Old Man with Four Legs: The Latest Safe Cracking Tool
A Detroit era report describes a homemade safe cracking device nicknamed the old man. It features a four legged steel frame drilled to grip safe knobs, a self fed drill, and use with nitroglycerin charges called soup. The tool aided robberies at Flint Vermontville post office and local offices. Detectives note the device’s inventor is in Ohio prison and that authorities hold a complete outfit in custody.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ohio Penitentiary
Michigan Trust
Yeggs
Flint
Vermontville
United Light and Railways Company
Safety
A. A. Carroll
Geggs
Carroll
Mile a Minute to Save Dog and Cat in Fire
Anthony Bryson of Anoka Minnesota drove forty miles in forty five minutes over frozen roads to reach a fire at his Elk River home. He saved his dog and cat after a telephone call summoned him while the owner and wife were away. The blaze destroyed the house though the pets were rescued.
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Anoka
Minn
Anthony Bryson
Bryson
Elk River
Letter in Mails 55 Years Later Reaches Professor Ward
A Civil War era letter by Rev Samuel Ward of Neoga Illinois dated November 6 1860 and praising Abraham Lincoln arrived via the mails to Professor W B Ward of Occidental College California a son of H O Ward of Zanesville Ohio. The letter’s final destination remains a mystery with a postmark trail from Neoga 1860 to College Station New York August 23 1910 and a recent forwarding to Zanesville Ohio before reaching Professor Ward who is nearly the same age as the letter.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Samuel Ward
Neoga
Ill
Abe Lincoln
W. B. Ward
Occidental College
H. O. Ward
Zanesville
College Station
N. Y
Ward
Freak Apple Tree Blossoms Half and Half Near Marion
A Marion Virginia orchard reports a tree that blossoms on one half in spring and bears fruit on the other half later in summer. The unusual phenomenon drew local interest as the tree produced normally on both sides at different times.
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Marion
Virginia
Wolf gets bounty after duck raid on Minneapolis area
A wolf wandered past armed guards through Richfield and Bloomington to Carl Hebner's home in Minneapolis seeking more ducks. The animal was captured, its hide hung on Hebner's chicken house door, and the pelt and claws prepared for the county auditor's bounty.
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Minneapolis
Richfield
Bloomington
Carl Hebner
Mr. Wolf
Hebner
Congress Hosts Civil War Veterans in Senate and House
Washington reports a mix of Union and Confederate veterans among lawmakers. Three ex-Union and three ex-Confederate Representatives, five ex-Union and three ex-Confederate Senators. Notable cadets Thomas S. Martin and William A. Jones. Youngest member Sydney EB Mudd at thirty. California leads with diverse parties in its delegation including Republicans Democrats Independents and Progressives.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Congressional
Senate
House
Ebenezer J. Hill
Connecticut
Isaac R. Sherwood
Ohio
David A. Hollingsworth
Albert Hstopinas
Louisiana
J. Fred ©. Talbott
Maryland
Charles M. Stedman
North Carolina
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Thomas B. Catron
New Mexico
John D. Works
California
Henry A. du Pont
Delaware
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Nathan Goff
West Virginia
Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
Thomas S. Martin
William A. Jones
Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Congress
Sydney EB. Mudd
la Plata
Mr. Mudd
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
Dynamite Blast Reveals Old Money Cache in Oregon Ditch
Workmen blasting a stump along the Rogue River Canal in Ashland uncover a buried money cache from the 1860s. The explosion sent coins and notes scattering as the stash was revealed after decades.
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Ashland
Ore
Rogue River Canal Company
Blasiar Youngest Aviator In America
Norwich report states Arthur F. Blasiar of Guilford, age 22, holds an International Federation of Aeronautics license and plans to demonstrate the Sperry gyroscope stabilizer in Russia. He discusses aircraft speed, bomb dropping accuracy, armor protection, and the craft as a potential national defense asset.
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Norwich
Conn
Cecil Peok
Washington
Arthur F. Blasiar
Guilford
America
International Federation of Aeronautics
Blasiar
Canada
Russia
Sperry
New York City
Local Bakery Promises Fresh Bread and Holiday Treats
The note touts daily production and a first class baker. It highlights bread that cannot be beaten and a selection of nuts, candies, and other items for the holiday trade, noting small losses if there is a failure.
Boy Sets Cat Ablaze. Fire Destroys Carpenter Shop
A seven year old boy on the outskirts of Appleton Wisconsin set fire to a tomcat hoping to see it burn. The fire spread to a nearby carpenter shop and reduced the building to ashes in minutes. Fire crews reported the blaze as contained after initial spread. Local authorities opened an investigation into the incident and the boy’s guardians were notified.
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Tommy
Appleton
Wis
Rattlesnakes Killed After Crew Finds Large One
A Wakeeney Kansas thrashing crew killed 150 rattlesnakes in about half an hour after discovering a large snake near a hole mouth. A six foot four inch rattler with twelve rattles led the effort as men hunted and finished the task.
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Wakeeney
Kan
One Crop Paid For Farm in Lane County
Atchison resident Albert Armstrong reports Western Kansas farmers had a prosperous year with plenteous yields. A Lane county farmer traded a heifer for volunteer wheat, harvested 1,300 bushels worth 1300 dollars, and another bought half a section of land at 15 dollars per acre, with the year’s crop paying for it.
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Atchison, Kan
Albert Armstrong
Lane County
Kansas
Armstrong
Stop thief interrupts Chicago bridegroom escape at city hall
In Chicago a groom, Steven McBett, is restrained by a patrolman after a cry of Stop thief! rings out when his bride Marie Alphonso calls that he has her pocketbook. She later admits he is not a thief, and the couple proceeds to obtain a license and head to the church.
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Chicago
Steven McBett
Marie Alphonso
McBett
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Michigan Trust Company
Union
Confederacy
U. S
Attorneys AT Law
B. Hughes
J. A. Adams
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Wenatchee, Wash
Fred Kemp
E. L. Baker
N. A. Pearson
Elliot Elk
Leavenworth, Wash
P. A. Snyder
Elliott Bidg
G. W. Hoxsey
S.H. Knowlton
Seattle
Third Ave
Cherry ST
G. Hi. Hannan
Wenatchee
B. J. Williams
A N.corbin
Williams
Corbin
Ial
ICS PA
Echo Office
Lewis J. Nelson
Elliott Block
Fox Lawyer
Pepsicinins Weeler's
Leavenworth
John E., Porter
Attorney At Law
Notary Public
Columbi
Wenatchee Wash
Prince Albert
Jimmy
P. A
ET Reynatan” Tobacco Co
Prince Albert Tobacco
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Tina
DR. J. Stillson Judah
Leavenworth Hospital
Knights of Pyths
Firemen’s Hall
Valtrie Franklin
D. C
A. Brown
A. M
Earth Lodge No
Masonic
Jack Ruth
W.M
A. G. McKeown
Secy
City Drag Line
Rainier Beer
Lee J. Howerton
Elman Hotel
Clas Cafe
W. E. Tomlinson
Prop
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