Butcher Hypnotized to Monkey Act Draws Crowd in New York
A kosher butcher, Morris Resnick, was led by 17 year old hypnotist Lovey to believe he was a monkey. Resnick climbed a 60 foot clothes pole in Ludlow Street, performed ape like stunts before 6,000 onlookers, then was escorted to Bellevue psych ward after police intervened.
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New York
Ludlow Street
Loney
Morris Resnick
Louey
Resnick
Lovey
Moylan
Bellevue
Beekeeping Tragedy: Dog Mortally Stung by Bees
Patrick Rooney of Carver Ont lost his collie Sally in a dramatic dawn accident. While freeing the trapped dog, Sally pulled a mink trap chain releasing a log hive of bees that swarmed and stung her to death after Rooney fled. He, a hunter and farmer, buried Sally in a child’s casket out of affection.
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Carver
Patrick Rooney
Here
Rooney
Sally
Jokers Place Snake in Jug Startled German Visitor
A Spokane harvest hands hid a live snake in a water jug to scare Peter Deuser, a German immigrant in America three months. Deuser, drunk and distraught, tried to drown his woes, toppled the corked jug, screamed when the snake surfaced, and fled into the Columbia River before being caught swimming.
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Spokane
Wash
Peter Deuser
Joseph Andover
Waterville
Deuser
America
Germany
Columbia River
Desert air eyed as healing for rheumatism and consumption
A physician notes Egyptian desert air is exceptionally free of bacteria, likening it to the Palay regions and the open sea. He suggests it could be an ideal living place for patients with rheumatism or consumption seeking health benefits.
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Egyptian Desert
Palay Regions
High Seas
Illinois State Journal
Do they have that wire screen in front of the grand stand
A quip about stadium safety notes a wire screen in front of grand stands to protect spectators and umpires, contrasting its uses in different cities as described in the Washington Star.
Courtland Palace Intrigue Entangles Secretary in Royal Court
Johann Pyrmont, a secretary, delivers alliance papers to Prince Karl of Courtland. He attracts the Duchess Joan’s notice and charms Princess Margaret with his restraint. The scene ends with a risky vow as Margaret plot twists toward a bold escape plan.
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Johann
Summer Palace
Johann Pyrmont
Courtland
Wilna
Dessater
Lell
Karl
Tta
Plaesenburg
Helene
Johann Pyrmort
Logation
Kernsberg
Joan
Sam
Tam
Hohenstein
Margaret
Brother
Slater
Joan of Hohenstein
Johanna
Rose Garden
Waap
Ivan
Muscovy
Bearland
Plassenburg
Count von Loon
Chambers
House of Courtland
Wasp
Margaret of Courtland
Prince Wasp
Multiple incidents Reach Across West in One Patch
A Hillsboro football injury update confirms Holland Neary will recover after initial reports of death. A Wyoming coal mine near Thermopolis burns fiercely with all workers safe. Goldfield Nevada posts office asks for more help as business rises.
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Hilleboro
Ore
Holland Neary
Portland
Thermopolis
Wyo
Samuel Gebo
Montana
Goldfield
Nevada
Post Office Department
Rural Kansas tale of Oklahoma Dave Payne and the milking cow
A humorous rural romance from Kansas papers recounts Oklahoma Dave Payne living on a farm in a sack with holes for his head and red arms. He loves a neighboring farm girl as she milks a cow, sitting opposite her to gaze into her eyes. The tale ends with a playful nudge about his state of infatuation and a curious remark from the girl.
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Carey M. Snyder
Hillsboro
Ore
Kansas City
S. A. D. Kelater
Lander
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Ed P. Shanley
Gila County
Arizona
Kansas
Theocritus
Oklahoma
Dave" Payne
Payne
Dave
Brooklyn Eagle
Iseducation and opportunity across borders
A quoted editorial extols education as a tool for prudent finance and quick calculation. It mocks illiteracy in Russia and praises schooling for empowering ordinary people to solve complex economic problems swiftly.
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Come
Doraunkard
Joan Snords
Sr.crockett
Northwest
United States
Helena
W. 8. Hunt
Montana Mining Company
St. Louis
Marysville
Garden City
Kan
Dave Mackley
Casper
Jaller Tippy
Mackley
Tippy
Inspector McLaughlin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Utah
Indiana
South Dakota
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
J. Edward Bower
Oka. Meagher County
A. K. Prescott
G. J. Giltinana
Silver Bow County
Lee Mantle
Theron Stevens
Grand Junction
Colo
Vincent St. John
Telluride
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Selig
John L Mullins
Denver District Court
Daily Mining Record
Denver
G. G. Rica
Gold
Bureau of Animal Industry
Salt Lake City
Logan
Bolg
Moscow
Iila
Laramie
Sheridan
Horace Baker
Snake Valley
Baker
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