Cowboy Captain Lindsays Pony Falls In Suwanee River
Capt Thomas J Lindsay known as the cowboy king arrived for a steer roping at Fort Fannin Florida. After Sykes fell ill the crowd watched Lindsay lariat a bull led them to the river where bank collapsed and both horse and rider were dumped into the water. Lindsay escaped drowning but lost his famous pony Greasy Streak.
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Trenton
Fla
Fort Fannin
Suwanee
Thomas J. Lindsay
West Florida
Bill Sykes
Levy County
Lindsay
Greasy Streak
Sykes
Captain Lindsay
The Country Store Orator and the Soap Salesman
A rural store scene captures two men debating the country’s fate. The store keeper notes the orator’s long argument while a soap salesman jokes about his wide voice range, comparing it to hot air as he helps himself to dried apples.
Definition of bachelor shared by a cheerful pupil
In a Sheffield school a girl defined bachelor as a very happy man after explaining her father told her so. The remark came from a Tid-Bits item noting the curious classroom moment and the child’s source.
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Sheffield
Sand as the Curse of Portuguese East Africa
The article notes sand blocks rivers and harbors in Portuguese East Africa cutting off coast towns from the highlands. It burdens transportation for planters as the interior is narrowed by vast desertlike incursions.
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East Africa
Census reports 416,912 residents in Bay City
Washington November 23 The population of San Francisco is 416,912 per thirteenth census figures. This 21.6 percent rise from 342,782 in 1900 reflects adjustments of 3,322 names eliminated from initial returns and notes no fraud by enumerators.
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Washington
San Francisco
Census Bureau
Durand
Alaska
Back to Africa Idea Gains Momentum in Los Angeles
The Back to Africa movement advocates a modern African republic for African Americans with privileged conditions not available in white nations. In Los Angeles plans include sending Rev. J. G. Gordon of Tabernacle Baptist Church to Africa to study the feasibility of returning the negro population to their ancestral land.
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Los Angeles
America
J. G. Gordon
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Africa
Food Prices Drop Across the Nation
Chicago dealers cite bumper crops and large cattle and hog receipts as causes of a general decline in food prices. Meat and staples fall, eggs remain high and rising. Since October prices eased by 50 to 75 cents per hundredweight for cattle, and hog prices dropped from 9.65 to 7.82 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Aviator Ralph Johnstone Dies After 500 Foot Plunge
In Denver on Friday at Overland park aviation field Ralph Johnstone world altitude record holder fell 500 feet and was killed instantly. Spectators found him beneath the aircraft with broken bones and the shrouded biplane surrounding him as he fought to regain control.
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Denver
Ralph Johnstone
Overland Park Aviation Field
Confidence of Genius Dirigible Gaffe
A witty exchange has an inventor claiming success for a dirigible while noting a harsh landing. The inventor concedes the crash but humorously says it landed near the intended target, highlighting a misguided precision joke about the failed flight.
Dining With Negus A Weekend State Dinner In Abyssinia
An Italian observer describes the weekly royal feast in the Abyssinian palace. The Negus Jarsu presides as 5 000 to 6 000 subjects feast at 80 tables with slaves serving raw meat and anghera leaves. The event lasts three hours from 10 am to 1 pm amid drums and singing.
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Negus
Abyssinia
Gheber
Corriere
Menelek
Jarsu
Archangel Gabriel
King of Kings
Balaam and the Ass Speak In Their Own Language
The Doctor asks Deacon Giles whether the ass spoke Balaam in a specific language. The Rev. Dr. notes Balaam’s ass spoke in its own language and Balaam understood it without trouble.
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Deacon Giles
Balaam
Despondent Husband Treated For Melancholia
Mrs Highmore discusses her ailing husband with costs of a specialist treatment. The exchange notes melancholy as the diagnosed condition and the high expense involved in his care.
Persian Calendar Days Named Differently Each Month
The Persians assign a unique name to each day within a month reflecting a rich calendar tradition. This practice contrasts with fixed weekday naming and underscores cultural variations in timekeeping and daily life.
Horse Thief Is Shot Dead in Hot Springs Shootout
In Hot Springs Arkansas deputies and two alleged horse thieves George and his brother Chitwood engaged in a street battle. George was killed by a deputy sheriff and Sheriff Jade Houpt was fatally wounded. The pursuit ended with Chitwood captured in chains after a chaotic ride through Ouachita avenue. Deputy Sid Houpt chased and noted Chitwood fighting with a buggy whip before the fatal wound.
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Hot Springs
Ark
George Chitwood
Jade Houpt
Houpt
Chitwoods
Chitwood
Ouachita Avenue
Sid Houpt
Chitwod
Kansas City Mother Paroles Son Through Hod Carried Effort
Mrs. Margaret La Trasse of Kansas City Kansas carried hod for wages to raise funds for her son Willie’s parole from the Missouri penitentiary. She mortgaged the home, built a restaurant, and persuaded her employer to let her work on lath and plaster. Governor Pradley granted the parole after her persistent appeals.
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Kansas City
Margaret la Trasse
Kan
Missouri Penitentiary
Pradley
St. Joseph
Willie
Favor Peace with Japan
Thomas J. O'Brien the American ambassador to Japan, on leave in New York, says US Japan relations are more promising for enduring peace than ever before. He states no unresolved questions exist and calls Japanese reports of differences surprising when read in Japan.
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Japan
New York
Thomas J. O’brien
America
United States
Mr. O’brien
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Florida
Thomas Lindsay
Bay City
Negroes’ Cay
al Hie
Doctor
Whip
Revolver
T. G. Nicklin
Barstow
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