Court voids rabbi issued divorce decree in Connecticut
A Connecticut court ruled that a divorce decree granted by a rabbi is void, holding that the state must supervise marriage and divorce. A separate incident reports a child tied to a railway track in South Carolina. an engineer stopped the locomotive three feet from the victim. Miss Newt Hartert of Moundsville West Virginia ran off with a tramp, later returning with him without explanation, shocking her family. Nellie’s motive is said to be to irritate a former lover, leaving him aggrieved and perhaps fortunate.
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Connecticut
Knoxville
Augusta
South Carolina
Newt Hartert
Moundsville
West Virginia
Nellie
Lucky
Hudson River Estates Rise Like Rhine Style Castles
The Hudson river banks are rapidly filling with baronial castles and splendid homes. New York millionaires retire from public life to luxurious seclusion, with residences costing $150,000 to $200,000 common and grounds, lawns, conservatories, and parks in abundance.
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Hudson River
Rhine
New York
Railway curves raised to level rails questioned by engineer
A B Youxeson, locomotive engineer, criticizes removing the old practice of elevating outer rails on curves. He notes trains now run with rails on the same level, increasing the risk of derailment as centrifugal force grows on faster curves, especially around 35 mph express trains.
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A. B. Youxeson
Kentucky supplies most sons to present Senate says Washington Star
The Washington Star notes Kentucky has eight native sons in the Senate, more than any other state. Ohio follows with seven, New York six, and Georgia Tennessee Virginia and Pennsylvania each four. Additional lines claim numerous native-born senators from many states and even brief remarks on Ireland Scotland and England ties. A report from Italia about the Mahdi claims a Cairo-bound missionary says the Mahdi treats captives well and guards baptized children in his camp, tempering views of the Sudanese conflict.
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Washington Star
Kentucky
Senate
Ohio
New York
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maine
Maryland
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
Vermont
Ireland
Messrs
Jones
Florida
Fair and Sewell
Scotland
Beck
England
Nevada
Indiana
Iowa
Buckeye
Italia
Upper
Egypt
Cairo
Sisters of Charity
Prince and Princess of Hohenzollern scandal era noted
The London World reports the estranged Prince Frederick Charles and Princess of Hohenzollern have arranged a final separation with the Princess staying at Dessau with the Duke of Anhalt. The affair has caused Berlin-wide stir though not surprising given their poor relations.
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Frederick Charles of
Hohenzollern
London
Prince Charles
Frederick William I
Duke of
Anhalt
Dessau
Berlin
Incompatibility Bites At Legislature In Texas
A Texas Legislature member brands a supposed lobbyist as unbribable refusing to be bought. The exchange ends with the reporter declaring he cannot be purchased even for ten cents, highlighting integrity amid pressure.
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Texas
Louis Day's Remarkable 79 Pound Pumpkin
Louis Day of Snoqualmie in the Wyoming Territory grows a pumpkin weighing seventy nine pounds and more, drawing attention from local observers as a notable harvest display for the season.
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Louis Day
Snoqualmie
Wyoming Territory
Boston Dandy Outsmarts Texas Hard Case in Saloon
A Chicago Daily News recounts a Boston esthete, Heather Aston, visiting Texas with flashy dress. Bill Jackson, a famed local brawler, challenges him to drink gin. The Boston man provokes fights but is eventually bested, yet remains defiant and stays in Texas while rumors of consumption follow him.
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Boston
Bil Jackson
Texas
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
United States Marshal’s Office
Bill Jackson
Bill
Kentry
Jerusalem
Jackson
Chicago Daily News
Monkey on Kingston to London voyage saves infant on ship
An English lady traveling from Kingston Jamaica to London faced a dangerous scene as a strong monkey seized her two month old babe and climbed the ship’s mast. The mother fainted, but the monkey returned the child unharmed to the sofa and the captain restored the infant to its grateful mother.
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Kingston
Jamaica
London
Darling
Refreshments for a Small Party
A simple menu favors quality dishes over a large variety. Sandwiches of day-old bread with minced ham and a touch of vinegar mustard and oil, coffee with cream, chicken salad with cucumber pickles and olives, followed by cream and light cakes and fruit. Oranges to be partly peeled and sectioned in advance. For small tables two ladies and two gentlemen sit, and after supper two finger bowls suffice. At whist parties use small tables to save time.
Unfinished Thought Referenced by New York Evening Post
A fragment notes that readers may complete an unfinished thought while recalling that the jack of ten spot is now high, attributed to the New York Evening Post.
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New York Evening Post
Chair Wreck Stirs Lansing Resident in Local Tale
A Lansing citizen carries a worn rocking chair into a cabinet shop after a night of domestic incident. A young visitor, family album, and a daughter at the piano trigger humorous speculation about the chair’s collapse and its unspoken story. The cabinet man quips about robust furniture and maidenly virtue in a folksy exchange.
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Lansing
Mother Hubbard
East Side
Drawing the Line in a Genteel Social Mixup
In this dialect tale Miss Simmons and Uncle Mose discuss a party, deciding to invite only the elite while drawing the line against lower class Black neighbors. They agree to exclude Johnsings and Claks due to “blood” and lack of cow ownership, then acknowledge a changing line of inclusion in their community.
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Beliver Smith
Juniper Jones
Bucktown
Capreshus John
Uncle Mose
Mose
Miss Simmons
Cremation Debate Shrinks Undertaker Profits in New York
In New York, advocates and opponents debate cremation versus burial. Critics warn cremation could devastate coffins, caskets, flowers, floral displays, funeral costs, and related trades. They cite extravagant prices and the impact on coffin makers, shroud suppliers, marble workers, and monument sculptors.
Ebony-Touched Trunk Reaches Fifteen Feet Girth
A remarkable ebony tree grows to a circumference of fifteen feet. The outer wood remains pale, while the heart is perfectly black, creating a striking two tone appearance noted by observers.
Agricultural Texts On Seeds Drainage and Root Power
Agricultural notes discuss seed purity and pollen interchange in crops, farm drainage to curb disease, labor use versus machines, and root mechanics. The piece cites seedsmen, J J, Ma haska county Iowa, Jas Levett of Queens County NY, and IV. HZ. Stone, highlighting practical farm improvements and the power of roots to move soil and lift rocks.
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Jas
Levett
Queens County
N.Y
Chicago Journal
J. J
Mahaska County
Iowa
West
Stone
Household Cookery Hints and Egg Freshness Test
A column of kitchen guidance covers breakfast pork tenderloin frying, apple custard pies with under crust, escalloped eggs with crumbs and milk, a bacon lined beef pot roast, stewed steak with oysters and lemon, and a practical egg candling method. Includes a light on egg handling and a cardboard light testing rig for freshness.
Shaky business speak buys back clothes after odd tale
A Detroit Free Press tale relays a quirky barter scene where a clothing seller resists returning a suit. A buyer claims the suit buried his brother who later revived, while the market sags with wool decline and mortgages. A final quip about a lute picture adds humor.
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Lake Shore
Dot
Noehester
New York
London saccharine artist crafts 280 pound wedding cake
A London artist described as saccharine created a wedding cake weighing nearly 280 pounds. The feat attracted attention for its size and design, highlighting a bold confectionary showcase in the city.
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London
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Stewart
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