Adventurer Struggles With Wolves In Frigid Saskatchewan
John Hill formerly of Rathwell Saskatchewan, now a homesteader near Davidson, Saskatchewan, endured a brutal night in a blizzard. After retrieving mail he sought shelter in a ravine and faced wolves circling the fire. With fingers, ears and face frozen, he fought off the wolves all night, awaited rescue, and was later treated. doctors warned of possible amputation.
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Rathwell
R.S.C
Dumfrieshire
Scotland
Davidson
Saskatchewan
Richard Johnson
Walter Boland
Saskatchewan River
River View Post- Office
Hill
George Moore
Moore
Canadian Northwest
Moore's
St. Paul
Farmhand Saves Three Lives From Passaic River
Cedar Grove New Jersey farmhand John Ford risked his life to rescue a man and two boys from drowning in the Passaic River above Little Falls. The group fished from a bridge when a improvised raft with two boys drifted downstream and began to fail.
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Ford
Willie Emerson
Fred Patterson
Mountain View
John Wilkes
Paterson
New York Times
Jobn Ford
Cedar Grove
N. J
Pasa Ssaic River
Little Falls
Passaic River
Ton Pompton Turnpike
Old Dress Hero of the Panther Valley
In Panther Valley Pennsylvania Old Dress faced an approaching Indian raid during the French and Indian War. He pretended to command a marching force to deter the attackers, causing the warriors to flee in panic. Afterward his settlement remained safe and he was celebrated as a local hero.
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Old Dress
Dress
Panther Valley
Pennsylvania
Death of a Rescue Boy in Dallas Ga
A fourteen year old boy dies saving his younger brother on the Southern Railroad trestle in Dallas Ga. He pushes the child to safety but is crushed by a train. The younger boy survives with bruises. The item praises the heroism and cites a Bible verse.
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Dallas
The
Christian Herald
Bailey
Senate
Fairbanks
Cannon
Committee On Rules
Bride and groom wed. parson jokes on fee
A Catholic Standard and Times humor piece notes a wedding where a man and his bride are married by the parson who, after the ceremony, quips about the fee by saying he can add one to one and make one, eliciting a light remark.
Worth a Cool Million in the Ice Trade
A Browning's Magazine line notes a man profitable in the ice business, hinting at his wealth and success with a light quip about a million being his.
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Browning
Grain Speculation Fortune Hint Sparks Debate
Brown proclaims a fortune in grain speculation while a witty remark notes he himself invested in one. The quip appears in a Smart Set collection, reflecting the era’s humor about market ventures.
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Brown
Portrait of Judge Blank Draws Curious Bid
In a humorous exchange cited by the Chicago Daily News, De Auber asks what value to place on a portrait of Judge Blank and Criticus quips a six months’ estimate implying a modest appraisal.
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de Auber
Judge Blank
Criticus
Chicago Daily News
Judge quotes Jones on marriage and needlework
The judge notes Jones gains practical help from marriage, saying he now has someone to thread his needle when sewing a button. The remark humorously cites domestic support as a benefit of wedlock.
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Jones
Beach Task Delays Mary Anne as Mistress Commands
A shore scene shows Mary Anne asked by her mistress to take the children home after a morning by the sea. She pleads to tidy the beach first, seeking permission before leaving the shore.
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Mary Anne
Daughter's Hand Joke Sends Jokers to Pocket
A humorous Baltimore Sun item features a suitor asking for a daughter's hand and the father's witty reply offering the one always in his pocket. The joking exchange plays on a neat pun about a pocketful memento.
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Baltimore Sun
She knew her in As soon as you're gone Maam
Ally Sloper's Half Holiday presents a terse gag panel where a character asserts knowledge of a person just as another departs. The scene leans humor, with quick dialogue and stage-like framing typical of early 20th century comic humor.
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Ally Sloper
Life to Spare Provokes Irish Adage Exchange
A playful dialogue contrasts priorities as Patsy declares she would save money for old age while a Bohemian quips about choosing life. The exchange nods to humor and accented speech in a local-tinged tone.
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Patsy
Begorra
Ball Game Recount From a Golf Fan Conversation
A Pittsburg Press item captures a golf enthusiast recalling a ball game with a quirky exchange. The fan describes an odd moment at the second stroke when the pitcher fozzled before they must dash to catch a car.
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Pittsburg Press
Intercession and a Request for a Owed Payment
A dialogue where one asks another to send two louis to a friend named Sa turnin to settle a debt. The exchange notes the need for a kind act and reveals the purpose is repayment of money owed. The fragment hints at casual social pressure in a financial dispute.
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Louis
Saturnin
Tit for tat in courtroom clash over hit and run claim
A court questions an automobilist who admits hitting a man but argues the victim ran down his car. The judge notes the odd coincidence as a factor in the case.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Sandy Pikes Seeks Meal to Try Indigestion Tablets
In a humorous Chicago News gag, Sandy Pikes asks a woman for a solid meal of rich foods to trigger indigestion and test a sample package of indigestion tablets. The exchange ends with the lady offering help.
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Sandy Pikes
Chicago News
Equilization Wit Sparks Carnegie Banter
Professor Brander Matthews, noted wit, overheard with Mr. Carnegie. Matthews remarks on Carnegie’s limp, suggesting perhaps it is a matter of alternating pulls, reflecting a playful exchange reported in Lippincott's Magazine.
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Brander Matthews
Mr. Carnegie
Lippincott
Ex Hangman Tells Why Capital Punishment Fails
James Berry the former English hangman recounts his 10 years in the role, his 197 executions, and why he opposes capital punishment. He argues life imprisonment with humane conditions would reduce crime, cites Belgium and Holland abolitions, and admits rare innocence among executed victims. Berry recalls his own psychological strain and notes liquor fuels many murders.
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New York Sun
James Berry
England
Berry
Hectheaton
Bradford
Belgium
Holland
Saxony
Michigan
Jack the Ripper
John Henry Burey
East End
London
Mushrooms Tested by Tarare Mycological Bureau Near Lyons
A French bureau in Tarare examines mushrooms for identification, preventing sale of unexamined fungi. Locals bring specimens for expert judgment, revealing many edible varieties previously regarded with caution.
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Tarare
Lyons
France
Freiburg City Owns Pawnshop Theater and Daily Life
The German municipality of Freiburg runs a pawnshop, an insurance business, a theatre, several restaurants and a newspaper and even schools. A seat at the opera costs nine cents with supper for six cents, and the cemetery offers cheap burial for residents.
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Freiburg
Chinese merchant offers annual fee for waste paper monopoly
Chan Tai Yuen of the Lee Hing Company proposes to pay the Government six hundred dollars yearly to secure exclusive rights to collect all waste paper in Kwong Chow and Shiu Hing prefectures. The material would be used to manufacture fire crackers.
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Chan Tai Yuen
Lee Hing Company
Kwong Chow
Shiu Hing
South China Post
Prominent people in quick glance from world news notes
Paquin the Paris fashion figure dies. Cannon touts smoking, Wekerle and Polonyi duel, Admiral Evans linked to embroidery. Rev Dr Hanna appointed coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco. Hinzpeter turns eighty, Dewey's first birthday in Washington. Spain’s king has not seen Carmen. Webber dies in Springfield. Lord Fairfax returns to New York. Porter and Choate on Peace Conference. Eugene Zimmerman nears Astor in British castles. Taft returns home, Japan-US trade relations favor peace.
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George Hinzpeter
Kaiser Wilhelm
Admiral Dewey
Washington
Spain
George N. Webber
Middlebury
Smith Colleges
Springfield
Mass
Lord Fairfax
England
Baron Fairfax
New York
Horace Porter
Joseph H. Choate
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
William Waldorf Astor
Great Britain
Kilmore
Kimbolton
Taft
Japan
United States
Congress Debates Subsidy, Currency, and Waterway Funding
Lawmakers discuss ship subsidy again and a currency bill post holiday. Aldrich pledges action on currency, Tillman opposes administration, and an Iraq waterway funding ask seeks 20 million yearly. A postal inquiry favors a new NYC post office building as Williams and DeArmond face a potential reconciliation.
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Frye
Senate
Congress
Cortelyou
Aldrich
Tillman
House
John Sharp Williams
DeArmond
Special Commission
New York City
Frank Clark
Florida
Philippine Islands
Japan
President's blunt hazing remedy sparks campus debate
The Chicago Tribune notes a North Carolina college president recommending a fist fight to stop hazing and class antipathy as an extreme, citing prize fighters who often become friends after savage bouts.
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North Carolina
The
Chicago Tribune
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