Unmasking of a Swindler Reveals Hidden Heiress Tale
A narrator recounts growing up under Patrick Coulter an Irish man who claimed guardianship over him as an orphan. Through a discovered letter in his garret handwriting identical to his own he uncovers a vast swindle and forces Coulter to sign away a large fortune while exposing past family secrets.
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Patrick Coulter
Mr. Coulter
George Bissell
Coulter
Mr.Coulter
Fouster
Climax Reached by Suffragettes in England Destruction
A retrospective chronicles militant suffragette violence in England, detailing eight years of parliament siege, arson, assaults on officials including Asquith and Churchill, widespread vandalism, and attempts to burn cultural sites, with the Davison Derby incident marking a peak.
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London
England
Davison
George's
Derby
House of Parliament
Asquith
Winston Churchill
Augustin Birrell
Ireland
St. James’ Park
Lloyd George
John Redmond
Queen Mary’s
King George’s Head
Kew Gardens
Royal Academy
Glasgow
British Museum
Royal Theater
Lloyd-George
Eton E School
Nottingham Forest
Old Papers Unearthed in Greeley Courthouse Closet
County Clerk J E Snook uncovered valuable documents including land patents forgotten for years. Patents dated 1867 to 1879 list recipients Jeremiah Willinmas Elizabeth Cochran James Russell Samuel Roberts Michael Carey and John Benson with authenticity notes from presidents Jackson Grant Arthur.
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Greeley
Culu
J. E. Snook
Jeremiah Willinmas
Clum
Andrew Jackson
Elizabeth Cochran
U.S. Grant
United States
James Russell
Samuel Roberts
Chester A. Arthur
Michael Carey
John Benson
Snakes Overrun Home in Glendale California
William Horton and family face daily siege from blue racer snakes in Glendale. Reptiles swarm from the family well near the back door, with one entering the house. Horton has killed nearly a hundred in previous summers, and a cistern now provides drinking water while children stay indoors.
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Glendale
William Horton
Girl resumes talking after seven months in hospital
Irene Burnes of likyard daughter of Mr and Mrs James C Burnes has regained speech after seven and a half months at Sacred Heart hospital for a mysterious hysteria. She may leave in about two months and visit Lewiston HI with assistance from nurse Miss Bailey and Dr W T Phy. The condition began after summer school overstudy and final exams.
Jailer Nails Wooden Leg to Send Man to Workhouse
James Burns aged sixty from Homestead was sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse for vagrancy by Magistrate Justus Schroeder at the east end police station. A fellow prisoner broke Burns wooden leg in a cell and a jailer corrected the injury by nailing the leg back together so Burns could reach the workhouse.
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Pittsburgh
James Burns
Justus Schroeder
East End
Burns
Free Drinks For Chickens At City Market
A dozen chickens in a Kansas City market coop drank from a broken jug of whisky. The liquor spilled toward the coop and the birds stuck heads through slats to sip the liquor. The roosters crowed loudly and the pullets flapped, clearly indicating the fowls were drunk.
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Kansas City
Heirs Miss Out On 50 000 Estate After Box Revelation
In Aurora the heirs of Charles Taegee, dead nine years, locate a safety deposit box key after twenty nine years. A will found in the recess deprives 118 relatives of the anticipated fifty thousand dollar estate. The will bequeaths Taegee’s property to the widow, who died in March. Relatives receive nothing.
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Aurora
Charles Taegee
Taegee
Elatives
Children Enjoy Rockaway Beach Outing Photos
The summer scene shows many youngsters at Rockaway Beach near New York, with trainloads from the east side visiting for days or a week. Charitable institutions provide lunches and lodging for these seaside outings as a photo captures a child emerging from the water with a joyful expression.
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New York
Coney Island
Rockaway Beach
Rockaway
Bird Imitation Circle Game Rules
A group game assigns a bird catcher who tells a bird tale while others name birds and imitate their notes. Do not choose owl as it is forbidden. when owl is named all hands go behind chairs in silence until the next bird. If a player errs they switch places with the bird catcher.
Lawn Bubble Party Game
A party activity uses a tennis net with flags or ribbons as decor. Girls blow bubbles from one side, boys on the other, aiming to send bubbles over the net for points. Bubbles over the net earn fifteen points. prizes include ornamental pipes and bonbon-filled boxes.
Great Shadows on Mount Diablo Sun Shadow Phenomenon
In California Mount Diablo offers a quarterly spectacle as the sun rises at a rare angle casting a shadow over ten miles long on the plain below. Tenerife also looms with a massive shadow stretching more than fifty miles across the sea, partly obscuring neighboring isles.
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Mount Diablo
California
Peak of
Tenerife
Mother Goose Riddle on Coals
A brief reader riddle describes a black admired item sought by men and used to tire a horse yet comfort a man. The answer given is coal.
A Smoke Eater's Love
Burke, a New York fireman, falls for Margery, forelady at Waller's paper box factory on Thompson Street. During a blaze at the factory he braves flames to rescue the trapped workers, including Margery, and dies unheralded save for love. Margery learns of his sacrifice at their wedding night, and Burke is hailed as a bold hero by Mrs. Burke.
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Burke
Paper Box
Thompson Street
Tom Burke
Paper Box Factory
Sue McManus
Burt
Margery
Sixth Avenue
Fifth Street
Tie
Sue
Harlem
Mercer Street
Jack O’ferrall
O'Ferrall
Washington ,Square
Fate
Nell
Captain
Rawley
Broadway
Wailler
Waller
Canal
Bleecker
Fifth Avenue
Book and Ladder Company
Durke
O'Perrall
O’ferrall
O' Ferrall
Tom
Mrs. Burke
The General's Advice On Aging From Pryor On Wall Street
An elderly General Roger A. Pryor strides along Wall Street with head high and long hair flying. He boasts he is eighty five but feels twenty five, recalling a joke with Cheate Choate about posture and aging. He claims upright shoulders erase age perception and keeps walking with confidence.
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Wall Street
Roger A. Pryor
Pryor
Cheate
Choate
New York Post
Ship of State In a Bad Way Metaphor Sparks Debate
The Dundee Advertiser criticizes Lord Curzon's speech to the Primrose league at Albert Hall for a mixed metaphor. He warned the ship of state edges toward civil war and fratricidal strife unless halted, seen as an almost perfect example of how not to craft a metaphor.
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Lord Curzon
Primrose League
Albert Hall
Dundee Advertiser
Venice Motto Wins Grand Prize
Signor Camillo Traversi won the top prize for a motto proclaiming Venice simply as Venice. Judges noted 11,000 submitted mottoes but picked the concise phrase for its clear praise of the city.
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Venice
Signor
Camillo Traversi
Hhis
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American Press Association
Emmeline Pankhurst
Christabel
Jackson
Arthur and
Grant
the Bird Catcher
Louise Merrifield
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