Woman from New York Shoots Self at Milford Grave
Mrs. Alce Devine widow of Horace Devine killed herself in a Milford cemetery and left a penciled note to an undertaker explaining her motive to join her husband. The note was found on the grave of Horace Devine. her identity and origins remain unresolved. Gordon Hurst, 12, broke his right forearm trying to crank a stalled auto near Harry Voltz’s residence. he was treated and returned home. Local genealogical notes reveal Mary Rafferty Bailey’s birth date as June 1 1619 and Thomas Bailey’s birth date as December 25 1825, casting light on the Bailey lineage.
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Milford, Conn
Alce Devine
Horace Devine
Mr. Nettleton
John Ives
Mr. Devine
Milford
New York City
Ohio
Devine
Gordon Hurst
I. Hurst
Harry Voltz
Republican
Mary Rafferty
Hillsboro
Charles Chaney
Bailey
Gailor
Poison letters tied to Milan anarchist plot emerges
Milan police uncover alleged plan to poison property owners as revenge for anti anarchist actions. Letters from Switzerland contained a harmless cure note and were mailed from Lugano. Italian chemist linked to anarchists arrested in Lugano. Luigi Daniesi, ex editor of Agitation, detained in Geneva. two Milanese associates sought by Italian detectives with Swiss police cooperation.
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Piot
Milan
Italy
Switzerland
Geneva
Polce
Lugano
Luigi Daniesi
Agitation
Girl Lost In Cedar Swamp Rescued After Four Days
Seven year old daughter of Ernest Barabe of St Andre was found by a neighbor’s dog after four days lost in cedar swamp near Campbellton New Brunswick. Hundreds searched the forest as rain fell raising fears of exposure and animal danger. The dog led John Cyr to the child who lay exhausted but alive against a tree trunk.
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Campbellton
N. B
Ernest Barabe
St. Andre
John Cyr
Burabe
Rat Trap Yields Four-Foot Alligator Near New Orleans
Rat catchers at the riverfront, still battling bubonic plague after Havana outbreaks, set spring traps and unexpectedly captured a four foot alligator. The creature is thought to have emerged from shallow waters beneath the wharves.
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Gator
New Orleans
Havana
Bailey Family Bible Records Note Dates for Verification
An archival line states these dates are authentic and part of the Bailey family Bible records and may be relied upon for accuracy.
Bank Club to Convert Armory Hall into Opera House
The Uniform Bank K of P members form a company with a $10,000 capital to transform the old armory hall they bought into an opera house. They plan to extend the building west to the alley and use the two lower floors. It is described as a feasible and greatly needed enterprise for the city.
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Uniform Bank, K. of P
Armory Hall
Plenty of Coal at Stringtown Mine Says Tommy Rowell
Tommy Rowell announces ample coal inventory at the Stringtown mine and offers coal for sale. He describes the coal as good and ready for customers.
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Tommy Rowell
Stringtown
Santa Visits Toytown Danville For Christmas Fun
The jolly old fellow travels from the North Land to Danville to spend weeks at his Christmas home in Toytown Basement. He greets children daily, answers letters, hosts a contest with prizes, and plans other activities to delight every boy and girl.
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Canada
Danville
Toytown
Mrs. G W Boyd Observed 70th Birthday With Family
Mrs G W Boyd of this city was reminded she is 70 by her children and relatives. A noon dinner at her West Liberty street home was attended by her two sisters, four children and spouses, with a joyful gathering noted.
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G. W. Boyd
West Liberty Street
Boyd
Rugs and Linoleum Advertised by F W Boyd and J Loeb
Week ending December 1912 notices list H F Colestock Mrs Mintie Haines Anna Harria Claud Martin Frank Tribble Wm Snyder J G Wedding. Buy Rugs Carpets Linoleum from us patterns quality best prices lowest. Mr and Mrs Leslie Marshall of Crawfordsville visited Mr and Mrs Albert Hegg parents of Mrs Marshall.
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H. F. Colestock
Mintie Haines
Anna M. Harria
Claud Martin
Frank Tribble
Wm. Snyder
J. G. Wedding
J. Loeb’s
Leslie Marshall
Crawfordsville
Albert Hegg
Marshall
Advisory Board Named for Light and Water Plant
The Common Council appointed an Advisory Board to work with the council on the Light and Water Plant. Members include Fletcher Boyd 1st Ward Julius Loeb 2nd Ward Wm Peters 3rd Ward Johnathon McVoy and Peter C Ost at large. Term one year from Jan 1 1913. They serve without pay. Joseph N. Miller signed a one year contract as Superintendent from Jan 1 1913. Bills were approved and new water mains on 3rd Street and 6th Street were accepted.
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Common Council
Fletcher Boyd
Julius Loeb
Wm. Peters
Johnathon McVoy
Peter C. Ost
Joseph N. Miller
3Rd St
6Th St
Death of Elijah Lovejoy Tied to Civil War Struggle
The 1837 murder of abolitionist editor Elijah P. Lovejoy in Alton, after mob destruction of presses, helped shape national reaction to slavery. The event, recalled in Alton history, preceded the Civil War and spurred Wendell Phillips to public activism against slavery.
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Alton
John Brown
Elijah P. Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Maine
St. Louis
Henry Clay
Observer
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Wendell Phillips
Maids of Honor Likely Abolished at Queen Mary Court
London reports the historic maid of honor post may end as Queen Mary uses ordinary ladies in waiting. Three maids of honor receive 2000 dollars yearly, but social proximity to the throne outweighs pay. In Victoria’s era, young ladies spent much of their salary on gloves to enter the presence.
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London
Queen Mary
Mystery Abbey Reveals Itself In Lost Book Title
London authorities recount how Dr. Fortescue, keeper of four million volumes, often uncovers the subject of strange titles by reading deeply. In a puzzle the volume titled The Abbey on the Marsh appears to describe a real abbey, yet the author forgot to name it.
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London
Fortescue
British Museum
Earl Percy
Curious Barrel Trap Snags Local Man
Williamsburg residents watch as a barrel rolls along Kent Avenue with a headless end and a man inside. Thomas Roach of 30 Norton Street fell into the barrel while peering in, became tangled with nails, and needed police help and hospital treatment before going home.
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Williamsburg
Kent Avenue
South Tenth Street
Thomas Roach
No. 30
Norton Street
Roach
Bender
Clymer Street
Eastern District Hospital
Wilde’s demand for beautiful medicine in recollections
London Mrs Walford’s memoir recounts Oscar Wilde ill and demanding prettier remedies. A doctor’s dull brown bottle and gray pills were rejected. the chemist redid the preparation so the liquid became rosy red and the pills shone like gold, pleasing Wilde.
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Oscar Wilde
London
Mr. Wilde
Wilde
Origin of the Crescent a Turkish emblem in Vienna roll
The crescent began as a Byzantine emblem later adopted by Turks after 1453. During the 16th century siege of Vienna bakers shaped bread into crescents to mark mines under the walls, using the Turkish emblem to celebrate the event as mines neared completion.
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London
Constantinople
Vienna
Woman seeks to adopt all homeless babies in state
Hundreds of letters to Mrs. John Dierks of Laporte Ind report offers to adopt homeless infants after she advertised to give a luxurious home and make the child heir to her and her husband’s estate. The appeals come from nearly every state, flooding an orphan asylum with requests.
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Laporte
Ind
John Dierks
Seedless prune developed by Kalama grower
Kalama Washington after seven years of work Carl Dietsch a local fruit grower reports a seedless prune variety. He says a tree bore a bushel and a half of the new fruit which ripened well. The prune is about three four inch long two inches long and contains a pellet roughly the size of a wheat grain. The fruit is noted for excellent flavor.
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Kalama
Wash
Carl Dietsch
Klamath
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Meis Brothers
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Meis Bros
Santa
North Land
Mess Bros
D. J. Young & Co
F. W. Boyd, P. M
Fletcher
Castor
Monday Night City Council
Ihooorlivos
Yoi
Saq
NYS
Cty
Lil
Great Britain
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