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Mrs Florence Mantick accidentally sent 600 dollars in jewels to her feeman and had him arrested for not returning them. Joseph S Van Buren died aboard the Prinz Eitel Friedrich en route to Naples after decades in Hongkong. August Herrmann elected grand exalted ruler of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Detroit. Knox couple, the bride 18, relocate near Philadelphia after parental forgiveness. Mrs Helen Kelly Gould and Ralph T Thomas wed quietly at Park Avenue apartments. John Borne, former Colonial Trust chief and Trust Company director, dies at Garden City. Mrs Ballington Booth suffers serious blood poisoning from insect bites while touring. Ralph Hill Thomas and Helen Kelly Gould obtain a marriage license in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Mantick
New York
Joseph Sheffield van Buren
Naples
Egypt
van Buren
Hongkong
August
Garry’) Herrmann
Cincinnat
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elka
Grand Lodge
Detroit
Philanders
Knox, Jr
Philadelphia
Helen Kelly Gould
Ralph Thomas
Washington Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
Gould
Park Agenus
Dr. Webster
Brick Presbyterian Church
John ©. Borne
Trust Company of America
Colonial Trust Company
Garden City
S. 1
Ballington Booth
Commander Booth
The
Volunteers of America
Reesin
Ralph Hill Thomas
Frank Gould
New York City
Black Hand murderer avenged by his daughter in New Orleans
Joseph Manzella, owner of a New Orleans saloon and grocery, was killed by the Black Hand society but his 17 year old daughter shot the assassin as he tried to escape. The report documents a violent dominant criminal action and a dramatic family retaliation in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Manzella
New Orleans
Black Hand Society
Theodore Roosevelt
Outing
Landis
United States
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
National Packing Company
Kisilarwat
Agiatic Russia
American Chemical Society
San Francisco
C. de Witt Sharp
Hunke ‘G. Whittaker
Schenectady
Kansas City
Order of Elks
Detroit
Glénn Curtiss
Atlantic City
Forester Graves
Estrada
Pearl Lagoon
Nicaragua
Madris
Bac Jacinto
Venus
Split log drag for road work with plank build
A detailed guide explains constructing a king drag from yellow pine ash or oak planks. It covers cutting, reinforcing, holeing, blade fitting, and chain anchoring. Driving technique, crown formation, board flooring and driver movements are described to maximize soil compaction, reduce dust, and improve road surfaces.
Low Headed Fruit Trees
E R Canfield discusses head height for fruit trees, warning that ground level headings yield bushy but short lived, unsightly trees prone to wind and weight damage. He favors medium high training, protects trunks from sun, and stresses central shaft with evenly distributed branches to avoid malformed crotches.
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E. R. Canfield
Successful Farming Echoes in Rail Era Careers
The column argues that many railroad presidents fail in farming leadership and contrasts urban decline with a farmer’s soil-based security. It questions why a healthy, well-off farmer would abandon active work for city life, implying soil work offers steadier support through aging.
Electricity on Farms on Long Island
On the great track farme of Long Island electricity is used very largely in all farm operations. On one farm 4 plant costing $1,500 has been installed, but it does nearly all the work on the farm that was formerly done by horses. It costs about $600 a year to operate this plant, but the owner estimates that he saves three times this amount in labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Grand Jury
United States
New York
James A. Patten
William P. Brown
F. R. ‘Haynes
S.T. Marmon
D. A. Kittle
D.G. Seales
Morrie, Rothschild
Republican Party
Silas Hoffman
Somerville
N. J
Oscar Drbslosh
Amertos
Hrbslosh
Cologne
Germany
Rock Island
County Grand Jury
Reserve Funda
Tribunes
Gost
Charlie Adams
Langdon W. Moore
Swansea
N. H
Law
Henry Oswald
Middletown
Hamilton
Grover Clevaland
Princeton University
Grantta
Great Track
Long Island
Best hay quality tied to stem stage of cut timing
An experiment by Prof Waters of Missouri fed racks with hay cut at different ripeness stages to test quality. Early cut hay was consumed before late cut hay. the largest dry matter yield came from cutting at the dough stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Waters
Missouri
Crippen Hunted in Connection With Wife’s Death
Indiana born American dentist Dr Harvey Crippen is sought by London Scotland Yard over the murder of his wife Belle Elmore. A body found in quicklime is believed to be hers. The case mirrors the Charlton murder. Crippen’s extradition history is discussed amid police investigations across multiple cities.
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London
Scotland Yard
Crippen
Hilldrop Cree Gent
Belle Himers
Musiq Hellardate
Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Porter Charlton
Hoboken
United States
Pittman Found Starving as Nicaragua Crisis Grows
Washington urges quick U S action or peace accord under English and German influence after reports from Managua show Madriz ruling western Nicaragua with terror. American prisoner William Pittman endured filth and starvation since July 4. consul Olivares won a transfer to a better cell and funds are provided to feed him and support his relatives amid rising foreign protests.
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Washington
United States
Nicaragua
England
Germany
State Department
Madriz
Republic
William Pittman
Greytown
Managua
Conaul Olivares
Pittman
Great Britain
Mvesa
Big Portland fire hits west central district
A major fire in Portland Oregon destroyed part of a business section on Thursday causing at least two deaths and injuries to several, with estimated damage around 300000. Victims include F R Price foreman of United Carriage Company stable and a helper named Prude. Hongkong gunboat Patria fired on Colowan Island prefecture fort, sinking two junks with escaping Chinese drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
F. R. Price
United Carriage Company
Prude
Hongkong
Portweguese
Colowan Island
Ottawa Marble Works proprietor commits suicide by nitric acid
Emil Kayl, proprietor of Ottawa Marble Works in Ottawa, drank nitric acid Thursday and died by his own action. Local authorities report the death appears self inflicted and the incident is under investigation. The article notes Kayl was a known business owner in the area and provides few additional details.
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Ottawa
Emil Kayl
Ottawa Marble Works
Panther Photograph Sparks Dramatic Jungle Trap
A panther, nearly dead, revived instantly and attacked a photographer who had rushed in for a shot. The camera was torn, the photographer fled, and the beast climbed a tree as panicked spectators watched the perilous scene unfold before shots finally ended the drama.
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Deccan
Scott
World Magazine
Burning eruption from head to feet heals with Cuticura
Mrs. Howard Nenning of Watertown New York recalls four years of severe eczema covering head to feet. After doctor gave up, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with three weeks of treatment. She slept well, recovered to normal activity and remained free of further issues.
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Howard Nenning
Salina St. Watertown
N. Ys
The Reason. He Rose to It.
A five year old boasts that his father and he know everything. When asked where Asia is, the boy calmly replies that Asia is “one of the things my father knows,” reflecting a humorous exchange from Harper's Bazaar.
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Asia
Harper’s Bazaar
Bachelor’s Button Invention Sparks Market Debate
Hoe Had Been observes a chat about naming a new button that men can attach without needle or thread. The inventor worries the title may seem restrictive yet expects strong sales with both married men and bachelors, signaling broad market potential.
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Hoe
Real Reform in Municipal Government Debate
Enicker asks for a plan to start with an auto then establish an office to fit it. Bocker outlines a method to build governance around the proposed vehicle, signaling a reform agenda focused on structural alignment with new ideas.
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Enicker
Bocker
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General News
Adminston
August Rooke
Fidelity Trust Company
Trust Company
Charles Stewart Rolla
Dover
France
Wright
Cathryn Rush
Elmer Cooper
Cooper
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River
Turkey Iisland
St. Louis
Geekwaor
Baroda
New Roshelle
John M. Dalzell
Allegheny County Commiasioners
St. Anne
Nanaimo
B. C
Sacramento Valley
California
Canada
Ministry of Foreign
Affatra
William
C. W. Chapman
C. W. Sexton
G.H. Proctor
Grand Jury
Carnegie Trust Company
Albert B. Cummins
Robert Chambers
Oklahoma City
Jesse Treatse
Peoria
Mount Plagall
Cripple Creek
Sheriff Linke
Etherington
Newark
Licking County
Proubt
Nebraska
King Road Drag
Elieve
Sherer
Elmore
Charlton Case
Wall
Indiana
Hava
Panther
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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