Two Bandits Terrorize Town in Clay Center Shootings
In Clay Center Kansas on September 14, four residents resisted two unknown highwaymen who shot night watchman Bush and three others including Dad Stevens J W Hougherman and Louis Behrinds. Behrinds wounded head, doctors fear prognosis. Bandits rifled none of the victims’ cash or jewelry and fled after stealing Bush’s revolver. A burglary at James Dimity’s home followed with three suspects arrested.
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Clay Center
Kan
Dad” Stevens
J. W. Hougerman
Bush
Louis Behrinds
Behrinds
Poisoned at county fair orange drink colored with dyes
Fairfield Iowa September 14 a county fair beacon drew many visitors to a stand selling orange cider later found to be arsenical poisoned. Over fifty taken ill, doctors treated victims including a boy named Bell who remained unconscious. Proprietors M J Garvin and Frank Donnelson faced arrest. Donnelson fled.
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Fairfield
M. J. Garvin
Frank Donnellson
Garvin
Donneliaon
Bell
Rush Troops to Front Munitions Border War Talk
Venezuelan troops were sent toward the Colombian frontier and toward Maracaibo as Mauser rifles artillery and ammunition were stored there and bridges built toward San Cristobal to enable rapid troop concentration President Castro asked state presidents for two battalions within two weeks Officials say a war with Colombia is possible due to Castro's support for Colombian rebels over the Orinoco navigation question and nearby tensions in Willemstad dated September 14
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Willemstad
Venezuela
Maracaio
Maracaibo
San Cristobal
Colombia
Castro
Venezuelana
Pope Holds First Reception for Working People in Vatican Court
Pope Pius XI addressed about 2000 workers in the Vatican courtyard in Rome. He praised the working man as Christ's advocate and urged satisfaction with conditions, education for children, and blessings for families through God's grace.
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Court Yard
Vatican
Rome
St. Peter's
Christ
Pope Pius
Unveiling of Renan Memorial Triggers Breton Demonstrations
Troops guard the Renan memorial unveiling at his Brittany birthplace as peasants along the route shout Abag Combes and Vive l’Erte. The crowd threatens the mayor and barges, prompting a detachment to disperse disturbances and restore order.
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France
Renan
Paris
Ernest Renan
Tregulr
Brittany
Premier Combes
Hisaes
Combes
Treguli
Objections Rise to Russian Manchuria Proposals
Telegrams from Peking and Tokyo report strong objections to Russia's Manchuria evacuation proposals seen as justifying continued occupation. If China concedes on Sungari River, other powers may claim similar river concessions, placing Manchuria in an armed camp.
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London
Peking
Tokio
Times
Manchuria
Russia
Sungari
Three men shot at Heath jail. sheriff dies in a daring ambush
Three men were shot and killed at Heath city jail in Wana Texas on September 14. Sheriff George F. Wharton and Deputy Brugh were wounded by W T Lander of Atlanta who faced attempted swindling charges. Lander fired as officers tried to search him. Wharton died after firing back, and Brugh died an hour later. Other items note Novinger miners ordered to resume work after wage- scale talks and Rev Richard Gould convicted in Nebraska for stealing a minor Eva Flint, with a potential 1 to 20 year sentence.
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Pennsylvania Penitentiary
Philadelphia
Cigar
Eastern State Penitentiary
George Vaux, Jr
Wana
Tex
George F. Wharton
Brogh
W. T.lander
Atlanta
Lander
Wharton
Brugh
Novinger
Kansas City
Preacher Gould
Central City
Neb
Richard A. Gould
Eva Flint
Mutiny Rumors and Muted Kings on Warship Kearsarge
In New York on Sept 14 sailors from the flagship Kearsarge and other ships anchored near Staten Island reportedly near mutiny. About 120 men were imprisoned for mutinous conduct and the crew nicknamed the ship the Cursehard amid ongoing discontent. A separate item notes the Park Bluff steamer sank after leaking on Lake St. Croix near Stillwater. five crew escaped, engineer James Ferguson missing. Sheriff’s wife in Paris, Ill, halted an inmate escape by locking doors as burglars attempted arson and flight.
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New York
Alabama
Texas
Trinois
Chicago
Staten Island
Binks
Lake St. Croix
Stillwater
Minn
Park Bluff
Glenmont
South Stillwater
James Ferguson
Mitchell
Paris
Ill
Mra. Summers
Frank Adama
Bert Check
Indianapolis Airship Seen Over City
A torpedo shaped airship about thirty feet long with two men circled over Indianapolis and vanished eastward, observed by several hundred residents, with no explanation forthcoming. Sir Thomas Lipton became ill in Utica en route to the wear and required medical attention. Parker case against transfer trustees was taken under advisement in Davenport. an exaggerated ad copy hawks Pain Killer for bruises and sprains.
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Korakej
Vasiliko
Black Sea
Indianapolis
Sir Thomas Lipton
Utica
N. Y
Thomas Lipton
Dr. Kinloch
Sir Thomas
Perry Davis Pain Killer and Strength and Vigor Foods Ad
A vintage ad touts Perry Davis Pain Killer as a universal cure for ailments like diarrhoea cramps and dysentery claiming over half a century of use with millions cured. It markets Strength and Vigor Foods as nourishing wheat and barley based products to aid digestion and energy, warning against imitations and asserting genuineness.
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Perry Davis
Happiness Through Health And Wealth In Daily Life
A Harpers Weekly passage argues happiness arises as a byproduct of balance among body mind and spirit. It warns excess in any area unsettles the others and stresses discipline, work and intelligent living as paths to contentment rather than chasing constant joy.
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Tolken
Lost and Found column as mirror of daily life
A reader notes that the newspaper Lost and Found pages reveal much about people’s habits and values. The piece observes common items lost or found, from rings and purses to pets, and comments on the social signals behind rewards and omissions in these notices.
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Chicago Tribune
Rivers Compared To The Mississippi In A Travel Essay
The author surveys major rivers worldwide from the Amazon to the Nile, praising the Mississippi's scenery while noting limits of other rivers. He compares riverbanks, travel conditions, and tourist appeal, arguing that better river travel on the Mississippi could rival European routes if adapted similarly.
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Earth
St Paul
St. Louis
Hudson
Rhine
Amazon
Manaus
Orinoco
Ciuda Bolivar
Patani
Paraguay
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Mississippi
Macgadalena
Colombia
South America
Missouri
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Balkans
Volga
Russia
Nile
Chicago Record-Herald
Charity Play Earns Over One Hundred Dollars
A young church worker organized amateur theatricals for a local charity. The show failed to receive newspaper notice yet raised over 106 dollars from a gate of 1.50 dollars per attendee, after a friend joked about audience size.
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Joseph Press
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