Terrifying Broadway ledge rescue of a New York clerk
George Lammert, a New York insurance company clerk, teetered on a narrow ledge outside a tall Broadway building for a day and a half. He grabbed a paper blown from a window, slid along a perilous wall ledge, and survived with aid from a window washer and city responders who spanned a rope to pull him to safety.
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New York
George L. Lammert
Re Insurance
Broadway
New York City
Lambert
Himalayas
Lammert
City Hall
America
Trinity Church
Curtis Logan
Logan
Life Insurance Company
Tre
One Man Not Pleased With Two Barnes Anecdotes
Two stories recount Gen. W. H. L. Barnes of California. In Redding he praised Redding’s growth, joking of a former ramshackle hotel and fine cuisine, only to be rebuked by a pioneer in the crowd. The other tale recalls a 1899 special session for a U S senator vacancy, where Barnes failed to win praise from Gov. Gage after Bard’s election.
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W. H. L. Barnes
California
Redding
Barnes
Ravansary
Solons
United States
Thomas R. Bard
Ventura
Bards
Gage
Gen. Barnes
Parrot Train Caller Outshines Rival at Union Station
Ben Brown, the Union Station train caller, faced job threat Friday as a rival emerged a parrot named Polly owned by P. Bowen of Greencastle Indiana. The bird mimicked train calls with cheeky taunts disrupting Browns routine while passengers heard the squawks echo through the room and a westbound Rock Island train departed to the rhythm.
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Union Station
Ben Brown
Wee Ben Call
St Louis Star Chronicle
Parrot
P. Bowen
Greencastle
Ind
Los Angeles
Cal
Brown
Pal
Polly
Where Neatness Hurts
The visitor admired the spotless home as clean as a shrine. Fresh curtains hung, window panes gleamed, and polished mirrors reflected a meticulous upkeep. A sister offered a china ash saucer for his cigarette ashes, noting not to use the recently cleaned silver. The exchange hints the cleaning day may guide his next visit.
Japan Uses Education to Influence Chinese Schools
Japan develops China by supplying Chinese schools with Japanese designed learning tools including books maps globes and charts to lift ignorance. Physical and military drills are taught nationwide as temples convert into schools and colleges hosting thousands of foreign dress scholars. English songs accompany Japanese harmonium music.
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Japan
China
South China
London Times
Harmonulum
Hypnotism Defense Quests Judge in Odd Courtroom Exchange
The prisoner claims hypnotism made him fail to work while addressing the judge and prosecutor. The judge concedes some influence, noting even he is under a spell that compels him to consider about 00 days, framing an unusual criminal court moment.
Stomach on Strike Success in Stort Men
An advertisement-style summary recounts Dr Williams Pink Pills claimed to cure stomach trouble and related ills. It follows a Lowell Massachusetts case by Mary Stackpole who regained weight and health after using the pills. It notes blood-building benefits and broad applications from anemia to nervous disorders.
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Ane Fok Filip
Oman
Mary Stackpole
Liberty Street
Lowell
Mass
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Kansas City
Missouri
Ely
Ely Brow
Warren St
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