Controversy Over John Paul Jones Body Identification
Philadelphia historian Charles Hart challenges the 1905 Paris–Annapolis identification of John Paul Jones's body after a leaden casket burial. He questions Houdon bust measurements and Porter's 1905–1906 identification, arguing the body may not be Jones and promoting his new Houdon study.
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New York
Charles Henry Hart
Philadelphia
DeVinne Press
Hart
John Paul Jones
Jean Antoine Houdon
Washington
Houdon
Porter
Jones
Paul Jones
Marquis de Biron
Trocadero Museum
James Madison
Papillault
G. Paillault
Laboratory of Anthropology
Ecole Des Hautes Etudes
Blanggui
Dalou
Pawl
Nationalcademy of Design
Paris
Order of the Lee Mason Lodge
The
Nine Sisters
Seta
Franklin
Louvre
United States
Virginia
Washa
Capitol
Toppling the Manchu Throne and Reform in China
Stephen Bonsi lis, writing for Harper's Weekly, analyzes Prince Chun as regent. He notes Chun faces clan constraints, Empress Dowager’s testament, and a reform movement aiming for 1917 congressional government. The piece argues the Senate sped reforms beyond Manchu tolerance, sparking revolutionary fervor that doomed the dynasty.
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China
Prince Chun
Senate
Pekin
Stephen Bonsil
Harper's Weekly
Coast Line Rates Alleged Unreasonable in Turpentine Shipment
The Standard Oil Company of Covington Kentucky filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging an unreasonable coast line rate on a carload of turpentine from Savannah Georgia to Montreal. The action targets the Atlantic Coast Line.
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Washington, D. C
Inter.state Commerce Commission
Standard Oil Company
Covington
Atlantic Coast Line
Susannah, Ga
Montreal
Socialist Split in Denver Branch Aims to Expel Heywood
In Denver a Socialist branch plans to vote tonight on resolutions to expel William P. D. Heywood, once a Socialist presidential candidate, as W. H. Leonard, party leader, seeks to remove him amid a dispute with the Western Federation of Miners.
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Denver
Col
William PD. Heywood
W. H. Leonard
Leonard
Heywood
Western Federation of Miners
How to Clean House For Men
How to clean house offered with humorous male oriented tips. The piece suggests removing window panes for laundering, shaking off dust frames with back and forth motion, improvising a vacuum from a bicycle, painting over woodwork, and polishing floors with a manicure buffer as a pleasant evening activity.
Cardinals Already Pennant Claimants
St Louis Cardinals owner Mrs Helen M Hathaway Robison Britton announces Ladies Day at the grounds with weekly free admission for women. She expresses belief that Presnan’s men will win the next pennant and invites the women of St Louis to watch them.
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Cardinals
ST. Louis
Man Stripped in Street Joke Left Barefoot After Christmas Party
Chicago report says John Koch was held up in the street and robbed of shoes socks and collar at a Christmas gathering. Detectives found Kochs shoes and hose on the Borster porch. Police deem the incident a Christmas joke and Koch says hes glad it wasnt a white Christmas.
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Chicago
ISK
John Koch
George Borster
Koch
Borster
Bryan's Friend Missing in New York
Police search for William Paterson sixty five a Lincoln Nebraska hardware store owner and friend of William Jennings Bryan who last was heard from in New York on December 24 he came to visit his daughter in New Jersey and disappeared Sunday indicating an unresolved missing person case with unclear links to prior losses and travels.
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New York
William Paterson
Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Ryan
York
Paterson
New
WN Gates
Field, N. J
Strange Woman Visits Richeson
Boston special reports three women, strangers, asked to visit Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson in his Charles Street jail cell on Christmas Day. Officials refused access. visitors left vowing to retire if denied. Richeson’s condition improves as a venue of 250 traverse jurors is called to select twelve for his trial.
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Boston
Mass
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Charles Street
Wey
Richeneu
Giluveins
Lee Sail
John L. Lee
Beverly i. Harrison
Richeson
Virginia
Thomas W. Richeson
Douglas Richeson
Chicago
Avis Linnell
Pastor Richeson
John FP. Manning
Superior Court
Howard A. Lothrop
Wilson for President and New Jersey Political Reassessments
A letter argues that New Jersey election results show Democratic tickets were undermined to hurt Governor Woodrow Wilson. It cites fifteen of seventeen Democrats elected, claims votes for Republican Assembly candidates traded for Democratic ballots, and praises Wilson as a practical idealist with a strong record.
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New Jersey
Wilson
Republican Assembly
Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
McKee Karclay
Harper's Weekly
Indian cobra named deadliest snake in Bronx zoo
The Bronx Zoo reptile house now houses 750 snakes after a new consignment including Indian spectacled cobras. Curator Raymond L. Ditmars warns cobras are among the most deadly with bites that cause suffocation.
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Bronx Zoo
Raymond L. Ditmars
Ditmars
Mily
Charley Snyder
Reptile
Cobras and Other Deadly Snakes Are Catalogued by Ditmars
New York Times reports Mr. Ditmars discusses venomous snakes from around the world. He notes the Indian cobra mortality from bites, cobra behavior, and methods to subdue cobras with brooms or shovels. The feature lists various species and regional dangers.
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Todin
Malay
Sumatra
Africa
Mr. Ditmars
India
Burma
Zoo
Ditmars
Martinique
Texas
California
Wyoming
Prairie
Southwest
Colombia
New York Times
Fire alarms drive guests from Chicago hotels
In Chicago on South Wabash Avenue a fire in the American House hold Supply Building caused panic for 100 guests of the Wabash and Savoy Hotel and smoke forced guests from the Congress Hotel. Several women fainted and were revived by firemen. losses reached 25000 dollars.
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Chicago
Ill
South Wabash Avenue
Congress Hotel
The Velvet Glove Grafter Joke Noted by Josh Wink
A newspaper excerpt cites Josh Wink describing a grafter as one with iron hands in velvet gloves. The quote recalls a sly, cunning figure who can manipulate with refined charm and power.
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Josh Wink
Manchus Consider Abdication Amid Revolution Demands
A council of Manchu nobles convened to weigh the revolutionary call for the abdication of the Manchu dynasty. An official reply is expected to be sent to Shanghai via the Premier at a later date.
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PEKIN
Shanghai
Chinese Rebels Accuse Yuan Shi Kai of Treachery
Chinese rebels charge Premier Yuan Shi Kai with double dealing after Tai Yuan Fu was captured by imperial troops ending the armistice. Confidence grows that civil war will continue as a provisional republic is likely. Sun Yat Sen expected to be named president with Wu Ting Fang as foreign minister.
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Yuan Shi Kai
Tai- Yuan-Fu
Sun Yat Sen
Wu Ting Fang
Sun
Dr. Sun
Intervention expected in China within four weeks
Public figures in Shanghai say the peace parley failed before it began. Fresh clashes erupt in Ho Nan Province as both sides violate the armistice.
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Tien Tsin
China
Shanghai
Ho-Nan
Boston witnesses summoned in Bolduc murder case
Several persons connected to Miss Mary Bolduc case were summoned to appear before authorities in Boston and Manchester hearings. Witnesses include Miss Alice Bouldin, Miss Elizabeth Bolduc, Dr. John G Chartrand, and Boston Chief of Police John F Cassidy as the Suffolk County grand jury met in special session on the Bolduc murder.
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Boston
Mass
Mary Bolduc
Manchester
N. H
Jennie H. Shattuck
Woodlawn Street
Jamaica Plain
Alice Bouldin
Elizabeth Bolduc
John G. Chartrand
John F. Cassidy
Manchester, N
Suffolk County Court
Joseph Susin
Boston Police
Magrath
To Those Who Grieve
A reflective piece on enduring sorrow during Christmas and New Year. It speaks of eternal hope through faith, angels rolling away the stone, and the love of God as comfort for those mourning loved ones at holiday time.
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Heaven
Christ
Earth
God
Harper's Razor
Police Seek Cain in Betrothal Betrayal Case in Virginia
In Lynchburg police seek E. F. Cain charged with betraying Miss Annie George a 17 year old of Richmond and stealing her diamond ring and money. The couple met in Richmond last summer and Cain lured her to wed, then vanished with her funds. She was helped back to Richmond after he reportedly took a train west.
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Lynchburg
E. F. Cain
Annie George
West Broad Street
Richmond
Blehmond
Cain
Threats Stir Guard Around Wrights Hillside Grotto
A guard is placed around Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hillside grotto in Wisconsin after threats of tar and feathers. The circus of rumors involves Wright living with Mammal Lerthwick while his wife and six children stay in Oak Park Illinois. Sheriff Brown notes Hillside’s student population could spark unrest as talks spread toward Chicago and Spring Green.
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Chicago
Ill
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hillskie
Wis
Manmunh Gerthwick
Oak Park
Chics
Frank
Wricht
Mammal Lerthwick
Mra. PF
Cheney
Hillside
Sheriff Brown
Milbownians await changeable winter weather
The message urges residents to note winter has arrived and that unsettled conditions may begin with morning sun or light crowds, followed by clouds and rapid changes by afternoon. The forecast hints at fluctuating conditions and potential overcast skies as the day progresses.
Weather Outlook Warns Of Minor Mood Shifts In Day
A weather bureau note advises readers to expect a calm morning with clouding later, claiming best results come from fortitude and patience. The public is reminded that late season days can vary, and mood may influence how quickly the day passes.
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Judge’s
Prisoner Threatened by Crowd in Lynchburg
In Lynchburg Virginia a suspect named Robert Grim tried to shoot Officer Chick during an arrest for shooting at J. C. Bostain of Amherst County. A crowd of about a dozen men seized Grim as he attempted to draw the pistol from his pocket and rough handling was narrowly avoided.
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Lynchburg
Main Street
Nesro
Robert Grim
Chick
J. C. Bostain
Amherst County
Grim
Accidental Shooting Kills Nephew During Duck Hunt
Newport News Virginia, Dec 25 Special Emmett Holston aged twenty son of Stuart M Holston of Fox Hill Va was accidentally shot and killed yesterday by his uncle Albert Barker while a Christmas duck hunting party rode Chesapeake Bay The rifle bullet struck him at the base of the skull and plowed through the brain as he stood up in the launches bow scene.
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Newport News
Emmett Holston
Stuart M. Holston
Fox Hill
Albert Barker
Chesapeake Bay
Navy Lieutenant McMillan Dies at Naval Academy
Lieutenant Frank Dodd McMillan assistant superintendent of grounds and buildings at the Naval Academy died at the Naval Hospital in Annapolis of acute kidney troubles after a brief illness. His body was taken to his home in Mereland with the Naval Academy guard and two marine companies forming the escort.
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McMillen
Annapolis
Frank Dodd McMillan
United States Navy
Naval Academy
Naval Hospital
Hix
Mereland
Nava Academy
Flasher Arrested After Thirty Checks In One Day
Clifton Forge va special report man who passed thirty checks in one day in Bristol was arrested yesterday at the Young Men's Christian Association by Detective A M Richardson. He used the names Key Crawford Williams and Sullivan and claimed to be a deserter from the United States army. He operated from Bristol along the line to this point and beyond.
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Clifton Forge
Bristol
Young Men‘s Christian Association
A. M. Richardson
Covington
Ite
Key, Crawford, Williams and Sullivan
United States Army
Dynamite in Suitcase Arrest in Monessen
James Bridges, a railroad engineer, was arrested today in Monessen with a suitcase containing seventy two sticks of dynamite and fuses. Police say the setup could blow up nearly the city. Bridges refused to reveal his intended use and gave no further statements.
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Monessen
James
Bridges
Taft Pardons Fayette W Armstrong over tax charge
Washington special reports President Taft pardons Fayette W Armstrong who was convicted in Port Sait Ark for not paying a special retailer’s tax. Taft commuted the sentence after his eighty year old mother appealed, ending a nine month term in the federal penitentiary. The piece also recounts Uncle Nick Wilson, a lifelong Wyoming guide and hunter, part of a Washington trip tale with Indian recollections and Capitol visits.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Fayette W. Armstrong
Port Saith
Ark
Nick
Nick" Wilson
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
United States
Washington
Jackson
Kostac
New York
Bloodimounds Fire Rampage At Lexington Area
A chaotic blaze in Lexington, Kentucky involved Drocenhounds used in a car chase by special forces. Armed women and a posse of officers confronted the scene as a large barn and warehouse burned, amid reports of incendiary actions and multiple arson attempts.
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Lexington
Gerard
Christmas Misgivings Echo in a Wasteful Tale
A fragmentary verse image notes a failed holiday scene with no mistletoe and a cross mood, echoing last Christmas as a total loss. The lines hint at romance under strain and recurring disappointment in a chilly, festive veins.
Captain Hains to Marry Agai n
A New York report claimed former Army Captain Peter C. Hains Jr will remarry Claudia Libbey Hains, a claim denied by his father and by Mrs. Hains. Real estate agent Charles Seeger said Hains planned to rent a house and hinted at a Boston wedding and a possible army reinstatement bill.
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New York
Lal
United States Army
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Claudia Libbey Hains
Hains
Charles J. Seeger
Brooklyn
Wishty-ninth Street
Seeger
Peter C. Hales
Thornton
Fetter C
Boston
Peter C
Thornton Hains
Peter C. Hains
Thornton Haing
Congressman Redfield
Flatbush
Captain Hains Denies Remarriage Claim
Captain F C Haina Jr issued a categorical denial of remarriage in the Union Trust Building office of Hains Concrete Company. He stated he has not remarried and has no intention to do so soon. He also said he has not been in Lusten, his children are not in New York, and he knows nothing of real estate agent Steecer.
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Washington, D. C
F. C. Haina, Jr
Hains Concrete Company
Union Trust
Hains
Lusten
New York
Steecer
Diamond Broker Loses Wallet In Pool Hall Mishap
In Chicago Samuel Scott reported $25,000 in unset diamonds missing after a billiards game in a downtown room. He recalled pocketing the cue ball during a tense 15 ball match and later found his wallet gone from his hip pocket amid crowd applause.
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Chicago
Ill
Samuel Scott
Ar. Scott
Dlowntown
Scott
Ta Long Bridge
Sime
Applause
Negro Man Stabs White Store Manager in Richmond
El ls. Irwin, manager of the National Clothing Co. at 628 East Broad Street, is wounded after a Negro assailant, Jim Meekin of North Third Street, stabbed him at his store during a dispute. Irwin received stitches for a deep chest wound. doctors tied two severed arteries. Irwin, recovering, expects to return to work within weeks as Meekin is jailed awaiting court action.
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Richmond
Ells. Irwin
National Clothing Company
East Broad Street
Jim Meekin
North Third Street
Meekin
Irwin
William P. Matthews
A Promising Youth and a Fourth of July Spark
The speaker recalls underestimating a quiet youth who suddenly reveals great potential on Fourth of July. A blossoming act of boldness shifts perception from doubt to belief in a rising talent who could “set the world on fire.” The narrative reflects a prideful, reflective tone about early promise.
Prayed for a Friend Died on His Knees in NYC
Henry Sussman seventy a retired tailor of 1688 Madison Avenue burst in his home and died before aid could reach him. His friend Benjamin Sesal died a week earlier and Sussman visited the Segel home at 107 One Hundred and Fifteenth Street each week to pray with the dead man's son Harry.
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New York
Henry Sussman
Madison Avenue
Sussman
Benjamin Sesal
Segel
Fifteenth Street
Harry
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