Heat and Suicide Tragedy in Bradford
In Bradford Pennsylvania on a Tuesday afternoon the heat reached 102 in the shade. Harry B. Newell fifty six? Wait. Swallowed carbolic acid and died within minutes. Authorities suspect the high temperatures contributed to the suicide. Newell was 36 and had been downtown before returning home to drink the poison. His former wife and two children reside in Buffalo.
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Bradford
Buffalo
Harry B. Newell
West Corydon Street
Newell
Cholera scare in Auburn dispelled after death rumors
Rumors of two additional cholera deaths in Auburn New York caused panic after a Sunday prayer. Health officials from the local department and state board of health, plus federal representatives, investigated and found no truth to the reports. Inmates from two Italian boarding houses were moved to the new municipal hospital for tuberculosis.
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Auburn
N. Y
A. W. Bourne
First Baptist Church
Osborne House
Thomas C. Sawyer
A. F. Hodgman
Local Health Department
W. S. Magil
Albany
State Board of Health
Edward Francis
Washington
United States Marine Hospital Service
Municipal Hospital
Young Girl Tortured in Utica Court Case
Eleven year old Retha L. Stucker accuses her father and stepmother of abusing her with leather straps tied to a wall hook as punishment. She says her mother died soon after her birth and she was raised by grandparents in Madison County before living with her father in Utica. Seventeen bruises shown in evidence. parents held on $1,000 bail for examination.
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Retha L. Stucker
Utica
N. Y
Sullivan
Madison County
Robbers Hold Up P. and E. Railroad at Five Mile Curve
Six men halted a Philadelphia to Erie train in a deep cut known as Five Mile Curve near Erie Pennsylvania. A pistol fight followed with injuries to an express messenger, a conductor, and a mail clerk. Two bandits were wounded.
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Philadelphia
Erie
Five Mile
Erie, Pa
Expresse
Detective Dempsey Admitted to Bail in Black Hand Case
Thomas A. Dempsey of Franklin Pa head of the Franklin detective agency with offices in Franklin and Erie was arrested in Erie Saturday night for sending a Black Hand letter to General Charles Miller demanding 25090 and threatening death. He was brought to Franklin and admitted to bail of 1000 for hearing next Wednesday.
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Dempsey
Thomas A. Dempsey
Franklin
Franklin Detective Agency
Erie
Charles Miller
Poor Superintendents Elect Officers at Thousand Island Park
At the convention of county superintendents of the Poor held at Thousand Island Park on Thursday, officers were elected. F. J. Lattimer of Auburn was named president, Jonathan Baker of Yap hank first vice president, Ira T. Sully of Cairo second vice president, C. E. Weisz of New York secretary, and Herbert S. Sisson of Buffalo treasurer. Rochester was chosen as the site of the next meeting.
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Thousand Island Park
F. J. Lattimer
Auburn
Jonathan Baker
Yaphank
Ira T. Sully
Cairo
C. E. Weisz
New York
Herbert S. Sisson
Buffalo
Rochester
Mt. Morris Man Attempts Suicide in Personal Tragedy
George Coffin of Mt. Morris New York shot himself just above the heart in a Thursday night suicide attempt. He had separated from his family amid long standing marital troubles and is reported in critical condition but likely to recover.
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George Coffin
Mt. Morris
N. Y
Coffin
The King Can Do No Wrong Under British Law
A historical note from Harper's outlines the legal fiction of the king's inviolability. It explains the demise of the crown as mere transfer of authority, the king's immunity from arrest or liability, and his nominal role in courts and Parliament. It also covers the king as guardian of minors and the printer of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer.
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Law Court
United Kingdom
Harper’s
The Saddest War Tale The Mule That Fell
An old man tells a Civil War tale of a mule and a mine on a road. Defenders set a fuse to annihilate approaching enemy forces, but the horseman’s arrival reveals the blast, leaving only a single black mule’s remains and the narrator’s sad punchline.
Battle of Languages in Ancient Gaul
In ancient Gaul German was spoken by 12,000 Frank invaders and Latin by 6,000,000 Gallo Romands. Literary Latin served church and literature while Low Latin governed administration. German faded first, becoming unreadable by soldiers in four centuries and ridiculed after seventy more years, yet persists in over 900 French government war and law terms.
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Gaul
France
Corpse Ring Tradition Among Shellback Sailors
The article explains the corpse ring worn by shellback sailors as a plain metal band inscribed with name and rank for identification if killed at sea. It notes the belief a shellback cannot swim and may welcome a sudden death at sea over a lingering hospital death.
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Buffalo Express
How He Got Out
Woodby denies Wiseman remains in his social circle and notes Wiseman has dropped out. Sinnickson counters with Wiseman’s claim of climbing out, as reported by Catholic Standard.
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Woodby
Wiseman
Sinnickson
Doctor loses patient as new case ends in death
The Optimist reports a physician reflecting on a patient who began treatment and died this morning. A quip from the Toledo Blade follows, suggesting the death might have occurred regardless of the doctor’s involvement.
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Toledo Blade
How to Become Invisible in Ceremonial Magic
A fragment from Mr A E Waite's Book of Ceremonial Magic presents a Wednesday to dawn invisibility rite. It requires seven black beans a dead man head a specific head mark daily brandy watering nine days and a final test with the beans and a mirror.
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A. E. Waite
Heaven
Eskimo Widowers and the Burden of Husbands Lost
The article contrasts Eskimo and Christian widowers noting that in heathen tribes a man may remarry within a week after his wife dies if not polygamous while Moravian missionaries press six weeks of mourning. It extols a wife’s constant labor from camp building to clothing making and paddling, describing the squaw as indispensable and overworked.
A Turkish Love Story Door Refusal and Return
A Turkish man knocks at his beloved’s door and is told the house will not hold them. He deserts the world to fast and pray for a year, then returns and, saying it is herself, is granted entry.
D Orsay and His Tailor The Complete Dandy
A historical portrait of Louis d Orsay noting his fashion influence and lavish patronage. The anecdote recalls banknotes mysteriously appearing in his tailor’s pockets and a tale of pockets lining being forgotten.
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D’orsay
The Old, Old Story Punchline from Houston Post
A quip about a husband’s confession of love and a humorous misinterpretation. The joke pivots on confusing a romantic confession with a tale from a night out with the boys. The line prompts laughter at the mistaken meaning.
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Houston Post
Her Strong Chin and a Witty Retort in Matrimony
Quote marks a humorous exchange about choosing a wife by facial features. Spenlow replies that he has been governed by his wife’s chin since marriage, while Dawson asserts the chin signals character.
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Dawson
Spenlow
A Case of Necessity
A humorous Washington Herald brief notes a couple breaking up house keeping over a joke about relocating a rubber plant to suit a florist wife’s needs in a different climate.
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Washington Herald
Inaction Attacked as Hindrance to Progress
Quote attributed to Goethe about nature and progress emphasizes that stillness halts development. It frames inaction as a curse and calls for ongoing effort and advancement in all fields.
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Goethe
Smile When You Lose A Lesson In Good Sport
The piece argues that being a good loser is essential for success in any field. It stresses calmness in defeat, avoiding constant lament, and maintaining composure to inspire others and stay respected. A good loser benefits others and the world.
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Ipett
Freedom of the City Right in Medieval Towns
The article explains how freedom of the city originated in medieval times when newcomers must join a trade guild and apprentice seven years before city freedom. Some towns granted freedom by honor to valued strangers, granting burgess rights and constant access to city gates, emblematic of civic status.
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Sulemn
Debonair Scots Poets Among Executed Men
In Extremis notes two men of letters slain on the scaffold. Montrose, a poet and royalist in Scotland, faces execution with a calm wit as Warristown nears the cell. Montrose boasts he will tend his own hair until his head is taken, and vows to handle the descent himself when the time comes. Sir Thomas More also seeks safe passage down steps from the tower.
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Montrose
Scotland
Warristown
James Graham
Thomas More
Leutenant
Cecil Rhodes' Grave Buried in Matoppas View
The famed Cecil John Rhodes is buried in Rhodesia on the Matoppos hill in a rock square with a brass plate bearing his name. He died March 26, 1902 at age forty seven as specified by his will describing the burial site and inscription.
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Cecil Rhodes
Africa
Matappas
Rhodesia
Matoppas
Cecil John Rhodes
Rhodes
Windows of the Soul
A vivid reflection on eyes as bold, roaming messengers of life and thought. The passage declares eyes speak all languages, respect nothing, and intrude into another’s inner self in an instant, capturing a flood of life from one soul to another.
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Emerson
Remarkable Case of Adoption Resemblance
A politician comments on a boy’s resemblance to his father and the mother reveals they adopted the child only last week. The exchange highlights surprise at the uncanny likeness within a modern domestic setting.
In His Interest
Jack asks if he should thank Relie for interceding after Mabel accepted him. Relie replies she only hinted to Mabel that he was interested in Jack, implying no direct intervention.
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Jack
Mabel
Relie
Rabelais Question on Ruling Others Over Self Power
The quoted query asks how one can govern others who lack full power over themselves. It explores leadership limits and self mastery in authority dynamics within social groups.
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Rabelals
Ideas of Anarchy Across Theories And Times
The piece traces the term anarch y from Proudhon in 1840 and outlines several definitions. It notes anarchist thought ranges from absolute individualism to free market labor without regulation and to a communistic, cooperative model. It also describes the common view of anarchy as a push to destroy existing social order by any means.
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Proudhon
Senatorial Life Sparks Debate On Two Oclock Sessions
Washington society woman touring the senate wing notes the chamber is empty at one o clock and learns sessions start at two. She quips that the shift gives senators time for grooming and breakfast after long nights, praising the idea as expediting public business.
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United States
Washington
Senate
Capitol
Bread Upon the Waters ends with a kind stranger
A Denver streetcar tale follows a stenographer who forgets her pocket book and cannot pay her fare. A boyish newspaper seller loans a nickel and asks only for her name in repayment, recalling a past Christmas gesture. The act brightens the day with an unexpected public kindness.
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Denver Times
Savoy
Cure for Leprosy in Trinidad Inmate Discharged
A West Indian coolie, about 35, at the Cocorite leper asylum in Trinidad, was declared cured after Nastin treatment. He had anaesthetic leprosy and received weekly injections for about forty weeks before discharge.
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Leper Asylum
Cocorite
Trinidad
How news of sudden bereavement was conveyed with tact
A lady friend chosen to tell Hilda about James’s death eased the shock. She warned it might have been worse and suggested she would look stunning in widow's weeds, lightening the blow with careful, sympathetic phrasing.
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Hilda
James
Boracic Acid Industry Shift to Steam Jet Harvesting
The article traces how boracic acid, once produced from borax with ferric sulphate, became profitable after scientists used natural steam jets to extract it from volcanic vapor and lagoon waters. It notes California occurrences as the mineral sassalite and a saline crust at Lipari near Sicily.
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Tuscany
California
Lipari
Sicily
Summer on a Houseboat Colony on Willamette River
A Suburban Life writer praises Portland houseboats above the city as a nearly self contained community. The boats have electricity city water and telephones with an electric streetcar nearby for seclusion. A city gas line is planned and the finest boat costs 1500 dollars with typical homes around seven hundred fifty dollars.
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Willamette River
Portland
Ore
Duration of life in pigeons and other birds notes
A Field writer cites long-lived domestic pigeons with life spans of 22 to 37 years among croppers and turtle doves, comparing with Weismann’s data on birds. Canaries reach 12 to 15 years in captivity, ravens near a century, parrots over 100, and a Vienna golden eagle died at 104 after capture a century earlier. Swans reportedly 300 years though doubt persists.
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A. Weismann
Weismann
Canaries
Vienna
Nearing Nature Reveals A Moose Pneumonia Mystery
Ben Caldon questions a doctor about his captive moose's illness. The veterinarian confirms pneumonia, a condition Ben finds surprising for a nonhuman, while the scene unfolds with his earnest concern. Ben asks if the moose might die, and the doctor explains the prognosis is uncertain.
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Ben Caldon
Ben
Doc
A Puzzler on Gossip in Life Distinctions
Mrs. Gaddy notes puzzling life distinctions with Professor Pundit. She cites biography when published about a man and gossip when whispered to a few on a front porch.
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Gaddy
Gosip
Dentist Mixes Up Extraction in Frustrated Patient
A distressed patient recalls a dental visit where the dentist complained about a mistaken tooth removal. The incident centers on a loud reaction and the misstep in identifying the correct tooth.
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