Rosey the Lawyer Retires to Cloak and Clothing Trade
In Essex Market court for over 35 years the famed Rosey the lawyer Hyman Rosenbein retires from practice at 64. He partners with a nephew in clothing while lamenting loss of individualism in lower NY courts and sharing a career capsule from a banana skin case to modern legal life.
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Essex Market
New York
Hyman Rosenbein
Rosey
Posen
Germany
Supreme Court
America
Twig Causes Riverhead Watch Heist Mystery
In Riverhead New York a twig is blamed for a pocket theft in December 1908 when L M Raynor found his watch hanging from a twig in the woods. Raynor believed a tree branch was bent down and that his watch was lifted at that moment, not by a person.
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Riverhead
N. Y
L. M. Raynor
Raynor
War fliers to exhibit bomb dropping in Chicago tournament
Plans are under way for a fall aviation warfare exhibition in Chicago featuring warships of the air. Organizers propose a miniature fort for aviators to bombard with bombs and a prize of 5000 dollars for the pilot who drops the most bombs.
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Chicago
Spanish Treasure Found At Chico Church Dig
A workman excavating for a church foundation in Chico California uncovered a rotting chest with Spanish coins valued at hundreds of dollars. The first relic was the silver inlaid handle, followed by rotting boards and additional coins. Some coins date back to 1574.
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Chico
Cal
Keifer Swaps Swallowtail For Simple Sack Suit
Congress mourns the attire switch of General J Warren Keifer of Ohio as he appears in a conservative gray suit on the House floor. Speaker Cannon notes the moment with emotion while colleagues joke about continued youth and future fashion.
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House of Representatives
J. Warren Keifer
Ohio
General Keifer
Cannon
Keifer
Stanley
Kentucky
Many Rulers Known For Smoking Habits Across Nations
A survey notes King Edward preferred cigars and pipes in private work spaces at Buckingham Palace and Sandringham. Charles George enjoys cigars and pipes, once as an active naval officer. The czar favors cigarettes, the Kaiser less so with doctors’ advice. The Austrian emperor, though eighty, likes a pipe. Greek King George smokes many cigarettes. Victor Emmanuel uses cigars and cigarettes in moderation. King Peter of Servia favors a pipe tied to St Cyr training. Alfonso consumes cigars and cigarettes, while Manuel of Portugal leans toward cigarettes.
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King Edward
Buckingham Palace
Sandringham
King George
Russia
Kaiser
George
Greece
Victor Emmanuel
King Peter of
Servia
St. Cyr
Alfonso
King Manuel
Portugal
King’s Rights on Sturgeon and Whales Outlined
A Welsh captain's sturgeon gift to King George highlights royal rights over landings and whalebone. The article notes the king's perquisites include the head of every whale, the tail for Queen Mary, and items from the tailor such as white doves cumin seed scarlet hose and a silver needle.
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Pwllheli
George
United Kingdom
Thames
Queen Victoria
Long Wharf at Port Los Angeles
The Long Wharf at Port Los Angeles near Los Angeles California extends 4700 feet into the Pacific in a serpentine curve. It was built to better resist strong currents and waves. Before San Pedro harbor development the Port Los Angeles wharf was very busy.
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Los Angeles
Port Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific
Harbor of
San Pedro
Eilers opens Aberdeen piano store with wholesale prices
The Great House of Eilers expands to 119 E Heron Aberdeen offering 40+ makes including Chickering Sohmer Decker Kimball Hazelton Lester Story Clark and Autopiano with wholesale pricing and flexible $6 $8 or $10 monthly plans. Trade in old instruments accepted and money back guarantee ensures satisfaction. Manager J C Gallagher leads the branch.
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House of
Eilers
Aberdeen
E. Heron Street
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Chickering
Lohmer, Decker
Kimball
Hallet & Davis
Hazelton
Lester
Story & Clark
Smith & Barnes
Schubert
Chehalis
Chickerings
Sohmers
Deckers
Kimballs
Hazeltons
Lesters
This Poet in Clouds Sings of Aviation in Harvard Monthly
A poem by J Gordon Gilkey signed '12 appears in the Harvard Monthly. It contemplates aviator thoughts midflight with lines about sky, airships, clouds, winds, and the thrill of riding the air as the poet seeks new horizons and the boundless blue.
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Harvard Monthly
J Gordon Gilkey
Wright Air Injunction Dissolved By Court
The U S circuit court of appeals vacated preliminary injunctions against Herring Curtiss and Lou Paulhan allowing flight without bond while Wright brothers patent suits proceed in New York and Buffalo. The ruling impacts amateur contests including a 25000 dollar New York Chicago race and New York St Louis event with foreign aviators entering. The decision notes infringement not clearly established and that factual questions on rudder control remain.
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Curtiss and Paulhan
Wright Brothers
Wrights
United States
New York City
Buffalo
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Wright Company
Herring-Curtiss Company
Louis Paulhan
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Whisky pours from ruined Maryland warehouse after rain
Heavy rains undermined the Gwynn Brook Distilling warehouse near Owings Mills Maryland causing a nine story collapse. About 20 000 barrels were stored there with 8 000 barrels falling with the structure as whisky flooded pastures and towns along the Western Maryland railroad.
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Baltimore County
Maryland
Gwynn Falls
Western Maryland Railroad
Gwynnbrook Distilling Company
Owings Mills
Ocean Graveyard No More Harms Sable Island
The so called ocean graveyard of Sable Island off Nova Scotia has been rendered harmless by wireless telegraphy and modern lighthouses. The last wreck occurred in 1904, ending a long era that claimed over 250 ships and many lives.
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Sable Island
Nova Scotia
Iisland
Four Georges in History of Women Writers
The text notes women writers adopting male pen names, attracted by the name George for its solidity. Early Georges include George Eliot and George Sand. American author Julia Constance Fletcher used George Fleming. Now Georg Shock arrives, completing a quartet of Georges.
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George
Georges
George Eliot
George Sand
Julia Constance Fletcher
George Fleming
Georg Shock
Portland Girl Smokes Cigarettes At Four
The Portland department of safety reports that a four year old girl, daughter of Mrs. Jessie Reynolds, smokes cigarettes like a veteran. She becomes fretful and peevish when without tobacco.
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Department of Safety For Girls of
Portland
Ore
Jessie Reynolds
No Ear For Music Exchange Between Miss Parsons Mr Judkins
In a brief exchange Miss Parsons asks Mr Judkins about the music. He apologizes saying he has no ear for music. Mr Jasper quips that he uses his ear for a pen rack in a lighthearted aside.
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Mr. Judkins
Miss Parsons
An Even Score in a Domestic Exchange
Dialogue highlights a conflict where a father questions his partner about objections to a man, arguing that neither can support the family and implying financial strain. The exchange focuses on money and responsibility within a troubled relationship.
No Use For Theory In Wigwag It Debate
The Philadelphia Record hints at a personal theory that two can live as cheaply as one. It jokes that Youngpop-Hun implies the speaker was never the father of twins, using a playful tone.
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Philadelphia Record
How to Wash Esider Down
Wash Esider down by making a hot water soap jelly lather with a heaped teaspoonful per gallon. Add a little ammonia and steep the quilt for a few minutes. Rinse up and down. repeat suds if needed. Rinse in two washes with ammonia, wring or hang, squeeze bottom, shake often, and avoid too cold air while drying.
How to Clean Ebonized Wood Recipe
Clean ebonized wood by mixing equal parts powdered potaice stone and linseed oil. Rub with the grain and polish with a dry soft cloth.
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Congress
King
George V
Eilers Music House
E. Heron
Broadway
J. C. Gallagher
B. Forbes-Robertson
Swinburne Hale
Wright Air
New York-Chicago-St. Louis
Grays Harbor
Chehalis County
U.S
C. H. Hanford
Bendetson
Nobby Boys
Nobby Mlen
A. M. Bendetson
East Heron Street
Aberdeen Bicycle
Oswald Bell
South C Street
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