Wireless errors skewer figures on Volturno disaster lists
A New York cable reports confusion over passenger and crew totals on Volturno and related ships as wireless transmission errors leave totals and lists inconsistent. The Uranium liner sails to the disaster scene to aid recovery and burial if bodies are found.
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Carmania
la Touraine
Minneapolis
Rappahannock
Crear
Narragansett
Devonan
Kroonland
Grosser Kurfuroat
Seydilla
Barr
Queenstown
Olao
Poser
Groseer
Volturno
Uranium
Agassis
Agassia
Lafrance Trial Opens Over $16000 Life Insurance Fraud
Portland Ore Oct 11 The trial of James C Lafrance charged with defrauding insurers of $16000 by using another man’s body to claim a life policy will proceed today His attorney contends the identified body shows no signs of violence and questions the death’s cause and for widow to collect the policy.
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Portland
Ore
James C. Lafrance
Seeric of Sertin Arrested on Real Estate Fraud Charge
A man identified as Seeric soat of Sertin was arrested yesterday on a six count real estate fraud charge. He is accused of a scheme involving fake property tests and sales to raise about 4,000,000 marks (around $1,000,000). Police stated the case remains under investigation.
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Seeric Soat
Sertin
Tambert
Tore Real Estate Testnralheac
Colorado College Demos Wyoming in Annual Football Battle
Colorado College crushed Wyoming University 49 to 0 in Colorado Springs. Wyoming managed fewer than six first downs as the Warward Eleven dominated from opening kickoff. Harvard and Williams played to a 23 to 3 finish after a stalled game through three periods.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado College
Wyoming University
Wyoming
Warward
Cambridge
Maas
Harvard
Williams
Crimson
Bucknell Scored First But Princeton Tops Bucknell 28 to 6
In Princeton on October 11 Bucknell's offense moved with forward passes that gained yards but mostly failed while one pass set up a 40 yard gain and a touchdown. Topham missed the extra point. The final score Princeton 28 Bucknell 6.
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Princeton
N.gj
Bucknell
Topham
Yale Defeats Lafayette In Drizzling Rain
Yale eleven showed its real gait by defeating Lafayette 7 to 0 in New Haven. A fumble and a penalty at the visitor one yard line halted two potential touchdowns.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Lafayette
Boy and sister mimic play turns tragic shooting
In Denver on October 11 an 11 year old, Eugene Greenetead of 1214 Ninth Street, fired a 40 80 Winchester at his 8 year old sister Pauline while playing Indian. The bullet struck her heart, causing instant death.
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Denver
Pauline
Eugene Greenetead
Ninth Street
British golfers edge Yankees in 26 hole best ball match
Edward Ray and Harry Vardon defeated Steart Maiden and Willie Mann 1 up at the Fast Lake course in Atlanta in a 26 hole best ball foursome.
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Atlanta
Edward Ray
Harry Vardon
United States
Fast Lake
Steart Maiden
Willie Mann
W C T U Meeting Reports Committees Loyal Legions
The State W. C. T. U. met in the morning and afternoon sessions at the Congregational church. Committees were appointed and Loyal Temperance Legions discussed. reports from the secretary, treasurer and auditor followed in the afternoon.
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Congregational Church
Temperance Legion Meeting Features Treading and Piano
Miss Hazel Rowland presented Treading and Miss Mildred Hood performed a piano solo at the Loyal Temperance Legion Service attended by about fifty L T L members. Mrs. Helen D Harford national W T U lecturer led with timely suggestions for local and national work while delegates from Pine Bluffs Gasper Wheatland Lingle Muir Bosler Burns North Burns and others participated.
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Hazel Rowland
Mildred Hood
Helen D. Harford
Loyal Temperance Legion Service
Harford
Loyal Temperance Legion
Pine Bluffs
Kauffman
Mra. Johnson
Gasper
Wagner
Fire destroys grain at Rock Lake Ranch in Wheatland
In Wheatland Ohio October 11 a fire in the stock yard of Wk West near Rock Lake destroyed eight of fourteen grain stacks. A threshing machine was ready to thresh when the blaze started likely from engine sparks. Estimated loss includes 250 bushels wheat and 600 bushels oats.
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Wheatland
Wryo
W. Kk
Rock Lake
Weat
Mother Accuses Wife of Neglecting Children for Dog
In Denver on October 11 a divorce trial in Judge Teller's court hears Robert Folgner defend against cruelty and drunkenness charges by claiming Olivia Folgner neglected their children to pamper a young lap dog. He seeks custody, while she allegedly cared for the dog daily as children went unwashed and untidy.
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Denver
Olivia Folgner
Teller’s Court
Robert Folgner
Aviccen Burdick
Prank Walker Crime Seen In Boulder Police Probe
In Boulder Colorado on October 11 sheriff and police investigate a robbery and assault where Prank Walker owner of the Nederland Mercantile Company was beaten tied and robbed of 61000. The suspect Seibemee is linked but not yet on scene.
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Boulder
Colo
Nederland Mercantile Company
Sherman California Painting Question Opens Local Debate
A brief note from Sherman California raises questions about a planned painting project. Local officials and residents weigh the proposal’s artistic value against budget considerations and public impact.
Home to a Corner of Heaven in Washington Star
The poem paints home as a haven near a palace or cottage, a retreat for dreaming, with imagery of shadows, autumn moths, and a nightly alarm. It contrasts comfort with relocation, ending by noting home’s dual pull and chores.
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Eeven
Heaven
Washington Star
Ragged Party Seeks Jobs in Partnership With You
Fragmentary dialogue shows a ragged party seeking a partnership and employment through the Employmer Agency with a self described valuable inn and a proprietor. The exchange hints at labor needs and mutual gain in Chicago.
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Chicago News
Remembered Ball Games From the Past
The Milwaukee Sentinel recalls old ball games with humor and nostalgia. A fan-musings piece mentions humpy old two by four bats and players Ben Bolt the runs and score lore of one hundred to seventy four, with memory of a home run over a neighbor's fence and a broken window.
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Bolt
Ben
Clorious
Ben Bolt
Bing
Milwaukee Sentinel
Real estate agent’s view on raising children in the city
A Brooklyn Life dialogue questions moving to the country to let children play on grass. The agent counters that city life can offer decent upbringing.
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Brooklyn
Angler's Dilemma Disguised as Sport in Poem
A humorous verse portrays a would be sportswoman who aims to fish yet cannot bring herself to impale or remove a worm from the hook. She seeks help but remains unable to narrate the weight of the prize, revealing a gentle, sympathetic reluctance in a comic scene.
Bedmaking At Home Becomes Picnic For Newlywed
A Boston Evening Transcript snippet notes Mrs He-Young, newlywed, says housekeeping is a picnic with all cooking brought in and laundry sent out. The remark highlights modern domestic ease and shifting chores.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Suffragette's Auctioneer Challenge Cited in Verse
A short poetic passage notes a sincere suffragette struggling to say please at an auction. The narrator highlights repeated slips and the humor of formal bids, contrasting resolve with awkward social performance.
Woman and Fiancee Clash Over Younger Sister Scene
A London Opinion note records a scene where Mabel refuses to move from a man’s knee, insisting she arrived first, while addressing her fiancé’s sister with a rebuke. The exchange highlights tensions around propriety and romance in a social vignette.
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Mabel
London
Fragmented Local Notice Points To Public Sale
Bald the young man who owned a canoe I should like to go boating with you But the young woman eld Solid one in your head Go drown by your lonely now doe Bald the youth who possessed an air yacht You will fi with me dear will you nacht T will alr said she T don't know what you be But I'm sure that like your tacht Chicago Daily News.
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Bald
Eld
Chicago Daily News
Ostrich Dinner Sparks Burlesque Debate
In a Philadelphia Record quip a man recalls taking a woman to supper for $14.90. The punchline notes the bill reflects an ostrich is a bird, prompting a wry exchange about appetite and definitions.
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Blobbs
Philadelphia
Lost Petticoat Prompting Fashion Confusion
A fragment describes a silken or lawn petticoat with ribbon through a founee and mention of Louisa. The text notes changing fashions with narrowing skirts and refers to New York Tinea. The passage reads as a playful, period style piece with garbled phrasing and attire details.
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Louisa
New York
Fragmented OCR Poetry Snippet Reaches Unclear Meaning
A garbled historical text fragment presents stray phrases about a horse and lines of suspicious meaning. The readable parts mention hauteur and leading the horse but lack coherent context or complete sentences.
Proving Hie Trade Magistrate to burglath
A historic c disjointed item notes a magistrate addressing a burglary topic with fragmented phrasing and unclear names, reflecting a clipped archival snippet.
Speed and safety on the rails and life
A reflective piece urges slowing down to avoid wrecks on the railways and in life. It contrasts a desire for speed with the dangers of rushing, stressing signals, block systems, safer cars, and the value of observing scenery and pauses along the journey. It cautions against prioritizing haste over safety and fulfillment.
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Railronda
New York
Chicago
Manfe
Automobilists Debate Headlight Elimination
Motorists argue that removing bright headlights will require slower driving and contend this is a strong argument for eliminating brilliant headlights.
Chain of good roads aimed for Pacific coast by exposition
The text argues that a diligent effort to finish a road chain to the Pacific coast could be completed in time for the Panama canal exposition and would merit celebration on par with the main event.
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Pacific Coast
New York Faces School Shortage Amid Urban strain
New York spends heavily as it houses more than 100000 extra children this year than its schools can accommodate. The city also has ample saloons and similar establishments to meet current demand.
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New York
Maryland Electors Meet Women’s Suffrage Force
The National Suffrage association plans participation in Maryland elections. The movement is described as no longer a joke but a rising force, with women established as a durable political influence nationwide.
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National Suffrage Association
Maryland
American woman in Paris nabbed purse snatcher
An American woman in Paris chased, captured, and handed over an assailant who snatched her purse outside a shop. She refused to be robbed and acted to lair a thief.
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Paris
British Fund Proposal Sparks Amateur Athletics Debate
Jamm B. Sullivan argues the proposed 500000 dollar fund for Britain athletes would recruit amateur athletes and cause American withdrawals. He contends the fund is misused and denounces it as a failure, noting the British parliament’s sharp rebuttal.
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B. Sullivan
Kingly Image In Royal Line Draws Laughs In Print
A humorous note remarks that Manuel of Portugal keeps his status as king despite past losses and other rulers pretend to royalty with grand titles. The piece pokes fun at the way titled figures assume rights and manners of nobility in the public eye.
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Manuel
Portugal
Searchlight Proposal Affects St. Louis Skyscraper Crime Fight
A Bt. Louis suggestion endorsed a searchlight atop a new skyscraper to aid crime detection though the chief of the prevention bureau doubted its value for crime, believing it could help locate fires instead. The idea prompts debate on urban safety tools and fire response.
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Butmebody
Loula
Untitled Fragment Reflects on Garlic, Poetry, and Wisdom
A fragmentary meditation links garlic imagery with poetry and wisdom. The text questions whether taste and art are intertwined and whether guidance from a learned figure unites nature with cultural preservation.
Home Run Baker Delivers as Athletics Win Opener
Frank Baker, famed for the Giants jinx, again rises in the 1911 World Series opener at the Polo Grounds. His fifth inning blow off Marquard caps a two-run shift as Eddie Collins scores ahead, giving Philadelphia a decisive lead. Baker credits teammates while solidifying his hero status.
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Baker
New York Giants
Christy” Mathewson
Polo Grounds
Seres
Marquards
Eddie
Collins
Athletics
Marquard
Frank Baker
Caminetti Files Bill of Exceptions in 400 Pages
A four hundred page bill of exceptions was filed in the U S district court in San Francisco by Caminetti’s counsel. The appeal grounds include the court’s failure to instruct that Caminetti’s omission of Reno trip details with Miss Leola Norris could not be used against him. Prosecution given ten days to prepare amendments.
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San Francisco
United States District Court
F. Drew Caminetti
Caminetti
Reno
Leola Norris
Wife testifies husband killed their four sons in New Mexico
Mrs Francisco Rivera y Arieste told a judge in an examining trial that her husband murdered their four sons, the first in November 1910 and the last last week. She said fear kept her silent until jail time freed her to speak, calling her husband a fiend and insisting the children were not hers.
Vanderbilt relatives reply to charges in New York filing
Several relatives of the Vanderbilt family appeared before Colonel Henry, purveyor of the port, to answer charges of declaration to customs officials during recent days. John McCulloch, William Kayy, and others faced fines and reparations in connection with alleged improper dealings involving a brother.
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New York
Vanderbilt Familly
Henry
John &. McCulloch
Nate
William Kayyees
Aled Mood
Sherman Company Decorates and Plates Mirrors
Fragmentary text shows The Sherman Co involved in decorating and mirror plating work. Names and exact details are unclear, but reference to Sherman Company appears repeatedly in a service or manufacturing context.
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The
Sherman Co
Tha
Shermea Co
Suspected Black Hand Leader Arrested in New York
New York police and federal agents rounded up Angelo Sylvanestro and about 20 others as they broke up a supposed Black Hand inner circle. The arrests accompany a crackdown on dynamite and counterfeit rings linked to bomb outrages in the city and across Troy and Hackensack.
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New York
Odt
Anothy
Angelo Sylvanestro
Dans
United States
Troy
N. Y
Hackensack
Tragedy at Chodorow Synagogue Panic in Crowd
In Lemberg Austria Oct 114 a crowd at the Chodorow synagogue caused a fatal crush as hundreds of women surged for exits leading to a deadly panic. The catastrophe left many injured and dozens confirmed dead.
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Lemberg
Austria
Chodorow
Galacts
Perpetual Silence Mourning Rite Among Australian Tribe
A blunt description of a mourning custom in an Australian tribe where widows paint themselves white upon a husband’s death and must not speak to men for life unless remarried. They communicate with other women via sign language, a system said to express ideas with limited gestures.
Electric Light Globes Writhe Amid Dust and Strife
Dust on electric globes writhes amid a struggle that saps efficiency and stirs debate over performance. The fragment hints at electrical equipment hampered by dirt and conflict, affecting output and reliability.
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