Tribute to Thomas Dunn English in the New Jersey House
An aged New Jersey representative addressed the House and received a rare ovation after reciting Sweet Alice Ben Bolt. The scene paused business as members from all parties praised English, author of the poem widely read in homes and cottages. A.E. Stevenson notes the moment as a notable tribute.
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House of Representatives
New Jersey
Greaker
Gill
Gice
Speaker
Sweet Alice
Ben Bolt
Thomas Dunn English
Adlai E. Stevenson
Tolstoy on choosing kindness over evil in daily life
Advice from Tolstoy urges replacing revenge with good deeds. The quote encourages acting kindly toward all, including animals, to transform one’s mood and increase inner happiness over time.
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Tolstoy
Curious Eskimo Living In Green land Pallet Rooms Described
An article on Greenland Eskimo housing notes that interiors lack furniture with pallet rooms built along a back wall. Each room houses a family, separated by skin partitions, and the innermost room belongs to the owner or eldest resident.
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Greenland
Anna Bistrup
Grevland
Fragmented Quotes and Humorous Tidbits Across Papers
A scrambled sample of quotes and brisk witticisms from early 20th century newspapers. Notable lines compare economies in fibbing and fabric, praise nature, and a light joke about a dog named Rome and a boy who loves to make it howl.
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Rome
Baltimore American
J J Franklin Baker Third Baseman in 1911 Athletics
J J Franklin Baker, third baseman for the Athletics, is described as 5'11" 170 pounds with a .328 batting mark and 43 fielding points. The article traces his career from the Tavern Shore league to Baltimore, the Eastern league, Reading, and finally Connie Mack's Athletics. It notes World Series share totals around $50,000 more than 1910, and details game outcomes, pitching by Coombs and Bender, and attendance trends.
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Baker
Baltimore
Wip Reading
Connie Mack
Coombs
Athletics
Bender
Cubs
Chevk et Pasha Turkeys War Minister A Formidable General
Turkish War Minister Chevk et Pasha, about forty with a dark face and inscrutable smile, trained in Germany, leads the Young Turks. He has twice banished by the sultan and reentered Istanbul with a powerful army to enforce constitutional reform and dethrone resistance to change.
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Chevket Pasha
Turkey
Germany
Abdul Hamid
Constantinopole
Yildiz
Cherket Pasha
Salon
Sultan la Galata Bridge
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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S.S. Davis
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Nutley, N. J
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Belleville, N. J
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Church Street
Superior Coal
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Nutley
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Riverside
Newark
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J J Franklin
American Press' Association
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Hevket Pasha
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Mountain. View Avenue
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Passaic Ave
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William H. Parry
FIFM
Hampson and Farry
Union Bridg
Clinton
St. Newark
Alexander Edwards
Kalsemining
Newark St
Glendale St
G. H. Angell
Nutley, NJ
William Searle
J. Searle & Son
Franklin Avenue
Church St
Keyser & Corb
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Ss. Davis Garage Overland Agency
Chestnut Street
F. C. Wittmann’s
Avondale Road
Weston Fintley
William
George C. Baptiste
Bross & Company
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Mountain. View Ave
Keyser & Fleming
Beech St
Chestnut
Francis J. McKenny General Contracting
Franklin Ave
H. E. Brown
Nutley, Nei
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