Tragic Indiana feud tale stirs Kokomo inquest delay
Authorities in Kokomo Indiana paused the inquest into Louis Yeager’s death seeking a missing woman who was said to accompany him the night he died The case centers on a feud between Hemlock Oakford and nearby towns and hinges on Yeager’s engagement and alleged murder versus suicide Investigations focus on Logan Ingles and the Eads brothers who remain detained awaiting Friday May 22 preliminary hearings
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Louis Yeager
Myrtle Finley
Kokomo
Ind
Sharpsville
Yeaver
Hemlock
Oakford
Hix
Wenlock
Logan Ingalls
Villard
Frank Eades
Yeager
Francis Sutton
Father
Finley
Cooper
Oaakford
Uss Stella Peters
Logan Ingles
Eads
Centennial census notes rare 100 year olds across states
The 1900 census reports 586 people aged 100 plus in the United States. Critics point to possible misdating and 72.8 percent of centenarians being Black with questionable birth evidence. Comparisons show Germany 35 million has 778, England 82 million 146, France 40 million 213.
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United States
Germany
Aly
England
France
Forget to Return and Pay At Australian Station Booking office
A long list of names at an Australian railway station shows ladies who borrowed tickets and forgot to pay. The names and addresses sit beside the amounts owed, with promises to refund the money the next day.
Stuart Robson and His Scrapbook Collection
The late Stuart Robson built scrapbooks from his own clips not of press items but of clergy misdeeds. A radical free thinker, he rejected church reports, cutting out clergy misdeeds and compiling them for years. The bulk of the scrapbooks forced him to stop, though he remained proud of the monument to his opinions.
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Stuart Robson
Robson
The Russian Oil Fields: Baku Wells Deeper, Output Falls
The 214 Baku wells average 1302 feet depth and 292 barrels per day each, versus 358 wells in 1901 at 1086 feet and 330 barrels daily. This shows deeper drilling and a notable drop in per-well productivity. Oil at the wells costs two thirds of a cent per gallon.
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Baku
Russia
Sailors crave mud over shipboard shine in city chatter
A visiting naval officer and his host traded quips about sailors being too neat. The officer lamented the pristine condition of war vessels, saying he would trade three months of pay to experience the muddy days of boyhood and enjoy a stroll down the city’s famous muddy streets.
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Tom
Edison King of Inventors
Edison, famed as the typical American inventor, dominated U S patent activity. By late March he held at least 791 patents in the United States with fees totaling about 61 000 dollars. He also protected every significant invention abroad, meaning his total patents in his name run into thousands and the cost of securing them would form a handsome fortune.
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Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
Younger Insists on Honesty in Wild West Show
At La Plata Missouri Cole Younger, an ex bandit and showman, confronted a show employee accused of shortchanging a patron by five dollars. He ordered the return of the money, the employee was dismissed, and Frank James supported the action. The incident showcased Younger's claimed reform and honesty.
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la Plata
Cole Younger
Younger
Cole
Frank James
Builder of Great Ships. C B Orcutt at Newport News Yard
C B Orcutt runs the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, founded to fulfill Collis P Huntington’s dream of a premier American shipyard. The plant features massive dry docks, a 600 by 162 by 30 foot bay and an 827 foot dock, capable of servicing two battleships at once, employing about seven thousand workers and overseeing twenty million dollars in contracts. Orcutt’s leadership is described as practical and engaging, inspiring clock-like efficiency and loyal teamwork.
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C. B. Orcutt
Mammoth
Newport News
Collis P. Huntington
Arabella Huntington
Henry E. Huntington
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Orcutt
Deserves Well of Hil Country
D. M. Walker of Kirksville Missouri holds a remarkable family record. At fifty nine he is a great grandfather, a father at nineteen, and a grandfather at thirty eight. He has fourteen children, twenty five grandchildren, and one great grandchild. The great grandchild is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Watts of Pana.
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D. M. Walker
Kirksville
J. 8. Watts
Pana
New Libel Law Approved In Pennsylvania
Governor Pennypacker approves the Grady Salus Ibel bill now in effect in Pennsylvania. The measure aims to curb sensational publications and false reporting while allowing fair and honest newspapers to operate. It repeals conflicting earlier laws effective immediately.
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Pennsylvania
Gov. Pennypacker
Clergyman Repels Gamblers In Montgomery County
Rev. F H Argo of Rockridge Episcopal Church in Montgomery county Pa drove out poolroom operators by warning them of six months pursuit and eventual convictions. Within two days the gamblers and their belongings had left town.
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F. H. Argo
Rockridge
Montgomery County
Tatlk
Philadelphia
Argo
Archbishop Ryan's Joke Reveals Social Ties in Philadelphia
Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia enjoys a joke amid duties. A visit from Bishop Spalding of Peoria led to Western hospitality by a prominent social figure. The archbishop’s letter hints the hostess, while virtuous, treats her husband as a brute. She is an officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Ryan
Philadelphia
Spalding
Peoria
the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Monument to President Arthur at Fairfield Vermont
A monuments dedication will be held in July at Arthur birthplace in Fairfield Vermont the state of Vermont plans the event Speakers include Robert T Lincoln former secretary of war William E Chandler former secretary of the navy and other officials Ex Governor W Stickney is organizing arrangements
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President Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur
Fairfield
Vermont
Robert T. Lincoln
Chicago
Arthur
New Hampshire
Navy
Reese
Troubled duet tale of shared trousers and cold halls
In February a concert company faced heating problems in smaller towns. Pianist Seeboeck recalls a tour incident where he and the violinist swapped trousers to cope with cold dressing rooms. Eight wardrobe swaps and encore demands followed, revealing the ordeal and discomfort of a poorly heated evening.
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Seeboeck
Beeboeck
Leaving the Service of George Grossmith’s Butler
A long serving butler tells George Grossmith he wishes to resign after twenty years, humorously revealing his reason is fatigue with the sight of Grossmith and his family. The tale highlights eccentric servant motives and old fashioned loyalty.
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George Grossmith
Grossmith
The Solemn Ass in Everyday Life
A Washington Post quotation extols the figure who never takes sides, avoids partisan stance, and speaks with convoluted profundity. Despite plotting complexity, this figure dons fine clothes, earns respect, and prospers as the incarnation of success in public life.
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Washington Post
The Little Weak Child in Century Verse
A brief poetic vignette from Anita Fitch in Century reflects a parent’s plea for a frail child’s rest and a gentle reminder of childhood innocence. The speaker questions how the High God loves all his children and gently suggests letting the boy play awhile while he learns faith and affection.
Cutting It Short in a Barbershop Exchange
A barber asks how to cut the victim’s hair with Bele sors or clippers. The victim answers Both. The dialogue mentions scissors on the hair and the clipper on the conversation, revealing a tense exchange.
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Euke
Yields All to Preach the Word in Grosvenordale
F. M. Messenger, a mill agent in Grosvenordale Connecticut, earning $16,000 annually, has abandoned his secular work to preach the holiness doctrine full time.
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F. M. Messenger
Grosvenordale
Conn
Forty Years Continuous Service Awarded to Benton
John H. Benton marks forty years of continuous service in the United States Bureau of Pensions in Washington. He has dedicated four decades to federal pension administration and service to veterans.
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John H. Benton
United States Bureau of Pensions
Washington
Longest Himalayan Glacier Reported at Ninety Miles
A fragment notes the Hispar Pass area in the Himalayas featuring a glacier claimed as the longest, with an approximate length of ninety miles. The text emphasizes the glacier’s vast extent amid references to the region’s geography.
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Hispar Pass
Himalasys
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