Law and Order Clash Over Ashcan Incident
Professor Prentice is arrested for violating a sidewalk ash can ordinance after arguing with his wife and police about enforcing laws. A crowd gathers in court as Magistrate Warner suspends sentence, while the Law Society and townspeople react to the dramatic show of civic friction.
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Fountain of Wisdom
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Neer Murphy
Aluont
Pat
Uze
Ead
Pasquale Strombetti
William Reed
Patrick Murphy
John W. Prentics
Dewey Wreath Sourced from Sacred African Plant
The article notes that the Ingres wreath presented to Admiral Dewey by the United States Senate contained silvery leaves from Africa. The three foot diameter wreath used sacred leaves from a revered African plant, now prohibited from export, selling in New York at twenty five cents each and scarce due to limited African cultivation.
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United Sates Senate
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Europe
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New York City
Toothicas Veetunteera at Greenock Valunteera
In a 19th century Scottish report two volunteers at a South Africa muster are described with dental issues. One man has only one tooth yet remains optimistic about service despite hard gums. The other jokes about eating Boers when told of tooth loss, reflecting wartime attitudes.
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Greenock
South Africa
Glasgow
Worst Specimen of Hla Clase proclamation on marriage
A New York Press quip mocks the idea that all men should marry young, condemning the vocal bachelor who urges early marriage as the worst type.
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New York Press
Tolstoi Foresees No Fear as Death Near
The article notes Count Leo Tolstoi at seventy-two reflecting on nearing hours and a life of value. It credits him with shifting from literature to preaching a form of Christianity modeled on the New Testament as he saw it, in later years.
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Ice Hill Parties in czarist Russia amusements on ice
The article describes Russian ice hill parties as a popular winter pastime. High wooden scaffolds are covered with ice blocks to form steep slides ending in long icy runs. Guests arrive by sleigh, are warmed with rugs and drinks, and group two-by-two to ride the ice slides amid fir borders and colored lights.
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Europe
Tolstat and His Radical Faith in Russia and War Opinions
A compact overview traces Tolstoy’s shifting radicalism from Crimean War days to later Christian pacifism and social compassion. It notes his clashes with the Russian church, famine relief work, czarist favor, and later Boer War sympathy, highlighting the evolving life and beliefs of the Russian writer.
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St. Petersburg
Kreutzer
Lfe
Tolstat
Holy Synod of Russia
Tolstal
England
Bible book names quiz stumps medical school entrants
A medical school entrance exam asked candidates to name the books of the Bible. Of 120 responses, only five were correct. Answers included Philistines Marcus Aurelius and Epistle to the Filipinos.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Head of Canadian Militia in South Africa Named
The head of the Canadian militia in South Africa Major-Gen. BE T th diat ton has served in Canala since August 1998 and is noted for energetic duty. Previously a colonel in the British army and aide-de-camp to the queen he once led military forces in New South Wales aiding federation efforts and earning a NSW vote of thanks.
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South Africa
BE. T. Th Diatton
Canala
Canada
New South Wales
Mounted Rifles
Blajor-Generad
Unexplored Regions of the Kieth Map Vast Areas Noted
The article lists world unexplored territories by region with totals. Africa 6,500,000 square miles, Arctic 3,800,000, Antarctic 53,009,000, America 2,000,000, Australia 2,000,000, Asia 200,000, islands 800,000.
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Africa
Arctic
Antarctic
America
Australia
Asia
Deaf Mates in America Report on Deaf Population
The article notes seven in ten thousand Americans are deaf and dumb and observes the condition is less common among Black people than whites. It frames the affliction as a notable statistic within the population.
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United States
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