Blizzard Peril Strikes Southwest Kansas Towns
In Topeka a cold wave leaves twenty towns virtually without coal for heating and cooking. Residents gather in churches and schools for warmth while petitions to Governor Hoch demand fuel relief. Railroads blamed for car shortages and alleged pilfering as relief efforts mount.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Hoch
Meade
Liberal
Cimarron
Hoth
State Railroad Commission
Singing at Marion Rival to Crystal Theater
Miss Blanch Freeman wife of Jack Bentham formerly of the Crystal Theatre sings at the Grand Theater in Marion rivaling the Crystal Jack Bentham is at Grand Rapids and in critical condition.
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Blanch Freeman
Jack Bentham
The
Crystal
Grand Theater
Tax Ferret Leaps Through Capes Workman
A garbled OCR note describes a tax related figure and a worker named Workman amid references to caps and content. The exact event remains unclear due to transcription errors.
French expansion eyes Timbuktu rail link across Sahara
Describes French exploration and plans to connect Algiers with Timbuktu via a 1000 mile rail line. Notes surveying from Oran to Figig, Twat oasis to Timbuktu about 7000 miles, and Paris ease of travel once opened. Mentions earlier expeditions with Algeria and Niger bases and colonial interest in salt quarries and markets.
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Sahara
Alggir
Niger’ Ag
College of Last
Col
Laperrine
Nigeria
Algeria
Niger
Oran
Figig
Twat
Timbuktu
Algiers
Paris
Dashng
Qightaraugat
Tibulfiné
Boston
Harvest the Year Hound Butchered by Odd Harvest Metaphor
A clergyman discusses Thanksgiving as a harvest festival while noting varying harvest times across nations from January for Chile and Australia to October for Russia. The piece then pivots to soap usage, recounting ancient Rome and Gauls, arguing for cheaper soap and criticizing a new soap combine for profit.
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India
Russia
Norway
Rome
England
Celluloid Fireproofing Process Patented
Patent describes making celluloid less flammable by adding salts such as ammonium bicarbonate or magnesia. The treated material releases a gas when heated and slows burning, reducing ignition.
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M. Gervain
Vrench
Chen
Oregon Game Wardens Wax Fat Novel tale of a warden
A fragmented piece describes a game warden as the only man allowed to eat all the game and notes a closed season. Vague lines mention a milk can, peasants, a boy with a hunter’s license, and eating a peasant meal while cooking fat. The text is garbled and lacks clear events.
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Oregon
China
Hunter’ S
Major real estate deal expands Elkhart tract
A realty association led by B L Arnold Peter Lougacher A C Mehl and D R Yoder bought the 168 acre Studebaker tract including unsold lots from J M Studebaker and heirs of Peter Studebaker of South Bend for about 20000 dollars. The group plans to replat and market two acre lots near key rail lines and reserve land for factory sites while developing the area north of Indiana Avenue and near the Air Line and Lake Shore lines. The acquisition aims to create one of the city's finest additions with improved sewer and services and will involve new incorporation papers and a renamed subdivision.
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Elkhart
Studebaker
J. MM. Studebaker
Peter
South Bend
B. Ls. Arnold
Peter Lougacher
Wikhart
A. C.mehl
D. .R. sYoder
Goshen
Ito ‘Ats
Zand
Lake Shore
ASSO+ ‘ciation
An. Wyiew
Asso-Ciation
Allendale
Studebaker’s
Indiana Avenue
Middlebury
Lake Shores
Elkhart River
Middlebury Street
Princeton Street
Arnold
Middleburyroad
High License Fight Looms In Indiana Saloon Debate
Representative elect Baker vows to back the high license bill tightening Governor Hanly’s grip on saloons. The revival of saloon trouble after recent arrests raises pressure from Republicans to influence Elkhart county newcomers. Critics say license revocation rules hinge on specific violations and may not apply to Sunday closing breaches.
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Hanly
Indiana
EA. Baker
Sundeg
Baker
Elkhart
German Rose Safe With Relatives After NY Stint
Manager George Lawrie of the Crystal Theatre received a letter from his wife detailing the actress known as the German Rose, described as demented, traveling with relatives to New York. The note says the woman proved ungainly and mossy until Buffalo, where she slept from midnight until 10 a.m., and then ceased eating.
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George Lawrie
Crystal Theatre
Gortian Rose
New York
Woman Found Lying Cold Beside Ward Street Near Bower
James Harvey, returning from the Riverside Young Lady’s home, discovered Mrs. William Cronkhite curled under a tree on Ward Street near Bower. She was nearly frozen and said she was Cronkhite’s wife, wandering in a fit of dementia before exhaustion and cold overpowered her.
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James ‘Harvey
Foster-Kimball
Ward &Treet
Bower
Hough
Harvey
Wlasvey
Ormae
Kern
William. Cronkhite
Boat
Kérn
Chautauqua Grounds
Cronkhite
Edna Yant
Bower Street
George Seiging
George. Seigfried
South Bend Republicans Groom Carlisle For Congress
A local political dispute in South Bend centers on grooming Charles Arthur Carlisle for the Thirteenth district congressional nomination. Elkhart and Kosciusko county Republicans oppose changes sought by St. Joseph leaders, aiming to keep postmastership and, potentially, the congressional race in familiar hands. The piece also notes a birth in the community with details of the new daughter in the Masten family.
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Wilsor Reese
Eikhart Equity
South ‘Bend
Chiales
Arthur Carlislé
Bai Gesbor
Roose
Vana
Comngressiman Brigham
Hart County
Brick
Elkhart
St. Joseph County
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Stanhope
OAS
Elkhart Carriage @ Harness Mfg. Co
Elevart, Indiana
Mign-Fo Company
Wackensuk
N. Su
Lake-Erie
Detroit
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Londay
Michigan_Central
Walmash
Grand Trunk
Ala.schantz
Gen.Supt.& PT
Detroit & Buffalo Steamboat CO
Detroit, Mich
Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
W. H. Rogers
Traction
Ind Sonapolia
Ind
Pittsburgh
Daniel McCaffrey’s Sons Co
Duquesne National Bank
Washington National Bank
Louis M. Simpson
Main St. Elkhart, Mnd
PERIL
Marion
HOUND
Scar
Te "Ee Lg
Walter S. Hazelton
Cashier
Pricee
Studebak
Baker de
Moore
Hekate
James Harvey
Young Lady
Riverside
Frank Brown
Water Street
This City
Claude Dillon
Lawrence Dillon
Sitka
Alaska
Charles
Arthur Carlisle
Make
Volve Local Postmastership
W. V. Biass
Saturge
George FE. Masten
Willard Street
Uneeda Biscuit
Legne
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