Odd Encounter At North Police Station Short Tale Of Smiling Arrest
A chaotic scene unfolds near the Northern police station as a man named Luther is taken into custody after a tense exchange with officers. Despite the perilous moment and a midtown crowd, Luther remains cheerful, smoking and grinning as the officers prepare a report and bystanders watch the peculiar suspension of danger.
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Baltimore
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Armen
Offleara
Alain
Valdis
Wanderer’s Quiet Nap Triggers Graveyard Scare
In Philadelphia at Glenwood cemetery a man named William Evert, living on Berke Street, slept in a coffin case for a nap. He woke to find metal plates and a rough box. Policeman Barnes arrested him for graveyard intrusion and he was sent to Holmesburg for three months.
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Wi-llam Evert
Glen- Wood Cemetery
Holmesburg
Woman Scalds Wildcat in Kitchen Attack
Mrs. Robert Winters in Erie County near Quiehery Pa was making bread when her dogs barked. A wildcat bounded into the kitchen and attacked as Winters grabbed a kettle of hot water and spilled it on the animal. The wildcat turned on the dogs, was blinded by the hot water, and was killed. Also a freight train fire near West Nutley delayed traffic for hours as a handkerchief saved a bridge by catching embers.
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Paterson
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Erie Railroad
West Nutley
New York State
Bf M. Slaughter
Hawthorne
Fer
Fatal crash hits family car in Connecticut tragedy
A derailed chase involving Paul MacCormac and his wife Mrs MacCormac led to a fatal collision with an oak while avoiding a passing car near Darien Connecticut. The wife was crushed between car and tree and killed instantly. MacCormac and two bystanders were injured. The couple, long linked to a high profile divorce case in Poughkeepsie, resided at 916 West Ninety Fifth Street Manhattan.
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George E. Burtiss
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Stamford
Mre. Norton
Norton
Prefers Jail To Wife In Seashore Dispute
Charles J. Phister of Philadelphia asked police to place him in jail to escape his wife who he said forbids his pleasures on a seashore visit. He also asked that she be locked outside. The wife claimed she stayed close to prevent his alleged harboring of a senorita and reportedly left satisfied after the jail request.
Vision of Heaven Report From Williamsport Woman
Miss Bila Courtright of Williamsport Pennsylvania recounts a near death vision after a stroke, describing heaven as a realm with the throne of God and Jesus at his feet. She reports distant towers of unfamiliar fires and pale beings clothed in white within the gates.
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Bila Courtright
Williamsport
God
Jesus
American Civic Federation Opposes Municipal Ownership Push
The National Civic Federation Commission argues against municipal ownership and operation, insisting reforms should be measured and proven. It warns against rapid changes, favors regulated private services, and cites London’s recent elections as a warning to municipalizers and socialist advocates.
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Walton Clark
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Americid Fistititione
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A New Aid Fable About a Gooser and a Town
A humorous Home Aid fable about a Gooser who scorns his small town for being backward. An outsider arrives, asks residents what they do to improve the place, and exposes complacency with sharp, slangy dialogue and comic misfires.
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Jonah
Conservatism and cautions on public service reform
The text argues against radical public service reforms and municipal experiments, insisting government must curb corporate excess while preserving individual initiative. It extols intelligent, honest governance to ensure justice, fair burdens, and proper public service without letting associations become masters. It frames liberty, not change for change's sake, as essential to national character.
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Public Service
Baling
Xenia's Loss and City Light Plant Costly Mishap
Ohio city of Xenia faces a costly lighting misadventure as Mayor Brennan responds to an inquiry about the municipal electric light plant. He notes the city paid over $21,000 for the plant and running costs rose sharply to $103 per lamp, with the plant described as badly damaged and the operation troubled by issues.
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Xenia, O
Public utilities report on lamp plant losses and proposed city reforms
A committee failed to run a street lighting project, netting only 2500 from the sale of the world and resulting in a costly contract with a private company. The total invested reached 35000 with losses and excess operating costs exceeding 9000, attributed to imprudent handling. The report urges reforms for the public utilities commission and outlines other municipal measures including supervision, constitutional changes, subway labor protections, and beverage coinage proposals.
Taft Urges Clean Government and Corporate Fair Play
President Taft emphasizes the duty of upcoming citizens to cleanse municipal corruption and elevate state governance. He warns that public interests must be protected while safeguarding corporate profits from franchises, urging firm action to reform government and uphold impartial competition.
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Wiliam I. Taft
Patchogue Contract Renewed for Municipal Waterworks
A spring effort to launch Patchogue waterworks led to a special election renewing the contract with the company for twenty years. The village clerk notes the vote was largely in favor, while Ruralites plan to challenge the municipal plant.
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Patchogue
Wabater’s Idea of Ibert Webster Liberty in Restraint
A fragment argues that liberty depends on wholesome restraint, citing Ibert and Webster as foundational figures. The text frames liberty as proportional to disciplined conduct and civic order, implying that individual freedoms require communal boundaries.
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Wabater
Ibert
Webster
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