Wife Will Wish Away Thirsty Wife in Court
Chicago judge hears humorous domestic row as Fred Kaczmarek testifies his wife can wish away problems including drunkenness and non support. He jokes she could summon Aladdin's lamp and even make a lamp for indirect lighting, while calling her a witch and a jinx in a strained domestic relations hearing.
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Teamster
Judge
Aladdin
Chicago
Fred Kaczmarek
Prestoshes
Kaczmarek
Court cuts loose husband with probation offer
In a terse exchange the judge contemplates probation while noting the wife’s influence on sobriety and earnings. Kaczmarek deflects responsibility, saying his wife’s hopes for sobriety or pay are out of his control. The judge dismisses the matter and sends the couple home, calling for the next case.
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Kaczmarek
Canary Bird Triumphs Over Mouse at Home Scene
In Hastings New Jersey at Samuel Poe’s house a canary bird defeated a mouse. The event unfolded while Brooklyn resident Mrs Breebe, visiting in Rye New York, recalled her husband’s heart condition.
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Hastings
N. J
Samuel Poe
Brooklyn
Breebe
Rye
N. Y
Dreams of snakes disturb Macon mother in bed
Mrs Ralph Talbot of Ten Mile township in Macon Missouri dreamed of snakes while with her baby. The lamp shed a dim glow revealing a reptile near the infant on the cover, prompting her to steady herself and continue.
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Macon
Ralph Talbot
Ten Mile Township
Snake in Bedroom Spooks Talbot Household
Mrs Talbot believed a moving snake appeared in the couple's bedroom and, after grabbing the baby and securing it, woke Mr Talbot who found no snake until a later check. A prior remark about heavy late meals preceded a slight cover movement revealing the snake.
Girl Fends Off Triplet Tramps Near Lafayette
Hazel Lincoln an eighteen year old girl at her father James Lincoln's home eight miles south of Lafayette Indiana fought three tramps who demanded food and money. One seized the baby and threatened to kill it. she wrestled the child free as a retreating tramp fled. Sheriff Slayback and a posse later captured two of the trespassers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette, Ind
Hazel Lincoln
James Lincoln
Lafayette
Miss Lincoln
Court aids aged convict in robbery case
Pittsburgh judge hears 66 year old Louis Bertolo plea after a life in and out of prisons. Bertolo says employers rejected him for age and past record, and he turned to crime to support his wife. The court placed him on two years probation after he promised to reform and seek work.
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Pittsburgh
Louis Bertole
Western Penitentiary
Thomas D. Carnahan
Bertolo
Killed by Good News Inheritance Tragedy in Leedsville
Daniel F Hawley of Rockland county collapsed and died after hearing he had inherited 6500 dollars and would receive half of a 14000 dollar estate. He ran to share the news with his daughter Mrs Bertram Wagner, but died of heart disease at the attic stairs with his six year old grandson Frederick Gardner present.
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New York
Daniel F. Hawley
Ells
Rockland County
Bertram M. ‘Agner
Leedsville
Ralph J. Hawley
Hawley
Frederick Gardner
Wagner
Bandit Burton Turns Painter After Crime Laden Life
Hutchinson Kansas man known as Robert H Burton once A A Griffin describes a 35 year crime spree spanning 15 prisons. He robbed post offices staged robberies burglaries and held up individuals. After serving time and two federal sentences for a Montgomery Alabama post office raid he became a painting contractor and gospel team leader warning youth against cards booze and bad company.
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Montgomery
Ald
Texas
Outlaw Bob Burton’s Life: From Bank Robber to Gospel Worker
A life of crime across the West ends with a drastic turn toward faith. Bob Burton, once known as a highwayman in Indian Territory and leader of a gang, was sentenced to Leavenworth, endured a death sentence, and later had his punishments commuted to years in prison. After 1900 he left crime behind, faced murder conviction, and through legal aid received lighter terms. In 1912 he married, hid his past, but at a large gospel meeting confessed fugitivity, prompting a Texas governor’s pardon and a shift to gospel team work.
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Cuero
Tex
Texas
Pacific Coast
Utah
California
Arizona
Old Mexico
Indian Territory
Bob Burton
Leavenworth
Marion
Kan
Fred Huffman
Burton
John 8. Dean
E. W. Hoch
Roscoe Stubbs
Hutchinson
Convention Hall
Hunter shoots a deer with opium in Adirondacks
An Adirondack guide traveled from Rome to Boonville to gather winter provisions and recounted a curious capture. A deer park owner in the southern Adirondacks sought a large buck, offering $100 for the live, crate-ready animal.
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Rome
N. Y
Boonville
Deer drugged for prize hunt ends with cash reward
John Benham used glue flour paste and opium pellets fired from buckshot to tranquilize a large buck on a runway. The buck ran, slept in evergreens, and was shipped to a private park. He received a $100 check the next day for the capture.
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Tion
John Benham
Benham
Rescued From Quicksand After 48 Hours in a Subterranean Trap
Maurice Allen survived 48 hours buried 25 feet underground near Ware Massachusetts as 60 firefighters police and volunteers dug a 50 by 30 foot shaft to reach him. Conscious and weak he freed one foot with a bit and saw and used an improvised air helmet fashioned from a barrel to receive air from a pump after midnight.
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Ware
Mass
Quicksand
Maurice Allen
Allen
Auto Strikes Black Bear in Lewiston Narrows
Lewiston Pa William Boyer and Willis Biden while driving on State road in the Lewiston Narrows encountered a black bear crossing the road near Ryan's camp. They avoided the animal and sped to safety as more than a hundred hunters followed the trail with licenses and plans for bear meat.
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Lewiston
William Boyer
Willis Biden
State Road
Lewiston Narrows
Ryan
Brain
Cow on trestle halts Hazleton area train service
A cow crossing a trestle near Drifton on the Jeddo branch of the Lehigh railroad caused a half day delay for trains on the Hazleton Mahanoy division. The animal fell between the sills during crossing and blocked rail traffic until removal. The owner cooperated with railroad crews to recover the animal and resume service.
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Hazleton
Jeddo
Mahanoy
Lehigh Railroad
Drifton
Ptisteaos
Man Buried Alive In Well After Wall Caves In
William Chapman of Wheatsheaf Pa was trapped 18 hours under tons of earth when a well wall collapsed. Rescuers with palmotor and oxygen worked for hours to reach him, but his heart failed just before he was dug out. He was a farmer and Penn Sand & Gravel engineer, in good health prior to the accident.
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Wheatsheaf
William Chapman
Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Penn Sand & Gravel Company
Tullytown
Chap- Man
Penn
Trapped Workmen Falller Dies After Cave-In Rescue
After heavy rains caused cave-ins near a well, several workers were forced from their task. Chapman, near the surface, directed rescue efforts and offered comfort to his wife as others reached him. Despite cautious attempts and nourishment, he died just as safety assurances arrived.
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Chapman
Hair Cut Off As She Slept In Orange New Jersey
Mary Carnova a thirteen year old girl in Orange New Jersey awoke to find her long black hair cut off. Police arrested boarder Polo Cripsy who was later cleared. Police believe the act may have been revenge by an enemy of her father Antonio Carnova.
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Orange
N. J
Mary Carnova
Antonio Carnova
Forest Street
Polo Cripsy
Carnova
Cripsy
Drabell
Wife Killed Babies and Herself in Kan Territory
Mrs Lee Moore, deserted by her husband, killed her two small children and then took her own life. The bodies of all three were found in a residence, authorities said.
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Thayer
Kan
Lee Moore
Boy Fights Bear to Death With Club in Jamison City
James Edson, a twelve year old, chased tracks into the woods near his home in Jamison City Pennsylvania. He found a large black bear with two cubs and fired twice with a flobert rifle but the shots failed. The mother bear charged and the boy climbed a tree as the bear stood guard below.
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Jamison City
James Edson
Boy and Edson Bring Down 200-Pound Bear in Harrowing Hunt
The boy and young Edson hunted a large bear, Edson reloading and waiting for a vital shot. After the bear climbed a tree and pursued him, the boy shot, the bear fell, and Edson waited thirty minutes before descending. The boy clubbed the beast, it died, and after a long wait they carried the 200 pound carcass home.
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Edson
Brain
Hogs Attack a Postmaster in Muncie Indiana
Emory J. Niday, postmaster of Muncie, recounts a herd of heat driven hogs charging him as he rested in a hammock on his farm. The animals stood on hind legs to reach him, devouring his shoes and socks before he escaped over a fence and drove to town barefooted.
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Muncie
Emory J. Niday
Niday
Man arrested with rattlesnake in pocket sparks jail scare
Stockton California officers searching G Bolton for drunkenness found a large live rattlesnake in his pocket. The snake had eight rattles and Bolton said it was a pet he carried for months, amusing himself as staff reacted.
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Stockton
Cal
G. Bolton
Bolton
Fisherman reels in 187 pound garfish near Sunflower River
Sam Antone brought a nine foot garfish weighing 187 pounds to Clarksdale Mississippi from the old bed of the Sunflower River. The massive catch fought fiercely during the fight and was eventually brought to shore.
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Clarksdale, Miss
Sam Antone
Sunflower River
Tax Receiver's Last Warning Clarke County
The tax receiver's books in Clarke county will be closed on May 1st. All parties who fail to make their returns to the tax receiver by that date will be double taxed. Govern yourself accordingly. J. H. Dorsey, T. R., Clarke Co.
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Clarke County
J. H. Dorsey
T. R
Clarke Co
Linton Spring Water and Sinclair’s Pain Relief Ads
Linton Spring Water Co promotes purity and offers Bowden Lithia agents. Sloan's Liniment claims rapid relief for rheumatism joints and muscles with 25 cent bottles and a money back guarantee. Foley Cathartic Tablets praised for gentle relief without nausea and no griping.
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Linton Spring Water CO. P.S
Bowden Lithia
Sloan’s
Sloan
Sloans
Simost
Lodge Directory Listings Across Local Masonic Bodies
Local lodge notices list meetings across multiple orders including Glenn Lodge No 76 J O C F Athens B P C E No 790 Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F A M and Williams Lodge No 15 I C G F among others. Details note meeting nights times and locations at Max Joseph building K of P Hall and Clayton Street with invitations for qualified companions and visiting brethren.
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Glenn Lodge
Oda Sellows’ Hall
Max Joseph
J. M. Henson
N. G. A. L. Garebold
Classic City Council
K. of P. Hall
Jester Building
Clayton Street
Edwier
John Roberts
Keystone
Royal- Arch Masons
A. L. Harper
H. P
T. Summerlin
Leo
Mt. Vernon Lodge
No. 22
Masonic Hall
Max Joseps
Citytop
L. N. Betts
W. M
J. G. Quinn
Sec
Elmo Lodge
Elme Lodge
Knights of Pythise
Evers
Tts
Castle Hall
Tester
Knighta
Mally
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Falla
Pennsylvania
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Huge Bear
Barefoot
Indiana
Snake
Pet Rattler
MH. & Palmer & Sone
Linton
Wm. O. B. Bielke
Mgr. Scott Hotel
Hancock, Mich
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Lodge Directory
Athens
Corner Broad
Campf
R. O. Arnold
E. R. Clare D. Heidler
C.J. Williams
J. A. Mealor
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C. C. Sohn
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