan 18 amid good weather. Malaria cases noted among flotilla personnel, repairs made to the Lawrence, and new for Buenos Aires after a port coat. Inquiries in the U S misattributed a Connecticut disaster, causing alarm before clarification. Two deserters from a U S collier were detained and returned to their ship.
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Rio Janeiro
United States
Pernambuco
Pernarmbucns
de Bay
Mander Cone
Bis
Buenos ‘Ayres
Bremen
Cone
Connecticut
Ad Miral Evans
Four Girls Jump to Death in Factory Fire Tragedy
In Scranton Pennsylvania a fire at Imperial Knitting Company in Dixcourt killed four girls aged 18 to 22 who jumped from third floor windows. Nine others were seriously injured and about 85 workers faced danger as flames trapped them in the upper story. a warehouse crew tended to varnish furniture on the ground floor. Firemen arrived as panic grew and $75,000 was the estimated loss.
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Scranton
Jan
Imperial Knitting Company
Dixcourt
Mark Buckley
Catherine Griffith
Jennie Rathford
Kathryn Mannsky
Joss
Man Who Built O. and St. L. Road Dead at 76
John W. Blanchard, builder of the Omaha and St. Louis railroad and longtime superintendent, died at Soundil Bluffs Iowa of heart trouble at age seventy six.
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O. and
St. L. Road
Soundil Bluffs
Jan. WS
John W. Blancherd
Woman fatally struck at grade crossing in Cleveland
Mrs Eliza beth Subo was struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing in North dooger Cleveland. She was killed as telegraph wires sagged beside the roadway, a grim accident noted amid a page of unrelated text.
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Cleveland, O
Elizabeth Subo
North Dooger
Fragmentary quote on gambling and vice in Atlantic article
A fragmented excerpt discusses dangerous excitement from gambling and morphine, noting harm to character and social injustice to women and children. It cites Charles F. I. Dole condemning prize fights and betting as degrading fun and questions why morphine is poisonous.
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Ike
Charles IF
Dole
Atlantic
The Waltz Through Time Across Nations and Eras
A compact history traces the waltz from Provence to Fontainebleau and Holyrood, noting Mary Queen of Scots and John Knox, then spreading to southern Germany and Austria by the late 17th century. It reached England and the United States in the early 1800s, facing both denunciation and praise by poets of the era.
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America
England
Provence
Wenry Tr
France
Fontainebleau
Comte de Sainte
Mary
Queen of Scots
Scotland
John Knox
Palace of Holyrood
Germany
Austria
Lieber Augustin
United States
Quail Dog Quits After Poor Shooting Complaint
A Columbus man, known for a fine hunting dog, lent the retriever to a friend who tried quail hunting. The dog returned home mid forenoon, later shows its frustration as birds scatter and the hunters miss. The dog then heads back toward its owner, evidently displeased with the amateur shooters.
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Columbus
Dispatch
Puritan Preachers paced by the hour glass in sermons
Sir Roger L Estrange recounts a seventeenth century preacher who mocked time by turning the hour glass. He drifted past the midpoint of the sermon before the sands ran out while addressing drunkenness. A parish clerk endured three quarters of the second glass as most hearers left. He then asked the minister to close the door and push the key under it.
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Roger L
Holme and Philadelphia’s Grid Pattern
The gridiron layout of Philadelphia was designed by Thomas Holme, surveyor general of Pennsylvania, though the plan originated with Penn. Holme’s descendants still live in the city, but his vast land and city lots have long since left his family’s possession.
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Holme
Philadelphia
Thomas Holme
Pennsylvania
Penn
A Remarkable Hat Divorce Case Sparks Curiosity
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a woman seeks divorce after her husband bought her only hat in twenty five years. The amusing line wonders if any hat remains to straighten things out, reflecting a wry domestic anecdote.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Social Duty in Modern Conscience and Controversy
A concise note quotes Georges Touchard of La Nouvelle Revue Paris on social duty as the dominant idea of the era. It argues special duty pervades public thinking, shaping modern conscience amid ongoing controversies and ironies.
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Georges Touchard
la Nouvelle Revue
Paris
A Case of Luck in a Chance Encounter
A brief exchange shows a benevolent woman asking a tramp why steady work eludes him after years of effort. The tramp candidly replies that luck or sheer good fortune, not effort alone, has guided his path.
Often the Case a proverb from Tarper's Weekly
A whimsical quotation from Tarper's Weekly featuring a wary proverb about speaking and restraint. The line suggests caution in words and patience before action, reflecting a periodical voice.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Freeport Residents
Freeport residents confirm lasting relief from kidney ailments using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Sarah Cady of 162 Exchange St testifies seven to nine years of benefit, noting backache relief and improved kidney function. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. FosterMilburn Co. New York is sole U.S. agent. Remember the name Doan's.
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Doan
Freeport
Sarah Cady
St. Freeport
Foster-Milburn Co
New York
United States
Doan's
Case Nears Crisis as Thaw Trial Sees Witnesses
New York January 18 a Thaw trial near crisis as both Mrs Thaw the wife and Mrs Thaw the mother testify. District Attorney Jerome asks to exclude spectators from the recitals of a supposed horrible tale sparking defense objections. Justice Dowling will rule Monday on the open hearing issue.
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New York
Phiaw
Thaw
Littlleton
Jerome
Littleton
Nex
Justice Dowwling
Justice Dow
Jerome Takes A New Tack In Thaw Trial
The jurist Jerome shifts tactics as he objects to most questions during preliminary examination of Evelyn Nesbit's testimony. Mrs. Fhaw and others recount Thaw’s alleged irrationality and strange behavior, while Miss Fletcher and Miss O NGL testify to Thaw’s long history of irrational conduct. Doormen at the police station corroborate disturbing noises and appearance.
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Jerome
Littleton
Womn
Shaun
Lis
Allee C. Fletcher
Washington
Phaws
Harry Thaw
Catherine O Ngl
Haw
Gotch Wins Two Straight Falls in New York Bout
Frank Gotch, United States heavyweight champion, defeated Ono ostrafelt fils for the title bid at the Yankee Rovers event in New York. Gotch secured two straight falls, continuing his dominance in the division.
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Ssricuse
N.Y. Dhan
Frank Gotch
United States
Ono Ostrafelt Fils
Yankee” Rovers
Dyer Wonds at Neurich Bragging About Ancestors
Dyer wonders if Neurich reveals bragging about his forebears as he hints at ancestral ties. The Brooklyn Life column hints at a personal lineage mystery and possible family history revelation.
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Dyer
Neurich Na Horer
Brooklyn
Gradual Trade Improvement Noted in Weekly Review
New York Jan 18 R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade says progress is slow but steady, with confidence growing faster than current deals. Market for commercial paper broadens while mercantile loans resume near normal rates, aiding postponed projects and prompt collections. Buyers enter reading markets in large numbers, production rises gradually, wages being readjusted, and several steel plants resume with limited output until orders increase.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Reading
Mrs Metcalfout on bail after Chicago shooting
Mrs Thomas Metcalf who fired a revolver at Lawyer Hamill in the federal building corridors in Chicago has been released on a $1,000 bail. Bonds signed by Edward H. Miller and Warry Burgess. Miller declined comment and urged further interviews be avoided. Metcalf was taken to friends’ home with location kept secret. she is linked to former Colorado Springs broker J I Morris and an 1901 divorce from Morris.
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Chicago
Thomas Metcalf
R. Hamill
Federal Building
Iter
Edwuard HH. Miller
Terre Haute
Pnd
Warry Burgess
Miller
Morris
So. ety of Gleaners moves HQ to Detroit vote
The biennial meeting of the So. ety of Gleaners with 65,000 former members in Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois and Iowa voted to shift the headquarters from Caro Michigan to Detroit and appropriated 86000 to erect two buildings.
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Detroit
Jin. WS
So.ety of Gleaners
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Towa
Toledo
Caro
Mich
Times Reorganization Face Sluggish Sale Report
London reports a hitch in the Times reorganization after a January 6 announcement that control passed from the Walter family to a new company with C Arthur Pearson as managing director. A morning paragraph states no sale has occurred.
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London
The
Times
Walter
C. Arthur Pearson
Sailor Dies from Wood Alcohol Poisoning in Cal
Vanleja California January 18. John Hart of the cruiser St Louis died from wood alcohol poisoning after secretly consumed liquor. He is the third death in a week from the same poison. Two other sailors are totally blind and five others may never return to active service.
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Vanleja
Cal
John Hart
St. Louis
Michigan Defeats Northwestern In Debate
Ann Arbor Jan 18 The University of Michigan debating team defeated Northwestern University by taking the affirmative on the resolution that all corporations engaged in interstate commerce should be required to take out federal charters.
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Michigan
Northwestern
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Northwestern University
Col John I Martin Arrives in Denver for Dem Convention
Col John I Martin of St Louis and long time sergeant-at-arms of Democratic conventions since 1806 has arrived in Denver to attend a meeting of the committee on arrangements for the Democratic national convention.
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Denver
Itn
Olonel
John I Martin
St. Louis
Committee On
There’s Another Vacant Chair in Carrollton
Th. Van Carrollton reports J. R. Hayes aged 63 a Civil War veteran died of heart disease while giving a memorial address at a government banquet. He referenced a vacant chair for J. B. Norton who died in 1905, then collapsed and died.
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Carrollton
Th. van
Sor
J. R. Hayes
Gov
William Worden Named Democrat Candidate in Fifteenth Civic District
Worden of Marion has been nominated by the Democrats of the Twenty-fifth Civic district convention at Carbondate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George W. Smith. A special election will be held on February 1.
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Carp
Van
Williai
Worden
Marion
Civicis Distriet
George W. Smith
Revival Ends As Mount Carmel Sees Awakening
Evangelist Charles Reien Seoville assisted by Mrs Seoville Rev Thomas Jenn Wiem and Jesse Vien Camp closes the greatest revival in this state part. About GaQ0 accessions reported and the tower thoroughly awakened religiously.
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Mount Carmel
Mount Carnacel
Chairles Reien Seoville
Chieno
Seoville
Ana Aes
Thomas Jenn Wiem
Jesse Vien
Oldest national emblem unchanged since the thirteenth century
The article notes Tae Danish thig as the oldest nation emblem still in use. The design has remained unchanged since the thirteenth century, reflecting deep historical continuity.
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Dacube
Blaze Devours Chicago Wholesale Building. Firemen Injured
A massive blaze in a six story brick building at 1928 Market Street destroyed property valued at 750000. Firemen sustained injuries amid dramatic flames shooting over 100 feet into the air. Guests in a nearby hotel were awakened and evacuated as flames threatened surrounding structures. a streetcar collision injured the driver and two others, with several buildings catching fire but limited additional losses.
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Chicago
Market Street
McNeil & Higgins
New York
Reid, Murdock & Co
Fremen
Scotland Yard Jewel Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Merced
A Scotland Yard detective reportedly arrested two men in Merced California on a Sunday. They are alleged to have carried out a 200000 dollar jewel theft in London nearly five years ago. The suspects waived extradition and left for New York on the Santa Fe Overland. The case traces to a London residence burglary four years ago that netted 200000 dollars in jewels and saw the groom and groom’s butler vanish.
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Merced
Cal
Scotland Yard
London
New York
Santa Fe
Statesman Under Indictment in Dauphin County Case
Dauphin county grand jury returns five bills charging Representative Fe Burd Cassel of Marietta, architect Joseph M. Fluston, and contractor John E L Sanderson of Philadelphia with defrauding the state of 50160 by falsifying measurements of marble mantels and metallic furniture for the new state capitol.
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T Marrisburg
Dauphin County Grand Jury
Toriue
FE Burd Cassel
Marietta
Jooseph M. Fluston
John E L. Sanderson
Philadelphia
Taft Claimed Lead In Ohio Delegation Fight
Taft asserts control in Ohio for the party convention with about half the counties reporting. He claims more than enough delegates exist in the state for Taft to secure leadership, arguing the tally favors his position over rivals.
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Taft
Ohio
Columbus
D Ands
Willias
Paft
OOO
House Adjourns to Monday After Pension Bills
Washington Jan 1 After passing many pension measures the house adjourned to Monday the session adjournment ends, the pend code bill not taken up as the senate was not in session.
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House
Washington
Jan. I
Senate
Resurrection plant revival after rain revival
The resurrection plant, once withered during drought, revives quickly once rain begins. It endures dry spells and regains vitality as soon as moisture returns, signaling the plant’s hardy drought response and rapid recovery.
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Af South
Penalty of Bachelordom Quoted Wit and Costs
A humorous note from Monich Nachrichten asserts that bachelor life is costlier than marriage today. It claims bachelors spend on dining, attire, flowers, and sweets while lacking a spouse to vent at, and face the expectation of perpetual cheerfulness and wit.
Another Kind of Grose in a Comic Exchange
A lighthearted London Answers item features a dialogue about Mr Penrose, described as penurious. The precocious brother asks for meaning of the word, and the father explains penurious as close. The joke centers on Arthur’s perceived frugality when visiting the sister.
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Arthur
Penurious
Penrose
London
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