Battle with Huge Python in a Store Ends in Return to Den
Chicago report of Eb. O. Vehle and animal keeper Cy DeVry fighting a midnight battle to subdue two giant pythons in a bird shop on State street. The larger snake weighed 179 pounds and swallowed two monkeys while destroying cages and scattering birds and other pets. After a fierce struggle lasting about 45 minutes, the men forced the reptiles back into their den, with the bigger snake finally subdued after DeVry struck it several times and Vehle helped lift it into the enclosure.
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Chicago
Vehle
State Street
Cy DeVry
Lincolo Park
Philadelphia
Weble
India
Mr. Veble
Mr. Webb
Dutha
Cy de Vry
Lincoln Park
Mr. Wehle
Velde
Vehte
Aail
Mberty
Cy Derry
Devry
de Vry
Vehie
Almoon
da Vry
Mey
Race With Death In Canvas Canoe
St Paul Minnesota George Bohn a 16 year old student at the mechanic arts high school and his companion Mathey Taylor 20 also a student endured a perilous midnight 17 mile paddle to Fort Snelling after Taylor severed an artery in his leg while setting up a tent. Bohn applied a makeshift tourniquet and both boys fought fatigue to reach medical help with Taylor later treated at Cobb hospital Merriam Park and reported out of danger. Also reported Muskogee Oklahoma territory 12 year old Ray Valquette survived a broken neck from a runaway incident and is recovering though unable to read.
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St. Paul
Minn
George Bohn
Mechanic Aria High School
Minnesota River
Mathey Taylor
Fort Snelling
Cobb Hospital
Merriam Park
Taylor
Mechanic Arts High School
Bohn
Muskogee
I.T
Ray Valquette
Rabbit Hunting Coyotes in Northern Arizona Mountains
A Washington Star writer recalls two coyotes chasing a jack rabbit on Huckskin mountains north of the Colorado area in northern Arizona. The rabbits circles and cautious pursuit show the coyotes’ persistence while the exhausted prey finally falls behind. The tale ends with a comparison to the otter avoiding a human footprint near its home.
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Coloradoanyon
Arizona
Huckskin Mountains
Washington Star
Yanlago
Tame
Town Haunted by Headless Ghost at Flaherty Station
Local reports recount a headless apparition at Flaherty station near Maherty, the ghost of Columbus Cole appearing nightly with a dinner pail and signaling a train. A group of youths and a newspaper correspondent witnessed the figure, fled, then believed after the sighting, while residents seek a remedy to lay the spirit to rest. In Muscatine, William Schulpe dislocated his jaw attempting a nap, later requiring three doctors to reset it.
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Columbus Cole
Cole
Fidherty
Maherty
Flaherty
Flaherty Station
Muscatine
William Schulpe
Jones
Schulpe
Duck Hunter's Hard Luck
A San Francisco Chronicle tale narrates a bungled duck hunting trip by John Sings who admits no hunting knowledge. His sportsman friend hoards gear and shells, but the mislabeled package turns out to hold 25 pounds of assorted fish hooks, ending the excursion.
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John
San Franelseo Chronicle
Kean
Alviso
Inventors Create Aluminum Solder For Metal Joints
A Chicago Tribune report describes a new solder using tin zinc lead and aluminum with resin as flux. Surfaces are cleaned and heated gently, no chemical baths required, and an aluminum tool may replace copper. The piece notes the British Speaker’s Westminster residence and precedence in Parliament.
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Eureka
Chicago Tribune
Sny
Impossible, Doctor Won’t Spend More on Medicines
A dialogue excerpt shows a patient insisting medicines are cheaper than a contented mind, satirizing medical cost and value. The line features a character named Detroit ree Presa, reflecting a historic newspaper voice and period slang.
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Detroit
Deer leaps on a flying train in Vermont chase
A deer pursued by hounds leaped aboard a northbound freight near Telford Vermont. Train workers tried to capture the frightened animal as it banged along flat cars then leaped to its death when neck snapped before Lyndonville. State Fish and Game Warden Thomas was notified.
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Montpelier
Telford
Hoston
Maine
Doc
Anital
Lyndonville
State Fish and Game
Thomas
Waiomen
Brat
Attack by Thousands of Geese in Horse Heaven Field
Askel J. Jurgensen of Tacoma was attacked by thousands of wild geese while repairing an irrigation ditch in the upper Horse Heaven country near the Columbia River. He could not escape on his own, but a game warden arrived, helping drive away the birds. He suffered numerous wing-beatings and bruises. A separate Centralia item reports a baby weighing 18 pounds born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roberts, claimed as the state’s largest, with congratulations and a Roosevelt telegram to follow.
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Wesa
Askel J. Jurgensen
Tacoma
Horse Heaven Country
Jurgensen
Columbia River
Centralia
Joseph Roberts
Roosevelt
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GEO
H. Ely
E. E. Williams
Lorain County
National Bank OF
Elyria
D. C. Baldwin
Vica-Prew. S. &. Squires, Ans
T Cashier
Ail Street
Lely Power Block
McDonald's Reshearans
W. H. Barnes
Andwur
Elyria, Ohio
Jackson Nut
Massillon Lump
Massillon
Goshen Lump
Gas House Coke Egg
Gas House Coke Chestnut
the Porsch Lumber Co
Mill Street
Louis Schnuerer
A. BR
Orfampsey
White Rock
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