Tortillon Seeks A Kiss From a Child in a French Village
In a rural street a deformed beggar named Tortillon incites fear as villagers cry out for children. She lingers near a mansion and pleads with Lucette Garnier to kiss her, revealing a longing for motherhood. A sudden attack wounds Tortillon, leaving her bleeding as she departs, while Lucette’s father shields the child.
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Tortiion
Bree
Marianne
Lucette Garnier
Lainette
Tortillon
Lucette
Tortillion
Kiss of Lucette Drives Woman to Death in Field
A translated fragment tells how a woman, haunted by a kiss from Lucette, finds ecstasy and spiritual solace as night falls, then dies contentedly in a roadside field after gazing at the stars and believing in God. The passage notes a childlike kiss leaving a lasting, healing memory.
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Lucette
Camille Debaus
Mabel Haughton Brown
The Horse Still Ahead on the Farm
A farmer argues the horse remains the primary motive power despite talk of shifting to gasoline or electric engines. He recalls past utility, praises good horses, warns against poor ones, and notes windmills and tread power alongside gasoline engines as important farm aids, citing long practice and sentiment from the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Dangers of ether and chloroform with gas flames in surgery
A medical note warns ether and especially chloroform are dangerous near gas flames due to phosgene production. Phosgene poisoning caused blood and organ damage and even deaths among staff during some operations. Professor d Ursor’s work cited advises avoiding open combustion in operating rooms and using steam or hot water heating with electric lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity
d'Ursor
University of Messina
KE. W. Cushing
New York Medical Journal
Ancient Mexican ruins highlighted in state highlights
The text notes many ancient ruins in Oaxaca Chiapas Yucatan and Morelos with Mitla Palenque Uxmal and Xochimilco cited as famous sites. Some ruins are city sized and believed to be two to three thousand years old. They are described as elaborate and resembling Egyptian style even in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Oaxaca
Chiapas
Yucatan
Moreila
Mitla
Palenqua
Uxmal
Xochimilco
Peace talks advance as envoys seek workable settlement
Officials report progress in Russia Japan negotiations with brighter prospects for peace. Twelve Japanese demands exist but discussions proceed point by point over future terms. Witte and Japanese envoys emphasize openness, warn war could resume with heavy casualties if talks fail.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
Japan
Far East
M. Witte
United States
Manchuria
Sahalin
Siberia
Liaoyang Peninsula
Russians Have That Relating to Korea Modified
Portsmouth New Hampshire area report notes that peace envoys discussed and agreed on a modification related to Korea. Delegates from involved parties held talks outlining revised terms and potential steps forward toward an accord.
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Korea
Portsmouth
N. IL
Peace Talks at Sea Port Docketed for Sunday Session
At noon the crisis time was set for 3 o’clock and the Japanese and Russian envoys prepared for further talks. The day’s work centered on the first clause of Japan’s demand, with Russian aims for Korean protectorate language and Manchurian evacuation shaped by M. Witte’s and Mr. Takahira’s remarks. A conciliatory mood from the Japanese envoys was noted as meetings continued in the navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Korea
Russia
Sakhalin
Kuhn, Loch & Co
Seligman & Co
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Pacific
Navy Yard
Sato
Karastovicz
Witte
Manchuria
Takahira
United States
Duel in Mississippi Leaves Two Wounded and One Dead
In Fanning Miss Charles Mc Laurin a relative of Senator Mclaurin is dead after a duel with Ernest Moss the town postmaster. The fight stemmed from a dispute over the post office job. They used a Winchester and a revolver firing multiple shots, both wounded in the abdomen.
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Mobile
Ala
Charles McLaurin
Senator Mclaurin
Fanning Miss
Ernest Moss
Refere ndum a Failure at Pattern Makers League Meet
Pittsburg special report notes the Pattern Makers League of North America holds its eleventh convention in the St Charles Motel with delegates from across the country. President James Wilson of New York addresses attendees. The prior Chicago 1902 meeting decided to abolish in person sessions and conduct business by ref t. The arrangement was controversial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pattern Makers’ League of North America
St. Charles
James Wilson
New York
Chicago
Blackened Market Signals Boost Finance Charts
Financial page notes hard coal dominance in markets with London buying American securities. Western farmers store newly threshed wheat awaiting higher prices. Lehigh Valley activity praised as excellent from the anthracite combination. A 10,000 share block of Pennsylvania stock trades at 145, likely bogus. A Philadelphia steel expert deems trade admirable while English observers lament railroad deaths. Official figures claim only one passenger killed per 200 million on British railways. Japan shows notable balance in sex division.
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London
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Japan
Yellow Fever Spreads Despite Federal Efforts in New Orleans
Special report details a new round of yellow fever cases in New Orleans as of February, with 12 deaths per day and widespread infection below Canal Street. It notes higher case growth outside the city, enforcement of anti mosquito laws, and federal aid via the Marine Hospital Service.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Marine Hospital Service
Sephiina
Algiers
Keeper Fights Insane Brother to Save Stratford Shoals Light
Merrill Hulse, keeper at Stratford Shoals Light on Long Island near Bridgeport, battled his deranged brother Julius Coster over seven days to prevent destruction of the lens and light. Coster attacked with a razor weapon and later tried to eat through walls. Hulse sustained two‑man duties, saved the lamp, and escorted the injured intruder to a hospital after the ordeal.
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New York
Stratford Shoals
Long Island Sound
Merrill Hulse
Hulse
Julius Coster
Coster
Gilbert L. Ruland
Long Island
Bridgeport
Port Jefferson
Tragedy at Van Buren Street Murder Revealed
Mrs. James E. Daley was found shot dead at 383 Van Buren Street. Her husband confessed to the crime in the presence of their months-old baby daughter after an argument about his attentions to other women. Police found the body hours later.
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Chicago
James E. Daley
van Buren Street
Daley
Anti-American boycott grows politicized in China
Soo-chow reports the anti foreign movement taking a political turn as authorities in Northern China repress the outburst. The viceroy of Nanking appears undecided on action while Soo-chow, a 1,000,000 population city in the nation’s most populous district, lies 125 miles southeast of an unspecified location.
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Shanghai
Soo-chow
Nanking
China
Mixed news items from 1905 era report
The brief compendium notes varied incidents including a suspected confession by George H. Leroy in a New Haven murder, train collision fatalities, elopement of Florence Croker in Paris, injuries in California, and illnesses of church leaders. It also covers shootings in Saratoga, a damages suit in Pa, plans by Jewish bankers about Russia, political maneuvering in New York, and several other crime, accident, and political items across cities like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
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George H. Leroy
Jennie Cramer
New Haven
Jean
Nickel Plate Road
Kishman
Florence Croker
Richard Croker
Paris
Walter Sanger
Pullman
San Mateo
Cal
A. Coke Smith
Southern Methodist Church
Asheville
N. C
William Curtis
Saratoga
N. Y
James Sullivan
Clara L. Shaffer
Washington Township
Creese
Holy Rollers
Benton Mich
Benjamin
New York
Thomas N. Butts
Brooklyn
Cape May Beach
F. H. Hack, Jr
Baltimore
Chicago
M. Witte
Portsmouth
Russia
Citizens’ Union of New York
Jerome
Venezuela
Plimley
McGregor
Tex
Bailey
Alderman
University of Virginia
State South
Johann Hoch
Bluebeard
Sam Grice
General Roberts
Saltlake City
Edward Drouin
Peoria
University of Pennsylvania
Tey
Frederic, Mich
Hedrich
Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Peters
Roosevelt
Total Abstinence Union
Wilkesbarre
General Lyon
General Carnahan
Uniformed Bank of Knights of Pythias
Eijiro Tagasugi
University of Tokio
Jerome B. Osier
Illinois
Oscar Benson
Gig Western
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Torttillon
Annette Soulas
Jeanne Gaudru
Tortil
Lon
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Navy
Mississippi
Plaquemine Parish
Babe Io
Schneider Company
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France
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Sweden
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Jusia
Spain
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Haraier
Bauer
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