Major Stoners Bear and the Harlem Star
In Townstown Major Stoner battles a large bear invading his field and orchard. After a multi encounter he kills the bear with a rifle misfire, a dog chase, and a dramatic finish, revealing a white forepaw and a bullet wound. The tale leads into remarks on miner and worker bravery and compares dangers faced by soldiers and laborers in New York.
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Major Stoner
Townstown
Stoner
Growler
Rether
Wallace
Hulster
Zone of Action
New York
Ironworkers lose hands stopping heavy plate on bridge
On Blackwell's Island Ravenswood tower two ironworkers, John J. McGlynn and O. Jude, saved three colleagues by forcing their wrists into a crevice as a sliding steel plate gave way. Jude lost most of his hand while McGlynn suffered a crushed wrist. both were rushed to St. John's Hospital.
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Blackwell's Island
Ravenswood
John J. McGlynn
van Alst Avenue
Long Island City
O. Jude
East Sixteenth Street
Manhattan
McGlynn
Jude
Hurley
St. John’s Hospital
Glynn
New York Herald
Women climb Popocatepetl in bold solo ascent
Miss Hortense Edy and Miss Octave Woodward of Rockford Illinois arrived in Mexico City after conquering Popocatepetl without guides. They are the first foreigners to succeed this feat, enduring a snowstorm and severe summit conditions before reaching the crater crest and later reuniting with their party at the base.
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Popocatapetl
Hortense Edy
Octave Woodward
Rockford, Ill
City
Mexico
Edy and
Woodward
Treed by a Tigress in Jungle Patrol
The narrator recalls patrolling jungle paths with a jemedar when a tiger roared nearby. Unarmed, they fled and climbed a tree, reaching safety about twenty feet up. The jemadar vanished from view during the tense escape.
Tiger tempts climbers amid jungle encounter in Madras
Frantic climbing ends when a man hauls his companion to safety as a tigress and two cubs appear beneath their tree. The animal later returns alone, surveys the scene, and withdraws after an uneasy standoff lasting about an hour. Jemadar urges aid, but no one comes.
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Jemadar
Madras Mall
Chicago Society Wholesome and Quiet
The Delineator praises Chicago society for its wholesome tone and simple home life compared to New Yorker circles. It notes favoring Japanese servants, rejection of private governess education, and sends children to military and preparatory schools then college. Bryn Mawr graduates from Chicago families mark a notable debutante trend.
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Chicago
Bryn Mawr
Observing Washington's Tomb Ceremony at Mount Vernon
A Harper's Weekly note explains naval observances as ships pass Mount Vernon. The marine guard and band march, ship bell tolls, colors half-mast, and at Washington's tomb bugles play taps. Officers and men stand at attention and salute during the ceremony.
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United States Navy
Potomac River
Washington
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Punish Officials Not Stockholders In Corporate Law
Henry Leo Higginson argues in the Atlantic that punishments should target officials and future infractions by corporations, not stockholders. He warns against harsh rhetoric toward capitalists and notes savings banks own corporate notes as safe investments for the wage-earning public.
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Savings
Henry Leo Higginson
Atlantic
Gray and Brown Camels Across Persia
A traveler recalls Persian travel by stage and farsak. The farsak length varies with terrain and camel color. A Kurdish muleteer humorously notes a farsak equals the distance one can distinguish gray from brown camels, averaging about four miles per camel and six farsaks per stage, roughly twenty five miles.
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Persia
Atlantic
Engineers Cite Benefits of Compressed Air in Caisson Work
Engineers declare that consumptives employed in caissons used for tunnel construction are benefited remarkably by the use of compressed air.
Mrs Stevenson Viewed As Nation's Leading Southwest Indian Authority
Mrs Matilda C Stevenson of the Bureau of Ethnology in Washington is recognized as the greatest authority on the Indians of the southwestern United States. She is the widow of Col James Stevenson, a pioneer explorer who with Major Powell helped create the Bureau of Ethnology in 1879.
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Matilda C. Stevenson
Bureau of Ethnology
Washington, D. C
United States
Col
James Stevenson
Major Powell
Woman Rune Mouse Farm Reforming Femme Enterprise
Miss Abbie Lathrop of Granby Massachusetts runs a mouse farm that funds a small fortune. She sells mice to medical colleges where they are inoculated with germs of various maladies for student edification, turning away fear and advancing womankind despite discomfort.
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Woman Rune Mouse Farm
Abbie Lathrop
Granby
Mass
Nice
Miss Lathrop
Medical Colleges
Jer
New York Press
Phone Etiquette Rules For Calls Between Men And Women
The New Haven Register notes etiquette governs telephone calls between sexes. It states a young woman should avoid calling a man at his home or office, while a matron may deviate without loss of dignity. The rule is flexible and must be guided by common sense.
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New Haven Register
Leftover Lady Accessories At Desk Claim Drawer
A New York Press clip recounts a life insurance claim adjuster who keeps a drawer filled with women’s veils gloves and small lace handkerchiefs left behind by claimants. He shelves unclaimed items after thirty days and gives them to office girls to avoid boredom from accumulation.
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George
New York Press
Fear of Firearms With Women Grows In Society
The article notes a shift as women increasingly handle firearms urging evolution from novelty pistols to practical weapon use. It contrasts past era caution with present acceptance, suggesting future headlines may claim women shoot better or duel among them. It highlights changing norms about women and armament and mentions earlier tiny pearl and gilded pistols.
Gun violence framing in New Haven Register quote stirs debate
A New Haven Register passage notes there are 30 kinds of automatic and repeating rifles and pistols and claims that girls and women face a battery with perfect equanimity. The remark highlights era attitudes toward firearms and gender in public discourse.
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New Haven Register
Be Happy Though Married Advice for maintaining affection and individuality
A New York Telegraph piece urges married women to keep up their appearance and social lives. It warns against merging identity with a husband and emphasizes mutual admiration, outside interests, and tactful rather than argumentative behavior to sustain happiness.
Race of Amazons and the Growing Woman
The Chicago Journal notes a trend of taller, heavier women due to athletic popularity and better clothing sizing. Height has risen by about 3.5 to 4 inches in fifty years, weight up roughly 25 pounds on average, and boot sizes have shifted from a four to five or six. Increased sports like golf basketball and cycling are linked to stronger frames and larger apparel needs.
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Chicago Journal
The correct hat for the formal function and season fashions
Fashion notes describe small hats for formal events, plaited chiffon for youthful evening bodices, varied automobile hats and hoods, and the influence of velvet fabrics. Gold or silver tassels adorn scarfs, all black hats with green cloth outfits, and French hand-embroidered medallions to embellish waists or Mantles.
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Lfe
New York American
New York Telegram
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