Jim Halsey Triumphs Over Fate In Wall Street Tale
In New York Jim Halsey a former Alaska miner returns with a fortune and faces a sharp test as Agnes McLaughlin struggles with a ruined fortune and a marriage planned for money. After a dramatic confrontation Agnes confesses true love and Jim vows to marry her proving his character and winning a lasting triumph.
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Jim” Halsey
Wall Street
Alaska
Illinois
New York
Jim
Nome
Flassey
Agnes McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Europe
America
Fifth Avenue
Agnes
Garden of Eden Origins Among Ancient Peoples
The Garden of Eden concept emerged from the Sumerians with rich imagery. Semites moving eastward placed their Eden on the upper Euphrates between Anah and Hitt, upstream of the four-branch plain division.
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Garden of Eden
Upper
Euphrates
Anah
Hitt
Accused Jeers at Court as Judge Delivers Sentence
A defendant, without money or friends, is assigned counsel by the court. Despite the lawyer's effort, a conviction is recorded and the judge asks for final remarks. The man claims some people are in cahoots and says he has not forgotten who gave him that lawyer.
Wild Horses in Arabia and South America Compared
Arabian wild horses avoid tame horses and reproduce a wary stance toward domesticated animals. In contrast South American wild horses attempt to lure domesticated horses away from their human masters and display a curious eagerness to welcome them.
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Arabia
South America
Forward Movement Feared in Quitting Cook Case
A brief item notes anxiety over rapid staff changes after a new cook quit abruptly. The joke implies the board was mobilizing, hinting at leadership shifts influencing personnel decisions.
Sleepy Briton Defends Village Alone in War Tale
A wounded sergeant recalls a lazy officer nicknamed "his lordship" who slept in a captured bed, refused to rise for a German attack, and helped hold a Bavarian village with steady shooting from his post. The tale ends with the captain noting his bravery and dispatches mentioning him.
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London
Berlin
Peach of Romance Leads to Cle Elum Minneaplis Match
C E Denny of Cle Elum and Clara Ripp of Minneapolis were wed after a peaches story sparked a courtship. Denny wrote his name on a peach wrapper while packing peaches last summer. A Minneapolis girl replied, hinting Yakima country as a future home and their romance began.
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North Yakima
Wash
C. E. Denny
Clara Ripp
Minneapolis
Yakima
Denny
Silent Voice aids the hard of hearing in New York
Mrs. John Peyton Clark leads Silent Voice Neighborhood clubs and the New York League for the Hard of Hearing. New York City has over 100,000 with severe hearing loss, and national figures reach about 5,000,000. Lip reading restores crucial communication by eyes, compensating for ears.
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John Peyton Clark
Silent Voice
New York League For
New York City
United States
Woman dies at 109 in Parsons Kansas
Mrs. Sarah Garrett aged 109 died at her home in Parsons Kansas. Born six years before the War of 1812 she survived four husbands and was born near Natchez Mississippi to a father of Irish descent and a mother of unspecified background.
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Parsons
Kan
Sarah Garrett
Choctaw Woman Moves Through Mississippi Texas Parsons
A Choctaw Indian woman moved from Mississippi to Texas fifty years ago and then relocated to Parsons ten years ago, reflecting long migration within communities.
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Mississippi
Texas
Parsons
Boy Sues City for Loss of Finger
A New York City pupil sues for 2000 dollars for the loss of a finger after a door slammed shut while the boy, following a teacher's instruction, was closing it. The finger was crushed and had to be amputated.
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New York
New York State
Talked to Death: Senate Talks Doom for Ship Purchase Bill
Washington report explains how bills are killed by prolonged debate in the Senate. It cites Carter and the Aldrich currency bill as examples, noting the short session pressure and how leaders exploited absences to force votes.
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Eqward B. Clark
Nion
Washington
Congress
United States Senate
House
Senate
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Roosevelt
Stone
Missouri
Gore
Oklahoma
la Follette
Wisconsin
Aldrich
IS IDENTIFIED BY A SCAR Waynesboro Inheritance Case
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania the Orphans Court declared Mrs Alice Kohler Hooper dead for estate purposes and she was identified by a wrist scar. Hooper formerly of Highfield had not returned for years and was married to a Mr Ham. An uncle who had lived with her recalled the scar. Judges affirmed identification and she will inherit.
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Waynesboro
Barbara Hess
Orphans’ Court
Alice Kohler Hooper
Highfield
Hooper
Ham
Arkansas Supreme Court Rules Teacher Free to Encourage Courting
The Arkansas Supreme Court holds a school teacher in Little Rock faces no obligation to stop pupil flirting and cannot be disciplined by the school board for fostering youthful affairs. The decision rests on its formal legal reasoning.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court
Berliner Captain Killed After Iron Cross Award
One week after being decorated with the Iron Cross for bravery, Herman Schneidewind formerly of Montclair, now serving as a captain of uhlans, was killed by a sharpshooter in Berlin.
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Berlin
Herman Schneidewind
Montclair
Uhlans
Officers Return After Parole Escape in Zevenaar
Two German officers who fled from Zevenaar Holland under orders returned surrendering at an intern camp after breaking parole. The move followed government orders and restored order within the German unit.
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Berlin
Zevenaar
Holland
No Sympathy From Posey Farmer Inferred Creature
A Posey county farmer inspects a small animal hiding in a bank hole and, after a rapid chain of inferences, pokes out the creature. His wife scolds the folly and jokes about the lingering odor as a polecat. The tale ends with a moral about hindsight.
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Posey County
Samuel
Ventilation in Coal Mines Promoted by U.S. Bulletin
The U.S. Bureau of Mines bulletin stresses the need for effective mine ventilation to supply fresh air, dilute dangerous gases, and remove hazards. It advises large, slow-moving airways with a 24 hour fan, placed to avoid explosion risk, and warns against reversing the fan, especially near fires.
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U. S. Bureau of Mines
China’s Indestructible Wall Revealed in Ancient Grandeur
A historical glimpse praises the Great Wall of China for its enduring condition. The parapet bricks remain firm, paving along the top smooth enough for bicycle passage, and granite blocks fit as tightly as two millennia ago. The wall spans 1,400 miles, stands 22 feet high and 20 feet thick, with towers every 100 yards or so reaching 40 feet in height.
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China
North
Bulgarian Bell the Grenadiers Cat in Crimea
The Grenadiers’ cat nicknamed Bulgarian Bell was captured by a No 1 company soldier and joined the regiment for the Crimea campaign. It rode in a soldier’s knapsack and watched battles with calm interest before dying in Balaklava at the regimental hospital.
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Balaklava
Measles Fatal to Adults in Close Camps
The report warns that adults, including white men, can die from measles when crowded and exposed to virulent infection with outbreaks in logging camps. It notes immunity differences and mentions varying susceptibility among ethnic groups, linking to inferred racial blood admixtures.
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Nippon
New Diet For Sciatic Patients Promotes High Fat Intake
Latest medical guidance suggests sciatic patients benefit from a high fat diet including milk cream eggs butter marrow bacon oils mayonnaise and cheese with frequent feedings between meals and three main meals. Forced feeding and rest are emphasized while protean rich foods especially red meats should be limited.
Family Religion and the New Year Resolve
A sermon on living with a perfect heart at home drawn from Psalm 101. It argues the home as a royal but humble court, emphasizes family altar life, personal responsibility for each member, and the need for God’s grace through Christ to sustain religious resolve in the new year. It urges non Christians to seek Christ for peace and salvation.
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David
God
Christ
Jesus Christ
Need for Patience in All Trials and Relations
A reflection on enduring life with patience toward self and others, through trouble, burdens, failure, disappointment, bereavement, losses, illness, and delayed hopes. It urges grace from God to endure and to overcome evil for the love of God.
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B. B. Pusey
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Moody Bible Institute
Icago
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