Chicago Man Admits Killing Stepdaughter in Venice
Charles Eugene Greenfield of Chicago says he planned a death by own action with his nine year old stepdaughter Vivian in Venice. He fled to Cucamonga Pass after the crime and later confessed to the murder, describing an attempted joint suicide that he could not complete.
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Cucamonga
Greenfield
San Bernardino
Terrible Alpine Narrow Escape Holds Sister Eight Hours
Paris reports a dramatic Alps incident where Henry Van Goethen saved his sister Miss Van Goethen from a 2400 foot drop on Mount Laurosse. The brother clung to her skirts for hours while rescue climbers gathered. He suffered brain shock. the sister survived with injuries to her arms.
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Maurice Lombardien
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Arbor Day Switch Incident Stuns School Yard
An inexperienced district teacher punished pupil Jimmy Kelley with a switch from a yard tree she had cut. Children gasped at the improvised punishment and, at noon, whispered rumors about the tree being the one planted on Arbor Day. Henry Thomas reveals the odd coincidence to the teacher.
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Henry Thomas
Jimmy
Harper’s Magazine
No clue to murder suspect in Yeager case
Sioux City Iowa August 16 police say George Yeager the murdered German named Tom Ross as the killer in ravings before death but no such person is known in the city. A German known as Herman Ross was checked and found to have a satisfactory alibi. Authorities see no early solution to the mystery.
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Sioux City
George Yeager
Tom Ross
Herman Ross
Helen Keller speaks at Harvard medical event
Boston reporters described Helen Keller, long deaf, dumb and blind, singing and talking before the otological congress at Harvard Medical School. It marked her first performance without an interpreter and drew experts from around the world. Her voice was low yet clear and carefully enunciated, though strained at times.
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Boston
Helen Keller
Harvard Medical School
Gardner Urges Farmers to Back Wilson for President
Senator Obadiah Gardner of Maine, a lifelong farmer and Grange veteran, argues farmers have been misled by tariff rhetoric and should support Woodrow Wilson for president. The letter outlines tariff criticisms, praises Wilson's qualifications, and emphasizes rural interests, urging voters to elect Wilson.
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Obadiah Gardner
Maine
Senator Gardner
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Two Iowa Indians Killed by Train in Marshalltown
Marshalltown Iowa, Aug. 16. John Money and his wife, both Indians from the Tama reservation, were killed when struck by a passenger train on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway east of town. George Youngbear, fourteen, was seriously injured as they walked on the track and the engineer could not stop in time.
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John Money
Tama Reservation
George Youngbear
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Here
The Complex Mechanics of Standing Upright
The article explains how upright posture relies on coordinated muscle action. It notes that balance results from front and back muscle tension and a strong Achilles tendon keeping the legs upright. It cites reflexes that restore the head and trunk when the nervous control wanes.
Broken Blue Ridge Survey Distances in Pennsylvania
The Blue Ridge range in Pennsylvania is cut by a river every twenty seven miles with segments from Susquehanna to Swatara, Swatara to Schuylkill, Schuylkill to Lehigh, and Lehigh to Delaware each twenty seven miles. A final twenty seven mile span leads to a New Jersey hollow containing Culvers pond lake.
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Susquehanna
Swatara
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Delaware
New Jersey
Culvers Pond
Pastor Goodsole Sermon Sparks Accidental Hymn Quip
The Chicago Tribune notes Pastor Goodsole, after delivering a sermon on gossip, unintentionally shared the first stanza of the closing hymn Blow ye the trumpet. He remained grave and unmoving as the line about a glad earthly call was spoken.
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Goodsole
Chicago Tribune
Sample Paint Rub Test Discussed by Mr Growcher
A Washington Star quote features Mr Growcher explaining a painted gate post sample to prove the paint is fresh and to satisfy skeptics who may rub their fingers over the surface.
Portrait of My Mother in Law Sparks Local Banter
A witty quote about a portrait yields laughs as a brother hides his cigar, praising the painting’s speaking likeness. The remark, sourced from a humorous exchange, reflects lighthearted reception in social circles.
Emblem of the Progressive Party Adopted in New York
At state headquarters the progressive party announced the New York emblem. A bull moose head inside a black square symbolizes a square deal and will top the progressive column on the November ballot.
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New York
Progressive Party
A Tribute to Womanhood by James Oliver Curwood
A Hudson Bay tale recalls Prince Albert on the Saskatchewan veranda where eighteen rugged men pause in reverent silence as a young woman approaches. The scene sets a tribute to womanhood through Curwood's narrative framing.
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James Oliver Curwood
North
Hudson Bay
Prince Albert
Old Windsor
Saskatchewan
Tribute to Womanhood Cited in Pittsburgh Chronicle
A vivid line from a Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph piece describes a young woman’s graceful gesture inside a hotel, with the narrator lingering in respect, hat still on, reflecting civilization’s reaction to her display.
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Pittsburg
Temperance in Navies Reported by Admiral von Rebeur Pasch
Rear Admiral von Rebeur Pasch wit at a New York dinner for visiting German officers praised naval temperance improvements. He contrasted modern sailors with the past, recalling a tale of a drunken lieutenant who woke to battle and asked for more wine before others drank it all.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Philadelphia Bulletin
Foley Kidney Pills Credited With Permanent Cure
Robert W. Herter of Lawrenceville Missouri says two years of kidney trouble ended after using Foley Kidney Pills. He tried three pills types with no relief before his neighbor's advice led to a three bottle course and a permanent cure. L. S. Bradshaw & Co, Aug.
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L. S. Bradshaw & Co
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