From Governor Ross to Obscurity in Albuquerque
Edmund G. Ross once a leading U S senator and defender of Johnson now lives near Albuquerque New Mexico. Born in Ohio he rose from a Milwaukee printing office to Topeka Tribune editor and Kansas cavalry officer. After wartime service he aided Reconstruction then faced impeachment in Washington before fading from national headlines. In retirement he printed in Topeka and Albuquerque and now runs a small fruit and alfalfa farm on the city outskirts.
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Aubland
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Dangers of Wealth and Idle Luxury Across Time
A reflective piece argues that wealth dulls ambition and harms the mind, citing a German philosopher on consuming luxuries. It contrasts luxurious comfort with the development of self-reliance, and notes a Dutch scene of Applejack production in Orange County, New York, plus Danish royal customs at Roskilde Cathedral.
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Succous
Blessing Crops Revived in Castelacre Village England
Parishioners in Castelacre Norfolk revive the old practice of blessing crops. A procession forms at the church led by the vicar and choir. They parade the village chant fields of growing corn, hold a service, sing hymns, and the vicar pronounces a blessing.
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England
Castelacre
Norfolk
Close Post Office Case Sparks Odd Private Probe
A postal clerk balks at a missing letter scene involving a Kalamazoo brother and a Washington postmaster while one man recounts watching offices, trains, and midnight patrols in a bid to uncover a letter’s fate. The inspector then notes the lack of charges despite a dramatic personal vigil.
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Postace
Kalamazoo
Micb
Air
Washington
Dinguiro
Wan
Liz
Umbrella Help Delays Moment in Nerve Scene
In a brief exchange, Smith, who has forgotten his umbrella, offers to assist a woman by carrying her umbrella. The line shows polite hesitation as the woman requests aid with the umbrella in a quick, everyday moment.
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Smith
Clergyman Conducts Four Marriages in One Ceremony
A clergyman in a study performed a single marriage ceremony for four midlife couples. He asked grooms if they had been married before, and the exchange revealed mixed prior marriages as the bride admitted one previous union. The quirky scene ends with a light, laconic remark about the bride’s past.
Truncated memory hints at the fatal barn fall
A fragment recalls a man who died after falling from a barn. Married just a week, the incident is noted as a distant, hardly mentionable tragedy, reflecting local sentiment and the quiet tone of the past.
The House With A Poet’s Death At Night
A buyer seeks a house and asks if anyone has died there. The agent recalls a poet tenant found dead in his chair with a half finished poem To Night in his hand. The buyer, believing the death uncanny, decides to rent the house after hearing the poetic connection.
Landlady Helps Only Scraps as New Boarder Speaks
A troubled exchange unfolds as a newcomer complains the landlady offers only scraps while the monk insists he cannot leave. The dialogue reveals the boarder’s money anxiety and his odd secret: he is practicing dentistry in a hand to mouth existence.
Fiiram and the shed bucket of coals
In a domestic exchange Hiram hears his wife urge him to fetch a bucket of coals from the shed. He grumbles at the request, recalling that she could afford months in England every year before their marriage, highlighting a tension over money and pride.
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Hiram
Himelf
England
Little Laughs and a Fleeting Promise
A man declares he cannot defer marriage beyond three months and urges his partner to consent. She listens, hurt but silent, having previously sought a year. He insists he would have waited if she had not agreed, revealing the tension in their engagement.
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Darling
Tailor Made Suits Spark Church Day Remarks
In church today Mr Bronston and Mr Upton wore suits, Mrs Upton's dress was tailor made. The exchange shifts to tailor made clothes and ready made attire as the crowd jokes about appearances. Bronco Bob quips about an undertaker bartender who runs the town, forcing begrudging acceptance.
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Mr. Bronston
Mrs. Upton
Mrs. Bronston
Mr. Upton
Bronco Bob
Young man seeks law career over family business
The father urged business, the son desired law. When asked which he preferred a lawyer of a million air, the boy replied he could be both if given half a chance. The father hurried him to a law school, while another pair contemplates elopement and parental forgiveness.
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Pued
Easy Mark and Birds of Pray in a City Tale
A quip filled scene features a character recalling a palm reader who claimed the subject was too easy and charged two dollars. The dialogue shifts to a satirical remark about missionaries described as regular birds, answered with a punchline about birds of pray.
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Bill
Wee 8
Jill
Paris Chiffoniers Face Abolition With Municipal Sanitation Plan
In Paris a protest by about 40,000 chiffoniers opposes the shift from dual bins to a municipal rubbish collection system. The ragpickers, long a city institution, argue the change will cost many jobs and disrupt a centuries old trade. They collect tin cans, broken china, gold leaf from shards, and waste paper to sell to buyers and mills. The piece highlights how scraps and detritus become toys, decorative pieces, and wigs, underscoring the odd economy of the chiffoniers.
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Paris
Bing
Chiffoniers Face Mass Unemployment in Paris
The New York Press notes Paris plans to remove forty thousand chiffoniers from the streets, displacing workers who live by salvaging and selling found items. It praises the government for an orderly shift while warning of potential unrest in other cities if such mass layoffs occurred.
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Paria
Paris
New York Press
Rifle Clubs in Japan Drive Taxed Shooting Movement
In Japan, efforts to promote rifle shooting among citizens are growing with clubs modeled on European forms and Swiss examples. The emperor shows keen interest and large prizes are funded. Japan has also introduced bicycles into its army with purchases last year for soldier training.
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Japan
Switzerland
King says Siamese do not want Christianity
Hamilton King, consul general of the United States in Siam, states the people prefer Buddhism and their ancestral faith. He notes the king allows Christian teaching and missionary activity proceeds without hindrance. In the first half of the year, California ships 900 tons of vegetables eastward.
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Hamilton King
United States
Siam
California
Cleveland Bank Drops Blank Checks Display
A major Cleveland bank will stop keeping blank checks on lobby desks and counters, citing forgery risk and customer annoyance. Boston bankers say the practice invites forgeries as criminals can observe and steal checks, urging banks nationwide to discontinue the display and rely on secure teller access.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Unnt
Boston
Boston Bank
Cleveland Bank
Coal in Australia Vast unworked supply eyed
Australia holds a large untapped coal reserve with about 1,000,000 tons produced yearly mainly from New South Wales. Victoria’s resources seem much larger, notably with La Trobe Valley lignite estimated at around 30,000,000,000 tons.
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Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Latrobe
Insuring Against Had Debts Expands in New York City
The insurance business for protecting individuals and firms from losses above a set amount has grown rapidly in New York City over the past two to three years.
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New York City
Arrest pranks and a stubborn farmer in a streetcar chase
A New York Tribune style tale recounts a prank where a group tricked a farmer into believing he was under arrest. The officer ultimately escorts the man to the station after a tense chase, and the farmer protests his innocence amid the crowd. Also noted is a French survey team measuring the Quito arc in Peru, expanding 160 year old methods to cover about 430 miles.
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New York
Tartar
Hayseed
Halr
Iim
Parang
Perna
Quito
Pert
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