Courteous New York Police Deter Crooks Yet Let Them Go
The New York Police treat suspects with courtesy yet do not rush them away. Second Police Commissioner Dougherty chats with a tall well dressed man named Billy, a Chicago operator, on a Broadway corner before sending him to catch the next train west.
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New York
Cincinnati Times-Star
Dougherty
Broad Way
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Dougherty
Chicago
Billy
Commissioner Dougherty
Restaurant Manager Promotes In-House Pie Making
A customer compliments a restaurant ad claiming all pies are made on site. The manager replies affirmatively and invites a suggestion. The gentleman proposes: let someone else make the pies instead.
Looking for Trouble in 1912 the Unlucky Year
The London Chronicle notes pessimism about 1912 and mocks the Random writer of the Observer who urges optimism. It suggests counting the digits of 1912 and finding the sum equals 1 then 6, calling the year unlucky.
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The
Observer
London Chronicle
Rossetti and Publicity in His Ad Bright Idea
Gabriel Rossetti muses on advertising using a Young elephant to attract visitors. He imagines the spectacle drawing passersby to the painter and prompting them to buy Tan's pictures as people inquire about the house. The anecdote contrasts his clever publicity with the fate of a Norfolk squire who failed to invest.
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Rossetti
Gabriel
Tan
Ancient Stone Age Reliefs Found in Dordogne Cave
Large bas reliefs dating from the stone age were found at Lanosel Dordogne on a rock grotto wall. The carvings depict reindeer oxen bisons and a giant horse and likely avoided human figures due to a taboo similar to present day prohibitions.
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Lanosel
Dordogne
His Recommendation Hair Wax Keeps Mustaches Bright
A Punch cartoon caption touts a hairdresser praising a wax that claims to resist damp weather. The speaker mentions wearing the wax for a month, even through a bath, as proof of its longevity.
Some Luck's Laughter Echoes in Yard Sale Tale
A brief exchange features a hunter asking about success and a man who would cash a check after hearing the game warden mention the fine, revealing streetwise wit in a rural setting.
Changes in Indiana election law set stricter penalties
The long draft outlines duties for election officials with explicit provisions on registration and in person appearances. It details how applicants sign, attest, and provide data, how books are filled, custody by the county auditor, and session hours including May September and October registrations. It notes compensation for board members and watcher limits from each party.
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Mii
Board of Registration
Auditors
Registration Board
Safe Board
Election Board
Montana
Oregon
Minnesota
United States
New York
Central
Oregon Trunk Railway
Great Northern Rail Way
Civil War News Echoes From Fort Donelson and Fort Henry
The Nashville American reports Union siege actions including Grant’s forces capturing Fort Donelson on February 16 after heavy bombardment and sorties. It notes Price’s Missouri retreat, Buell’s Missouri-Kentucky advance, naval engagements at Venus Island Point, and political tensions in Ohio and West Virginia over emancipation and loyalty.
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Nashville American
Fishing Creek
Fort Henry
Newport News
Luther V. Sell
Hooker
Federal Army
Budd's Ferry
Maryland
West Virginia
Wheeling
Virginia
United States
Senate
Davis
Bowling Green
Johnson
Hardee
Springfield
Kentucky
D. C. Buell
Big Barren River
Turchin
Loomis
Buell
Venus Island Point
Savannah River
Fort Pulaski
Grant
Fort Donelson
Foote
Tennessee River
Tennessee
McClernand
Floyd
Pillow
Buckner
Tilghman
Price
Sterling Price
Warsa
Missouri
Iowa
Stubbs
Sugar Creek
Arkansas
First
Missouri Cavalry
Fourth
Major Bowen
Bowen
Ohio
Forts
Henry and Donelson
Great Britain
Confederate Provisional Congress
Richmond
W. G. Chapman
Nero Reflects on Fire as Fiddling Continues
In a satirical scene the emperor Nero watches Rome burn and jokes that moving pictures were not yet invented, claiming the blaze proves no need for cinema. His satellite asks if the disaster grieves him, and he returns to fiddling.
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Nero
Rome
Global overview of capital punishment methods and abolition
The text outlines where capital punishment is legal or abolished and details death penalty methods by region. It notes Italy’s abolition, U S state changes, and various execution forms including the guillotine, gallows, electric chair, sword, musket, strangulation, garrote, and ax across multiple countries and regions.
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Italy
Maine
Michigan
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
France
Belgium
Denmark
Hanover
Switzerland
Bavaria
Saxony
Austria
Portugal
Russia
Great Britain
United States
New York
New Jersey
Virginia
China
Prussia
Ecuador
Oldenburg
Spain
Brunswick
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Gen. Price
Fremont
Junter
Halleck
Ozark
Wilson Creek
Gen. Curtis
Danville
Greensborough
N. C
Congress
Col
Reggin
Paris
Gen. Lander
Blooming Gap
Col. Carroll
Unger
Gen. Dunning
New Creek
Hamilton Fish
Bishop Ames
Washington
Earl Russell
Earl of Stanhope
House of Lords
Charlestown
England
Russell
Stanhope
Edwin M. Stanton
President Lincoln Grant
Munyoz
53Rd & Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
E. ¢. Leedy
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Sodol
Food and Drugs Act
Sodol Medicine Company
Oklahoma
Marion Hughes
J. P.wagner
Market St
St. Louis
Thos. J. Brown
Indianapolis
Western Canada
Canadian
Wes
Prince Albert
Sask
Market Point
Julius S. Woodward
Sec. Board of Trade
Dept. L
Susk
Lax Department
Bank OF Commerce & Trust Co
Memphis
Tenn
Capital & Surplus
Simpson Heights
Shelby Co
Ill
J. Z. Simpson
T. & T. Bldg
Decatur, Il
Southern Lead Co
South Dakota
D. Deets
Pierre
Er. Boon
Boone County
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Amistad
N. Z
Goodsell
Ethridge
Tvyawa CO
Marshall CO
Plymouth
Gretter
Box Si
Wasultenaw Co
Mich
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Hascal
Buxly
St A. Chattooga Co
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Hickory CO
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Parmerton
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Heacock
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