NUN LEAVES CONVENT AFTER 29 YEARS FOR HOME
Miss Hattie Holmes after 29 years in the Convent of the Good Shepherd in Chicago returns to Lansing to rejoin her family. Doctors once said she had months to live from cancer but she recovered and later faced homesickness and a secret letter to her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landing
Mich
The
Jood Shepherd
Grace Street
Chicago
Hattie Holmes
Lansing
Miss Holmes
St. Mary's Hospital
South Bend
Ind
Dynamite Mishap Ends Arm Loss for Arkansas Youth
Wil Harris of Palatine, Ark., lost his right arm and sight after using dynamite to fish in the L'Amaruille river. Careless handling caused the blast as he held the fuse too long. He lay injured on the riverbank overnight before a search party found him. doctors say he will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palatine
Ark
Wil Harris
T. Hd. Harris
Harris
L'Amruille
Vincent
Hook
Chiawasaee
Thomas Jefferson
Saladin
Paradise
Tom Gordon
Lebanon
Caleb
Tom
Descent Count Tops All for Ky Woman of 86
Mrs. Jane Morris of Jackson County Kentucky is believed to have the largest number of descendants. She has 15 children, 128 grandchildren, 49 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. Her daughter Hannah Jake has 16 children and 76 grandchildren. Her daughter Sally Sparka has 15 children and 29 grandchildren. The family spans Jackson County and is highly respected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Jane Morris
Jackson County
School For Reform
Hannah Jake
Sally Sparka
The
Familly
Bulldog Kills a Porcupine in Colorado Springs Fight
A bulldog owned by B A Dodson of Cheyenne Canon killed a porcupine in a Denver area fight. The dog held the porcupine in a death grip as witnesses described. Vet removal of 187 quills from the dog’s mouth and head followed. quills also pierced its tongue and throat, leaving the animal unable to close its mouth until removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
Jack London
B. A. Dodson
Cheyenne Canon
Turbulent dealings derail Farley in pipe trust dispute
In a tense chain of betrayals and market pressure, Duxbury Farley faces a failed negotiation with American Aqueduct over Arden's stock and Gordon plant. With freight hikes, strikes, and arson in Gordonia, Farley sinks deeper into financial peril as Tom Gordon plans a strategic withdrawal and Caleb exposes hidden stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duxbury Farley
American Aqueduct
New York
Pipe Trust
Vincent
Misa Dabney
Farley
Hehdy
Chiawassee Limited
Milas Dabney
Tom Gordon
Tom
Paradise
Miss Dabney
Marley
Caley Gordon
Deer Trace
Gordonia
Duxbury
Vancourt Henontker
Minora
Metropolis
Mr. Dravoit
Amalet Ant
American Aquéduct
Mr. Farley
Waldorf-Astoria
Duxley
Fragmented Tale Of Betrayal And Escape At Night
Fragmented dialogue and narrative scenes reveal tensions around stock deals and obligations among key figures. A perilous night journey ends with a cliffhanger as characters confront love, duty, and looming consequences, leaving the outcome unresolved.
The Cat and the Myth of Babies Breath Fatalities
A medical discussion dismisses old beliefs that a cat causes infant suffocation by squeezing or breath removal. Doctors cite lack of evidence and debunk witchcraft links, noting fatal outcomes often arise from superstition and misattribution. The piece also references early English pantomime origins at Drury Lane and the 1700s stage context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Lane
John Rich
Conaful
Garrick
Lane and
Coven
Landon Hingse
Judas
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Smith
Thoreday
Express
Addrees
Frank L. Smith Meat CO
Fighing the Bee Trust
Portland
Gregon
N. M. Ungar Co., Inc., Furriers
Seventh St
Portland, Ore
Chiropractic
United States
Agricultural Dept
Pacific Oil Mills
Seattle, Wash
Lave
Hove
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Choese Lee
Closset & Devers Portland
Pacific Coast
A. WA
Wise
Wise Dental Co
Ainless Dentists Sas
M. Tod F
Bundasa
Garay
PNU
Portland Collection Agency
Alisky Building
Etail
Board of Trade
Piteat Adlea
W Angelou
Bao
W & W EL
Pertland Ony- Webdans Company
Thaas St Phoar Main
Pertland. Oc
Kodaks
Third Street
Tland
Ore
Vievi Co
E Rothechild Huilding
Orevon
Plautus
Fisher
Roanoke
Japan
Wette
Neareer
Standard Oil Company
Mer
Fish Dynamiter
Colorado
Francis Lynde
Colonel Duxbury
Cale
Norman
Warwick Lodge
Hennilker
Henniker
Buddy
Weill
Lon
Dabney
Pappy
Arden
Chinwasnee
Tome
the Cat and the
J. Ale
Childem
Gibbs
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