Quest in the West Finds Lost Brother in Colorado
In a March 1889 journey from Pennsylvania to Colorado, a young man travels to locate his missing brother Will, who left home five years earlier for the West. After hitching with his companion, they reach Gunnison and Pueblo, where a stage ride leads to a reunion as Will is found in a Colorado mining camp with his guitar.
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Colorado
Danford
Pennsylvania
Colorado Line
Kansas
New York State
Rochester
Denver
Pueblo
Will
Mother
Rover
Omaha
Chicago
Great West
Colorado Springs
Brother Will
Gunnison
Interior
West
Brother
York State
Colorado Mountains
George
Presbyterian
Hoosier authors big in last year’s best sellers
A survey notes over three million people at sea daily. Three of the top six selling novels of the previous year were written by Hoosier natives. Milan plans brass letter signs at every street crossing. The British Museum holds books written on oyster shells and other materials. Stuttgart and other South German cities import fish by the carload under municipal oversight to aid the poor.
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Hoosierland
Milan
British Museum
Stuttgart
Controversy Over Essays and Reviews Affected English Curates
A generation ago in England controversy over Essays and Reviews is said to have lengthened many country curates' lives by sparking intellectual curiosity that prevented intellectual starvation.
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England
Longest World Bridges List Cites Danube Crossing
The Danube crossing at Czerna yoda leads with a length of 12 705 feet followed by the Galveston Bay Bridge in Texas at 11 197 feet. The Firth of Forth Bridge near Queen Spring Scotland ranks eighth and the Brooklyn Bridge ninth.
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Danube
Czernayoda
Galveston Bay Bridge
Texas
Firth Or Forth Bridge
Queenspring
Scotland
Brooklyn Bridge
Count Hoym's Quest for Books Ends in Tragic Self-Destruction
A German nobleman from the early 18th century named Count Hoym, famed for collecting rare volumes, shot himself after growing tired of searching for unattainable books. He had his book plate stamped in gold on the cover.
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Count Hoym
Japanese stage trade prompts family rivalry over scenery
In Japan much of the stage business remains hereditary with the Hasegawi family, long the theatre painters for eleven generations, outraged by a manager importing European drop scenes. In London, Turner masterpieces stored for fifty years at the National Gallery basement have been revived, some rivaling Turner's celebrated works praised by Ruskin.
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Japan
Europe
Hasegawi
J. M. Turner
National Gallery
London
Turner
John Ruskin
Drying Rubber Boots Quickly with Heated Oats
A historical tip suggests drying wet inside rubber boots by filling them with dry heated oats. If the boots remain very damp, replace the oats two or three times as they absorb moisture, providing a quick and effective drying method.
Auto economy and the case for an auto for
A humorous verse by Edwin L. Sabin in Puck promotes buying an automobile to save money on street car fares gas costs and horse care while noting ongoing repair bills and potential fines. The narrator argues the machine offers convenience speed and freedom from odors and feed.
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Edwin L. Sabin
Runny Side of Life Funny Snippets and Jokes
A collage of humor from multiple papers features puns and quips about boarders poets campaigns and social foibles. The snippets include banter about wealth laughter and practical contrasts, with jokes ranging from misheard lines to domestic gags and political digs.
Unique town of Cuzzo forbids alcohol sales in Indiana
A planned town in Dubois county Indiana named Cuzzo stakes its identity on prohibiting alcohol. Each deed carries a clause that any whiskey sale on the premises reverts the land to the original owners or heirs. The town lies 15 miles from French Lick Springs.
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Indiana
Dubois County
Cuzzo
French Lick Spring
Beggar Blessing Turns to Harsh Irish Wit
Thackery relates a street encounter where an Irish woman asks for alms and offers a blessing. He pretends to search his pockets and pulls out a handkerchief. She retorts that the blessing will not overtake him, delivering a sharp, humorous reversal.
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Thackery
Maey
Labor world shows broad strike activity and industry moves
The labor world notes a general Paris automobile strike and over $600,000 spent fighting eight hours for printers. Miners extend terms of the 1903 award for three years. John Mitchell reportedly refused to arbitrate soft coal differences. San Francisco reports no mechanic shortage. Anthracite loss is about ten million dollars. Patternmakers' League gains 2000 members in ten years. A British report backs legal unions and strikes. Chicago opens employment offices for workers over forty five. August Belmont's racing group sued by United Housemiths and Bronze Executors for 1685. US Steel plans a 75 million plant at Gary Indiana and a model city with 100,000 population. American Singer factory at St John’s Quebec costs 1.5 million, covers 37 acres, employs 1400, built largely with American materials.
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Indianapolis
John Mitchell
San Francisco
Patternmakers’ League of North America
Chicago Bureau of Charities
Housemiths and Bronze Erectors’ Union
August Belmont
Westchester Racing Association
United States Steel Corporation
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Gary
Consul Deal
St. John’s
Quebec
Canada
National game notes and players shaping the season
The Western League clubs post a 4000 guarantee and 150 game schedule. Cassidy's death opens Otto Williams as Washington shortstop prospect. Brooklyn’s Terry McGovern eyed by McGraw. Murch branded oversized and clumsy. Roosevelt invited to American League games in Washington. Lajoie favors big players while pennant winners rely on small to mid sized men. Indians add two stars after Bender. Frank Jude joins Toledo, Lloyd Nephew signs with Little Rock. Rice signs with Waterbury. Justice Day humorously questioned in baseball awareness.
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Cassidy
Otto Williams
Stahl
Washington
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
McGraw
Harry Murch
Boston Americans
Roosevelt
Lajoie
Clevelands
Bender
Philadelphia Athletics
Frank Jude
Toledo
Lloyd Nephew
Little Rock
Carlisle
Cooney Rice
Cornell
Waterbury
Justice Day
the Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Small Farms Dominate Japan Land Use
In Japan small farms prevail with nearly every plot in use. Farmers owning more than 10 acres are labeled monopolists, reflecting the era’s crowded agricultural landscape.
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Japan
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Guided By
Providence
Grace of Congress
Abun
Nebraska
Auto Economy
Milwaukee Sentinel
Chicago Tribune
Leafleigh
Detroit Free Press
Johnny
Mr. Stoplate
Cleveland Leader
Washington Star
Uncle Eben
Jim
Ienan
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fair American
Swampville
Piker
Peaker
Chicago Daily News
Tf Taft
Philadelphia Ledger
Senator Sorghum
Eagle Hotel
Center Square
New Oxford
Charley Hersh
Oxford
Pitt St
W. M. Depot
F. Ll. Fleshman
S. S. Neely
Gettysburg, PA
Star and Sentinel
Baltimore Street
WM. McSherry, JR
Gettysburg
Adams County
Court House
John B.mcphenson
Donanp
P. McPherso
McPherson & McPherson
Attorneys-At- Law
the Labor World
Paris
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