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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
16
In Youngstown Ohio a Lake Shore section hand named Vasil Roots was pulled from under a locomotive after being dragged several feet before the engine stopped. He sustained only scratches and bruises, his still lit pipe found nearby and handed to him as he escaped serious injury.
Miss Sharp completed a challenging miles required task for army and navy officers in two days, beating the time of two naval recruiting station officers by just minutes. She then returned to the paper’s office and penned a 40 word report.
A postal card mailed from a Connecticut town in 1874 arrived in South Bend after 36 years of wandering. It was addressed to a firm that is now long out of business.
In Columbus Ohio on December 14 Mike Popovitch, a young Pole, bet he could toss a dollar into his mouth and catch it. The coin entered his mouth but slid into his oesophagus, causing intense pain. He was rushed to a hospital where surgeons removed the dollar.
Timothy Foster aged 30 unmarried killed himself at his home near Alexandria Ohio by a shotgun. He used a cane to fire the weapon and left a six page letter to his pastor and a note to his sister May in Washington explaining ill health and arranging his funeral.
Milwaukee health department on December 14 issued an order mandating cuspidors be placed in all city ballrooms to curb the spread of disease.
A thief posing as a well known businessman phoned John J. Kingsley asking to view high priced diamonds at his house. Kingsley agreed to assemble thousands of dollars worth and send a clerk with the gems, but the ruse failed when the caller refused further steps.
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