When One Goes Wrong by Bacon in Honduras
A cautious thief, Lanyon, plans a vacation with twenty one thousand dollars in his coat and ten thousand more saved for his mother in Maine. In Jersey City a chance reunion with crook Dwyer prompts a confession and a fateful choice, leading to mercy and a new start.
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Deak
Maine
Lower Broadway
Berrian
Dever
Freddie
Lanyon
Trujillo
Fred
Honduran
Dwyer
Jersey City
Denyer
Mr. Dwyer
Death by own action Said to Astrologers
An inquest in Calcutta found a Bengal student killed himself due to ill health and failed exams. His father said the student consulted astrologers in India and abroad who made wild predictions that intensified his disappointment. An English astrologer promised Goethe and Lafayette fame. an Indian astrologer assured high passes.
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Calcutta
Bengal
India
Goethe
Lafayette
Bear Wanders Into Charlestown Home
An affectionate bear invaded a Charlestown West Virginia residence, consuming all edible items, cuddling with the resident until breathless, then tossing the kitchen before leaving. The encounter highlights wildlife in urban settings and safety concerns for residents.
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Ae Tedy
Charlestown
W. Va
Wight
Damages Sought After Bear Enters Theatre Owner Home
A woman sues theater bear owners for damages after a bear from an animal show pushed through a stage door and entered her home. She heard fumbling at the door and ran to the window as the bear claimed the house and began to mix things.
Rooting Slips in Water For Geraniums
Amateur flower growers learn to root slips of geraniums and similar plants by placing them in a glass of water in a sunny window. Roots appear in a few days, after which they can be planted in soil for bedding, producing multiple plants that would cost dollars at a greenhouse.
War as a Business Campaign Reports German Rail War Efforts
A Luxembourg correspondent describes German military rail operations in France as a modern corporate run, with a board of directors and 24 department heads directing freight, troops, and hospital trains. He details rebuilt tracks, tunnels, a patient hospital train with operating rooms, and officers coordinating rapid medical and supply movements amid the Meuse crossings.
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London
Luxembourg
France
Belgium
Lurembourg
Great General Staf
Meuse
Style Show for Red Cross and Weary Troops
A fragment notes a Red Cross style show where wounded soldiers and fresh troops briefly share space and attention. The scene contrasts seated veterans with cheering newcomers, highlighting wartime morale and human interest amid hardship.
Mrs Whitman and Daughter Pose for Governor Whitman
A posed photo features Mrs Whitman and her daughter Olive Hitchcock Whitman, wife and child of Gov elect Charles E. Whitman of New York. Mrs Whitman, formerly Olive Hitchcock, married Whitman in 1908. Olive is their only child.
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Gov-eloct Charles 8. Whitman
New York
Whitman
Olive Hitchcock
Mr. Whitman
Little Olive
Riches for Working Woman Prospective Heiress Promises
Savannah Georgia newspaper reports Mrs Mary White a Savannah repair woman may share in a 1 5 million estate left by Washington Ware of Athens Tennessee. White resigned from a Savannah dry goods store to pursue the claim. Her sister and their husbands are named heirs and White hopes to “set em up” for friends. White’s son Samuel aided in pursuing the claim from Oklahoma.
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Savannah
Mary White
Slater
Atlanta
Washington Ware
Athens
Knoxville
Tenn
Aleega
German cooks praised as brave front lines heroes
A wartime profile extols German field kitchen cooks who stay with the army, feed troops in trenches, endure danger, and earn Iron Crosses as symbols of courage. The account emphasizes their pivotal role, feeding the front and sustaining staying power, with reflections on German military discipline.
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London
Teuton
Potztausend
Watch At 613,078 Hours Marks A 70 Year Service
County surveyor Wyon Arnold Tachirgl shows a key wind open face gold case watch that has ticked for 70 years totaling 613,078 hours. The dial features figured gold and convex glass crystals. The timepiece formerly belonged to Mr Tachirgls father in this age worn relic.
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Sheridan
Wyon
Arnold Tachirgl
Tachirgl
A View of Himself a Temperance Tale
A temperance tale from a stenographer who records a drunk man’s ramblings in a restaurant. The next day the report is shared, revealing private details. The man, exposed, vows to quit drinking and never touch alcohol again.
Catholic Church Supports Prohibition Movement
The Catholic Church has long promoted abstinence and backs a new legal approach to ending liquor traffic. The Catholic Total Abstinence Union boasts 100,000 members and the church's clergy pledge temperance to thousands of youths at confirmation and first communion. A Niagara Falls conference unified Catholics in the United States and Canada behind radical prohibition resolutions.
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Catholica
United States
Canada
Niagara Falls
Dangers in Beer Drinking Claim by Toledo Doctor
Dr. H. Burgen, with 35 years practice, warns that beer drinking harms health. He recalls five German businessmen who seemed healthy but died in years after exposure to beer. He notes corroboration from other physicians and broader confirmations in his experience.
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H. Burgen
Toledo
Former saloonkeeper speaks on liquor opposition
A former saloonkeeper with 34 years in the business writes to Judge Pollock of North Dakts. He says he left the saloon four years ago to care for his two children and now condemns the whisky trade. He urges the state to adopt absolute opposition to the liquor issue.
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Pollock
North Dakts
Influence of Saloon on Labor and Children
John Lennon of the American Federation of Labor and the Journeyman Tailors' Union argues that saloon influence pushes thousands of women into industrial work rather than home or school, claiming unions treat women as they treat children in industry and that legislation and direct action fail to curb the effect.
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John Lennon
American Federation of Labor
Journeyman Tailors' Union of America
Ex presidents opinion on saloonkeepers role
Theodora Roosevelt argues that saloonkeepers denounce opponents for not treating their business like others. She asserts liquor interests cause widespread crime and corruption, contending that when liquor men act freely they corrupt both society and politics.
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Theodora Roosevelt
Back rooms and saloons blamed for city delinquency
An investigator from Chicago women's clubs, cited by the Chicago Tribune, concludes that back rooms at 445 maroons in Chicago fuel delinquency among more than 1,400 girls every 24 hours. The piece questions the city’s total of 7,000 saloons and their impact on wrecked womanhood.
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Chicago Woman's Clubs
Chicago Tribune
Birth of Christ in the soul this Christmas message
A Christmas sermon traces the birth of Christ from the manger to the human soul. It explains three stages: Christ formed in understanding will and affections, aided by the Holy Spirit, and highlights the incarnation as the renewed birth for all humanity. It urges prayer for pastors and teachers to witness effectively and urges personal surrender to the Holy Spirit.
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Christ
Adam
Bethlehem
God
Jesus
John Owen
Satan
Golgotha
Christian life in its own degree a luminous hope
A fragmentary quote attributed to Hugh Black reflects a call for a Christian life that mirrors the individual’s inner faith as a radiant core, surrounded by an invigorating atmosphere that uplifts all who encounter it.
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Hugh Black
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Japan
Taung Tao
Tokyo
RED Cross
Christian D. Hemmick
Washington
Paris
Herbert Corey
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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