Self immolation tragedy shocks New York hospital ward
A distraught New York woman attempted suicide by burning herself in her room driven by religious fear and marital strife. She set fire to her dress after pouring oil on her clothes, injuring herself and two young children who witnessed the scene. Police aided, she was hospitalized in serious condition with little hope of recovery.
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New York
Kate Hart
Charles Munday
Abive
Forst
Soldier's Devoted Wife Feels Big Surprise From War Discharge
New Jersey Corporal John J. Kehop of Company M Fourth New Jersey Volunteers returns to Hoboken after the War Department orders his immediate discharge. He is greeted by his wife at Clinton Street home as family members surprise him. the discharge clears him to rejoin his wife and the Pennsylvania Railroad job promised to stay open.
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New York
John J. Kehiop
New Jersey Volunteers
John J. Kehop
Clinton Street
Hoboken
Kehoe
United States Army
Cemn Mears
Porte Ries
New Jersey Voluneer Regiment
Jersey City
N. d
United States
W. Barber
Fredom
Kehr
Pennsylvania
Kis Mint
Eran
Temity
Jim
Andre Rocame
Washington
Tourists Faked Stone Age Finds In County Down
The Royal Society of Antiquaries reports a surge of fake stone age tools planted to fool visitors near Ballymena in County Down. Axes and arrowheads are produced in a modern workshop, aged in peat ash, then buried to appear ancient at tourist sites.
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Dublin
Royal Society of Antiquaries
Royal Society
Esks
Varias
Merth
Ballymena
Children of the Ghetto lecture by Israel Zangwill in Chicago
Israel Zangwill spoke to about 1,500 listeners at Kebbiath Anshe Maukly temple, tracing Jewish history from early persecutions to modern times. He defended Jewish character, discussed prejudices, and explored differences among Jewish communities, linking literature to Jewish identity and enduring stereotypes.
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Chicago
Kebbiath Anshe Maukly
Israel Zangwill
Europe
Mr. Zangwill
Nik
Mr. Zanewill
Stila
Papa
Pate
Theodore Roosevelt
Shakespeare
Shylock
Jessica
England
Shyteck
Fagin
Sam
Samson
Hons
Topeka Groceries Sell Cheap With Broad Selection
Cites low Topeka living costs due to close-margin grocery pricing. Lists a wide price-heavy catalog of items from sugar to canned goods, fruits, cereals, dairy, and produce. Promises low prices on Queensware and Tinware as winter stock advice.
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Topeka
Kansas
Minnesota
Jews and Ghetto Lore in Zangwill Lecture
A prominent talk by Mr. Zangwill traced Jewish seclusion and prejudice through history, noting 1249 arrests during the plague, ghetto life from Rome to Frankfurt, and the word origin of Ghetto. He described Jewish involvement in Amsterdam, the West Indies trade, and American colonization, while stressing diverse religious views and humor within the race.
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Moses
Spain
Seid
Amsterdam
Holland
Tiber
Zangwill
Italy
Frankfort
Rothschilds
Europe
Zaugwilt
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