Government places open for civil service exams
The Civil Service Commission postpones exams to March 7 for laboratory and optics skilled workers. Positions include copper brass workers at $728 yearly, marina firemen at $540, copyist at $900, and pensions bureau roles at $16,000 annual. Age limits vary 20 to 70+, with multiple vacancies in Indiana and Fort Morgan Alabama.
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Extra half hour of government clerks
Special to the Sun reports that extending clerk hours to 4:30 pm for nearly a year has not yielded profit in quantity or quality. Chiefs of bureaus note a notable decline in work quality in many respects due to the longer day.
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Saved Life by Fainting at House Chase
CHICAGO Feb 15 Thomas Nolan attempted to kill Mrs Jane McCarthy then shot himself When the assailant charged the woman fled through the house with Nolan behind She fainted from fright and was unharmed
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Preacher Joins Second Baptist on New Terms
Special to the Sam Macon reports Rev J B Phillips to preach at Second Baptist on revised terms. The church finance committee expected 2000d more with the agreement. Details of the stipend and conditions are presented as the pulpit changes hands.
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Boys Run Away to Seek Riches in Oranges and Monkeys
Newell Weed Waldemar Distzen and Earl Higelow, each 12, leave Montclair after being told adventures in Montclair New Jersey. They plan to travel south to find oranges and monkeys to get rich, inspired by Scipio the coachman. They disappear after writing loving notes to their mothers.
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Favoritism in Bates Tie Ups Brick Kiln Mystery
An odd case at a brick kiln by R R Bates reveals unusual freight rates from Cleveland to New York for different brick grades. A trio of boys from the area winds up near Florida and South America in a comical travel misadventure before being taken home by worried parents. The youths refuse questions as they recover from the episode. The public learns of a curious chain of events and the youths remain silent while adults defend them.
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Baroness Haeusler Alleged to Abuse Inmates in Bavarian Home
Berlin reports Baroness Elise von Haeusler is accused of brutal crimes at a Bavarian charitable establishment. Formerly sentenced in Munich to six years penal servitude for poisoning a servant, she allegedly beat and starved elderly inmates, forced menial labor, and even arranged a cat funeral procession. A domestic staffer Miss Minna Wagner fell ill from poisoned coffee. authorities later arrested the baroness as she prayed in the chapel.
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Egg brought a husband result of Kentucky girl writes name on oval
Miss Esther Lyons of Bruce near Glasgow decides to wed Birney Friedman after a quirky chain of events. Lyons mailed a hard boiled egg etched with her name, Friedman found it in Norfolk Virginia, and letters and a visit followed. They plan to marry on March 17, her birthday and his.
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Birney Freidman
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Roman Fortifications From Danube To Rhine
In the second century a formidable line of fortifications was built by Roman emperors from the upper Danube to the upper Rhine to deter incursions by the Germans. The work strengthened frontier defense and showcased imperial engineering.
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Divorce suit over alleged time tampering by wife
J T Childers sues for divorce alleging his wife turned back the hands of the clerk to delude him, provoke him and ruin his meals. The filing appears in Tex Feb 15 reports as a domestic dispute brought to court.
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Four Men Sentenced to Fort Leavenworth Prison
Four men are taken to the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth after sentencing in U S district court. William Jones alias John Doe received five years for attempting to pass counterfeit ten dollar bills. Brown of Starke faces five years for similar offenses. Eli Lutiman gets one year for pension-law fraud tied to false affidavits. Charles Bebee receives one year for counterfeiting. Deputies Martin and Rapkin escorted the group to prison.
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Brady Sanity Report Clears James Brady in St Louis
Special to the Saw from St Louis reports that examiners tested James Brady who confessed to stabbing women on public streets and found no signs of insanity despite the confession.
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