Saving the Cuban orphans fund aids distressed children
The nonsectarian Cuban orphan fund, born from the American commission and aided by Rear Admiral Sampson and others, works to relieve dire conditions of 400+ orphans in Cuba. Miss Laura J. Gall leads in Cuba with Miss Levy and Miss Wilson, securing shelter, education, and basic needs amid Weyler’s reconcentration legacy.
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Firin Orphan Fund
Cuba
United States
Goze
Mio
Peyord
Cula
Weyler
New York
Rochester
Penc
Republic
Havana
Gould
Laura J. Gall
Shoe
Miss Levy
Wilson
Skipper's Missionary Hen Brought From Ching
About ten years ago Captain J Clifford Entawlsle then Salem city clerk and master of a New York vessel to China and Japan brought home a hen from Ching named Koo Koo for her origin She presented the bird to his wife and the tale travels with her voyage and the bird's deeds in early Boston Herald notes
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Howse
Entwisle
Aecal
Koo-Koo
Eniwisla
Koo- Koo
Koon-Koo
Entwsle
Boston
Kintwisle
Ching
Boston Herald
J. Clifford Entawlsle
Salem
New York
China
Japan
Striking Parrel l deaths in Netley graveyard incident
Two residents of the same name James Parrell died on the same day at Netley England and were buried together in adjoining graves. The officiating clergyman was also named Parrell, adding a remarkable coincidence to the local story.
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Hame
James Parrell
Netley
England
Parrell
Wouldn't Pay Hing Yes That's Old Spriggins
A humorous Tid-Bit item notes Spriggins, feared by six doctors who gave him up, due to refusing to pay his medical bills throughout his life.
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Wing
Bing
If-Cate Rhyes Cased on Cimeplecea: A Country Day Trip Gone Wrong
Carl and Elsie Sinclair eagerly plan a city outing with their father to see sights and end with a seashore dinner. A last minute delay, a hand organ man, and a monkey lead them astray, causing a lost train and a long, hot wait at a gate tender’s house before their return. Father finds them chastened but not scolded, their day ruined but safe.
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Sinclair
Carl
Bleie Sinclair
Mr. Sinclair
Papa
Elsie
Howyever
Clare
Eisie
Lio
M. H. W. Carter
Time Told By Cats And Pupil Tricks
A humorous piece explains reading time from a cat’s eye pupil behavior. It notes at midnight the pupil is large then narrows toward noon, then widens after noon. It suggests outdoor use only and treats the method as a playful linguistic quirk rather than a reliable clock.
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Unis
Chinese Dinner Menu Described With Many Dishes
A vivid account of a Chinese dinner details a three hour feast with peacock fans and incense. Courses include ham with bamboo sprouts, smoked duck, cucumbers, pickled chicken, shrimps, and seven ty dishes featuring birds nest soup and lavish sweets.
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China
Humble New York pie loving street horse Peter
A gray horse named Peter, a familiar sight with the street cleaning cars, has won many friends by eating pie and various fruits tossed by newsboys. He even catches pieces in his mouth and shares in treats, though he sometimes helps himself from passing pushcarts at noon, prompting calls for keeping fruit out of reach.
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New York
Peter
Caylous Effects of Lightning on Berlin Victims
During a recent thunderstorm in Berlin observers reported curious lightning injuries. Wounds resembled grain shot impacts reaching bone and surrounded by blue and brown webbing. Many victims had multiple wounds on feet and ankles, while others bore skin marked with blue brown patterns from the strike. In a Havana series, 214 Cubans, 84 Spaniards, and 32 Americans played.
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Berlin
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Gill
Santa Maria del Rosario
Mora
Levy
Barsaga
Mr. Carnegle
Dr. Worman
Andrew Carnegie
Liem
Worlman
American Museum of Natural History
Skipper
Cate
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