Jailed by Rebels in Chihuahua Prison tale of Macatee survival
C. W. Macatee, once a Chickasha resident, recounts capture with 34 Americans in Chihuahua Mexico from April 15 1911 to August 15 1912. He describes a 20 by 20 foot side prison cell, starvation deaths of four inmates, a brutal long confinement, and eventual smuggling to El Paso and recovery under Dr. L. E. Manuel. He recalls companions Charlie Gardner Woods Atwell and exposure to English and American consuls.
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St. Louis
C. W. Macatee
Chickasha
L. E. Manuel
Okla
Macatee
Wichita
Kan
Mexico
Chihuahua
Madero
Megg
el Paso
Charlie Gardner
Arkansas City
Woods
Atwell
Kansas
Man Escapes Police in Express Train Struggle
On the 2 o clock Liverpool to London express a prisoner fought with officers and briefly escaped. Detective-Inspector Fowler of Scotland Yard and Detective McCoy of Liverpool arrested a man named Barker in that city on a warrant.
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Director of Public Prosecution
McCoy
Express
Leighton Buzzard
Bletchley
Barker
Fowler
Mr. McCoy
Inspector Fowler
Boston
London
Liverpool
Scotland Yard
Devil Tavern in Fleet Street a Historic London Landmark
The article recalls The Devil Tavern at 1 Fleet Street London once named for St Dunstan's proximity and for Ben Jonson who founded a club there He presided over literary gatherings and wrote of his Catiline speech in that famed location.
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London
Fleet Street
St. Dunstan’s Church
Ben Jonson
Lord Morley Near 75 Amid Congratulatory Messages
Eminent figures including royalty and statesmen send greetings to Rt. Hon. John Morley on his seventy fifth birthday. Once a leading liberal administrator and successor to Gladstone, Morley now, after retiring as secretary of state for India, concentrates on literary work as a renowned biographer and reviewer.
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London
Lord Morley
John Morley
Gladstone
England
India
Vinegar King Mourns Missing Bride in Poughkeepsie
Stephen Scott known as the vinegar king laments the continued absence of his nineteen year old wife whom he wed last summer in Poughkeepsie New York.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Stephen Scott
Human Ladder Saves Four In Icy New Rochelle Rescue
Captain James Clayton his wife and two patrolmen were saved from drowning in the sound near New Rochelle Coal and Lumber by Albert E B McGill hanging from the pier. He urged the group to swim to him and grab his arms then to the dock. McGill rescued all four in turn before police arrived with restoratives.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
James Clayton
New Rochelle Coal & Lumber Company
Albert EB. McGill
McGill
Clayton
Harness
M Havard
Havard
Automarine Garage
Deveau
Hovard
Lad Rescued After Sea Drift During Caribbean Storm
In the West Indian hurricane track a cocoa tree becomes the unlikely raft for Willie Gee a Port Antonio beachcomber found half conscious in its branches by an Foxton Hall crew. He drank coconut milk slept two days and was saved and returned home. A shirt button from an American gift read Kiss me because I am sterilized.
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Willie Gee
Port Antonio
Old Toll-House at Oxford and Ridge to Be Razed for Theater
Boston reports the northeast corner of Oxford street and Ridge avenue contains a frame toll-house built in 1811 by the Ridge Road Turnpike Company. The two-part structure remaining within city limits will be torn down to make way for a new theater, with its history tied to John S. Lawrence and his grandson John H. Lawrence. The toll-house once refused tolls for hearses and funeral carriages, and a nearby Moss Cottage Hotel dated to before the Revolution. Porter the highwayman and a mail coach robbery near Bush Hill are noted in its lore.
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Boston
Oxford Street
Ridge Avenue
Old Ridge Road
Norristown
Ridge Road Turnpike Company
Issining Avenue
John S. Lawrence
John H. Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Lawrence
Porter
United States Mail
Bush Hill
Seventeenth Street
Fairmount Avenue
Moss Cottage
Jail Term as a Bracer for a Theft
Justice Steinert in special sessions sentences Albert Morgan to thirty days in the Tombs after pleading guilty to stealing a violin valued at 15 dollars from landlady Marie Hardt at 391 East 40th Street. Morgan said he had a Washington position and fell on hard times after associating with a gay crowd. He had no food for days before the theft.
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New York
McInerney and Salmon
Steinert
Fight with a Catamount Ends in Kill
Pottsville resident Ellsworth Minning returning home from a Tremont hunting trip was forced to defend himself and his dog when a large catamount leaped from a tree. The dog died in the encounter and Minning shot the catamount, which was killed after an hour-long fight and weighed 26 pounds.
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Pottsville
Ellsworth Minning
Tremont
Minning
Sues for Dog's Board in Ward Estate Case
Boston-Fee the Parisian poodle involved in Mrs Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward stories is the central figure in a lawsuit against Ward's estate over dog boarding fees. The dispute centers on care arrangements and charges for the dog.
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Boston
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Compact two story cottage designed for a large family
William A Radford offers free expert answers on building topics. The featured 30 by 46 foot cottage costs 1800 to 2200, with five bedrooms and a versatile dining room serving as living hall and utility space, emphasizing compact comfort and modern touches for readers seeking affordable, neat design.
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William A. Radford
Willam A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Building a Small Cottage Water System with Pressure Tanks
The article outlines cost efficient rural water supply for a small house using rainwater collection, a cistern, and a pressure tank system. It covers windmill pumps, storage options, and the mechanics of maintaining proper water pressure and supply for bathroom and kitchen use.
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United States
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