HARK TWAIN Hailed as Premier Humorist of Modern Times
Obituary notice reflects on the life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens Mark Twain born in Florida Missouri later moving to Hannibal. It chronicles his rise from riverman and printer to famous author and his renowned jokes, decisive acts, family losses, inventions and trials. It notes his home at Tarrytown New York and references his debt settlement for Charles L Webster Co.
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Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorn Clemicus
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Twain
Rockefeller
Grant
Mark
Flo
Florida
Hon. Dia
Mississippi
Territory of
Nevada
Sam
Josh
San Francisco
Orld
Sandwich Islands
Frisco
Bin
Waterloo
Cub
Olivia Langdon
Elmira
Mr. Langdon
Wwell
Twains
Tom Sawyer
Puddahead Wilson
Mulberry Sellers
Clara
Clemens
Queen Victoria
Samuel M. Clemens
Warnford
Saranac Lake
Leopold
Belgium
Charles L. Webster & Co
J. A. Edgerton
Monkeys In Society Impress Boston Social Set
A Boston socialite keeps a pet monkey who rides in her carriage with a seal skin coat and jewel collar. The animal is blamed after family plate and trinkets vanish, though the mistress suspects theft by a common thief rather than the pet.
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Boston
New York
How Motorists Pay Fines
A chauffeur in Kensington England was fined and said he agreed with his employer that he should pay the fines. He added the practice was almost universal in motoring circles.
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Kensington
England
The New Hata Flats Show an Old Influence in Shape
The New Hata flats reveal designs echoing older styles, with shapes reflecting long ago influences. The details highlight how traditional forms persist in contemporary construction.
Zebra crossbreeding drama eyed by U S department officials
William B Curtis reports that the Agricultural Department plans a landmark experiment crossing Grevy zebras with American horses and mules at the Washington zoo under Dr Frank Baker. Germany and the Congo region pursue similar breeding schemes to create a climate hardy, high endurance draft animal.
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William £. Curtis
Agricultural Department
Fleet
Germany
Wilson
Bureau of Animal Industry
Frank Baker
Nation Zoological Park
William B. Curtis
Chicago Record- Herald
Washington
Kongo Free State
Africa
Robert P. Skinner
United States
Marselfiles
Abyssinia
Ras Makonnen
Herar
Skinner
Menelik
Mr. Skinner
Marseilles
New York
Department of State
Washington Zoo
Baker
South Afric
Afrien
East Indies
Kongo River
Canteloupe Perfume Sparks New Charleston Fashion
A Charleston girl visiting Washington introduces a delicate perfume called cantaloupe that has become a social sensation in American society. The scent, available as powder and squid, evokes pleasant fields and joy, with violet, rose, and heliotrope seeming dull by comparison.
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Charleston
Bishop Mackay-Smith
Washington
New York
Christmas Song Variant From Oral History
Folkloric verse recalls children asking for kindness during Christmas with a mother’s warning about angels taking them away. The fragment hints at Christmas lights in the sky and connects to family ritual and superstition.
Massacres of Jews in Russian cities shock Philadelphia readers
Letters from relatives in Philadelphia describe brutal mob violence in Russia, including graphic accounts of killings, dismemberment, and arson. Recipients plead for aid to protect lives, with requests to rescue families and flee to America amid ongoing anti Jewish pogroms and mass homelessness.
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Pinchera
Philadelphia
Jacob Chalfin
Lombard Street
Kovno
Novno
Herman Sachs of
Wier
Samuel Loudon
Lusth Third Street
Sarah Goldman
Kaufman
Aaron Rothstein
Abraham Chabrow
South Street
John Ball
Solomon
Odessa
Jacob Ginsburg
Jewish Evening Post
America
Russia
Porous Plaster Fad Leads to Odd Underwear Incident
A foreign Minnequa steel plant worker wore porous plasters as underwear. Dispensary staff trapped him after daily plaster requests and found his body fully covered from neck to ankles. The gag may have others following the fad among workers.
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Minnequa Steel
Minnequa
Dawn of Liberty in Russia discussed by Charles Johnston
The article reviews reformist moves in Russia and recounts a humorous anecdote about Admiral Birileff and the empress. It notes Admiral Shestaubed’s strict order against bouquets and the royal visit to a ship Birileff served aboard.
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Charles Johnston
Harper’s. Weekly
Russia
Admiral Birieff
Shestaubed
Biriloff
Shestakoff
Birileff
The New Religion of Doctors
C D comments in the Westminster Gazette reply to Sir Frederick Treves on disease as beneficent. The column mocks cures for colds and coughs and urges skepticism toward overzealous medical fixes.
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Frederick Treves
C. D
Fincus
Sir Frederick Treves
Curious Japanese asks about ear trumpet in Kansas City street
An incident on West Ninth street in Kansas City shows a Japanese youth asking an elderly man with a speaking tube about the instrument. He inquires how it is made where it comes from its cost and whether it restores hearing before thanking the man and moving on.
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West Ninth Street
Kansas City
Kosher Kitchens for Hamburg American Liners
Hamburg American line adds kosher kitchens on all steerage ships to serve Jewish emigrants to the United States. Cooks will be appointed by a supervising committee of Hamburg rabbis under Were Ballin to provide porkless meals for Russian and Polish coreligionists bound for the new land.
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The
Line
Fashionable London housemaids wear smart livery
En Sunnvt Livers. Housemaids in livery are the latest innovation in smart London houses. One fashionable woman outfits her maids in neat skirts tight bodices with double breasted waist coats of yellow and black and tiny brass buttons on either side.
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London
Costly Target at New York Navy Yard Launch
The New York navy yard unveiled the most elaborate target likely the world has seen. A near exact duplicate of a battleship hull section was built costing about 50 000 dollars.
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New York Navy Yard
New Khaki Wear For Poachers Baffles Icekeepers
English poachers adopt khaki during business hours to blend with the countryside and ease evasion of watchful icekeepers. The compact disguise aids stealth in surrounding fields and hedges.
Dugger Votes Yes for Incorporation in Town Referendum
The Dugger incorporation referendum yielded 147 in favor and 40 against amid a quiet poll with a small turnout. A subsequent election will select the first town board, clerk, and treasurer, after a brief morning altercation at the polling place.
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Dugger
Horse Thieves Cause Excitement in Sullivan
Two men stole a horse and buggy in Indianapolis and sparked a pursuit in Sullivan this morning. Marshal Jim Willis and Deputy Orr pursued. one thief was caught while the other escaped after a shot missed. The horse and buggy were recovered and one suspect jailed.
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Sullivan
Indianapolis
Jim Willis
Sunny Jim
Orr
Willis
East Jackson Street
Morton Statue at Capitol Honors Indiana Hero Oliver Morton
Congressman Chaney stores bound Congress proceedings in the Union office detailing Indiana’s acceptance of a monument for Statuary Hall in Washington honoring Oliver P. Morton. Old soldiers are invited to call for access.
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Chaney
Congress
Indiana
Statuary Hall
Washington
Oliver P. Morton
French Baby Dies from Meningitis in Riverton
The two year old son of Sherman French of Riverton died yesterday from spinal meningitis. Relatives gathered for funeral services held in Riverton this morning and the burial will take place at Center Ridge cemetery today.
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Sherman French
Riverton
Center Ridge Cemetery
Local visits and winter sojourns listed
Thomas visits relatives in Arizona. Spencer stayed in Chicago last week. Geo T. Wilson left for Tullanema Tennessee to spend winter with cousin John M. Wilson. Oliver Story departed for Tucson Arizona to visit his son Lewis Story for the winter.
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G. O. Chicago
Geo. T. Wilson
Tullanema, Tenn
John M. Wilson
Oliver Story
Tucson
Arizona
Lewis Story
Local Notables Share Holiday Greetings and Travel
Mr and Mrs David Crawley celebrate 53rd wedding anniversary at home. Gilbert Bord Henry Rost and W M Asrey head to Cuba for a prospecting tour. Miss Hortense Luzader and Miss Aesah Luzader visit from Indianapolis. Jessie Holcomb visits relatives. Republican Thomas Hollingsworth of Jefferson township visits the city. Mrs Charles Warren visits sister in Terre Haute. A D Scott breaks stub of amputated arm in buggy overturn near Walter Scott's home during Christmas visit. children uninjured. Dr and Mrs Thomas R Crowder of Chicago spend Christmas with Crowder grandparents. John W Yager of West Lynn Massachusetts visiting Graysville. Granville M Lyons of Peoria visiting his parents. Germany's oldest orator is Deputy Schneider in Ebeswalde at 108. latest speech noted at horticulture opening.
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David Crawley
Gilbert Bord
Henry Rost
W. M. Asrey
Cuba
Hortense
Aesah Luzader
Indianapolis
Jessie Holcomb
Thomas Hollingsworth
Jefferson Township
Union
Charles Warren
John T. Beasley
Terre Haute
A. D. Scott
Walter Scott
A. D
Thomas R. Crowder
Chicago
Dr. Crowder
R. H. Crowder
John W. Yager
West Lynne
Mass
Graysville
Granville M. Lyons
Peoria
Ills
T. A. Lyons
Germany
Schneider
Ebeswalde
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Bost
William Dean Howells
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Saranac
Hamburg-American Company
Morton
MT. Galvary
Lee
Thomas
Spencer
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