Absence Without Leave Ends in Court Martial Leniency
Private Celestin Bridoux faces court martial for desertion after abandoning his post during maneuvers to visit Fanchette Chevalier. A dramatic defense centers on romantic entanglement, with Bridoux confessing to a scheme to win her, aided by a farmer’s rival. The court grants unprecedented leniency: 60 days in prison and a future marriage, plus a gift of 400 francs to seal the match.
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Celestin Bridoux
Tenth Company
Sixth Corps
Bridoux
Fanchette
Demoiselle Fanchette Chevalier
Quincy
Favieres
Pingot
Mam'selle Aucuette
Fanehelte
Fancheltle
Papa Chevalier
Elough
Benoit Lulon
Lusan
Benoit Luton
Africa
No Plows In Panama Zone Report Warns Of Sparse Farming
Washington reports a United States Bureau of Soils expert found Panama canal zone largely devoid of plows or farming. H. H. Bennett notes crude agricultural methods, hard soils, and rough topography, with few trails and limited cultivation. He foresees possible school gardens to spark native laborer interest in agriculture.
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Washington
Panama Canal Zone
H. H. Bennett
United States Bureau of Soils
Canal Strip
Panama
Canal Commission
Pacific
Narrow London Streets Hold Social Value Says Agent
Londoners favor narrow streets for the sociable atmosphere and commercial success. Agents warn wide avenues reduce traffic, noting Pedestrian flow and unfamiliar solitude along Embankment and Piccadilly. A nerve specialist questions agora phobia but cites crowd comfort. Kansas baby crop drops 2,130 from prior year despite record grain gains.
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London
Regent Street
Bond Street
Cheapside
The
Strand
Oxford Street
Picadilly
Hyde Park
Prince’s Restaurant
Park
Gayety Theater
Law Courts
City
Westminster
Piccadilly
Green Park
Canada
Hermits in Blue Mountain Keep Silent World at 70s
In Lynn township Allentown area a 76 year old German named Gus Betko and Abigail Frey a lifelong Blue Mountain resident live in a 10 by 14 log cabin with a stone wall above Jacksonville. They have no car electricity or trolley access and Abigial has not left home since her husband’s death in 1882. She sustains herself by a garden shooting game baskets and weekly aid from county poor directors while her world remains the 20 by 40 feet around their cabin.
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Allentown
Blue Mountains
Lynn Township
Jacksonville
August Betka
Abigail Frey
Blue Mountain
Tamaqua
Frey
Whiich
Bettween
Delaware
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
Fullweiler
Mrs. Frey
Mr. Frey
Joshua Lutz
Abigail
Conductor Charles Flint Logs 100 Miles Daily
Creston Iowa notes Conductor Charles Flint has driven roughly 1 216 800 miles in 48 years with the Burlington on duty 40 years. He counts a year for illness and vacations, averaging about one hundred miles per day. Flint began work with the railroad in 1861 and his record spans decades of service.
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Creston
Charles Flint
Burlington Road
Viint
The
Burlington A
Walnut shipment boom for Santa Ana growers in season
Walnut packing houses in Orange County project 288 car loads for the season, led by Santa Ana with 228 car loads making it the nation's top walnut shipping point. Local associations control an estimated 65 to 70 more car loads than last year, with Santa Ana Valley, Richmond, and Capistrano Growers reporting specific totals. Independent Santa Ana houses, Gowen & Willard, Smith & Miller, and C C Collins contributed substantial counts. Growers expect proceeds between 610000 and 640000 dollars, with the Santa Ana association alone distributing about 200000.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Fullerton
Anaheim
Placentia
United States
California
Auto wreck prompts quick sale in Belleville
A. B. Collingtion of Westwood New Jersey sold a $3,500 automobile for $10 after a collision that injured him and three companions. A local farmer bought the wreck, planning to use some machinery around his barn.
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Belleville
N. J
Colington
Westwood
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Chas. A. Grubb
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Iowa
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Max Emmert
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C. G. Clark
Homeopathic
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State University of Iowa
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Opera House
Chas. D. Finley
Chestnut Street
C. L. Campbell
Gilleaple Building
Musion
A. S. Mullins
W. C. Heers
Smiley
Music Store
G. R. Miller
Gillespie Building
J. A. Giffen
C. Thurman Furniture Company
W. M. Bailey
Hembalmer
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Musson Phone
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