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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1913
Page
5
Buck Hawes recalls visiting his sister in Toledo and being left with her three year old child. The sister advises minimal effort to supervise the boy, suggesting cookies or riding him on the back if needed, and promises to return within an hour.
Bishop W F McDowell of the Methodist church compares certain ministers to horses that work in the lead but balk when placed elsewhere, offering his view on adaptability and conduct in ministry.
An old advertisement states tired blood causes backache nervousness and womb troubles in women. It claims anemia results from depleted blood and promises relief through Tonitives tablets sold by The Tonitives Co. in Buffalo New York.
Millionaire Jacob Doll leads a citywide hunt for his fifteen year old niece Marian Ege who vanished after telling a friend she was followed by a middle aged man. Police and private detectives raid New York and neighboring cities while possible ransom, illness, or hospital concealment theories are explored. In London an inventor tests a pedestrian catching auto fender designed to trap and restrain a struck person.
In Gilcrest Colorado Napoleon a young burro owned by Edward Mapes proved guilty of stealing hens nests. On a second raid the owner caught the culprit in the act as the burro smashed eggs with a hoof and ate them, ending the crime spree.
A century old marble mantelpiece from an early New York colonial house will grace the entrance hall of John J. Rockefeller Jr.'s West Fifty fourth Street mansion. Crafted in France, it was shipped by the Schermerhorn family for their home near the East River and later owned by Dewitt Clinton before becoming a day nursery site now tied to the Rockefeller property.
The widow of Paul Fiere, a cinematograph photographer, wins compensation for her family after his death in Central Africa. Fiere died saving Lieut Graetz from a wounded buffalo during big game filming. The award amounts to $124 annually for the widow and $216 for their three children.
Mayor Gaynor responded to Kal Brodersen of 200 Fifth Avenue about an alderman who allegedly charged $20 for a marriage at his house. He criticizes the practice, urges clergy marriages, and notes sympathy for the complainant while cautioning that the alderman may deny the fee. Alderman James J. Smith denies remembering the man or taking any fee.
A bridal procession in Ralphton Somerset county was disrupted when a pistol shot killed George Miluski, the flower carrier, as the party swept down the street. The shooter Frank Liesba turned himself in. The wedding proceeded after the body was removed and flowers were placed on the breakfast table.
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