Turbulent miscellany of oddities and urban legends
A garbled collage cites a Gary Indiana steel mill power unit, cat price schemes, a leaning tower fear, medical instrument ethics, a New York drunk in public, a $700 alphabet, St Louis water rumors, malaga grapes, a Pennsylvania nun’s first rail ride, and wartime scare chatter.
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Furneco
United Steel Corporation
Gary
Ind
Loularitie Courer
Tfre
Fai
Steel Trust
Steal Trust
Indiana
Cvn
Texas Cotton Outlook Amid Rain and Weevil Activity
Texas shows mixed cotton progress with rain boosting growth in the eastern belt while weevils bite in Louisiana and Mississippi. Early frost risk threatens Tate region yield, though later frosts could improve maturity. markets expect delays into September as opening picks up in southern counties.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Memphis
Miablanippi
Tate
Carolinas
Georgia
Texas
Red River
Luxuries Imported to U S Reach New High in 1910
Washington reports 1910 luxury imports at 250 million dollars, surpassing 1907 by over 25 million and more than doubling 1900. Diamonds, jewelry, laces, furs, tobacco, wines, cigars, and automobiles lead the list, with diamonds and stones totaling 48 million, laces 46 million, tobacco 27 million, and wines 23 million.
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Washington
United States
Department of Labor and Commerce
Four Ride in Aeroplane at Mineola in Historic Flight
New York reports a pioneering flight on Hampstead Plains near Mineola. Charles Willard piloted a Dipline with three passengers, lifting about twenty feet and soaring a quarter mile before landing smoothly. Volunteers R G Patterson Archie Albin and H M Willard aided in the stunt.
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New York
Hampstead Plains
Mineola
Charles
Willard
R. G. Patterson
Archie Albin
H. M. Willard
Prosecute Criminally Every Man In Railroad Fraud
President J. T. Harahan declares no guilty conspirator should escape punishment in the Illinois Central fraud case. He pledges full state cooperation and says detectives have ample evidence for county prosecutors to pursue criminal charges and the railroad to support prosecutions.
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Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad
J. ‘T. Harahan
Harshan
Sim
Gotton Exports Glut Shipments in New York Ports
Scarce freight space on European steamers tightens export trade. Cotton shipments abound with 2000 bales owned by Famnee A. Patten awaiting shipment. Congestion suggests a necessary consolidation of cargo aboard available vessels.
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New York
Ateamer & Ethetur
Famnee A. Patten
Chirag
Dropped 6000 Feet Parachute Tragedy Over Asbury Park
Benjamin Prinz, a parachute jumper, plunged from 6000 feet over Interlaken, Asbury Park, striking a tree branch and dying from injuries. He and teammate James Fleming planned a double parachute drop but failed to buckle his safety belt, leading to a fatal midair incident and a brutal ground impact. The second report covers a Chicago legal settlement where Illinois Central trains Memphis Car Company for 200000 of a 300000 alleged overcharge, amid conspiracy claims and potential criminal prosecutions. Former officials returned about 180000, with no immunity promised, while investigations proceed and arrests anticipated.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Inter Laken
Benjamin Prince
Miorgue
James Fleming
Prinz
Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad
Memphis Car Company
Chancery Court
Memphis
Mlinois Central
Ilmoia Central
Uinois
Wendling Behind Iron Bars After 23000 Mile Hunt
Detective work traced Louisville Joseph Wendling across 23000 miles from San Francisco to Louisville in the pursuit of an alleged murder. The long chase ended with his return to stand trial for killing Alma Kellner. Officials say evidence remains circumstantial.
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Louisville
Joseph Wendling
Little Alma Kellner
Commonwealth of
Wendling
Wendilng
Edward Tierney
Board of Publc Safety
Indians Pay Immense Fees in Land Affair Probe
The investigation by a House special committee into Indian land affairs reveals enormous legal fees. Indians paid as much as 5 million in contingent and constant fees, with a $750,000 special fee to J. McMurray and partners after citizenship cases that kept 82,000 claimants out. Senator Hageburn caused a stir at a reception by whistling Dixie, then joined a protest against the performance.
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McMurray Hue
Okln
Indian Land Affairs
House of Representatives
Wnd
J. McMurray
Heybury
Dixie
McMurray contract probe highlights 5 percent kickback claim
Congressional hearing details an interview at Richard C. Adams Washington attorney claiming an arrangement to take five percent of profits from a $30,000,000 Indian land deal. Rep Carter questions Adams about McMurray contracts and past double crosses as the saga unfolds.
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McAlester
Ohio
Congressional Investigating Committee
Carter
Fourth
Oklahoma
Richard C. Adams
Washington
Adams
McMurray
Concessions Seen in Cotton Lading Talks
J Wexler of New Orleans reports possible concessions by English bankers on guaranteeing bills of lading for cotton. The new file starts October 21. A London conference on September 5 may modify demands, with cotton as the sole commodity under scrutiny and limits on sourcing.
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New Orleans
J. Wexler
Europe
America
Night Riders Raid Sparks Fear in Kentucky Town
In Green county near Glasgow, a masked group attacked the home of Mrs Mary Buchanen at Gresham on Sunday night. They damaged the mill owned by her and later broke a door and pelted windows with stones. Mrs Buchanen and her husband defended the residence as the assailants retreated.
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Glasgow
Gresham
Green County
Mary Buchanen
Buebagon
Mayor Gaynor Shot in Front of City Hall Crowd
James J Gallagher, a former docks and ferries watchman, fired three shots at New York Mayor William J Gaynor as he said goodbye to visitors aboard the Kalser Wilhelm der Große docked at the North German Lloyd line. The bullets struck the mayor in the neck and back but he remained conscious and is reported to have a chance to recover.
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New York
Wm. J. Gaynor
City of
James J. Gallagher
Department of Docks and Ferries
Big Bill" Edwards
Princeton
Archibald Watson
Ralph Blobmer
Harvard
Edwards Wis
Robert Aduntson
Gallagher
Robert W Beil
Gaynor
Europe
Bailey Sways Convention In Texas Democratic Opening Session
Galveston Texas reports that the opening session of the Democratic state convention featured a 41 minute demonstration for United States Senator Joseph W Bailey. Temporary chairman Clarence Ousley reaffirmed the 1896 tariff plank, urging a tariff for revenue as encouragement to Bailey, who was praised by convention supporters as a potential presidential candidate in 1913.
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Galveston
Tex
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Bailey
Clarence Ousley
Ousley
Texas
Lee Christmas Captured by Guatemalan Troops Off Coast
Guatemala forces under General Manuel Bonilla capture Lee Christmas and sixty men off the Guatemalan coast. The remnants of the Bonilla forces retreat in Myhters after defeat in Honduras, while news travels from Galveston Texas.
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Guatemala
Galveston
Texas
Manuel Bonilla
Lee Christmas
Guatemalan
Pythians Debating Sanitarium Takeover Decision
The Knights of Pythias supreme lodge considered not taking over the Las Vegas New Mexico tubercular sanitarium. A committee found tuberculosis work experimental and not suited for the organization, delaying any takeover.
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Milwaukee
Wic
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias
Las Vegas
N. M
Knights of Pythias of
New Mexico
The Griffin and the Minor Canon In a Dolls House Tale
A reviewer notes a city shopper’s quest for a child’s book told via a dolls house display. The Griffin and the Minor Canon appears inside miniature libraries in three costly doll houses, sparking curiosity about literature. A toy department worker adds context about finding such volumes downstairs.
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Doll House Library
Toy Department
Peculiar Abbreviation Slip Hurts Clerical Reading
A solicitor, late in abandoning his profession, startled his congregation with a garbled sermon line after ordination. He read aloud a passage that sounded like "I nee men ae trinteen walking," revealing his unfamiliarity with abbreviated terms such as exors admors and trustees. The incident highlights odd linguistic changes among lawyers and church orders.
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Nalus
Pisa
Medical Society
New Jersey
Han
St. Louis
Will
Wiley
Dalaga
Malaga
Dyan
Pittebure
Abe
Uncle Sam
G. Head Saga Road
Gotton
THE
Railroad
M'Murray
Congressman Carter
Mayor Gaynor
Democracy
Pythians
Atlantic City
Joseph Vaughan
Charles Quinn
Jacob Sears
McKee City
Frank Biehert
Cardiff
Sichert
Ted
Washington, D. C
India
Sethe Baie
Eam
Anyi
Mall
Livermore
Fei
Machina Co
Adame Ark
Mme
Teme
Gensine Amit
Kurele Springs
Heber, Springs
Armstrong Springs
Ark
Osarl Mountains
Boeroka Springs
Quiatyonust
Thompson
Eye Water
DEA
Powree Amear
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