Lecky Praises U S Constitution and Suez Canal Plans
The Jefferson County Record notes Mr. Lecky's praise for the U S Constitution in Democracy and Liberty and cites his view that American governance outshines Britain in some aspects. It also reports Hiram C Wheeler selling a 4000 acre Iowa farm to move to Texas to build a vast dairy operation with new milking machines. The piece ends with New York barbers seeking to rename themselves to tonsor, questioning how tonsorial artists will react.
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United States
Gladstone
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Lecky
Hiram C. Wheeler
Sac County
Texas
Galveston
Iowa
Barbers
New York City
Lovers plot and daring night rescue in a Italian village
An old sexton recalls Bianca Morelli a seventeen year old buried alive by relatives and a fiancé rival. Rex Haywood the organist helps recover her from her coffin and the lovers marry with minister's aid, while a servant Maria aids their escape to begin a life together and reclaim a fortune from an Italian cousin.
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Sexton
Bianca Morelli
Signorina Morelli
Reginald
Rex
Signorina
Bianca
Rex Haywood
Italy
Maria
Hero Motorman Wehr Died Preventing Collision on Christmas Day
Lawrence R. Wehr and John Maynard Giles the engineer were praised for saving thirty passengers on a Bethlehem to Allentown trolley run. Wehr stopped the car on the railroad track to avert a collision with a hidden train, sacrificing his life. his widow and eight children remain destitute as the corporation gives nothing.
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Lawrence R. Wehr
John Maynard and
Giles
Bethlehem
Allentown
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Wehr
Montreal Telegraph Operator Says He Found New Evening Star
James Corner, a telegraph operator in Montreal, claims to have observed a new star that appears each evening at five and vanishes about two hours later. If he did not see the star until about 11 p.m., the mystery would be simpler to solve.
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Rex
Emed
Almos
Bianca
James Corner
Montreal
James
Nevada eyes boxing boom with new tax plan
Nevada seeks to profit from boxing by levying a stiff tax on the industry and expecting substantial revenue from influx of visitors drawn by fights, reflecting a view that money drives the sport and the state’s finances.
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Nevada
The Need of Pardon and Peace with God
The butcherian argues that peace with God requires pardon. No child rests comfortably under a father's roof with guilt and sin unforgiven. Unforgiven sin is a thorn in the flesh, irritating health. it must be removed soon.
Belgium Adopts Twenty Four Hour Time Method
The New Time Method report states Belgium joins Italy in using the twenty four hour system for railways, post and telegraph services abolishing the old 2 m and p m distinction.
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Belgium
Italy
New York Tribune
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Jefferson County Record
Rank T. Pearce
Diller
Nebraska
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