Widow Seeks Deserter Husband's Record Belief in Heroism
A Pennsylvania woman visits a congressman to clear her husband James Hope's name, seeking to remove a desertion record and prove his bravery. The tale unfolds with a cemetery meeting, a veteran captain revealing a soldier’s letter, and the widow's resolve to honor her husband as a hero.
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Homer Greene
Washington
Congress
Pennsylvania
James Hope
Shad
Chancellorsville
Jim
War Department
Gettysburg
Thoughts for Memorial Day in a Civic Musing
Carrie Macmullan reflects on Memorial Day decorations and the mixed emotions of families. The piece honors soldiers who sacrifice for liberty and questions war while urging reverence at graves. It emphasizes duty, patriotism, and the sacredness of decorating heroes buried for freedom.
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Carrie Macmullen
Jim Hope’s Widow Seeks Grave and Honor for Desertion
A veteran recalls a letter from Jim Hope and the widow who searched for his grave. After a public tribute to fallen soldiers, a lawmaker seeks to clear Hope’s record, reading his last letter to sway the final vote and spurring the widow to visit the unknown grave.
A Brave Man's Gentleness
The Army and Navy Journal recalls Commander James W. Carlin, who led the Vandalia at Apia during the 1889 storm. Years later he found a drowning mouse, reflected on that night, and gently freed it by pouring water from the basin to save its life.
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Army and Navy Journal
James W. Carlin
Apia
Samoa
Couple receives 98 clocks as wedding gifts in Philadelphia
A Chicago Times-Herald remark notes a couple married in Philadelphia recently got 98 clocks as presents. The husband quips the wife may still be late when they go out.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Times-Herald
The Gatten Wedd ne Brooklyn Life quip
A Brooklyn Life joke frame features a couple celebrating six decades of marriage. The husband says fifty years, the wife claims sixty, and they recall never quarreling because neither cared enough to start a fight. The exchange underscores long marriage with humor.
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Hornbill
Brooklyn
Son of Dickens Known Well by Old Mountie Tales
Montreal recounts of Francis Jeffrey Dickens inspector in the Northwest Mounted Police during the 1885 trouble. He was Charles Dickens’s son, later dying in Moline Illinois at the home of Mrs O Marshall, sister of Allison, after a life of service across Bengal Canada and Ottawa.
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Jeff
Dough” Alison
Strathcona
Montreal
Windsor Hotel
Montreal Herald
Francis Jeffrey Dickens
Northwest Mounted Police
Dickens
Charles Dickens
Moline
Ill
Douglas Allison
India
Bengal
Mounted Police
England
Canada
Northwest
Fort Pitt
Ottawa
Allison
O. Marshall
Alligton
Ameer in Kabul Follows Boer War with British Support
Calcutta Times correspondent reports the Ameer of Afghanistan admires British arms and the Boer War. News travels daily to Kabul from Peshawar with translations as Mohammadan sentiment mounts on the frontier. Afridi chiefs offer volunteers. government avoids Indian regulars. British prestige rises on the northwest frontier and in Kabul.
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Ameer
Kabul
Romera Dally
Afghanistan
Calcutta
London Times
Peshawar
Durbar
Punjab
Yar Mohammed
Malikdin
Afridis
South Africa
Afridi
Tirad
Kushk
India
General Joubert’s Wife Noted for Calmer, Efficient Service
The widow of General Joubert, once commander in chief of the Boer forces, served as his secretary and chief aide. She kept papers and tent orderly, acted swiftly under fire, and aided in coordinating troop dispositions. A Ladysmith photograph accompanies the article.
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Joubert
Ladysmith
Child Dies From Anthrax In Cumberland County
The eleven year old daughter of Frank Hitchner, a Cumberland County farmer, is dying of anthrax contracted from milk. She became ill after a visit at neighbor Job Garton’s home where cows on Garton’s farm tested positive and were culled. Doctors say she is beyond medical help.
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Bridgeton
N. J
New York Herald
Frank Hitchner
Cumberland County
Job Garton
Elephant beetle of Venezuela shown as largest insect
The text notes the elephant beetle of Venezuela as the largest insect, sometimes reaching a weight of about a half pound. It describes the insect in terms of size and appearance.
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Venezuela
Porter Ricos Ruler Victor? Allen Chosen for Porto Rico Governor
Charles H. Allen, longtime Lowell resident and former congressman, is named to be the first civil governor of Porto Rico with a salary of 8000 dollars. He rose to national prominence by succeeding Roosevelt as assistant secretary of the navy at the outbreak of the Spanish War and has held numerous municipal, state, and business roles, including ownership of wood preservatives and leadership in banks and paper manufacturing.
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United States Army
Hla
Wan
Roosevelt
Navy
Ones
Massachusetts
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
Lowell
Mass
William D. Russell
Allen
Merrimac
Congress
Plano
Porto
Cultivate a Sweet Voice and Gentle Speech
Advice from the New York Mail and Express urges cultivating a kind voice over a sharp snappish tone. It warns that harsh speech often hides ill will and harms relationships, especially among youths, and urges readers to keep their tone gentle and melodic at home.
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New York Mail and Express
Russian Sheep Dogs Seen on Fifth Avenue Folly
Report of a pair of tall dogs with curling hair and bob tails attracting attention on Fifth Avenue. George Jerrold of Helena Montana identifies them as Russian sheep dogs. He says they are common with sheep raisers who value their ability to work like collies and protect flocks by killing wolves, a trait the wolves fear.
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Fifth Avenue
George Jerrold
Helena, Mont
Montana
Katy
New York Tribune
Giraffe Sickness Reported at Chicago Park
Veterinary surgeon meets keeper amid park closure to confirm a giraffe’s long bout of illness with a sore throat. Chicago News notes the case as a local park health item.
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Chicago News
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