Immense Pearl Harbor Drydock Completed After Eighteen Years
A Honolulu correspondent notes the massive Pearl Harbor drydock, begun after annexation surveys, is officially opened by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The piece recalls U S policy on Hawaii and the long path to the base's establishment including 1886 treaty with King Kalakaua and the 12 year lead up to the project.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Daniels
Augst
Honolulu
Portland Oregonian
Tyler
Hawaii
Daniel Webster
James G. Blaine
McKinley
Kalakaua
Wordplay Sparks Tense Exchange About Albert
A sharp exchange notes belief in Albert and his voracious tendencies as a test of trust. The dialogue hints at a character’s influence and the reader’s judgment of reliability.
Not So Green After All City Youth at State Fair
A man recalls a crowded northbound High Street car near Union Station where a gaunt youth in a green suit asked directions to the depot and explained he came to the cattle show with a friend from Greenfield. The observer suspects the youth’s naivety made him susceptible to pickpockets. The piece ends with a proverb about the auctioneer increasing business lowering prices.
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Union Station
Greenfield
Fair Grounds
Columbus Dispatch
Cupid Ties Can to Simple Sea Dog
New York report of Captain Edgar Lucas Adams of the Phyllis wed to Mildred Coffee after a months long voyage and a hat raised flirtation. He claims she accepted a ring loan of 600 dollars for an engagement but later refused marriage citing her husband’s possible disapproval. The tale ends with heartbreak at Davy Jones’ locker.
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New York
Edgar Lucas Adams
Phyllis
Erie Basin
Brooklyn
Captain Adams
Mildred Coffee
Sailorman
Davy Jones
Locker
Chose His Pallbearers Then Committed Death
William Heller of Newark New Jersey asked friends to act as pallbearers for his funeral and believed it would be soon. The next day his wife found him asphyxiated in his parlor after turning on gas and stuffing the keyhole with paper. He was pronounced a suicide.
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William Heller
Newark
N. J
Mr. Heller
Bee Sting Hurts Three In Noroton Pony Runaway
A bee stung a pony driven by Judge Charles D. Lockwood's sons and their friend near Noroton Connecticut causing the pony to bolt. Walter Lockwood Davenport and William Bouton were thrown and badly injured in the ensuing fall.
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Stamford
Conn
Charles D. Lockwood
New York City
Homer S. Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Noroton
Lockwood
Walter
Davenport
William Bouton
Snake with two feet found near Waynesboro Pennsylvania
A copperhead discovered at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains by Ira L. Kaetzel is described as having two complete feet. The specimen measures two feet four inches long with feet about six inches from the tail tip. Feet are round, twice the leg length, and covered with hard gristle. the preserved specimen is kept in alcohol.
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Waynesboro
Ira L. Kaetzel
Blue Ridge Mountains
Obedience Ends Marriage Claim in San Francisco
Mrs. George Voelker seeks a divorce citing a pattern of quarreling that ended when her husband, obeying her orders, left their home. She asserts his constant compliance caused friction and led to the split.
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San Francisco
George Voelker
George
California Syrup of Figs Ad and Birthday Teasing Tale
An old tract touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children with strong claims of harmlessness and flavor. A short vignette follows about nine year old Helen on her birthday as Aunt Mary playfully threatens a playful jab about marriage, name dropping a lingering cavalier.
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California
Helen
Mary
Calomel banished by Liver Tone in town
Local druggists report falling calomel sales as Dodson s Liver Tone rises in popularity. Promoters claim it is a safe vegetable remedy guaranteed to relieve liver sluggishness and constipation without griping, promising refunds if relief is not achieved.
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Dodson
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Aid Kidney Health
Early warning signs like backaches and fatigue signal kidney strain. Do not delay. seek the cause and use Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules said to provide quick relief, with direct import origin and money-back assurance if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Ilem
Holland
Ady
Scratch as Cats Can and the Duel of Wits
A whimsical tale notes two cats near a duel seeking an understanding. One suggests a duel to death or a best three lives out of five as a playful moral on conflict. The piece includes stray quips on honesty and surface appearance.
Preferred the Cash Bail and the Missing Defendant
Judge Chesebro in Los Angeles faced an awkward moment when a man held on a misdemeanor bail of 25 dollars failed to appear and left his wife as bail. Just before court closing, the man returned with exact cash and departed with his wife. A separate note cites Pasteur Institute experiments claiming about six quarts of alcohol per 100 pounds of seaweed.
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Chesebro
Los Angeles
Pasteour Institute
Paris
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Albert
King Pin Plug Tobacco
Charlotte
Postum Cereal Company
Pretty Girl
Calomel
Mr. Dodson
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Wright
Ersmith den Tos
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E. M. Harris
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Gold Bond
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Polk Miller
Polls Me T Orig Co., Inc
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Behrens Drug CO
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Eee
Harleston Wakefield
Coden Nurseries
Coden
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Freckles Bee Media
Dee
Rouk
Otter
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Chattanooga
Tena
Tara Newman
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