Globe circling flight to test aviation's edge in 1915
Aviation experts debate a around the world flight this summer with a prize pool up to 200000 dollars. The route would begin in San Francisco and cross the Atlantic via Cape Farewell and Iceland, then proceed through Europe Asia and North America ending back in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
American
North Atlantic
Europe
Siberia
Asia
Alaska
Lord Northcliffe
Rheims
Atlantic
Sierras
Reno
Nev
Cheyenne
Wyo
Kansas City
St. Louis
New York
Belle Isle
Newfoundland
Labrador
Cape Farewell
Greenland
Iceland
Stornaway
Hebrides
Mediterranean
Roland Garros
John B. Moissant
Paris
London
Channel
Edinburgh
Berlin
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Core
Vedrines
Pyramids
Oscar Bider
Garros
Marseilles
Brindejonc Des. Moulinais
Ofurope
Egypt
France
Irish wit recalls five minute limit in death by elocution
The Raleigh News and Observer recounts an Irishman visiting the United States who writes home about executions. He notes that in this country men are not hanged but killed by elocution, a jest framed by a toastmaster’s despair and a witty Irish response.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Collar button phonograph gadget revealed by inventor
The long haired inventor proclaims a new device a collar button with a phonograph inside that will emit a call when moved to a dark corner under a dresser. The wife asks for details as the invention is described in Cleveland Leader.
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Theophilus
Cleveland
Housekeeping in Small Flat Creates Quick Scarcities
The Louisville Courier Journal notes the strains of maintaining a tiny residence as a wife complains over the need to purchase small, costly quantities of essentials. The dialogue reflects frugal living pressures and limited resources.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Fragmentary Note Reflects Travel Mentioned by Speaker
A brief read shows disjointed phrases about a first person heading somewhere and a Jamaica reference, followed by an orange peel comment. Context is sparse with no clear event or identifiable individuals or organizations.
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West Indies
Jamaica
Fragmented Thought on Knowledge and Idealism in History
A fragmentary meditation contrasts science with humanities and ethics, questioning substitutes for knowledge of idealism as seen in Carlyle and Kant. A confidential friend asks about a wife's affection amid uncertain sentiment and generosity.
Distressed wife uses bluff to win back child
A woman seeks legal protection from a violent husband. Her attorney advises testing the husband’s temper by letting the child stay with him to force a court-backed return. The plan succeeds as the man takes Johnny home only to face public scorn and a tense family scene at supper.
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Washington
Swyer
Ateehey
Mr. Jones
Johnny
Jones
Will dispute over Captain Davey estate reopens after 30 years
The death of Richard Davey of Wheal Buller near Redruth renews a multi decade probate fight. Captain John Davey left £200 yearly to Richard and most of a £300000 estate to his unborn son. Richard married without issue and the estate has grown. Will challenges by Capt. Davey’s sisters have allowed limited income to kin, and now another attempt to void the will is expected.
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Richard Davey
Wheal Buller
Redruth
England
Capt
John Davey
Captain Davey
Detective Adair Declares Defeat in Lincoln
Western detective Hilary K. Adair, boarding a Lincoln train, laments defeat and reflects on corollaries in detection. He muses that every fact yields interlacing corollaries and gives a vivid, tongue in cheek example of a midnight scene and a girl with her shoes.
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Hilary K. Adair
Lincoln
The Unfading Dream of Marriage and Happiness
A 19th century reflection in Mother’s Magazine on the enduring ideal of marriage as the peak of happiness. It contrasts poets, artists, and authors who promote the married state with the reality that few marriages reach this mythic bliss, praising faith over lived experience.
Bank of England Notes Cancelled by Signature Cut
A ledger note states Bank of England notes have not been reissued after removal from the register. The notes were canceled by physically cutting off the signature of the chief official, marking them as invalid.
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England
Flying Hat Chased by Maiden and Crowd in Times Square
A windy afternoon in Times Square sparked a playful chase as a tall young woman’s straw hat, shaped like an inverted soup plate with lace and a feather, repeatedly lifted into the air. A crowd of youths Newsboys and pedestrians chased it through snow toward a subway, finally catching it in a snowbank and sharing a smile.
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York
Times S Square
Sorwind
Dexter Sacrifices Beloved Guitar To Escape Freight Train
In St. Louis a Belleville man Herman Dexner walked a rail trestle after a dance with his guitar in hand. Hearing a train behind him he dropped the instrument over the edge to save his life, then climbed to safety. The guitar fell 50 feet and shattered on the rail.
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T. Louis
Herman Dexner
Belleville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Dexner
Slide for life at Indianapolis crossing in melting snow
In Indianapolis the crossing at Pennsylvania and Washington streets becomes nearly a glide as pedestrians slip on melting snow. One well dressed man with spats and a fur collar tumbles into the streetcar track, while a companion notes slippery conditions and urges caution. The fall ends with assistance from the friend.
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Ndianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania
Washington Streets
Window dog shows off with stuffed rival bite
In Chicago, Karl Rahmann's taxidermy shop at 2457 Lincoln Ave displays a street bulldog scene where a bold passerby dog bites through a plate glass window, only to be revealed as stuffed after a choked scramble. Rahmann plans to mount the street dog as a new show window display.
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Karl Rahmann
Lincoln Avenue
Rahhmann
Man Kills Ninefoot Panther in California Valley
Albert Jeans, a California rancher, fought a fierce panther after it attacked while he tended the body of its mate he had just shot. Jeans trapped and killed the animal after a desperate struggle. The panther measured nine feet five inches.
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Albert
Jeans
Person Valley
California
Ito
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