Grottaferrata Abbey Marks Ninth Century Foundation
The Abbey of Grottaferrata near Rome, claimed as Italy’s oldest, approaches its ninth centennial. Greek rite survives within walls housing Domenichino frescoes and ancient Greek manuscripts now shared with Baroque collections. Abbot Pellegrini plans an exhibition of Stato-Byzantine art and related works to honor the foundation.
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Domenichino
Grottaferrata
Maximus
Italy
Cardinal Della Ro
Julius H
Barberini
Vatican
Pellegrini
Walla
Real estate deal tale ends in marriage twist
A Boston Globe reprint tells of a foreign buyer who seeks a $800 lot but offers $600 to the dealer. He plans to marry soon and asks a $200 commission to be paid, insisting two hundred is needed to proceed. The dealer agrees, noting the man’s pressure to marry.
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Monty
Boston Globe
Eight Year-Old Denver Merchant Runs Tiny Store
Corinne Snyder, eight, operates a shop at 1223 Fourteenth Street Denver, with support from her mother. The youngster serves policemen and firemen, near City Hall, after buying Mrs. Johnson’s nearby store. City officials once tipped money into her till.
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Denver
Colo
United States
Corinne Snyder
Denver Post
Louisa Johnson
Coriine
Fourteenth Street
Bries
Dlrt
Chincoteague Wild Geese Farm Says World’s Only Goose Farm
The Richmond Times notes Chincoteague hosts a unique goose farm with 300 to 400 geese, descendants of two decoys shot and tamed. About 400 to 600 fowl are shipped annually, mostly wild geese, plus Japanese ducks and brant. Swans are being raised experimentally near the owner’s residence.
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Chincoteague
Richmond Times
Assateague
Portraits on Tombstones Move From Denmark to Philadelphia
Philadelphia marble dealers discuss a Danish origin for reproducing portraits of deceased on tombs. The artificial marble imitates natural stone with delicate tinting and cheaper production. Carved pictures of the departed can be replicated easily and cheaply, potentially spreading to America soon.
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Philadelphia
Denmark
At the Kindergarten Fatal Question Sparks Morning Dispute
A dialog among four girls on a bench prompts one to ask if a mother would be sorry to die before another. The exchange shifts to a claim about a father, with one girl defending him as "too fresh" to worry about. The scene shows neighborly talk turning to distress.
All Fond of Gambling on Ocean Liner Tale
A Philadelphia passenger recalls a Europebound voyage where gambling drew crowds in the smoking room. Penny stakes, lively dealers, and even three clergymen joined the game, which the captain halted after four days with no more than five dollars changing hands.
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Europe
Reed's One Busy Day Shows Reed's Democratic Style
In reminiscences of Thomas B. Reed published in the Independent, Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark notes Reed's democratic tastes and simple beach retreat. He recalls Reed replying busy as a state of rarity and conversing warmly with a former schoolmate who visited during a clerk's call.
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Thomas B. Reed
Independent
Francis E. Clark
Christian Endeavor Society
America
Mr. Reed
White House
Judge Loring's Flight From Cards Ends Chance Games
In college Judge William Caleb Loring of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declined a pile of winnings in a small roulette style game after a friend recounted the moment. He refused the money, deciding he could not keep what came from chance, and reportedly never played a gambling game again.
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William Caleb Loring
Massachusetts Supremes Bench
Edward B. Callender
Dorchester
Httle
Loring
Coal Prices Jump In Bid War At Ohio Mine
An Ohio coal mine operator explains how dealers pushed prices higher by aggressive bidding. Starting from a fixed $1.95 per ton, buyers shouted offers of 4, 4.50 and 5 dollars per ton for prompt delivery, raising the cost nearly 300 percent and speeding supply to consumers.
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Ohio
New York Tribune
Indian Summer Legend Nonsense Poem Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text describes an Algonquian legend of the Great White One, the Sun god, and his summer ascent and retreat. It mentions a citadel gates, aut haze, silver subs rills, mountain stops, and mellow Indian Summer days, attributed to a poet named AiMn.
Divorce Grounds Question Sparks Naming Dispute
A legal exchange features a lawyer asking for grounds of divorce while the other party quips about failing to agree on a name for the man. The fragment hints at a satire or obituary-like line from a historic constitution era text.
Undertaker Doonan's Daring Scheme For Mary Doonan
Sergeant Lannigan pursues a rival suitor Marty McGuirk to Doonan's shop where Mary Doonan orchestrates a risky plan. She hides a captured rival in a rough box and has the wagon move him toward the station as Lannigan watches, resolute to wait the night out.
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Lannigan
Guirk
Miss Doonan
Mike Lannigan
Iis Ward
Marty McGuirk
Doonan
Mr. Donan
Napaine
Thannigan
Doonai's
Ike
Mary
Tie
Game
Marty
Mary Doonan
Dane
McGuirk
Dognan
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Cerz
Pater Zottbu
Shanghai
Reed
Liosd
AiMn
Undertaker Dookan
Mr. McGuirk
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