First Steam Driven Automobile Shown In Lowell
Boston Herald notes William W. Austin's 1860 Civil War era steam automobile on display in a Lowell garage. Austin died in Winthrop aged 85. he buried $14 000, misplaced a map, recovered the notes after years, and redeemed them with Treasury help. The device is described as eccentric and indicates early automotive history in New England.
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Lowell
Boston Herald
William W. Austin
Winthrop
Mr. Austin
Dighton
Boston
Austin
Secretary of the Treasury
Canadian writer and educator Goldwin Smith dies at The Grange
Professor Goldwin Smith died at The Grange in Toronto at age 89 after a fall fractured a thigh bone. Widowed last summer, the noted educator ceased literary work months earlier. Born in Reading, he became one of modern times' most distinguished writers and educators.
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Goldwin Smith
Tononto
Dr. Smith
Reading
Goldwin Smith A Canadian Journalist and Historian
England born scholar Goldwin Smith educated at Eton and Oxford. He became Regius professor at Oxford 1865 66 and held Cornell chair 1868 71 before settling in Toronto as a prominent journalist and writer. His Grange home reflects his literary career and his role in historical and political controversies.
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England
Eton
Oxford
University College
Cornell University
Canada
the Grange
Toronto
Mr Gladstone
Lord Beaconsfield
Goldwin Smith
Quotations on self mastery and friendship from writers
A compact collection of epigraphs and quotes emphasizing self control, loyalty to the better self, friendship, and helping others. Notable lines attributed to Epictetus Robert and Dickens highlight inner strength and social duty.
Millionaires Hunt for North Pole Adventure
Paul J. Rainey, noted turfman and polo player who reportedly spent nearly a million on racing, plans a six month hunt in the frozen north. He aims to penetrate Labrador wilds and possibly reach the north pole with companion Harry Whitney, after selling many horses. They have gone to Sydney, C B.
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Paul J. Rainey
Mr. Rainey
Labrador
North Pole
Ellsmereland
Harry Whitney
Sydney
C. B
Beothic to Lead Arctic Quest Stocked With Cameras
The expedition to northern latitudes will use the chartered Beothic commanded by Capt. Bart Lett with a crew of twenty nine. Photographic documentation will be extensive including ten cameras with duplicates, over ice adapted gear, and motion pictures of hunts fishing harpooning walruses polar bear encounters and caribou chases.
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Bartlett
Peary
Roosevelt
Negro caddies brighten winter golf tours with cheer
A visiting golfer encounters the cheerful negro caddy at a winter resort. The caddie, young or old, is noted for bright manners, accurate ball tracking, and quiet encouragement. He bets on matches, yet keeps etiquette, avoiding noise during play and reflecting a striking contrast to some white caddies. The piece praises the caddy’s charm and reliability.
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New York Sun
The Rubaiyat Up to Date Comic Verse
A Boston Traveler quip notes shifts in taste as people learn to eat vegetables. A playful line compares a can of succotash and garden produce with social change, lampooning the Meat Trust howl of futility.
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Meat Trust
Boston Traveler
Bankrupt Coinage Quips Spark Credit Misgivings
A humorous quip from Fliegende Blaetter contrasts cash and credit with a jab at bankruptcy. It notes a father asking what bankruptcy means and frames the idea as hiding money while creditors seize belongings.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Inventing New Animals and Hybrids Captivate Nation
The piece describes cattelo a cross of cow and American buffalo with herds in Arizona and Texas and plans for breeding opportunities in Alaska. It also covers the zebrasss a zebra donkey hybrid developed by U S Department of Agriculture at Bethesda and notes Mendel s law of heredity as foundational to these experiments.
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United States
Arizona
Goodale Ranch
Panhandle
Texas
Washington Post
Cattels
Alaska
Abyssinia
West
Department of Agriculture
Bethesda
Washington
Gregor Mendel
The Wooden Indian Sign Fades From Tobacco Shops
The wooden Indian once stood at Chicago tobacco stores as a prideful sign and window draw. Modern stores and street obstructions, plus ordinance reforms, pushed shops toward electric signs and compact displays, ending the era of the life sized wooden statue.
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Chicago News
Birds and eggs in hackneyed traditions and sales
The text notes that Chinese preserve eggs until they resemble hard boiled ones. It mentions a fossil bird species Iosil raphoryncus claimed to be 50,000,000 years old and sold for $9,000. Cardinals reportedly peck at window panes, attracted by reflections.
Wife and child seek help in missing Chicago man
Mrs Sophie Oiserman of 589 Sangamon street asks police to find her husband who left to go to a neighborhood store and has not been heard from in a year. The family says they were happy and he waved goodbye to his daughter Dora now 1 year old before vanishing.
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Sophie Oiserman
Chicago
Oiserman
Sangamon Street
Dora
Boy Fights Off Two Big Bald Eagles Attack
Ten year old Ira Cunningham from Ringdale Pennsylvania battled two bald eagles that swooped as he walked home from school. The birds clawed his shoulders with talons and tried to carry him off, but he fought back with a club and forced them to retreat, leaving him scarred.
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Ira Cunningham
Pennsylvania
Ringdale
Driven Home on a Street Car Crowd Laughs
An overweight woman cannot find a seat on a crowded street car. A small red haired boy offers his seat and apologizes for not being big enough to spare more room. The scene amuses other riders as the boy explains his action.
High Finance Quip Sparks Change Question
The Cleveland Leader quotes a quip on asking for change for a dollar and others for a dollar, joking that a mistake in change may occur but it won’t be the speaker. The humorous exchange reflects everyday commerce and thrift.
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Cleveland
Uncomplimentary Will Mention Cited in Courier Journal
Short quip notes a relative being referenced in an uncle’s will in unflattering terms, reported by the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Splinters and conversational quips amid weather chatter
A fragmented exchange presents quips about aim, generosity, and age. It includes lines about a weather man named Powers and a remark that a level headed person need not be flat headed. The passage centers on casual banter and brief character mentions.
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Bowers
Powers
Columbia Professor Sued for Heart Balm
Miss Esther Quinn sues Prof. Harry Thurston Peck in New York Supreme Court for 50000 dollars claiming breach of promise of marriage. The Columbia Latin chair holder and noted literary figure allegedly proposed in September 1908 after his South Dakota divorce, with the suit outlining their relationship from 1900 to 1909.
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Supreme Court
New York
Esther Quinn
Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia University
Latin Club of America
Peck
South Dakota
Elizabeth D. du Bois
Morris High School
Miss Quinn
Miss du Bois
Daniel O'Reilly
Peek
Columbia
Letters From Famous Litterateur Revealed In Suit
A 64 year old professor and Miss Quinn are at the center of a court fight. Peck has filed a general denial through Tappan and Bennett. The woman's counsel plans to submit over a hundred letters dating 1900 to 1909 from the famed writer, filled with tender phrases and devotion.
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Miss Quinn
Tappan & Bennett
Peck
Are They Born Mr Penman It Is Computed
A Yonkers Statesman item notes the claim that 70 persons are born each minute. It adds that many of these new births may view themselves as poets based on observation.
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Penman
No Excuse Quote Sparks Samoan Island Smoke Joke
A Cleveland Leader item quotes a quip about smoking, contrasting the question Why do you smoke cigarettes with a reply citing Robert Louis Stevenson who smoked and lived on Samoa to justify the habit.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Cleveland
Indiana Postmasters See Salary Increases and a Few Decreases
The Post Office Department announces Indiana post offices with salary changes effective July 1. Numerous towns from Akron to Zionsville show raises, some substantial, while a handful including Attica and Greenwood incur decreases.
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Washington
Indiana
Post Office Department
Akron
Anderson
Angola
Arcadia
Argos
Atlanta
Batesville
Bedford
Bicknell
Bloomfield
Bluffton
Boswell
Bremen
Brook
Brookville
Channelton
Carthage
Cayuga
Chesterton
Cicero
Clinton
Columbia City
Columbus
Crawfordsville
Crothersville
Crown Point
Dana
Darlington
Dunkirk
Earl Park
East Chicago
Eaton
Edinburg
Elwood
Farmland
St. Branch
Fortville
St. Wayne
Fremont
French Lick
Galveston
Garrett
Gary
Gas City
Hammond
Hoburn
Huntingburg
Huntington
Indiana Harbor
Jasonville
Jeffersonville
Kewanee
Kokoma
Lafayette
Laporte
Ligonier
Logansport
Lowell
Lynn
Marion
Markle
Milford
Mishawaka
Manon
Monroeville
Monticello
Moores Hill
Mooresville
Morocco
Morristown
Muncie
Nappanee
National Military Home
Newcastle
North Judson
North Manchester
Oakland City
Odon
Poseyville
Redkey
Rensselaer
Ridgeville
Roanoke
Rosedale
Royal Center
Scottsburg
Shelburn
Shelbyville
Shirley
South Bend
South Whitley
Spencer
Summitville
Unland
Veedersburg
Vincennes
Wakarusa
Wanata
Warsaw
Waterloo
West Baden
Westfield
Whiting
Walcott
Worthington
Zionsville
Attica
Decatur
Greenwood
Notre Dame
Sullivan
Winona Lake
Gary Payroll Exceeds Eight Million Dollars Annually
The United States Steel Corporation pays its Gary plant employees over 8 million dollars each year. From May 10 to June 10 Indiana Steel Company distributed 647 thousand dollars in wages to steel workers. Additional payrolls include Universal Portland Cement Buffington 75 thousand, Elgin Joliet Eastern 147 thousand, American Sheet and Tin Plate 10 thousand, and American Bridge 28 thousand. these latter plants are under construction and will raise payrolls further. Chicago benefits as 1,500 workers must reside there due to Gary housing limits.
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United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Indiana Steel Company
Universal Portland Cement Company
Buffington
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
American Bridge Company
Chicago
Steel Corporation
Prosecutor Threatened With Death Warning on Door
Bedford prosecutor John H Underwood found a rough inscription on his office door stating You have one week to live. Police take the threat seriously given past threats to the official. In Montpelier James West, 15, fractured his leg while playing ball and again when he fainted on the way to a doctor.
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John H. Underwood
Bedford
J. H
James West
Keystone
Montpelier
Multiple Indiana News Briefs From Evansville And Surroundings
A digest of short items notes Mrs. Elizabeth Pillow 74 killed by a fall in Evansville after moving from Shawneetown Illinois. Laura Thompson misstate age on a license at Rockville. Revenue Officer Lee destroyed $2500 of Weber's beer in Madison. Mrs. Frank Scheffler of East Chicago died after leaping from a hospital skylight. Southern Indiana farmers plan a sweetheart watermelon trust to raise prices. Fires destroy several Marshall businesses totaling about $10000, with insurance partial. McMurtry & Walther rolling mill saved by citizen effort.
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Elizabeth Pillow
Evansville
Shawneetown
Ill
Laura Thompson
Alexander Fisher
Rockville
Lee
Weber
Union Brewery
Madison
Frank Scheffler
Chicago
Indiana
Marshall
W.H. Hoagland
Priest
P. F. Owen
Charles Horn
McMurtry & Walther
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Lowell, Mass
SAGES
Parker
Epictetus
Robertson
Dickens
Cash and Credit
Dore Cisermean
Sophie Ciserman
Victor
High Finance
Hanne Trrorsron Peer
Indiana State News
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