Miss Ida Lewis Keeps Newport Harbor Light Duty Fifty Years
Long in light. Miss Ida Lewis keeper of Line Rocks lighthouse marks his fifty second anniversary as custodian. A famed rescuer, she has medals from Congress and the Carnegie fund, with 18 lives saved. She and her brother endure confinement on a half acre, ready in all weather to aid mariners.
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Newport, R. I
Ida Lewis
Line Rocks
Newport Harbor
Ulysses S. Grant
George Dewey
Sherman
Grace Darling
America
Unitedd States
Congress
Rudolph Lewis
Miss Lewis
New York Life Saving Association
Newport
Gen. Grant
Miss _ Lewis
Rhode Island
Fort Adams
Massachusetts Humane Society
Peat Beds Highly Valued by Indiana Geologist
Indianapolis Willis Blatchley state geologist cites Washington dispatch placing northern Indiana peat bed value at 38 billion dollars. He notes peat equals 78 percent of coal fuel value and predicts vast future wealth from untapped swamp lands in the north.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Willis
Blatchley
Washington
Indiana
Wife Identifies Man Killed, Later Alive Elsewhere
London report recounts Wolverhampton inquest where a Wolverhampton man was identified as John Bates by his wife after a fatal accident. Three days later a letter proved the deceased had traveled to Stourport for fruit picking, revealing a near identical resemblance and matching belongings between the two men.
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London
Wolverbhampton
Walsall
John Bates
Stourport
Ancient cave system claimed in northwestern Arizona
Denver researchers led by Prof. Edgar L. Hewett report vast Arizona caves with colossal stone bridges rivaling Utah and Virginia. Guided by Indians, Hewett's expedition from Gallup NM found underground passages and evidence of a previously unrecorded cliff-dwelling culture. further exploration planned for spring.
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Denver, Col
Mammoth
Utah
Virginia
Arizona
Edgar L. Hewett
School of American Archaeology
Santa Fe
N. M
Hewitt
Southwest
Spain
Hewett
Gallup
Denver
Women Plan War Airship in British Aviation Move
London witnesses a major push to unite women across the empire with aviation as the Women’s Aerial League is launched at the Society of Arts rooms with Lady O’Hagan presiding. The group aims to present a British designed airship built by British workers from British materials in defense of the nation.
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British Empire
Wilbur Wright
Baden-Powell
England
Col. Mussy
Women’s Aerial League of England
London
Great Britain
Women's Aerial League
Society of Arts Rooms
O’hagan
Lady O'Hagan
Empire
Jelly fish foul ocean steamer found in Vineyard Sound
The British steamer Indramayo on the Boston to New York run slowed to a halt in Vineyard Sound when jelly fish clogged the condensers and filled cylinder spaces with soft soap like masses. The engine room crew reported the problem to Captain Thirkell and needed engine power to resume motion.
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Boston
Indramayo
New York
Vineyard Sound
Thirkell
Sioux to Quit Dakotas for Nicaragua Colony
Sioux chief Little Dison announces a move of 100 Indian families from the Dakotas to an unsettled Nic aragua tract after arranging with President Zelaya in New Orleans. He says the colony will quickly grow with hundreds more North American Indians joining the expedition. Doctor Rebukes Church in Middletown N C reports a dispute where a fence blocks light to Dr. J B Hulett s barn and a large sign condemns the act.
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Dakotas
New Orleans
Nicaragua
Little Dison
Bluefields
Zelaya
Little Bison
Middletown
N. C
First Congregational Church
J. B. Hulett
Relic of B. C. 400 Found at Yeovil
A twisted gold torus with a convex base molding, dating to about 400 B. C., was found by a laborer in Yeovil. The Somerset Archaeological Society has acquired the piece and it will be displayed at Taunton Castle Museum.
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London
Yeovil
Somerset Archaeological Society
Taunton Castle
Elizabethan Poet George Wither Verse Fragment
A compact verse fragment by George Wither 1588 1647 notes the speaker will woo a woman and accept her decision whether she loves him or not If she is fair or not his care remains fixed on the outcome of the courtship and the woman’s response rather than the world.
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George Wither
A Martyr to the Cause in Grant Center Tale
A narrator recalls a Grant Center scene where a parade of an old man and stern women enters a hotel bar. A political wager unfolds between Deke and Bill over Socialist Labor votes, with a yearly whisky pledge if Bill loses. The town’s voting prank shapes memory and social view.
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Grant Center
Deke
Pil
Truh
Mill
Bill
Hill
The Deke and the Temperance Vote Clash at the Bar
An old man, Deacon Weatherbone, drinks a strong liquor amid jeers from temperance supporters outside a voting place. The landlord explains the scene as a daily show from Weatherbone, a noted temperance advocate, who once taunted voters and faced a sharp retort from Bill Todd, escalating the crowd.
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Deacon Weatherbone
Temperance Society
Deke
Bill Todd
Bill
Great Crystal Palace cat show prizes highlight modern color trends
At the Crystal Palace show in London, judges favor color and coat over form. The blue Russian tops with copper eyes, notably those from Lady De cies, while the white smooth-haired falmer Snowstorm and silver tabbies with gold or green eyes also impress. Some cats fetch up to 250 dollars, tracing back to a prior blemished stock bought in Fulham.
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Crystal Palace
London
England
Decies
Fulham
Fox Lingered in Wolverhampton Bedroom After Poultry Raid
A fox raided a poultry pen in Wolverhampton center then slipped through an open window into a bedroom where it rested beside its morning meal. A final hunt ended with the capture of Reynard. A separate note reports a Le Mans hatmakers union where one man holds multiple offices including president and treasurer.
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Wolver ®Hampton
England
Reynard
Union of
le Mans
France
OMes over Smiley's Music Store Telephone Muss on 16 ATLANIIC
A fragmentary notice reports a dispute or incident at Smiley's Music Store involving a telephone incident dated the 16th at an Atlantic location. Details are unclear in readable text.
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Omes
Smiley
Atlaniic
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