Faith care head held for infant death in Philadelphia
Alpine Avalanche reports H E Bollenberger head of a faith care orphanage in Philadelphia held by a coroner jury for the death of a seven month old child under his care who did not receive medical attention. A Sydney man loses his voice to disease and an artificial voice may be created. A dog in Evans ton demonstrates smoking tricks but goes mad biting other dogs.
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H. E. Bollenberger
Philadelphia
Sydney
Australia
Stuart
University of Sydney
Supreme Court rules bicycle not a carriage in Danvers crash
Massachusetts high court overturns an $85 verdict after a bicycle rider was injured on a poorly maintained road near Danvers. Justice states roads need not be kept perfectly smooth for bicycles.
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Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Danvers
Supreme Court
Four leaders presented to the nation for choice
The country faces four months to weigh four men placed before it by two major parties. One is the current President, another a former strong contender, a third a former Vice President, and the fourth a very prominent state governor.
Ladies Improvement Club Sparks Healdsburg Upgrades
In Healdsburg California the Ladies Improvement Club organized locals to win a municipal water system an electric plant a plaza seating sign boards street names and a $600 drinking fountain. The project funded without general tax increases except for water and electric system costs.
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Healdsburg
Cal
Hecht
Carelessness With Dangerous Drugs Ends In Tragedy
Parents left chloroform within reach of children leading to a fatal accident. A man bought the chemical to kill a dog and a wrapped bottle was found by two children who took it to bed. One child died and the other was unconscious, underscoring the need for locked medicine chests.
Chinese accuse foreign devils of releasing evil spirits via soil
A Forum writer explains that mortality around Hongkong and the German town of Tsing-tan rises after digging due to disintegrated granite soil densely populated and poorly aerated. He notes the so called evil spirits are bacteria released by spade work, rejecting Chinese superstition.
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Hongkong
Tsing-tan
Sodom and Gomorrah Misunderstood Names in Church Tale
A bishop’s anecdote about a working man reveals a mix up of biblical places with a joke about Sodom and Gomorrah. The piece notes that legal disputes among kin are often hard to settle and that scriptural study can resolve personal confusions.
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Walsham How
Sodom
Gomorrah
Gomerrah
Pack Train 13 and the Alphonso night in Luzon
Infantry and two volunteer battalions endure hunger in Alphonso Luzon as pack mules bring rations at last. Sentries, snarling packers, and weary soldiers struggle with heat, mud, and fear while the mule train finally delivers food and momentary relief amid grim recollections of past campaigns.
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Alphonso
Luzon
Uncle Sam
Rony
Old Dad
Geronimo
Scar Face
Rio Grange
Dirty Ike
Reno
Sitting Bull
Night in Alphonso with Pack Train Thirteen
A writer recalls a moonlit Alphonso camp with packers from Train Thirteen in a Manila campaign. Broken Foot Bill shares hard living tales and a dying mule, while the guard duty and coffee fuel camaraderie amid mules, bells, and rugged men. He pledges to find a soldier’s mother back in St. Louis.
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Custer
Montana
Broken Foot
Bill
Cape Horn
Port Said
Suez
Alphonso
Old Dad
Scar Face
Broken Foot Bill
Mankiller
Old Moon Eye
St. Louis
Bill Burdsell
General Schwann
Luzon
Ornamental Skyscraper Marks New York Facade Trend
New York amigos report a downtown tower nearing completion will be the first to display Paris style facade ornamentation. The brick massing remains, but the sides are decorated in a simple, tasteful treatment matching the building's main facades, aiming to soften the skyscraper's urban impact.
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New York
Pittsburg Post
Paris
Navy Uniforms Free for Enlisting Boys
The article announces that after enlisting in the navy, boys will not be required to purchase their uniforms, easing initial military entry costs.
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Navy
Government to devote $25,000 for flying machines
Our government plans a $25,000 program to experiment with flying machines for army use. The article then contrasts this with spending on dyspepsia cures and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for stomach disorders.
It has been computed about 70 babies are born each minute
A disjointed collection of phrases notes births per minute, a tonic advertising line, and a historical reference to Colonel Webb Hayes on General Chaffee's staff as a passenger on the Meade.
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Webb
Hayes
Chaffee
Meade
Allen's Foot Ease and Rogers' Blue Chill Cure Ad
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot Ease powder. It relieves tight hot swollen feet and treats ingrown nails corns and bunions. Trial package free by mail. Also Rogers' Blue Chill Cure promises to cure chills and fever with no cure no pay. It is believed the state guard will camp at Hastings.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N.Y
Price
State Guard
Hastings
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