Bombs Plague New York in Early 20th Century
A long, detailed survey describes New York bombings from 1912 to 1914, outlining blackmail, anarchist, and private-vengeance attacks. It notes gangs like the Levantino duo, the role of Italian workers, high explosive access amid transit projects, and police countermeasures including dramatic arrests in churches and courts.
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York
Father Knickerbocker
Manhattan
Antonio Levantino
Zump” Piccarello
Burkey
Manhattan Island
Italy
Washington Heights
Andrew Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
Tombs
George L. O'Connor
O’connor
John Campbell
St. Mark’s-in-the-Bouwerie
Frank Tannenbaum
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Alphonsus
Tannenbaum
Campbell
Bronx County
Gibbs
Lexington Avenue
Fall of the Colossus of Rhodes Recounted in Antiquity
A historical account describes the Colossus of Rhodes toppled by an earthquake in 224 B C. The Rhodians raised funds for restoration but divided the money claiming Delphi forbidden reuse. In 672 A D Saracens sold the statue to a Jewish merchant who carried 900 camels away with the brass.
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Colossus
Rhodes
B. C
Delphi
START GUN CLUB AT SEA ON ASIATIC ARABIC
The White Star liner Arabic hosted a makeshift gun club with about twenty men using Leée Metford rifles to shoot at a periscope replica aboard as the ship sailed toward the German war zone. Passengers noted sand bags and a towed raft upright resembling a periscope, and the crew conducted aerial practice after entering open waters.
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Bas
White Star
Minch
Nota
Mersey
British Isles
Leée
Desert auto trip ends in death and rescue
James S Roche and John H Welsh attorneys and James G Clarke real estate dealer left Los Angeles for El Centro in a car Saturday. Cold desert conditions led to an empty radiator and no water. Roche and Welsh set off toward a mirage they mistook for Salton sea. Clarke awaited rescue at Mineral Springs after collapsing. Welsh died, Roche survived after drinking lubricating oil.
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Los Angeles
James S. Roche
John H. Welsh
James G. Clarke
el Centro
Imperial Valley
Roche
Welsh
Salton Sea
Clarke
Mineral Springs
Philadelphia
Self Shampooing Promoted with Cuticura Ointment
An advertisement extols self shampooing with Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching scalp. It praises emollients for skin scalp hair and hands and offers samples by mail from Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Consumers can request a postcard sample.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Books and Bangs. Banks on reading as friendship
In a Maine camp interview John Kendrick Banks, author of A Houseboat on the Styx and Coffee and Repartee, says books are like friends. He names Lincoln, Emerson, Balzac, Dumas, O. Henry, Aldrich, Penrod, Montaigne, and The Spectator as constant literary companions.
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John Kendrick Banks
Styx
Maine
Lincoln
Emerson
Balzac
Dumas
O. Henry
Aldrich
Penrod
Montaigne
Bonnie Conductor Lassie Leads Women to New Tramway Roles
In Edinburgh two dozen women conductors succeed in a new tramway line. Other towns recruit and train girls as conductors. English cartridge factory workers reportedly endure long shifts, while Elizabeth Lister becomes South Wales stationmaster, a first for women. Across north England Scotland and Wales women replace men in fields, seen harvesting and hoeing.
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Bonnie
Lassie
Edinburgh
Scotland
Elizabeth Lister
South
Wales
England
The Best Throw With Dice
A proverb notes the best move is to throw dice away rather than risk loss by playing. The line frames gambling as folly and urges restraint in games of chance.
Aeroplanes and War Logic Debate in Collier's
Orville Wright argues aeroplane scouting prolongs World War I by equalizing information and preventing surprise. He suggests costly, prolonged fighting as trenches become the norm and predicts wars could last years rather than weeks. The piece mixes this with a humorous dialogue from Michigan Gargoyle about a date interrupted by a new car.
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Europe
Orville Wright
Collier’s
Napoleon
Sympathetic Turn
The quote recalls Cholly’s first drive in his car ending upside down. The remark calls him a lobster, implying clumsy or unlucky handling.
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Cholly
Deaf-mute Always Ready To Take A Hand In An Argument
A deaf-mute is described as always prepared to intervene in disputes. The remark highlights a tendency to step into disagreements to offer assistance or mediation.
Family Days Celebrate Simple Family Occasions
The piece urges frequent family celebrations to strengthen affection. It notes birthdays weddings anniversaries and homecomings as meaningful events that unite relatives and leave lasting memories.
Land and farm acreages of the United States
The United States covers 3,000,000 square miles with 1,903,000,000 acres of land. Of these, 478,000,000 acres on farms remain unimproved and unproductive.
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United States
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Frank Ablanc
Charles Carbone
Otto Rosalsky
Riverside Drive
Police Department
Owen Egan
Egan
Ida Anusewitz
Madeline Herrera
Start Gun Club
AT Sea
E General Roofing Manufacturing Company
New York City
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Detroit
San Francisco
Cine Anati
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Atlanta
Houston
London Homburg
Sydney
Mabel
George
Michigan
Sys
Ath
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