Colonel Not Welcome Here Aboard Hobo Walk Tale
A coast artillery colonel stationed at the Presidio and his son Edward tour toward Southern California. Seeking shelter in Soledad hotel, the manager denies entry to a United States army colonel, sending them away. They endure a night in a hay wagon before moving on.
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San Francisco
John P. Wisser
Coast Artillery
Presidio
Soledad
Cal
Edward
California
Santa Barbara
United States Army
Monument Unveiled for Gen Sir Isaac Brock in Brockville
In Brockville Ontario a monument to Gen Sir Isaac Brock was unveiled with modest ceremonies led by Col Samuel Hughes, Canadian minister of militia and defence. The event marked 100 years since Detroit’s surrender and Brock’s name in American history. Brock, born 1749 on Guernsey, had a notable British military career before leading Canadian forces and earning the Knight of the Bath.
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Brockville
Ont
Isaac Brock
The
Daughters of the Empire
Samuel Hughes
Detroit
General Brock
Island of
Guernsey
Canada
Boy Fights Black Eagle in Nevada Wilderness
In Reno Nevada fourteen year old Jimmy Daniels on the Tullman ranch shot at a rabbit when a six foot ten inch black eagle attacked him after hawks magpies and a vulture sprang from a gully. He killed the attacking bird with a knife-like blow using his gun stock and brought the carcass home.
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Reno
Nev
Jimmy Daniels
Tullman Ranch
Daniels
Nevada
Sun's Rays Operate Device in Oregon Town
In Klamath Falls Oregon a clever device uses sunrise to raise curtains. Weights attached to the drapery are released by a sunlit sensitive plate engaging a pawl. A spring holder dampens shocks to prevent noise and sudden stops in the mechanism.
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Klamath Falls
Orc
Lehigh pastor and bride head for Indian leper colony
The Rev. Martin P. Davis and his bride travel to Chandhuri in central India to join a leper colony run by the German Evangelical Missionary Society. They will live among 427 leprosy patients, with duties including running two children's homes and aiding in the segregation and care of leprous offspring.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Martin P. Davis
Chandhuri
India
Chandkuri
German Evangelical Missionary Society
Mary Reed
Himalayas
Manchu rias quarantine mix up dress codes on Shanghai voyage
Passengers aboard the Manchuria were quarantined in Shanghai after a steerage passenger died from a communicable disease. Each traveler was made to bathe in germ kill solution and have clothing fumigated. many garments were misallocated, with men receiving corsets and women getting socks or no stockings. A crewman fled as women protested the mix up.
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San Francisco
Cal
Manchuria
Shanghai
Gtain Dixon
Girl Corners Pig Market in Dayton
Beatrice Howell eight year old daughter of Frank Howell leads America's largest guinea pig farm near Dayton. With sisters Kathryn and Pauline assisting she supplies laboratories and colleges at 65 cents per pig in bulk, expected to rise to about 1.50. Her mother handles the finances as the business grows rapidly.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
Beatrice Howell
Frank Howell
Beatrice
Dayton Society
Love Me Love My Dog Delays Boston Voyage
Miss Cora Chamberlain returns to Boston from a ship after British law technicality prevents landing with her dog.
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Boston
Cora Chamberlain
WROTE GIRL OF PLAN TO DIE
Julian Dillon shot himself in South Orange after writing a note to Miss Marie Blanchet confessing love and planned suicide. The two women who learned of his plan rushed to stop him but a gunshot wounded him instead. He claimed accident. police expect arrest after recovery.
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South Orange
N. J
Jullian Dillon
Marie Blanchet
Marie Donnelly
Dillon
Charles Strastny
Vose
Orange Memorial Hospital
Belmont
New York
Girl and Bear Surf Pals At Venice Beach
Miss Anna Fredericks walked the Venice Beach front with a half grown cinnamon bear as a playful companion. R I Pierce of Pasadena brought two young bears from northern California and dared Fredericks to swim with one. The bear, initially restless, finally rode the waves under Fredericks guidance as onlookers watched the unusual seaside spectacle.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Anna
Fredericks
Venice
California
Miss Fredericks
R. I. Pierce
Pasadena
Wildcat Pursues Two Girls in Santa Barbara Hills
Eleven year old Jesse Beckstread and a younger companion fled as a wildcat stalked them from a tree limb. A dog charged the predator in a fierce fight while the girls and onlookers raced to safety and a packing house. One man killed the wildcat with a shovel ending the threat.
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Santa Barbara
Jesse Beckstread
Beckstread
Twins keep up tradition in Golden family
Golden Colorado born twin boys to Professor Charles D. Test of the State School of Mines. The couple's families carry a long twin lineage, with Professor Test himself a twin and Mrs Test having a twin sister. The pair were married a year ago.
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Golden, Colo
Charles D. Test
Department of Mineralogy
State School of Mines
Professor Test
Test
Rabbit causes wreck in Colorado car crash
A jack rabbit entangled in the steering gear of W. L. Lidesay’s auto from Iowa caused the machine to ram a fence. The crash threw the party from the vehicle and damaged the car as the rabbit was drawn to the car lights.
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Dover
Colo
W. L. Lidesay
Iowa
Fashion Notes on Hats Coats and Bows This Season
Bordered chiffon and marquisette highlight dance frocks while hats trend toward larger crowns and smaller brims. Amber gives way to cut jet heads as white corduroy coats suit motor trips and outdoor sports. Violet shades rise beside black and white, polo coats fade, ratine or eponge coats in white and black with satin foulard swans. Neck bows vary from very large to very tiny, with tailored bows favored and fluffy bows seen. Black lace atop white net or chiffon enhances neck frills and waists.
Guaint and Cool Batistes Described in Textile Detail
The piece notes sheer batistes with flower sprigs and small colored figures on white surfaces, highlighting patterns and decorative coverage. It evokes a quaint, vintage textile style with delicate ornamentation and traditional motifs.
Baseball Scores From Major and Minor Leagues
National League results include Philadelphia and New York split games, Chicago and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati over St Louis, and Brooklyn losing in 13 innings to Boston. American League shows Chicago over Boston and New York over Philadelphia, with others unplayed. Minor leagues report scattered wins and losses across the American Association and Western circuits. rain halted several games. Notes also describe bone and ivory knife handle polishing using whiting and lemon juice.
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Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
di Lietrafit
Washington
Philadelpha
Cleveland St. Louie
Amyvrigcaumn Association
Columbus
Toledo
Indianapolis
Louisville
Minsteapaii
St. Paul
Kansas City
Saniier
Omaha
Wichita
St. Joe
Lincoln
Des Moines
Topeka
Sioux City
Denver
Danville
Bloomington
Decatur
Springfield
Dubuque
Davenport
Quincy
Peoria
Racine
Rockford
Madison
Aurora
Ationat
W.L. P.C
L. P.C
Cincinati
St. Ge Ta
Philelia
Detroit
Wash’ton
Cleveland
Aga Chicago
St Louis
American Association
Lis
ST Milwaukee
Toledo Si
Kan
City
SilSioux City
Motnes
Three Eye League
Spr'et
Wausau
Racine Teens
Ei Appleton
Aurorace
Green Bay
Insect-Repellent Tarred Paper Tips
Home Department advises sealing mouse holes with tarred paper to stop gnawing and placing tarred paper with stored clothes to deter moths. The guidance appears in National Magazine.
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National Magazine
More Troops Planned as Border Tensions Rise
Washington reports escalate along the Mexican border with calls for reinforcements. Rebels led by Campa raid American property in Sonora, forcing two cowboys Oscar Sims and Roy Adams to flee into the U S. Seventy horses and provisions are seized from Mababi and Verde ranches, while San Pedro ranch suffers about $5000 in losses.
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Washington
War Department
Mexico
Sonora
State Department
Campa
J. T Paxton
Mababi
Cananea Cattle Company
Verde Ranch
United States
Oscar Sims
Roy Adams
San Pedro Ranch
Atlantic Deeper Waterways meeting opens in New London
Fifth annual session of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways association convenes at the Griswold hotel New London with welcome remarks from Mayor Bryan F. Mahon and Governor Simeon Baldwin. Taft is slated to address from Fort Griswold on September 6, the anniversary of New London founding and Fort Griswold’s capture.
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New London
Conn
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Griswold Hotel
Bryan F. Mahon
Simeon E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Col. Pleasant A. Stovall
Savannah
William Hodges Mann
Virginia
Taft
cVi
Fort Griswold
Groton Heights
Hemming Linen With Warm Water Dipping Tips
Instructions advise turning a hem of linen with a glass of warm water nearby. Dip fingers frequently to soften stiffness, making sewing faster and more accurate.
Recipe fragment for spice cake batter mix
A fragmented recipe lists ingredients for a spice cake or gingerbread batter. It includes molasses butter milk flour baking powder cinnamon cloves salt nutmeg and suggests precise measures such as half cup molasses and one cup flour.
Blowout at Kraus Brothers Dye House In Chicago
A blast at Kraus Brothers & Loewy dye house in West Twenty fourth Place killed one worker and injured about six others. The two story building shook as walls and roof collapsed, flames engulfed upper floors, while thirty women and twelve men were nearby. One girl suffered injuries from the blast and a second jumping from a window fell twenty feet.
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Chicago
Kraus Brothers & Loewy Company
West Twenty-fourth Place
Progressive Victory Dominates California Primary
San Francisco reports a sweeping Progressive win in the state primary. More than eighty of one hundred state legislative nominees pledged to back Roosevelt electors, securing California’s thirteen electoral votes for Roosevelt and Johnson. Progressives dominate congressional contests with five districts won while reactionaries win three of sixteen legislative seats.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
California
Theodore Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
Roosevelt-Johnson
Two 12YearOld Boys Arraigned in Fatal Slaying
John Heim berger and John Farley, both twelve, were arraigned in Kansas City on second degree murder charges for the death of four year old Joseph Timmerman. They pleaded not guilty, requested jury trials, and were released on bonds posted by Joseph Overley. The boys admit no intent, claiming the death was accidental after a stone hit the child and he died.
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Kansas City
John Heimberger
John Farley
Joseph Timmerman
Joseph Overley
Prison Mutiny Subdued at Michigan State Penitentiary
Jackson Michigan September 5 The state penitentiary is quiet as a cemetery with soldiers marching outside the deadline. Warden Simpson and the prison board declare the revolt of the convicts has been effectively crushed and prisoners show no outward signs to the contrary.
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Jackson, Mich
State Penitentiary
Simpson
of Control
Strike closes big mill in Lowell Massachusetts
The Appleton company cotton mill near Lowell is nearly shut down as 1,612 looms idle after a strike called by the Industrial Workers of the World. Weavers demand union recognition and police guard gates to prevent trouble.
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Lowell
Mass
Appleton Company
Industrial Workers of the World
Aaron Watkins Nominated for Prohibition Vice Presidency
Ada Ohio September 5 1912 Aaron Watkins of Ohio Northern University received formal notification of his nomination for vice president by the National Prohibition convention in Ada. Clinton Howard chaired the notification ceremony and Watkins delivered his acceptance speech to Prohibition leaders from across the United States.
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Ada
Ohio
Ohio Northern University
Aaron
Watkins
Prohibition Party
United Aitates
Clinton N. Howard
Watking
Republicans Lose Votes in Vermont Governor Race
Vermont returns show Allen M. Fletcher winning 25 561 votes for governor with 19 787 for Harlan Howe and 15 546 for Rev Frazer Metzger so no majority. Legislature to elect. Republicans poised to control senate and house with large majorities. progressives gain strength.
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Fletcher
Howe
Metzger
White River Junction
Vermont
Allen M. Fletcher
Harlan B. Howe
Frazer Metzger
Clement F. Smith
Fred W. Sutter
Senate
House
Progressive Party
Sickles May Lose His Home
New York report says General Daniel E. Sickles faces the sale of his household goods to satisfy an $8,066 judgment in favor of the Lincoln Trust Company unless the Supreme Court stays the lower court order. Sickles secured a stay to await a Supreme Court appearance and show cause why property should not be sold.
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New York
Supreme Court
Daniel E. Sickles
Lincoln Trust Company
General Sickles
Riot in Cuban election turns deadly near Havana
In Martel, thirty miles from Havana, a street political clash over a school board secretary election left one liberal dead, two seriously wounded and a conservative hurt. More than forty shots fired. Uruguayan Minister Fosalba urged an end to newspaper attacks on diplomats. government said it could not act.
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Havana
Martel
Fosalba
Scientist Dr. W J McGee Dies After Illness
Washington dispatch reports the death of Dr. W J McGee noted anthropologist geologist hydrologist and author aged fifty nine born in Dubuque County Iowa. He fell ill several weeks ago and died from a coniferous growth.
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W. J. McGee
Dice
Washington
W. J.mcgee
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