Saved from sharks a longshoreman rescues by salt beef
The Alleghany steamship's Chief Officer Barry Renkell saved William Thomas of Aux Cayes when a shark pack surrounded the lighter. He hurled salt beef near the man, drawing the sharks away long enough for a rope throw and safe reboarding. Thomas fainted from fright but survived.
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Barry Renkell
Alleghany
William Thomas
Aux Cayes
Faith
Renkell
Thomas
Reukell
Mr. Tenkeil
Biult
Kaiser's Modest Tutor Revered In Berlin Birthday Tribute
A Berlin writer lauds George Mhazpeter as the modest tutor who shaped the German emperor. He notes Mhazpeter’s role as the crown prince’s private advisor and recalls other tutors like Delbruck Curtius Linzpeter, with Nineteenth Century royal figures praising his devotion and status.
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George Mhazpeter
Bielfeld
Berlin
Elrere
Delbruck
Friedrich Wilhelm
Friedrich Wilhelm IV
Hves
Curtius
Frederick
Linzpeter
Mniy Bheir
Kipling Luncheon Anecdote Provokes Curious Moment
A New York Sun report recounts a luncheon tale about Rudyard Kipling. An amused hostess describes his odd conduct as he leapt from the table to seize cake, scattering crumbs on a sofa and rug before staring in silence.
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Kipling
New York Sun
Hsten
Hogtegs
Tie
Ife
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard
Against His Grain in Youth's Companion Story
Amon Carle hides pain after a domestic dispute as his wife rules with iron. Friends note his lack of amusement during a circle with Bim Maynard and Joe Piper. He explains he is down on his luck and refuses to bow to subservience, declaring his pride and resolve.
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Amon Carle
Maynard
Joe Piper
Resia
Amos
Mr. Wayward
Reincarnation Tale Grips Burmese Public Minds
A Burmese family reports a child believing he is Major Welsh from the border era, claiming he and two others died in a Meiktilla lake boating accident in 1904. Investigations test the claim, transcripted in Rangoon Times, with skeptics and locals debating genuine reincarnation.
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Ike
D. J. Welsh
Border Regiment
Meiktilla Lake
Naturalized Voter Delays Papers in New York
James McGarry from Rathkeale Limerick explains he is naturalized as he attempts to qualify for the next election in New York City's Nineteenth district. An inspector asks for citizenship papers. McGarry says he does not know the exact date, retrieves the papers from a door where they were posted, and is assured he will not lose his vote.
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James McGarry
Twenty-second Assembly
New York City
McGarry
Rathkeale
Limerick
James
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
Washington
Sixth and
B Streets
Capitol
United States
Concourse
House of Representatives
Capitol Building
Eskimos Turn Cannibal in Ungava and Hudson Strait
An Anglican missionary, Rev. Stewart, reports Eskimos in Ungava Bay and Hudson Strait resorted to cannibalism due to extreme cold and scarce game. A Newfoundland vessel found about thirty tons of unburied bones on beaches, believed to be famine victims.
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Ungava Bay
Hudson Strait
Stewart
Newfoundland
Sone
Victis
The Deepest Pity and Happy Wife Truths
A fragment discusses pity for a woman who remains happy with her husband while others sense unhappiness behind appearances. It reflects on choose versus bandwagon ideas and contrasts happiness with hidden truth.
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Sharks
Ben Modeters
Bill Thomas
Manttou
Colo
Grove Brothers
Qylog
Pely GH Long
Long
Joseph Asche
Milary Street
Brooklyn
Myrtle Avenue
Prince Sect
Asche
Connecticut
Martha
New York Times
Geronimo
Tie West
Gome
St. Louis
Buffalo
Society of Pioneers of Arizona
Geronlino
Morman Ehrenberger
Arizona
Outing Magazine
Benewanwarscuor
Sunediguney
Aloyuigy
G. T. Hamilton
Indiana, Pa
Fairfield Heights
Josephine & Blacklick
Harry Liekert
Blacklick
William Houston
John P. Craig
Josephine
King & McClain
Indiana
HH. B. Anderson
Life Insurance Companies of
America
Equitable
S. W. Guthrie
Farmers’ Bank
Pennsylvania
MOORE
J. H. Lollar, Propr
Bath
Progress
Aid
Proaves
National Tribune
TRA Progress
New York Weekly Tribune
New York Tribune
New York
World
Progiress
Pittsburg Daily Gazette
Plitaburg
Ohio Farmer
Progress and
Bulletin
First National Bank of
Cherry Tree
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