Forgetting It Would Have Been Terrible at Baltimore
In Baltimore at the Democratic convention Bal timore permanent chairman Ollie James is pursued by a dozen reporters as he rushes through the Belvedere hotel lobby. He jokes about a forgotten item then jokes again about a world chewing-sum while a crowd presses in. Nearby a Paris scammer who feigned death for charity has perished after his final attempt failed.
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Ollie James
Baltimore
Belvadere
Nuor
George
James
Petsons
Paris
Jie
Ohio's Onion Crop Estimate Reported
An estimate places Ohio onion yield at 1,100,600 bushels valued at about one million dollars. The figure reflects Scioto County and forecasts for the harvest season, as reported by the Findlay Courier.
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Ohio
My Proud Pa in a Piercing Parody of Praise
Detroit Free Press recounts a playful poem about a child praising their father while critiquing those who take credit. The narrator, a baby-like speaker, hints at a notable adult figure and mocks appearances and pride, ending with affectionate reference to the father.
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Indy
Three Words Barred in Western Pennsylvania Prose Trial
Fragmentary OCR narrates a courtroom quip about language bans and profanity in western Pennsylvania. Magistrate Lew ig jokes that three words the law forbids use are Father Son and Holy Spirit, fining 7 cents per oath. The piece contrasts claims of loyalty and social behavior with a satirical legal scene.
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Aolldaysburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas Winslow
M. Calvin Lewig
Platinum as an Alloy in Jewelry and Industry
A Geological Survey Report notes platinum is a natural alloy of iridium rhodium palladium and often osmium with iron copper and gold. Found as small nuggets scales and grains, it is steel gray with high melting point and strong acid resistance. Its US output is mainly California and Oregon and it is widely used in laboratory utensils photography dentistry and electric work. Jewelry manufacturing has recently consumed large quantities for settings and dining wares, claimed to be harder and more brilliant than other metals.
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United States
California
Oregon
Geological Survey
Ices a universal delicacy in Palermo and Sicily
The London Chronicle describes how in Palermo and across Sicily iced desserts are devoured by all ages from morning to night. Eager crowds fill streets between 4 and 5 pm, with officers, merchants, workers, rich and poor alike joining the daily ice ritual. Carriages line the pavement as occupants, coachmen, and footmen partake in this popular luxury.
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Palermo
Italy
Sicily
London
New Religions Rise From Wives of Public Men
The piece notes wives of prominent politicians embracing new faiths and Christian Science, citing Mrs. George Dewey and three others as healers of the faith, with about 20 more society women following similar creeds. It also mentions a German inventor's water-walking shoes crossing Lake Ammer, and concludes with a quip about drawing men out with a corkscrew.
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George Dewey
United States
George T. Oliver
Pennsylvania
Gilbert Fitchcock
Nebraska
John D. Works
California
Trayes
No Mirrors In Elevators In Philadelphia Buildings
New York World correspondent reports elevators in Philadelphia city hall and major hotels will remove mirrors due to complaints. Conductors note riders flirt and miss floors, while a punch through glass by boisterous passengers is a risk. Esperantists arrive in Cerne for a world congress, plan a garden city near Munich, and envision Esperanto post offices and banks. Grand Duchess Auguste Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, sole surviving grandchild of George III, turns 90.
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Philadelphia
New York World
City Hall
The
Bellevue
Stratford
Sardena
Cerne
Cravow
Uso
Munich
Berneorrespondence Pall Mall Gazette
George Imm
Augusty
Carolne of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Europe
Ordeat
George III
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C. A. Ervin
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Nile
Detroit Free Press
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Ammer
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Lke
Ehase
Thora
Lindenwald
Frank L. Snyder
Cor. Williams and
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