Visitor From Arkansas Tours Big Warship in Hudson
A man from Arkansas toured the battleship Arkansas anchored in New York’s Hudson River despite a no visitors rule. Ensign Lammers and Bo’sun Graves granted him access accompanied by a reporter, with Seaman Taylor ensuring the guest could go aboard anywhere except the captain’s cabin. The visitor’s insistence on interpretation of navy customs led to a lively, if informal, onboard tour.
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New York
Hudson River
Arkansas
Mable
Ensign Lammers
Sideboy
Johnagn
Bo'sun Graves
Seaman Taylor
Taylor
Novelty in Drinking Fountains Aboard Latest Vessels
Hansen explains a quick dangerous exit using a small wire cage elevator reserved for crew to reach the gun deck in ten seconds. He notes the heat of batches of thirty men and contrasts new private elevator systems with older ships like the Titanic.
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New York
Hansen
The
Government
Lafayette Square
Washington
White House
German smoking trends rise as cigarettes edge past pipes
Berlin reports Statistica data show German cigarette use surging more than tenfold since 1897 with totals reaching 12.4 billion in 1910. The shift comes despite traditional pipe loyalty and is reflected in price ranges and consumer habits across the period.
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Berlin
Germany
Spanked Wisconsin Wife Issued Indigities at Back
In a case filed with the superior court Grace Nutske sues Berzaré Ro Nutske. The plaintiff alleges Nutske earns about 96.009 annually from contract work with the Insurance Meeskee for treatment of her sugar.
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Erparaire
Mra
Grace Nutske
Berzaré Ro
Hair cut joke burns house in child arson case
Ned Will Whittaker, fourteen years old, son of a Dunkard minister, confessed to Deputy State Fire Commissioner Ironton that he started six fires at his parents’ home. He said the fires hid $35 in thefts and sought revenge on laughing sisters. He pled guilty before Seward County judge, sentenced to six months in jail and paroled. In each case he helped extinguish the flames.
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Goshner
Ned—Will Whittaker
Dunkard
Ironton
Seward County
Greek girl 17 dies after cousin leaves town
Phillipsburg New Jersey report states Avenea Papras a seventeen year old Greek girl caused by a gas jet left on in her room following distress over her cousin's departure.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
Avenea Papras
Headless Cats Kept Alive Inspire Hip Implant Pioneering Act
A New York medical report describes using an astragalus bone as a substitute for a missing hip bone in a patient. The head of the femur was absent while the astragalus was implanted to restore rotation in the hip joint. Doctor Albee led the procedure amid early experimental efforts.
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Psta
Albee
Mabe m. Fabiy
Churn Is Baby Incubator Grover Cole
In a curious scene a family wash tab and a farm churn are repurposed as a crude incubator. A caregiver watches the infant as temperatures drop and wits are tested.
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Grover. Cole
Bride of a Month Weds City Girl Who Earns Her Keep
Madge Green, a year into marriage to John Green, faces skepticism from his parents about a college educated wife. She proves adaptable at Willow Farm, learning to bake, cook, and work the dairy, while John modernizes farming. The couple win approval as Madge’s efforts improve the home and farm finances.
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Silas
Mrs. Green
John
Ollen
Mary
Bilen
James Green
Ethan
Madge Green
Madge
Willow Farm
John Green
Clri
Mark
Dithan
Father
Mother
Old Farmer Green
W. G. Chapman
Noted Texan Burleson Describes a Notorious Graft Master
The Texan Representative Albert Sidney Burleson denounces a regional graft figure, recounting a Panhandle scheme where the man seized a ranch, borrowed from a bank, and exploited workers and a blacksmith in a tale of sharp deception and money-making.
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National Democratic
National Democratic Machine
Albert Sidney Burleson
Austin Tex
Mr. Burleson
Panhandle
Texas
Peters
George
Petar
Cottage Homes and the Allure of Modest Living
Advice by William A. Radford on cottage design and sensible home ownership. The piece argues small, affordable cottages suit families, reduce mortgage stress, and improve community living with practical layouts and modest furnishings. It discusses room arrangement, cost, and suburban housing trends.
Quotations Highlight Barbed Dismissal in Dialogue
A pair of vintage quotes contrasts fate with self-importance as one speaker predicts future discovery while the other mocks individual pride. The exchange reads like a terse cameo of character wit from a historical page.
The Elders and Their Witches Tree Lore
Harper's Weekly notes linger of elders once planted to ward off witches and protect wells. The elder’s scent is said to foul air, cattle avoid the tree, and moles flee. Teamsters used branches on horses to avert fires, and elder wood serves for skewers and wine once prized in grandmothers’ day.
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Evelyn
Harper’s Weekly
Hamburg Engineer Claims Tidal Power Breakthrough
Herr imil Pein, a Hamburg engineer, announces a tidal power method after fifteen years of study. Plans call for works at Husum on Schleswig coast to supply almost all Schleswig Holstein north of the Kiel canal. The Penn system reportedly enables continuous generation with battery storage.
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Imil Pein
Hamburg
Husum
Schleswig
Schleswig-Holsten
Kiel Canal
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