Sun Spot Observed as Large Solar Feature
Pittsburgh February 2. Prof. John A. Brashear of the Allegheny Observatory reports a great sun spot about the second largest on record. The feature measures roughly 110000 miles long and 80000 miles wide and moves with the sun. Scientists note spots are cavities in the sun that affect earth’s electricity and weather, though no definite law exists.
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Pittsburg
John A. Brashear
Allegheny Observatory
Brashear
Earth
The House of the Seven Heads Legend of Amsterdam
A tale from early 18th century Amsterdam centers on a grand Wester Kerk area mansion with seven marble heads. A wealthy Teese owner leaves for the East Indies, leaving a Housemaid to watch the house as servants vanish and odd events unfold in the China trade era.
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Holland
Dam
Old City
East Indies
Paris
Amsterdam
The
Wester Ierk
Maria
B. H. van Breemen
Rupture device offer and Dutch seven heads tale
An inventor promotes a low cost rupture appliance with assurances of comfort, no chafing, and a money back guarantee. The piece also retells the Amsterdam tale of the House of the Seven Heads where a maid defends a mansion, beheads intruders, and a statue of seven heads commemorates the event.
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Marshall
B. Brooks
Brooks
Mick
Bill for Suffrage Moves to Parliament
The British house of commons considers a bill granting woman suffrage to married and rate paying women. Suffragists pause campaigns during debate. Unionists plan to back the bill or offer an equal franchise amendment. Estimates suggest around 400 MPs will support, likely ensuring passage.
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House of Commons
The Pest of Jamaica Ticks and Hidden Dangers
Jamaica reports few flies or mosquitoes but swarms of villainous ticks. Travelers must guard against tick bites as walking off paths is warned as dangerous. Strangers often stumble into danger and regret haste.
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Jamaica
Accused of Plot to Wreck Train for Money
Delaware county jail inmate Harrington, of Sidney, indicted for an alleged plan to wreck the Ontario and Western sleeper due at Sidney at 12:15 a.m. March 9, 1906, in a murder plot tied to neighbor Mrs. Henry Cotton. Evidence alleges Harrington sought to profit from the wreck and used forged letters from Cotton.
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Delhi
L. D. Harrington
Warner
Delaware County
Harrington
Sidney
Ontario & Western
Kenry Cotton
Deckinson
Wilson
Middletown
Caffrey
Norwich
Harry Cotton
Grand Jury
Cotton
Harrington Indicted in Sidney Ties Case
Witnesses testified Harrington stood near the pile of ties by the track on the night of March 9, 1906. Authorities see motive to drive a woman from Sidney and discredit her statements. Harrington, about 45, resided in Sidney since after the Spanish American War and served in Col. Scott's command in Hawaii.
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Harrington
Sidney
Col. Scott
Hawaiian Islands
Mayor Appoints Daughter Clerk in Melrose
Mrs. Howard Gurney, daughter of Mayor Moore of Melrose, named private Secretary to the mayor. The post covers routine office work, stenography, and records, with pay from the mayoral contingent fund amounting to 500 dollars. she previously aided in the mayoral campaign and is a Melrose High School graduate.
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Boston
Mass
Howard Gurney
Moore
Melrose
Gurney
Emma L. Leighton
Hunter
Miss Leighton
Fletcher Signature Effort Burdens Public Funds
Citizens have been forced to spend substantial sums to acquaint the public with the signature of Charles H. Fletcher, a burden arising from the necessity of making his mark widely recognized. The measure aims to ensure authenticity and prevent confusion in official transactions.
Wedding Delay For Nun-Turned Actress Selma Herman
Selma Herman, famed for leaving a convent for the stage, faces a rare bind as she admits engagement to New York publisher B. Sanborn but remains under contract prohibiting marriage. Her manager states she will quit acting for a year to pursue domestic life, delaying the wedding. Herman is a Chicago stock company favorite, raised in a convent, who once planned to become a nun.
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Selma Herman
B. Sanborn
New York
Miss Herman
P. H. Sullivan
Chicago
Warrior Has Filled Teeth
A Pulajanes fighter sharpens teeth by filing them to points. When wounded and on the ground, the filed teeth are used to injure pursuing soldiers or constables. American officers say the remedy is to beat the brains above the teeth with the butt of a revolver.
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Arthur Waters
PTVHE
Recpe
Samuel Pitcher
Sleine
Chas. H. Fletcher
Castoria
Castoria Bears
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Philadelphia Bulletin
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Baane
Dr Samuel Pitches
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