Train Saga of Elopement and a Reno Divorce
Lieut. Mallory faces delays and comic chaos aboard a transcontinental train as elopement plans unfold. Passengers, including Little Jimmie Wellington and Mrs. Wellington, clash over romance and a mock divorce breakfast while a preacher hunt proves futile. The scene blends flirtation, deception, and comic misadventure on the long journey to Reno.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira I
Athop
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Sammy Whitcombetter
Malory
Temple
Marjorie
Mallory
Ira Lathrop
Achelor
Anne Gattle
Ashton
Jollmen
Train Beset by Comic Injury on Green River Route
In a light page scene on a railway car labeled Green River station a clumsy mishap unfolds with Wellington suffering an eye injury from a cinder as doctors and passengers bungle through improvised remedies. Amid banter Ashton and Doctor Temple attempt care while Little Jimmie distributes alcohol smiles.
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Wellington
Ashton
Green River
Doctor Temple
Doc
Ashton Bagely
Jimmie
Smoking Room Banter and a Missing Buffet Waiter
In the Smoking Room Wellington and Ashton tease Wedgewood over a misread point while plotting drinks and pay. A pale waiter fails to appear as a joke lands on the group and Wedgewood finally declares that’s where you pay.
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Wellington
Ashton
Jimmie Wellington
Dr. Temple
Scientific American
Fosdick
Wedgewood
Consel
Sinsan
Frinsansisco
Weigewood
Engishman
London as a Frenchman Sees It
A French geography volume quotes M. Enault describing 19th century London. It notes streets of dens dug from rubbish filled soil and bands of half starved men sheltering in gypsy vans buried in mud. Some sleep in wheelless cabs paying 12 14 cents weekly.
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London
M. Enault
M. Hnault
London Chronicle
Pre Glacial Man From Suffolk Spurs Fossil Debate
A report notes a tall early human found near Ipswich under red crag in Suffolk, resembling a modern Englishman yet with Neanderthal cranial features. Unique tibia and fibula shape puzzle scientists, possibly reflecting different locomotion.
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Suffolk
Ipswich
England
London Times
England Photographer Declares All Women Beautiful
A leading English photographer proclaims all women are beautiful, signaling a bold public stance amid debates on beauty standards and media representation. The remark drew both praise and criticism from critics and audiences alike.
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England
Water Turkey of Florida and the Indian River birds
In Florida's Indian River region islands host many water birds including the water turkey or snake bird Piotua anhinga. The bird's long neck appears out of water as it swims and sometimes fools hunters into believing a snake is flying.
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Indian River
Florida
London’s Stone Beasts Outside King Edward VII Gallery
Londoners and visitors study two stone creatures unveiled at the British Museum entrance. They resemble a cross between a lion and a sphinx and provoke debate over their artistic merit and classification.
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London
British Museum
Horse Reveals 148 Coins From Old Treasure Trove
A horse on John McEwen’s Canadian farm near Ogdensburg trod up 148 coins as it was driven across a field. The haul includes three Spanish pieces, one British, one French, and 143 US half dollars buried in straight rows three inches deep. The coins date 1805 to 1828 and were turned over to police under treasure trove law.
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John McEwen
St. Parpence
Ogdensburg
United States
Rideau Canal
Great Britain
Teeth Found While Drilling in Sapulpa Oil Well
Workers at an oil well on Frank Engles farm near Sapulpa Oklahoma retrieved tooth fragments from 65 feet. Local physicians tentatively say they are human remains from a prehistoric burial ground. A geologist notes filling earth and rock to 66 feet would require over a thousand years at that site.
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Frank Engles
Sapulpa
Okla
No Grass on His Grave in Watauga NC
A North Carolina editor reports a grave near a burial site in Watauga County showing no grass after forty years. Locals say the bare earth marks Hatton who died long ago and was extremely profane with curses on his lips.
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Watauga County
North Carolina
Blue Ridge
East Tennessee
Hatton
King of the Lobsters Reaches Fulton Market in NYC
The largest lobster in years arrived at John Dias fish stall in Fulton Market New York City. It weighed 31 pounds and measured 24 inches with 13 inch claws. Its mate weighed 20 pounds and 18 inches long while the offspring weighed 11 pounds and 15 inches.
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Fulton Market
New York City
John Dias
Secret of Oasis Revealed in Libyan Deserts
The Luxor railway line opening makes the oasis of Khargeh more accessible. Scientists studying the oasis while residing there describe Libyan oases as deep depressions in a plateau about 2000 feet high, with oasis bottoms 100 to 300 feet above sea level, resting on sandstone layers that supply water.
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Luxor
Khargeh
Lfe
Novel horse tramway on Langeoog island
A novel horse drawn tramway operates on Langeoog, one of the East Frisian islands, linking the mainland and the island during low tide when boats are unusable. Tourists travel about four miles across the intervening sea access by this tide dependent service.
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Langeoog
North Sea
Germany
His Coffin Found in Pawnshop After Prague Death
A man who died in Prague left instructions directing that his coffin be located at a local pawnshop. Police are investigating the unusual burial directive and the provenance of the coffin.
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Prague
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Lucretia
Self
Ogden
Utah
Frisen
Tom Collins
Orl
Doll
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Far East
Water Turkey
King OF
THE
OASIS
Pawn
Cecil Rhodes
Table Mountain
Rhodes
Watts
J. M. Swan
R. A
Lord Grey
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