Malinche and the Water Sprite of Chapultepec
The piece recounts the Malinche legend, the water sprite guarding Aztec treasure linked to Chapultepec springs and Cuauhtemoc, with a transit to Montezuma’s tree and Atzcapotzalco, detailing caves, crystal walls, and the guardian’s vigil. It ends noting United Mine Workers elect Thomas L. Lewis as president.
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Malinche
Malintze
Mexico
Lttle
Chapultepec
Manache
Cuauhtemoc
Cuauhtemec
Montesuma
Montezuma
Atzcapotsalco
Zancoca
Ses
Cortes
Yancopinca
United Miners
Thomas L. Lewis
John Mitchell
United Mine
Workers of America
Lewis
The Siren Guard and the Hidden Treasure
A cryptic tale describes a man drawn to a spring by a glowing lure. He leans toward troubled waters and, as a white arm emerges to clasp his neck, he vanishes. He has joined the siren guarding Cuauhtemoc’s treasure, per Mary Worral Hudson in the Mexican Herald.
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Cuauhtemoc
Mary Worral Hudson
Mexican Herald
Pitchfork Ben Tillman and His Political Rise
The piece profiles Benjamin Ryan Tillman known as Pitchfork Ben for his inflammatory rhetoric against African Americans. It notes his South Carolina roots, gubernatorial blows against black rights, and three-term US Senate career with a term ending in 1913.
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Benjamin Ryan Tillman
South Carolina
Cleveland
Senate
Tillman
Crum
Charleston
Ben
Washington
United States Senate
Hardy laments loss of Dorset dialect in Barnes poems
Thomas Hardy as editor of Selected Poems of William Barnes mourns the decay of Dorset dialect. He notes education in the west of England erases regional speech, replacing it with uniform language. He warns that local words fade as younger generations fail to understand poet's nouns and idioms.
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Hardy
Thomas Hardy
William Barnes
Dorset
Barnes
England
New York Central Names William C Brown as Head
William C Brown succeeds W H Newman as head of the New York Central lines. A 55 year old railroad man born in Herkimer County New York he began as a section hand in 1869 and worked up through telegraphy dispatching to higher posts. He previously served as vice president and general manager of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.
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New York Central
William C. Brown
W. H. Newman
New York Central Lines
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad
Herkimer County
N. Y
Chicago, Milwaukee
St. Paul Road
Illinois Central Road
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Hannibal and
St. Joseph
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Kansas City
St. Louis
Keokuk
Northwestern
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Tale of a Camera and a Travelling Liar
In a railway carriage a traveler tells a tall tale about a friend who died at Vesuvius while attempting a near edge shot. A solemn man with a camera counters by revealing he is the very traveler’s friend, exposing the ruse. The crowd falls silent and the man alights at the next station.
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London Punch
Italy
Vesuvius
Crater
Polite Dogs Open School for House Dogs in Paris
A Paris school trains house dogs to be polite, welcoming visitors with jumps and bows and bidding farewell while tail wagging. Dogs also learn to pick up dropped items like handkerchiefs and gloves and return them to owners. Hubbard laments nature’s lack of great men.
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Paris
Hubbard
Sleep Restores Sleep and Nervine Claim
An ad for Dr Miles Nervine touts sleep restoration and nerve soothing effects. It cites no opiates and includes a customer testimonial from Mrs May Scott of English Indiana praising relief after using multiple bottles. The Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana promotes a refund on trial bottles.
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Miles
May Scott
Ind
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
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Flathead
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