Collected Anecdotes and Military Tales Highlight Rural Humor
A Georgia bishop known for southern storytelling recalls his crab supper embarrassment and a tale of a bootblack near Troy Union station. The excerpt shifts to a Republican convention anecdote about William McKinley Roosevelt Black Mace and ends with a naval gunfire scene illustrating the power of 13 inch rifles and their effects on a ship's anchor.
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Troy Union Station
William Mace
Youse
Chicago
Youse Tawkin
William McKinley Roosevelt
Black Mace
Darky
William
New York Times
Liao Yang Evacuation Rumors Roil Far East Front
Reports from St Petersburg and Tokio discuss possible abandonment of Mukden and Liao Yang retreat actions. Analysts note Kuropatkin may withdraw to a northern position as Oyama’s forces press, with fires and shelling impacting the city and a potential wintering plan for the Japanese and Russian armies.
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St. Petersburg
Mukden
Manchuria
Oyama
Kinchou-Sintin
Kuropatkin
Tokio
Liao Yang
Taitse
Toklo Saya
Yang
Japa
Honest Youngster Delights Buckingham Party Crowd
At a Buckingham Palace children's party a three year old son of Lady Lurgan offered daisies to Queen Alexandra but bluntly said No Grass for you choosing tassels over royalty. The queen laughed at the simple honesty amid the soldiers in the garden.
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Buckingham Palace
Queen Alexandra
Lady Lurgan
New York Times
Lesson on open churches from a child's remark
The Rev. Dr. W. S. Rainsford recalls a four year old girl who influenced his stance on open churches. He notes that while he did not have a church then, he vowed that people would not need to hunt the sexton to enter once he had one. The anecdote appeared in the New York Times.
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W. S. Rainsford
St. George's
New York Times
Admiral Evans and the Indiana Stream Anchor Mystery
In a wartime wardroom tale Adams Evans is shown commanding the battleship Indiana. He spots the 1 500 pound stream anchor lashed behind the after superstructure near the 13 inch guns. Chadwick confirms the odd placement as proper. Evans later learns the anchor’s placement during gun tests.
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Admiral Evans
Indiana
Evans
Bureau of Equipment
Chadwick
Bureau
Washington
Board of Inspection
Candle Holder Private Sings Service Tale
Capt. Walter H. Chatfield recounts a World War II era tale from the Philippines where a tired battalion pauses for Easter Eve services. A chaplain seeks light for the ceremony, and a private offers to hold the candle rather than sing, proving his support while turning himself into a makeshift candlestick.
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Walter H. Chatfield
Fifth Infantry
Philippines
New York Times
Protest Against Waste In Kinderhook Village
Jay Hambridge recalls a Kinderhook New York village meeting where residents debated spending treasury funds to buy a chandelier while an older faction opposed the plan. The account reflects small town resistance to imagined waste and progress amid a hyse company and local talk.
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Jay Hambridge
Kinderhook
N. Y
Hudson
Albany
March of Progress
Hambridge
Rumor of Von Piehve Murderer Denied in London News
A London report denies claims that the interior minister Sasso aided an escape or that Von Piehve’s murderer has escaped. The St. Petersburg tied rumor lacks truth, with officials asserting no substantiation.
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von Piehve
St.Petersburg
London
Sasso Interior
Russian Ships to Stay Through End of War at Shanghai
Crews of the Russian cruiser Askold and torpedo boat destroyer Grof Vol, which found refuge after the Port Arthur battle, will remain at Shanghai until war ends. A separate note reports eight convict escapes from Woods convict camp in Brazos bottom, all marked as trusties, with searches ongoing. In Cuero, Texas, engineer Simon injured an eye at the Crouch Schincher rice farm when a valve towed out. risk of losing sight noted.
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Shanghai
Askold
Port Arthur
Retina
Texas
Brasos
Kers
Cuero
Simon
Crouch & Schincher Rice Farm
Duel With Knives Ends in Death Near Italy Texas
At Holloway Britton's home on Jefferson farm southeast of Italy Texas a dance ended in a knife duel between Britton and Sam Barnes. Britton was fatally wounded and died shortly after. Barnes escaped and authorities seek him.
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Waxahachie
Texas
Holloway Britton
Jefferson Farm
Italy
Britton
Sam Barnes
Barnes
Cress
Let Em Eat Rice Strike Spreads Across Meat Trade
Chicago reports say Donnelly urges all retail meat dealers to quit selling after 5 30 until the strike ends. Police log lists 4 murders 46 assaults 10 accidents and 97 hospitalizations tied to the unrest as Law and Order leaders blame city leadership for the crime surge. In Huntsville Texas teachers exam uncovers paid question schemes by colored applicants. In Rome a photograph thief suicide note mentions innocence. In Tokio ships clear mines near Port Arthur as a steamer strikes a mine with unknown deaths.
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Chicago
Michael Donnelly
Law and Order League
Harrison
O'Neil
Donnelly
Re 41
United States
Local shooting leaves two dead in San Antonio pursuit
In San Antonio two men were killed after a deputy sheriff attempting an arrest exchanged gunfire with them on Sunday night. Jesus Gtttu was shot in the groin and Juan Morales through the bowels. The deputy sheriff Martinez was jailed after the incident.
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San Antonio
Texas
Hanendorf
Martinez
Monay
Jesus Gttu
Juan Morales
Carless shooting claims life and injuries in Texas
A driver north of Grenville Texas was shot at and died soon after. A Santa Fe yards worker Frank Vogle was wounded internally but not fatally, with serious injuries later transferred to Temple. In Honolulu a Republican convention nominated Jonah Kala nianaole for delegate to congress. In Cameron Texas a wagon driver looted cotton from Perkins field. authorities pursue a complaint. Rev W A Gillon began a protracted meeting in Bolt.
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Grenville
Texas
John TiVyse
Fannie Long
Penne
Greenle
Amd
Merville
Frank Vogle
Santa Fe
Bouises
Comat Temple
Honolulu
Jonah K. Kalanianaole
Congress
Carter
Cameron
Two Men Drowned Bathing in St. Francis River
A Wynne Arkansas dispatch to the Commercial Appeal reports Charles Dement and Jay Pedan, well known locally, drowned while bathing in the St. Francis river near Wynne. The incident ends a smooth voyage with fatal consequences.
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Memphis
Tenn
Wynne
Charles Dement
Jay Pedan
St. Francis River
Oklahoma City man joins army for estate in will
In Oklahoma City a man said he would come out of service as a colonel or a corpse to claim a $130,000 estate left by S. Houston who died in Chicago. Houston, Civil War veteran, left a will requiring the beneficiary to serve one full term and earn a discharge. The Katy wreck near Fort Worth caused 6:40 pm delays and injuries. trains detoured via Santa Fe with about forty passengers involved.
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Oklahoma City
I O. Travis
United ‘Ae Army
Army
S. Houston
I Cago
Houston
Travis
Santa Fe
Alvarado
New Orleans Strike Ties Up Cotton Movement
In New Orleans La the Teamsters Leaders Union orders a strike that blocks cotton moving into the city and held in presses and warehouses. The action includes over 300 African American workers. The dispute centers on maintaining a walking delegate at the stable dock to bar entry before 6 30 a m.
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New Orleans
Presse S
Teamsters
Russians Halt Front Movements as Harvest Looms North of Hamheung
A Korean near Hamheung forty miles north reports Russian troops have halted further incursions to focus on harvest preparation. Dispatch from Gensan notes Russians gathering and storing large quantities of barley and rice for winter.
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New York
Ham Heung
Gensan
Arrest attempt at sawmill ends in severe injury in Direct area
Paris Texas Constable L McDonald of Tiger Town precinct tried to arrest a man on affray charges at a sawmill near Direct. He was struck three times with a blacksmith hammer and sustained injuries that may prove fatal.
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Paris
Texas
L. McDonald
Tiger Town
Direct
Rockdale boy injured by accidental gun discharge
A six year old in Rockdale Texas handling a gun barrel was struck when the weapon discharged injuring his hand. In Yellow Creek Ohio six people died in a fire and oil tank explosion after a street lamp set a house ablaze and ignited oilfield equipment.
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Rockdale
Texas
Roe Maloy
Yellow Creek
Ohio
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