A Child Custody Battle Across a Parlor Scene
A wealthy forwarder Alfred Nevalls clashes with his wife Sophia over little Mary’s custody. A scheming guardian of the child’s fate, a dramatic park incident, a habeas corpus hearing, and a judge’s decisive order hinge on the child’s own wishes to stay with both parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Alfred Nevalls
Nevalls, Son & Co
Mr. Newalls
Mary
Sophia
Silane
Tracey Mansion
Cupid
Tracy
Little
Hanyver
Mr. Phibbs
Alfred Newalls
Newalls
Abel Burgess
Justice Badger
Alfred
Limeetf
Papa
Judge Badger
Touwar
New York Times
Postoffice Tales of Strawberries and Frog Mail
A lighthearted survey of mail mishaps shows perishable items like strawberries and a horned frog causing damage or curiosity in transit. Perishable mail leads to ruined contents. rules exist to prevent sending fragile items. Also anecdotes trace phrases like Humbug and Kick the Bucket to historical origins from Dublin mint and a London bailiff.
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Alabama
Mobile
Sema
Atlant
Texas
New York
O. K
Post Office
South Georgia
Atlanta Journal
the Loyne
James
Dublin
William III
London
Bolsover
Pittsburgh Commercial. Gazette
Ingenious German coal smokeless process unveiled
A German inventor claims a new coal combustion method removes smoke by a unique principle. Tests reportedly show full carbon consumption with no smoke and no ash, using powdered coal fed into a furnace by a regulated air current. Contracts with major manufacturers are reported.
Famous figures who chose death over life in history
A compendium of famous suicides and "crises" from ancient to modern times. Archilochus Aristaarchus Chaton, Lucretius, Cassius, Homer, Saul, Mithridates, Zeno, Caron, Balmaceda, Sardanapalus, Lord Castlereagh, Jacques du Citastel, Pontius Pilate, Christ, Sappho, Mark Antony, and Cleopatra are listed with brief notes on the alleged motives and methods of their deaths, often framed in sensational biographical style.
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Aristarchus
Chatterton
Lucretius
Cassius
Phillips
Caesar
Homer
Israel
Hannibal
Mithridates
Zeno
Earth
Caron
César
Utica
Baalmaceda
Chili
Sardanapaly’s
Bis
Lord Londonderry
Lord Castlereagh
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Margaret &. Sangster
Mississippi
Messrs. Brown, Jenkins & Waterbury
Office For Life
Insurance
Lfe
God
Jacques DU Citastel
Soissons
Louis IX
St. Louis
France
Pontius Pilate
Judea
Spain
Switzerland
Christa
Upho
Sappho
Mark Anthony
Octavius
Cleopatra
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