Desperate Struggle to Escape the Law Ends for Fugitives
The British Privy Council ruling permits the return of John F. Gaynor and Jamin D. Greene to the United States to face arraignment for embezzlement and fraud tied to Savannah river and harbor contracts. The case, unfolding since 1888, features extradition battles, kidnap fears, and political maneuvering in Canada.
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John F. Gaynor
Benjamin D. Greene
Canada
British Privy Council
Quebec
Privy Council
Unite States
States
Greene
Gaynor
Chateau Frontenac
United States Army
United States
Jamin D. Greene
Oberlin M. Carter
Savannah
Savannnah River
New York
Georgia
Montreal
Extradition Commission
Justice Caron
Privy Council of England
Ameriiican Goverment
Canadian Extradition Commission
Caron
United States Corps of Engineers
Atlantic Construction Company
John IF
E. H
W. T. Gaynor
Carter
Legation
London
Gillette
Secretary of War
Capt
Treasury
Union League Club
Heaven and Earth
United States Grand Jury
Shields
United States Supreme Court
St. Lawrence
Lafontaine
Andrews
Gaynor and Greene
Drews
Imme
Erwin
Case
England
Administration of Justice
Imperial Privy Council
Notable Personalities Share Quiet Views Across Nations
Ex President Steyn returns to South Africa seeking a peaceful life, while Mrs Carnegie supports philanthropy and artists in New England. Warren Belcher, oldest New England postmaster, offers daily counsel on working past rheumatism. Gen Oku's stern yet kind demeanor is described with keen, flashing eyes and simple dress. A maxim ends with a sharp poke at human faults and charity.
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Orange Free State
Steyn
South Africa
Napoleon
St. Helena
Carnegie
New England
Scotjland
Burglary Reported During Severe Blizzard Night
In a Philadelphia Press note, residents report a burglar broke into a house during a blizzard. The intruder opened windows, leaving occupants shocked by the cold and the break‑in timing amid the storm.
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Cillman
Philadelphia Press
Indignant Husband Warns Wife in Ally Sloper Cartoon
In this Ally Sloper strip, a husband declares he will not tolerate his wife's taunting remarks as he takes a firm stand. The scene centers on domestic tension with the cartoonist's characteristic humor and social satire.
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Sloper
The Sin of Stuffiness and Temperature Habits
A Youth's Companion essay critiques American home heating and cooling habits. It condemns winter overwarmth and summer overdress, urging daily outdoor activity, air baths, cool baths, and open windows to alleviate heat strain and reduce disease risk. It notes discomfort from 80s to 90s indoors and calls for practical climate moderation.
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Europe
Escalloped Potatoes and Meat Escalloped with Tomatoes
A domestic guide shows Escalloped Potatoes cooked four hours in a deep earthenware dish with onion salt butter and milk for a rich result. Also shared is Meat Escalloped with Tomatoes using leftovers bread crumbs tomatoes butter and seasonings baked until browned.
Salad Cups Build Flavorful Fruit and Veggie Cups
The Boston Budget describes edible fruit and vegetable cups made from grapefruit lemon orange skins or hollowed tomatoes celery roots apples or other firm produce. Fill with jelly or fruit salad and serve on parsley cress or lettuce. Add dressings like mayonnaise or French dressing for tomatoes and celery cups.
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Boston
Novel Race Ends at Dover With Breakwater Feat
After five years a dramatic contest ends at Dover England as rival engineering teams complete two breakwaters. The western breakwater extends 4000 feet and is 680 feet longer than the eastern one. final blocks laid within three days apart. The harbor now encloses about 600 acres and 1.25 million tons of concrete.
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Dover
England
Admiralty Harbor
Anchorage
Philadelphia son-in-law seeks drastic cure for mother in law
A Philadelphian’s mother-in-law lies gravely ill and a doctor advises an ex hot climate not a warm place. The son-in-law returns from the cellar with an ax and, handing it to the physician, says he cannot perform the act. The tale appears in Lippincott's Magazine.
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Lippincott
The Great Difficulty Cartoon Exchange
A witty exchange on happiness and boundaries appears in Detroit Free Press humor. One-liners reflect that learning to mind one’s own business solves much happiness while persuading others to do the same remains the main challenge.
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Detroit
Miss Cayenne's Sarcasm Noted in Washington Star
The Washington Star quotes that Miss Cayenne appears fortunate yet lacks sincere compliments, as her witty repartee is often mistaken for sarcasm by listeners.
Citronelle Chautauqua Opens March 2–28 1905
Citronelle hosts a grand Chautauqua from March 2 to 28 1905 in the Pines of Alabama with top talent, a 2000 seat auditorium, outdoor sports including a Fulford Cup golf event, and rail rates approved. For details contact home agent or Jno M Beall M&ORR St Louis MO for booklet.
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Pines
Alabama
C. E. Fulford
Leeds
England
South
Jno
Special Excursions to Southwest by Kansas City Southern Ry
Special excursions offered on February 7 21 and March 7 21 1905 via Kansas City Southern Railway to Port Arthur Beaumont Tex Lake Charles Galveston Houston San Antonio and other points with 21 day limit and stopovers both ways. Literature on the Land of the Country along the K C S Ry available and contact S G Warner G T A K C S Ry Kansas City for details.
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Southwest
Kansas City Southern Railway
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Tex
Lake Charles
Galveston
Houston
San Antonio
K.C.S
K. C. Ry
S. G. Warner
Dixie Flyer and Chicago Florida Limited Schedules
Railway advertising details for the Dixie Flyer and Chicago and Florida Limited. Timings show departures from Chicago and arrivals in Jacksonville with through sleepers and daytime service. Both trains run on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis route via the Battlefields Route. contact Balard F. Hill for literature.
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Florida
Old Battlefields
Chicago
Jacksonville
South
St. Augustine
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Nashville, Chattanooga
Atlanta
Battlefields
Balard F. Hill
Northern Pass
N.C
St. L. Ry
Marquette Bldg
Chicago, Il
Dessection in a Meat Market Delightfully Grim Humor
An assortment of quips and satirical lines on market life and politics. A butcher scene turns macabre with comic dialogue about sawing off a leg and placing ribs in a basket. The cuts of humor contrast with currency notes and political critique from newspapers.
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John
Blood Remedy Credited In Rheumatism Cure
Mr Thomas Stephenson of SpringfieldMass reports severe rheumatic pains eased after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He claims two boxes removed the pain completely and cites purification of his blood as the cure. The ad promotes Pink Pills as the best blood remedy for rheumatism.
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Stephenson
Thomas Stephenson
Greenwood Street
Springfield
Mass
Williams
Cruggista
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Militia
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St. Patrick’s
Capt. Greene
Greens
Spray
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Boston Globe
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London Globe
Puck
Butte Inter Mountain
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