A Felon's Love and the Quest to Trace a Missing Brother
William Luke dreams of his brother Robert’s murder and leads a station-wide dig after discovering a waist belt with Robert’s initials. Police track Baynes and his wife as the couple vanish, while an expedition is mounted to cross the Gray Ranges seeking clues and possible fugitives.
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Robert Luke
Luke
Baynes
England
William Luke
Tam
Bob
Mrs. Baynes
Bob Luke
William
Mr. Hall
Edward Bartlett
Anne Dodson
Hall
Mount Gipps
Gray Ranges
Jack
Your Jack
Sullivan
Jim
Jack Hall
Monkeys Train for Acting Raise Candid School of Simians
In New York a monkey school opens on Fourth Street led by Signori Harduppi, offering Delsartean acting training for simians. The instructor plans a full course to teach courtesy and drama while hoping Gov Roosevelt supports repealing a law restricting animal street performances.
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Mulberry Street
Hardupps
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
New York
Gov. Roosevelt
New York Journal
Flies Stop Train On Lehigh Valley Line
A May incident on the Lehigh Valley road near Homer's Ferry Pa stalled a heavily loaded freight when swarms of shad flies coated the rails. Train crews cleared the rails by sweeping and tying brush to the cowcatcher, resuming traffic as the insects cooled. Local authorities cited the shad fly habitat along streams and near the Susquehanna river as the cause.
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Western Railroad
Lehigh Valley Road
Homer’s Ferry
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Susquehanna River
Teeth as Weapons and Evolution in Human Jaw
The article discusses historical views on human dentition noting that ancient humans allegedly had more teeth and used them as weapons. It cites research on skeletal changes and mentions how eating behavior and facial expressions like sneers reveal remnants of these practices in evolution.
The Os trich and its Fearsome Kick Power
An instructive note on the ostrich describing its forward kicking motion with a downward tilt and a sharp nail on the large toe. The author recalls cocks colliding, one being hurled, and a cock punching through corrugated iron. It notes the bird can kick to a rider’s knee and that deadly kicks occur.
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S. C. C. Schriener
Mystery Collapse In Brussels Street Alleges Rodent Tunneling
A Brussels street tunnel collapsed under a garden where a cart drawn by two dogs passed. The mild woman and animals vanished into the gap. Investigators say rats undermined the roadway, causing the extraordinary disappearance in the city center.
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Brussels
Doctor Confronts Child Cleared by Tongue Bond
In a humorous family scene Gilbert, age four, cannot protrude his tongue as the doctor urges. The boy laments that his tongue is fastened to him, tears in his eyes, while the physician presses for full extension.
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Fanny
Gilbert
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