Enduring Pride of a London Dressmaker Seventy Years at One Firm
The obituary-like tale recalls Mary Anne Bruce, a seventy year old dressmaker from Poplar, who worked forty years for a single firm. Though her modest pension and eight to nine shillings weekly income show finical limits, her colleagues remember her as the room’s pride and a grim, instructive portrait of labor’s era, a tribute echoed in Youth’s Companion folklore.
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June Ineuros
Ruskin
Carlyle
Englih
London
Mary Anne Bruce
Poplar
Tub
TS Gonquero
Portrait Attitudes Draw Crowd At Gallery Guide Remarks
A gallery guide discusses why visitors mimic poses for portraits. He notes some attendees imitate head tilt, wrist turn, and shoulder slope, sometimes cleverly, often comically. The guide suggests both men and women strive to imitate admired figures.
Ancient Superstitions and the Unlucky Thirteen
A 19th century note from the Pull Mall Gazette traces why 13 is deemed unlucky in meals and rituals. It cites Judas leaving the Last Supper and salt superstition as reasons, while a former editor found 19 lucky and the writer prefers starting on Friday, the so called unlucky day.
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Judag
Judas
Mall Gazette
Charity reformer urges organized effort against child ills
Mrs Rheta Childe Dorr argues Concentrate Charities should mobilize a dedicated army to fight poverty disease and premature death rather than rely on amateur volunteers. She notes societies spend much and individuals effort but more could be achieved by united action, contrasting the Christmas turkeys and free dinners given to some with others going hungry.
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Rheta Childe Dorr
Shanen
Child
Too Grave a Rick. A Short Quip With Boss and Nubbins
A dialogue captures a light exchange about taking a vacation from tasks. The Boss offers reassurance while Nubbins shows doubt, hinting at plans for a brief absence and what it implies for duties. The fragment suggests workplace banter and a decision on time off.
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Rick
Nubbins
Nubbina
Leadership Explained in Glee Club Ruse
A quirky exchange reveals how Blig Ging became leader to placate dissidents. He stood up and beat time on condition he would not try to Bing, a terse compromise terminating his ambitions.
Steamer No. 18 sinks. twenty nine dead in Lake Michigan
The Pere Marquette car ferry No. 18 sank about thirty miles off Port Washington after a heavy gale. The crash left twenty nine crew dead or missing, with No. 17 and No. 20 steamers racing to the scene and rescuers clinging to wreckage amid ice cold water and towering waves. The vessel, built in Cleveland twelve years ago for 450000 dollars, carried a cargo valued at 150000 dollars and was on its first trip after 60 days under charter to a Chicago excursion company.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Pere Marquette
Ubknowo
Sheboygan
Wis
Ludington
Chicago
Port Washington
No. 17
Tone Cat
Ashby
Tester
Kilty
Vepgel
Cleveland
Witness describes bid to prove car repair theft scheme
In Judge Brugemeyer’s court Fred C. Peck, ex Ostermann Manufacturing employee and star prosecution witness, recounted how prominent Illinois Central officials turned him aside when he offered to prove possible savings of 30000 monthly on car repairs. Peck said G W Moore and then G O Krebs dismissed his claims, saying a competent team existed and his input wasn’t needed.
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Chicago
Iwiness Central
Brug- Remoyer
Fred C. Peck
Ostermann Manufacturing Company
Peck
Frank B. Harriman
Winds Central Ieil “Road Company
Ostermann
Illinois Central Company
G. W. Moore
Lim
U S Infantry Team Wins Deyden Trophy Match
The United States Infantry team won the Deyden trophy rifle tournament at Seagirt NX with a total score of 1 008 out of 1 200. The victory was recorded on Friday with strong precision across the event.
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U.S. Infantry
United States Infantry
Justice Merritt Dead in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City report says Col. Samuel A. Merritt, last justice of Utah Territory Supreme Court, died here Friday. He was appointed to the Utah Supreme Bench by President Grover Cleveland.
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Merritt
Salt Lake City
Samuel A. Merritt
Supreme Court of the
Territory of Utah
Utah
Supreme Betch
Qeover Cleveland
La Follette Wins Wisconsin Primary by Wide Margin
United States Senator Robert M. La Follette carried Wisconsin by a large plurality over Samuel A. Cook, with Waunakee County showing a strong lead and forecasts of up to a five to one advantage. The insurgent ticket and Barry C. Cochems gained momentum, while in Detroit Townsend was seen as the leading Republican for U S Senate with a substantial margin. Returns from New Hampshire show Hass leading among progressives with tight races elsewhere.
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Milwaukee, Wiy
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Samuel A. Cook
Neendh
Mir Waukes County
Hhis
Wig
la Follette
Madison
Francis EB. McGovern
Elzo 13
Barry C. Cochems
Wisconsin University
Cochems
Stafford
Coche
Townsend
Chase
Osborn
Sault Ste. Marie
Burrows
Melly
Amos
Musselman
Concord
N. H
Hass
Ais
Carl
Crippen Trial Evidence Focuses on Belle Elmore Link
At Crippen and Leveve trial reopens the case with Prosecution tying hair strands and torn undergarment to Belle Elmore. Witness Adelina Harrison confirms resemblance to missing wife as defense questions its strength. Chemist testifies about poison sales. Inspector Dew details Crippen’s whereabouts and found gun and cartridges.
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London
England
Dy. Hawley H. Crispen
Bchei Clare Leveve
Humphreys
Crippen
Belle Elmore
Adelina Harrison
Isle Wilmore
Harrigon
Harrison
Arthur Newton
Gripnen
Newton
Dew
Sudttlves
Quebec
Columbus Car Dynamited Injures Conductor on Track
In Columbus Ohio a car in Boxley suburb was partly shattered by dynamite placed on the track by unidentified saboteurs during strike disorders. Conductor Zimmer was painfully injured in the foot.
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Columbus
Zimmer
Boxley
Lebeau Fire Destroys Business District in Lebeau
A fire in Lebeau wiped out the business district on Thursday with origin undetermined. The loss is estimated at 1,250,900. Local authorities inspect the scene as firefighters contained the blaze to commercial blocks.
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Lebeau
St. Paul
Miau
Browne Freed Of Bribery Charge In Illinois Senate Case
Chicago reports Lee ONeil Browne, Illinois legislator and minority leader, acquitted by a jury in the bribery case linked to William Lorimer’s U.S. Senate election. After a contested trial, an eight-ballot shift to 12–0 yielded a not guilty verdict, prompting cheers and emotional scenes. The prosecution and defense clashed over perjury charges as Browne faced lengthy legal costs and public scrutiny.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Illinois
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Browne
Kersten
Patrick A. Keeley
Briggs House
End of the Illinois Strike Brings Mines Back to Work
Chicago reports a five month coal strike ended after an agreement between miners officials and the Illinois Coal Operators Association. Forty thousand miners will return to work immediately with wage increases and safety upgrades. The settlement raises costs by about 12 cents per ton and restores production gradually as mines are pumped out and prepared.
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Chicago
Illinois Goal Operators’ Association
Poor pay fills tenements in New York housing study
A preliminary report from a subcommittee of Mayor Gaynor's congestion committee states low wages drive tenement congestion. It finds $860 per year as the minimum for a man his wife and three children to live in Manhattan, while the average wage in Greater New York is about $585 annually.
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New York
New Yorki
Gayne
Manhattan
Greater
Warden Dies During Michigan City Prison Fire
Warden James D. Reid collapsed from heart trouble while leading prison staff in efforts to combat a blaze at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City Indiana. The fire started in a stateroom among rags likely from spontaneous combustion and the warden and officers rushed to help. Fire was controlled with limited damage.
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Jayes D. Reid
Michigan City
Ind
Indiana
James 9. Reid
Two Missing Arson Suspects in Canal Dover Case
Following an altered confession, Mrs. Roy Schumacher, 22, disappeared Friday as friends searched the canal in fear she fled to escape arson charges. Her husband is also missing.
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Canal Dover
Roy Schumacher
Roosevelt guests with the duke at Chateau Jogselin
Kermit Roosevelt recently returned from Turkey is the guest of the duke and duchess of Rohan at the Chateau Jogselin in Paris France. The visit highlights diplomatic ties and cultural exchange during the era.
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Kermit
Roosevelt Duxe
Paris
France
Kermit Roosevelt
Turkey
Duke and Duchess of Rohan
Chateau
Jogselin
Pinchot Cheers as Beveridge Talks National Control
Senator Beveridge argued for national control of resources in a St Paul speech, while James J. Hill warned against centralization. Gifford Pinchot received a sweeping ovation, tears in his eyes as the audience roared and cheered. Beveridge later stressed this as a single action, not forty six, and warned of dangers in expanding federal power at the expense of states. He outlined that conservation must balance means and ends, noting limited gains from federal action on mineral resources.
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Baviridge
St. Paul
Forester
St Paul
Minn
Beveridge
James J. HI
Gifford Pinchot
Congress
Mr. Pinchot
Pinchat
Pinchet
Baker
Neveridge
Hii
Lal
F Ram
Hill
House of ‘Te Friends
Polley
Roosevelt Denounces Lorimer Banquet Attendance
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt refuses to sit with Senator Lorimer at the Hamilton Club banquet in Chicago. The reception committee, after telegrams and a private conference, withdrew Lorimer's invitation, sparking a political stir as Roosevelt's stance forced club leaders to respond.
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Chisago
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
United States
Wil- Man Lorimer
Roosevelt
Freeport
Lil
Senaton Gorimer
Senator Larimer
Raady
John WA. Batten
Roosevelt Canls
Chicago
Bation
lLorimer
Rooseveltin
Tlon
Forest Fires Reported Near Yellowstone Park in Montana
Bozeman Montana dispatches say new fires arose Friday along Bailey Creek near Yellowstone and at the headwaters of the West Gallatin River as authorities battle spreading flames and protect nearby timberlands.
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Montana
Bozeman
Mont
Bailey Creek
Yellowstone Park
West Gallatin River
Pioneer Packer M. Towle Dead in Indiana Asylum
Chicago pioneer meat packer Merens M. Towle founder of Hammond and East Chicago in Indiana died Friday in a Logansport asylum where he had been treated for a year. Towle helped establish the towns and contributed to early industry in the region.
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Pioneer Packer Ia
Chicago
Merens M. Towle
Hammond
Ind
Logansport
Vermonters’ thrift noted by editor amid dinner tale
Robert Lincoln O’Brien, editor of the Boston Transcript, praises Vermonters for thrift yet observes a kitchen quirk. He recalls a summer Vermont visit when he joined a dinner with a guest, overheard the hostess instruct the servant to bring down two large potatoes and bring up three small ones.
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Vermant Thrift
Robert Lincoln O'Brien
The
Boston Transcript
Vermonters
O'Brien
Vermont
Dinger
2Riené
Fire themed headline from a Kansas City Journal note
Roy Rone, brother of U S District Attorney Harry Bone, once reported for the Wellett Beacon. While covering a fire, a department member was drawn from the hose squad. Hone wrote the lead line Gone to His Last Fire. The item appeared in the Kansas City Journal and drew quick reaction.
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Roy Rone
United States
Harry Bone
Wlettla Beacon
Hone
Bouse
Hkansas City Journal
Local Enterprise Seeks Fire Keeping Club Tradition
The witty exchange notes a regional hotel managers clubbing together to keep a fire burning annually during the season. The line hints at skepticism about a volcano eruption yet describes a sustained communal practice in the region.
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Meggendorfer Blactier
Fragmentary quotes reveal a tense domestic voice
A fragmented passage presents a tense domestic scene with a speaker complaining about a child and a partner. The text hints at confusion over roles and responsibilities, mentioning daily chores and involving calling for gasoline for a nonworking car, all in a clipped, urgent tone.
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