Auto cross Lake Erie voyage by five Ohio men
A five member party from Catawbaland led by Cangney completed a motor trip across ice covered Lake Erie and back in a 3,300 pound car. They traveled from Put-In-Bay to Pelee Island for dinner then to Leamington and Taamington Ontario before returning to Catawb. The journey required bridging a dangerous crack with planks carried for the purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Put-In-Bay
Ohio
Lake Erie
J. C. Weat
John Carr
W. K B. Smith
J. J. de Witt
John P. Cananey
Catawbateland
Cangney
Pelesaland
Taamington
Imperial army routed near Ku Chang in China
A cablegram reported by the Chinese Free Press says General Chang Fun Wan’s imperial force of about 10,000 was decisively defeated by General Wong Ching’s Canton republican army near Ku Chang. Four hundred Manchus were killed and Wong’s force captured Chi Mark in Shan Tung. A second dispatch notes revolutionary forces defeated Chang Hevan at Ku Chang in Anhwei near the Tien Trein-Pukow railroad station.
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San Francisco
Chang Fun Wan
Canton
Wong Ching
Ku Chang
London
Chang Hevan
Anhwei
Tien ‘Taln
Nunking
Thorne Starts Row At Meeting
Chicago January 20 a tug of war among seven state railroad commissioners and chief examiner George N Brown of the Interstate Commerce Commission marked a meeting over a new western tariff schedule. Commissioners accused Brown of prejudice and many demanded a 120 day suspension to study the rates. They argued the schedule raises charges on farm implements and affects 20 000 towns west of the Mississippi. Brown refused the suspension and the group planned another session to decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eorge N. Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ruilr
Lford Thorne
Iowa Board
Brown
Han
Clifford Thorne
Iowa
A. Henshaw
Oklahoma
Pan
Mississippi River
Kansas City
Dew Moines
St. Louula
Comslasionera
Ourea
Funeral halts Chicago Packers trial proceedings
United States District Judge Carpenter adjourned the early session of the Packers trial in Chicago to permit defendants and counsel to attend Mrs A Hi Veeder’s funeral, wife of one of the counsel. The trial was set to resume this afternoon with Steiner G Jungher, margin clerk at the G E Hammond plant of National Packing Co, completing his fifth day on the witness stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Carpenter
Mra. A. Hi. Veeder
Steiner G. Jungher
G. EL. Hammond & Company
National Packing Company
Numbers for Western League Ball Players
Denver January 24 1 reports a plan to assign each Western League player a unique number corresponding to the scorecard sleeve. Opposition from some veteran members is expected but likely to fade as the scheme gains support and players adopt the new identifiers.
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Denver
Bim Couming
Amer
Magmates
Toy
Wil
Steel Magnates File Answers In Court
In Trenton New Jersey court records the steel magnates respond to government action tied to United States Steel Corp. case details mention a World Land Commission and land appropriation notes. The document lists individuals including Walter J, Edward Nicholas, and others in a filed defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J. Dan
Kellogg & Plinery
Con Thie
Light Fails, Keeper Found Dead Near Sand Bar
Snow Hill Md Jan 10An old light from Chincotague lightouse failed and the keeper was found dead by his wife in his inland station. Mrs Taylor, assistant keeper, with friends, braved darkness and ice to reach the scene, discovering the keeper kneeling at his bedside. The tragedy followed a dangerous channel and sand bar patrol along the Atlantic coast east of Chincoteague.
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Snow Hill
al Sunem
Chincotague
Howe
Ainepuszent
Apna
Atlantic
Chincoteague
Buppien
Taylor
Sing Sing Execution Denies Slaying Ruth Wheeler
Albert Wolter was electrocuted at Sing Sing at 6 41 am for the Ruth Wheeler murder from March 1910. He left a last message denying guilt and calling for the perpetrator to come forward. The case relied on circumstantial evidence. the appeals court had upheld the conviction after delays.
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N. Y
Albert Wolter
Sing Sing
Welock
Ruth Wheeler
Wolters
New York
Wolter
Kennedy
Sing Bing
Walter
Albert Walter
Court of Appeals
East Seventy-fifth Street
New York City
Ehin Hind
Abner
Mystery Over Missing Yankton County Man Deepens
Reports say Thomas Edwards, a Yankton resident, disappeared after a collision near Sioux City and was last seen leaving town for Kansas City. Neighbors describe him as calm though anxious, with inquiries ongoing into his whereabouts and motives behind the abrupt departure.
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Yankton
Thomas Edwards
Kansas City
Hle
Edwards
Politician General Term Cut From Politics Proposed
Washington proposals call for a ten year term for the politician general and the removal of the entire poste department from politics with appointment of post inspectors by the party department instead of the president. Norris of Nebraska submitted the plan as a modification of prior bills.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Work 15 Resumed Bedalha Mu and Team Shape Termini
Work 15 resumed as Bedalha Mu and team shape up with S8V bison Koma and Teste. The group meets midweek to finalize term plans and assign duties ahead of the new phase.
Contraband Vessel Seized by Italians Headline
The Italian authorities seized a contraband vessel tied to a case surrounding a mystery ship. Names and exact actions are unclear due to damaged OCR but the incident involves maritime enforcement and a patrol transfer to authorities. The report notes CPOs and official handling with dates and procedural steps not fully readable.
Brandeis in clash over steel hearing in Washington
Brandeis and N A Peed clashed before the Brandeis Committee over a line of war into the Brandeis Corporation. Brandeis challenged Judge Gary's comments on corporate labor policy. He cited English steel workers’ 65.2 hour week and 42 percent of U S workers averaging 72 hours as examples of labor burdens.
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Washington
Loure D. Brandeta
Boston
N. A
Brande
Gary
Brandeis
England
Stanley
Mia
Talewn
Mr. Brandeis
Thirteen Rescued From Icy Death Near Bird's Point
Thirteen travelers were rescued after perilous ice floes on the Mississippi River near Bird's Point, Missouri. Frank Jones piloted a ferry crew between currents, guiding survivors to Kentucky shore as searchers worked through the fog and river dangers.
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Wickliffe
Mississippi River
Bird's Point
Tral
Cairo
Frank Jones
Jereaker
Sero
Kentucky
Freshmen Doused in Iodine in Knoxville School
In Knoxville suburbs a mass student suspension followed a party when upperclassmen drenched about a score of freshmen with iodine. Riot outside the school left several heads broken and many eyes blackened. all involved were expelled.
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Pittsburgh
Union High School
Knoxville
Army to abandon numerous forts to cut waste
Secretary of War, after a General Staff report, ordered the abandonment of between 16 and 18 army posts to reduce extravagance and inefficiency from poor distribution of mobile forces. Forts listed include Apache, Fort Jay, Lincoln, Niagara, Meade, Yellowstone, and others, with Fort Apache and Fort Jay noted for strategic reasons.
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Washington
Stimaen
Hon
Apache
Ariw
Volwe Barracks
Hrady
Mich
Clark
Tex
George Wright
Wuah
Fort Apache
Fort Jay
Taft Nominates Postmasters for South Tahoe District
Taft nomination lists Napoleon M. Hint ton Newell Alonso EB Batom for South Tahoe postmaster positions in a Blooming store note dated January 29 at Woebbington, raising questions about selections and local appointments.
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Woebbington
Taft
South Tahoe
Napoleon M. Hintton
Newell
Alonso EB
Oop
Batom
Indictments Due In Dynamite Case In LA
In Los Angeles a grand jury was convened to return indictments in the dynamite case. Prosecutors and defense counsel clashed over evidence as the panel weighed charges related to the McNamara affair. The hearing reflected ongoing investigation and legal maneuvering surrounding the bombing allegations.
Runaway trolley car injures many in At Maul
A chaotic incident at Maul on January 24 left numerous people hurt as a trolley car escaped its settee and careered through the street. Eyewitnesses say the car's uncontrolled movement caused widespread panic before officials secured the scene.
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Maul
Mii
Jones Wee Bajar
Oran
Textile strikers clash with militia at mill gates
A crowd of strikers fought with militia to block workers entering textile mills in Lawrence. Some mills reopened on a reduced scale while several people were seriously injured. Protesters, mainly foreigners and many women, hurled bottles and ice at passing cars as police struggled to contain the riot.
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Lawrence
Mina
Jan
Beriout
a#teikors
Mille
Bever
Censors Review Quirky Dancing Rules at Delmonico's
In New York on January 26 more than 500 women attended a session by the committee on amusement resources for working girls to assess dances such as the Boston, turkey trot, grisely bear, bunny hug, Dallas dip, and Gaby gilde. Mr and Mrs Duryea demonstrated with Oscar Duryea, Florence Cabel, and others, noting the variety and noting shocked approval as couples pressed close together in close to 1940s ballroom fashion.
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New York
Delmonico's
Committee On Amusement Resources
Boston
Charles Henry Teruel
Oscar Duryea
al Jolwoy
Florence Cabel
Winter Garden
Mr. Duryea
Mrs. Duryea
Oscar
Mir. Duryea
Caucus on Pork 15 Called for Tonight
Washington reports House Democrats set tonight’s caucus to decide whether to adhere to the economy program in the current session. A key issue is opposing the proposed $16,000,000 public building plan, with committees led by Deen movatte Leader Underwood aiming to desert the plan. Army and agricultural appropriation bills are reported, totaling about $15,86,070, with pension and other reductions noted.
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Washington
Jan
House Democrats
Congress
Uhakemon Pitagerale
Appropriations Committee
Deen Movatte
Underwood
Cncus
Army
Trial of Woman Opens Over Starvation Death Case
The trial began in Port Orchard for Mia Linda Hurfeild Husard accused of starving Mike Claire Wilthai Hon, a joint heiress with Dorothea, to a $500000 Australian estate. Beatile and Wael Jan Wee are cited as involved in the proceedings.
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Beatile
Wael
Jan
Wee
Mia
Linda Hurfeild
Husard
Mike Claire Wilthaihon
Ainter
Dorothea
Port Orchard
Vessel 15 Lost Near Avotland Report
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a vessel named 15 lost with individuals Yoogil and Jane aboard. A British crew member stammers a message about a heavy mine and a rescue event possibly near Sorwtwahite, Avotland, where one vehicle or person was picked up.
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Yoogil
Jane
Sorwtwahite
Avotland
Former Senator Mason Defends His Brother in Trial
In Pee Abalicd Louisiana a former clerk of the United States federal court, Wilkin Mason of Meads, testifies as his brother Mason, a former senator, defends him amid allegations. The trial includes references to past service and a four year tenure on the federal bench.
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Mason
Pee
Adour
United State
Piaoto
Peer Dita
The Queene and China Hair Fashion Change in Coiffure
A reflective essay compares China's shift away from the queue with European headwear trends. It argues the change will be swift and universal, noting gradual, historical shifts in male hairstyles from Puritan restraint to modern fashion, and speculates on future possibilities for both cultures.
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China
London
Celestial Empire
Farthingale
Europe
Tania XIV
Ciarlee
Miword
Our First Canal Zone and the Panama Canal Story
The article notes the canal zone now part of the United States and Panama’s two coast cities Panama and Colon. It emphasizes U S efforts to keep streets clean with paved roads and water pipes to combat malaria and yellow fever, crediting Dr. Jesse W Lazeur for his sacrifice in Cuba that aided canal digging.
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St. Nicholas
United States
West Point
Panama
Colon
Republic of Panama
Cuba
Jesse W. Lazeur
United States Army Medical Corps
Panama Canal
Modeling in Cement for Backyard Projects
The piece extols cement modeling as easy and durable for youths, suggesting inexpensive cement, sand, and boards to mold items. It envisions permanent planters, water gardens, frog and turtle pools, and plant boxes, with molds removed to reveal stone-like, lasting forms.
Little Abe Lincoln youth tales from Hodgenville county
Rogera Gore collects memories from Hodgenville residents about Abraham Lincoln as a child. Stories recall his kindness to animals, trapping with Austin Gollaher, near escapes from danger, and adventures around Knob Creek. Lincoln’s wit, hunting, and shy yet protective nature emerge in oral traditions shared in La Rue and Hodgenville counties. Lincoln’s mother Mrs. Lincoln, Tom Lincoln, and neighbors figure in rescuing him from misadventures and guiding his early life.
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Abrahoam Lincoln
Ehitend
Mmanhont
Laefie County
Kentucky
Auvatin
Lincoln
Hodwenville
la Rie
Abe
Varia Coumt
Ape
Aleering
Mr. Gallaher
la Rue
Tom Linear
Abraham Gineoli
Wie Ford
Nelynn
Abratian
Kuthy Abe
Wayne
Aunstin Gollaher
Tom Lincoln
Collaher
Abraham
Young Collaher
Townes
Abralan
Lincolin
Woodson
Wooton
Austin Gollaher
Knob Creck
Gollaher
Mr. Gullaher
Erin
Austin
Mir Hodgen
Pracheer
Mre
Lincoly
Rands
Eiffea
Tom Lincain
Lincain
Hodgenville
Nolynn River
Abraham Lincoln
Brownfield
Br. Brownfield
Mr. Brownfield
Abe Lincoln
Hovgen's Mill
Youngs Lincoln
Hodeen Mill
Durrielly
Gary
Knob Creek Hills
Abe Lincon
Austin Gollnher
Mr. Gollaher
Abe Har
Tom Hodgen
Lincolns
Linecoln
Tom
Phe
Tim
James Gollaher
Vogerks Gore
Modgenville, Ky
Impartial Decision at Local Magistrate
Two women faced a magistrate over a disputed pallet. Each claimed the pallet belonged to her. The magistrate ruled the pallet did not belong to Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Smith, or Mrs. Bralth, and ordered it taken to the persons present before being given to the court official.
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Pullot
Mra. Joneot
Fragmentary court note hints at legal dispute and people
Fragmented OCR lines show a legal scene with names and actions, mentioning a judge, a party, and possible verdict processes. The fragmentary text references individuals such as Manes and Neh, and an unclear foreign phrase about a trial. The record preserves an unresolved public dispute with limited readable details.
A Change for the Better
A Baltimore family story follows a six year old boy compelled to practice daily on the piano. Though praised as a clever performer, he shows keen wit in bargaining over a new instrument. An incident with his father returning from a week’s business highlights the boy’s negotiation and humor about the cost and value of the piano in a domestic scene.
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Baltimore
Fragmented OCR May Have Missed Key Names and Places
Incomprehensible OCR excerpt mentions Tor and Pyen the epee Perit with garbled phrases. It hints at political voting and potential jail references but fails to present clear names, dates, or events for a precise summary.
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Leamington, Ontario
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Thorne
Light
Keeper
Chesapeake
Lighthouse
Exnsas City
Yival & Co
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Biel's Point
Los Angeles
Cal
Dam
Lecouple Duvie
Astochite
Chirowe
McNamoris
Joseph Mord
Kowlwtint
Jary
Br. Nicholas
Johnny
Sis
Weill
Little Abe
Rogera Gore
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Tom Tonewin
Feather
DucdholRe
Iubapie
Wewla Merk
Pyere Rye Serra Wikkerethy
Blak Wen
Cleveland
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