Miners Live in Tent Colonies Along Tug River
Life among striking miners in Williamson West Virginia centers on tent colonies along the Tug River. About 100 people in 21 tents at Lick Creek live without coal company homes. Martin Justice presides as president while United Mine Workers provides weekly support of five dollars per man, two per woman, and one per child, plus clothing and fuel.
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Illiamson
Tug River
Mingo County
Upron
Coal Company
Union
Lick Creek
Martin Justice
Martin
United Mine Workers
Man falls into manhole while declaring love in Chicago
Samuel Markin, smitten with Gertrude Rossner, tries to woo her at a Chicago tailor shop. He slips into a manhole on Madison Street, is rescued by a patrolman, and is then told he is fired. Rossner rejects his affections and he pleads his love at the Central station.
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Gertrude Rossner
Madison and
Wells Streets
Samuel Markin
Markin
Samuel Shatz
West
Madison Street
Mr. Markin
Mrs. Rossner
Mr. Murphy
Wife of Chicago Man Cited in New York Murder Case
Emma Brooks, wife of John Walter Brooks, charged as a material witness in the fatal Broadway gun battle that killed Police Lieutenant Floyd Horton. She was handcuffed to a companion as the murder car squad fled, wounded herself, and recalled shots and a blurring blackness amid a laresch and Cavanagh led masquerade through Tenderloin hotspots.
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EW York
Emma Brooks
Chicago
John Walter Brooks
Lucille
Brooks
New York
Floyd Horton
Broadway
Criminal Court
District Attorney’s Office
John Cavanagh
Horton
Strange Picture Writings Stun Oregon Frontiersmen
Reports from The Dalles and Roosevelt Wash describe ancient cliff writings photographed by B Frazier and skeleton remains with sea shell artifacts near Big Eddy on the Columbia. Observers speculate on a race predating local tribes and plan to study the site while highway crews guard the area from curious crowds.
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Ortland
Ore
Big Eddy
Columbia River
Dalles
Oregon
B. Frazier
Portland
Roosevelt
Wash
Arlington
Frazier
Pacific Coast
State Highway Commission
White dominates fashion as summer resort wear returns
The article notes a dustless, smoke-free world of fashion where women favor white and quiet tones in summer styles. Sweaters and sweater coats show white leading, paired with black, pale gold, emerald, deep beige, and soft purple. Tan, beige, and taupe also appear, with brown angora accents on a tan knitted coat sweater as an example of current style.
Ribbon Art Adorns Home Furnishings In Silk And Satin
The article describes how small home furnishings use silk and satin ribbons, highlighting candle shades cushions and dressing table items. It notes ribbon covered glass bases powder dishes bonbon bowls and vases and details a pillow a lampshade and two ribbon bags with decorative stitching and trim.
Look Out for Rheumatism As Winter Approaches
Fragmentary notice offers free expert medical advice from the Chief Medical Officer at Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga. It mentions rheumatism as winter approaches and references Boston as a setting or example.
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Aera
S.S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Bark of trees not wood says scientist in summary
A scientist explains that tree bark is not wood but the outer covering. Bark consists of three tissue layers with an inner food-transporting core and a green fibrous zone. The outer cork layer is dead, and cork from commerce comes from tropical tree bark.
Do you know how to dance Louisvillian exchange quip
The brief, quoted exchange notes learning steps in a casual note from the Louisville Courier Journal. It contrasts a playful line about dancing with a remark on trade balances not always serving as a political platform.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Howells Pokes Fun On Travel In Spain And Babies In Hotels
The article recounts William Dean Howells praising Spanish family sizes while noting his discomfort with traveling with babies. He recalls a Malaga hotel dining hall crowded with infants and quips about misnaming the dining room as a bawl room.
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William Dean Howells
Spain
Andalusia
Malaga
Senor
Fragile Health Described As Tears Fall in Grief
A fragile health scenario is described with tears and sorrow. The passage notes a mournful child and harsh parental implications, ending with a parable about a father and son going fishing.
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Peruna
S.S.S
Boston
Cascara
la Grippe
Waller
Traveler
Rogers
Normand
Postum Cereal Co Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
NS Tal Rar
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