Four Minutes a Long Time in Court Improvised Lesson
A Missouri case in Hannibal involved Bert Norton in a ten year old federal suit. A Macon widow claimed a Santa Fe spark caused her husband’s business loss, with four minutes on trial time used to test causation. Jury verdict awarded $14,198.28, a lengthy dispute noted for its unusual courtroom demonstration.
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Martha B. Phipps
Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
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Harlan
Clinton Hill
Randolph County
Mr. Harlan
Judge Adams
Kansas City Journal
Hotel Proprietor Sets Price for Empire Hotel Sale
A New York hotel lessee seeking retirement valued his business at 8 million dollars after lawyers reviewed income data. Early indications suggested a quick sale, but thorough valuation showed annual profits around 1 million, prompting a price the syndicate could not meet. The proprietor chose to stay on in the business for a few more years.
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New York
New York Sun
Outwitting Fate in a Rail Journey
A man with a boastful bump of conceit plans to outwit fate by buying insurance after learning that pass holders cannot claim damages. A railroad accident occurs, but he remains unscathed while other travellers with $1.65 tickets collect large damages, underscoring the caller’s critique of fate and railroads.
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Ao Pass
New York
Greatest Men List The World’s Ten Most Eminent Figures
Dr J McKeen Cattle ranks Napoleon Shakespeare Mohammed Voltaire Bacon Aristotle Goethe Julius Caesar Luther and Plato as the ten greatest men. He based his selection on cross referencing six biographical dictionaries from English French German and American sources and choosing individuals appearing in at least three. The final list orders these figures by average article length across the dictionaries.
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J. McKeen
Napoleon
Shakespeare
Mohammed
Voltaire
Bacon
Aristotle
Goethe
Julius Caesar
Luther
Plato
Novel test for office at Alnwick bailiffs poll
In Alnwick Northumberland aspiring bailiffs endure a strange pre election trial. Candidates ride to a horse pond dismount plunge into dirty water and swim across while brass band music plays. This custom traces to King John in 1210 when bailiffs were blamed for a poor welcome and thrown into the pond.
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Alnwick
Northumberland
England
John
Annual Sprat Banquet at Yarmouth England
A select company in Yarmouth enjoyed an annual banquet featuring a score of sprat dishes served in rapid succession. Courses included esprats in aspic sprat soup grilled and deviled sprats kippered sprats soused and sprats a la corporation and sprats on horseback with bacon. Herrings, bloaters and kippered herrings followed.
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Yarmouth
England
Sprats
New Copper Plating Process for Durable Copper
Desselle process heats and cleans copper articles in an adhesion bath then jets the plating bath against the pieces and anodes to remove gas and impurities. The result is a perfectly smooth copper deposit, with unusual thickness and high durability.
Punctuality and Book Stamps Adopted in Indiana Schools
Indiana schools report success with monthly punctuality buttons and inner front cover stamps for well kept books. A pupil earns a button at month start and loses it for any absence or tardiness until the next month. stamps mark neat book care, boosting student pride and effort.
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Indiana
Frill Stiffening Draws Moral Fire a Century Ago
A hundred years ago starching frills for neckwear was seen as highly reprehensible and even sinful as society debated modest fashion and propriety. The remark reflects strict norms over appearance and morality in that era.
Odor in German heating system traced to moisture laden dust
Investigation into a first fire heating apparatus in Germany finds that dust accumulating in pipes and steam coils during rest season holds moisture and micro-organisms. As warming begins, organisms proliferate releasing ammonia which produces a strong disquieting odor.
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Germany
Woman's brain weight declines after age thirty
A study reports that in women brain weight decreases gradually after age 30. Researchers note ongoing changes in brain volume linked to aging processes, with potential implications for cognitive health surveillance and aging biology discussions.
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured In Early Review
An old testimonial notes relief from back pain, urinary issues, and swelling after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The writer claims the product stopped persistent bladder discomfort and improved energy, with subsequent purchases at a local drugstore.
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Sater, Inc
Cyasa
R. Coox
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