Major Dade and Seminole Battle Monument Anniversary
By Elmo Scott Watson December 28 marks the anniversary of the Battle of the 28th of December 1835 in Florida where Major Francis L. Dade and 108 U.S. troops faced Seminoles. The tale recounts the ambush, heroic defense, and the estimated 1,500 soldiers and many settlers lost across seven years of war.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States Military Academy
West Point
United States
Florida
Dade
Gardiner
Bassinger
Mudge
Keats
Henderson
Gatlin
St. Augustine
Fla
Mississippi River
Osceola
Fort Brooke
Hillsboro Bay
Tampa
Fort King
Withlacoochee River
Francis L. Dade
Fra Wer
Thief Narrows Escape by Hiding Under Sofa in Berlin
A young burglar hid under a divan in the Tiergarten district for 14 hours after a break in was interrupted by the occupants. He finally attempted to flee but was captured by a housekeeper and handed to the police.
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Berlin
Tiergarten
Mercy slaying by Two Harbors father ends in suicide
John A. Barton, president of the Two Harbors First National Bank, killed his seventeen year old daughter Beatrice Barton, who was deaf and physically invalid, in a mercy killing after years of care and failed medical hopes. He then wounded himself and died, leaving no motive beyond ending her suffering.
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Two Harbors
Mina
John A. Barton
Isabelle
Audrey
Presbyterian Church
Beatrice
Harbors
Three Children Die in Farmhouse Fire Near Thompsonville
In Benzie county Michigan a fire at the Eddy home west of Thompsonville claimed the lives of three children Lulu four Lenna three and Melvin one while parents Frank and Mrs Eddy were away. Two traveling men found the flames on the Thompsonville Beulah road as the structure was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. This marked a second similar tragedy in Mrs. Eddys family and followed a past fire that killed her uncle Georges Peters three children nearby.
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Gardiner
Cade
Bassiner
Henderson
Little Fort
Fort Kings
Bassinger
Fort Brooke
Thompsonville
Mich
Frank Eddy
Benzie County
Eddy
Lulu
Lenna
Melvin
Prisoner Misses Train Becomes Sudden Boarder at Jail
Sam Moffin, a longtime St. Louis resident, got separated from a federal prisoner transport at Union Station. He wandered the crowd and missed the train to Mexico County jail. The next morning he returned to the jail front door asking to be admitted as a six month boarder after catching the subsequent train.
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St. Louis
Sam Moffin
Union Station
Sammie
Mexico
Sam
Mouse devours popcorn traps in office window display
A mouse in Kennewick Washington stuffed on popcorn at an electric light and power office window. It could not escape the tiny hole it entered through and ran around the display for an hour as Saturday night crowds watched.
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Kennewick
Wash
Electric Light and Power Company
Dutch oppose funeral flower gifts to aid poor families
Amsterdam reports Holland plans to abolish costly funeral flowers after a San Francisco Chronicle dispatch. Philanthropists cite wasted funds and snobbery, proposing alternatives like Sweden’s flower fund that replaces flowers with donations and a family album. They note Swiss practice directing money to hospitals in lieu of grave flowers.
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Switzerland
Cynic vents on yawning train stenos and shop girls
A New York Sun quote criticizes morning yawns on trains as a pose by stenogs and shop girls to appear hard boiled. The cynic notes fake yawns reveal those who sleep, while true sleepers go unnoticed, spreading yawns through the car as a sign of urban bravado.
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New York
New York Sun
Turkey Drops Fashion Mandate After Back-To-Back Edicts
The article notes shifts in gender dress rules in Turkey as Mustafa Kemal ordered veils, then backed off, and the present leader chooses not to interfere with women's fashion. It highlights a reversal from forced veil use to personal choice and a restraint on further mandates.
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Turkey
Mustapha Kemal
Mustapha
Pills to Fight Epidemics Inoculation Idea For India
Medical officers in India consider pills as a method to inoculate against cholera typhoid and dysentery. The approach from Professor Besredka of the Pasteur Institute of Paris is supported by Dr N De Zoysa chief medical officer of a self vaccination campaign.
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India
Besredka
Pasteur Institute of Paris
N. de Zoysa
Truth and inquiry in Montaigue quote style
A small town party description notes a formal event brings an enormous variety of food, reflecting local social customs and hospitality. The text frames truth as a divine, elevating ideal while observing everyday gatherings.
Longevity Statistics From Life Expectancy Tables
The report notes average life spans in the country with 55.33 years for males and 57.52 for females. It cites U S life tables showing from 70,686 reaching age forty, 52,542 reach sixty, about 74 percent survive to sixty.
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United States
Bureau of the Census
Curious Wedding Notes Mention Mrs. Blackfield
Readers wonder about Mabel's anger as newspapers print a full wedding account. The reporting includes that Miss Blackfield married a renowned antiques collector.
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Mabel
Den named for growls from a man's sanctum
A playful note explains the term den as a man's private space because its walls echo with many growls and the room serves as a personal domain.
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Lettoré Publishing
Democritus
Michael de Montaigue
Cuticura
Malden
Mass
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Hanford
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Photoscript Company
Germantown Ave
Philadelphia
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IO Grande Valley
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R. 4
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Texas
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83Rd Street
Woodhaven
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Patchogue
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Cincinnati
Detroit Aircraft Corporation
Price
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Ciocinnsti
Ohio
Pees
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Genete
Withoys Ghitins
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