Life of John Burns and a Brave Englishwoman
A lengthy profile traces John Burns from 1880s London to his later parliamentary career, noting his rise with municipal reform, advocacy of labor unions, and calls for gradual working-class advancement. It recalls his role in 1886 riots and his influence on American readers. Also recounted is Miss M Shrewsbury, a governess, who rescued a child from Mud hole, earning the Royal Humane Society medal for valor and presence of mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Burns
America
New York World
Burns
Wokmen
Orn
Hu Pators
Parlia
London
John Burns
Gladstone
New York
West Notting
London County Council
Hattersea
Aly
Africa
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Great Britain
Royal Humane Society
M. Shrewsbury
Miss Shrewsbury
Rev. G. Shrewsbury
Greenhithe
England
Northfleet
Gravesend
Miss
A Turky Gor ough to Make Them
A sequence of humorous vignettes and streetwise quips unfolds with Burlesque talk, a half dollar scheme, and a train of quick exchanges. Jests about calciums blinding chorus girls, an eyelone proof city idea, yard sightlines, and a doctor’s pension joke anchor the comic panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverly
Generous farmer offers turnips to needy at Monmouth
A farmer near Monmouth Newfoundland and Labrador invited any in need to take winter provisions from his turnip patch. About 3000 bushels were reportedly taken within a day, with many donors found among well to do citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
What Is the World Coming To and Other Jokes in a Newspaper Pocket
A collage of humor pieces and skits with characters Jennie Bridget and Mrs Brickrow. It satirizes domestic life at home and street scenes at the railway station, with quick vignettes about family, neighbors, and social quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ateik
Turkey
Jennie
Bridget
Parker
John
Father
Ashland
Alriddy
Fontleroy
Bleecker Street
Mucho Torre Legend Surfaces In Old Frontier Tale
A decades old tale recalls Manuel G Jiminez a wanderer said to be Mucho Torre a Comanche chief feared by Mexicans and hunted by U S soldiers. A gray haired sergeant Callaghan claims to have saved Jiminez before his death near Durango while recounting a Comanche peace driven raid and a possible kinship link to Bajo Sol and a Mexican girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel G. Jiminez
Tulerosa
Fort Tuler Ona
N.M
Jiminez
Jiminex
Mexico
Sints
Durango
Waranches
Bajo Sol
Jimines
Mucho Torre
Gutierez
Atlantic
New Mexico
Callaghan
Washington
Comanche Springs
Mucho ‘Torre
Bajor
Thans
Wapared
Guiterer
Naval gunnery progress and wartime skill debate
The article surveys naval gunnery gains over decades, noting heavier projectiles and measures of efficiency, and cites Solferino statistics to illustrate mortality. It reflects on the need for greater skill in future conflicts and juxtaposes historical anecdotes with contemporarytests of firepower. It also includes satirical snippets about unemployment and rural justice.
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Fearless
Germany
Parke Lane
Diddleton
Miss Wanterneau
Tourniquet
Biridget
Mabel de Parlor
Mart
Brooklyn
Spencer—Jones
Ferguson
Bingo
Bobbie
Robbie
Pop
Bobby
Mose Schaumburg
Henry VIII
Pluto
Sioux Falls
Jim
Macho Torro
Chit
Solferino
M. Cassendi
Tye
Chicago
Justie
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