French Geophagous Parisians Revealed by Dr Marcel
Dr Marcel doul presents proof that prehistoric Parisians ate earth as food mixing clay with meals. Montmartre clay noted as particularly nutritious and teeth wear supports geophagy. He cites similar earth-eating tribes in Africa Pacific and in modern North South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcel Jaydoul
Parieune
Lhem
Academy of Sciene
Parla
Montmatre
Africa
Pacific
North
South Carolina
Adda
City of Beautiful Smoke
Robert Haven SchauMer writes in The Metropolitan about Pittsburg’s smoke spectacle seen from the city’s hills and Fourth Avenue. He praises the varied hues and densities of smoke rising above buildings, describing the dramatic contrast against a pale sapphire sky and noting how the cloud thins as it climbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Haven SchauMer
The
Metropolitan
Pittsburg
Pittaburg
Canon
Oldest Actor Enrico Pinelli Turns 120 in Italy
The world’s oldest actor, Enrico Pinelli, celebrated his 120th birthday in a village near Malermo. He first appeared publicly in 1811 at age ten in an Italian adaptation of William Tell, the only performance directed by his father who was jailed by Naples government for staging a revolu tionary play.
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Enrico Pinelli
Malermno
Schiller
Government of
Naples
Minelli
Pinelli
Laly
Mammy's Interpretation of Ringling Show Tour
Archie Ball of Cleveland tours southerly with Ringling show as it travels two weeks through Alabama with Robinson Brothers acts. The caravan attracts large crowds and a ghostly banner on a car draws curious spectators including children and a woman who deciphers the perplexing display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammy
Archie Ball
Cleveland
Vance Mee
Ringling
Alabama
Robinson Brothers
Regs
Eouthern Institution
Fragments from a Lunatic Rant Speech
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker questioning a diphthamic theory while another person responds with distorted words. The text resembles a noisy OCR extract with unclear names or events and limited readable facts.
Asbestos Firms Face Federal Indictment Over Mail Fraud
Federal grand jury charges International, Northwestern, North American Asbestos firms with using the U S mail to defraud. Casinos operated on Casper Mountain with a mill in operation. Indicted include A E Minium H L Bedler W A Fister and S E B Cayler. Proceeds blamed on promoters with no legitimate earnings. Contracts yielded up to 50 percent commissions and 20 percent gross receipts. A former agent A E Seymour testified on internal stock dealings.
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International
Northwestern
United States
Casper Mountain
Mented Iinto
A. EB Minium
Hl. C. Bedler
W. A. Fister
EB. Cayler
Inter. Hathoral
Minium
Commissios
Hives
A. E. Seymour
Grand Jury
Une Company
Red Men Membership Grows With Over 100 Applications
The local Red Men lodge reports over 100 applications in two weeks, pushing total membership beyond 200 as the Great Council sets a date in August to adopt new members. The group eyes a significant building project and notes 48 new applications last Saturday. Cowboy Frank Bligers was badly injured after being thrown from a horse at Athletic Park, suffering head injuries but recovering after medical care.
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Tribe of Red Men
Great Council
Frank Blgers
Athletic Park
Rigers
Casper Fourth of July Celebrations End in Festive Success
Casper celebrated the Fourth with a large turnout from Douglas and nearby areas. A morning parade featured a Douglas Third Regiment Band and various floats while sports at Athletic Park included a 220 yard dash won by Keller and a beer drinking race won by Carl Hilderbrand. Grand parade organization was led by Gi. F. Bell with numerous decorated autos earning prizes.
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Casper
Douglas
Third Regiment
Athletic Park
Harrison
Ned
Stu
Morrison
Mike Butler
Keller
Carl Hilderbrand
Glenn Moore
Iba
Orater Stroet
Gi. F. Bell
Meg
Band of Douglas
Daughters of Rebekah
Frank Sturgeon
The
Order
Golden Rule
Waele Sain
Gem Restaurant
Come
Townsend
Airship
Natrona Pipe Line & Refining Co
Boys
Hipuom Shoe & Clothing Co
Asbeston Mills Co
Hingenheliper Lom, Co
Weber Commercial Co
Moat
Greene & Steele, Hom & Hailey
Western Realty Co
Kimball Plarmacy
Toat
Grand Central Bar
Noat
W. F. Henning
Order of Red
Rockaway
Tawe Dawvideon
Grand Gentral
Pawidson
Hoom Shoe & Clothing Co
Fed
Wo F. Henning
Wo 8
Kimball
Golden Mule
Dramatic Riverton Hold Up Stuns Local Saloon Row
A lone robber entered Fazon and Larmas saloon at 130 am and, at gunpoint, forced cash from proprietor, bartender, and patrons. He then moved through Jim Atteld and Carmichael saloons, taking money and a diamond ring, threatening to throw it in the river. Sheriff Jolson pursues with a posse. suspect identified as Larry Sharp, a cowherder with ties to Casper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverton
Fazon & Lamar
Atfeld
Hiller
Carachael & Lawrence
Carmichael
Jolson
Lander
Iden
Larry Sharp
Dalyte Con
Casper
White Bears Cummings Versus Frankie White at Coliseum
A twenty round boxing exhibition at the Coliseum drew a lone crowd. Danny O Cum mings of Casper fought Frankie White of Chicago. After fourteen even rounds Cummings faded and stopped in the seventeenth or eighteenth round. The bout was fast and furious with high spirited conduct and mutual respect from crowd.
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Coliseum
Danny O Cummings
Casper
Frankie White
Chicago
Cumming
Bean
Pee
Danny
Wilson Nominee Secures Democratic Presidential Nod on Fourth Ballot
After six anxious days the Democratic National Convention nominated Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for president on the fourth ballot. Marshall was named vice president as the convention settled amid bargaining and Bryan's influence on the platform. Final tallies showed Wilson ahead of Champ Clark with Harmon and Addison also receiving votes. Separately, A Tulte of Vincennes arrived in Casper to consider a Casper glass factory. the Industrial Club invited investment, citing Casper's soda deposits, a nearby glass sand bed, and cheap fuel as key needs. Franco Wyoming Co. reports a test well near the river north of the refinery, ten inches? diameter and twenty feet deep, yielding about 400 gallons per minute and a new water pipe laid to the refinery.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jerey
United States
Marshall
Champ Clark
Missouri
Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Underwood
Clark
Harmon
A. Tulte
Vincennes
Ind
Casper
Tulte
Ussper Mountain
Franco- Wyoming Co
Lhe
Knights of Columbus Picnic Announcement
The Casper Cornell 4 Knights of Columbus hold their fret annual picnic next Sunday at Garden ewok. All members of the organization are invited to attend and bring plenty of lam e.
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Casper Cornell
Knights of Columbus
Injured Brother Fred Scherck in Plow Accident
Fred Scherck, brother to the local Scherck boys, was severely injured last week when thrown against a plow handle as double trees broke. A handle struck his stomach, raising fears of serious internal injuries.
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Fred Scherck
Scherck
Bio
Midwest Firm Expands Storage Tanks At Salt Creek Field
The Midwest company is constructing three additional tanks in the Salt Creek field each with 27 000 barrel capacity. A 65 000 barrel tank near the refinery was finished last week, bringing total storage capacity to 465 000 barrels.
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Midwest Company
Salt Creek
New High School Building Vote Approved by Natrona County
Last week the Natrona County high school district voted to issue bonds for a new high school to be built on city ground donated by Gov. Carey in the southwest part of Casper. The project responds to long standing needs and expected future growth. Edith Crosby, former Casper resident now a Denver county hospital nurse, inherited a large fortune from her Montreal-born uncle John Gordon Crosby.
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Natrona County
Carey
Casper
Edith Crossby
Denver
Montreal
Canada
Croasby
Denver Post
Edith Crosby
One County Hospital
Uhiree
Helms
John Gordon Crosby
Los Angeles
Miss Crosby
Ilevanele
Ile
West Virginia
Looking Backward in Ile of Casper and Surroundings
A fragmented Caspar area note recounts travel to Omaha businesses and coal drilling orders. It mentions Joe Jay dealings, Woodruff Bros. sales of sheep and weather, Charles Weaton taking charge of local business, and distant plans to move livestock and water lines amid wide distances.
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D. Woodrull
Mr. Jay
KO. Bartlett
Omaha
Charles Weaton
N. 5. Kristol & Co
Casper
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Tahoe
Pam Eertouedy
Cowboy
Center Street
Lone Bandit
Jim Atteld
Jak
White Bears Cummings
Thos. Marshall
Indiana
Glass Factory
Casper Mutual Building and Loan Association
Burlington
the Mountain Realty and Title Corporation
Miss Crossby
Ile of Casper
Loo May
J. W. VanGondon
Elly Oulmy
Ek.t. David
Glenpock
Woodruff Dros
Joseph Jay
Woodruff Bros
Arie Bros
Shepherd
Polson Creek
Oueper
Law Ander
Beecher
Lete
Sam Benson
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