Overdue Book Returned After 50 Years in Minneapolis
Public Library in Minneapolis received a book overdue since October 1900 titled Washington Irving by H. W. Boynton. The finder, T. M. Broderick of Calumet Michigan, returned it after discovering it among stored materials. If charged, fines would exceed 300 dollars, but library fines are capped by the book’s value. Meanwhile in Camden New Jersey ice skates triggered an attic fire alarm, flames burning through a ceiling string suspending the skates. firefighters saved the house.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Washington Irving
H. W. Boynton
T. M. Broderick
Calumet, Mich
Broderick
Camden
Willis W. Howard
The Jackpot and the Butte Slot Scene
In Butte Montana slot machines flourish despite limited legality. A mix of businessman and dear old ladies fill bars, with a thousand dollar losses and a sly Thanatopsis Club dodge. Across the country FBI to book James Anderson with tattooed details.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Uncle Sam
Memphis
Tenn
U.P
FBI
James Anderson
Sears
Anderson
Mildred
Edna
Eston
Census Takes Toll Foot Disorder Named
The National Foot Health Council adds enumerators' feet to a list of 75 known disorders. Burning soles and swollen ankles afflict census enumerators unaccustomed to long city walks and stair climbs.
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Boston
National Foot Health Council
Council
Pisa Leaning Tower Architect Stirs German Designer Debate
A claim arises that Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa was designed by a German, prompting discussions on the tower's origins. The note highlights ongoing debates among historians about the architect or master builder responsible for the famous structure and its tilt.
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Italy
Pisa
Rock No Barrier Wall At MIT Professor's Living Room
A granite rock forms one wall of a living room in the home of Carl Koch a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. The total article notes that twenty eight million U S families own sewing machines.
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Belmont
Mass
U.P
Carl Koch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
U. S
Architect Koch Plans Room Around Rock Then Dynamite Proves Difficult
Architect Koch designed a chamber around a rock but blasting the ledge proved too hard. The attempt faced technical challenges and delayed progress as crews reassessed the approach.
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Koch
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