Knight in 1908 Is Now Pauper
Sir Luke White once a wealthy parliamentarian and knight, ended destitute in a Driffield infirmary. Poor investments and wartime strains left him bankrupt, with liabilities including funds from trusting poor constituents. His rise from Deighton to solicitor, preacher and council leader contrasted with his eventual financial collapse and resignation.
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Knight
London
Luke White
Storkhouse
Driffield
Ate
England
Deighton
York
East Riding
Angus Holden
Buckrose
Angus
White
Popular figure Senovita Olea Esxchuarre to wed Carlos Uribe
Washington society notes that Senovita Olea Esxchuarre of Chile, famed in capital circles this winter and spring, is to marry Senor Carlos Uribe, brother of Senora de Vreta, wife of the minister. Constituents had entrusted funds for loans. He was cared for briefly in a sanitarium near Scarborough before being moved to the work house infirmary adjacent to the former-prue court.
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Senovita Olea Esxchuarre
Chile
Senor
Carlos Uribe
Senora de Vreta
Coronb
Oa Sanitarium
Scarborough
Workhouse
Misfortune Highlighted In East Yorkshire Legal Case
The text notes a well known Bridlington figure famed as a "poor man's lawyer" and reports an action against Herbert Brown, a deputy coroner for the East Riding, charged with joint appropriation of $1,000 entrusted by William Hatfield for investment. Sir Luke avoids arraignment due to collapse.
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Tsed
East Yorkshire
Bridlington
Herbert Brown
East Riding of Yorkshire
Sir Luke
William Hatfield
Cats Made Homeless by Prohibition Ban in New York
The article notes that about seven thousand cats lost homes due to saloon closures under Prohibition in New York. It claims over 7,000 saloons existed, with many bars housing cats, and these animals now left homeless as bars shut their doors.
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New York
Adopt Married Man in Dauphin County Court
Morrisburg Pa a twenty four year old married man Lewis Simers Walker is approved for adoption by Mr and Mrs Abraham P Simmers by the Dauphin county court The Walker boy has lived with the elderly couple for years and they plan to bequeath part of their estate to him in the adoption order
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Morrisburg
Lewis Simers Walker
Dauphin County
Abraham P. Simmers
Walker
Keep 300 Job Bureaus Open
Washington report on the nationwide effort to keep 264 federal employment offices open with outside funding from welfare groups and chambers of commerce. Five large states have yet to respond, but the Nolan Kenyon bills for a permanent national service are pending in Congress. John B. Densmore predicts more than 300 offices will stay open through voluntary support as communities see value in no central public office.
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Federal Employment Service
Congress
Nolan-Kenyon
Chambers of Commerce
John B. Densmore
United States Employment Service
Densmore
Ite
Six Scribbled Words Dispose of Big Estate
A six word will scribbled in a margin four minutes before death left a $200,000 estate to Zulma Powell, a horsekeeper. Alexander William Waters, general agent of the American Fruit Exchange, died of heart failure after reaching his office on July 8.
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New York
Alexander William Waters
American Fruit Exchange
Zubn
Zulma Powell
Waters
Judge Taft Rules Women Must State Exact Ages
In Los Angeles Judge F U W Taft of the superior court ordered that women in court must give exact ages when asked rather than answering over twenty one. The ruling requires precise year of birth for all female respondents.
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Los Angeles
Cal
F. UW. Taft
Superior Court
Age of Oceans Washington Tells Its Age
Scientists estimate the ocean’s age at about 90 million years based on water formation from vapor and riverborne minerals. Prof Frank Clarke of the US Geological Survey states the figure as an approximation grounded in evaporation, salinity rise, and river inputs.
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Washington
Feading
Frank Clarke
United States Geological Survey
Daddy's Evening Airy Tale by Mary Graaham Bonner
A talking rabbit tale explains reading myths, books, and tracks as stories for animals and humans alike. Bunny Bonnie argues people read only some books while tracks reveal animal lives, urging readers to learn from animal stories. The piece closes with a joke about repetition dulling a joke.
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Daddys
Mary Graaham
Bonner
Bunny Bonnie
Summer Cold Ad Advice for Boschee's Syrup
An ad advises that a summer cold is hardest to shake and recommends bed rest if possible or staying out of drafts. It suggests Boschee's Syrup for night rest and morning relief, noting easy ex pectoration and long American-made use, available where medicines are sold.
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America
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Mass
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Slippery
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United Pharmacal Products Co
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ED Kempher
Findlay
Ohio
Ffront Rane
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Forest Park Blvd
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