Vast wealth goes to waste in sulfuric acid laden streams
The coal region rivers carry an estimated 970000 tons of sulfuric acid yearly, far exceeding industrial use in Pittsburgh and nearby. The acid depletes oxygen, harms rivers, and attacks iron structures, draining wealth and prompting calls for a chemist’s solution.
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Pennsylvania
Water Resources Branch
Government Geological Survey
United States
Pittsburg
McKeesport
Youghlegheny
Bere
Ohio
Deportation ordered for man without a country
Martin Gajen, born in Russia, is to be deported from the United States after going insane aboard the barkentine Arizona while en route from New South Wales to San Francisco. The steamship company was ordered to return him, but New South Wales would not accept him. Efforts to locate his relatives failed and his final destination remains undetermined.
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Martin Gajen
United States
Gajen
New South Wales
Arizona
San Francisco
Russia
New York World
Good Nature in Politics Says Judge Urges Tolerance
A Judge urges political goodwill and tolerance in disputes, advising to credit opponents for honest views. The message promotes cheer, temper control, and worldwide peace efforts as the reward for peacemaking and restraint.
The Dog Misunderstood and the Front Door Farewell
A humorous vignette centers on a dog and a misinterpreted moment at a doorway. The mistress notes the dog’s sentiment as she bids farewell, while George’s owner mishears the parting remark prompting a chase that reveals the mix up in a playful ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Comfort for the Tramp and Homemaking Tips
An assortment of quick fashion and home hints including advice on making curtains easier to hang and freshening sickrooms with scent. Also notes on dressing well and personal opinion on ignorance, all drawn from a period fashion and domestic living column.
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Bill Snooks
I. —Worman
Caninanton
Icebergs Awe on North Atlantic Passages
Describes iceberg forms and colors near Newfoundland, calving from Greenland glaciers, and routes to mid Atlantic. Notes Humboldt glacier size, iceberg lifecycles, and voyages of ships from St John’s with sightings, dangers, and dramatic rescues such as the Portia incident in Notre Dame Bay.
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Newfoundland
New York Sun
Arctic
Peary
North Pole
Greenland
North Atlantic
United States
Canada
E K. ‘Ane
Ocean
Atlantic
Labrador
Gulf Stream
Spain
St. John’s
St. Nicholas
Berg
Notre Dame Bay
Glasgow
St .Thomas
Belle Isle
Portia
Notre Dame
First hobo arrives in East Cleveland for spring
A dejected tramp visits Colonel Bush in East Cleveland asking for aid, claiming he left the army by his own choice while other tramps arrive seeking help, reflecting a string of robberies and waifs since the southward departure.
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East
Cleveland
Rob
Southland
Shir
Colonel Bush
Porca
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Did Not Finish Whitewashing Walls Says Sambo
A leather merchant in the Swamp discovered a trick when his enslaved worker Sambo claimed two coats were in the pail though the walls remained thin. The tale, told in a coarse dialect, ends with the worker insisting two coats existed in the bucket.
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New York Evening Mail
Midnight visit by morgue cat in Milwaukee scare tale
Albert Meyers deputy coroner recalls a night shift fright at the morgue. He awoke to fiery green eyes and feared the dead might awake, only to find the culprit was Tom the morgue cat, a prank or coincidence in the Milwaukee Free Press tale.
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Albert Meyers
City Hall
Tom
Miwaukee Free Press
Evolution of the Organ Across Time and Cultures
The organ arose gradually from early reed pipes and whistles, with Pan Pipes cited in legend. Kemp notes the modern organ as a vast, complex instrument, tracing hydraulic organs to ancient Rome. Pneumatic organs emerged in early centuries, used in amusements. organ use in public worship appears in Spain by the mid fifth century and in England by the seventh, with later keys evolving from perforated sliders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Norman Kemp
Keith
Edinburgh
Spain
Paris Overcrowding Marks Housing Crisis Amid Sordid Tiers
A Matin representative surveys Paris overcrowding with 30 000 families in one room 5000 in ten and 1800 in fifteen. Mortality runs 9.84 per thousand in St Meric while France averages 42. Death tolls from 1903–11 include 3429 for 6828 children. Families endure cellar sleeping and bare rooms with rags for panes. Single rooms cost about 600 wear.
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Paris
France
St. Méric
Sample of left hand pockets in a shopping misadventure
A married man in a store asks to see a sample of left hand pockets for his wife. The clerks respond with polite confusion and laughter as he checks his pocket and finds a Darrow ribbon sample. The scene ends with amused shopgirls sharing a benign smile at the mix up.
Two old schoolmates meet after fifteen years in city
In front of the Superior arcade yesterday morning two central high alumni, one prosperously dressed and the other thin, recalled their past. The actor and banker exchange banter as they recognize each other, noting long separations from the theater and banking worlds.
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Mutual
Central High
Superior Arcade
Sleck
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Beggar Pleads As Neighbor Refuses Help
A brief dialogue shows a beggar asking a stern old lady for aid for hungry children and a wife left unfed for a week, highlighting hardship and social scorn.
Court confrontation over jury composition in Pilkerson case
A woman interrupts court arguing against a jury of women for her husband’s trial. The judge dismisses her, and demands Pilkerson return to the prisoner’s seat as the court considers a more suitable jury.
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Loking
John Henry Pilkerson
Inconsistent Man Waits for a Chance to Escape
A dialogue centers on a man’s growing patience and fatigue as he awaits an opportunity to leave, while Sah lingers as the bait. The exchange hints at underlying tension and a plan stalled by time.
Economical Dodge Twelves Tickets For Eleven
Mrs Dooley jokes about taking twelve children to Ofreland and buying twelve tickets for the price of eleven. Mrs Murphy Faith remarks a large family is a great saving, as voiced by a judge.
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Dooley
Ofreland
Murphy
Faith
Lov ing Eye Obsessed Bride and Oldwed Exchange
The judge quips about marital surveillance with Mrs Newlywed asking if a wife watches her husband from morning to night. Mrs Oldwed retorts she watches from night to morning, sparking the courtroom humor.
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