New Dutch Peace Palace Construct Uses Vast Free Standing Scaffolding
Dutch architect Mr. Van der Steur details a 60 foot high, $16,000 scaffolding system around the Hague peace palace. Two 133 foot lift towers and cranes of 6,000 pounds each will assist lifting heavy Swedish granite blocks for the lower terrace. The project plans a 1913 completion for the third peace conference delegates.
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The
Hague
Peace Palace
van der Steur
Holland
Decauville Railway
Hague-Scheveningen
Obernkirchen
Cowboy Finds Fiancée by Photo at Ellis Island
John Ditmer a Haines North Dakota cowboy visited Ellis Island and identified Rosa Hemke of Hamburg by a photo his mother sent from Hamburg. They married and left for home soon after. Ditmer had asked his mother to pick a bride, and Rosa became his fiancée through a correspondence and engagement.
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New York
John Ditmer
Haines
North Dakota
Ellis Island
Ditmer
Hamburg
Rosa Hemke
Rosa
Mustn’t Wear Birds Bill Passes In Assembly
The assembly approved a bill making any woman found wearing a closed season bird on her hat a criminal offender. The statute targets feathered apparel seen as protected game, prompting debates on fashion and wildlife law.
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Trenton
W. J
Assembly
Old Engines in China Showrailway Power Progress
A Hong Kong report via Swatow describes the Canton Hankow railway rolling stock. Six American locomotives are in operation and 16 in stock, including six 120 ton moguls with 19 by 26 inch cylinders and 5 000 gallon water capacity. Four Manhattan locomotives aid construction and six double-tender tank engines run freight and passenger trains to the rail head. 300 American type passenger coaches and 178 freight cars serve the line, with Won gha works building three first class and three second class coaches plus four third class coaches. Bridge construction will increasingly use local material while Chinese workshops expand.
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Washington
Albert W. Pontius
Swatow
Hong Kong
Canton-Hankow
Manhattan
New York City
Wongaha
America
England
Wongsha
Great Britain
Fish With a Horn Appears at Greenwood Lake Montclair Tale
Montclair residents Charles Van Gießen John Willis and George McCormick report a seven foot horned amphibious creature at Greenwood Lake. The monster surfaced after a bass was hauled in and stabbed at Van Giesen with a horned snout before sliding away leaving spray.
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Montclair
N. J
Greenwood Lake
Charles van Giesen
John Willis
George McCormick
van Gieson
Monter
McCormick
van Giesen
Ladybugs to Save Melons from Pests
State insectary shipments of 52,000,000 ladybugs are being transported free by rail from Sacramento to the Imperial Valley melon fields to browse aphids and other pests threatening crops. Three consignments have already passed through Los Angeles on the way to release sites.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Sacramento
Imperial Valley
Kisses Worth One Dollar In Scranton Court
In Scranton Magistrate John T. Howe set the price of kisses at one dollar each after Nathan Perlman pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for kissing Agnes Mosher in a Penn avenue store. Perlman paid a two dollar fine and accepted the bargain, saying he was satisfied.
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Scranton
John T. Howe
Nathan Perlman
Penn Avenue
Agnes Mosher
Pennman
Perlman
Patrolman recalls fight with mad dog in Cincinnati
Patrolman John Sheehan of the Seventh district describes a tense encounter with a large mad Great Dane at Eugene Slingluff's Walnut Hills home. He recalls the dog leaping through a window, snarling with red jaws as he rushed to safety and fought to subdue the animal.
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Cincinnati
John Sheehan
Seventh District
Walnut Hills
Eugene Slingluff
Sheehan
Dramatic chase ends as deputy shoots dangerous dog dead
In a tense sequence, Mr Slingluff and the narrator restrained the 125 pound dog with a harness, dragged it outside, and after the animal tore free, chased it through the house. Officer Payne joined, and they cornered the dog on the second floor and shot it dead to stop the menace.
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Mr. Slingluff
Officer Payne
Payne
Portrait of Sir William Phips joins Maine Historical Society
The Maine Historical Society in Portland gains a large portrait of Sir William Phips, donated by Henry Deering. The work by Elizabeth P Patterson mirrors an earlier December 1907 gift of Sir William Pepperell, whose original painting is owned by Prof. William P. Blake.
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Maine Historical Society
Portland
Sir William Phips
Maine
Henry Deering
Sir William Pepperell
Phips
Elizabeth P. Patterson
Wiscasset
William P. Blake
New Haven
Tucson
Ariz
William Phips
William Pepperell
Lewston Journal
The Psychological Moment at Miss Wheaton’s Door
A neighbor asks if Miss Wheaton is home and Celia Leahy from Ireland confirms her presence. Celia insinuates that a man has neglected Miss Wheaton for three weeks, urging immediate action and inviting the neighbor inside for business.
Roots That Needed Soaking Whiskey Ruse in Dedham
A Dedham prohibition case recalls a counterfeit whisky purchase in a drug store. A customer asked for a quart to soak roots and sarcastically answered that the roots were “the roots of my tongue, the sabers” when pressed for details. The tale, recorded in 1886 Argonaut Storyette, highlights evasive wit under law.
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Dedham
Emerald Isle
Mrs Suffragette Lecture Topic Questioned by Clubwoman
In Stray Stories Mrs Bridgewhist wonders about the subject of Mrs Suffragette's afternoon lecture. Mrs Clubwoman comments that it will cover the disasters of married life and jokes about featuring her husband on the platform as an exhibit.
What Did He Mean
A Yonkers Statesman line questions future actions as a dramatic exchange about fools and mortality. The quip frames a political or social debate with a probing, caustic tone.
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Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Two Kids Comment on Father’s Incarceration
The speaker contrasts two statements about a father jailed for violence. The first notes the father is locked up for shooting a dog, while the second asserts the father is jailed for shooting a police officer. The dialogue hints at differing perceptions of motive and consequence.
Mike the Lobster and a Hot Water Transformation
In a witty exchange Pat proclaims Mike is a lobster and explains the nickname. A speaker notes he starts green and turns red in hot water. Another brief quip complains about a singer who tortures a song rather than merely murdering it.
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Mike
Pat
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