West End on the Street Chronicles and Changes
The piece notes persistent street noise and pole disputes on West End Court and Second Avenue as Barham pushes for fewer utility poles. It recounts corrections to a local Odd Fellows Hall carpet story and rounds up gossip about former Principal Charles T. Stone’s London plans, garden-name debates, and a lighthearted forecast for horseless fire apparatus by July 4.
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West End Court
Thomas B. Barham
Barham
Board of Commissioners
Second Avenue
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Charles T. Stone
Chattle High
London
Chattle Grads
Prof. Stone
America
Land of Opportunities
Mr. Stone
Parrot and Princess Fairy Tale of Hidden Love
A king keeps his beautiful daughter secluded. A green parrot claims to be a prince in disguise and wins her love. The prince reveals himself by transforming into a parrot to prove he truly can fly and marry the princess after the king tests him. They wed and live happily ever after.
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Abe
Lin
Aone
New York Sun
Curious Ducks Carry Ducklings From Nest In Hyde Park
A London observer watched a mother duck in Hyde Park transport twelve ducklings from a hollow branch twelve feet high to the grass then toward the water. The feat, previously debated, showed the mother carrying each chick in her beak before release.
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Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
London
The Tune They Liked and a Light at Kiladea
The article recalls Spaniards in Santiago de Cuba enjoying a tune later heard by the Sixth United States Cavalry, identified as The Star Spangled Banner. It also reports a new beamed light at Kiladea Kauai, described as possibly the Pacific’s largest.
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Casino Espanol
Santiago de Cuba
Sixth
Unifdd States Cavalry
Makapuu Point
Oahu
Kiladea
Kauai
Pacific
Mary J
The Art of Poisoning in Central Africa
A Harper's Weekly article describes methods of poisoning used in Central Africa including poisoned stakes and plant poisons. It notes the ujungu tree poison as the deadliest, used by hunters on arrows and bullets after processing with water and beeswax for protection.
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German East Africa
Harper's Weekly
Scattered Germs Threaten Society Says London Doctor
Dr Leonard Hill of London calls spreading a cold an offense against society and urges isolation during sneezing and coughing. He argues colds kill tens of thousands yearly and criticizes lax precautions compared with diphtheria or smallpox controls. He cites the need to prevent transmission by handkerchief covering.
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Leonard Hill
London
New York Tribune
Exclusive Dog Graveyard Peru sions and Pink Headstones
A New York Press note describes an English town with a rich pets cemetery for dogs where expensive plots cost up to 100 and pink headstones mark the lavish graves of aristocratic canines. Epigraphs praise pets as if kings, reflecting class attitudes toward animal burials.
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England
Valhalla
New York Press
Seventy-seven Crewmembers Drown As German Destroyer Sinks
German torpedo boat destroyer S 178 was rammed by the cruiser Yorck off Heligoland. Sixty seven crewmen including the commanding officer Lieutenant Koch and the first officer perished. surgeon and engineer and fifteen crew survived as the vessel sank immediately. S 178 displaced 636 tons with a crew of eighty four.
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Heligoland
Germany
Koch
Yorck
North Sea
Antis Win In Two States on Womens Sufferage
Massachusetts legislature committee votes to withdraw a referendum to remove the word male from voter qualifications. In Maine the House defeats a similar amendment after it passed the Senate, vote 89 to 53.
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Massachusetts
Maine
Boston
Senate
General Markets March 6 Creamery and Eggs Steady
Market report notes firmer butter with steady receipts of 7 804 packages. Creamery products show varying firsts seconds and dairies with price ranges. Eggs remain generally steady with strong Pennsylvania supply and assorted grades. Hay straw corn and potatoes priced with regional shifts. Live and dressed poultry values listed by weight and cut.
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Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Long Island
Western
Jersey
Philadelphia
Live Stock Markets In Pittsburgh On March 6
Cattle receipts light and market slow with varied bids. Prices show choice 8.46 to 8.50, prime 5.84 to 5.89, good 7.90 to 8.68, medium 7.90 to 6.85, fair 5.00 to 6.75, common 5.60 to 6.75. Fat bulls 7.23, fat cows and dairy items noted. Heifers and fresh cows mentioned with limited readable figures.
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Pittspurgh
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Publius Syrus
Long Branch
Pear
United States
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N E. Cor
Coolenar Ave
Mair St
Albany Park
N. J
M. F. McDonald's Horse Market
Eatontown, N. J
Iowa
Jacob Shutts Auctioneer
MM. P. McDonald
Parrot and Princess
Cinderella
Grandpa’ Pumpkin Patch
Cinderela
Central Africa
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Cotswold Hills
Pill
Fouracre
Pothecary
Greengrass
London Telegraph
Maria
John
Chicago Tribune
Amelia
Pilegende
J, Sterling
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sperteman
ANTIS
General Markets
E. M. Colton
Rockwell
Broadway
C. B. Deaver Broadway
Npr
Rockwell Ave
Koops & Abels
Cass Markets
5Th Ave
Edwy
Edward Cass
Gordon Cass
WM. Bryan
Elberon Florist
Pratts’ Specialties
Branchport Ave
Tie R. M. Harris Shoe Store
Westfield Steam Laundry
Immerman
W. G. Eisele
Cedar Avenue
C. J. Pupki
Ni J
Norwood Ave
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