Life of Mark Twain, the Great American Humorist
The obituary notes the death of Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain at Stormfield New York and his burial in Elmira. It chronicles his Hannibal Missouri birth in 1835, rise as a river pilot, literary milestones from 1862 onward, and major works including The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Roughing It The Gilded Age Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It covers financial troubles copyright ventures with Webster Co and the deaths of his daughter Olivia and wife Olivia Clemens and the later death of his youngest daughter Jean.
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Redding
Conn
Mark Twain
Stormfield
Camarack Hills
Elmira
N. Y
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
America
Hannibal
Horace Bixby
Virginia City Enterprise
Twain
Calaveras County
Alta California
Europe
Orient
Charles Dudley Warner
Arthur
Joan of Arc
C. L. Webster & Co
Clemens
Globe
Olivia S. Clemens
Florence
Italy
Bermuda
Jean
Rockefeller Foundation praised by President Schurman
President Jacob G. Schurman lauded John D. Rockefeller's philanthropic plan before the Cornell congress, endorsing broad aims to advance morals, religion, art, science, and general well being. He urged modernizing trustee selection, suggesting presidential appointment or high governmental input for public welfare.
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Ithaca
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
Congress
Jacob G. Schurman
Cornell Congress
Schurman
Rockefeller
United States
Senate
Record Heat Wave Hits Newfoundland West Coast
St Johns reports record breaking heat with temperatures up to 85 degrees in areas where winter averages would be below freezing. The extreme warmth marks an unprecedented spell on the west coast of Newfoundland over recent days.
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St Johns
Newfoundland
Ships Collide Off Fortune Bay Sinks Edna Carter
A night collision off Fortune Bay Newfoundland involved schooners Edna Carter and Victoria. The Edna Carter sank after entangled rigging forced them together for two hours. Edna Carter crew escaped to the Victoria.
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Fortune Bay
N. F
North Sydney
N. S
Edna Carter
Big Dam Burning Threatens Duluth Region
A massive Weyerhauser dam on the upper Mississippi is burning with center piers afire and the city water plant destroyed by fire. Duluth faces blackout as residents flee and panic spreads while firefighters combat the blaze with limited hope. Downriver, the Northwest Paper pulp plant ignites as Brainerd evacuates settlements to higher ground.
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Duluth
Minn
Mississippi River
Brainerd
Weyerhauser
Northwest Paper Company
Money on the Canal Rescue Hoard Snapped Up
Solomon and Moses read a notice offering five shillings for saving a drowning man. They staged a rescue but Moses refused to participate, noting a ten shillings reward for a dead body. The tale, from London Tit-Bits, ends with a humorous exchange.
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Solomon
Moses
Sol
London
Getting Old and The Birthday Gift Exchange
A light exchange about aging and memory centers on a husband recalling a gift for his wife. The wife responds with a playful rebuke praising his quiet presence and remembrance of birthdays.
Limberger and the Law in a Cruel Cheese Jest
In municipal court Judge Wells fines William Ring one dollar amid a humorously charged dispute over limburger cheese. Ring, a stereotyper, smeared the cheese on Edward Snider after remarks about the odor, calling it justice that smells to heaven as the bailiff hushes him with a cheery cheese it. Pat and Mike scene ends with a lobster comparison and a punchy table remark about color changes.
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Rung
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Postum Cereal Co, Y Limited
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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