Operator Resigns After Near-Disaster On Denver & Rio Grande
Palisade Colorado operator Richard Boydston ordered a hold on the east bound passenger No. 6. He feared a wreck on the canyon hill near De Beque after failing to deliver the hold signal. He resigned and planned to return to Chicago. The freight train reversed, stopping the passenger just before the brink, likely saving many lives.
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Palisade
Richard Boydston
Boydsten
Chicago
Boydston
Debeque
Grand Junction
No. 6
Pittsburg Youths Strike Over Tree Caterpillar Task Pay
Pittsburg schoolboys volunteering to help Forester L Grimes strike for higher wages as caterpillar control spreads through city trees. Grimes raised pay from 10 to 25 cents a quart after insect inroads grew. A North Side boy was caught selling cocoons at cut prices using a false bottom measure at three receiving stations. Comparisons of daily harvests, top spinning, and kite flying noted.
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Pittsburg
L. Grimes
Grimes
North Side
Whoas
Bantam rooster acts as hen and hatches eggs
Mrs. Thomas Harte of 2210 Sherman avenue in Omaha reports her red bantam rooster filled the role of a hen. He sat on eggs after the hen abandoned them and hatched nine chicks after taking over the nest, crowing each morning but never leaving the eggs to cool.
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Omaha
Neb
Thomas Harte
Sherman Avenue
Fresh Air For Health In Bedchambers From Franklin 1798
Reprint of Benjamin Franklin 1798 urging fresh air in bedrooms to prevent illness. Warns closed rooms trap foul air, compares to the Black Hole of Calcutta, notes air exchange via skin and lungs, and cites Methuselah sleeping outdoors as example. Encourages open windows and ventilated sleep to avoid aerophobia and disease.
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Calcutta
Methuselah
Benjamin Franklin
Confession Triggers Husband’s Unlikely Reaction in Atchison
An Atchison married woman believes a man pays her attention. She tells her husband who, instead of comforting her, laughs and roars. The wife becomes the maddest woman in Atchison as the incident unfolds.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
George
Honest Fitz Sees President Taft From Aero Meet
Boston Mayor Fitzgerald and President Taft attend a recent aero meet. After landing near the president’s car, Taft praises Fitzgerald’s nerve. Fitzgerald jokes he fears only the Republican machine, and notes he can see Taft clearly from the air.
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Boston
Taft
Fitzgerald
Grahame White
Fitz
Success Magazine
Roosevelt Praises West at Osawatomie Luncheon
At a Osawatomie luncheon, Mr. Roosevelt commended western improvement and polish in distant areas. He recalled a miner once joking that a man eating pie with a fork must be an English lord, highlighting contrasts between eras.
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Roosevelt
Ossawatomie
Weary Willie and Dusty Rhodes Comic Banter
A light exchange imagines a horse under strain with Dusty Rhodes noting the many feet to lift and the humorous plight of laboring animals.
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Willie
Dusty Rhodes
Sharpers Clean Up Mark With Counterfeit Wad
Three amateurs ply a drunken mark with a foraged wad of bills and promise to mail it to the government laundry for cleaning. They accept his money then vanish. Two days later the trio are arrested for possessing counterfeit currency while the victim remains unaware.
Any Port in a Storm Yachtsmen Tale
In a naval reminiscence a seasoned yachtsman recalls the worst voyage when a gale left the crew without shelter or port. The tale contrasts wartime hazards with a lighter aside about sailors and rum.
Reversed Order at Wedding Prompts Quiet Revelation
A shy young clergyman, embarrassed at his first wedding, swapped the traditional vows. The bridegroom promised to love and obey the bride. The mistake went unnoticed until the bride’s father realized what happened and quipped that it likely wouldn’t matter in the end.
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John
He Was Right and a Dock Watchman's Woes
An old Irishman who worked 35 years as a dock watchman learns his job is being cut by a new supervisor. His son explains the discharge will come next month, and the father mutters a humorous line about his long service and the intended change.
Declined to Interfere Over Suitor’s Challenge
A nervous young man seeks permission to marry a girl. The father cuts him off with humor, noting the daughter already told him six months ago of her intent to marry the suitor and that they must settle their fate themselves.
Ever Chivalrous Prompted by Late Return
A humorous exchange shows a courteous husband and a sharp wife. The wife questions what he should say for coming home late, while the husband replies with playful mockery about saying the things she thinks he should say.
There goes a man who was a social lion before marriage
Miles points to a commuter burdened with parcels rushing to the train. Giles remarks the man has become a beast of burden since marrying.
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Miles
Giles
Skye Terrier Mistaken for Bird Dog Sparks Banter
A humorous exchange reveals a man mistaking a skye terrier for a bird dog. The remark underscores the dog's small size and breed misidentification in a casual quarrel.
Shoestring Diet in Arctic Expedition Details Harsh Conditions
Reports from Herman C. Bumpus and Dr. Rudolph Anderson describe the Anderson-Steffansson expedition living on minimal rations after food caches were raided. Six men traveled 40 miles east of the Mackenzie river, endured 15 days with scarce provisions, and survived on whale tongue sealskin deerskin and bone oil.
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New York
Arctic
Herman C. Bumpus
Museum of Natural History
Rudolph Anderson
Vihljahlmar
Steffansson
Anderson-Steffansson
Arctic America
Mackenzie River
Horton River
Browning Illinois Fish Trade Drives Packed Markets
Browning, Illinois ships large fish lots to New York with days seeing three cars carrying about 60,000 pounds. Fishermen deliver hundreds of pounds of buffalo, bullheads, sunfish, carp, and crapples to local markets along the Illinois River. Ice packed barrels and refrigerator cars carry shipments, while clam fishing once flourished, supplying Beardstown and Muscatine.
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Browning, Ill
New York
Buffalo
Illnois River
Beardstown
Ill
Muscatine
Woman Dies On Fortieth Day Fast After Predicting
Mrs. L. E. Sackett of Iffin died on the fortieth day of a long fast, after predicting she would die on that anniversary of her marriage. Her husband shared the belief and they prepared together. Physicians noted she remained cheerful throughout the fasting period despite illness.
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Toledo
L. E. Sackett
Prince Dolgorovski the Fair Pig Captures Attention
At the Virginia state fair John Armstrong Chanler entered his prize pig named Prince Dolgorovski after a Russian prince linked to the publicity surrounding the former sheriff and his singer wife. The pig’s pen was decorated with banners and drew large crowds as the day’s most amusing feature.
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Prince
Richmond
John Armstrong Chanler
Ate
Sherif Bob" Chanler
New York
Virginia
Chanler
Prince Dolgorovski
Cavalleri
Aborigines of Formosa Feature In Japanese War Tale
A Japanese Daily Mail writer portrays Formosan aborigines as superstitious and loyal to chiefs. They wear minimal clothing, blend with forest environments, are skilled marksmen, and fight from high altitude forests. Women carry loads, and tribesmen adapt tactics to electric wires and rugged terrain. General Sakuma praises their patriotism despite savagelike status.
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Formosa
Japan
Japan Daily Mail
Taito
Egypt
Sakuma
Cats Bring Him Wealth at the Stag Hotel
Frank A. Sterling of the Stag hotel on Halsey Street keeps many cats and plans a breeding farm. A kitten found a pocketbook with $1.64, then returned to the hotel. Sterling mused that he would train remaining kittens to repeat the act. Patrons now check for more kitten money before rising.
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Frank A
Sterling
Stag Hotel
Halsey Street
Halsey
Newark Star
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Prefers Art to Politics
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium spends hours daily viewing art and collecting pieces. She selects works independently, guided by Brussels scholars she knows well, and recently purchased a still life by Mile. Ronner, a young Brussels artist, now hangs in her private rooms.
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Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
Brussels
Mile. Ronner
A Cluel Comment Sparks Talk of Maud’s Look
A terse exchange notes Maud’s complexion as transparent and easy to see through prompting light humor about appearances. The remark reflects local social tone and wit of the period.
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Maud
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