Ghosts to Leave Surratt House After Remodel
Washington Jan 12 The haunted Surratt house at 15 H Street NW will be gutted for a modern front restaurant, driving out the ghostly lore tied to John Wilkes Booth and Lincoln’s assassination. The remodel will strip the site of its historic aura as neighbors fear losing the last echoes of the parlors believed to harbor hidden traces of the conspirators.
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Lloyd Lennors
Washington
Surratt House
H Street
John Wilkes Broth
Abraham Lincoln
Tryin Swarteman
Booch
Cane
Lincoln
Surratt
Bares
Maryland
Virginia
Roston Corbett
Farratt
Due
Surratisville
Lewis Weikman
Booth
Lincain
Ford
Finiih
White Whale of Arctic Swims Canadian River
A giant white whale was spotted swimming against the Mackenzie River current near Fort Good Hope Alberta about 200 miles from its Arctic ocean habitat. It struggled at a shallow upper rampart where insufficient water prevented crossing, forcing the mammal to abandon inland attempt.
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Enmonton
Alberta
Mackenzie River
Fort Good Hope
Arctic Ocean
Radio Variety Listings and Concert Schedule Collage
A dense, OCR dominated listing of radio programs and concert entries from many stations and cities. It mentions Eveready hour, Chicago Symphony content, vaudeville acts, orchestras, pianists, and multiple station call signs with times and venues, reflecting a fragmented program guide. The piece names performers such as Nadine, Foster Cast, and Lesie Tout, noting varied entertainment formats across the era.
Year s First Auto Fatality Sparks Police Action
The death of Martin V Wheeler age 58 after being struck by a vehicle led Chief Britten to announce strict enforcement of the current traffic ordinance. Mary Taylor, of Hendricks Avenue, was arrested on a manslaughter charge and released on bond. Wheeler, a fruit seller for Charles Brothers of Rochester, died at a hospital after the crash on Virginia Street near Tennessee Avenue as he alighted from a streetcar. The incident prompted police to require drivers to report injuries and results of medical treatment, and to urge car owners to register at the police station to aid accident investigations and theft recovery.
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Britten
Chareer Wheeler
Ah Agtamoa
Bile
Maryh Taylor
Hendricks Avenue
Wxa
Jim
Fritton
Virginia Street
Tennessee
O'Clork Chiamarsing
Spring Hill
Taigambers
Polles Ehlet
McCidenta
John Rarkin
Nalice
Chantail Gate
Guebios
Former pastor of Bream to visit here
Samuel M. Glasgow formerly pastor of Bream Mainariel will visit Fenoxville First Presbyterian this week. He arrives Wednesday to rest and Thursday afternoon when services will be held. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Charlie, from San Francisco, in what is described as a major international tour with about 2000 terms, claimed as the world’s largest.
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Bream
Samuel M. Glasgow
First Presbyterian Church
Knoxville
Virginia
Bream Mainariel
Jorarasten
Tualen
First Presbyterian
Fenoxville
Gharlestan
Fox Vitalis
Sven
Mharkestyp
Mim Charuee
Weanest Sipindler and the Blind Man's Betrayal
A muddled tale recounts Weanest Sipindler betraying a blind man after a series of unclear events. The narrative describes encounters with various figures and a claim of a final petition, ending with the man being deemed a traitor to his nation.
Screw He Swallowed in 96 Taken from Lung
A 28 year old man swallowed a one inch brass screw, which was removed from his right lung using a tube, forceps and small electric light. The operation occurred in January and the patient is in good condition after the procedure.
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Prank Crawford
Homer
Mall
Theo
Paris Nudist Scandal Sparks Police Action At Montmartre
A Paris revue faces police intervention as nude performances shock officials. The Moulin theater allegedly hosted a risqué cabaret with a Neer ballet and a Hotfama act. Proprietors are accused of luring audiences to violate moral standards amid a disruptive scene.
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Paris
Dan
Vlolnt
Bavloks Atari Aneetye Eulnet
New York
Fross Publishing Company
Wen
Gore Inaugurates Census of Farms
The article reports the inauguration of a farm census aligned with the agriculture census, led by Heard of Goes, secretary of agriculture. It explains the purpose to gather data on farm size, facilities, and welfare to assess conditions nationwide and guide future agricultural policy and yearly estimates.
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Gore
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Featured in Personal Testimony
Los Angeles woman Mia from 4000 East Side Boulevard credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery after years of back pain and heart palpitations. She says two months of use prior to childbirth left her well and notes others sent letters praising the remedy post operation advice. Many similar letters from women restoring health after advised operations.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia
Pinkham
Trasapid
Mia
East Side Boulevard
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wedge’s Education Drive Inspired by His Wife
A garbled account traces Wedge’s life from a rough Wisconsin upbringing to higher studies. He pursued education after his wife urged self improvement, attending the University of Nebraska, then Harvard, later earning a PhD plan and a Catholic school career.
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Wedge
Pioneer woman prospector Nelile Cashman remembered
In Arizona to Alaska tale, Miss Nelile Cashman, one of the first women to enter Alaska's wilderness, is remembered after her burial in Victoria. Friends recall her early life from Athena to Tombstone fields and her mining work as she helped finance a run to Alaska. The piece notes her age, travels, and role in prospecting camps along with a call to farmers to assist the enumerator.
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Tucson
Ariz
Erin Arizona
Alaska
Nelile Cashman
Victoria
Bee Friends Today
Enid
Agai
Gle
Othe Channiogn
Koyulik
Seward
Preacher-Farmer One of Thirteen Preacher-Farmer
A Kentucky resident describes using Brownnpe and other tonics as a household remedy. The narrator recounts family ties and health issues, praising a product called Wm Draught for life improvements and as a gentle laxative for adults and children.
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Dieprciata
IhoTheater
Tanies
Surat
Hlatepay
Kentucky
Wwe
Keen Town
Paul
Tokyo Broadcasting Station to begin operations early year
A cryptogram from Tokyo broadcasting personnel announces a new station set to start operations soon. The piece urges radio hobbyists to tune their neutrodyne dyne or crystal sets to detect the Tokyo signal and confirms the station’s official adoption of a cryptogram.
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TOKTO
Wlan
Tokyo
Tokyo Broadcasting Station
Witness Denies Blackmail in Rajah Case Trial
London Jan 12 The trial of William Cooper Hab is resumed with Montague Noel Newton testifying as a conspirator. Newton says Hobbs urged him to settle a matter with Fine’s cheque and denies being blackmailer while claiming to be a conspirator in the Rajah Sir Hart Stigh case. He also says Hobbs used alias Charles E Robinson and alleges extortion linked to two 750000 notes.
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London
Wiliam Cooper Habis
Hart Stigh
Montague Noel Newton
Newton
Onnie Keele
Hobby
Hobbs
Charles E. Robinson
Paris
New York World
Press Publishing Company
Rivers Coffin Mane From Trae
The report lists river stages at Kanawha Falls Charleston Ohio Pittsburgh and other towns with rising and falling measurements. It notes Minnie Forster organizing for Labor party proposing voting ages and mentions boat movement with The Lane passing downriver at 0:35.
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Trae
Birdsall
Fagland
Kanawha River
Lord Middizion
Kanawha Falls
Charleston
Ohio River
Lin Estate
Pittsburgh
Parc Kersburg
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Cincinnati
Goth
Gol 5
Grafton Gas Rate Case Is Heard
The public service commission heard the case of the Fitzrelurgh and West Virginia Gas Co seeking higher rates in Grafton and vicinity. Alfred Horle Burt, the company’s general manager, testified and faced cross examination by protestant counsel. Pittsburgh attorney Wu. Metlantock and Charleston attorney W. Conley represented the gas company, while Gratton lawyer G. W. Ford spoke for the city opposing the increase.
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Publi Service Commission
Fitrelurgh and West Virginia Gas Company
Larafton and
Alfred Horleburt
WU. Metlantock
Pittsburgh
W. (. Conley
Charleston
G. W. Ford
Gratton
Infant Saved After Wild Night Ride
An eighteen month old Wy infant from McKenzie Bridge near Eugene survived after a doctor treated him through ice and snow following swallowing an ant poison quantity. First aid by the mother with soda and hot water helped revive the child, who was under care for hours.
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Eugena
Ore
McKennie
Malcolm Hal
tMcKenzia Bridge
Eugene
Thousands suffer kidney trouble yet many don’t know it
An old newspaper ad promotes Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer as a remedy for kidney, bladder, and related ailments. It claims widespread benefit, urges readers to try a sample, and notes a book of letters praising the product. It also includes ordering details and a note to mention the paper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamtean
Hinghamton
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