Treacherous ranch foreman kills Potts in frontier feud
Johnny Potts, a skilled new hand on the T-5 ranch above the Eagle Chief in Oklahoma, earns the enmity of foreman Ben Franklin. At a Caldwell dance Franklin tries to shoot Potts but Potts disarms him. later Franklin's gun is stripped of shells and Potts is killed when the shells were again removed. Franklin escapes to Montana. Potts lies unmarked on the hill overlooking the Eagle Chief.
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Watonga
Okla
Oklahoma
Caldwell
Kan
Plains
Eagle Chief
Johnny Potts
Ben Franklin
T-5
Franklin
Potts
West
Montana
Burns His Way Out of Jail in Carrollton
James Ross twenty two escapes from the county jail with a red hot poker burning a hole in the ceiling. Associates Nicholas Pirelli twenty three and William Ballerni twenty two are recaptured. Sheriff George Galbraith leads a search for Ross. the trio had been arrested on blackmail threats against a family.
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Carrollton
James Ross
Ross
Nicholas Pirelli
William Ballerni
George Galbraith
Fight Flies With Cleanliness And Borax Preventive Action
Officials urge municipal and home cleanliness to curb fly breeding. Studies show borax sprinkled on manure and garbage prevents maggot formation, reducing typhoid-carrying flies. Guidance covers amounts, application, safety, and cost, plus farmer and public health considerations.
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Suez
Panama
United States Department of Agriculture
Arlington Farm
Virginia
New Orleans
Washington
Paris
Little Lemuel Paw on Borrowed Trouble
A father explains to his son that people borrow trouble because it is the only thing they can borrow without security. The quip frames worry as an unsecured, self-imposed burden.
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Lemuel
Paw
Parrots Warn of Aircraft Reach Paris Towers
Parrots kept by French outposts including at the Eiffel Tower reliably signal approaching aircraft by bristling feathers and loud cries even when observers cannot see the plane. The effect emerged during Paris air patrols and German raids, surprising guards and illustrating a unique innate warning method.
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Paris Air Patrol
Pearson
War Name Explained in Dardanelles Context
Chanak Kalesi, a straggling town near the narrows of the Dardanelles, figures in the latest operations. The Turkish term means earthen ware castle and is noted in dispatches as a strategic point, with references to its fortifications and role in ongoing maneuvers.
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Chanak-Kalesi
Dardanelles
Prank Ends in Panic Aboard Train Near Pendleton
Colville man C E Cranke known for practical jokes told of a Pullman stunt on an O W R & N train near Pendleton. The porter searched under seats for a Cranke shoe, found Cranke’s artificial leg, and shouted with a leg in hand. Passengers awakened, screamed, and crew had to restore order.
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Spokane Wash
C. E. Cranke
Colville
Pendleton
Mr. Cranke
Growth of Western Canada Highlighted by Rail Expansion and Education
The article notes Alberta rail mileage has doubled to 4 097 miles in three years with federal rate oversight and a railway court for complaints. It also cites a 1 000 percent rise in University of Alberta attendance across 61 districts, and features J E Edward of Blackie praising profitable mixed farming and improved health after relocating from Iowa.
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Western
Canada
Alberta
Dominion Railway Commission
University of Alberta
J. E. Edward
Blackie
Alta
Iowa
Cass County
Bomb wounded barber and customer in Pittsburgh
In a North Side barber shop William White dozed when a burning fuse attached lead pipe bomb shattered the window. Beymer’s razor nicked White’s nose as patrons fled. White lost a large portion of his nose. Police seek the bomber.
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Pittsburgh
William White
John Beymer
Beymer
White
Monster raccoon chases Seattle patrolman on Queen Anne Hill
Patrolman A H Ellis confronted a large raccoon on Queen Anne Hill late at night. After the animal clung to his coat and bit his thigh, he pursued it down McGraw Street and into an alley, firing three shots before subduing the creature.
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Seattle
Wash
Queen Anne Hill
A. H. Ellis
McGraw Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Ellis
Music to Convert Crooks in Pittsburgh Quarters
Pittsburgh police plan nightly concerts by the police quartet at Central Station after experiments show music can reform crooks and calm intoxicated offenders. The troupe from Billy Sunday services will perform hymns for the locked up and ragtime for drunks, with sobering results noted as three pickpockets wept during a recent rendition of Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight.
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Pittsburgh
W. Noble Matthews
Tabernacle
Billy Sunday
Central Station
Danger in Close Alliances in Maine Cancer Rates
Dr. Charles B. Davenport of Cold Spring Harbor argues hereditary cancer risk rises where cousin marriages are common. He links Maine's high cancer incidence to nonimmune races and inbreeding in rural island communities, suggesting resistance to cancer is a dominant trait.
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Charles B. Davenport
Eugenics Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
Maine
Della Tries to Evade Rules With Doughnut Excuse
After a rain, Della asks to go outside and her mother allows it if she stays on the walk. Della leans too far over the edge, her mother warns about mud pies, and Della reveals she is making doughnuts instead.
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Della
Mamma
Power From Food Delivers Real Health Benefits
A Western town woman narrates stomach trouble and weight loss until she used Grape-Nuts. Digestive relief followed, weight rose from 98 to 116 pounds, and daily tasks became possible again. Postum Co. promotes the product with a patient letter and a plug for The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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