Locked Hours in Bank Vault Ends in Rescue Near Death
Frederick Schweer, a clerk at the Metropolitan Bank, was locked inside a vault for hours and nearly died from asphyxiation. Watchman John Connolly notified authorities when tapping noises were heard. Bellevue ambulance surgeon revived him after Palmtor treatment. Schweer later recovered and returned home. Details on how the vault lock failed and how long he was trapped remain unclear.
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New York
Metropolitan
Fourth Avenue
Hegely Ave
Irrederick Od
Schweer
Metropolitan Bank
Bellevue Hospital
Joe Chestnut Avenue
Jersey Cin
John Connolly
Connolly
Corby
West One Hundred and
Tortured Husband Charged With Murder In Crookston Death
In Crookston Minnesota James Ko Montague county attorney charged Kautson with murder after a wife died from daily beatings to punish an alleged pre marriage indiscretion. Knutson claimed death resulted from a fall down stairs, but police reported extensive bruising on the body.
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Crookston
Kautson
James Ko Montague
Knutson
New York Prize Snake Story Captivates Apartment Residents
In a chaotic New York episode a woman encounters a coiled snake in her apartment. A local snake charmer Kadiana wrestles the creature to the neck and shoulders, ending a five day wandering saga through the building. The tale unfolds amid anxious bets and odd samples sent by a relative seeking to prove the tale’s veracity.
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Kadiyan
Natir
New York
Kadiana
Tod Tédden
Tinadie
Wade
Disabled man learns to speak after gunshot wound
Fairmont, Wy Va-tra Travis, twenty seven, at Marion County General Hospital, improves in speech therapy after a bullet damaged speech nerves. Surgeons say recovery is possible but gradual, with Travis limited to two words after 21 days and slowly expanding as he relearns language and can signal needs to nurses.
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Fairmont
Travis
Marion County General Hospital
Privis
Snake killed reveals bird swallowed in its belly
Reading in Da reports a man cutting open a large copperhead snake found a bird inside the snake’s midsection. The creatures were on the Pottsville estate highway near Port Clinton and the farmer killed the copperhead.
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Reading
Pottsville
Port Clinton
Ice Cream Desserts and Preservation From Emerson Notes
A fragment from a kitchen guide lists recipes for Blackberry Ice Cream, Iced Chocolate, Strawberry Gateau, Rhubarb and Fig Preserve, and sherbet basics. Instructions include ingredients, steps, and freezing methods. The text also notes seasonal perfection and cites Emerson on spring’s beauty.
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Qailis
Ada
Muelr Fom Squires
Uuil
Seasonal Dishes and Cake Recipes From a Historic Menu
A collection of kitchen notes detailing pineapple marmalade and cake fillings. Pineapple marmalade uses sugar and ripe fruit, strained and sealed in jars. White Layer Cake and Graham Gems provide step by step butter sugar creaming, lemon and orange fillings, and gem pan instructions.
Shame on them warning against changing a remedy
An editorial admonishes mothers to avoid switching away from Fletcher's Castoria, praising its thirty years of use to aid infant health and population growth while condemning calls to try new or different remedies for babies.
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Fletcher
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Manitoba
Katchewan
Alberta
Bristish Columbia
Sweet Young Thing Reveals Breakup Reason
In a fragment from the New York Sun a Sweet Young Thing writes that Dot broke off her engagement to Terry. She cannot reveal the cause because someone nearby reads over her shoulder and interrupts with embarrassment as the note ends.
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Phing
Ying
Pietua
Avery
Caday
Dot
Terry
New York Sun
Critic Brander Matthews Teases Detail at Columbia Tea
Brander Matthews quipped at a Columbia tea that suggestion rather than detail makes vivid pictures. A preacher described heaven with elaborate detail, and a widow sharply noted that even his first wife might have sin again in Paradise.
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Brander Matthews
Columbia
Tretall
Heaven
Wittow
Ife
Paradise
Quebec would lose vast canal area relative to France
A note states a hypothetical canal could cut a region from Quebec three times France’s area of 215,805 square miles, leaving an area twice that of Turkey. The claim emphasizes scale without naming specific provinces or dates.
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France
Quebec
Turgary
Home Builders Suspend Operations Amid Slump
A housing construction association reports suspension of building activities after finding no demand. In a year, the group completed 127 houses but 26 remain unsold, prompting reevaluation of plans to reduce costs and accelerate sales.
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Donis
Eo Tie Association
Tinsuit
Independence and eWay: rating artists without earning
A fragmented item contends with independence themes and the idea of rating artists without earnings. The readable bits suggest a discussion of autonomy in work and recognition without financial gain. No clear names or dates are established in the surviving text.
Turn About in Riddled Quote Debate
A playful quip mocks blaming a congressman for tough problems while praising someone for good shoes. The quip suggests lazy people point to others’ faults and mocks foolish comments.
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Fulmotor
MreMinus
Schweee
Je Wis
Schneer
Tong
Bes
Patton Nsthaiturb
Central Sinsing Blue
Shidiirb
Borype Te Investi
Uyam
Uu Naper
Li Putman
Emerson
RTE
Samuel
Gentaur Company
Fletcher’s
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Phin
Gilbert Bros. & Co
Baltimore
The
Organic Laboratories Company
Clifton Ave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Elite Trunk Factory
Spring Valle, I
Nw. N. Y
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Matonic
Clo Prappir
Wethery
Colunaus
Dept
Ory Nu
Dominion
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