Alexander McClelland Nominated for Superintendent of the Poor
Westchester voters in Dobbs Ferry and White Plains are urged to elect Alexander McClelland for Superintendent of the Poor. The Democratic nominee, a former county legislator and Board of Supervisors member, is praised for honesty and long service, emphasizing good roads work and bridge projects.
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Alexander, McClelland
Dobbs Ferry
White Plains
Westchester County
A. Smith Hopkins
Alexander
McClelland
Burgh
Board of Supervisors
Warburton Avenue
Greenburgh
Yonkers
New York
Jelland
Adv
Sinnott Nominated for State Senator by Democrats
John J. Sinnott, Mount Pleasant supervisor and longtime lawyer, receives a Democratic nomination for State Senator. Born in Mount Pleasant, he studied law, led the Republican board as chairman after party faction shifts, cut taxes, and promoted good roads and honest public spending. A respected lawyer and community figure, his candidacy arose from party leaders’ urging.
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John J. Sinnott
Board of Supervisors
Sinnott
Mount Pleasant
George C. Andrews
Tarrytown
Andrews
New York City
Croton Aqueduct
Young Men's Lyceum of
Foresters of America
Tarrstown
Adv
The Steeplechase Unfooling Friend in Punch Tone
Fragmentary OCR reads as a Punch era joke about a sensitive amateur rider badly unseated, with lines about a cinematograph man and a music hall quip. The readable bits hint at humor, stagecraft, and sporting wit from a late 19th or early 20th century satirical column.
His Last Joke at Death Watch Prison
A condemned man jokes with the death watch about exercise, asking what kind he would like. He replies with a grin that he would like to skip the rope, turning the grim moment into a dark quip.
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The
Death Watch
Zigzag African journeys a Belgian Adler in search of minerals
The Belgian Adler undertook a 7000 mile zigzag trek across Portuguese East Africa German East Africa and the Congo from Cape Town in 1903. He prospected with native help for five years, seeking mineral sources while aiding locals and surviving near-starvation. He reported extensive cattle herds and noted fierce chiefs like Merero and Koma, and he praised Baudouinville as a high point with mission schools shops and streets.
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le Mouvement Geographique
Brussels
Belgium
A. J. Wateters
Adler
Africa
Ldo
Cape Town
Offala
Portuguese East Africa
German East Africa
Conzo
Lukua River
Congo
Atlantic
Zambest River
Solomon
Sheba
Lake Nyassa
Koch
Merero
Aook
Koma
Traals
Tanganyika
Nyassa
Adier
Kabambare
Congo State
Arilla
Gosmes
Sorlila
Thei Abit
Katanga
Europe
Baudouinville
Lake Tanganyika
Tere
Clinton's Brain Exam Reveals Puttylike Mass Findings
Washington correspondent reports microscopical study of General Geo Clinton brain after exhumation. Skull contained a soft putty like mass with neuroglia tissue patterns. Observers note possible brain tissue remnants, rheumatic indicators, and a probable cause linked to pneumonia or phthisis.
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General Geo. Clinton
Congressional Cemetery
Washington
Kingston
N. Y
Mater
S. G. Evans
United States Navy
Spear
New York Times
Window Gardens Across London Shops and Hotels
Australian visitors may learn from England the use of flowers for window gardens in shops and hotels. In London many windows display sunlit blooms, while in Melbourne or Sydney the practice is rare. The British Australasian notes London’s higher artistry and scale in window gardening.
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England
London
Melbourne
Sydney
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Alexander McClelland
Merero—Xoma
Corilla Cartles
Clinton
G.H. Wagner
Hastings, N. Y
Worthington Farms Dairy
Joseph Coggins
J Dobbs Ferry, N. Y
Irvington, N.Y
Spaldings Base Ball Goods
Main Street
Irvington, N. Y
Spaldings
Gazette
F. H. Morrell
Prop
Main St
Packard
FIELD
Hrockton Jas
Peebles
Agent
Irvington
N.Y
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