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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1902
Page
3
In a theater full of watchers and whispers, the famed dancer Mademoiselle Elise unmasked herself revealing a little old woman named Elise who had lied about her identity to stay in the spotlight. The crowd erupts with applause and sympathy as Elise explains her poverty and Barbara’s blindness, sparking a powerful moral response.
The narrative follows a vanished heroine pursued by a public that moves on to a young concert hall singer. In a village cottage two sisters lament the past and cling to gentler days, as nostalgia for Mademoiselle Elise fades into memory while contentment returns.
The editor notes idiosyncrasies among authors, from cigars and pipes to desk arrangements and candy habits. He cites Jones with Turkish cigarettes, Robinson with a brier pipe, and a writer who must snack on bonbons while composing. The piece ends with a remark on writers as creatures of habit.
A youthful man in a dress suit and opera hat sat on an Arch Street trolley car, drawing smiles as a pair of servant girls teased him at Seventeenth Street. Embarrassed, he left the car before his stop, the scene noted by Philadelphia Telegraph.
A new device combines two cameras focused on a single point, housed in steel bulbs to withstand underwater pressure. A central glass fronted chamber holds a strong electric light that illuminates distant water, enabling exposure of plates via wires leading to the surface.
The article reflects on Britain's workers' historic esteem as global leaders in labor and skill across crafts and industries. It notes a recent shift in attitudes and a reaction against the once dominant view of British workers as unrivaled in strength and competence.
Ebon Dawson who died recently in a Tikcaruwas county Ohio churchyard closed a notorious life of crime. A foundling and later a feared, violent man, he killed a boy in school days, robbed, and assaulted across several states. His conduct spanned coal regions, counterfeiting rings, and horse theft, with multiple imprisonments. In old age he sought a quiet life under an assumed name, but death came without remorse or fear, ending a career described as among the wickedest in memory.
A gentleman in Dublin found a pocket book fallen from a chimney in his hotel room. The contents show evidence of items from nearly twenty three years ago including visiting cards for Capt. Lambert, a penny shilling, a tax receipt, a small calendar, and a circular railway tour ticket. The recovered pocket book may link to a crime baffling police for decades.
The German Society for the Study of Electric Railways reports trials reaching 105 miles an hour, noting air resistance matches a twelve feet per second wind force. They say speeds over 100 mph can be sustained on electric rails, a level only achieved during the 1894 February hurricane.
Navy officials report more than 700 applications for a single chaplain vacancy. A published allegation claims the navy pays chaplains so little they cannot maintain self respect, prompting questions about compensation. The source notes the high interest underscores the role’s appeal despite pay.
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