Million Dollar Michigan Union Campaign Yell Initiated
The University of Michigan launches a nationwide alumni fund drive with a planned one million dollar union building. Judge William L Day stars in a public Smokers event across 192 cities, with screens and Michigan yell unity to spur donations and honor James B Angell.
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Michigan Union
Judge Day
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Michigan
Wolverine
Pennsylvania
California
Minnesota
Tennessee
Tidewater
James B. Angell
Gell
America
United States
Bill” Day
William L. Day
United States District Court
Ohio
Big Bil
Day
United States Supreme Court
Big Bill
General Committee On the Union
University
Harry B Mutchins
Whey
Doctor’s ether freezing turns skin white in patient
At a Bradford Pennsylvania meeting Dr J W King described freezing a color woman’s leg from hip to ankle with ether to treat lumbago. He said the leg became permanently white and the patient threatened prosecution for mistreatment. Colleagues noted pigment removal can occur but called the case unusual.
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Chicago
J. W. King
Bradford
Ninety Two Chief Gets New Teeth At Exposition
San Francisco report says Many Tail Feathers aged ninety two, a leader in the Indian colony at the Great Northern railway exhibit, has been fitted for a full set of teeth. His feisty remark about Washington prompts his tribe to rename him Grows New Teeth after the dental update.
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San Francisco
Great Northern Railway
Washington
Bull
Oldest Messenger Boy in the World
J. E. Palmer of Luling Texas is believed to be the oldest messenger boy. At eighty four he works for Western Union from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. delivering messages across the city. Palmer was born January 29 1832 in Flemingsburg Kentucky and fought in the civil war. He arrived in Caldwell county in 1886.
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Luling
Tex
J. E. Palmer
The
Western Union
Palmer
Flemingsburg
John
Caldwell County
U. S. Submarines Built to Withstand Deep Ocean Pressure
Washington reports naval experts affirm American submarine hulls exceed other nations in strength. US subs must endure 300 feet, with tests around 210 feet. British and German boats test nearer 150-200 feet. Engine defects have long hindered progress though recent improvements aim for on time delivery.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Applejack Flavor Found In Reading Water Supply
Reading, Pa. inspectors traced an applejack taste in city water to cider mill pulp dumped into Maiden Creek. Fermenting apple waste caused the alcohol-like flavor, affecting fish behavior and drawing curious public attention as daily water use rose.
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Reading
City Water Bureau
State Health Board
Maiden Creek
Woolworth Pays Bill In Historic Town Tale
In Watertown New York Frank W Woolworth once a famed syndicate magnate loses at least 50 cents to the famous local creditor Huckleberry Charlie Sherman The men knew each other since childhood at Great Bend and shared a circus outing funded by Charlies money.
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Watertown
N. Y
Frank W. Woolworth
Huckleberry Charlie” Sherman
Mr. Woolworth
Huckleberry Charlie
Great Bend
Charlie
Woolworth Settles Debt After Charitable Meeting
Charlie pressed the claim and Mr. Woolworth acknowledged and paid the debt. They note shared hometown ties and a lighthearted comment about the cost, reflecting a small town scene and goodwill after settlement.
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Fife
Antonionile
Charlie
Woolworth
Mr. Woolworth
Kept coffin thirty years on grave tale of Turner
Newcastle Indiana resident Month Turner eighty seven by years buried in a walnut coffin he made thirty years earlier after his first paralysis stroke. The eccentric man arranged his own funeral and had lived in Tennessee when the Civil War began. He served briefly in the South then defected to the Union, was captured at Cumberland Gap and later served in the Atlanta campaign before capture again.
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Newcastle
Ind
Turner
Tennessee
Cumberland Gap
Atlanta
Queen Rat Catcher Pearl Parameteer Tops Local Rodent Bounty
Marinette Wisconsin twelve year old Pearl Parameteer proves womans reach in field by turning in seventeen dead rats to Menominee city clerk for five cent bounty. She trails Lloyd Mason who has captured fifty four rats and collected in Menominee race.
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Marinette
Wis
Pearl Parameteer
Menominee
Pearl
Lloyd Mason
Be an Optimist with Dr King s New Discovery
An old advert proclaims optimism in taking Dr King s New Discovery for colds. It claims the remedy penetrates throat linings, kills germs, and aids natural healing, urging readers to buy a bottle today.
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Dr. King
Cow Prefers Pear Diet In Hood River Orchard
Hood River Oregon farmer E Reeve Claxton reports his cow will only eat pears. He says feed costs this summer total about 112 dollars and 50 cents, including fifty boxes of d Anjou pears.
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Hood River
Ore
E. Reeve Claxton
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DR. J. Stillson Judah
Leavenworth Hospital
C. E. Briggs
King’s Drug Store
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Chelan County Abstract Co
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Wm. B. Wilson
W.L. Jones
M. EB. Poindexter
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Onpres
George FE. Morris
H. Rodkin
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Fishback
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W. F. Haynes
J, E. K. Shore
Tumwater Savings Bank
Tamwater Savings Bank
Leavenworth State Bank
L. F. Bulli
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N. A. Pearson
Fred Kemp
Elliot Elk
G. H. Hannan
Wenatchee
B. J. Williams
A N.corbin
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Corbin
Lewis J. Nelson
Elliott Block
J. B. Adams
FOX Lawyer
John E. Porter
Columbia Valley Bank
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