Diverse observations mix whimsy and news in 19th century notes
A collage of clever witticisms and short items touches on Ballooning aviation laws, a lighthouse marriage, heroic resilience, prunes and baldness myths, work illness, airship plans, and Marconi. It cites New York electricity crimes, New Jersey monkey detention, and a Rand gold hoard estimate while noting Brazil's Charley’s Aunt link and Mrs. Sage sending a debt payment.
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Brazil
Charley
Root
Americas
Russell Sage
When a man has done his work shall he stop and play
The Worcester Mass clergyman Rev Dr Scott has resigned after 30 years to focus on self. He argues one should allow time for diversion in a long career to avoid an abrupt retirement and sustain activity beyond steady work. His view suggests taking regular breaks improves longevity in service.
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Dr. Scott
Worcester
Mass
Justice Brewer Attacks Roosevelt At Carnegie Hall
Supreme Court Justice David J. Brewer criticized President Roosevelt during a Carnegie Hall address at the Civic Forum opening. He called the president a hide and seek ruler and urged constitutional limits, quipping that it is foolish to quarrel over simplified spelling as spectators laughed.
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New York
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt
Hughes
Justice Brewer
Civic Forum
N. Justice
Brewer
Congress
Hill Addresses Commercial Club Banquet Speakers
James J. Hill of St. Paul the head of Great Northern railway spoke at Kansas City Missouri 13th annual Commercial clubs banquet. He discussed Commercial Development of the Mississippi Valley and gave a history and review of current international conditions.
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Hill
Kansas
Rich Man Grudges Light to Wife
Mrs. Sallie Lennox files for divorce from husband John Lennox in South Bend Indiana alleging his economy mania. She claims he forbids using gas to read in bed as waste while noting Lennox’s wealth around $25,000.
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South Bend
Ind
John Lennox
Sallie Lennox
Lennox
Lincoln marksman halts record attempt after judge leaves
In Lincoln Nebraska Captain A H Hardy aimed to set a 20000 shot shooting record by hitting 14066 flying blocks without a miss before a judge departed causing the demonstration to stop. The current world record was 8862 held by Topper Wein of San Antonio.
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Lincoln
Neb
A. H. Hardy
Hardy
Topper Wein
San Antonio
Bomb makers killed in explosion near Lisbon Spain
In Lisbon Spain three anarchists were mixing bomb material when a blast occurred. Two were killed instantly and the third was captured before escaping.
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Lisbon
Spain
Woonsocket Leader Sentenced in Embezzlement Case
Levi C. Lincoln, president of the Woonsocket Electric Light and Power Company, confessed to embezzling 47500 dollars and was sentenced to four years in prison on two charges.
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Providence
R. T
Levi C. Lincoln
Woonsocket Electric Light and Power Company
Tennessee Ousts Standard Oil Co. in Gallatin Decree
The state fights illegal discrimination and anti trust violations as Chancellor J announces a chancery decree at Gallatin revoking Standard Oil Co. license to operate in Tennessee. Attorney General Cates filed the bill on behalf of the state in Nashville.
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Stout
Gallatin
Standard Oil Co
Tennessee
Cates
Nashville
Tenn
Chancellor J
Cleveland Mayor Johnson Linked to Nassau Electric Stock Watering
William M. Ivens, investigating Brooklyn transit affairs for the public service commission, alleges Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland and associates watered Nassau Electric Railway stock by 6.25 million dollars during a 1899 reorganization and then sold it to Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co.
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Johnson
New York
N. Y
William M. Ivens
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co
Public Service Commission
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Nassau Electric Railway Co
Brooklyn
Nassau Company
Campaign for billiard halls in Kalamazoo churches
May William mhomsgee of Kalamazoo announces a movement to allow billiard halls and bowling alleys in churches to attract and retain young men where the influences are good. He argues ministers should be good mixers and cites church space as a potential venue.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
H Honey
William Mhomsgee
Thompson
Denver Mint to Resume Silver Coinage in December
The Denver mint will resume coining silver in December to run at full capacity. It has minted about 15 million dollars in gold over the past two months and will produce silver coins worth 50,000 dollars daily for immediate circulation. Gold bullion on hand is nearly exhausted by month’s end.
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Denver
Colo
Bones of Columbus Found in Relic Box Corestone
Opening of the metal box from the Consolidated Exchange cornerstone at Broadway and Exchange Place reveals a gold mounted urn containing parts of Christopher Columbus bones. The relic rested more than 20 years in the building that is now being torn down in Columbus, New York.
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Columbus
New York
N. Y
Consolidated Exchange
Broadway and Exchange Place
Christopher Columbus
Vessel Sails with Fever Victims
The British cruiser Indefatigable, after an outbreak of yellow fever that killed two crewmen, departed Barbadoes for Halifax. Five new cases emerged before the crew was isolated.
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St. Thomas
Barbadoes
Halifax
N. S
Train Collision Kills One in Farmdale Wreck
A Peoria Chicago and Alton passenger train and a Vandalia freight train collided near Farmdale six miles east of Peoria. One trainman died and seven injured, all trainsmen, in the Wednesday wreck.
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Peoria
Chicago and Alton
Farmdale
Here
Polish Socialist Decries Brigandage Link in Warsaw Decree
Warsaw authorities issue a decree dissolving the Polish socialist organization for using its fighting group to further brigandage aims. The order labels the organization as wholly serving criminal acts and calls for its disbandment.
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Warsaw
Russian
Poland
Polish Socialist Organization
Philadelphia Physician Ends His Life in City Center
Dr F Nath an Patapinella a noted Philadelphia physician and nervous diseases specialist died by suicide in his city center apartment after taking morphine authorities report the tragedy.
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Philadelphia
Penn
F. Nathan Patapinella
Need More Dry Docks Urged by Navy Official
Washington report from Rear Admiral S C Holliday chief of the bureau of yards and docks stresses urgent need for additional naval dry docks to support shipbuilding and maintenance.
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Washington, D. C
S. C. Holliday
Bureau of Yards and Docks of the Navy
Walsh Operations in Trial Highlight Bond Sales and Withdrawals
Prosecutor shows documents hinting Walsh bonds sold at near bank collateral values. Cross‑exam reveals $522,000 in ten sales and Walsh withdrawing about $3.4 million from the Chicago National Bank. Moxey testimony notes January 1905 withdrawals of $630,000 in one day and $644,000 in notes discounted. Record of bond sales to be continued next day.
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Chicago
Walsh Railroads
Chicago National Bank
National Bank
Moxey
Walsh
Dobyns
Anderson
Salvador Frees Political Prisoners Decree Issued
San Salvador decrees amnesty for all political prisoners and allows political exiles to return. President Figuroa promises fair administration and urges unity for prosperity. State of siege suspended and constitutional guarantees restored.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Figuroa
Salvador
Baroness Rothschild Buried in Paris
The funeral of Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild who died November 18 at her estate near Geneva Switzerland was held in Paris with only family members present. The interment took place at Pere Lachaise cemetery.
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Rothschild
Paris
France
Adolphe de Rothschild
Geneva
Switzerland
Dell
Pere Lachaise
Berliner editor faces libel trial over Moltke charge
German authorities announce the libel action against Maximilian Harden editor of Die Zukunft. He is charged with criminally libelling Count Kuno von Moltke, the former military governor of Berlin.
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Harden
Berlin
Ger
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
Kuno von Moltke
von Moltke
Brother's Selfless Rescue Ends in Tragedy
Eureka Springs Ark. man Endeav oring to rescue his brother Arthur L Oldham who was overcome by gas in an uncompleted well died along with his brother William Oldham before rescuers could reach them.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Arthur L. Oldham
William Oldham
Constitution Outgrown Says North Carolina Chief Justice
Chief Justice Walter Clark told the People's Institute at Cooper Union that the constitution is inadequate, undemocratic and outgrown, in a speech delivered Friday night in New York City. The remarks challenged the framers and called for reforms to address modern governance needs.
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New York
N. Y
Walter Clark
Supreme Court of North Carolina
People’s Institute
Cooper Union
Boiler Explosion Kills Five in Norfork Mill
Five men died and another was fatally injured when a boiler exploded at John L. Roper lumber mill Planing Mill No. 1 in Gelmorton Norfork County. Several others were seriously hurt in the blast.
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Norfolk
John L. Roper
Gelmorton
Norfolk County
Caruso relative held in Chicago larceny case
Salvatore Caruso and John Buro, both residents of 806 and 827 West Huron street, are held for larceny in Chicago, the police saying Salvatore is a cousin of the Italian tenor Caruso.
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Caruso
Chicago
Salvatore Caruso
West
Huron Street
John Buro
West Huron Street
Waging War for Clean Stores in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports state dairy and food division campaigns for clean grocery stores urging dealers in food products to uphold spotless conditions. In Guayaquil Ecuador police arrested several suspects believed involved in a plot against the government.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Dairy and Food Division
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Foreigners Rush Home Amid Severe steerage Congestion
In New York the unprecedented return of foreigners by sea has caused major congestion in steerage bookings. The North German Lloyd liner Mainz carried 2,865 steerage passengers, with hundreds awaiting space at the pier. For the Seydlitz and Koenig Albert, bookings have been closed ahead of sailings and no more steerage tickets are being sold for the November 30 departure.
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New York
N. Y
Lloyd Line
Seydlitz
Koenig Albert
Mediterranean
Gold Leaving Germany Reaches Reichbank Reports
Berlin notes continued gold outflow as the Reichbank may have lost about 3 million dollars last week. Supplies are replenished by domestic arrivals and small denomination banknotes. The article suggests U S demand drew gold from the open market and cites a stabilizing Wall Street trend.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichbank
United States
Wall Street
Submarines Collide Near Toulon During Maneuvers
Submarines Bonite and Souffleur collided at a depth of thirty meters while attacking the battle ship Loure Gui berry off Toulon. The Souffleur perforated conning tower window caused flooding but the commander used the rising mechanism and the vessel surfaced before it flooded.
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Toulon
France
Loureguiberry
Theodore F. Wright Dies Abroad in November
Boston reports a cablegram announcing the death of Rev. Theodore F. Wright dean of the new Cambridge church theological school. The cablegram stated he died abroad in November and that Mrs. Wright would travel to New York to join the body.
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Theodore F. Wright
Boston
Mass
New Church Theological School
Cambridge
Whey 6Aire
Bey Pe
Tug Sunk in Collision Off Niagara Point
The tug Escort of Port Dalhousie Ontario was struck by the barge Harrison in tow of the steamer Westmount off Niagara point and sunk. Captain Harry Dunlap, Engineer Albert Dunlap and canal helper Charles Christmas were drowned. The remaining three crew members were saved.
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Port Dalhousie
Harrison
Westmount
Niagara Point
Harry Dunlap
Albert Dunlap
Charles Christmas
Italians Form Redress to Combat Black Hand in New York
Prominent Italian residents in New York unite to follow Chicago peers in organized opposition to the Black Hand, a foreign group police credit with blackmail and violent acts. The move signals coordinated public stance and potential legal action against extortion.
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White Hand Society
New York, N. Y
New York
Chicago
Black Hand Society
Leeds Suffers Third Stroke at Home in New York
William B. Leeds financier and former president of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific railroad suffered a third stroke of paralysis at his New York home. Family members said Friday night the attack was only slight.
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Leeds
New York
N. Y
William B. Leeds
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Moorish Rebels Annihilated Near Guebdana
Melilla dispatches report Moorish rebels in the district were ambushed near Guebdana and annihilated by imperial troops.
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Madrid
Spain
Melilla
Guebdana
Burglars Blow Safes At Beecher Falls Station
In Beecher Falls Vermont two safes at the Maine Central station were blown open with dynamite and about $1,000 in cash was stolen. Police searched for suspects after the blast and theft.
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Beecher Falls
Maine Central
Slight Quake in Chile Damages Homes in Punta Arenas
A minor earthquake struck Punta Arenas Chile Tuesday morning causing property damage but no casualties. In Mississippi a Confederate monument at Vicksburg National Military Park was dedicated. In North Dakota Charles Erickson and wife were found unconscious from coal gas with Mrs. Erickson deceased. A $6 million lien was recorded for the Arkansas Louisiana & Gulf railway mortgage in favor of Colorado Title and Trust Co.
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Chile
Punta Arenas
Vicksburg
Miss
Virginia Battery
Vicksburg National Military Park
Devil's Lake
N. D
Charles Erickson
Edmore
Hamburg
Ark
Therkansas, Louisiana & Gulf Railway
Colorado Title and Trust Co
Thirteen Die in Gotham Fire Tragedy
Thirteen victims perish in a downtown Gotham blaze trapped on a top floor as they fought to reach a fire escape. Fire officials say the fatal room was crowded and smoke hindered escape attempts.
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Gotham
Five Story Tenement Fire Kills Nineteen in New York
A basement liquor store fire on Second Avenue near One Hundred Ninth Street swept through a five story building. Thirteen people died and seven were injured as smoke and flames trapped families on the fourth and fifth floors. Firemen could not reach those trapped as stairways filled with smoke.
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New York
Second Avenue
One Hundred
Ninth Street
Detroit Newspapers Boost Price to Two Cents
Detroit Free Press and Daily News announce price increases effective December 1 to 2 cents per copy. The Free Press keeps 6 cents for Sunday editions while the News raises only its morning issue to 2 cents. afternoon remains 1 cent. The papers cite rising costs across newsprint and associated materials creating urgency and burden.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Free Press
The
Daily News
Free Press
News’ Advance
Freight Rates Advance Across Canada On New Schedule
Railways move to higher tariffs nationwide from lakes to Vancouver. Increases range from 20 to 60 percent as lines claim rate equalization. Winnipeg Board of Trade and other groups protest to the government with no effect.
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Winnipeg
Man
The
Lakes
Vancouver
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Harahan's Charge Denied in Illinois Central Suit
Henry W. Leman, attorney for Stuyvesant Fish, disclosed a vigorous denial of charges contained in the answers of J. T. Harahan and others in the Illinois Central injunction suit. He also intimated that redress may be sought by his client over certain allegations made against him.
Shaw Blames High Living For Financial Stringency
Leslie M. Shaw, former treasurer and head of the Carnegie Trust Co. of New York, said extravagant living by Americans and a glut of undigested securities plus criticism of business methods caused the current financial stringency in Chicago.
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Shaw
Chicago
Ill
Leslie M. Shaw
Carnegie Trust Company of
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Two Bankers Arrested in New York Forgery Case
James J. Graham assistant cashier and James W. Daly paying teller of the Interborough Bank in Wall Street were arrested Monday on charges of forging a 2900 dollar check. John D Rockefeller commented that the worst was over though effects would linger.
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New York
James J. Graham
Interborough Bank
Wal Street
James W. Daly
John D
John D. Rockefeller
Centenarian W R Chambers Dies in Cecil County
Pennsylvania's centenarian W R Chambers, 105, died Sunday at his Cecil home in Washington County. Born in Derby Ireland he came to the U S 49 years ago. He leaves a 103 year old Irish sister and three children all over 70, plus more than 100 descendants.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
W. R. Chambers
Cecil
Washington County
Chambers
Derby
Ireland
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New Jersey
Marconi
Boyle O'Reilly
Women’s Literary Clubs of
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Rand
South Africa
Supreme Court
Gov. Hughes
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