Waif Boy’s Klondike Fortune Sparks Royal Ancestry Claim
A St Joseph, Missouri man once a waif in New York and linked to the Chil dren's Aid Society says he accumulated $150,000 in six years mining in Alaska. He now asserts he is Eugene Lee Barker, eldest son of Lord Granville Barker, with a possible English estate. His tale includes Yellow Fever era moves from Memphis to Kingston and Missouri, with a family search spanning Tennessee, New York, and Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Children's Aid Society of
New York
Eugene Purdy
Jess
Kingston
Purdy
Alaska
Klondike
Eugenie Purdy
Lord Granville Barker
England
Eugene Lee Barker
London
Sir Lee Granville Barker
Sussex
Lulu Barker Martin
Mineral Wells
Tex
America
Memphis
Mrs. Martin
Carrie May Barker
Eugene
Carrie
Lee Pearl Barker
Purdys
Carthage
Tennessee
St. Louis
New York State
Society
Missouri
Prussians' thrift grows with rising savings deposits
Washington reports that Prussia’s savings banks show record growth in 1905. Deposits jumped to 1,973,880,000 marks from 117,960,000 in 1870, with about 45 percent of accounts under 714 marks. Consul T. J. Albert notes the surge reflects broader German economic strength and population growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
T. J. Albert
Brunswick
Prussia
Alpine Club on Mountain Peak Trades Ancient Names
An alpine club reports use of a refuge at high altitude near a city, with a building identified as Glee WUE near the Citeivgya inke. The Wien Alpine club is connected, noting 68 signed documents and a midnight approach to the refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riawe
Moute Rusa
Wien Alpine Club
Cintaime 68
Sigepmye Rovids
Citeivgya Inke
Widows Unite Fortunes In Shared Estate Pact 1907
Two widows Elenora Johnson of Avon Iowa and Lenora Ellsworth of Bemidji Minnesota filed a joint contract at Polk County recorder’s office in 1907. They merge property totals and finances, vow not to remarry during each other’s lives, and share income and upkeep from the combined estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Elenora Johnson
Avon
Lenora Ellsworth
Bemidji
Minn
Lenora Blisworth
Polk County
Iowa
Remidji, Minn
Maren
A. D
Lenora Elsworth
Men Nurses Form Union in Great Barrington
In Great Barrington Massachusetts a union vote among male nurses brings to light questions over wages and working conditions. The article notes historic shifts as workers seek organizing power and safer pay, reflecting broader labor tensions in care roles.
Lodge Brothers Plow Through Hard Bargain
Two brothers named Lodge push a challenging agricultural deal amid rough conditions. They endure heavy work and long hours, facing a tough market and uncertain outcomes as they plow ahead with stubborn resolve.
Clock of Great Age Keeps Time Across Generations
Franklin Ind reports Prof James V Deer holds a four foot base eight foot high hall clock known as the old Luyster clock. It traces to Peter Luyster who died in Kentucky in 1825 and passed through Cornelius Luyster to Samuel Harris who sold it to Deer. The clock has never been repaired, loses a minute per month, and shows day moon phase and has two 15 pound weights with catgut strings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ind
James V. Deer
Peter
Cornelius Luyster
Samuel Harris
Iis
Peter Luyster
Deer
Long Lost Brothers Reunited After 36 Years In Seattle
Two men Johann Weber of Pennsylvania and Yost Weber, a Seattle longshoreman, were separated for 36 years. A courtroom test using cousins' names led to the pair recognizing each other and leaving the court arm in arm after the case was dismissed.
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Seattle
Wash
Johann Weber
Pennsylvania
Yost Weber
Johann
Yost
Germany
United States
Kiefer
Mother cleanses dye from boy’s eyes saving sight
In Philadelphia eight year old Charlie Buxshearm was splashed with Easter egg dye. His quick thinking mother kissed and wiped his eyes with her tongue, saving his sight according to reports. Father pursued the dye thrower and detained Ralph Schaitlander with the bottle. Police investigation follows.
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Philadelphia
Charlie
We Street
Ralph Schaitlander
Chars
Dodurk
Seheiggder
Buxhauin
Cocoa imports surge as coffee and tea dwindle in value
Government data show cocoa import value rising to over $1 million monthly, quadrupling in a decade while coffee declines and tea fluctuates. Eight months to February 1907 saw 61.3 million pounds of crude cocoa valued at $8.34 million, with Brazil and the British West Indies as major sources and shifting regional shares for tea and coffee.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Brazil
British West Indies
West India Islands
Europe
Lragill
China
Japan
United Kingdom
Eest Indies
Shunned Men for 27 Years Fails to Attend Funeral
Ned Miss Jennie Gmelia known as a warming spinster died after a life of isolation. He had not spoken to a man for 27 years and requested that only women attend the funeral in a solitary, chaste decline of male presence.
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Gmelia
Ned
Jennie
Carroll
Woman Subdues Man-Eating Lioness During Escape
In Oxford, Pennsylvania, a traveling circus lioness named Spitfire escaped its cage amid a feeding. English trainer Madame Lascelles braved darkness and danger, entering the room alone to recapture the beast, firing shots and using a prod to drive it back into confinement.
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Osford
Spitfire
Oxford
Madame Lascelles
Madame
Dog Rescues Boy From Mirror Lake
Milwauken-A Uttle dog saves four year old Stalpl Rowe, son of L. Rowe, a wealthy businessman of Waatpaca, Wisconsin. A lady fishing near Mirror Lake at Waupaea watched the boy fall in and the dog, long part of the family, leaped in to tug at his clothes, bringing him ashore as he struggled near unconsciousness. The dog then ran to a neighbor for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwauken
Stalpl Rowe
L. Rowe
Boy Found By Barking Dog Nursed Home to Recovery
A barking dog drew a woman to an area where a boy lay injured. She followed the excited dog, found the boy, took him home, and he is now recovering.
Hen Beats All Egg Records in Libertyville
Charles Woolridge’s hen in Libertyville is breaking egg records by laying triple yolk eggs. Eggs nearly six inches long with over a foot around have stunned neighbors and sparked a feathered egg-laying frenzy. Local hens have reportedly gone on strike amid the unusual competition.
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Libertyville
Charles Woolridge
A Homeopathic Rebuke in Baltimore Tale
A Baltimore American item quips at a magistrate questioning a woman accused as a receiver of stolen goods. The officer retorts he rails at her because she is a fence, a pointed jab reflecting local justice banter.
Teacher Nancy Frey Marks Eightieth Teaching Term
Sigourney Iowa reports Miss Nancy Frey has opened her eightieth term of school and, at 71 years of service, is the oldest teacher in Iowa by years and tenure. Born in 1835 in Knox county she began teaching at 20 and later moved to Sigourney. She chose bachelor life and notes teaching was once the only permitted profession for women with family consent. Her school is praised as highly advanced and well disciplined.
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Sigourney, Ia
Nancy Frey
Iowa
Miss Frey
Knox County
Sigourney
Mile of Pennies Planned to Pay Church Debt
La Porte Indiana First Christian church led by Rev Marion H Garrard faces a debt. The Ladies Aid plans to raise funds by collecting a mile of pennies. Each member gets a one foot strip with spaces for 16 pennies and an adhesive penny side. When completed the total will be about 844.88 dollars to pay the debt.
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la Porte
Ind
First Christian Church
Marion H. Garrard
Ladies’ Aid Society
Birds and girls in odd occupations near Aiken South Carolina
Miss Louise Cheatam earns a living raising and training native song birds near Aiken. A second young woman, Miss Asch, also near Aiken, engages in a profitable bird related occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Cheatam
Aiken
S.C. Beagle
No Wise Man Will Say Ends Dialogue on Marriage Folly
In a New York World excerpt the author rails against old customs and secular literature that glorify fiery passion and divine fire. The piece argues that foolish men in marriage cannot be reasoned with and that such rhetoric misleads readers.
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N. Y
Pessimism’s Burden Shaped by Wardrobe Tone
A reflective note on choosing optimism over gloom in daily outlook. The author suggests that clinging to a black mood mirrors a personal dress code and invites a shift toward brighter perception.
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