Bellamy at Hiack Creek Station on the Flood Night
A river flood strands Bellamy at the Hiack Creek rail station while Ma Appleby and Sweetwater help coordinate relief. He stays to answer calls, guiding trains and townsfolk through rising waters as Sweetwater signals and the express nears danger. Bellamy’s endurance recalls a tender bond amid peril.
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Bellamy
Tone Eyrie
Hinck Creek
Ome
Ma Appley
Titul
Ma Appiey’s
Mack Creek
Tucker
Packer's Grove
Sweetwater
Madge Lowell
Chippewa Junction
Dower
del Famy
Vickey
Amy
Fame
Abe
Briand Becomes French Premier After Viviani Resigns
Aristide Briand succeeds Viviani as French premier and has held multiple cabinet posts. He served as prime minister for two months early in 191?. The report notes his experience and calls for strong leadership amid national and international affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristide Briand
Viviani
Vartnes
Atrong Mao
Copper thread journey through the interior of Peking
A fragmentary report recalls a path deep into the interior where a traveler, identified as Sue Reoweey Seo, reached Peking with a strand of copper cable and a two foot long wire valued at about ten or Ot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AG Americas
Sue Reoweey
Seo
Peking
Tank Goes On A Hissing Run Through Chicago Streets
A second hand liquid carbonic tank used for soda fountain work bursts into action after being struck by Sam Shamberg. The tank hisses and bolts along West Chestnut Street causing panic among workers and spectators. A driver, Daniel Matthews, tries to steer away as the runaway tank injures a leg near the Chicago avenue water main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sam Shamberg
Chentout
Franklin Streets
Sam
West Chestnut Street
Chicago Avenue
Daniel Matthews
PA. Carroll
Diary de Sam
Shenandoah Auto Lesson Ends In Runaway Ride
A Shenandoah man bought a car and began a solo driving lesson seen by his wife at the window. He circled the block several times, shouting directions to the garage and muttering about the darned car as he sped along.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Lisle
Bnd
Tossed Twice By Bull Sparks Rescue in Berwick Pa
A man identified as Shafter, twenty six, narrowly escaped being gored when a bull tossed him into a barn rafters. Bystanders intervened, and rescuers seized the animal after it charged again, ending the danger.
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Berwick
Tell
Shafter
Dvete
Private Play Outing Upset by Acting Pastor in San Francisco
Rev Arch Perrin pastor of St Mary the Virgin staged as a waiter to access the Family Club annual outing near Redwood City. He wore a false moustache and Winnie jacket to attend the in the open air theater and view the play The Spirit of Youth. Parishioners learned of the ruse as Perrin and a band of extra waiters served the dinner before the performance.
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San Francisco
Arch Perrin
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Redwood City
Nin
Martin V. Meries
Case Downing
Mther
Oubertown Visttore
Borother Perrin
Rescues Surfboard Tenders Near Point San Lucas
J G Hansen of the Pacific Mail steamer Newport rescued two stranded tenders at Point San Lucas in Lower California. He rode breakers to shore and hauled in a line, then secured a double line to bring food to the exhausted lighthouse men. After a rest, Hansen pulled the food to shore and revived the men weakened by starvation.
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San Francisco
Point San Lucas
California
J. G. Hansen
Pacific Mail
Newport
Hansen
Hamson
Hasse
Devil's Rosary forms in Tucumcari saga of rattler hunt
In eastern New Mexico a famed snake killer, called the hundred rations champion, is noted for his perilous rattler pursuit. Town talk centers on his long string of feats, as Taylor praises his daring, while the dangers and myths of the hunt echo through the mesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron House
Washington
White House
Congressional Union For Equal Suffrage
Congress
Lafayette Square
O. H . Helmont
New York
New Mexico
Tucumcari
Taylor
Rattler
Mesa
Flood lifts cow into tree in Frederick County incident
In Creagerstown and nearby Frederick County districts a crowd surged through a pest control area as a flood swept a cow into a tree and damaged property. Commodities including a vinegar barrel and a sealed keg were reported moved and a bucket toppled releasing a stream of silver-like liquid amid chaotic scene.
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Frederics
Pest
Frederick County
Cusaly
Frank M Stevena
Creagertown
Geinbert
Creagerstown
Allen Moore
Auguste Farmer
Kroad
Weil
Moore
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Saloniki
America
der Woss Occasional
England
Eubdinre
Wybus
France
Junk Dewler
Welie
Garage
Bave
Maryland
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