Wild camp folly ends with exploding oil blaze and bear
Mark Farney and crew plus Ah Suey and Noisy Smith head into Santa Lucia range for a month of fun. A night game sparks chaos when a bear wanders into their camp, oil lamp explodes, tents burn, and the bear is driven off after shots. The group escapes with minor injuries and salvages only a few items before trudging home.
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Mark Farney
George Squires
Ramon Arguello
Neisy Smith
Ah Suey
Cook
Santa Lucia
Farney
Ah Luey
Squires
Salinas
Smith
Noisy Smith
Arguello
Carajo
Lucy
Hon
Public Health Board Cuts Inspectors and Weekly Inspections
The Board of Public Health will reduce inspectors from 40 to 2, with one inspection per week. Appropriation on hand is 2450 dollars. Each inspector receives 10 dollars for a week’s service. City hospital and City dispensary consulting rates to be announced soon. Taylor Jackson appointed night ambulance driver for City dispensary.
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Board of Pubic Health
City
Taylor Jackson
Indiana Branching Out Sees Property Purchase For University Use
Several buyers claim interest in Indiana University have acquired the site of the old Central College of Physicians and Surgeons with plans to transfer it to Bloomington Institution. Gregory de Appel’s rent estate dealers group arranged the deal for 340000.
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Indiana
Indiana University
Old Central College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bloomington
Gregory de Appel
Pretty Buttons and Paper Cuirasses in 1868 Styles
Instructions describe making fashionable spring buttons with large molds covered in chiffon velvet, center jewels, and embroideries. Crocheted coverings and layered button designs are suggested. The note mentions 1868 paper cuirasses invented by the French army intended to stop bullets but rendered useless by modern rifles.
Congress Reeks With Graft House Practically Abolished
Special to the Son reports a Washington study by Lincoln Steffens on graft in Congress. Indictments and calls for reform surface as investigators uncover pervasive graft. The piece argues the House is effectively controlled by Joseph G Cannon, with most members yielding to the speaker and henchmen, leaving no real House of Representatives.
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Washington
United States Senate
Mincoln Steffens
Pratt
Umit
Palmer
Hay Stannard Baker
Will Payne
House of Representative
Joseph G. Cannon
Four Cornérenella
House of Representativn
House of Representatives
Home is a Man’s House and His Mary
Cynthia Gray recounts a brother Web and Mary's stay with his mother. Bob, initially grumbling at Mary's clutter, grows homesick as he realizes he misses her and the busy home. The tale ends with a tender note on how quickly a man bonds to a wife and family.
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Brother Web
Mary Teft
Sue Doom
Bob
Mery
Romance of Alfonso's Future Mother In Law
Princess Ena of Battenburg betrothed to King Alfonso of Spain visits the former Empress Eugenie. Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Beatrice loved the prince imperial, who sought glory in South Africa and died. Ena, nowyla Ena, travels Britain opening church fairs and bazaars as royalty visits demand.
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Eugene Victoria
Battenburg
Alfonso
Spain
Eugenie
Beatrice
Victoria
Prince Imperial
France
South Africa
Elec
Prince of
Quick Figures Stir Office Boy Banter In Poiseville
In a lively regional note, chatter turns on a quick office boy’s prowess and playful mischief about fielding averages and a playful nibble at local figures. A hay man distributes oysters while comments touch on Washington monument climbs and telephony rates.
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Neures
Leose
Easy Strap Hanger Pranks Crank Up Streetcar Frenzy
A fragmentary report describes a risky streetcar scene where bystanders urge a person to hold on and not fall. The chaotic moment involves hurried chatter as trains and passengers react to a dangerous situation on the line.
Codfish Head In European Delicacy Era
A fragment describes codfish as a delicacy in European countries. It details boiling in salted water until tender and serving with a white sauce. Seasoning includes salt and pepper, capers, pickled cucumbers or peppers, and pickled onions with onion juice added if available.
Influence Of What We Far And Why People Are Susceptible
An editorial notes health hinges on nourishment and its absorption into the body. Malta-Vita is touted as a malted whole-wheat drink, easily digested and rich in vital elements, sold by grocers at a price of cents.
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Malta
Malta-Vite
Found $1000 in bills is restored to owner in town
Mrs. E. G. Ruch found $1000 in bills while sorting old papers in Pierson. The money belonged to Mr. Ives who hid it in nooks and holes before moving away and never banked it. He later proved ownership and was refunded the full amount.
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Sun
Pierson
E. G. Ruch
Ives
Ruch
Mia
Burbridge Quit Winner in Havana Cuba Monte Carlo Scandal
Havana January 20 3 Willan F Burnbridge once partner of Richard Canfield in New York vanished taking 590000 in accumulated profit from a year long Cuban Monte Carlo venture. Police closed the Havana resort amid accusations of player losses and demands for refunds.
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Burbridge
Breciat
Havana
Lta
Willan
Paper Napkins Through Centuries in China and Japan
The article notes paper napkins or handkerchiefs were introduced into the country from the east and have been used in China and Japan for over 700 years.
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China
Japan
Belzer Faces Baby Crisis in Circuit Court Room
A panicked Emmett Belzer, a baby expert, struggled as an infant cried out while a well dressed woman rushed the child into his arms. He paced to Judge Allen's room seeking calm, fearing a nervous breakdown as the mother returned to take the baby.
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Circuit Court
Belzer
Baby
Halxer
Judge Allen
Resda
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