Pittsburg Woman Turns Revenge Into Sacrifice
A Washington Post writer recalls a Pittsburg woman who rose from snubs to wealth and influence. When a ill Pittsburg boy fell sick in Manchester her husband’s former employer’s mother traveled to care for him, staying by his side until his death as a quiet act of revenge denied by many.
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Pittsburg
Washington Post
Uon
Ittaburg
Lon
London
Manchester
Tisburg
England
Chester
Health association protests aluminum in water filtration
Mrs John Scribner explains the Iman Health Protective Association opposes erected experimental filtration plants at Mont due to alum use as a coagulent. She notes a gallon dose potential seven tons daily to treat city water with impurities and warns of health risks including fish death and digestive disturbances from alum exposure.
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Iman's Health Protective Association
Alam
Woman
Ith Protective Association of
Philiphia
Wmont
John Scribner
Lea
England
Policeman on Bicycle Performs Remarkable Feat
In Philadelphia, Ker Hancock of the twenty eighth district rode his bicycle into a crowd of boys near fresh lumber. The surge knocked lumber into a chute and Hancock rode down a timber ramp into soft clay, landing safely and scattering the onlookers. The incident earns him the nickname wings on his bike.
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Philadelphia
Ker Hancock
Twenty
Hancock
Iladelphia Examiner
Regular excursion costs raise questions in town
Mrs. Seeall recalls a typical excursion that proved pricier than expected. The exchange hints at a local debate over excursion rates and value, reflecting community concern about travel expenses.
The Sharks Break the Bank in a Tacoma Night
The tale recalls Jim the card sharp recalling a session with banker Old Taylor in Butte and four Tacoma sharks who tried to tap the bank. Taylor, worth about fifty thousand, backed the game as Jim pulled small fortunes from the drawer. The sharks pawned their watches to pay their way home after the sting.
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New York Herald
Old Taylor
Butte
Jim
Tacoma
Old Pete's Place
Taylor
Durango Bull Kills Matador In Riotous Ring
A Durango crowd witnessed a bull kill famed matador Rodrigueur during a Sunday bullfight. The beast overturned the match by overpowering the arena, then killed the swordsman and charged attendants, while spectators cheered the bull for ending the life of a cruel fighter.
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Durango
Mexico
Rodrigeur
Russia's Asiatic Possessions Charted by Area and Population
The Asiatic possessions of Russia are bounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the east. They extend south to the Chinese Empire Bokhara Afghanistan Persia and Turkey in Asia and west to European Russia. Area 6 645 720 square miles. Population 15 865 740. Religions include Christianity and Moham medanism in Caucasia with Central Asia and Siberia home to Christianity Buddhism Shamanism and Mohammedan practices.
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Ruessia
Russia
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Bokhara
Afghanistan
Persia
Turkey
Asia
Caucasia
Central Asia
Siberia
Rapid Electric Progress in Japan Reported
The Exchange notes Japan has expanded electric telegraph lines to about 30 000 miles since 1870, including sub marine cables. Vessels in the Japanese fleet are lit by electricity, naval battles show powerful searchlights, and Tokyo police and fire departments run organized telephone systems. Factories produce arms lamps and transformers for electric warfare.
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Japan
Niphon
Tsoomina
Corea
Tokyo
General Electric
Milestones to health via Dostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Utah travel
Milestones on the road to health mark the memory of Dostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for malarial kidney rheumatic bilious trouble constipation and nervousness. The Promised Land argues two grand Utah trip reasons via Rio Grande Western railway to Salt Lake City and Saltair Beach, urging travel to Utah’s rich minerals, climate, and sights.
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Utah
Denver
Rio Grande Western
Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Saltair
America
F. A. Wadleie
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Tota
Sharks
Royal Baking
Tricity i
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Promised Land
Hanson
New Jersey
Mra WasLow
Hardy
Hopkins Place
Baltimore
People’s Common Sense
R.V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
WorLd's Disensary Medical Association
Main Street
N. Y
Colo
Thomas P. Simpson
Washington
Atents
D.C
Inventor’s Guide
Scott
Scott & Bowne
New York
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