Mary Weeks Found Dead In New York Basement
A Philadelphia undertaker retrieved Mary Weeks, 23, found dead in a Barrow Street basement. She had tuberculosis and left a note and rosary, her aunt a longtime Waterman widow. Forshay, caring for the room, found the body as Weeks weakened by illness and privation. Her dog and nurse supplied food, with tuberculosis deemed the cause.
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Amie
Palladelphia
Waterman
New York
Barrow St
Polly
Rhodes Scholars Shine in Oxford Freshmen Sports
American Rhodes scholars at Oxford excel in freshers events amid cross country and track meets. Balliol’s A. Stevens set a freshman hammer mark at 221 feet 8 inches, with notable showings from W. W. Thayer of Harvard, L. W. Cronkite of Brown, and C. D. Mahaffe of Oklahoma in various sprints and distances. Moran of California posted a busy, if flawed, day in Woodham Walton events, while Cronkite and Young led in multiple events for Worcester and South Dakota respectively.
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Rhodes
Oxford University
Universit
Stevens
Balliel
W. W. Thayer
Marvard
Tao
le Magdalen
L. W. Cronkite
Brown University
C.D. Mahaffe
Oklahoma
H. A. Morwn
California
P.M. Young
South Dakota
Oriel
Strangers
Merton College
W.mitt
Cornet
Nut
Oxford
South London Mariners
Sehult
A. C. Hi
Ieading
Innest Stevens
Young
Cronkite
Worcester College
Meira
Moran
Woodham Valton
Reunited by Vitagraph at Local Theater
Adolph Geipandt misidentified a familiar actor on a Vitagraph film at a Lincoln theater, mistook a man for his missing brother, and learned the brother George Gebhardt was in a New York company visiting over the holidays.
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Lincoln
Neb
Adolph Geipandt
Stille
George
Gebhardt
Antte
Nin
New York
Cupid Emblem Rules for Heit Years Barred by Death Tale
New York reports describe the Jolly Jolly Bachelors club of Jersey City with ten single members whose combined wealth reaches $150,000. An elaborate January 1 welcome event features Cupid mortally pierced and bleeding, with decor and souvenirs for unmarried women. Club rules ban affectionate conduct, limit dances, and threaten penalties for repeated associations with the same woman. President William C. Glass defends the year's seriousness and warns against betrayal, noting the club formed as a jocular yet strict social experiment.
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Cupid
William C. Glass
Jolly, Jolly Bachelors
Jersey City Club
Glass
Eugene Newkirk
Bayone Trust Company
William F. Klump
Custymhounsa Broker
William St
Samuel E. Carrington
Frank Nevins
W Ithan Offen
Equitante Life Assurance Society
George B. Fielder
Charles E. Eterick
Richard D. Walcomb
Third National Bank
Jerf Rey City
Harry B. Simmons
Prontat
New York City
E. Piercy
Alrady
Hia
Jersey City
1906 Will Be a Mad Fierce Year Foretold
Madame de Thebes at Paria predicts a mad year ahead with Europe in turmoil Belgium to play a curious part Germany to be seriously threatened France to face increased troubles There is war in the air but not assured She foresees losses to art and mentions a Paris charity bazaar fire a Boer massacre and radium discovery
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Madame DE Thebes
Paria
Europe
Belgium
Germany
France
Troutet
Paris
Perils of Stagecoaching across the western hills
An account from Santaille of the United States Weather Service describes an inspector tour by stage between Roseburg and Myrtle Point. A drop of the stage side threw him from the vehicle, sending him and a companion tumbling toward rocks below Aiiddlefork. A wheelbarsea and another passenger were crushed. the drivers and remaining rider survived after escaping the wreck.
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Turetle
Mr. Whitney
There's a Medical Value in Laughter 7 Ella K Dearborn MD
An essay argues hearty laughter benefits health and mood, contrasting stiff dignity with humor. It cites Sir Arthur Mitchell and Mark Twain, extolling laughter as medicine that boosts circulation eases nerves and improves overall wellness. It warns excessive solemnity dulls mind and reduces happiness.
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Ella K. Dearborn
Arthur Mitchell
K. C. Bandya
Rouzehold
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens
M. D
Fragmentary account of a coach collision and injuries
A damaged, partial OCR describes a coach crash with a driver on the upper side suffering a rib injury and a rider named Whitey with a scalp wound. Others endured bruises and a brushed leg while witnesses recall a wheel or horse halting the topple, noting two wheelers or killed could have followed.
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Whitey
Horaca
Cornerstone data specialist preserves town history in boxes
Chicago dispatch notes Bloomington’s Deputy Sheriff Stevenson compiles data for cornerstone boxes buried in the town. He gathers papers, trade catalogs, house and car details, to fill copper boxes for the county court home, public library, Livingston building, and a park pavilion.
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Cornerstone
Bloomington
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County Court
Public Library
Livingston
Busness
Bullditas
Ureen
First Visit to a Big City
Axtel Anchor fondly recalls a rural town visitor’s eye opening trip to a bustling city. He describes crowded streets, wagons and cars, strangers, and rough meals, contrasting urban chaos with peaceful country life. The piece ends with a nostalgic nod to returning home as daybreak arrives.
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Axtel
Artist Dalrymple Dead After 35 Years of Cartoons
Merippe McRae Presa Association reports New York December 3. Louis Dalrymple, famed cartoonist for 35 years, died in Amityville from acute paresis. He will be buried in Baltimore.
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Merippe
Co-respondent Sues For $100000 In NY Divorce Case
Mary Johnson's divorce suit named Ellen Petzold as co respondent. Petzold now sues Johnson for $100000 damages claiming humiliation and false accusations harmed her name and business. Papers served at 115 West Nineteenth Street. Johnson separated from her husband for years with daughter’s testimony influencing the case.
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Mary Hy
Johnson
Alexander G. Jolnson
Elen Petzold
Justice Gildersheye
Milas Ppetzold
Imony
Johason
Petzold
Johmson
Bidward A. Siiiner
Anuiber
Ullier
Ellen Petzold
Miss Petzold
New York
Yartoun
Wade
Discoverers Find Quinine Cures Pneumonia in Suffering Patients
Special to the Som Cincinnati reports Dr. W J Galbraith chief surgeon in Sonora Mexico and Dr A Gustetter of Nogales Arizona present a claimed pneumonia cure using quinine. The early trial saved most patients with only four losses and suggests rapid recovery when dosed appropriately.
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Academy of Medicine
Gustetter
Chy Hospital
Nogales
Galbrath
Galbraith
Guelettes
Hls
RAGPICKER HOARD BROKEN INTO FORCIBLY IN FRANCE
Police cleared a cluttered marine store premises after owners refused to curb a nuisance and hand over keys. Two large leather sacks weighing 160 pounds stuffed with money and copper were found amid unsanitary debris. The aged hoarder mourns the invasion of his private wealth.
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Mer
Nog Tal Stromz
Where Money Counts in Philippine Society
The text asserts women hold a higher position among the Philippines than elsewhere in the East. It notes a moneyed wife retains control after marriage, allowing her to bestow a trust on her husband who then administers her business. It claims she often stays actively involved in the enterprise she founded.
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Philippines
Cee
East
Shoe fashions: colors, leathers, and Goodyear welts rise
The article surveys shoe trends with pumps and welts in multiple colors and leathers. It notes patent stock shoes for evening wear, suede and kid options, and various shades for men and women. Goodyear welts for durable outdoor wear remain popular, with emphasis on comfort and longer wear.
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Hutton
Nan
Dra
Miner Scott Not Dead Wounded in Nevada Mountain Chase
Special to the San Los Angeles reports miner Scott, not dead but wounded, was found by scouts Bear Bennett West in the Panamine mountains of Nevada. He said two men tailed him, but details of the confrontation remain undisclosed. Scott expects to return to Los Angeles mid January.
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Death Valley
Bear Bennett West
Panamine Mountain
Nevada
Scott
Frienda i Los Angeles
King
Dot Peen
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