Indiana towns menaced by floods from Wabash River
North central Indiana faces rising Wa bash River flood waters after 24 hours of heavy rainfall. Electric railway service is disrupted and country roads are washed out. Low lying suburbs are flooded and residents in higher areas warned of possible inundation. Warsaw basement dwellers flee as floods spread along the river. Similar conditions reported in neighboring towns.
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First Fixed New Year Reception Time Set at White House
James Monroe and his cabinet agreed on a fixed schedule for the 1818 New Year reception. Diplomatic corps will be received at 11 30, with the general public admitted from noon to 3 p.m. This marks the first formal fixed time for such a reception.
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White House
James Monroe
Garrison Remembers Wife and Labor in Abolition Fight
The letter to his brother on their first anniversary reveals that he married Helen Benson for domestic quietude not fame in abolition. She supports him unseen, easing labors while he urges The Liberator salary to sustain politics and literature. He mentions preparing a steady income and recalls a Sabbath note about torn pants.
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Garrison
Helen Benson
Coolidge's Father Returns to Home
Plymouth, VI March 14 Colonel John C Coolidge arrives at his farm after attending his son Calvin's presidential inauguration. The quiet return went unnoticed by many as he rode in on a delayed train held at Bellows Falls for an hour and a half, enabling him to reach home a day early.
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John C. Coolidge
Calvin
Ludlow
Bellows Falls
Relief Corps Meeting Tonight Urges Attendance
The Woman's Relief Corps will meet at seven o'clock tonight. Members are urged to attend as the meeting will be of interest to all.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Miner Contracts To Find Collins Body
Crystal City Ky March 14 W H Hunt a miner who helped at Sand Cave near Cave City Ky says he has closed a contract with Homer Collins to remove the body of his brother Floyd Collins The body was sealed in the hole after it was ascertained he was dead Work will begin about April 1 and last about two weeks Collins was trapped January 30 reached February 16 and the pit was filled due to rescue hazards.
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W. H. Hunt
Sand Cave
Cave City
Floyd Collins
Homer Collins
Hunt
Collins
Creatures Found Lived in Stone and Trees
The Edinburgh Journal notes a live toad sent to the Edinburgh college museum after being found in solid stone. Academy of Sciences records a toad in the center of an elm and another in an oak, trees sound. Sir Thomad Dick-Lauder notes a toad inside a beech 30 feet up. A large bat was found alive in a cherry tree center and another bat turned scarlet. Air or food appeared inaccessible in these living tombs.
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Defiance of Old Age Has Its Good Points
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat reflection notes village life offers old men leisure and color with red and blue hatbands on straw hats while city youth chase grooming and social duties. It argues age remains lively, talkative, and sometimes aristocratic, making the final years a form of martyrdom worth the cost.
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St. Louis
Growth of Schools in Early America
Growth of private and public evening schools across colonial America is traced from 1715 on Staten Island to New York City in 1780. Dutch settlements and New England towns fostered early adult education, with Samuel Granger’s Boston school noted in 1724 and post 1750 private evening schools becoming common.
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Blue Jays Carry Crabs to Nests in Rocky Mount
Birds of the Blue Jays species were observed in Rocky Mount picking up crabs with their feet and carrying them to their nests, a behavior noted by local wildlife observers.
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Rocky
Houdini Couldn't Do This Headline Pistall Inspector Inverse
Boston Transcript reports a case where Inspector Pistall asserts a criminal entered an empty car in Emerson Park. The story describes an unusual investigation and the inspector's conclusion amidst ambiguous evidence.
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Boston Transcript
Five Are Dead In Grade Crossing Accident
Five people were killed when their automobile was struck by a Big Four gasoline train at a railroad crossing in Larchville Alabama. Victims include Joe Akin age 26 and his wife Sarah age 21 and their three year old daughter Rance with an unnamed infant dying later in hospital. Heavy rain and a quiet train contributed to the tragedy. The crash left bodies scattered along the tracks for about 100 yards.
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Joe Akin
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Rance Akin
Dugger Man Held on Liquor Charge
Sullivan, March 14. Guy White of Dugger is held in Sullivan county jail on liquor law violation charges. Warrants issued for the arrest of John Hutchinson of Dugger after a sheriff and deputy visited Dugger Thursday night. Home brew quantity taken from White and about eight gallons of mule whisky and utensils for making the home concoction were said to belong to Hutchinson.
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Guy White
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Sullivan County
John Hutchinson
Newman Guy
John Hamilton
White
Hutchinson
Woman and dog hidden in blanket on Pittsburgh street
An old scene describes a woman carrying a covered bundle that reveals a small black dog when the blanket is opened. The account notes onlookers including Siler Awoumby and a man named Dundte as the woman reveals the pet in a busy street several blocks away.
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Siler
Mike
English Nobility in Hugland Peerage System
The Hugland nobility includes five ranks: marquis, earl, viscount, baron, and pope. All holders sit in the upper house as lords temporaly. Archbishops of the established church are termed Lord spiritual and have seats in the upper house though not peers of the realm.
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Hugland
Luke
Color and room size perception in interior design
Color use in a room affects apparent size. Light shades create a sense of space, and color distribution enhances it. A room with light walls and dark rugs appears larger than one in dark colors. Matching colors across adjoining rooms also creates a sense of spaciousness.
Strange Ladder Tree Contains Owl Nest and Mice Nest
While clearing land near Mount Union a neighbor found an old apple tree sheltering a red field mice nest near the trunk and a screech owl nesting above. A nearby field nest also sheltered from winter blasts, revealing the owl’s habitat within the same tree.
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Mount Union
Pasorkinen
Uv Sundog Described In Parhelic Circle Reflection
Sunday notes describe how certain refractions from snow crystals can double or triple brightness of spots in the parhelic circle. The reflection of sunlight forms a white band around the horizon at the sun’s apparent altitude, known as the uv Sundog.
Variety of Food in China Uses Wide Range of Plants
The article notes Chinese cuisine uses vegetables more freely than American cooking. Beyond common items like potatoes and cabbage, many plants and weeds not typical in the U.S. are eaten, including radish leaves, shepherds purses, bamboo sprouts, and numerous seaweeds.
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America
Wild animals in captivity show varied mortality trends
The fragment notes that some wild animals in captivity have shortened lifespans while elephants appear to adapt with longer life. It mentions high mortality in the context of zoological parks and suggests captivity impacts differ by species.
Radiator Cover Does Not Save Heat Says Bureau
The Bureau of Mines states that covering a radiator with linen cloth or a board does not reduce room heat. Instead the covering releases heat into the room, making it more effective than allowing it to rise to the ceiling.
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Bureau of Mines
Quinine Discovery Rewrites Ancient Illnesses Timeline
The article notes that quinine, used to treat colds and fevers, was not known in ancient times and only discovered after the era of Colombus era. It emphasizes a historical shift in medicine as quinine’s existence altered understanding of ancient illnesses.
First English dictionary author Henry Cockerant noted
Fragmentary history cites the author Henry Cockerant as the figure behind the first published English dictionary. The Englishe Dictionarie appeared in 1620 and by 1870 had twelve editions.
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Henry Cockerant
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