Mother of a Thousand Exiles Aids Exiled Rebel Leader
The article details Mme Catherine Breshkovskaya, famed as the mother of the Russian revolution, facing a second Siberian exile and a thwarted escape. It notes her age, trial in 1910, and her letters from Kirensk revealing surveillance, Christmas disguises, and guards' vigilance. It also cites her influence on fellow exiles and her humanitarian care for starving and cold youths.
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Mme
Catherine Breshkovskaya
America
Siberia
Nicolas Tchaikovsky
United States
Mme. Breshkovskaya
Kirensk
Irkutsk
Vladimiroff
Andreeff
Yakutsk
Yver Lena
Teacherless Civics Class at Woodward High
In Cincinnati at Woodward High School a teacherless class runs itself with pupil officers directing the day’s business. The system, developed by Frank P. Goodwin, aims to teach self government leadership and initiative while covering civics.
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Cincinnati
Woodward High School
Frank P. Goodwin
Bayonne Woman Quits Husband Over Bedroom Paint
A Bayonne New Jersey woman left her husband after he painted the bedroom and the paint did not agree with the baby. The brief item notes domestic strife linked to home maintenance.
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Bayonne
N. J
Christmas clubs spread funds for holiday shopping in Westchester
Residents of Yonkers Mount Vernon and other Westchester county towns form Christmas clubs with bank and trust company backing. Weekly deposits from 10 cents to 2 dollars have built funds from 30 000 to 175 000 for holiday purchases. Last year Mount Vernon deposits reached 75 000 now 175 000. Yonkers banks approach 100 000 and White Plains members hold 30 000 ready on call. A New Jersey suburban trust plans show 8 000 depositors in its Christmas fund.
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Yonkers
Mount Vernon
Westchester County
N. Y
Mount Vernop Trust Company
Yonkers Bank
Bank of
White Plains
New Jersey
Seattle Battles Plague Rats on Waterfront Front
Dr James E Crichton Seattle health chief warns of many bubonic plague rats in the city and a serious situation while aiming to prevent an outbreak. He notes no human cases in six years and confirms twenty four plague rats found during that period as work continues to make the waterfront ratproof.
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Seattle
James E. Crichton
Wash
Health Department
Texas Farmer with World’s Longest Beard Stays Put at Home
R D Carr of Cleburne Texas claims the longest beard in the world at seven feet. He began growing it eleven years ago during illness and keeps it tucked in his vest to display only on state occasions. Carr, sixty nine, rejects show offers and prefers farm life with his children.
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Texas
R. D. Carr
Cleburne
Tex
Mr. Carr
Express Firms Plot Direct Doorstep Delivery to Households
Express companies in the United States seek to act as agents between consumers and farmers delivering poultry vegetables fruit and other farm products directly to housewives. They order agents to obtain quotations on farm products for city offices with the goal of cutting out the middle man.
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Express
Express Companies
United States
Wireless Bulletins Flashed on Lackawanna Express
Wireless news from Scranton to passengers on the Lackawanna express toward Slateford reported a Boston lodging house fire and a death by self harm on the Scranton courthouse steps. The daily wireless messages covered the greatest distance yet in the train experiments.
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Lackawanna Express
Boston
Court House
Scranton
Slateford
Medal Awards Honor Brave Rescue On Whiteside Mountain
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission reports nearly 100000 dollars in awards to heroes or their relatives. Charles N Wright receives a 2000 dollar gold medal for rescuing R Agustus Baty from a 150 foot fall with William L Dillard earning a 2000 dollar silver medal. The rescue required a two and a half hour climb to save Baty from a cliff edge on May 14, 1911.
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Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Charles N. Wright
Highlands
William L. Dillard
R. Agustus Baty
Dillard
Baty
Whiteside Mountain
Fool's Rock
Wright
Denver Woman Seeks Divorce Over Kindness Charge
Loretta Van Pelt files for a legal separation in Denver courts claiming her husband Dufford Van Pelt is cruel by being too kind. She says she wishes to lead a life she is accustomed to, while his answer denies cruelty.
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Denver
Loretta van Pelt
Dufford van Pelt
Judge Landis Upholds Short Indictment Reform Call
In Chicago Judge Landis endorses trimming legal language. An attorney complained the indictment was too brief, but the judge said legal documents are too wordy and urged the district attorney to trim excess. He noted indictments once weighed pounds. The upheld indictment stands.
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Landis
Chicago
Death lurks in eating says Canadian finance minister
William T. White, Canadian minister of finance, told the Association of Life Insurance Presidents in New York that most people dig their graves with their teeth and that more play and less eating would boost life insurance profits. He even suggested government subsidies for golf links over railroads.
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William T. White
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
New York City
Classified Ads Offer Bargains on Everyday Needs
A Record classified page promotes affordable items for sale. Readers are urged to scan the listings for low prices and chance purchases, with various goods and services appearing in brief notices throughout the section.
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Will Towne
Black Road Hill
Glen Cove
C. J. Smith
Harvard
A. L. Jackson
Englewood
Annie Conant
Mansfield, Conn
Pikes Peak
Carnegie Commission
Machine Toys
Broadway
Traax
Aluminum
Universal Bread Mixers
Universal Food Choppers
Chester M. Truax
Long Branch
Rasors
Razor Strops
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