Noted Man Higginson Dies in Cambridge at 86
Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson longtime historian author and abolitionist died in Cambridge at age 86. A Harvard graduate and clergyman he taught under Longfellow connected with Holmes Hale and Emerson. He served as colonel of the First South Carolina Colored Troops and led anti slavery efforts before turning to literature and teaching roles.
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Ruins of Temple of Tebes Describe Ancient Thebes Glory
The article recalls Thebes as Egypt’s royal seat and war power, noting the ruined temple of Ammon the Unrevealed. Remnants cover 320 acres with a 367 by 136 foot entrance, a wall of bricks, a grand columned hall, a stone Pharaoh guard, and an obelisk of Thothmes.
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Electrically hatched chicks experiment at Reitmeier Station
At J. Don Alexander's ranch in Reitmeier Station Washington sixty nine healthy chicks from a 73 egg setting hatched by electricity. An 80 egg test preceded plans to place 1300 eggs in incubators once setup. The makeshift system uses repurposed lamps and German silver wiring linked to a mercury switch to regulate temperature at 102 degrees with automatic cutoff on rise.
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Tacoma
Wash
J. Don Alexander
Reitmeier
Alexander
Woman Hurls Egg At Grocer In Parkersburg Duel
In Parkersburg West Virginia a grocer J N Smith reportedly threw eggs after a customer hurled an egg at him for not waiting promptly. The clash ended when the supply of eggs exhausted and the woman fled after every egg hit.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
J. N Smith
Smith
Dillsburg Girl Born Without Arms and Legs
A girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClure in Dillsburg York County has no arms or legs. The infant is healthy but shows no sign of limbs with stumps about one inch long where the arms would be.
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York
Robert McClure
Dillsburg
Woman Blinded by Stove Polish Fire in Pottsville
Mrs. Irvin Eisenhauer of Pottsville is in serious condition after an explosion of stove polish. She was blinded and suffered severe burns to her face and head.
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Steve Polish
Pottsville
Irvin Eisenhauer
Pretty Girls Shine Shoes Parlor in St Louis
Two young women run a shoe shining parlor in St. Louis Missouri and apply vigorous effort to polishing shoes for all patrons including men.
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St. Louis
Cabbages on Trees At Santa Monica Cabbage Tree
Abnormally developed cabbage plant in Santa Monica reaches nine feet with a trunk and many small heads along the stem. John A. Pool tended a two-row garden where the plant grows along the trunk, with top heads removed to prevent breakage. The plant exhibits perennial growth and may become a California tourist attraction.
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Cal
John A. Pool
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Mr. Pool
Santa Marica
California
Hippo Patrolling Tactics and Roaring Roasts in Africa
A description of hippo hunting methods in Cape Town regions, including harpoon lines, ground traps with a released spear, and floats to track wounded animals. Notes hippos’ aggression when chased, their potential tamability in captivity, and references to behemoth from Job. Mentions Roosevelt’s hunting tour and native appetite for hippo flesh and fat known as lake cow bacon.
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Cape Town
Africa
Colonel Roosevelt
Bath Bathing Fatality in Philadelphia Man Dies After Turkish Bath
Paul Isaac Schneider of Philadelphia died after taking a bath for the first time in two years. He had suffered rheumatism for years and ignored warnings about water touching his skin. A friend persuaded him to try a Turkish bath and he drowned in the pool before a doctor could be summoned.
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Philadelphia
Paul Isaac Schneider
Schneider
Deaf peddler storms out after $10 license fine
Albert Allen, an 80 year old deaf and mute soap peddler in New Rochelle New York, cursed aloud when Judge Samuel A. Swinburne fined him ten dollars for peddling without a license. He then recovered his voice, tossed the bill on the bench, and fled the courtroom laughing, leaving soap behind.
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New Rochelle
Rw. Y
Albert Allen
Samuel A. Swinburne
Dead crane comes to life in Iowa
Henry Ackers shot a seven foot sandhill crane near Coon Creek and on the way to Lake Charles, Ia it suddenly revived and pecked at his face. The bird aimed for his eyes but he escaped with injuries.
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Lake Charles
Henry Ackers
Coon Creek
Ackers
Girl Dies After Boiling Soap Accident
In Stokes County, twelve year old Gertrude Hargrove fell into a kettle of boiling soap while playing in her parents yard and died from severe scalds.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Stokes County
Gertrude Hargrove
Farmer Buried Alive In Oklahoma Well Cave In
Edward Wilkinson, a Oklahoma farmer, was buried alive when the walls of a well caved in as he stood on an iron ring being lowered. In Allentown Pennsylvania a one year old girl strangled to death when a high chair edge caught the baby by the neck during supper.
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Shawnee
Okla
Edward Wilkinson
Allentown
Howard Long
Britons Win Major London Waterworks Contracts
Contracts totaling over 2 million dollars are signed in London for the Buenos Aires waterworks project. The deals cover construction and equipment including new pumping machinery.
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London
Buenos Ayres
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