Countess Castellane Must Give Up Millions to Retain Her Children
Paris article recounts Anna Gould paying up to 5 million dollars to protect custody of Boni de Castellane and two other sons as Boni fights to keep them in France. It details lavish spending, debts, court actions, and the Goulds’ involvement to shield their fortune and secure access to the children.
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Castellane
Paris
Anna Gould
Boni de Castellane
France
Jay Gould
Goulds
Count Boni
George Gould de Castellane
Jay de Castellane
Europe
America
Miss Gould
Castellano
Waldorf-Astoria
Avenue Malakoff
le Petite Trainon
Louis XIV
Mme. de Maintenon
Boni
Petit Trianon
Henri Turot
Jockey Club
Auteuil
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Helen Gould
George
Portugal
Duchess d'Uzes
Gould
Bent
End of the era for home made bread says expert
An authority warns home made bread will become a relic like homespun clothing and soap as kitchens shrink to kitchenettes. He notes 1,500,000 loaves of machine made bread are baked daily in New York City and suggests households now rely on paper bags and ready meals rather than real stoves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Delicatessen Business Focuses On Quick Warmups
A fragment notes how delicatessen shops in cities emphasize rapid preparation and warming of foods, describing a common urban practice for efficient service and customer turnover. The text hints at broader routines used to streamline meals in metropolitan settings.
Down and Out
Poem honoring the unseen effort of those who try and fail. It contrasts celebrated victors with the man who falls short yet shows endurance. Denis A. McCarthy of the New York Sun voices sympathy for the down and out and praises steadfast spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denis A. McCarthy
N. Y. Sun
German Army Discipline in Transition Observed by French
French military observers note that the old rigid mechanical discipline of the German army is fading during recent maneuvers. Insubordination is still openly repressed or minimized when flagrant, signaling a shift in discipline after years of strict control.
Rural habits shift away from home cooking traditions
The piece notes widespread conditions in rural districts where a baker visits rarely and homes rely on limited cooking skills. It laments that girls today dislike cooking and marriages push toward machine-made food, making home meals scarce and pushing men toward subpar restaurants. The tone decries changing domestic life as a painful issue.
Forgiving Nature Cited in Courtroom Quip
A judge quips about a forgiving nature noting she even forgives friends for Christmas gifts. The remark frames a light moment within a legal setting.
Boy Invents Automatic Typewriter Carriage
Norfolk youth Robert Eugene Turner claims to have solved the automatic carriage return on typewriters, promising increased speed with a simple space bar mechanism. Turner, born November 26, 1886, worked for years on the device and secured a patent through attorney Walter B. Burrow. His invention aims to auto return the carriage, cushion impact, and coordinate line spacing from the keyboard.
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Norfolk
Robert Hugene Turner
Turner
Hebard & Turner
Robert Eugene Turner
R. E. Turner
Virginian Pilot
Norfolk High School
Walter B. Burrow
Hidden beliefs and mind diseases haunt modern society
Prof. Larkin of Mount Lome Observatory warns that Magianism Rosicrucianism gnosis occultism and related mystic currents flourish in Europe and America. He cites packets of hair wands and morbid states as signs of widespread superstition and mind distortion challenging mental physicians today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andurope
Prof
Larkin
Mount Lome Observatory
Mrs Langtry Drops the Lily in Vaudeville Sketch
The actress and vaudeville performer Mrs Langtry will not allow her manager to advertise her as Lily Langtry. Only intimates may call her by that name.
Lion Seen in Tattnall County Georgia Sparks Fear
Savannah, Ga. The lower part of Tattnall County reports a wild lion sighting causing families to keep children indoors after dark. Residents and search parties chased the creature near Morrison and Groveland, but it eluded capture. A similar lion was killed by David Beasley near Groveland two years ago, and this one may be its mate.
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Savannah
Tattnall
Brooks Harvey
Morrison
Groveland
David Beasley
Mr. Beasley
Austria Hosts Thousands of School Gardens
The report notes nearly 8,000 school gardens in Austria not counting Hungary, linked to private and public schools for practical horticulture and arboriculture instruction. Many include botanical museums and beehives to aid learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Kingdom
Hungary
Hot Battle With Convicts Near Gravity
Two escapees from the Menard Illinois penitentiary fought off a 150-strong posse in a Gravity area corn field for two hours before capture. Deputy Irwin and Mulford were lightly wounded. suspects may be tied to the nearby Cambria bank robbery with about 200 in silver found on their clothing.
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Bedford
Southern Illinois
Menard
Gravity
George Irwin
Walter Mulford
Costen
Illinois
Irwin
Mulford
Cambria
Agar Packing Sues Rock Island For 450000 Damages
Des Moines reports Agar Packing files petition claiming $450,000 in damages from Rock Island railroad alleging rivals paid no freight in Iowa. From 1901 to 1906 Agar bought 7,736 hog cars paying $116,943 freight, while others allegedly shipped hogs with secret rebate arrangements to Valley Junction and Boston, harming Agar. The suit cites Iowa code sections 2124 and 2125.
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Rock Island
Des Moines
Iowa
Agar Packing Company
Rock Island Railroad
Agars
Frank Dodson
Compton & McRae
J. S. Compton
Valley Junction
Rock Island Company
Chicago
Boston
Compton
John P. Squires & Co
Swift & Co
Trio of highway robbers caught after Iowa City chase
A chase lasting to noon on the 24th ended with three men captured near Hill's Siding after they blew the Hill's Siding general store safe with dynamite. One robber escaped but two were soon caught. a second posse captured the fugitive later that morning.
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Iowa City
Fred Hirt
Hill’s Siding
Hill's Siding
Rowland
Harry
Blackstrap
Miss Maybelle Arnold to Sue for Breach of Promise
In Dubuque Miss Maybelle Arnold a Hanover Illinois teacher at Elizabeth Illinois will file for twenty thousand dollars in a breach of promise suit against Dr George Allen Staples a local resident who wed Brownie Wadley on August 2. Arnold alleges a romantic attachment from 1905 to last May and traveled to Dubuque to attend the wedding.
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Dubuque
Maybelle Arnold
Hanover
Elizabeth
George Allen Staples
Brownie Wadley
Arnold
Staples
Wells Is Censured In Grains Price Fixing Probe
Des Moines hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission reveals alleged price fixing by the Des Moines Cereal Club and the Iowa State Grain Dealers' association. Witnesses describe weekly votes on price cards and pooling of elevator business, with Secretary Wells questioned for evading answers. Ward G Case defended the price card, while commissioners pressed witnesses on the card's role in setting prices for farmers and forcing independent elevators into pooling schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cereal Club
State
Grain Dealers’ Association
Iowa
R. W. Harper
Grant Club
George A. Wells
Ward G. Case
Lane
Harper
Wells
Commission
Mr. Wells
Commissioner Lane
Mr. Lene
State Association of Grain Dealers
Des Moines Cereal Club
Case
Clark
Farmers’ Elevator
Knife Duel Sends Man To Hospital In Ida Grove
Ida Grove report states itinerant corn pickers Elmer Williams and Will Carson, both intoxicated, quarreled en route to the Will Schiernbeck farm. Williams slashed Carson with a knife, seriously wounding him. Carson was taken to Coon hospital and Williams was arraigned, bound over on a $500 bond. Carson expected to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
Elmer Williams
Will Carson
Will Schiernbeck
Williams
Carson
Head Crushed By a Train In Washington
Elda Benn daughter of Raymond Benn was struck by a freight train while returning from school. She died instantly as the train bore down and she did not see it until it was almost upon her. Her brains were crushed out and left on the track.
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Washington
Elda Benn
Raymond Benn
Fire Destroys Tiffin Postoffice and Hogan’s Grocery
A blaze of unknown origin gutted the Tiffin postoffice and Hogan’s grocery, destroying all contents while postoffice supplies were saved. Estimated loss around $10,000 with two thirds covered by insurance. Hogan sustained non life threatening injuries.
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Tiffin
Hogan
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