Jealousy Bloodshed Ends in Double Tragedy in Chicago
A husband Clifford and wife Mrs Clifford are found slain in their Rush Street home. Police say two notes from Gust A Penner, a one‑day Chicago officer, suggest jealousy as motive. Their daughter Musetta and neighbor witnesses describe a volatile marriage marked by threats.
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Harles Clifford
Chicago
Clifford
John Morris
Lion Laundry
Rush Street
Musetta
Morris
St. Joseph
Mich
L. M. Clifford
State Street
St. Joe
Gust A Penner
L.M. Clifford
Gus
Penner
Chicago Avenue
Grieg Retains Distinct Norse Voice Amid Waning Power
The article surveys Ri vard Hagerup Grieg as a leading modern nationalist composer. It notes his continuous influence through folk songs and dances of Norway, his bold originality, and how his strong personal style can seem self consciously distinct, though his best works remain genuinely inspired.
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Rivard Hagerup Grieg
Grieg
Gade
Chopin
Liszt
Sme
Terpreter
Inor
Frogs Flood Florida Road After Cloudburst Report
A Fort Ogden traveler reports passing through an avalanche of frogs ten miles south of Arcadia amid four hours of heavy rain. Trees and ground covered, millions of green tree frogs two sizes up to three inches, their noise deafening. The incident, linked to a rare cloudburst, unsettles locals as the first such event in the area.
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Fort Ogden
Florida
Here
Arcadia
Fla
Snakes In Her Garret Near Mount Jefferson
Mrs. Jacob Leldy found seven young rattlesnakes in her garret at the foot of Mount Jefferson, Pa. The 10 inch snakes lay in a flannel on the floor and darted forks tongues before slipping into a floor hole. She heard a buzzing sound and fears a garret infestation.
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Jacob Leldy
Mount Jefferson
Mra. Leldy
Mother Accidentally Shoots Baby in Johnsonburg
Samuel Johnson of Johnsonburg Pennsylvania took a 2 caliber revolver from his pocket and told his wife to lay it away. Mrs Johnson sat with the revolver in her lap as her four year old boy played on the floor. She accidentally pulled the trigger and the ball entered the child’s face just under the chin. Dr H H Smith dressed the wound but the child died. The parents are overwhelmed with grief.
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Samuel Johnson
Johnsonburg
The Growing Wheat Yield From One Kernel
Statisticians project an extraordinary chain of growth from a single wheat kernel over sixteen years. Beginning with a few grains the sequence envisions planting tiny plots, seeding large acreages, and expanding yields to about eighty billion bushels by year sixteen.
aged villager Henry kins 169 years old noted on monument
An Ellerton on Swale resident named Henry kins reportedly lived to 169, as claimed by a monument epitaph. The narrative recalls his memory of an arrow shipment for Flodden in 1513, the abbey secularizations under Henry VIII, and his testimony about 120 years earlier. Other Bolton parish elders in 1667 described him as old since their boyhood.
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Ellerton-on-Swal
England
Henrykins
Jenkins
Northallerton
Flodden Field
Bolton
Bookwriter: New typewriter for bound volumes and sheets
A novel device named Bookwriter would allow typewritten records in bound volumes and loose sheets. It is touted for court records and bookkeeping beyond logging work. The machine resembles a hatter's head-measuring device and types downward, aiming to save space, time, and labor.
Phonograph as Language Tutor Widens Across Borders
The Pittsburg Dispatch outlines New York scholars using phonographs to teach languages and songs. A Spanish English course uses twenty lessons on cylinders with blank recitations, enabling rapid self critique and teacher feedback. Over 1,000 phonographs sold, offering non weary practice and accurate inflection.
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Basinees
Pittsburg
New York
South America
Mexico
Du Maurier Mistaken Identity At Dinner Party
A witty anecdote links Mr Du Maurier to artist Alma Tadema R A as a dinner guest meets a woman who mistakes a portrait for Tadema’s. The guest accepts signing the autograph and then reveals the likeness with a gentle sigh and a quip about the portrait being Tadema’s.
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Mr. du Maurier
Mme Meyrelles Hosts Flagged Rowboat Lawn Party
Mme Meyrelles wife of a Paris banker hosted a unique evening on the Seine with fifty couples invited to rowboats numbered and decorated for a gender equal game. A tugboat towed the boats as guests swapped positions and a luncheon followed on the journey back.
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Mme. Meyrelles
Paris
Seine
Molly Meets Me At The Door In A Lyrical Chorus
A fragmentary verse piece recalls a widow’s affection and a beloved Molly at the doorway. A whispered farewell lines mix nostalgia and devotion. The scene shifts to a nephew and uncle banter about a tar ot and meals, ending with a humorous exchange.
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Molly
Grant
European guest orders eclectic breakfast in pricey standoff
In a Raropess Style vignette a hotel guest demands a full English breakfast with Hamburg steak Swiss cheese German fried potatoes and French coffee cake or Vien bread. The waiter replies and the guest insists he has no time to review the bill of fare.
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Chicago Tribune
Mrs Smarte’s Matrimonial Strike Stuns Wealthy Suitor
In a sharp social twist Mrs Smarte, a widow, captures wealthy Mr Goode after years away from the matrimonial scene. Some ladies express disappointment yet acknowledge her savvy move in a brisk Boston Transcript style note.
Unwarranted Beast and City Gossip in Early Press
A quip filled exchange reports Charley Finnicks boasting of a kiss, while Jessie counters that she kissed him and he fainted. A widow with six children is noted as possessing personal property. A rumor about Miss Merry’s favor is teased with a comic tone reflecting tabloid style chatter.
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Fla
Louise
Charley Finnicks
Jessie
Cleveland
Train Robbery at Twin Mountain Stuns Colorado
A Gulf railway passenger train No. 1 was held up near Twin Mountain Colorado by two masked men who boarded from the blind baggage area and ordered the crew to stop at a road crossing. At Twin Mountain, four horses were at the crossing and shots were fired to intimidate passengers. The express car safe was blown open. cops and a Trinidad posse pursued. The robbers reportedly secured between 3000 and 15000 dollars. a $500 reward was offered.
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Danyen
Colo
Gulf Railway
Twin Mountain
Ne Folsom
Trinidad
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