Boy saved from massacre tale linked to Merrick Stewart
A Minnesota frontier mystery ties Charles Merrick Stewart to a Winnipeg adopted son. Ed Andrews reports a Sioux massacre survivor reared by the Stewarts grew to manhood at the University of Manitoba and died in San Francisco after a stenography career.
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Charles Merrick Stewart
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
North
Ed. Andrews
Oreon
Andrews
James Stewart
Prince Albert
Northwest Territory
Winnipeg
Stewart
Mrs. Stewart
Lac Qui Parle
Charles Merrick
Stewarts
University of Manitoba
San Francisco
Samuel Merrick
Elysian
Samuel
Rush Merrick
Duluth
Charles
Merrick
Rescue on the Erie trestle as boy clings to ice
Edward Berger, twelve, fell from the Riverside New Jersey trestle into the Passaic River. Chris Naumann and Peter Brueck acted swiftly. Naumann carried the exhausted boy to safety and back to his mother, narrowly avoiding a fatal train.
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Erie Railroad
Riverside
N. J
Passaic
Edward Berger
Chris Naumann
Main Street
Peter Brueck
Hawthorne
Paterson
Naumann
Brueck
Express
Berger
River Street
Bull Protects Widow in Connecticut Barnyard Standoff
In Killingsworth, Connecticut, a large Devon bull defending a widow chased away two tramps approached her near the barnyard gate. The incident left the widow unharmed as she sheltered by the gate while the bull stood guard.
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New Haven
Standard
Killingsworth
Conn
Man Kills Bald Eagle in Self-Defense in Connecticut
Charles Keach of East Litchfield Connecticut fought a bald eagle after the bird lifted his pig feeder from the ground and attacked his dog. Keach stunned and killed the bird after a ten minute struggle. The eagle spread eight feet six inches wide and measured six feet long. The incident notes a prior repeal of the anti eagle-killing law and marks the first self-defense killing recorded in Connecticut.
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Charles Keach
East Litchfield
Stonington
Connecticut
Midnight thief on rooftops under moonlit mosque glow
A witness watches a barefoot thief with rope and fez move along rooftops by the Arbar-Arsat road. He scales heights, lowers himself toward a home, and vanishes after the moon lights his agile form and a silver crescent glints from his Arab knife.
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Djema-el-Daruj
Arbar-Arsat
C. W. Furlong
Harper's
How Little Japan Is Becoming Great
An analysis notes Japan’s activities in Korea and Manchuria as marked by a French observer. It argues Japan aims at trade supremacy and dominance, seeking colonizing influence in territories where its armies have triumphed.
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Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Japanese Imperialism in Korea and Mukden Exposed
Paris based writer M. Byram portrays Japan consolidating control from Fusan to Seoul with Korean porters whipped by Japanese gendarmes and a Korean yang ban yielding to Japanese officials. He describes a new, expansive Mukden redevelopment showing Japan's reach in Manchuria and its railway ambitions.
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New York Times
Paris
Japan
M. Leo Byram
Fusan
Seoul
Mr. Byram
Gen
Nodzu
Fourth Army
Mukden
Prince Ito
Kamimura
Inouya
M. Bryam
Switzerland
Kuroki
Pass
Nipon
Byram
Port Arthur
Dalny
Harbin
Une
Wnip- Chwang
Kin-Chaa
Railroads Recast on Japanese Standard Across Manchuria
The text notes rail lines including the Mukden Si-Min branch and a route to Peking two days away by rail now relaid to the Japanese standard. It argues these lines yield high profits from Chinese travelers and foresee Japanese monopolization of Manchurian trade and push of Russian expansion limits northward.
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Mukden-Si-Mintum
Peking
Pointed Beards and Secret Societies Across Europe
A Paris secret society called the Sphenopogones enforces pointed beards and mustaches, with monthly dinners and secret meetings led by a gonfalonier. Members include politicians, writers, and artists. praise follows notable works. England hosts similar clubs, including the Appendicitis Society and groups for baldheads and bachelors.
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Paris
France
England
London
Germany
London Mirror
Berkeley minster ordained in hap piest life moment
A Berkeley minister was ordained declaring it the happiest moment of his life. His mother recalls a childhood scene where four year old John built a block church and declared, Dash it I spose I’ll have ter be a minister. The story illustrates changing views from childhood to adulthood.
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Berkeley
John
Johnny
San Francisco
Towels as Parting Gifts in Japanese Hotels
A Travel Magazine excerpt notes Japanese hotels lavish etiquette during a stay and present departing guests with a white coarse towel featuring blue prints. Guests should thank the maid with an elaborate bow as staff chorus “Sayo Nara” signals farewell and implied regret at parting.
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Travel Magazine
No man ever fails 30 dismally, observes the Globe-Democrat
The St Louis Globe-Democrat quotes a columnist remarking that no one underestimates their own competence to offer advice. The line reflects a humorous take on judgment and self confidence in social critique.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Two Servants Solve One Servant Problem in Chicagos Homes
Anne O Hagan portrays a friend who hires Delia and trains her as cook and helper. The narrator explains a method of managing domestic tasks by keeping two servants with herself as the second, detailing routines, attire, and simple dinners. A separate Chicago Tribune note describes ferret-based rat control by George Sells and the Carson Pirie Scott store cleanup.
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Anne O’hagan
Smith's
Delia
Dela
Walter
Loop
Carson, Firle, Scott & Co
West Madison Street
George Sells
Sells
Carson-Pirie-Scott
State Street
Chicago
Adolph Swanson
Chicago Tribune
Modern Pied Pipers Combat Rats in Chicago Stores
Professional rat catchers run a thriving business in Chicago. They operate in downtown department stores and wholesale houses along the river, engaging in active warfare against rats to protect goods and premises.
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Chicago
Tourists Find Iceland A Land of Surprises
The National Geographic notes many myths about Iceland. Emigrants report cold winters, Halldor Bjarnarson recalls a five degree cap, and regular steamship lines connect Copenhagen and Leith to Reykjavik. Travel costs run about 30 dollars round trip, meals excluded, with ponyback transport once ashore.
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Iceland
National Geographic Magazine
America
Halldor Bjarnarson
Arctic Circle
Denmark
Scotland
Faroe Islands
Reykjavik
Leith
Copenhagen
Boy Responds to Job Ad in Chestnut Street Window
A boy saw a placard "Boy Wanted" and entered the shop seeking work. He asked for the boss and was told they wanted a quiet boy. The boy replied with a humorous line about a girl being needed, reflecting playful crowd behavior in a Philadelphia scene.
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Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Walter Scott Enjoyed Venison and Potatoes Above All
Walter Scott preferred venison as his meat and potatoes as his vegetable over all others, reflecting a simple dietary taste.
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Walter Scott
Repairs unaffordable as wishes fall short, Post-Dispatch notes
In a periodical note the Post-Dispatch laments that even desires cannot fund necessary repairs. The piece uses a playful line about wishes being motors to suggest limited finances and growing constraints.
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The &1
Heouls Post-Dispatch
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