Chicago school board orders physicals for teachers
Locar, Chicago’s School Board requires teachers to pass physical exams for certificates. Many applicants fear undisclosed ailments and dread the test. In Vatican news, Luther cutographs are reported by Prof. Fiker of Strasbourg, with two Romans commentaries and notes on Hebrews written around 1516 to 1617 before the theses at Wittenberg.
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Chicago
Somes Luther
Vatican
Fiker
Strasburg
Witten
Bare
House Ways and Means Panel to Prepare Revenue Cut Plan
The Ways and Means Committee is authorized to act during Congress recess to draft a bill to reduce tax areas increased at the Spanish war onset. The committee plans to assemble in Washington about ten days before Congress reconvenes in December. Much of Congress time is consumed by record-keeping and related tasks.
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Ways and Means
House of Reprearntatives
Congress
Washington
Steam Vessels Edge Sailors in Ocean Freight Rivalry
In rivalry between steam and sailing ships for ocean freight the steamahlphos of Into Festa hold a distinct edge due to faster speeds and greater numbers, though sailing vessels remain viable for non urgent cargo as wind remains cheaper than fuel.
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Into Festa
German Protected Geereta Area Case Highlights Laws
A machinist hired to steal rival secrets in Germany was sentenced to three months in jail. Business leaders who employed him were sent “to keep him company.” The case underscores defending invention against imitators who exploit others’ ideas.
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Trad Geereta
Germany
Arlington Woman Slips from Niagara Tower Isolation
Miss Florence Leonard of Arlington Georgia, visiting Niagara Falls, was left alone in the observation tower after the superintendent closed the tower at eight. She remained until morning when she fainted, his failure to supervise causing her distress.
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Florence Leonard
Arlington, Ga
Falls of
Niagara
Aix
Misa Leonard
Relic of Old Anglo French War Near Niagara Falls
Peter A Porter draws attention to a relic above the falls a mile and a half from the farm the outlines of a block house built by the English for Portage Road protection to Lewiston from the old riverbank chimney. The Niagara Frontier Historical Society seeks to preserve the relic as the era's sole authentic remnant known around the falls.
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Peter A. Porter
Niagara Falls
England
France
Lewiston
Fortar
Nisgarn Frontier Historical Society
New York Brooklyn Bridge Plan with Elevated Railway
A new bridge linking New York and Brooklyn will feature a dedicated elevated bicycle path above the train track with pedestrians below and carriages above. The design includes double trolley tranks on each side and four across lanes, aiming to minimize traffic delay and accommodate growing future movement. The bridge length is planned at 7,200 feet, about a quarter mile longer than the existing span, mostly in the approaches.
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New York
Brooklyn
Blazing Fire Fakir Performance At Hyderabad
A vivid account describes a fakir at Hyderabad Sindh swinging head down over a bed of burning wood. A grove hosts two ropes for descent, as the performer coats himself with ash wafers and water then binds cloth around his head. He seats for pooja while the flames burn beneath the improvised fire pit.
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India
Hyderbad
Sindh
The Monstrous Fakir Fire Walk Noted in Indian Ritual
An eyewitness describes a fakir performing a dangerous fire walk as flames rise along rope loops. The performer enters through burning coils, maintaining rigidity and reciting prayers while a helper escorts him through the blaze. After fifteen minutes the wood burns away and he returns to ground.
Made Woman Barred From Double Marriage In Kansas Court
Judge Walter L. Simmons of Port Scott Kansas ordered Mrs Emma Collins Johnson of Joplin Missouri to abandon plans to live with her husband J H Johnson after she wed a month earlier She faced possible decree reversal The court heard she planned to remarry and warned of loss of the decree The daughter of a prominent family she was urged by friends and two attorneys to refrain but the judge remained unmoved The telegram announcing the wedding arrived half an hour after the ceremony
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Walter L. Simmons
District Court
Port Scott
Kaw
Mra
Emma Colline Johnson
Joplin
J. H. Johnson
Young Man
Simmons
Johnson
Collins Johnson
Ainer
Safe burglars injured during failed Chicago laundry heist
Two masked men attempted to rob the Gioke Laundry in Chicago. An alarmed actlvent explosion tore away a thief’s hand and shattered his arm. the second burglar was hit by flying fragments. Three sleeping workers were bound. Police found blood pools and a red smear outside. Authorities say the safe likely contained thousands of dollars, and the blow saved a large sum.
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Gioke
Chicago
Santa Ana Woman Feeds Fasting Record For Forty Days
Mrs Mary Becanon of Santa Ana California fasted forty seven days breaking Dr Tanner s prior record by seven days after a three year struggle with stomach trouble She weighed 183 pounds at start and WL at end Her stomach now rejects food and authorities fear the fast may prove deadly
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Mary Becanon
Santa Ana
Cal
Dr. Tanner
Becanon
Child Drowns In Lard Can Water Incident
The little daughter of Mr and Mrs L J Stoner of Fort Dodge Iowa drowned after falling into a lard can filled with water. The mother heard the child struggle and cried out but her efforts were too late to save the life.
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L. J. Stoner
Fort Dodge, Tn
Death by pencil lead accident hits Williams burg millionaire
Cirle Danes of Death reports John Meyer a wealthy Williamsburg resident died after an accidental cut on his right index finger while sharpening a pencil at his office. Blood poisoning followed despite care from top doctors. He shared ownership of a Manhattan real estate business with brothers Cord and Chris Meyer, former heirs of Cord Meyer the sugar refiner who died five years earlier.
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John Meyer
Williamsburg
Sys
New York World
Mr. Meyer
Cord
Chris
William Street
Manhattan
Cord Meyer
Meyer
Tanning Tannin from Quebracho in Paraguay Exports Rise
Paraguay sees rising exports of quebracho wood, a dense hard wood grown extensively, yielding high tannin content for leather tanning. The increasing production supports a growing trade in this tannin source, with exporters noting steady demand from tanneries.
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Quebracho
Paraguay
Guarded Poe Grave at Westminster Where Poe Resting
Baltimore writer recalls the Westminster graveyard near First Presbyterian Church where Edgar Allan Poe is believed buried. The old sexton George W. Spence and his dog Sailor kept watch amid the archway graves, and Poe is described as a frequent visitor to the grounds. The narrator recalls Poe’s quiet presence, the funeral, and the lasting devotion of Poe’s friend Mrs. Clemm.
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Spence
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Poe
Reo
Sexton Spence
Mr. Poe
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Maljf
Monally
Timeter
Rey
Wap
Clemm
Nelson Poe
Henry Herring
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Sargion
Mr. Powant
Jota
Utr
Life and Death Struggle in Adirondack Lumbering
A lumberman named Jerry Dudy, working near Piercefield, is crushed by a felled spruce when the tree he is cutting traps his leg. Using his knife and an ax blade, he frees himself after hours of danger, crawls three miles to a cabin, and dies the next day from pneumonia with his wife and newborn beside him. A neighbor nearby aids his wife who then seeks help. the tale ends with his death and the family’s grief.
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Piercefield
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Dudy
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Baby
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