Abuse of Children Told by Witnesses
Witnesses described abuse of Walter Schauer by his stepmother Mrs. Schauer, including a cold-water bath and neglect. Statements from relatives and neighbors testified to injuries, stunted growth, and hardship, with Walter doing chores and working hard rather than attending to his age. Court adjourned to continue testimony.
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Walter
Stephen Bering
Joseph Winters
Schauer
Winters
Caroline Keiser
Fred Saenger
Maggie
Leggett
Paul
Barnato Wins Amusing Literary Value Bet
A legend recalls Barnato, famed financier though not literary, challenging journalists to a writing duel. A referee sorted essays from a hat and awarded Barnato the palm for a terse, flawless piece. The crowd approved, and a £100 check to the referee was honored, per the London Telegraph.
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Barnato
Barney Barnato
B. L. Barnato
London Telegraph
Delicately Put Footman Delivers Bad News Fire Joke
A banker is told by a footman his house is on fire. The master asks about his wife and daughters. they are safe with their mother. The footman finally informs that the mother-in-law lies asleep on the third story back, and the footman questions whether to disturb her for her comfort.
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James
Sim
Tos Angeles
DeVore
United States
Freeport
Ju. W. Merrin
Main St
Freeport, Il
Anatomy Facts From an Obscure Text
The passage notes the human skeleton contains 208 bones and describes the stomach bag with four coats. It states man uniquely perceives the chin projection and compares average hand sizes between men and women, plus a note on quartz color variation and manganese staining.
Coming Events and Shortest Hour Reflections
July 11 Trinity Sunday school picnic at Bailey's park and July 19 card print and picnic at St Vincent's Orphanage. Aug 15-26 civic meetings at Oakdale park, Aug 22 Sept 1 Campmeeting at Riverside park. A New York Sun quote notes the 2 to 3 pm hour as the day’s fleetest, used to dodge bore and dentist visits.
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St. Marty's Hall
Trinity
Bailey's Park
St. Vincent's Orphange
Barnum & Nalley
Citrcus
Lenn
Oakdale Park
Bept. L
Riverside Park
Hfe
New York Sun
Witty Encounter Between Eugene Field and a New York Woman
A late 19th century anecdote from Lippincott's describes Eugene Field in a dinner dispute with a New York woman in decollate evening dress. After a clash on authorship merits Field concedes but savors a quip about not being laughed at in her sleeve.
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Eugene Field
New York
Field
Miss Blank
Lippincott’s
Not enough data for a full headline
A fragment from the Baltimore American attributes a humorous line about a household dispute to a mistaken switch causing a head-on collision, but the brief excerpt lacks sufficient context for a complete summary or identifying details.
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Baltimore American
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