Candies and drinks divide doctors and artists in Paris
Paris physicians argue that candies are less harmful than perceived and may fuel the body, while chocolate risks for those with digestion or kidney issues. Report also notes French luminaries view alcohol differently with Saint-Saens preferring mineral water with a touch of wine and Duran abstaining from drink except water.
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Paris
M. Saint-Saens
M. Bronnat
M. Camille Flammarion
M. Flammarion
Rodin
M. Jules Lemiiire
Carlous Duran
Rome
Apt Comparison From Exchange Ends In Comic Dismissal
A Morroccan tale quotes Abdel Hakk once poor who found food with Widow Zaidah. Later rich, he avoids court as Meludi the lawyer prompts a suit. The judge notices the defendant is absent and the attorney jokes about boiled beans, leading to a quick dismissal with costs to the plaintiff.
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Abdel Hakk
Morocco
Zaidah
Marakesh
Meludi
Cause of the Smash-Up at the Crossing
The Bohemian reports a damage suit against a railroad. A laborer driver claims he crossed the track unaware due to poor warning but a boxcar struck his rig, killing the horse and injuring him. He cites a Stop Look Listen sign as decisive cause.
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Old Darky
Saids Company
Harrison on the Gridiron
A New York World account of President Theodore Roosevelt joining the Gridiron Club dinner with earlier presidents McKinley and Harrison. Harrison joked about opening a congress of American inventors, noting inventors predict his actions and later explain why he did not do them.
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Roosevelt
McKinley
Harrison
Congress of American Inventors
A Lost Donation. From Cassill's Journal
An elderly Welsh church official guides a visiting American party to his parochial school. After a brief lesson a student answers simply that George Washington was a American general and remarkable for being American, ending the scene with a shy smile.
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Wales
George ‘Washington
George Washington
California Supreme Court upholds city initiative in Pfahler case
Legal analysis reviews the ruling on the Los Angeles city charter initiative as consistent with republican government guarantees. A dissenting view adds that the decision may not extend to local affairs beyond state boundaries. The piece also cites a New York appeal on property rights against utility lines, reinforcing land ownership extends upward with obstruction graded by degree.
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Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Pfahlet
US Pacific Reporter
Butler Vs. Pronier Telephone Company
Northeaster Reporter
New York Court of Appeals
Supreme Court Deems Washington Deportation Law Inadequate
The Washington Supreme Court rules the state law on deporting insane persons invalid and nonenforceable across state lines. It notes that sheriff powers to deport would end upon crossing the boundary, preventing full enforcement of any decree.
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Superior Court
Pacific Reporter
Supreme Court of Washington
Liability of Carrier for Injury to Passenger on Pass
The Washington Supreme Court holds a carrier liable for injuries to a passenger riding on a pass in violation of law, as it would be for a fare paying rider, citing Bradburn vs Whatcom County Railway. The note also covers a U S Supreme Court ruling upholding a Nebraska 1908 law banning national flag advertising on merchandise.
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Bradburn
Whatcom County Railway and Light Company
Pacific Reporter
Supreme Court of Washington
Buffalo
R. Co
O'Hara
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Illinois
Northeastern
Washington Supreme Court Rules on Alien Land Ownership
The court in Abrams v. state interprets the state constitution prohibiting alien land ownership. Conveyances to aliens are void except when inherited, mortgaged in good faith, or acquired through ordinary debt collection. Escheat procedures must be pursued before the alien’s death or the right to escheat is lost.
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Washington Supreme Court
State
Pacific Reporter
Carrier Liability for Contagious Disease Ruling
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals holds that a railroad company is liable for damages when a passenger contracts smallpox from his wife after exposure from the ticket agent who sold the ticket. Knowledge of the agent is deemed knowledge of the railroad company, rejecting the earlier Long v. Railway (Texas) ruling. The decision questions the limits of corporate responsibility in disease transmission.
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M. K
TY. Railroad Company
Raney
Southwestern Reporter
Texas Court of Civil Appeals
Long Vs. Railway
Iansas
Pacific Réporter
St. Rep
School boards not required to provide transportation court rules
New Jersey court of errors and appeals in Board of Education of Frelinghuyster Township v Atwood holds that the statute mandating suitable school facilities does not obligate boards to transport children who live far from the school. The decision emphasizes facilities over remote student transportation.
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New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Board of Education of
Frelinghuyser Township
Atwood
Atlantic Reporter
Liability of Wagon Owner for Collision With Street Car
The New York Supreme Court in Kamberg vs International Railway held the wagon owner liable when a driver permits a boy to handle the lines during the owner's business, if a street car collision injures a passenger. The ruling distinguishes earlier cases where the driver was not engaged in the owner's business at the time.
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Wogan
New York Supreme Court
Kamberg
Bar
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Both Originals and Duplicates Admissible
In Cole v Ksdwood Power Co the Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that an original paper and a carbon copy made on a typewriter at the same time with identical signatures and execution are both originals and may be admitted in evidence without notice to produce the other Record cites 65 Atlantic Reporter 678.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Cole
Ksdwood Power Company
Atlantic Reporter
Europeans Anticipate Slump in Auto Prices Crisis in Industry
Europeans expect a price drop for automobiles and foresee a broader crisis in the auto industry this year as markets adjust and producers face rising costs and demand shifts.
Missouri River navigation gains urged to boost West
Kansas City leader argues for a 12 to 17 foot Missouri channel to cut rail rates, boost farm values, reclaim land, and unlock westward commerce. He cites historical navigation, economic gains for farmers, and a shift of global trade toward the United States if waterways are improved.
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Congressman Jones
Missouri
Missouri River
Middle West
Sioux City
Lawrence M. Jones
Kansas City
Big Muddy
George Washington
Columbus
America
DeSoto
Mississippi
Great River
Yellowstone Ark
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri-Mississippi
United States
Rocky Mountain
Coronado
Quivira
St. Louis
Chicarzo Canal
Great Lakes
Kansas
New York
Nebraska
Liverpool
Coun
Sumner
Kansas County
trans-Missouri
Waters Fox
Inland Waterways Commission
Panama Canal
Orient
Serence
Tyre
Sidon
Barbera
Alexandria
England
The Wise Guy in a Street Lamp Incident
A New York street wagon loaded with lamp globes collided with a truck and many globes smashed. An old benevolent gentleman urged charity, urging the driver to repay the loss. After collecting coins, the driver admitted the philanthropist was his boss, revealing a joke at the crowd’s expense.
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New York
Veteran and his dog Buster in snowy park tale
An old soldier on crutches in a snowy park calls for Buster. Squirrels gather, the veteran drives them away, then Buster appears and takes nuts from his coat. A bystander asks how he tells them apart, and the veteran likens it to recognizing friends by faces. He adds a line about recognizing animals and even Chinamen by faces.
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Buster
Guster
Mary and John: wit on false hair and calf skin
The piece recounts a joke cited by Mr. Depew in Trom Everybody’s Magazine. A man spies his wife adjusting false hair and questions her about wearing another woman’s hair, while she retorts about his own shoes and his skin of another calf.
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John
Trom
Everybody’s Magazine
Depew
New York
Mary
Dixon and Rich Man Debate Heaven and Church
A witty exchange shows Dixon noting wealth cannot buy heaven while another retorts that money helps keep him in the church. The teasing dialogue reflects social satire of wealth and piety.
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Dixon
Nursing Is Sure Road to Marriage
The article argues leap year myths aside that women control marriage decisions, not men. It cites George Bernard Shaw and cites New York postgraduate medical school data showing about 30 percent of graduates married, with 31 of 109 married at graduation, suggesting nursing draws eligible women into marriage rather than delaying it.
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New York Postgraduate Medical School
Healthy luncheons for school children recommended
A dental and nutrition guide urges varied nutritious school lunches with bread and meat sandwiches, fruit, and dairy. It suggests alternates like beef with dumplings, baked beans, cornmeal cakes, rice with raisins, lamb chops, and oysters biweekly, plus portable, appetizing options.
The Confession by S. E. Kiser in Record-Herald
A reflective poem recounts a vow of guidance and protection along a shared journey. The speaker questions faithfulness then resolves to renew their path beside the companion, acknowledging learned lessons and needed courage.
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S. E. Kiser
Record-Iferald
Draped sleeves dominate new sleeve styles in fashion notes
The article details changes in sleeve design highlighting the draped sleeve cut in one with the bodice. It notes the trend among high society and mentions the Hon. Mrs. Hdimund York as England’s tallest society woman at 6 feet 4 inches.
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England
Hdimund York
Fragmentary Peoria settlement notes in legal matter
Vague OCR readout shows a Peoria area settlement note involving a family dispute and a city official, mentioning a late chair and state conditions. Details are unreadable. core items and parties remain unclear.
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St Louis
River and Harbors Committee of Congress
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Spokane
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Boston
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Shee
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