Corcoran Bravely Dives for Cousin in Lumber Yard Fire
In a blaze that consumes the Rowe and Co. lumber yard, Lad y Corcoran fights through smoke and ice to reach his cousin Dan Kennedy. He pulls Kennedy from a burning pile, later rescuing him to safety as Lieutenant Reilly and Bogan arrive.
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Qoderman Corcoran
Rowe & Co
Lieutenant McGill
Corcoran
Metsill
Ladder 68
Larry
McCarthy
Bogan
McGill
Tim
Dan Kennedy
Dan
Lumber Yard
Reilly
Ikennedy
Kennedy
Ste
Finneran
Rogan
Dnan
Hames
Lieutenant Reilly
Asennedy
John
Johnny Corcoran
Found items and ownership rules in law notes
The text discusses limits on the saying finders keepers. It cites a chimney sweeper’s lad case where a found ring belongs to the true owner and a public place finder must hand over finds to police. It notes ownership presumptions for private land versus semi public areas like stations or open shops.
The Bernadottes Romantic Rise From Pau to Thrones
The article traces Jean Bernadotte’s ascent from a Pau lawyer’s son to Marshal of France and King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway. It links his unlikely trajectory with his descendants, noting Oscar and Princess Margaret of Britain as later royal connections in a tale of fortune and power across Napoleonic era Europe.
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Margaret of
Jacob
Jean Baptiste Jules
Royal Marines
France
Jean Bernadotte
Ile
Bernadotte
Leutenant
Anjou
Spires
Bernadette
Alps
Napoleon
Italy
Oscar
Legion of Honor
Austerlitz
Ponte Corvo
Hanover
Denmark
Jena
Charles XIII
Sweden
Europe
Charles John
Charles
Leipsic
Elba
Norway
Margaret
Royal House of
Britain
Guelph
St. James
Resting the Heart in Nine Hours of Sleep
An instructor argues the heart rests during sleep and slows by ten strokes a minute. Over nine hours lying down saves about 5400 heartbeats and 32000 ounces of blood pumped, implying substantial rest for the heart each night.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Fourteen Foot Snake Reported Near Crawford County
Otto Ilumboldt near West Fork killed a massive snake described as the largest in Crawford County. Armed with a Winchester he fired fourteen shots before closing in. the reptile measured fourteen feet long and fifteen inches in circumference.
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Otto Ilumboldt
West Fork
Crawford County
Ilumboldt
Indianapolis News
Shipment of Turtles at Waterloo Station
Passengers at Waterloo Station yesterday afternoon saw a long line of live West Indian turtles awaiting consignment to a London caterer. The turtles lay on straw on their backs and were dragged along the platform on their backs by porters who held the front dippers.
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Waterloo Station
London
London Chronile
Prepared For The Worst Aunt Jane Prefers Stairs In Store
A Washington Post piece sketches Aunt Jane as prudent, insisting on stairs during a shopping trip with her niece. She notes five hundred women in the store would rush to elevators in a fire, leaving the stairs to the few who know. Her niece urges the elevator, but Aunt Jane calls it ordinary common sense.
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Jane
Washington Post
Aunt Jane
Gibson Girl discussion in London court room
In a London courtroom a judge and witnesses debated the meaning of Gibson Girl with humor. The witness explained it as an American beauty type linked to an artist named Gibson, while questions arose about the exact terms of engagement for different roles in theater and art.
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London
Mr. Powell
Gibson
M. du Maurier
America
Powell
London News
Blois Staircase Called World’s Masterpiece of Design
The article lauds Blois for its beautiful staircase both new and old. It ranks the courtyard exterior ascent as a miracle of human brain and hand and credits its ornament, proportion, and play of light with unmatched artistry. The Paris Opera interior staircase is noted but deemed inferior by comparison.
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Blois
Paris Opera
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Hanurgh Wilson
New York Ind
Richard Barker Shelton
Bernadottes
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