United States Mine Rescue Car Comes to Grafton
The federal mine rescue car from the U S Bureau of Mines arrives in Grafton on November 28 at 11 10 for a full day of demonstrations and lectures on rescue work fire prevention first aid and safety. Specialists from the government will perform oxygen helmet demonstrations and miners will learn emergency procedures with no charge.
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U. S
Daily Sentinel
United States Bureau of Mines
Grafton
Clarksburg
Flemington
Red Cross
Car
Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
Free Illustrated Lecture Monday At Court House
In connection with the visitation of the rescue car of the United States Bureau of Mines there will be a free illustrated lecture at the court house Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. Ruttledge of the U S Geological Survey will demonstrate on lantern slides the use of oxygen helmets and first aid to the injured. All are urged to attend and pack the court house.
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Daily Sentinel
United States Bureau of Mines
Court House
Ruttledge
U. S. Geological Survey
William Carroll Dies at 50 After Illness
William Carroll, 50, died at 3 30 AM today at his home after a two week illness with typhoid pneumonia. He was a boiler maker from Grafton and is survived by his wife, son Harry, four brothers, two sisters, a deceased son, and his aged mother. Funeral plans not yet announced.
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Daily Sentinel
William Caroll
Phillip Carroll
Grafton
J. W
Edward
Charles
Allie Peters
Blueville
Jack Knight
Bluemont Cemetery
The Passing of Courtroom Oratory
The piece laments the decline of forensic oratory in courts, noting the rise of rapid, fact driven proceedings over prepared, eloquent advocacy. It contrasts former crowd reactions with present reporters and mentions time pressure eroding persuasive speech.
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Egypt
Atlantle
Sears Confesses In Dutch Neck Triple Homicide Case
John Sears, arrested after Rev Ansie Armstrong and his wife were shot dead in their Dutch Neck home, confessed to the murders. Sears, a part black housekeeper's son, was held without bail on two homicide charges. The Armstrong household staff and neighbors were questioned as the village rushed to locate the killer. Ruth Sears, the housekeeper and mother of John Sears, remained in custody while Rudolph Norhaus was released to return home.
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Trenton
N. J
John Sears
Ansie
Armstrong
Dutch Neck
Sears
Armstrongs
Justice of the Peace Mills
Rudolph Norhaus
New Brunswick
Crossley
Norhaus
Lear
Wheeling Tax Battle Ends as Supreme Court Rules
The Wheeling city school tax controversy ends with the Supreme Court siding with the city, allowing collection of school taxes for the Independent School District of Wheeling at one and one half percent. The decision avoids a five percent Sheriff Clemens levy and refunds about six thousand dollars to the school board and taxpayers. The dispute began after the sheriff threatened collection under statute, while the board of control and the city treasurer defended the board’s authority to designate its own collector.
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Wheeling
Supreme Court
Hervey
Clemens
Board of Control
Johnson
Russell
Board of Education
Bad Habite and Motoring Esprit in Early America
Fragmented OCR notes reveal jittery dialogue about a man named Hessla and drug concerns, followed by a satirical blurb on motor culture. Includes a garbled quote about an American aristocracy and women as the true elite, with hints of social critique and magazine commentary.
Poisoned Elephant Put to Death in Terre Haute
A 87 year old elephant named Gypsy Queen was executed with 500 grains of cyanide in Terre Haute after murdering keeper Robert Schia on Oct 28. The elephant, weighing 7,850 pounds and eight feet seven inches tall, refused to die quickly, collapsing after 44 minutes. Trainers describe a calm, cooperative demeanor during the approved death sentence.
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New York
Robert Schia
Africa
Revenge at 2 A.M Leader Thomas Cat Tale
The passage presents a dramatic remark by Leader Thomas Cat describing a night-blooming soprano as disturbing the early hours and hindering rest before the main task of the night. It frames a confrontational scene among choristers during a late hours dispute.
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Thomas Cat
Sloan's Liniment Relief Cited by Mrs Springer
Mrs H B Springer reports severe arm sprain with great pain until applying Sloan's Liniment. First use brought instant relief and she can now move her arm freely. Address: 921 Flora St. Elizabeth.
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Sloan
Mrs. H. B. Springer
Flora St. Elizabeth
Sloan Liniment Ad Data From Dr Earl Sloan
An old advertisement fragment references Dr Earl Sloan and his liniment product named Zestom or Mase in a U.S. context, suggesting a medical salve or remedy popular in early advertisements. The exact details, dates, or placement remain unclear from the partial OCR.
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Earl
Sloan
Zestom, Mase
Wright Foreseen Johnstone's Death in Aerial Feat
The aviator Ralph Johnstone, a daredevil trick flyer linked with the Wright brothers, died at Denver after a spiral glide. Wilbur Wright, in New York, warned that looping the loop was too risky, as Johnstone had insisted on extreme altitude stunts and ambitious maneuvers. He previously set an altitude record of 10,714 feet at Belmont Park before his death, while Wright watched from afar.
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Denver
Y Wibur Wright
Ralph Johnstone
Johnstone
Wilbur Wright
New York
Wrights
Wright
Johnstsone
Kansas City
United States
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Roy Knabenshue
Asbury Park
J. Armstrong Drexel
Brookins
Atlantic City
Belmont Park
Hoxsey
Ranka
Seroas
West Point Cadets Break Routined Discipline with Laughing General
In a hot West Point barracks scene cadets in a 99 degree room shed their discipline by stripping for inspection and lighting pipes. Lieutenant Colonel Lazelle and General Don Carlos Buell arrive as the room erupts in a laugh that delays punishment. Buell’s rare amusement spares the culprits from confinement.
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Buell
Shiloh
Grant
Heer
West Point
Hudson
Board of Visitors
Pleves
Henry M. Lazelie
Don Carlos Buell
United States Army
LazeWe
Eiadet
T Tble
Chisago
Value of fingers in law and court assessments
The article surveys how finger loss is valued in various European legal systems. It highlights the thumb’s critical role for grip, cites percentage ranges for hand value and finger losses in Austria Germany France Italy, and notes differing national assessments influencing compensation.
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Germany
Austria
Meiman
Philadelphia Record
Insect Superstitions and Odd Archive Clippings
A collage of folklore on insects from diverse cultures notes bees as sacred to Egyptians and as omens in Europe and the Americas. The piece blends clock superstition, travel anecdotes, and reflections on human habits in a mosaic of 19th century miscellany.
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Germany
South America
England
Paradise
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DR. Ruttlege
Wm. Carroll
Count Tolstoy
John
Hessla
America
Terre Haute
Ind
Lygerin
Wilbur
American Press’ Association
Ralpic Johnstone
West Point Story
General Buell
Cleve
Walt’ Er
Baptiste
London
Washington Star
George Washington
Tully
Rockaway
New
York Herald
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