Free thinker Chester Bedell to be honored with 20 foot statue
An oxidized copper statue of Chester Bedell, a Berlin Center resident renowned for anti religious views and lifelong legal battles with relatives, will be unveiled in Berlin Center Cemetery. The 20 foot monument by W H Mullins rests on sandstone and granite base, featuring a scroll reading Universal Mental Liberty and a foot trampling a Superstition scroll. Bedell, 72, owns 1600 acres across Mahoning and Portage counties and has seven grown children. He wrote Twenty one Battles Fought by Chester Bedell with Relatives and Intolerance.
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Western Reserve
Chester Bedell
Ohio
Berlin
Ceme
Mahoning
Portage
Chester Bedefi
Poetic Retaliation English Waiter Versus German Interloper
The London Telegram reports that an English waiter seeks revenge on a German rival over shaving rules in Germany. The piece argues a clean shave is essential for refined dining, while debating whether such dress codes reflect broader cultural influence and past clerical reforms.
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London
Hans
Fritz
Germany
England
A New Form of Kite
A scientific kite built by G A Finsmuth of Philadelphia uses nested cones and telltale wind indicators. The three-cone kite, with bamboo mouths and silk bags, weighs seven ounces and recorded a sixteen pound pull at 1000 feet, suggesting an accessible project for boys and amateurs.
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Blue Hill Observatory
Milton
Mass
G. A. Finsmuth
Philadelphia
Coin Fate Drives Val Kingsley to Maisie’s Door
Val Kingsley wavers between courage and cowardice as a tossed coin decides his fate. After a tense morning of misplacing items and self-reproach, he visits Maisie at her mansion, confesses, and faces a near fatal impulse before a letter from Maisie changes everything.
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Walker
Val
Val Kingsley
Maisie
Iis
Lieut. Kingsley
Oliver Twist
Mamma
Massie
Admiral Kautz in Samoa Under Fire for Letters to Relatives
Admiral Albert Kautz, commander in Samoa, has drawn navy department scrutiny after sending letters to relatives in the United States sharply criticizing the German consul general. A veteran of Annapolis class of 1858, he earned fame in the Civil War and Spanish War, including prisoner exchanges and the New Orleans flag incident.
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Albert Kautz
Germany
Samoa
Navy Department
Kautz
Annapolis
South
Lincoln
Farragut
Jackson
St. Philip
Chalmette
New Orleans
Spain
War hero seeks article on nine page topic
A magazine editor proposes a $1,000 payment for an article and asks for a nine to ten page piece about a war hero. The exchange outlines compensation and scope.
Giants of the Past: A Look at Extinct and Surviving Megafauna
The article notes many prehistoric giants and uncertain size changes in living relatives. It highlights enormous ancient armadillos in South America and huge sloths in Cuba and North America, with sharks over 100 feet long in fossils and a large prehistoric American bony pike among relic ganoids. It also mentions much longer ancient nautilus and a 2 foot pteropod in fossil remains.
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South America
Cuba
North America
Where the Bird Was Harlem Tale
Amateur sportsman asks about his shot at a dog incident quoted as cracking lines. The exchange centers on a hunting mishap where the bird or dog search leads to a fatal or near fatal claim. The tale is framed in a Harlem setting with casual dialogue.
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Pat
Sur
Cheap Passenger Rates On Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
Rail offers round trips with dates in June July and August to St Louis Detroit Richmond Indianapolis with prices from 39.50 to 59.75 and multiple luxuries including dining cars electric lighting and Pullmans. Contact C F Warren general agent or ticket office at 201 Main Street Salt Lake City for maps and details.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
St. Louis
Detroit
Richmond
Indianapolis
Ind
R. G. W. Railway
C. F. Warren
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fertile Lands of Colorado Appeal to Travelers
The piece notes Colorado’s vast irrigation network of 12 000 miles of canals and 2 000 000 acres brought to productivity. It cites 371 World’s Fair exhibits with 81 premiums, highlights a wheat display with 25 awards, and praises a growing fruit industry. A pamphlet The Fertile Lands of Colorado is available from Denver & Rio Grande railway agents S K Hooper and H M Cushing.
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Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
S. K. Hooper
Denver
H. M. Cushing
Second South Street
Salt Lake City
Utah
Eastern Excursions Through Rail to Major Cities
The Rio Grande Western offers two fast through trains daily with Pullman sleeping cars dining service and reclining chairs. Through service to Omaha Kansas City St Louis Chicago Buffalo Detroit Richmond Indianapolis and more with select June and July departure dates and fixed return fares. Ticket office at 101 Main Street.
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Rio Grande Western Railway
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Buffalo
Detroit
Richmond
Indianapolis
The
Pullman Palace
Baltimore and Ohio Pass Rule Allows Stopovers
General Manager Underwood of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad orders that holders of trip passes may stop at any station. Conductors will note the station name on the pass, and this endorsement will be honored by conductors on succeeding trains.
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Underwood
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bridg et aims for sixty six in coffee methods
In a domestic scene Mrs Ferguson notes a newspaper listing sixty five ways to make coffee while Mr Ferguson mocks the claim. He declares Bridgeth's method is the sixty sixth, silent on the specifics but signaling household playfully.
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Fergusons
George
Bridget
Rio Grande Introduces Dining Cars on Through Trains
Beginning June 1 the Rio Grande Western Railway starts dining car service on all through trains. No. 3 departs Ogden 7 30 a m and Salt Lake City 8 30 a m No. 4 leaves Ogden 6 35 p m and Salt Lake City 7 40 p m The west bound morning and night through trains will carry diners with meals served a la carte Coffee and rolls available for breakfast and a full menu from Utah markets.
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Rio Grande Western Railway
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
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Apia
Union Pacific
Main Street
Overland Limited
Sam
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