A Million Stamps Save a Life in a New York Home
An elderly New York woman lacking funds to enter St Luke's Home sought help from charity aides Mrs Gibbins and Mrs Halstead. They organized stamp collection from letters, prompting neighbors to save stamps. The effort raised over a million stamps, enough to fund admission and more, destined for Europe to make papier mache products. The vivid narrative ends with a humorous digression from a Cincinnati Breakfast Table anecdote.
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Boston Post
New York City
Homer
Gibbins
Halstead
New York
E. G. Champney
Cir
Dr. Burghartis Hospital
Mesdames Gibbing and
Europe
Triple Tragedy in Arizona Camp Feud Ends in Hangings
In Hackberry Arizona a dispute between Bob White and Frank McNiel led to a deadly confrontation. Charlie Rice then shot at McNiel, killing him, and White died trying to flee. Citizens halted the assailant and Rice was wounded but hanged by a mob from a ridge-pole, with lingering tensions as details emerge.
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J. E. Stevens
Hackerty
Arizona
Bob White
Frank McNiel
White
McNiel
Charlie Rice
Ward
Rice
Merced
Bulleta
Bears Foil Burglars in New York Saloon Heist
Thieves entered a New York billiard saloon but were deterred when two supposedly chained bears appeared and strolled into the saloon at the same moment. The commotion alarmed patrons and the burglars fled into the street.
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New York
Two Bears
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