Hall Herald notes and political summaries from March
The item covers various items including remarks by Secretary of the Navy Metcalfe resignation health, replacement by Truman Newberry, hazing expulsions at State University, death of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, political commentary on Roosevelt and Congress, Thanksgiving proclamation by Gov. Deneen, and railroad catastrophe statistics from the Interstate Commerce Commission. It blends editorials with local notices and national events, reflecting a midwestern newspaper snapshot.
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Secretary of the Navy
Victor H Metcalfe
Truman H. Newberry
Deaths of China's emperor and empress spark speculation
The death of China’s emperor and the dowager empress last week prompts readers to ponder the empire’s future. Observers note the new regent Prince Chun’s European experience and possible push toward modernization and enlightenment for the Flowery Kingdom.
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China
Prince Chun
Europe
Genesis of Fear and the Rise of Man
The article links human fear to ancestral survival, noting how early threats from violence and predators shaped modern behavior. It argues that babies reveal this deep history in their instinctive reactions, tracing humanity from a fearful, animal-ruled past to its current self-perceived mastery.
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Whiich
Dog Seat Request and Other Laughs of Daily Life
A collage of brief humorous vignettes describes everyday scenes. A boy asks for the dog seat at a theater box office, Teddy learns politeness after a quarrel over thanks, and other light exchanges show family and social foibles.
The Village Inn Toothpick Tale
A London Weekly Telegraph quip recalls a pub exchange about toothpicks after lunch. The polite interruption notes patrons once received toothpicks, but most now take them away.
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London Weekly Telegraph
Bed slept in shocks guest at village hotel
A guest accuses the bed of being slept in as he inspects pillows and crumpled sheets. The landlord retorts that the bed is meant for that use, declaring the claim with a boastful line. The exchange appears in a Chicago News item.
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Peter VannViissingen
Chicago
Dun & Cos Weekly
Trad
Teast
Hlneam
New York
Asmany
Solid South
Chicago News
Distance Leads to Neighborhood Turmoil in Philadelphia
A playful home rumor traces tensions between two families the Winkinses and neighbors who moved next door. The exchange hints at shifting friendships and neighborhood gossip from a Philadelphia Press page.
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Winkinses
Philadelphia Press
Instructing Rollo on Dead Game Sport
Fragmentary passage discusses a lesson from a father to his son about a dead game sport. The text appears to cite a loan attempt of $10 and references the Washington Star, indicating a dated setting and social context. The snippet hints at a moral or conversational moment rather than a full event.
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Rollo
Washington Star
The Guillotine Not Invented by Its Namesake
A German book argues no truth to the tale that Dr. Guillotin invented the guillotine. It states Antoine Louis called for a simple apparatus and Tobias Schmidt built the device in 1792, while Guillotin merely practiced medicine in Paris until his death on March 26, 1814.
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Hector Fleischman
Germany
Guillotin
Tong
Antoine Louis
Salnetriere
Guldon
Tobias Schmidt
Schmidt
Paris
Obituary for Benjamin Dulaney Pioneer of Clark County Illinois
Benjamin Dulaney born August 15, 1829 in Jackson County Ohio lived 64 years in Illinois. He married Jane Smith in 1850 and raised sixteen children with five still in Illinois. A strong pioneer figure, he moved to Clark County and built a farm, joined the Audbury church around 1865, and died November 10 after a long decline. Public auction announced of his estate at Walnut Prairie near Obioyschor House.
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Benjamin Dulaney
Jackson County
Ohio
Lawrence County
Jane Smith
Clarkty
Maki
Illinois
Dulany
Indiana
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Montana
Dulaney
Aabury
Adhar
Phan
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