Apache Prisoners Freed After Twenty-Six Years at Fort Sill
Maj H Scott and Lieut Ernest Stocker were chosen to locate open western reservations for 269 Apache prisoners of war held at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Congress freed the tribe after 26 years in captivity with likely settlement outside New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo era memories and ongoing Apache defiance shaped decades of conflict with Mexicans and settlers.
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Ghiavema City
Okla
Maj
H. Scott
War Department
Ernest Stocker
Department of the Interior
United
New Mexico
Arizona
Old Mexico
Casa Grande
Geronimo
United States
Mexico
Electric Wires In His Bed Disturbs Retired Captain
New York police near Astoria respond to a bizarre scene as Charles Hoeser a retired sea captain fires from his window claiming electric wires and batteries in his bed. Magistrate Leach at Long Island City police court sets 500 bail for examination.
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New York
Charles Hoeser
Astoria
Mindheim
Hoeser
France to test 700 flying corps candidates severely
Paris reports that 700 hopefuls for France's flying corps will face tough physical exams by the war ministry. Requirements include perfect vision, normal color sense, sharp hearing and robust respiration and circulation. Women who wear spectacles are barred from flight, a rule noted because famous pilots have worn glasses. Candidates train at government aerodromes, many as airplane pilots, with harsher tests for airplane operators than balloon crews.
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Paris
France
Ministry of War
Mad Dog Spreads Rabies in Holden Area
A mad dog in Holden area south of Holden spreads rabies to farm animals. Six cattle from one farmer died, ten hogs lost, and many horses hogs cattle and mules reported. Animals showing hydrophobia shot to prevent spread. farmers exterminating all dogs.
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Warrensburg
Holden
Hercules Steals Large Safe In Wilmette Robbery
A "Hercules porch climber" entered Albert Bersbach's Wilmette home at 530 Washington and, with a armed accomplice, removed a 150 to 200 pound safe and tossed it to the lawn. They fled in a waiting car after guarding Bersbach's son-in-law as neighbors were alerted. The pair were suspected in a prior jewelry theft.
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Chicago
Wilmette
Albert Bersbach
Manz Engraving Company
Washington Street
Bersbach
David F. Anderson
Anderson
Loot Knows No Limits Recovered in Police Case
Minneapolis police recovered Loot from the home of Stanley Warthess, who was arrested. The items reportedly stolen from a hospital and two hotels where Wartkess worked include a pollywog in alcohol a Bible artificial flowers ether silver linen and clothing valued at about $1 000.
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Minneapolis
Stanley Warthess
Wartkess
Warthess
Bridge to be Monument to Nicholas Anderson in Boston area
Boston authorities accept a $200000 donation from minister to Belgium Uars Anderson to build a memorial bridge linking Boston and Cambridge near Harvard stadium. The bridge honors Nicholas Longworth Anderson of Cincinnati a Harvard graduate 1858 and Civil War brigadier general.
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Boston
Uars Anderson
Belgium
Anderson Bridge
Cambridge
Harvard Stadium
Anderson
Nicholas Longworth Anderson
Cincinnati
Birds Nest Homes for Boys Practical Ark and Cottage Plans
Simple bird houses built from a starch box or similar crate. Instructions cover ark and three room cottage designs with two compartments, pitched roofs, perches, and weatherproofing features. Build on a post with bird mouth cuts, add tin collar to deter predators, finish outside in green.
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Bo Nes
A. Neely Mall
Crowds at Blackpool Feature In Atlantic Writer's Reminiscence
W. D. Howels recalls Atlantic articles on Blackpool as a vast seaside crowd from Liverpool, comparing it with Folkesstone Margate and Brighton. He contrasts British urban grandeur with American civic reform while describing the sea front throng with vivid, sometimes hyperbolic detail.
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Blackpool
W. D. Howels
Atlantic
Llandudno
Liverpool
England
London
New York
Nicipal
Folkestone
Margate
Brighton
Atlantic City
Start of Bad Habit Traced to 1703 England Snuff Use
Historical note places the snuff habit beginning in England in 1703, marking the origin of a long standing tobacco use trend. The record identifies 1703 as the year the practice began.
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England
Her Name Was Not Polly Ticks
During a late campaign a Illinois legislative candidate rode through rural areas seeking votes. He halted to greet a farmer, asking if politics mattered to him. The farmer replied that his girl’s name was not Polly Ticks and dismissed the inquiry.
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Polly Ticks
Pecos Valley Apple Joke Advertises Ball Blue
A Pecos valley notice jokes about apples and worms while promoting Red Cross Ball Blue to make clothes whiter. The ad ends with the name Ady and mocks adulteration with blue water.
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Ady
Castoria Ad Emphasizes Safe For Infants Over 30 Years
The ad warns mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria, praising its safety for infants and children. It notes the product bears the signature of its maker and has been in use for over three decades, with children crying for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Kar Ff Tka
Fletcher
The Other Fellow Miss Oldmaid in a Music Shop Laugh
A humorous dialogue sketches two clerks in a music shop as they joke about a kiss in the moonlight and blame it on the other clerk.
Cole's Carbon Salve Ad Offers Catarrh Cure
Thrifty habits are your friends. A modern man is known by his bank accounts. You can cure catarrh by using Cole's Carbon salve praised as the most effective remedy. Available at all druggists priced 25 and 50 cents.
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Fonsten Bros. & Co
St. Louis
Fonsten
Onemean
U.S
World
Funsten Bros. & Co
Funsten Bldz
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Handy Boys
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