Death Headed North on a Smoldering Train
Actor Fenton Barrett recounts a July 1928 Washington to New York train journey in which a washroom fire broke out. The last car burned as flames roared through the coach at 65 mph, the conductor lost the signaling rope, and passengers including Barrett jumped as the brakes finally slowed the speeding train.
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Ello
Fenton Barrett
Shaker Hollow
South Salem
N. Y
Fent Barrett
New York
Elizabeth
N. J
Fent
Fenj
Florida Gardens The Ravine at Palatka Explored
The Ravine gardens in Palatka Florida occupy about 85 acres in a natural amphitheater. A five mile gorge features tropical shrubs azaleas palm lines and native trees rising to 120 feet with a spring fed brook and flower edged islets along its floor.
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Florida Gardens
Palatka
Fla
France's Grotte de Dargilan Cavern Features Mosque Belfry
France’s Grotte de Dargilan in Millau runs 400 feet long 200 feet wide and 100 feet high and contains a mosque a shaft and a belfry standing 75 feet tall with notable underground chambers and structures.
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France
Grotte de Dargilan
Millau
Elephant Training for Circus Wagons in Mud
A report notes elephants require months of patient training to push circus wagons free from mud. It observes elephants prefer wallowing to strenuous work and discusses training challenges.
Tung Oil Helps Sailors Through Ages From China
Tung oil has been used for centuries in China for painting and sealing ships. Portuguese traders spread it to Europe in the sixteenth century. It reached the United States in the late 1860s as its quick drying and waterproofing properties spurred demand.
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Europe
United States
Odd Grain Bin Builds Cup and Saucer Shelter
Indigenous people of southern Mexico construct a weather resistant corn storage bin shaped like a cup and saucer. The saucer is a water-filled base, and a thatched roof tops the structure to guard shelled corn from ants and the elements.
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Mexico
Austin name meaning Latin origin and usage
The name Austin derives from Latin and may be a contraction of Augustin or Augustine. It has a closely related meaning to Augustine and is treated as a separate given name in modern use.
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Austin
Augustine
English Tennis Ace Beats Helen Moody in St George Hill Quarters
Miss Mary Ruth Hardwick, Britain’s second ranking woman player, defeats Mrs Helen Wills Moody in the quarter final at St George Hill. Hardwick advances while Moody exits the event.
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Helen Moody
Mary Ruth Hardwick
Great Britain
Helen Wills Moody
St. George Hill
Four Mounted Men Handle Crees Crossing Border
A late nineteenth century incident shows four Canadian Mounted Police quietly escorting 400 Wood Cree Indians back to Canada from Montana without violence. The Indians praised the Mounties for upholding treaties, while American forces expected a regiment. The contrast highlighted differing governance and trust in the two nations.
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Montana
Canada
Sam
United States
Assiniboine
Northwest Mounted Police
Mounted
Northwest Mounted
Canadian
The Name Josephine and Its Irony in Napoleonic Times
The name Josephine means he shall add children and commemorates a happy exclamation by Joseph’s mother. Empress Josephine of France, born 1763 and died 1814, is the most famous bearer. Napoleon divorced her because she bore no son.
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Josephine
Joseph
France
Napoleon
Henry Tells Tale of Cop And Anthem In Warm War On Cold
Soapy, a park bench observer, faces winter with two tactics the law or philanthropy. He plans a dinner dine and pay ruse then escalates to vandalism to attract police attention. A brief pursuit follows as he attempts to charm a passerby while evading arrest.
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Soapy
Jack Frost
O. Henry Biography and Prison Turn in His Life
The article outlines William Sidney Porter born 1862 in Greensboro N C later known as O Henry. He embezzled 1150 dollars in Austin Texas and was sentenced to five years in an Ohio prison where he began writing. He died in 1910 and was buried in Asheville North Carolina.
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William Sidney Porter
Greensboro
N. Co
Asheville
N. C
Encyclopaedia
Britannica
Soapy’s Change Under City Pressure on the Island
A troubled man known as Soapy resists street life near Madison Square Garden until a cop presence and a cathedral organ inspire a turn toward reform. He faces magistrate time on the Island for vagrancy, hoping to become somebody.
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Madison Square Garden
Soapy
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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England
L. A. Schaldenbrand
Detroit, Mich
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Mack Robinson
University of Oregon
Berkeley
Calif
Weybridge
Moody
North London
Bishop
China
Logan H. Roots
Protestant Episcopal Church of
Hankow
Hner
Stockholm
Monfalcone
Italy
Captain G. Elliott - Nightingale
Henry
Elizabeth C. James
Elizabeth James
Yale
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