Night of Arrests for Biebush Gang Sealed With Confession
Deputy United States Marshal recounts a dramatic raid night against the Biebush gang led by a ringleader. Officers confront ministers and their wives, seize counterfeit coins, and capture Sullivan Bosse Thielen Whalen Woods Hargate and others, while turning informants to secure convictions.
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Whalen
Woods
Biebush
United States
Soest
Thirteenth and
Olive Streets
Hargate
Peck's Bad Boy With The Circus
A Newport monk joins the circus show and learns manly tricks as a tent collapses causing panic. The boy handles the animal act to a novel conclusion with Pa directing the finale.
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Peck
Bad Boy
Newport
Humane Society
Circus memoirs of a baboon and a perilous cage scene
A narrative recounts counterfeiting trials in Missouri and a touring show. The narrator describes jurists and criminals, a baboon in Newport, lawsuits for damages, then shifts to a chaotic animal act in New York where his father figures as trainer in a cage with lions tigers and a blindfolded horse, ending with praise for his father’s nerve and skill.
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Willie
Newport
New York
New Hampshire
Bob
Madison Square Garden
Coney Island
Mr. Lion
Pat
The BoscoBel Konsackers
Lesson for Husbands quotes Mary Livermore's Melrose anecdote about a wife alone while her husband travels. The tale notes breakfast routine with his newspaper at the plate and the gesture reveals ambivalence about missing him.
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Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
Silly Girl Quips Highlight Café Conversation
A Cleveland Leader snippet captures a witty exchange where one woman mocks Miss Sharpin as dreadfully stupid. The other cites a gossiping remark about a caller’s exit as evidence of her supposed folly.
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Sharpin
Cleveland
Plumes of Ostrichdom In South Africa’s Ostrich Trade
The ostrich was domesticated in South Africa less than 36 years ago for its plume. Males guard eggs at night from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., hens patrol by day, and both parents are punctual to a minute. Incubation lasts 42 to 45 days, chicks areHanded to caregivers at eight days, feathers are harvested only after maturation, with long wing quills cut and short feathers drawn.
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Pennsylvania
Poughkeepsie
South Africa
New York Life Builds Russia Rail Investments
A New York life insurance firm holds about 8 million dollars in Russian railway securities as part of its international portfolio, signaling continued engagement in Soviet infrastructure markets.
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New York
Russia
Curious Texas Tick Dip Uses Crude Petroleum
Texas cattle are funneled up a chute into a crude petroleum vat to dip and kill ticks. The process, described as rapid and effective, soaks hides in minutes and allows treated steers to be exempt from quarantine under agricultural rules.
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Texas
Mal
Agricultural Department
Toss Coin to Settle California Land Dispute
A dispute over the division of a large tract left by the late Bart Smithson was settled by tossing a coin. The land was divided into four parts and the four heirs selected their shares with a half dollar head and tail, causing concern among local lawyers.
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California
Bart Smithson
Notoriety Follows High Finance Bargains
A sharp critique notes high finance has won many concessions yet invites unusual notoriety. The commentary implies deals traded away broader prudence for profit.
Town Honors Negro Founder of Centralia Washington
Centralia Washington honored the memory of George Washington a founder of the town aged 89. He was a man of means once valued at about 150000 dollars and donated land for a park plus other local gifts. At his funeral the entire city observed with a large turnout and stores closed in tribute.
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Centralia
Washington
George Washington
Justice Edleman Mediates Quietly In Indiana County Court
John H. Edleman, a 14 year Jefferson township justice of the peace in Henry county Indiana, settles disputes by compromise not trial. He charges 50 cents to perform marriages and offers a wedding supper, calling his farm the Garden of Eden at age 70.
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Biebush
Hargate
John H. Edleman
Jefferson Township
Henry County
Indiana
Justice Edleman
Edleman
Garden of Eden
The Reporter Reveals He Is the Whole Sixteen
A reporter once barred from an American millionaire’s house enlists a senator friend’s aid. With the senator’s card he gains entry. The mogul notes sixteen reporters have sought him about the same question, and the visitor reveals he is the entire sixteen.
New Town Cuzzo Bans Alcohol In Dubois County
A new town named Cuzzo in Dubois County Indiana plans a unique rule forbidding alcohol sales. Every deed includes a clause that whisky sold on the premises triggers land reversion to the original owner or heirs.
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Indiana
Dubois County
Cuzzo
French Lick Spring
Roosevelt Streets Across Europe Proliferate
Two European cities Ninove in Belgium and Christiania in Norway have established Roosevelt streets since the Portsmouth peace. In Geneva and Paris proposals seek to establish Roosevelt streets as well.
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Call
Roosevelt
Ninove
Belgium
Christiania
Norway
Portsmouth
Geneva
Paris
Hicks Beach Arbits Docks Transfer as Singapore Trip Looms
Sir Michael Hicks Beach traveled through New York en route to Singapore to arbitrate the transfer of Singapore docks from private owners to the government. He and two other arbitrators are to receive $400,000 for their services.
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Sir Michael Hicks Beach
New York
Singapore
Carlisle Football Candidate Considers Name Change
A Carlisle football team candidate nicknamed Kicked in-the-Jaw plans to change his name soon, seeking a fresh identity after an injury incident. The item notes the unusual moniker and prospective legal surname update.
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Carlisle
How to Prune Trees for Health and Shape
This guidance explains when to prune by season and how to cut for best healing. It details cambium role, proper cut angles, painting large wounds, and when to remove dead branches. It contrasts pruning for species shapes and cautions against neglecting shade tree care.
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Orange Judd
Orchard Brush Burner Novel Contrivance for Orchard Prunings
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes H F Meader of Jackson County Oregon building a portable brush burner from scrap materials to dispose of orchard prunings on site. The device drags along the row as brush is burned, saving time and labor and drawing interest from neighbors.
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Oregon
H. F. Meader
Jackson County
New Yorker
Meader
Dry soil farming as a distinct science
Dry soil farming requires drilling crops with wide row spacing to allow cultivation and moisture conservation. Success depends on a farmer studying his own field and adapting practices to dry conditions rather than applying humid-state methods.
Planting currants in tile supports for clean fruit
The Country Gentleman advises sinking a tile over currant or gooseberry bushes after planting. The tile holds stems above ground level, prevents fruit soil contact, aids spraying, and reduces crowding by trimming old wood. It argues extra care improves yields and ease of harvest.
The Small Fruit and Garden Advice from Farm Journal
The article notes high cherry demand vs supply in markets and advises gardeners to plant what customers prefer. It discusses deep beds for strawberries, using three inches of stable manure, and suggests letting parsnips lie in the ground until spring. Freezing preserves crispness in vegetables.
February pruning yields better orchard fruit
The speaker recalls trimming a young apple orchard in February and notes it never bore better. They argue February is a better pruning time than earlier, and if February isn’t possible they would wait until June.
Wrapping Fruit Aids Preservation And Sales
Wrapping apples and other fruits in paper promotes uniform temperature and reduces decay. The practice also gives fruit a pleasing appearance, aiding market appeal and sale.
Handy brush burner on wheels proposed for farms
Farmers could load brush into a movable burner rather than hauling it to a distant bonfire. Improvements include an iron frame and open bottom for air and ash drop, four wheels to ease drafts, and a large top for easy loading. Two men or one could operate it with a horse to pull.
Tie Rope for the Horse
A Farm and Home sketch describes a simple cheap method to lash a cattle or horse with a 14 inch rope attached to a rope snap and an iron ring at the proper distance to reach around the animal’s neck and fasten through the ring.
Apple Scab Control Through Sunlight Thinning
An old report explains apple scab caused by a fungus thrives in cool dark spots and wilts with sun exposure. It advises thinning branches on affected trees to increase sunlight, reducing fungal survival and improving tree health.
Culling and feeding cows to boost profit
Farm Journal argues that cows yielding profit should be fed adequately to avoid loss of condition, while herds with unprofitable animals should be culled now to conserve feed for the productive stock.
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Farm Journal
Cows Light Urged to Shine in War-Timed Stables
Farmers' Voice urges farmers to improve dairy housing by ensuring bright stalls with daylight or lamps, sealing cracks, and keeping stables warm to maintain cow health and productivity during challenging times.
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Thielen
Joseph Hargate
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George W. Peck
J. B. Bowles
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