Curious neighbors and an automatic piano mystery
In a New York Evening Sun vignette, Jane and the narrator become intrigued by the Biddles next door. Their curiosity fuels playful schemes to meet the family, especially Juanita, the child, using fruit drops and toys to lure interaction, while an elaborate ruse with an "automatic piano" unfolds. The piece captures neighborhood curiosity and comic misadventures of two observant, fatefully meddlesome neighbors.
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Jane
Vane
Mr. Biddle
Wuanita
Juanita
Pompton
Tuanita
New York
Flying as Well as Fleeing on the Beat
An veteran officer recalls early duty when he fired into the air while pursuing a fleeing suspect. The lieutenant questioned why no report was filed, prompting the lesson that firing into the air qualifies as a reportable incident. The tale underscores the need for proper documentation of on duty actions.
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Leutenant
Mny
Philadelphia Record
San Francisco Theatre Program Features Fire-Era Street Images
The feature of one of the San Francisco theatre programs is rang ing pictures of the city's streets and other public places before the fire.
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San Francisco
Pounding 'He Napion History of Jamestown Settlers
A summary from the New York Tribune recounts the 1607 Jamestown voyage aboard the Susan Constant Godspeed and Discovery. It details Captain John Smith’s leadership Pocahontas and Rolfe, the Starving Time of 1610, early governance and church life, the arrival of women and the tobacco economy, and the nation’s cornerstone laid in Virginia with Bacon’s 1676 upheaval and Jamestown’s decline, ending at the site near Point Comfort and the church tower today.
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Jamestown
Norfolk
Virginia
Hunt
John Smith
London
Mermaid
Black Friars’ Theatre
William Shakespeare
England
Flanders
Sigismund Bathors
Russia
Germany
France
Spain
Morocco
Point Comfort
Smith
Ralph Hamer
James Citie
James
Pocahontas
Mrs. Forrest
Annie Burrus
John Laydon
Attla Anne
New World
John Rolfe
Lord Delaware
Powhatan
Randolphs
Harry St. George Tucker
America
General Assembly
Dominions
Bernmindas
Newfoundland
Lord de la Ware
Stern Dale
Bodkins
Bacon
Middle Plantation
Wiliamsburg
New York Tribune
Pitiful Sight of London Bird Feather Trade
The New Haven Register laments a grim scene in London with thousands of tropical birds and exotic plumage sold openly. It cites 150,000 heron and egret feathers and over 40,000 birds of paradise sold last year in London, highlighting the scale of the wildlife trade.
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London
New Haven
Big Louisville Music Store Burns Down
A Louisville Kentucky music store suffered a damaging fire with pianos still echoing earlier as streams played. Fire crews battled the blaze amid smoke and alarms sounding across downtown.
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Louisville
Denye
Keystone State Gullings Threats From Black Hand Band
James Kefover of Zollaravta farm was targeted by alleged Black Hand agents who demanded 1000 dollars under threat to life and property. A later note directed him to leave the ransom at an arrow tree beside the iron bridge, where a glycerin bomb exploded near his home. no one injured though the device exploded on the ground nearby.
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James Kefover
Zollaravta
Black Hand
Iron Bridge
Kefover
Socialists condemn Roosevelt letter at Harrisburg convention
The Socialist party of Pennsylvania met in Harrisburg with 90 delegates from 52 counties and nominated Samuel Clark of Philadelphia for state treasurer. Resolutions denouncing Roosevelt for labeling Moyer Haywood and Pettibone as undesirable citizens were adopted. John H. Maurer of Reading was reelected state chairman and directed to send sympathy to Haywood. Robert B. Ringler of Reading was elected secretary of the state committee.
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Socialist Party of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Samuel Clark
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
John H. Maurer
Reading
Haywood
Robert B. Ringler
Sensation at Harrisburg Involving Former Treasurer
On June 12 at night in the treasury department, former State Treasurer W. L. Mathues was found examining books with a clerk who had served under him and stayed on with Treasurer Berry. Mathues says he was reviewing the new bookkeeping method. He faces tampering charges as Treasurer Berry suspends Clerk George Young of Gettysburg and Watchman Benjamin F. Thompson for letting them enter.
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Harrisburg
W. L. Mathues
Treasury Department
Berry
Mathues
Governor Stuart Vetoes Civil War Pension Bill
Governor Stuart vetoed a bill extending pensions to Civil War veterans who served in Pennsylvania regiments and now reside in the state. He called the measure crude in form and urged it passed without mature deliberation, warning it would force reductions in state appropriations for public and private charities if enacted.
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Stuart
Pennsylvania
Mestas Bay Electric Plant Purchase by Local Investors
James McCullough Jr F A Mesta John A Fox C J Mesta and H B E Mesta bought the Kittanning Electric Light Co plant for 26000 dollars. The buyers effectively own the Kittanning and Ford Street Railway Co and gain route rights for a Musgrove extension five miles north. In Butler the first conviction in a brass theft roundup was entered as David Cypher pleaded guilty. Junk dealers implicated. railroads suffered heavy losses to cover robberies by Bessemer and Baltimore & Ohio lines.
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James McCullough, Jr
F. A. Mesta
John A. Fox
C. J. Mesta
H. BE. Mesta
Kittanning Electric Light Co
Kittanning & Ford Street Railway Co
Musgrove
Kittanning
Bessemer
Baltimore & Ohio
Butler
David Cypher
Railrads
Bessemers
Miners Injured In Arden Mine Shootout
At the Arden mines of the Pittsburg Meadowlands Coal Co Alonzo Marilino allegedly fired into a crowd of assailants Benjo Pender was struck in the groin and admitted to City hospital Washington Joe Harado was shot through the arm and hand Maritino escaped the scene
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Arden
Pittsburg & Meadowlands Coal Co
Alonzo Marilino
Benjo Pender
City Hospital
Washington
Joe Harado
Maritino
Red Men approve loan and honor badge in Lancaster
The great council Improvved Order of Red Men of Pennsylvania met in Lancaster. They indorsed a loan of $3,000 and an equal advance upon taxes to the great council of the United States. They also approved the badge of honor as a reward for efficient work on behalf of the order.
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Great Council
Order of Red Men of
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Great Council of the
United States
National Guard orders rifle range near Washington
Orders for a new rifle range southwest of Washington for Co H Tenth Regiment Pennsylvania National Guard. It will feature slicing automatic targets. Franklin and Marshall College trustees reported 220 enrollments and a $283183 endowment, with last year’s expenses exceeding recounts by $2583. Bennett, a discharged Lehigh Valley brake man, was committed after confessing to an attempt to wreck a passenger train at Fairview. A witness in Pittsburg testified in the Lemert Cook case that overdrawn funds of $63170.32. Mrs. Susan Kearney, nearly 80, was struck by a train near Fiileyville and died in Washington hospital.
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National Guard
Washington
Co. H. Tenth Regiment
Pennsylvania National Guard
Franklin and Marshall College
I. J. Bennett
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Prson
Bennett
Lehigh Valley
Fairview
Lemert
Cook
Pittsburg
T. Lee Clark
Enterprise Bank
Susan Kearney
Fiileyville
Washington Hospital
Tobacco allowances in military campaigns noted
In Lord Wolseley's campaigns soldiers received about one pound of tobacco monthly, deemed a fair allowance. Italian authorities similarly treat tobacco as a troop comfort, with cigars included in daily rations. Also mention of Dr. Kline's nerve restorer advertisement offering $2 trial bottle and free treatise.
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Lord Wolseley
Italy
St. Vitus
Kline
H. B. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Divorces In England And Wales Decline In 1905
Statistics on English and Welsh divorce filings show 762 petitions in 1905, down from 889 and 824 in 1902 1903, with wives filing 323 petitions. Decrees nisi were granted to wives in 261 cases and to husbands in 862 cases.
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England
Wales
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Walter's Health after Torture
William H. Walter of Chatsworth Illinois describes years of kidney disease with severe side and back pain and dark sediment in urine. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with quick relief and eventual cure, noting a 40 pound loss followed by a gain to his current weight of 2005 pounds and improved sleep and appetite. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents.
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Wm. H. Walter
Chats’worth
Ills
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Rats and the Farmers Cost of Pests Depredations
The Agricultural Department states the brown rat is the worst mammalian pest on farms. If every cow, horse, sheep, and dog supports one rat on grain, losses could reach 100 million dollars annually. A single pair breeding unchecked could produce over 100 million rats by the eleventh generation in four years.
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Agricultural Department
High Cost of Sable Furs and Pricier Coats
Extraordinary tales circulate about sable scarcity and rising values. A sable coat now fetches about 30 000 dollars, up from 20 000 two years ago, with skins at 450 dollars each. The Empress of Russia and Queen Maud of Norway own the two most expensive coats in the world, valued around 250 000 and 150 000 dollars respectively.
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London
Russia
Maud
Norway
Europe
Postum Food Coffee Charms Salisbury Reader
A Salisbury Maryland reader recounts quitting coffee due to health fears and switching to tea then to Postum. She reports rapid weight gain, improved digestion, and lasting satisfaction, praising Postum as a pure nourishing coffee substitute. She recommends reading The Road to Wellville for context.
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Salisbury
Postum
Wellville
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