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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
14
The Louis ville Courier Journal reports decline in coon hunting as landowners and timber owners push conservation. Hunters face fewer treed coons as forests shrink and trees are cleared for farming, prompting clashes over trespass and stricter wildlife controls, with old practice giving way to modern resource use.
A fragmented reminiscence on tact, morality, and changing standards. It recalls a former era when accepting a bribe was framed as patriotic and lawful, contrasted with modern expedience where concealment and risk define ethical choices.
A nature student describes how frogs, rats, and mice cope with cold. Frogs freeze in February yet thaw by March. Rats and mice seek indoor warmth in houses and sewers, increasing food consumption and comfort costs as winter pressure grows.
A Chicago patrolman on Forty Seventh Street near Ashland Avenue found a man bathing in public water, waist deep and resisting entry. He warned the citizen that public bathing is illegal and ordered him to return home and dress. The man reportedly refused, asking for five minutes more.
A 35 year old man was slain on Wells Street in Chicago amid a chaotic pursuit. A stranger, about 30s, in a greenish gray suit and soft black hat, stabbed him in front of 424 Wells Street and fled into a crowd. The victim, well dressed, weighed about 170 pounds and stood six feet tall. Police recovered two stamped envelopes and nineteen dollars in his clothing but found no solid clues. Both men were believed to be from Elkhart and the killer was last seen entering a crowd near the station. The slain man died en route to a hospital. the case remains unsolved.
The fragmentary text describes a man seeking a person he accuses of ruining his home in Elhart and intending to confront him before leaving Chicago. It mentions a Schoop morning, a torn appointment, and a rooming house owned by Franke Reebeal at Wells and West Kinzie streets, with references to a Frank Phitg of Eiklinr.
Mrs H H Crozier of Marshfield Wisconsin uncovers her origins starting in Oswego. Born Miriam R Toft, she loses her parents as an infant and is adopted by W Foster. The family tale travels from Oswego to Depre, then Cato and Marshfield through an uncle’s newspaper advertisement.
A fragmented report from Toledo lists banquet requirements for a Daughters of the American Revolution event. The bill includes provisions totaling 4 large cakes, 120 eggs, 40 pounds of sugar, 15 pounds butter, 60 pounds flour, and other kitchen staples with some OCR errors in item names.
A murky report outlines John W. Smyly's alleged actions in a marriage dispute. Police records describe charges related to arranging a liaison with two older unmarried women while claiming control over three children, provoking local concern and a disputed paternity claim.
In a seaside cottage Peggy instructs her father on a family tale as three local boys claim kinship to Joshua Jedak Tubal Jones. The Captain, stern about proper names, quizzes the boys on their true names Augustus Tule and Julius, ending with a tense exchange and the boys lingering in the doorway.
Atlantic Monthly lauds a clever copyist of accounts whose work is minor yet valued. The piece highlights his wry talent for turning routine tasks into comic moments, noting his unreadable yet vivid expressions and the risk his presence poses to colleagues’ sanity with merry, absurd interludes.
A Newbury New York story recounts birds pecking at a glittering lost solitaire tucked in an engagement rig. A pigeon dies with the chain in its crop, revealing the missing diamond wrapped in a string hat chain and a fake locket. A society woman later recovers her invalliere.
A London note describes royal tastes in collecting. Abdul Hamid’s palace hosts a premier display of precious stones, some sold in Paris. Ferdinand of Bulgaria is said to own diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds worth around £600,000. The Kaiser admires ancient wares. Bavaria cherishes medieval beer pitchers. Sweden’s late king owned race coins and medals. Bavaria’s Jewish ruler lauds a torbreliag collection.
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