Illinois Adopts Torrens Land Registration in Cook County
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports Cook County Illinois has adopted the Torrens system for recording land titles. A registrar will hold all title records and issue certificates, simplifying transfers and limiting adverse claims after five years. The change aims to reduce litigation and improve real estate security nationwide.
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Cook County
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Australia
England
Prussia
Illinois
Society Girl Rides Patrol Wagon to Rescue Boy
A Chicago Tribune report tells how a well connected society girl, her family long in that circle, intervened when police planned to place a small injured boy in a patrol wagon. She accompanied him home, risking public scrutiny and exposing judgments about appearances.
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State Street
Washington Street
Chicago Tribune
Law and Lawyers: aggressive zeal trumps pure judgment say Doyle
Richard D. Doyle argues in The Southern Magazine that a hard fighting, aggressive lawyer often finds modern success more than deep logical skill. He notes cases where clients rejected compromise and paid court costs, praising moral fortitude and local prominence over fame.
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Richard D. Doyle
Southern Magazine
Hiskine
Wirt, Webster
William Pinckney
Rufus Choate
Charles O'Conor
United States
Winged Frogs of Tropical Africa Captivate Curiosity
The winged frog of tropical Africa, first described by Bischoff from the equatorial expedition of 1894, has webbed feet forming four hind membranes and three fore membranes. It can launch itself about ten yards per second for 10 to 15 seconds, averaging 75 to 125 yards in distance, with rare reports of 200 yards, resembling a locust or fledgling bird in flight.
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Africa
Bischoff
Europe
Order of Butrachians
Bishoff
St. Louis Republic
Spoons in the South A Boston traveler learns a lesson in kitchen customs
A Boston man eating in a small southern town hotel asks for spoons. The colored waiter, surprised, explains the corn already has a spoon. The anecdote ends with the waiter calling further spoons unnecessary in this dining scene.
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Boston
South
Odd Chinese hair soap and tongue scrapers in market
A column describes a Chinese hair soap made of hay, oatmeal, husks, grease and borax, sold in large cakes and used to polish the scalp. It notes tongue scrapers in varying metals for different fortunes, with designs and practical use. Also recaps a coffin tale of Barney Frickers, and a quip about blue versus red in a prism, plus a southern frog superstition about unexpected money.
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Margherita Arlina Hamm
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