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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
3
A New York news piece reports that Italians have organized a covert Brotherhood to fight the Black Hand menace. The plan envisions secret agents drawn from Italian communities, including prominent citizens, to infiltrate and deter extortion by terrorizing criminals with concealment, loyalty, and rapid action.
A secret Italian movement in New York advocates a covert system to curb crime by creating a disciplined network aided by a thousand agents. They demand strict immigration controls including passport certificates and police seals, plus sailor clearance to block foreign criminals entering the United States. The plan calls for public outreach, regulatory changes, and coordination with national and city authorities to replace lax enforcement.
Laura White of San Francisco becomes a real woman miner in Nevada. She accompanies brother Holt to Death Valley foothills and mines rich ore. The 22-year-old endures desert trek, dons mining attire, and handwriting fame as a refined beauty while carving a thriving claim with her sibling.
An ancient stone ax of polished reddish stone, nearly as sharp as steel, was uncovered at 46 feet depth in George Alton Savage’s Gig Harbor summer home shell heap. The artifact, dated to prove earlier human presence in Puget Sound, will be donated to Ferry Museum. curator Gjistrap notes the region’s ancient inhabitants and the potential date of human arrival dating back well before commonly believed.
A dense mosaic of clipped scenes and stray phrases recounts disorderly vignettes. It touches on an accident, medical debt and collection woes, Chinese empire population notes, dog distemper cures, and scattered dialogue from a Philadelphia Ledger-like page, all presented in a disjointed OCR fragment.
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