Oldest man and woman traced by vital stats club
New York reports the Hundred year club’s preliminary findings on longevity. The oldest man is Izal Rodofsty of Moscow at 136, noted for good eyesight but poor hearing, with a long-lived father. The oldest woman is Nancy Hollifield of Battle Creek sanitarium, age 117, who has lived temperately and done housework since adulthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Izal Rodofsty
Moscow
Russia
Joseph Jernossky
Rodofsty
Nancy Holiifield
Battle Creek, Mich
Wood
Ismail Hudjo
Khuti
Albania
Hundred Year Club
Wsa
Llandriod
Kent
England
Huntington
Liverpool
Charles Macklin
William Hotchkiss
St. Louis
G. BE. D. Diamond
San Francisco
Israel
Peter Mestanca
Segura
Appolonius
Smoke Nuisance Prevented by Common Sense Firing
A. A. Young, a surveyor of customs, urges using brains in firing to cut smoke nuisances. Engineer J. S. Walton demonstrates proper coal firing, noting less smoke when coal cokes before leaving the fire bed. Walton criticizes Indianapolis practices and cites stack and flue area imbalances as limiting smoke removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Young
Bookwalker
J. S. Walton
Walton
Indianapolis
Woman Driver Crashes Bakery Wagon On Sixty Ninth Street
Magistrate Brann heard the case of a woman who seized the bakery wagon reins after a driver left. The wagon toppled, pastry spilled, and spectators watched as horses reared on the sidewalk. The woman, uninjured, faced a $10 fine for learning to drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brann
Central Park
O’brien
Human Game in Tennessee Border Tragedy
Middlesboro Kentucky dispatch reports guns loaded for ordinary game were used to kill a man near the Tennessee border. Virginia hunters on John Smith’s grounds were confronted after Smith tried to expel them. A fight left Tom Wallace dead as the hunters returned to Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
Tennessee
Virginia
John Smith
Smith
Tom Wallace
Toirginia
Old Fort Dallas hosts Seminole club Monte Carlo venture
New York dispatch reports upon the Seminole club at Old Fort Dallas Miami opening Jan 1 for a four month season. Promoters Eddie Burke Thomas Costigan and J F Oliver fit modern Monte Carlo salons into the fort with gardens arbors and a circular mile track. The project includes a hotel restaurant and direct New York market supply. Residents and northern visitors are expected patrons. the fort remains as a picturesque centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Monte Carlo
Miami
Fila
Edldie Burke
Thomas Costigan
J. F. Oliver
Old Fort Dallas
Florida
Palm Beach
Saratoga
Rooms for All Read The Suns For Rent Rooms
Classified notice states rooms for rent with phone contact and price around $80. Address 129-125 E Ohio indicates location. Listing emphasizes available single rooms with telephone access and common amenities. Reliable urban housing option appears in this compact public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio-st
Barber Charged After Beard Is Pulled In Scranton
Dr John Szulpas leader of the socialist labor party in Lackawanna county accuses Patrick Nolan barber of assault saying Nolan pulled out half his beard and beat him. Nolan was held to answer at court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Patrick Nolan
John Szulpas
Socialist Labor Party
Lackawanna County
Nolan
The Morphia Victim and Drug Curse
An excerpt extols morphia victims as untrustworthy and deforming character, citing increased drug use and moral decline. The piece endorses Dean's Ointment as a safe cure and urges readers to consult The Sun’s sixth and seventh pages for real estate listings and other notices each Saturday.
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Stein-Bloch Company
Roches
Prince Albert
Silk
Merchants’ Association
L.strauss &No
West Washington Street
National Furniture Co
Washington
Old Fort
Fort Dallas
Miami, Fla
Stewart Soap CO
Cincinnati
Morphia
Medical Journal
Dean
Barrows, Lancaster & Co
Stinson
Merton
Sisson
Wallace
Burke, Moller and Teller
the Silvers
Boyce
Wilson
Biograph
the Orpheum
Matinee
Suwanee River
Stella Mayhew
Murray & Mack
Wes
Empire Theater Sauwats
New York Stars
Hutchinson’s
Albert Hutchinson
Washington St
New
Green
Old
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