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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
6
New York report on Ruy Merchant Wolf a Brooklyn rug maker who confessed to police that the urge to pick pockets overwhelmed his attempts at reform. He details a life of crime from youth, his arrest history, and repeated relapses despite claims of honesty and remorse.
A Baltimore subscription dinner at the Elk Ridge Hunt Club featured guests in costumes including bathing suits. One woman was dumped into a fountain and shampooed with seltzer as others watched. Mrs. Henry Clews Jr and Mrs. Ral Parr were central figures, with wine and festive mischief escalating until a tub of water and carbonated showers were used. An investigation by Elk Ridge Hunt Club governors is underway.
A dramatic battle between two pet Texas squirrels in Granger Street, Saginaw, ended with one female dead from wounds after a ferocious fight over a mate and territory. The victor joined the male owner’s new mate, while observers could not intervene. New York Public Parks numbers noted.
A New York inventor claims a hidden automatic gun tofire 2,000,000 bullets per hour without smoke noise or flame. It operates on a truck mount with a 200 horsepower motor, uses no powder or chemicals, and can fire while moving or stationary. The device is kept in a Flatbush loft and guarded closely.
Fred Bangerter, a Brooklyn engineer, unveils a gun truck with five elevated muzzles firing 20,000,000 bullets hourly. The weapon uses no powder or shells, relies on gasoline or batteries, and carries two crewmen along with ammunition. He asserts it would compel peace by making any war against such a nation suicidal, while offering to sell the secret to any government at a fair price.
A New York report recounts a dramatic kiss on the gang plank of the steamship La Touraine delaying its sailing by over three minutes. A French couple, yelling Francois, embraced and kissed as the ship stood ready to depart, the departure postponed while they reunited.
Boston reports Hugh Fitzgerald Lovering an 18 year old Taft college student living with his mother in Lowell is heir to Lord Hugh Fitzgerald Gooch of Ireland. The article claims he will soon inherit English titles and estates, with King Edward reportedly aiding the Lowell youth against a rival cousin currently holding Hertfordshire estates.
Benjamin T. Harrison of Virginia underwent a delicate operation at Johns Hopkins hospital to reinforce his aorta with wire to prevent rupture from an aneurysm. He already had ten feet and later nine more feet added, with a plan for tissue to form around the wire as coagulation occurs. Doctors expect recovery. Also noted: Salvation Army bureau in London reports 1125 men and 95 women sought help in the last year, mostly due to poverty related distress, with no direct financial aid provided.
Fragmentary OCR item lists a prior designation and a contact detail, naming a state university, a person or office and a phone extension. The readable portion hints at an administrative or directory entry but offers limited context for a complete event or action.
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