Immortal J N Wanderer Dies Insane at Toledo State Hospital
Jacob Newman known as the immortal J N aged seventy eight after fifty years of wandering the United States. He traveled free on railroads and lived in hotels, never staying long in any town. Adjudged insane, he will spend his remaining days at the State Hospital of Toledo with many railroad passes and a celebrated travel reputation.
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Jacob Newman
J. N
State Hospital of
Toledo
J.N
Ohio
Cincin
Denver Woman Operates All-Gravity Cherrelyn Streetcar
Denver's Mrs. George H. Bogue runs the Cherrelyn Line to Cherrelyn claiming it to be the world's only all gravity streetcar system. A single, shabby car ascends a hill to the town, then descends with horse and passengers on the rear platform as the driver shoves the car back to base.
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Denver
Colorado
Cherrelyn
Chevrelyn
George H. Bogue
California
Osage Indians Loot Treasury With Official Backing
An Osage band looted the United States Treasury of 53 dollars each as permitted by Indian authorities. The group entered the Treasury Building quietly and received funds totaling 53 dollars per person for their Washington trip, signing names such as O lo hah wal la P Deerheart Bacon Rind Ne ke wah tian ka O loh hah mofie Nun tsa wah ha Arthur Bonai castle and Eve s Tall Chief.
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Alband
United States
Washington
Treasury
Department
Mark
O-lo-hah-wal-la
P. Deerheart
Bacon Rind
Ne-ke-wah-tian-ka
O-loh-hahmofie
Nun-tsa-wah-ha
Arthur Bonaicastle
Eve
Tall-Chief
Woman becomes ship keeper at Sacketts Harbor Navy Yard
Mrs. Albert H. Metcalfe, now in charge of the Sacketts Harbor navy yard on Lake Ontario, becomes the first woman to hold the rank of ship keeper in the U S Navy. She replaces her late husband after thirty years in the post, with a yearly salary of 365 dollars.
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Albert H. Metcalfe
Navy Yard
Sacketts Harbor
N. Y
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Sacketts Harbor Navy Yard
New Orleans
Metcalfe
Albert H
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
Congress
Bostonian praises Percival Lowell misdirection tale
A Boston listener extols Percival Lowell for a clever eclipse joke told to a colored man. Lowell claimed chickens would roost at 11 o clock, and when the sun darkened, the birds did go to roost, leaving George astonished and the prank explained as long familiarity with the trick.
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Percival Lowell
Mr. Lowell
George
The Raid on the Tr ory and a Poultry Puzzle
A fragmentary piece references a lecture by Dr. Ward about Prof. Elmer Gates of Washington D C who allegedly found a light ray form five octaves above violet akin to x rays. The text mixes aside remarks about chickens and a playful exchange on roosting a year earlier, attributed to the Saturday Evening Post.
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Psychotherapeutic Society
Ward
Elmer Gates
Washington, D. C
Automobile Skating in Paris by Italian Inventor
Alphonse Constantini, an Italian resident of Paris, has perfected automobile skating using two four wheeled skates powered by 1.5 horsepower air cooled motors. A gasoline tank strapped to the skater’s waist fuels a 46 mile run, with ignition battery and throttle operated by the left hand. The device reaches 31 miles per hour and can climb most hills.
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Paris
Alphonse Constantini
Burglar Helps Himself Then Gets Cornered by Wealthy Wife’s Guard
A reformed burglar recalls entering a rich widow’s house and opening a back room safe with a pistol pointed at him by the homeowner’s son who acted as guardian. The robber takes spoons, plated items, a baby mug, and later exits through a window as a pistol snaps.
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Reller
Postmasters of Olden Time and a 1817 Gazette Plan
A historical note recalls an 1817 pamphlet proposing a daily and thrice weekly Gazette printed at the seat of government. Postmasters would handle subscriptions with a 10 percent discount, and distant subscribers would receive careful, punctual delivery. The editor promised Congress proceedings and intelligent articles, while pledging tempered impartiality and loyalty to the nation.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Gazette
Fashionable snuff use returns in France and Peru finds ancient textiles
The report notes snuff taking rising again in France. It mentions Peru yielding fine quality cotton fabrics from tombs dating to Inca times. It also states Sumatra now produces about as much coffee as Java.
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France
Peru
Howry Cigarettes Made in Major U.S. Cities
The Howry brand cigarettes are produced in New York Richmond New Orleans and San Francisco facilities. The note lists the cities as key production sites for the United States market.
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Howry
United States
New York
Richmond
New Orlenns
San Francisco
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ONC
True Blue
New York City
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