Moonshine Maid Defies Revenue in Kentucky Hills
Mary Fouts, 27, a famed moonshine producer from Beaver Creek district on the Kentucky border, leads a family tradition of illicit whisky making. In a siege scene with federal officers, she holds a rock barricade behind which she fires on the raiders, wounding a deputy marshal and keeping her still operational amid a long standoff.
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Kentucky
United States
Mary Fouts
America
Beaver Creek
Knoll-Floyd-Letcher
Sam
Heath
Uncle Sam
Law
Mary
Mary Fouls
Mary Fonts
Miss Fouts
Mary Foulots
William the Conqueror
Miss Fouls
Alan
Beaver Crepit
Lodi
Pather
Ike Dak
Maury
Kentucky Hills
Fouts
United States AM Marshall
Blair
Revenue Service
Anarmly
Mary Potts
Revenue Men
Hiram Day
Day
Officer helps Washington Square lady button her gown
A young woman in a princess gown asks Policeman George Donnelly to button her dress near Washington Square New York. After a brief struggle he assists, amid onlookers, then the stage returns to uptown. The scene reflects a humorous urban moment captured in the press.
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Washington Square
New York City
Fifth Avenue
George Donnelly
Donnelly
Jace
Guardian of the Law
Fragmentary quote hints at city decency role in era
A partially readable line shows a speaker asserting city employment to enforce decency. The fragment references a judgment on behavior and a claim about the speaker's duties, implying a local moral enforcement context.
Marriage by Photograph Sparks Uproar Between Nations
The Asahi Shimbun discusses a novel union trend linking Japanese in America with women in Japan through photography. It notes two self defense efforts by Japanese residents in the U S and a crusade against Chinese gambling seen as degrading Orientals in American eyes.
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Japan
Shimanuki
Koisikawa
Tokyo
Ryokkokai
United States
Asahi Shimbun
America
Horses with Mustaches in Historic Veterinary Note
A Philadelphia Bulletin clipping quotes a cabby and a horse doctor debating a horse with an unusual mustache. The experts claim mustaches mark low breeding, calling the animal a rarity with a huge, soup-strainer style mustache as a humorous example.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Electric Discharge Increases Plant Growth In Trials
Historical experiments reviewed show overhead electric discharge improving germination in maize and mustard and boosting wheat yield by 30 to 40 percent under electrified plots. Trials at University College Bristol and Bitton, near Bristol, tested cucumbers strawberries tomatoes and other crops with electrified fields, noting higher fruit sizes and baking flour quality in electrified produce.
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E Tatler Prt
Abbe Nallet
Abbe Bertholom
Expr
S. Lemstrom
Sweden
Resonreles Ot Ie Jas Ties Berthelot
France
England
J. H. Priestley
Athes
Botanical Garden
University College
Bristol
J. B. Newman
Bitton
Cornell tube promises safer X ray device for medical use
A Cornell University Medical College professor develops the Cornell tube a lead glass X ray device that brings the tube into direct contact with the patient eliminating stray rays. Proponents claim it protects operators by limiting exposure and targets diseased tissue with the ionizing effect essential for treatment.
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Cornell
Cornell University Medical College
Navy
Oper
Lightning Rod Materials Compare Copper and Steel Use
The article weighs copper versus steel for lightning rods. Copper resists acid in smoke and conducts electricity well, while steel dampens oscillations better and is less likely to melt. Steel rods are star shaped, copper rods are strand shaped. copper-covered steel is advised where cost allows, otherwise galvanized steel suffices for farm buildings.
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United States
Power driven eraser era in new device makes progress
A brief item notes an electric motor driven eraser concept adapted for use in a new device. It highlights ongoing development and potential applications without detailing specifications or dates.
A Motor Eraser for the Drafting Room Introduced
A motor driven eraser wheel offers faster clean erasures than hand erasers. The device uses a small motor on a flexible shaft, easily moved between tables, and plugs into any incandescent lamp socket for power.
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Draughting Room
Ambition and a promised knife clash in a fatherly reminder
A terse exchange recalls a father figure urging his son to seek fame while reminded of a promised jackknife. The dialogue hints at pride, expectations, and a rift over a small but meaningful pledge that underscored their relationship.
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Popley
Temple of Fame
Jack
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