Weather Bureau saves lives and property nationwide
The U S Weather Bureau operations since 1870 have cut deaths and losses by issuing storm warnings and flood signals, guiding river gauges and telegraph dissemination. Cold wave forecasts protect farms, industry, and cities from frost and heat, saving millions and shaping daily operations from Indianapolis to international ports.
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Colby Pitcher Ralph Good Joins Boston Team
Ralp Good from Colby University has joined the Boston team. The Monticello Missouri native is 24 years old, about 3 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds.
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Little Boy Goes After Big Coin
Chicago reports 12 year old Robert St George Dyrenforth, adopted son of the late Col Robert G Dyrenforth of Washington, stands to inherit a half million dollars only if he completes a staged path: high school by 14 Harvard at 18 Oxford six months then West Point officer service and resignation to practice law, with payout at 28. Dyrenforth pledges to fulfill the conditions.
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Sicilian Slays Then Is Killed in New Orleans
In New Orleans on Wednesday a bold Black Hand robbery attempt ended with the deaths of wealthy Sicilian John Menzel and agent Joseph Spignio. Spignio shot Menzel after a demand for money was refused. a daughter of Menzel then rushed in and killed Spignio.
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Roosevelt Real Leader, Taft Merely In Title
Pittsburg reports two boys arrested for a Mount Washington streetcar hold up attempt. Police Lieut. Shriver Stewart killed in the line of duty. The suspects said they were incited by motion pictures. Roosevelt is framed as the real leader while Taft is described as merely titular. The piece contrasts Oyster Bay visits with Beverly visits to illustrate Roosevelt’s grip on national politics.
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