Pranks of Students Highlight Terrific College Cane Rush
A Princeton campus scene shows three hundred students in a fifteen minute cane rush around the old Nassau cannon leaving many torn garments and battered faces. Rutgers freshman Fritz Wittig Jr. suffered a brain concussion after vanishing mid fight and being found unconscious on the field. physicians saved his life. Despite disapproval from President Scott and Dean Winans, students persist in the annual sophomore versus freshman contests and parade their injuries as trophies.
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Princeton
Nassau
Fritz Wittig, Jr
Rutgers College
Scott
Dean Winans
Old Bailey to be demolished for modern sanitary prison
The Old Bailey, England’s famed prison second only to the Bastille in history, will be torn down and replaced by a modern, healthful structure. The 600 year old landmark saw notorious criminals and notable trials, with Dickensian references shaping public perception.
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Old Bailey
England
Bastile
France
Barnaby Rudge
London
New York Telegraph
the Common Pleas
Thomas Abney
Baron Clark
Dickens
Little Dorrit
Oliver Twist
Nicholas Nickleby
Squeers
Dennis
Hangman
Newgate
Mistaken Identity Leads to Jail in St Augustine
Aaron Bell, a grave digger, is jailed in St Augustine Florida after a night attack on Nancy Gerard a colored woman. Bell claims he mistook her for a ghost in a dark street and fought back injuring her with a knife before realizing his error. The woman’s account awaits.
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Aaron Bell
St. Augustine
Fla
Bell
Nancy Gerard
New Augustine
Tin Roofs Everywhere in Galveston After Storm
Correspondent notes widespread tin roofs damaged by the hurricane in Galveston. Many roofs torn to fragments, rolled up and found piled in odd spots, with porches and galleries also affected.
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Galveston
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bathtub Size Shrinks in New York Growth
The New York Sun notes a shrinking bathtub size as the city grows its demand for baths rises. It humorously warns that tub dimensions may eventually fit a hall bedroom.
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New York
New York Sun
Sterilization Debate Marks Milk Safety And Nutrition
Medical experts note sterilization protects infants from germs but may reduce milk nourishment. Emphasis on clean milking, pure milk supplies, proper storage in glass bottles, and strict hygiene to prevent contamination, with guidance for households and farmers.
Suppressing Rubber Gatherers in Acre Sparks Conflict
Brazil confronted a band of independent rubber gatherers in Acre near the Bolivia border. A gun boat was sent up the Amazon to settle the dispute, but no news has followed. Acre exports rubber worth about $5,000,000 annually.
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Brazil
Republic
Acre
Bolivia
Amazon
Pedro de Castro
Rio de Janeiro
Chicago
Canada Educative Campaign Reaches Rural Schools Abroad
Lord Strathcona approves Canada study push supplying 1500 textbooks and atlases to rural English schools. The Canadian high commissioner notes government eagerness to aid UK teachers with specially prepared volumes for their scholars, aiming to broaden imperial knowledge of Canada.
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Canada
Dominion of Canada
England
Lord Strathcona
United Kingdom
Professor Becomes Pastor in Boston Congregational Church
The Congregationalist reports Prof Ed Cummings of Harvard is called to lead the South Congregational church in Boston. It notes this move signals giving up Harvard ambitions for the pastorate and marks an uncommon path into ministry, with Cummings praised for tackling ethical and sociological issues.
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Congregationalist
Ed .Cummings
Harvard University
South Congregational Church
Boston
Edward Everett Hale
Harvard
Aquatic Hedgehog Inflates to Balloon Like Form
The sea hedgehog or globe fish inflates its body with air creating a balloon like shape coated with spikes. This inflated state offers protection from predators.
Language names for cat worldwide and a laxative note
A collage of language words for cat and a garbled note on a laxative claim. It mentions mock phrases about cats in many languages and a dubious remedy for constipation, then a proverb about time and effort. The text also references Charleyboy apiary and a blue bleaching product.
To Mothers of Large Families Lydia E Pinkham Ad
A sales appeal to mothers with large families from Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Mass. urging free advice and the Vegetable Compound to ease menstrual distress. Testimonial from Mr Carnie Belleville Ludington Mich praising results and ability to work for eight.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Skats
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Catua
Gaz
Katz
Charleyboy
Mrs. Canin Belleville
Thomason
NSIO
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Washington, D.C
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Gunn
Ald Digerton
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Tul .O Bosanko CO
Philadelphia
Sula
Drugests
J. H. Pevenal Machinery Co
Denver, CO
E. Burlingame & CO
Lawrence St
Denver
Coles
Louis Erhardt & Co
Atchison, Kans
Winchester Suns
Stevens
Pommel Zm
Slicker
Mass
W. L. Douglas
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Douglas Shoes
Douglas Shoe Co
Brockton, Muss
Denver Directory
THE
Gia
Uallar
Frown Palage Hotel
the Stradley Institute
Woodworth-Wallace Colleges
Champa Street
Colorado
Inme
Santa Clara Manufacturing CO
Omaha
J.D. Best & Sons
Cole
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Green's Sons
Box K
Atlanta, Ga
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