Depew’s Paris Gallantry Misunderstanding
United States Senator Chauncey M Depew encountered a French language mishap in Paris. He returned a purse he found to a hotel clerk and later tried to reassure a frightened girl speaking halting French. She cried for help and sought a police shield, and only after a lengthy discussion did the officer acknowledge the possible truth of the senator’s explanation.
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Chauncey M .Depew
Paris
Giri
Depew
Man’s Soul Lives in a Dog in L Orient
A sensational tale from L Orient reports that seven credible locals swear a dog spoke to them. They say mariner Kerbec, a believer in transmigration, promised to return as a pet after death. Years later a dog appeared, later spoke to the Kerbec family and neighbors, then died.
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L’orient
Kerbec
Theamily
Dag
Fish in Boy's Throat Prompts Daring Rescue
A three year old in Riverside L1 had a live fish lodged in his throat after pulling it from an aquarium. Mrs. Hubbard and Dr. Hubbard attempted two hours of extraction before the child was put under chloroform. The fish was moved aside enough for the boy to breathe.
New Woman sermon stirs Southampton society crowd
Cardinal Gibbons urged that the Holy Spirit values a wife mother and benevolent mistress over social triumphs or female privilege advocacy. The sermon sparked chatter among Southampton's ultra fashionable set.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Southampton
L.te
Submarine air purification research and trade report
Dr. BF Smith tests a chemical aid to breathable air using a Guinea pig in a sealed chamber to compare with and without the chemical. The test suggests potential for divers, caissons, mines, factories, and submarines in poorly ventilated spaces. The report also notes China US trade growth from 1896 to 1899, and concerns over shipping directness and US flag usage in China.
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BF. Smith
Prenck
MMC Desgrez
Balthazard
Mith
Debunking Execution by Electricity in Lightning Death
Dr O Hanlon of the New York coroner s office autopsied William Fraer 32 who was killed by lightning at Ellis Island. The autopsy shows that death by lightning is not the same as execution by electricity. Fraer was struck on the head and the shock caused a brief muscular contraction. Two dollar sized burns appeared over the heart on the right side likely from his suspenders.
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O'Hanlon
New York
William Fraer
Ellis Island
Frazer
Placey girl wins gold on 126 foot chimney climb
Miss Dards Polica of South Brewer Maine climbed an iron chimney 126 feet high erected by Eastern Manufacturing and sat on the rim to survey hundreds who watched. After donning a short skirt she climbed with a narrow rung ladder, accepted five dollars in gold after descending amid cheering spectators.
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Miss Dards Polica
South Brewer
Eastern Manufacturing Company
Miss Poljea
Woman's Long Swim From Staten Island to Hoffman Island
Mise Sussm Robinson, a Staten Island schoolteacher, swam five miles from South Beach to Hoffman Island with Seaman Schlesinger of Rosebank. They reached the island, rested two hours, then returned, landing at four in the afternoon with the tide favorable except for a short stretch. Robinson used a slow breast stroke throughout. Five tons of frozen kelp from New Zealand were placed on the market in London.
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Mise Sussm Robinson
Staten Island
Seaman Schlesinger
Rosebank
South Beas
Hoffman Island
Robinson
Tombstones Carried Away At Fort Meigs Cemetery
Charles Arash and Adam Geckle report desecration at the old Fort Meigs cemetery in Toledo Ohio where about 200 marble stones have been removed over time. Stones surfaced at neighboring farms used as paving blocks and a crib foundation. culprits returned the stones as an investigation loomed. Local Grand Army men vow to probe the site.
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Adam Geckle
Meigs
Toledo
Grand Army
Telephonic Wedding Unites Covington and Patoka Couples
Robert Lockhart of Covington Tennessee and Mim Katharine Odine of Patoka Indiana were wed by long distance telephone. The ceremony lasted about 19 minutes with Rev Danka of Patoka officiating at the Patoka hotel. The groom spoke from Covington about 900 miles away, and the bride tearfully said goodbye as the call ended. Odine will soon travel to Covington to join her husband.
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Covington
Tenn
Mim
Katharine Odine
Patoka
Gibson County
Ind
Rev
Danka
Patoka Hotel
Sun Spot Observed by Abbe Mereux at Exposition
Astronomer Abbe Mereux sketched a sunspot of about 40 kilometers in diameter during a telescope view at the exposition. He expects the spot to last 70 days and become naked-eye visible, with further spots likely in July through September signaling very hot months ahead. Australian olives are noted to mature rapidly in Queensland, resembling the eucalyptus in speed of growth. An odd calendar fact notes that January and October share the same weekday, as do April and July, and September and December. February and March begin on the same day as well.
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Chefoo
State Department
Goodnow
Bullahead
Great Britain
United States
China
Powler
Gays
Hell
Germany
England
Peking
Abbe Mereux
Optic Palace
Elye
Rich gold beds in Nicaragua attract Chicago visit
Charles Lobmer of Cape Gracias Nicaragua told a Chicago audience at the Leland hotel that Nicaragua’s gold fields rival California’s. He noted a nugget worth 120 dollars in boyhood days and said canal construction would bring unprecedented prosperity and peace via U S influence. He praised Nicaragua’s healthfulness with malaria as the main issue.
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Klondike
Nicaragua
California
Charles Lobmer
Cape Gracias
Leland Hotel
Chicago
Lobmer
Chisago
Ibner
United States
Lochner
Lion Breaks From Cage at Coney Island Menagerie
A lion escaped its cage at two Coney Island and Milwaukee riverfront menageries, killing a kangaroo and a Shetland pony as panicked crowds fled. Keepers teased the lion with meat on a pole, provoking the attack before attendants lassoed the beast and recaptured it with no serious injuries reported.
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Milwaukee
Wis
England
Myne
Tilda
Noone
Boy Finds Gold In Cincinnati Cellar
A Cincinnati woman turned over 230 dollars to Police Sergeant Jueggling after her son George Kramer found the money in a Wade street cellar near Plum. Kramer and two companions played marbles with the gold, and Kramer won all the coins. The boy's mother, initially considering keeping the money, gave it to the police.
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Cincinnati
Sergt. Jueggling
George Kramer
Wade Street
Plum
Alfonso Churerch
Ruby Hera
Kramer
Spooners Ban at Asbury Park Board Walk Spark Controversy
Founder Bradley bans spooning on Asbury Park’s famed board walk as searchlights sweep the scene for lovers. Meanwhile, the University of the South Sark Sewanee Tenn adds an 8000 acre timber tract to forestry management to fund future college needs. An American barber in Wilkes-Barre was struck by lightning, his voice impaired.
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Bradley
N. J
University of the South
St Sewanee, Tenn
Division of Forestry
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