Frog Lives 380000 Years Found In Earths Depths
A brown frog, claimed by scientists to be 20 000 to 40 000 years old, is recovered from 90 feet deep in a rock and clay mass after a blasting at a North Avenue site. It shivers through the afternoon for visitors at Humboldt Park as experts plan to verify the extraordinary find.
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Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
CME
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Kentucky
Hasic
Prom Tre Listillers
OCE
OLD Kentucky Distillery
Aog
W. Main St
Louisville
North Avenue
Kedzie Avenue
Scientista
Chicago
William McLaughlin
Humboldt Park
Ossian Guthrie
Teat Eda
Old Pumps of New York Remnants of Village Days
Only three old water pumps remain in New York linking the city to its village past. The pumps date to 1840. most were condemned by 1884 as health concerns rose. Paddy Burns, “Paddy the Pump,” died last year. he kept pump lore and feared Croton system failure, believing pumps would return to honor someday.
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New York
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Croton
Health Board
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Matt
Paddy
N. Y. Tribune
Notable 19th Century Figures and Innovations Highlighted
The excerpt recalls Austen Leigh's retirement after 45 years, Mark Twain and Horace Porter exchange, Margaret Oliphant on machine made baby garments, Charles Dudley Warner on Shakespeare, Rothschilds and cousin marriages, Mauser's new mitrailleuse, and an Austrian emperor tour of flooded districts. It surveys prominent persons, publications, industry figures, and imperial interests of the era.
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Austen Leigh
House of Commons
Horace Porter
Mark Twain
Mark
Margaret Oliphant
Charles Dudley Warner
Shakespeare
Liehnl
Mauser
Austria
Villa
Ujesty
Curious Mining Dangers and Death Traps Described
In the Butte Miner report Deputy Mine Inspector Frank Hunter warns of lethal underground hazards in Colorado and Montana shafts. He recalls 800 foot falls, airless chambers with white damp causing deep sleep, and crude rescue methods as cure.
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Frank Hunter
Colorado
Mohammed
Sand Coulee
Butte
Mont
Luetgert Trial Verdict Split and Aftermath Report
The Luetgert jury disagreed nine to three on conviction or acquittal. Luetgert claimed public sentiment shifted in his favor and vowed innocence while denying killing his wife. Bail discussions and potential perjury prosecutions loom as witnesses face grand jury scrutiny amid wreck news from Havana and Arctic explorer Dr Nansen’s New York visit.
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Cox
Lietert
Penaty
Hgiekhod
Boyil
Bibby
Mahoney
Hehmiller
Hosmer
Shaw
Frinzer
Fowler
Paul Vy
Vincent
Tan
L. Luetgert
FE. M. Suutivas
Tuthill
Tutthill
Luetgert
Deneen
William Charles
Mary Siemmering
Dr. Nansen
New York
North Pole
Pepiamin Sapp
Te Anler Morris
Bank of Siloam Springs
Ark
Morris
Havana
Unmarried Professor Faces Vassar Marriage Rule
A college historian candidate, rejected by Vassar’s faculty for being unmarried, was told to marry within two weeks or resign. The episode, long cited as a tale, ended with the young man submitting to marriage to keep his professorship.
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Vassar
Noman
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