Laughable Reflections and Tragic Heat Tales From The Press
The Marble Hill Press recounts oddities and grim notes from nearby pages. A Maine case links road repairs to a man’s death by own action. A New York paper’s bold typography led readers to imagine “313,509 flashes” in lightning. A Monongahela City death follows heat and despair. A Brooklyn salesman survives a two hour ten minute float after an overboard fall, crediting buoyant weight.
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New York
Charles Griswold
Brooklyn
Long Island Sound
Norwich
Snoring Arrest Sparks Courtroom Satire in New Jersey
John Barry of New Brunswick was arrested on disturbing the peace by snoring. Mar jim Albert, leader of a band, testified the snore came from Barry’s room in G. He described musical moments and a Wegnerian finale, and the court released him to snore again.
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John Barry
New Brunswick
N. J
Marjim Albert
Barry
Albert
Cuban filibuster shift and Havana threat noted
The report says Cuban sympathizers moved filibuster bases from New York to Boston to escape heat in the big city while threatening to dynamite Havana if needed. Weyler reportedly sends dispatches home outlining when rebels will be annihilated, though executions seem to be proceeding slowly. Plumacher reports Venezuela contracts to establish a permanent American goods exhibit in Caracas through William Harper of Philadelphia Museums and American Manufacturing Association to allow Venezuelans to compare goods with foreign rivals.
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New York
Boston
Havana
Weyler
Plumacher
United States
Maracaibo
State Department
Venemela
William Harper
Philaéléiphia Museums and
American Manacturing Association
Caracas
Ciudad
Bolivar
Exme
Grand
France
Silver in Mexico Tour Brings Views on Silver Price Effects
Edward B Light reports from Chihuahua and highlights interviews with Governor Ahumada banker Henrique Creel and clothing manufacturer Julius Meyer. They discuss Mexico’s finances free coinage policy, silver prices, exports, industrial growth, wages, and potential U.S. demonetization impacts on Mexican industry and labor.
Rough sketch and lesson on upright posture in 1950 class
In a primary grade, a teacher drew a man on the blackboard and explained that ancestors aimed to stand upright. She noted changes in carriage over fifty or sixty years, drawing astonishment from the pupils. The narrative ends mentioning the San Diego Wheelmen, a large southwest club with about 200 members.
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Southwest
The
San Diego
Education of Princes and the War Dream in Youth
A critique of royal princes trained for war, comparing Prussian Kronprinz and Spanish Rey Nino. The piece argues education steeps them in military zeal from youth, shaping future rulers as instruments of slaughter, while their peers face a future of devastation and bereavement.
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Oulde
Europe
Kronprinz
Rey Nino
Oulda
Marshall Campos
Morocco
Cuba
Hell
Undecided Question in a Pioneer Dugout
A narrator encounters a chaotic scene at a pioneer dugout as a tall, excited woman and a rugged man argue over ownership and shelter. The confrontation escalates into a physical struggle, with the narrator deciding to move on as the brawl continues. A nearby boy aged about twelve muses on waiting to depart the place.
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Sol
Sonny
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Marble Hill
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Wilnes
Chicago
Maine
Joseph Moore
Monongahela City
Mexico
Republic
Edward B Light
Ais
Chicago Press Bureau
Chihuahua
Taraumara
O!delty
Eaton
Loyal Methodist Mission
Ahumata
School of Arts
Henrequi Creel
Minero Bank
Pailadelphia
Gettmade
Cree
Bank of Mexico
Mr. Creel
Julius Meyer
States
Myers
Meyer
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