Marriage of Tatwe Gige and Brady and widow Gridley
Mary Howard Gridley Brady, widow of Gen. Robert Gridley U.S.A., aged 72, married here to Tatwe Gige of re. and Brady aged 81, with an extended European honeymoon planned. Brady’s widowhood follows her late husband’s service. In another note, a metal strike near Pitkin Colorado sparked a stampede of prospectors after ore tests show high silver and lead values with some gold.
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Tatwe Gige
Pitkin
Dilla
Colo
Four Billion Fish Distributed in 1913 14 By Fisheries Bureau
Secretary Redfield reports from the Bureau of Fisheries that the 1913 14 fiscal year ending June 30 1914 saw a record output of fish propagated and distributed. About four billion fish were spread with seasons split among the Great Lakes coast 455 million salmon and other coastwise commercial fish two and one quarter billion salmon on the North Atlantic coast over 200 million salmon on the Pacific Seaboard and minor interior waters noted in advance reports.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Commissioner of Fisheries
Bureau of Fisheries
Great Lakes
North Atlantic
Pacific Seaboard
Pat and the landlady's sly butter theft tale
In a London lodging, Pat grows annoyed as the landlady pilfers his provisions daily. She quips that she is unlike other landladies and keeps taking items, from butter to an egg, inflating his bill. Pat warns he is leaving, calling himself a London Tit-Bit as he departs.
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Pat
London
Ike
Kimono on Cow in Chicago Draws Humane Action
Humane officers wrap a cow in a yellow kimono to protect her from tires after neighbors kicked the animal in Chicago. The odd precaution aims to shield the distressed animal while awaiting care.
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Chicago
Peru Treaty Signed
In Jima Peru the American minister Benton McMillin and Peru signed an arbitration treaty to cover all questions between the United States and Peru.
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Peru
Jima
Benton McMillin
Foreign
United States
State Forest Receipts Benefit Wyoming Schools and Roads
Net receipts from Wyoming and Denver area national forests for the year ending June 30 totaled 85 583 41. Of this 29 954 19 or 35 percent goes to the state for the school and road fund, 25 percent to counties, and 8 558 34 to public roads in forest regions. Overall, national forests under Denver office jurisdiction yielded 372 917 57, up 39 222 25 from the prior year.
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Wyoming
Denver
National Forests of
Frontier Days Officials Named for Cheyenne Event
Cheyenne Wyoming announces the eighteenth Frontier Days celebration officials for August 18 19 20 and 24. Starter Frank A Hadsell from Rawlins leads the starters. Judges for rough riding include William Booker Glenrock C F Howard Platteville J L Jordan Underwood. Steer roping judges are J J Robb R J Van Houten and Fred Hirsig. Timers are Dan S Park and Archie T Hale of Cheyenne. Announcer T J Cahill also listed.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Frank A. Hadsell
Rawins
William Booker
Glenrock
C. F. Howard
Platteville
Colo
J. L. Jordan
Underwood
Gallant Mayor in Italian Town Offers Free Toast
In a northern Italian town Queen Helena visits to unveil a statue of Victor Emmanuel. The mayor toasts the queen with champagne but a drop spills on her gown. He quips there is no need for a handkerchief as everything is already paid for.
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Italy
Helena
Victor Emanuel
The Thief in the Night and a Danville Dinner
Representative Hughes of Georgia touts a seven million dollar grant for vocational training at a Danville dinner. He cautions that whether the grant passes depends on uncertain outcomes and echoes the proverb never count your chickens until after sunrise.
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Hughes
Georgia
Spropos
Danville
State Highway Officials Reelect Lester Head of Board
State highway officials elected Francis Lester again to chair the organization. The meeting in Santa Fe drew large turnout with Governor W McDonald praising road policy and non political construction. Officers named include R C Hoffman Deming as secretary and R N Thorn Eddy as member of the executive committee. The group endorsed the legislative committee's proposed law largely as written.
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Lester
Ton News Service
Santa Fé
New Mexico
W. McDonald
Colonel Twitchell
State Good Roads Association
Francis E. Lester
R. Lane
Grose
John Becker, Sr
William M. Atkinson
Association
Bernaldo
AL B. Stroup
Colfax
Wilson
C. Sperry
Curry
F. W. James
P. Elder
Chaves
Tannehill
H. W. Bauchlet
Dona Ana
A. F Barneastie
J. C. McNary
Eddy
R. M. Thorne
H McLena
Guadalupe
Joby Hicks
A. M. Parsons
Grant
J. M. Sully
W. Pb
Murray Mora
Lugento Romero
J. Frank Curtis
Luna
Charles Hubbard
Charles Heath
Lincoln
J. D French
Wlm Ferguson
Roosevelt
A. A. Beeman
E. J Neer
Valencia
Ft Jacobsen
W. G Logan
E. JL. Grose
the Pres
Francis FE. Lester
Mesilla Park
State Highway Officials’ Association
R. C. Hoffman
Deming
Harvey M. Shields
Fred L Ortiz
Santa Fé County
John S. Peaven
Eugene Kealta
George Albuquerque
Mpenich
Per. Kinsell
Pleasant Honeymoon Conversation Sparks Debate Over Skirt Length
A quarrel between a couple unfolds as they bicker about what to read in the newspaper. They trade barbs on attention, listening, and fashion with lines about skirts and the River of Doubt before one storms out to calm himself with a pipe.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragmentary Street Scene In Bray Winter Afternoon
A rushed customer enters a ready-made clothing shop seeking to return a purchased item. The narrator notes dusk lighting and indistinguishable colors as the scene unfolds with uncertain dialogue and a muffled sense of regret.
Public street scene and stray remarks capture tense moment
A shabby man and a thin boy move along the public way with the man hiding eyes behind a shade and a sign reading Bling and Deaf. The boy grins as street noise plays, then the man savagely orders him to stop. A mother recalls a prayer plus a joke about Aunt Beatrice, while a janitor quips about sweeping under the carpet.
Morton Buys Dannelley and McLendon Cattle for 32500
T R Morton of Kansas bought the steers and calves from the Dannelley and McLendon ranches for 32500 dollars. The deal consolidates livestock assets for the buyer and marks a significant sale in regional cattle trading.
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Clovis
T. R. Morton
Kansas
Dannelley and McLendon
Prison Conference Delegates Named by New Mexico Governor
Santa Fe Governor William D. McDonald appointed delegates to the American Prison Association convention in St. Paul on October 3. Delegates include John W. McManus Warden, former Governor M. A. Otero, James D. McPike of Springer, John R. De Mier of Alamogordo, and Mrs. S. T. Culberson of Portales.
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Santa Fe
William D. McDonald
American Prison Association
St. Paul
John W. McManus
State Penitentiary
M. A. Otero
Penitentiary Board
James D. McPike
Springer
John R. DeMier
Alamogordo
S. T. Culberson
Portales
Medico Tells Off Street Brawl Amid 90 Degree Heat
A heated street confrontation escalates as a caller declares intent to strike. A doctor intervenes warning that 90 degree sun risks heat stroke, noting the aggressor’s forged bravado and overcoat as precaution. The man pockets bravado and leaves unharmed.
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Jeeswax
Doc
Disapproving Couple Reacts to Barbizon School Painting
A middle aged couple walks through galleries showing a painting titled Barbizon School. He critiques the work through his glasses while she quietly objects saying she finds it morally questionable.
No Longer in the Market Letter Opener Conversation
A canvasser offers Mr. Meeken a new letter opener destined for his library desk. Meeken declines, claiming he already owns the best and quickest. He notes he has had it for about two years and mentions an upcoming anniversary next month.
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Meeken
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertised for Eczema Cure
Miss Mildred Sweet of Pomona California recalls suffering eczema like hives for eight years. She reports relief after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and endorses the products as a complete cure. Sample offered free with a skin book by mail.
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Pomona
Cal
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Senator Martine Reflects on Useful Animals on Farm
In the Washington Star, Senator Martine of New Jersey muses while wandering a farm. He encounters a man feeding chickens and remarks that chickens are the most useful animals because they provide meat from birth onward. The excerpt presents period speech and humor.
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Martine
New Jersey
Washington Star
Alexander
Three Suspects Bound Over After Mora County Incident
In Mora county a man was beaten in a road incident near Leduc, left for dead with heavy incense nearby. Three suspects were given a hearing before a justice of the peace and bound over to await the grand jury this fall.
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Las Vegas
Frutoso Vigil
Leduc
Mora County
Fous
Fire Damages Roswell Home and Lightning Destroys Garage
In Roswell a gasoline stove explosion gutted the R. I. Cravens home on North Main Street with an estimated loss of 2200 dollars, partially insured. Nearby Carlsbad reports a dramatic lightning strike destroying the Paule Areg ranch car and garage, worth about 5000 dollars and partially insured.
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Roswell
R. I. Cravens
North Main Street
Carlsbad
Chalmers
Paule Areg
Ares Ranch
Nehtning
Outfit
Business Men Build Good Roads
A local effort by Tucumcari merchants improves public roads with a twenty week program. Workers completed marked miles of road, signaling a notable community effort to enhance transportation infrastructure.
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Tucumcari
Fine Water System Gains Noted Improvement
A damaged OCR fragment notes improvements to the Socorra water system claiming it now provides the best water. No further concrete details are readable.
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Socorra
Wisconsin Couple Finds Health Gains With Postum
A Wisconsin couple describes years of coffee dependency causing sleeplessness and irritability. After trying Postum they report clearer skin, steadier nerves, better temper, and reduced coffee desire. They note success when Postum is prepared correctly following directions.
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Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Religious Scruples and a Soldier’s Right to Change Faith
A soldier may request a change of religion if he convinces his commanding officer he has good reasons. In one case four men asked, and the colonel queried their conscientious convictions. The men cited church parades and other duties as factors, though one could not recall the exact name.
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Bobby
Bobbie
Beatrice
Hyde Alarm Disrupts Central Station Outside Stockport
Train passengers and staff at a Central railway station near Stockport were startled when a guard shouted Hyde in an incident involving an Irishman named Pat. The guard’s alarm caused a scene as the stationmaster and porters tried to handle the disruption, with the man reportedly moving to the seat and ticket collector before the train reached Stockport.
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Falee
Stockport
Central Railway
Hyde
England
Pat
Tcket
In the Balance
A judge presides as a father tests a suitor asking about prospects. The young man answers confidently that prospects are excellent if not spoiled, highlighting cautious parental scrutiny in a courtly exchange.
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Rocks
Thornton's Central Park Encounter with Animals Joke
Vaudeville comedian John Thornton was found lounging by a park well at 5 am in Central Park New York. A policeman questioned him and he replied he was watching the animals, prompting disbelief as the officer noted animals were far away.
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John Thornton
Central Park
New York
Thornton
Fragmented Testimony on Clothing Claims at Examination
Excerpt shows Margaret questioned about clothing and belongings during an examination. She mentions an aunt's shawl and upcoming dress, while others discuss possessions and a man’s actions regarding his money and life. The text blends interview snippets with unrelated numerical statements.
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Margaret
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