Happenings From The Week Across The Globe And DC News
Dispatches cover Universal suffrage in DC taxes reform, the Consols sailing disaster near Cape Henry, Ortie McManigal’s arrest in LA, Lincoln memorial site choice, Maine’s sunken vessel recovery, Brandt pardon denial, Rockefeller pneumonia claim, Canton siege, Juarez revolt, US Sugar Refinery antitrust denial, death of Maine’s former governor Robie, a Lisbon bombing, police raids on arms lab, Slayden third term debate halt, Nazareth Joseph carpenter site find, Elkins rage lost, Chang Huai Tze assassination attempt, and a storage eggs bill among other items.
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B. Pont
Young America's Reply to Shylock Joke
A quip contrasts Shylock’s demand for a pound of flesh with rising meat prices. The joke frames a familiar Shakespearean line as a playful commentary on current costs.
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Young America
Shylock
On a Main Road to Claypool Junction
The tale recalls Pottleton stopping a hayload rider on a roadside, asking if they near Claypool Junction and if the road is fine after twenty years of worn ruts, a humorous exchange captured in Harper's Weekly.
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Pottleton
Claypool Junction
Harper’s Weekly
Brewer's Rule at Noon Grate Charity Incident
In a neighborhood tale the wealthy brewer gathers poor men at noon to share food clothes or money, while brewery gratings remain empty. A stationed tramp refuses to move, noting the brewer will not help anyone who smells of beery fumes.
Scottish Baillie Delivers Ferret Case Verdict
A story from Edinburgh tells how a baillie, noted for weak natural history, judged a ferret owner to sue a neighbor after the animal escaped from a cage. The court approved the neighbor’s action but quipped the owner should have clipped the ferret’s wings.
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Edinburgh
Battlie
The Careless Grocer and a Michigan Blessing
A misdelivered package leads to a family’s health turnabout after using Grape Nuts. An ongoing testimonial notes relief from stomach trouble and nervousness, renewed appetite, and restored plumpness. The letter cites Postum Ca Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
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Michigan
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Hiver
Resinol products praised for healing cracked hands
A testimonial from Mrs. Mattier of Somerville Mass extols Resinol Ointment and Soap for chapped hands and skin eruptions. The speaker credits the ointment with rapid healing after long suffering, urges others to try it, and notes sizes and a sample offer. The ad also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and ends with a moral quote.
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Mattier
Somerville
Mass
Department 89
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PAZO Ointment
A druggist offers a money back guarantee if PAZO Ointment fails to cure itching, bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days. The ad claims prompt relief and asserts the product’s effectiveness.
Navy preps Cuban squadron for Mardi Gras naval maneuvers
With 34,000 troops restricted by the War Department and warships at Guantanamo Bay the Navy plans maneuvers in the Gulf of Mexico and may move vessels to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Officials warned of renewed Juarez outbreaks and possible actions toward the Mexican border as Texas troops stand by.
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Juarez
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Southern Republic
Rumor says ex-president de la Barra may return to act
In El Paso refugees from Chihuahua report rumors that Francisco de la Barra, former president of Mexico, will be recalled from Europe to serve as acting president. The dispatch notes the source as circulating among migrants.
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Tex
Chihuahua
Mexico
Francisco de la Barra
Europe
Stock market note on Indiana oil firm and new issue
New York stock prices quoted for the $1,000,000 Oil Company of Indiana show shares unavailable at curb limits. A $29,000,000 markdown is planned for March 7 at the directors meeting in Whiting Indiana, in the form of an additional stock issue likely to be offered to stockholders or sold at a nominal price.
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New York
Oere Oil Company
Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Supreme court upholds Sunday train restriction against railroad
Jefferson City Missouri. Division No. 2 of the supreme court sustained the lower court and, following the Burlington decision, upheld the law and rendered judgment against the Frisco railroad for not running a passenger train on Sunday on one of its lines.
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Jefferson City
Frisco Railroad
Supreme Court
Burlington
Leap in Snow Saves Two on Hay Wagon
In Little Falls Minnesota Michael Grzonka and his sister were riding a hay load when a hot brick used as a footwarmer ignited hay and clothing. They escaped possible cremation by leaping into a snow bank.
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Little Falls
Minn
Michael Grzonka
Cleveland Father Shoots Baby While Mocking Recoil
John Nagy of Cleveland played with an empty revolver aimed at his 3 year old son Anton and fired. The child was shot through the head in a incident described as an interrupted shaving prank.
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Cleveland
John Nagy
Anton
Miner Killed in Mine Collapse Near Harrisburg
Charles Mangell, 16, a two machine runner at Dgara mine, was killed when coal caved in on him. The teenager, unmarried, was working at the 9 mine site in Harrisburg area when the accident occurred.
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Harrisburg
Charles Mangell
Dgara
Family of Five Die in Philadelphia Gas Asphyxiation
Five members of a Philadelphia family including a father, mother, and three children were found dead in their home, apparently asphyxiated by gas during the night according to local reports.
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Philadelphia
Jinks Refusal Sparks Dignified Trolley Car Quarrel
Representative Mann recalls a comic tale where a young man on a crowded trolley pretends not to see a girl he knows. She asks for a seat after mentioning a Primrose social dance. Jinks finally rises, angered, insisting he knew she had danced all evening.
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Mann
Young Jinks
Mr. Jinks
Jinks
Grandchild Questions Ancestry In Quiet Exchange
A solemn boy named Eustace clarifies that he never knew his grandparents because they died before his birth. An adult gently explains that they are still his grandparents despite not being alive when he was born, prompting a logical inquiry about his parents’ fate.
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Chiild
Eustace
Right In Her Line
The dialogue features Gillet noting constant fights from the flat above and Perry asking about his wife’s reaction. Gillet replies she enjoys the fuss and attention. A separate line mentions cheerful givers handing out lemons as a specialty.
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Gillet
Perry
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cited in Sikeston woman’s relief
Mrs. Dema Betuune of Sikeston Missouri recounts seven years of monthly illness with bed days and weakness. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after doctors urged surgery and other remedies failed. The ad claims the remedy has helped thousands with displacements inflammation irregularities bearing down pain backache indigestion and nervous prostration and urges others to try it.
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Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dema Betuune
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