Hex case shocks Pottsville family in witchcraft claim
In Pottsville Pennsylvania a 61 year old man How ell Thomas died reportedly from a hex cast by a family from Orwigsburg. His daughter Mary Isabella Thomas described strange events including a cat pig and a growing threat that silenced pistols and caused cows to die. The family fears the spell and fears to kill the creature.
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Pottsville
Penn
Howell Thomas
Orwigsburg
Mary Isabella Thomas
Thomas
Pupils Refuse To Count Dictionary Words In Chicago
In Chicago a high school English teacher asked 50 students to report the word count of the latest unabridged dictionary. The class refused after consulting librarians and professors who offered no exact total. Professor D. P. Parham cited authorities placing the figure near 400 080.
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Chicago
D. P. Parham
Port Republic Faces Year Without Municipal Government
Atlantic City reports Port Republic, a mainland town 20 miles away with over a thousand residents, will lack a municipal government for 12 months as Mayor John Ashley refuses renomination and all councilmen, school board members, constables and firemen decline to run.
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Atlantic City
Port Republic
John Ashley
Loses Her Husband When Legacy Comes
Noel Joseph Becar, San Jose electrical engineer, inherited 100000 from his grandfather and fled to New York in February. His wife Eva Belle Beear pursued him across the country, found him with a woman in Seattle and later in San Francisco. She obtained a divorce. Becar reportedly has about 60000 left with the wife set to receive 40000.
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San Jose
Noel Joseph Becar
New York
Eva Belle’ Beear
San Diego
United States
Seattle
San Francisco
Becar
Girls in Mens Garb Work for Uncle Sam
In Seattle on September 26 a group of girls dressed in men's clothing pick fir cones for the U S forestry bureau at 9 cents a bushel. They climb giant trees in Fierce county groves, harvest seed cones for reforestation and even topple towers of cones from treetops.
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Seattle
Forestry Bureau
United States
Fierce
Heels and hobble skirts blamed for train station injuries
Philadelphia reports that high heels and hobble skirts cause many injuries to women while boarding trains and negotiating stairs in stations. The finding highlights safety concerns as women adapt to crowded platforms and moving stairways.
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Philadelphia
The
Pennsylvania
Boils and Carbuncles Remedy Ad by Resinol
Resinol Ointment is marketed as a universal skin remedy for all ages including infants. The ad claims effectiveness for boils carbuncles eczema tetter shingles and more with wide hospital and family usage and advertised prices of fifty cents to a dollar. Resinol Soap promotes skin health and baby baths and is sold by druggists nationwide from Baltimore Maryland.
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Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Deer Captured From Sea Near Boston Light by Lobster Fishermen
A three year old buck deer was spotted swimming in the main ship channel near Boston Light and captured by Vincenzo and Amelio Reggerio of 159 North Street. They towed the exhausted animal to Mastern Packet pier and handed it to police. The deer is kept at Hanover Street station stable and may be claimed by the owner who reports a missing animal from Blue Hills.
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Vincenzo
Amelio Reggerio
North Street
Boston Light
Mastern Packet
Hanover Street
Rooney
James McKenna
Blue Hills
Railway Claims After Investigation On 73 Cases
A three month inquiry by the railway claim department records 73 injuries from slight contusions to cuts. Causes include a heel torn from a coach step and hobble skirts catching on stairs. The piece notes railroads cannot prevent such casualties as fashion risks persist.
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Railway Claim Department
Jim Crow Car Controversy Prompts City Debate
Austin reports reveal the Jim Crow car policy faced opposition as Booker Washington’s visit highlights racial segregation disputes in Texas. Local officials weigh the law's impact on travel and fairness amid public protest.
Dr. Booker T Washington to Ride Private Pullman Car
The champion of his race plans a Austin to Temple Texas trip next Saturday. Railroad officials asked if he preferred a Jim Crow car or a special car and he chose a private Pullman sleeper. Only he and the negro porter will be in the car on the 200 mile journey.
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Barrass
Booker T. Washington
Austin
Temple
Tex
Dr. Washington
Storrow Posts 10000 Bail in Sherman Act Case
James J. Storrow the State street banker and former Boston official posted 10000 bail in U S Circuit Court yesterday to await trial on an indictment accusing him of participating in the formation and management of United Shoe Machinery Company in restraint of trade. He was joined by counsel Rowland W. Boyde and Charles H Choates as prosecutors urged bail matching other defendants. The other suspects William Barbour and George W Brown remain out of state and will appear when possible.
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James J. Storrow
State Street
Boston
Mr. Storrow
William Barbour
New York
George W. Brown
Storrow
Rowland W. Boyde
Ropes, Gray & Gorham
Charles H. Choates
United States District
William H. Garland
Miss Flavel Remanded to Sherborn Prison
Hope R. Flavel, 22, of Hartford Connecticut, was tried in two courts on the same day in different cities. She received an indefinite term at the women’s prison in Sherborn on a shoplifting charge in Worcester.
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Hope R. Flavel
Hartford
Conn
Women’s Prison
Sherborn
Worcester
Woman Charged With Falsely Increasing Money Orders
Miss Flavel exposed in Boston federal case for raising value on money orders payable to Springfield and Hartford. She pleaded guilty to the offenses and was released on personal recognizance after the charge was filed by Judge Dodge. Sympathy arose due to early life in a New Hampshire charitable institution.
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Dodge
United States District Court
Boston
Miss Flavel
New Hampshire
Worcester
Springfield
Hartford
Sherborn
Boston trip eyed in Dodge murder case letter claim
Attorney Harry Blodgett said he will travel to Boston to verify fortune teller Mary Jane Strumbert’s claim that she wrote the M. J. S. letter tied to the Helen M. Dodge murder case. AG John G. Sargent said he knows nothing of the admissions.
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ST. Johnsbury
Harry Blodgett
Helen M. Dodge
William A. Heath
Guildhall
Boston
Mary Jane Strumbert
Cambridge
Dodge
Mr. Blodgett
Heath
Guild Attends Funeral. Ambassador Cuts Vacation
St Petersburg reports the American ambassador Mr Guild interrupted his vacation to attend the funeral of M Stolypin. He called on Premier Kohovsoff and will depart for Paris tomorrow.
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ST. Petersburg
Mr. Guild
M. Stolypin
Kohovsoff
Paris
Eckman's Alterative Promoted for Consumption Recovery
A testimonial from Griffith Indiana touts Eckman's Alterative as effective against tuberculosis. Mrs Govert, once near death from consumption, reportedly gained weight, stopped night sweats, and recovered after starting the treatment. The affidavit claims the remedy rebuilt her health and increased weight by twenty pounds.
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Anna Trinen
Wm. Berg
St. Michael's Church
Shoreville
Ind
Eckman
Rev. Wm. Berg
Jos, Grimmer
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton Drug
Kekman Laboratory
Philadelphia
White Rock Water Bottled Champagne Tone Ad
An ad extols White Rock water as the finest with a champagne suggestion. It urges readers to order a case for home use.
Farnell’s Rise Sparkles The Money Moon Serial Debuts
Jeffery Farnel, famed novelist, began from near poverty and obscurity in England to become a leading figure in American literature. His new serial The Money Moon starts in the Sunday Post Magazine next Sunday, praised for its vivid Kent setting and strong characterization.
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Jeffery Farnol
Post
Sunday Post
America
Broad Highway
United States
Canada
Farnel
Borrow
Dumas
Blackmore
le Sage
Dickens
Ainsworth
Fielding
Smolett
Charles Reade
Jefferies
Addison
Conan Doyle
S. S. McClure
Stevenson
Kipling
Jeffery Farnel
Two Continents
Kent
Surrey
Essex
Mr. Farnol
The
Maga
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