Gypsy Fortune Foresaw Calamity in Captain Erbs Death
In Hazelton Pennsylvania a tale ties the death of Captain Erb of Philadelphia to a Gypsy Queen's fortune telling. A week before, Miss Erb and Miss Dougherty visited Harleigh Woods where the seer warned of a family calamity within three days. The prophecy reportedly came true.
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Hazelton
Erb
Philadelphia
Annie Dougherty
Miss Dougherty
Miss Erb
Harleigh Woods
Justice of the Peace Forced Disrobing Trial Verdict
In Clayton a jury ruled Justice of the Peace E C Kroenning of Chesterfield acted improperly when he compelled Miss Martha Eather ton to disrobe during a theft case. Kroenning must pay Miss Matherton $1000. other defendants cleared. Matherton testified he searched her for 205 dollars lost by the head of the household.
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Peace E. C. Kroenning
Chesterfield
St. Louis County
Kroenning
Miss Matherton
Jord Chesterfield
Unloved Girls Seek Positions at Waukegan Firm
Chicago reports R G Lyon and Sons of Waukegan posted for women clerks never married and not likely to wed soon. Many replies arrive from across the Midwest. Applicants include a 40-year-old Minnesotan and a 46-year-old from Galesburg, plus twins aged 33, all seeking nonmarital work over matrimony. The firm faces a flood of letters and must choose among many applicants.
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Chicago
R. G. Lyon & Sons
Waukegan
The Erb tragedy principals in Philadelphia
The woman pictured above is Mrs J Clayton Erb. Capt Erb stands in the center and Mrs Katherine Beisel, Mrs Erb’s sister, is shown at the bottom. Beisel is alleged to have killed Erb.
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Erb
Philadelphia
J. Clayton Erb
Capt. Erb
Democrats pledge to cast early votes in precinct effort
The Democrats of the eighth precinct in the Tenth ward formed an Early Voters' club with over 100 members pledging to vote before noon on November 3. Officers named are Frank P. Baker president Otto Bunge vice president W E Tucker secretary and John Sanders treasurer.
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Tenth Ward
Frank P. Baker
Otto Bunge
W. E. Tucker
John Sanders
Miller Defeats Corbett In Wind-Up Bout At Broadway Club
Charley Miller nicknamed Twin defeated Italian champion Fred Corbett at the Broadway Athletic Club in Philadelphia in a rough main event marked by wrestling and mauling before a large crowd.
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Miller
Fred Corbett
Broadway Athletic Club
Carpet Bugs and a New Pest Destruction Remedy
Alarm rises over carpet bugs chewing holes in carpets. An expert advocates Bug-Doom a water-dissolved powder that destroys carpet bugs moths bed bugs and roaches without staining or odor. Sold at drugstores in limited packages with mail order available through Bug-Doom Chemical Co Detroit Michigan. Local Indianapolis druggists advertise and carry the product.
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Yesterdy
Bug-Doom Chemical Co
B. C. Bldg
Southside Club to Hold Rally on October 2
Salem D. Clark and A. F. Zearing spoke to Prospect Democratic club. John W. Kearing and W. W. Spencer closed the meeting. The club plans a Bourke Cochran rally next Wednesday at the Auditorium, with a 7 30 pm Fountain Square gathering and a procession with delegates from wards Eleven through Thirteen. A further rally is set for October 26 at Fountain Square featuring a club on horseback. P J Kelleher and Frank P Baker will speak on county affairs.
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A. F. Zearing
Prospect
Democratic Club
John W. Kearing
W. W. Spencer
Bourke Cochran
Fountain Square
P. J. Kelleher
Frank P. Baker
Hindu fakirs and trance like states exposed as frauds
An American Magazine article argues that so called Hindu fakirs who enter trance and claim burial are deceptive. Subjects are fed by attendants, with air supplied by a reed or bamboo to mimic survival, casting doubt on their dramatic claims.
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American Magazine
Dental College
Indianapolis
Deadly self surrender pact kept in Jamaica Bay tragedy
A man and woman recently died by leaping together in Jamaica Bay after a shared pledge to die from an incurable illness. The piece notes that such self-willed acts by men are common and applauded, but when women agree to die with them they are often labeled traitors and cowards, a judgment the article questions as it recalls this kept compact.
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Jamaica Bay
Jamada Bay
Landis Loses Handicap Title Bout at Board of Trade
Rosener defeated Landis 1% to 1% in the handicap championship at the Board of Trade parlors last night. Landis competed in the 30 class.
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Landis
Rosener
Board of Trade
Widow Seeks $25,000 Annuity From Estate
Mrs Gladys Martin of Great Neck Long Island seeks authorization to receive a $25,000 annuity from her father in law's estate claiming she cannot live in her current society with an income below that amount.
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Gladys Martin
Great Neck
L. I
James E. Martin, Jr
The Bandly Legged Shrimp in a Cincinnati Warning
Senator Beveridge warns that careful wording prevents misunderstanding and anger. A Cincinnati train incident follows as a passenger yells at a station attendant threatening his own safety. The exchange ends with a jab about the attendant’s stature.
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Beveridge
Cincinnati
The Way to Rest by Eustace Miles in Metropolitan Magazine
Eustace Miles the exercise and diet expert argues in the November Metropolitan Magazine that rest is among the hardest yet most essential achievements for health and life extension. He emphasizes disciplined rest as vital to longevity and well being.
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Ropolitan Magazine
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