Philosophical jests cross Atlantic tides and queasy metaphors
A lively miscellany notes light on English scholars at Harvard next spring while Redlich of Vienna University accepts a lecture invitation. It jokes about ocean travel records, tobacco chewing roosters, and fakers dying hard. Peary could mortgaging lecture trips, and the French Academy immortals Halevy and Coppee meet mortality. San Francisco’s dating shifts from earthquake to fleet arrival.
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With Redlich
Vienna University
Harvard
Ancient Automobiles in Siberia Foreshadow Future Finds
Researchers imagine future archaeologists uncover ancient automobiles buried in Siberia revealing prehistoric human mobility and early engineering. The passage speculates on long buried relics offering insights into past technology and civilization.
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Siberia
Wear Topazes Instead Of Diamonds Says Advice
The text advises that people with limited incomes can confidently choose topazes over diamonds, noting current correctness in such fashion choices and reflecting a mood of affordability in jewelry trends.
Woman Suffrage Sparks Debate on Finnish Sanity Claims
A male scientist asserts that extending voting rights to women in Finland raised insanity levels there. The remark invites cautious challenge, with a measured rebuttal anticipated.
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Finland
Doctor says sun not harmful to blondes disputed
A noted physician challenges reports that the sun harms blondes noting no evidence. The remark questions whether any blonde with careless sun exposure actually suffered harm and invites scrutiny of prevailing claims.
Kalamazoo Man Struck by Lightning Three Times Inspires Politicians
A Kalamazoo man who endured being struck by lightning three times serves as an unlikely inspiration for longtime politicians seeking results. The anecdote highlights resilience and redoubles efforts to pursue policy gains.
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Kalamazoo
Germany Seeks Two-Cent Postage Parity With U S
Germany argues for a two cent postage rate with the United States if Britain enjoys the same. The claim rests on equal transmission costs for letters written in German and messages in shorter words.
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Germany
United States
Great Britain
Rivalry grows for the poet of title and bat
Homer faces a new challenger as municipalities claim the author of Casey at the Bat. The piece notes enduring love for poetry despite changing claims to fame and a shift in admiration from epic to verse.
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Homer
Casey
Commentary on Gender Roles and Slavery of Men
The quotation argues that American men are enslaved to their wives whims yet notes no push for male emancipation. It claims men glory in their subjugation and laments the social dynamic in domestic life.
New Words to Fit Dixie Tune Waste Time
The writer criticizes new lyrics for the tune Dixie as a useless effort and questions any chance a new Home Sweet Home could rival the familiar immortal song known by that name.
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Sweet Home
French aviator Delagrange eyes final fixes for dirigible flight
Leon Delagrange, the French aero planist, has flown over six miles at Rome before the Italian king and queen. He says only minor improvements are needed to solve dirigible flight, likening further work to polishing a poem.
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Leon. Delagrange
Rome
Italy
Salisbury Letter Questions Turkish Relinquishment Claims
A private Colonial era correspondence from Lord Salisbury to Lord Cromer questions the military emphasis on retaining Middle Eastern coast positions. He cautions that soldiers exaggerate strategic value and would demand control if unchecked.
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Rel
Turkey
Midian
Lord Salisbury
Lord Cromer
Heavy Wheat Harvest Expected Across Nebraska Divisions
Wheat harvest underway in eastern and southern Nebraska with estimated yields from twelve to thirty bushels per acre depending on division. Lincoln shows near average yields, McCook low, Wymore mid, and overall crop prospects improve after favorable weather. Oats, spring wheat, and barley expected average. corn prospects near 85 to 100 percent by division. Meadows, pastures, and alfalfa in good condition as rainfall remains general.
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Easte
Nebraska
Burlington Road
Wymore
Lincoln
McCook
George Huntington Dead Veteran Northwestern dispatcher
George Huntington a longtime Northwestern railroad dispatcher died at his Fremont home after long heart trouble. Born December 7 1853 in Painesville Ohio he began railroading at 15 and worked for Lake Shore Michigan Southern before joining Northern Pacific and F E M V. He served 40 years at the telegraph key without operator's cramps.
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George Huntington
Northwestern Railroad
Fremont
Fremont Northwestern
Mr. Huntington
Painesville
Ohio
Lake ‘Shore
Hastings Councilman Gauvreau Ousted By Judge Dungan
Judge Dungan of the district court reversed Judge Ragan and issued a writ of ouster against Hastings Councilman Gauvreau, a high license supporter, leaving the council in a tie on the prohibition issue and restoring the predecree state.
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Dungan
District Court
Ragan
Gauvreau
Hastings
Ragan Id
E. L. Gauvreau
Man Noted Polish Lodger Suicide in Walnut Street Room
Cyril Galik a Polish resident of 2416 Walnut Street, Omaha, killed himself Wednesday morning after an extended spree and remorse. He was found in bed with his throat cut from ear to ear by a fellow lodger, unable to speak but using gestures and a pencil to indicate his name and occupation as a cabinet maker.
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Cyril Galik
Walnut Street
Union Pacific Seeks Street Ownership Case in North Platte
A federal suit filed by Union Pacific seeks ownership of a 100 foot wide land strip on Front Street in North Platte. Defendants are trustees W. M. Cunningham and Roy E. Tabor. The case tests whether a 1862 right of way and a later amendment grant land beyond the proposed width, potentially affecting property owners citywide along the line.
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Union Pacific
North Platte
Union Pacific Railroad
W. M. Cunningham
Roy E. Tabor
Front Street
Accident Lethal Gun Incident Ends Boy’s Life
Edgar Manning, 16, of Schuyler accidentally discharged a 22 caliber rifle while unloading it at a slough where many youths gathered. The bullet struck Frank Schley in the back as he undressed for swimming, passed through his body, severing the main artery, and he died before help arrived.
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Edgar Manning
Schuyler
Slough
Frank Schley
Manning
Schley
Escaped Ingram Returns to Nebraska Penitentiary
Ingram from Lancaster county, who escaped the Nebraska penitentiary nearly nine years ago, is back to serve a month of an unexpired term. He lost two months while escaping and must serve three months instead of one. He had been serving one year for burglary and was employed as a trust near the grounds when he fled. He then burglarized in Kansas and received a ten year sentence in Lansing State Prison before being brought back to satisfy Nebraska law.
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Ingram
Lancaster County
Nebraska
Kansas
Lansing
Kas
North Platte Farm Visit Highlights Western Nebraska Crops
Chancellor Andrews Dean Burnett and university regents toured the North Platte state experimental farm praising the farm conditions and results. Andrews urged wider awareness of the work noting the lack of public knowledge about the farm. A regent favored establishing a branch of the state agricultural college there to offer western students local instruction on regional crops.
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North Platte State Farm
Andrews
Dean Burnett
University
North Platte
Nebraska
State Agricultural College
Wettern
Lincoln
Boy Shot in Knee on Platte Island
Irving Bucklin a 12 year old boy was struck in the left leg below the knee by a stray 22 caliber bullet while playing on an island in the Platte river south of town. Other boys heard his screams and fled after Bucklin was hit.
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Irving Bucklin
Platte River
Nout
Boye
Bucklin
Maywood Special Election Tags 49 000 Bonds for New School
At a Maywood special election during the annual school meeting, voters approved 49000 dollars in bonds to construct an eight room pressed brick school building on district owned lots.
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Maywood
Trains Crash Near Knobnoster Leaves Dozens Injured
A Missouri Pacific California special from St Louis collided with a Kansas City bound train two miles east of Knobnoster at 5 30 Friday morning. Nine killed all on the Kansas City train and at least fifty injured as both engines and cars left the track.
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California
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
St Louis
Kansas City
Knobmoster
Michael Burke
Poplar Bluff
S. R. English
Fred Story
Fort Leavenworth
A. Strang
Sedalia
Knobwoster
Lamonte
Death of Murat Halstead Veteran Editor in Cincinnati
Murat Halstead veteran editor and prominent journalist died at his Cincinnati home in his seventy ninth year after three months of ill health. He reported battles as a war correspondent and led as an editorial writer and author. his nomination controversy with President Harrison in 1889 is noted. He was a native of Butler County Ohio and long associated with the Cincinnati Commercial.
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Cincinnati
Murat Halstead
Robert
Arthur Stem
Halstead
Harrison
Germany
United States Senate
Butler County
Ohio
Cincinnati Commercial
Brooklyn Standard Union
Korean Insurgents Said To Kill Pro Japan Koreans
Reports from Japanese officials claim about two thousand pro Japanese Koreans were murdered by Korean insurgents. The figures are tied to statistics cited by Japanese authorities as the Korean cabinet meets amid tensions.
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Il China Hei
Japan
Temperature Tale From Beveridge Story Not Public
Senator Beveridge shared a childhood anecdote at a private gathering. He described Judge Blank growing ill in Adams County and dying overnight after the doctor’s visit, with a quip about the master’s temperature.
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Beveridge
Adams County
San Francisco
When a Man Sees No Good in the World
A reflective aphorism notes that once a man cannot perceive any good in life his time to withdraw from society has come. The quote emphasizes personal judgment and disengagement as a response to pervasive cynicism.
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsed by Physicians
The advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable family laxative. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases, acting pleasantly and naturally. It asserts physicians approve its ingredients and urges purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Francois Coppee
Nebraska-News
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Knobnoster, MO
Imryaid “Onde
C. R. Shelton
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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MeNeli & Lcagy
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