Eagle Attacks Cat in Indiana Standoff Near Goshen
Farmer Jacob Ecklebarger watched a dramatic three minute battle between a large tomcat and a small eagle high in the Goshen sky. The cat wrestled with the eagle for control as feathers and fur flew and the two traded blows. The flight ended with a broken wing on the eagle and a tense draw for the barnyard combatants. The farmer says the cat now avoids the outdoors and he keeps watch for a possible rematch.
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Goshen
Ind
Jacob Ecklebarger
Ecklebarger
Eckleburger
Paris woman Mme de Laroche wins aero club pilot certificate
Mme de Laroche of Paris receives a certificate as pilote aviateur from the Aero Club of France for numerous successful flights in dirigibles and aeroplanes. She is praised as the leading woman aviator in France with a record of skill and daring.
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erepaHie Urst
Mme. de Laroche
Paris
Aero Club of France
France
Practical arithmetic through the ages in a boy’s eyes
In a Kansas City era piece, seventh grader John tests old math books for practicality. He borrows Richard’s Natural Arithmetic and Milne’s Inductive Arithmetic to compare riddling problems with his father’s era. The 1868 Civil War influenced text includes fortification and fish-length puzzles, sparking John’s view of “practical” learning versus his father’s era.
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Ansas City
John
Richard
Milne
Romance of Cotton: Lowell Woman Marries Puebla Merchant
Miss Netty Belmont of Lowell Massachusetts marries Francisco de la Pena of Puebla Mexico after a lengthy cross border romance. A pine board message in a Lowell mill sparked the courtship and travel culminating in a Puebla wedding and settlement.
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Puebla
Mexico
Netty. Belmont
Lowell
Mass
Francisco de la Pena
Mrs. Pena
Netta Belmont
Mulberry Street
Gran Centro de Lula
Pena
Belmont
Miss Belmont
Mr. Pena
Mr. Belmont
Penas
Unique Anti Germ Devices at London Hospital
At the Hospital for Invalid Gentlewomen in London a southern blue glass window a moist dust catching ventilating shaft and swing away radiators are installed to keep the operating theater germ free. Staff explain the blue glass provides light without germ killing properties and that sunlight benefits operations while a moist air filter traps dust. Brass elbow operated fixtures allow surgeons to keep hands clean during procedures.
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London
Lissongrove
N. W
Princess of Wales
Grizzly Killed Near Blaine After Long Hunt
Creed Cow and Billy Bald the Olympia bear hunters tracked a notorious grizzly in the Skagit county region from Blaine toward the Skalkita river valley. After days and a den discovery the bear was shot by a rifle while dogs forced it from the den. The bear weighed about 1600 pounds and had terrorized ranchers for 15 years, killing thousands of livestock annually. Nearby New York reports note beggars earning substantial sums on city streets in court testimony.
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Blaine
United States
Conn
New York
Badgers as Pets Take Root in Othello
A fad among young women in Othello Washington spurs domesticating badgers as pets. Several animals already endure captivity and are seen on streets with their owners. The creatures appear calm under affectionate handling from admirers.
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Spokane
Wash
Othello
Washington
Rattlesnake Found With Sixteen Month Old Child
Mrs. Arthur Wilkinson found her sixteen month old daughter in the yard holding a rattlesnake. The child stroked and cued the snake as it wriggled. Mrs. Wilkinson killed the two foot long reptile with a slate after it resisted.
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Trinidad
Col
Arthur Wilkinson
Sofuy
Mrs.Wilkinson
Mrs. Wilkinson
Slade
Schleswig-Holstein Sets Coaling Record in Berlin
The German battleship Schleswig Holstein reports a rapid coaling feat in Berlin. Crew loaded 700 tons in 1 hour 29 minutes, with 566 tons in the first hour.
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Berlin
Schleswig-Holstein
Partners for Years But Never Speak
In a New York wholesale house five partners operate with two of them not speaking face to face for twenty years. They work through stenographers or an internal phone line, communicating only on business. A quarrel between the two led to a split, but the remaining three insisted on continuing the partnership with written or phone communication. They discuss prices and business problems without personal contact.
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York
Outdoor rag vendor music school sparks city novelty
Miss Caroline E. Wenzel founder and instructor of an outdoor school on Washington street and Massachusetts avenue trains rag men hawkers and street vendors to sing their wares in flute like tones. She aims for window opening tunes to replace harsh cries with melodic calls.
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Oston
Caroline E. Wenzel
Fair Settlement
Vassar
Wenzel
Washington Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Twin Calves Born to Police Sergeant Cronin Family
In Hyde Park a police sergeant finds his wife has given birth to twins, a full-sized male and female calf, born to Polly the red Durham cow supplying milk. Doctors praise the dairy event as unusual and worthy of notice in farm journals.
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Hyde Park
Sergt
Bartholomew Cronin
Indiana Avenue
Polly
Durham
Doan’s Kidney Pills Advertised Cure for Kidney Disease
An old advertisement urges quick action for kidney distress with Doan’s Kidney Pills. It cites Mrs. M A Gamblin of Russellville Arkansas who suffered swelling back pain and heart palpitations but improved after two boxes. The ad notes 50 cents per box and lists Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as the seller.
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Dean
M. A. Gamblin
Russellville
Ark
Doan
Strong Plea for the Infants by Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe testified before the Massachusetts legislative committee on the milk situation. She stood at the head of the witness table and urged pure milk as essential for life, insisting producers deserve fair compensation and justice for infants.
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Julia Ward Howe
Massachusetts Legislative Commitse
Casey at the Bat listed in Coca Cola Baseball Record Book 1910
The Coca Cola Baseball Record Book of 1910 includes Casey at the Bat along with schedules and other baseball data. The booklet is advertised with a 2 cent postage stamp request and a separate leaflet The Truth About Coca Cola. Promotional quotes and various health and consumer items are described in the clipping.
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Casey
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
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Albert
John Foster
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Marine
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