Spanish Declares Targeted for Reading and Sewing Instruction
Rome world fair visitors will see a reform effort led by Princess Ruspell and others to educate cioclare or field children who cannot read or write. The project funds sewing lessons and meals, aiming to improve morals and create lasting schooling for the southern Italian group once seen as living as artist subjects.
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Rome
Bureau of Engagement
Ruspell
Jombardo del Giudice
Princess Ruspell
Italy
Naples
Retirement-era coroner sued by wife over skunk stings
James L. Doty once Erie county coroner and later a trapper faces divorce from his 73-year-old wife, who accuses him of killing skunks to avoid legal duties. Married since 1909, Doty has been her seventh husband. On the stand he joked about favorite stories but denied involvement in a questionable business deal.
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Buffalo
N. Y
James L. Doty
Erie County
Ile
Prince Arthur Accepts Post as Congress President
Prince Arthur of Connaught agreed to serve as president of the general London committee for the empire university congress to be held at the University of London in July 1912.
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Prince Arthur
London
Prince Arthur of Connaught
University of London
Yale De Forst Prize Winner Speaks Yale Spirit
Yun-Hsiang Tano of Shanghai won Yale university’s De Forst prize speaking contest in New Haven. He delivered Yale Spirit and received the Yeegard medal worth $100.
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New Haven
Conn
de Forst
Yale University
Yun-Hsiang Tano
Shanghai
China
Yale
Yeegard
Inventor Touts Wind Power Device in St. Louis
Peter Homishak and three partners announce a wind conserving machine to be marketed in St. Louis. They plan to build a factory there, believing wind supply is nearly inexhaustible.
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St. Louis
Peter Homishak
Texan Not Afraid of Bees Becomes Beekeeping Sensation
In San Antonio Charles Potche nick works with Maverick apiaries and handles swarms bare armed and bare faced. He walks through buzzing hives with unusual calm and even a photo shows a swarm clinging to a limb in his teeth. Beekeepers call his handling feats among the most remarkable, and Potche says he has not been stung in two years.
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San Antonio
Tex
Charles Potchenick
Maverick Apiaries
Lmb
Nude Man Hides in Tree After Robbery Near German Town
In Philadelphia Frankford resident Thomas Jones was robbed of all clothing by vagrants in a woods area near German town. He climbed a tree to wait for help all day enduring cold hunger and bees. After nightfall he left the tree, found clothes and food at a nearby truck farm.
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Philadelphia
Trampa
Germantown
Thomas Jones
Frankford
Jones
Pupil Taller Than Teacher Causes Brooklyn Court Stand
Fifteen year old Molly Vogel, taller than her teacher by a foot, faced arraignment in Gates Avenue court Brooklyn after defying truancy officers and skipping school. Her parents and the officer pressed for compliance while Molly argued the difficulty of learning amid her height.
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New York
Molly Vogel
Gates Avenue
Brooklyn
O'Reilly
Mary Brennan
Magia
World Wheat Review Highlights Record India and Canada Prospects
A May agricultural summary notes a record wheat harvest in British India worth about 69 million bushels and a booming western Canada spring wheat area. Argentina s crops show vigorous autumn sown progress while South Africa faces drought hurting corn export potential. The United States accounts for roughly 18 percent of global wheat trade, with about 52 percent of traded flour and 12 percent of wheat shipments.
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Washington
British India
Canada
Department ‘of ‘Agriculture
Argentine
South Africa
United States
Department of Agriculture
Million Dollar Fire Ravages St Louis Manufacturing District
A blaze in southwest St Louis caused losses over a million dollars, destroying the Huttig Sash and Door plant and neighboring mills. Authorities say a locomotive spark ignited the fire, prompting dozens to flee from over fifty flats as winds shifted and the flames moved away from residences.
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St. Louis
Terminal Railroad
Tuttig Sash and Door Company
Fatham & Miller
Planing Mill Company
Missouri Stair Company
Koken Ironworks
American Bridge Company
Mound City Box. Company
Huttig
Fire destroys the river steamer Lowry at Hamlettsburg
Captain John L. Lowry arrived in Paducah reporting the destruction of his river steamer the Lowry by fire at Hamlettsburg. Six passengers and about twenty crew escaped. Logs valued at about 15000 dollars. Flames began in the kitchen and spread rapidly to the upper deck. Initial reports of possible casualties were disproved as all aboard were accounted for.
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Paducah
John L. Lowry
Hamlettsburg
Lowry
Moon Lesson Sparks Cold Face Question in Classroom
An unclear fragment describes a teacher guiding children to view the moon as a cold body. A student from the south side asks if looking through the glass makes your face cold, prompting a brief exchange observed by Cleveland Leader.
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Ture
Glaus
Cleveland
Castoria Sanitary Seal Promises Safe Use for 30 Years
In an assurance to parents the advertisement urges examining every bottle of Castoria for the 77 signature of Use For Over 30 Years. It claims Castoria is a safe remedy for infants and children and notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
James Braid
Allen
Augusta
Pinehurst
Palm Beach
Rawple
Not Hie Field Doctor Comment Sparks Health Query
Unclear dialogue fragment shows a doctor questioned about Welsh rab bits health, with the doctor replying they were never called in to attend one. The text reads as a stray quotation in a broader piece, lacking concrete names or events.
Patent cure ads claim relief for constipation and teething
The snippet touts Dr. Pierce's Pellets for constipation, Winslow's Boathing Syrup for teething, and Garfield Tea as laxatives. It mocks popularity and promotes these potions as remedies, noting their supposed quick effects and ease of use.
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