Various Notable Snippets Highlight 19th Century Wit and Woes
A collage of quips and anecdotes touches on emigration in Iowa and the arts, odd murders, lottery luck, sanitarianism, Hetty Green, a South Dakota suicide, the Drago Calvo doctrine, Kaiser’s peace claim, summer girls and finances, Alaska’s future, Western marksmanship, fat oysters after drought, a rogue lawyer, a Denver divorcee detective tale, and an Ohio man who wrote 21000 words on a postcard and now eyes the English Channel swim.
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Ohio
Diaz Again Invited to Lead Mexico as Ruler
The text notes President Diaz being invited to serve another term as ruler of Mexico and mocks eastern rulers jealous of his position.
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Diaz
Mexico
Travelers Learn From Yellowstone Rocks Moral
The article notes travelers visiting Yellowstone should carry only as many rocks as needed, especially avoiding yellow varieties. It frames the lesson as a cautionary observation on visitors leaving rocks behind or collecting them.
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Yellowstone Park
Attendance decline at medical colleges feared to shrink doctor supply
With fewer students enrolling in medical schools attendance is falling, raising worries of a future doctor shortage. Undertakers report no immediate concern, however, suggesting industry outlook remains steady for now.
Bull Attacks Locomotives Ends With Losses in Two Incidents
Two separate reports describe bulls attacking locomotives and suffering the worse outcome in each event. In the second incident the bull’s final feeling may have been satisfaction, though its fate remained grim.
Philadelphia swindler targets lawyers in sharp scheme
A man was arrested in Philadelphia for swindling several lawyers, prompting renewed discussion on the shrewdness of the city's legal talent.
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Philadelphia
Cat Travels 2500 Miles Hidden In Bureau Drawer
A tiny Maltese cat rode 2500 miles from Holland Michigan to San Francisco in a bureau drawer wrapped in sacking and shipped by slow freight. Upon freight handlers opening the drawer the cat sprang free.
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Holland
Mich
San Francisco
Train Hold Up Near Galera In Peruvian Mountains
Passengers on a train from Oroya to Lima were halted by a fully armed band at Galera 15 000 feet up. The thieves took hostages, disarmed fifteen soldiers aboard, wounded four, and shot one guard who refused to surrender his rifle.
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Oroya
Lima
Peru
Galera
Old Geezers Club Formed in Pittsburg
The Old Geezers' club has been organized at Pittsburg for exclusively elderly membership. Members will vote for old men regardless of ticket, with plans for rapid branch expansion nationwide to honor age in this country.
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Old Geezers’ Club
Pittsburg
Mint carpet to be burned for gold dust value
The San Francisco mint will install a new carpet in the adjusting room and burn the old carpet after ten years of service. The carpet is said to be lined with gold dust and could yield four to five thousand dollars, a haul Chicago Record-Herald notes surpassing some gold prospector finds.
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San Francisco
Chicago Record-Herald
Wireless stations to span the Pacific and ocean telephony
The piece envisions wireless stations covering the Pacific and bringing the ocean under human use. It predicts rapid progress, with news travels faster and the sultan of Sulu possibly calling the White House by wireless phone, though warns of potential danger if the line is busy.
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Pacific
Ocean
Sulu
White House
Evans' Son Faces Court Martial Over Alcohol Charges
Lieut. Frank Taylor Evans son of Admiral Robley Evans and Lieut. Charles Burt face a special court martial aboard the Wisconsin Monday in Manila. Evans is charged with absence from station and intoxication while chief of the deck. Burt with conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
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Manila
Frank Taylor Evans
Louisiana
Charles Burt
Georgia
Wisconsin
Evans
Burt
Seton Schroeder
Robley Evans
Hampton Roads
Pacific Coast
Richard Bernard
Albany
Australia
Bernard
Melbourne
Edward H. Connor
Minnesota
Hugo Osterhouse
Connecticut
Luneta
Bugle Corps
Ninth Cavalry
Gov. Smith
Admiral Spercy
Weston
Sperry
Reynolds Elected President of American Bankers Association
George M. Reynolds of Chicago was elected president and Lewis E. Pierson of New York named first vice president at the thirty-fourth annual convention in Denver. The body opposed both bank deposit guarantees and postal savings banks and adopted resolutions condemning postal savings banks.
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Denver
Col
American Bankers’ Association
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
Lewis E. Pierson
New York
Federal Legislative Committee
Postal Savings Banks
Clifton R. Breckenridge
Arkansas
Wife Defends Self Against Bribery Claims in Gould Case
In New York, Mrs. Howard Gould countered bribery allegations in her separation suit. An affidavit, attributed to Rev. Father Joseph G. Murray, claimed 2000 was offered to an Hotel St. Regis employee to testify against Mrs. Gould. Additional affidavits accused Castle Gould custodian Maurice Molloy of contemptuous conduct.
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New York
St. Regis
Howard Gould
Joseph G. Murray
Giegerich
Supreme Court
Opposition to Koch Theory at Tuberculosis Congress
Washington reports heated debate at the International Congress on Tuberculosis as Dr. Robert Koch’s view that bovine tuberculosis bacilli differ from human strains drew sharp opposition from leading veterinarians. Critics include Dr. Otto G. Noack of Reading Pa. D Arthur Hughes of Cornell C J Marshall of Philadelphia H Reno Reynolds of Minnesota Veranus A Moore of Ithaca N Y.
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Washington
Robert Koch
United States
Otto G. Noack
Reading
D. Arthur Hughes
Cornell University
C. J. Marshall
Philadelphia
H. Reno Reynolds
University of Minnesota
Veranus A. Moore
Ithaca
N.Y
Futile Attempt To Rob Bank In Cogswell, N D
At 1 15 am Wednesday three men exploded their way into the Sargent County State Bank in Cogswell but fled without loot. They stole a handcar at Nicholson on the Soo road, rode it to Milwaukee line, then abandoned it near Newark, South Carolina. Authorities seek the robbers with hounds from Bismarck and posses in pursuit.
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Cogswell
N. D
Sargent County State Bank
Nicholson
Soo Road
Milwaukee Line
Newark
S. C
Bismarck
Michigan officials ousted after civil service report
President Roosevelt removed Lincoln Avery collector of the Port Huron port and Charles H. Dailey special agent of the treasury at Port Huron, following a civil service commission report finding serious violations of campaign assessment rules and allegations of pernicious political activity.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Lincoln Avery
Port Huron
Mich
Charles H. Dailey
the Treasury
Civil Service Committee
Dailey
Pittsburg Sesquicentennial Parade Draws Huge Crowd
A lively day in Pittsburgh featured a historical and industrial pageant with more than 300000 spectators along the parade route. Over a score of men women and children were injured requiring hospital treatment as revelers filled streets for masquerade events at night.
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Pittsburg
Minnesota Town Burned in Wind Driven Fire
St. Cloud Minnesota Foley the county seat of Benson county Minnesota a village of 1000 people was practically destroyed by fire Strong winds spread the flames and St. Cloud was asked to aid but could do nothing The loss is estimated at 75000 dollars
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Minnesota
St. Cloud
Minn
Foley
Benson County
Cloudburst Drowns Eight at IwahigPenal Colony
A belated official telegram reports a cloudburst at the Iwahig penal colony drowning eight, including Harold MacKnight, the farm superintendent.
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Manila
Iwahig
Harold MacKnight
Fire Douses Rio Grande After Hold Flooding Sinks
Firefighters battled a blaze in the Rio Grande’s after hold at the Mobile docks Friday afternoon. To control the fire the hold was flooded and the steamer ultimately sank with the stern down.
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Mobile
Ala
Mallory Line
Commander Bernadou Dies in New York Hospital
Commander John B. Bernadou American naval attaché at Rome and Vienna died at the naval hospital in New York City on Friday.
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Bernadou
Washington
John B. Bernadou
Rome
Vienna
Naval Hospital
New York City
Cure for Leprosy Reported by Honolulu Doctors
Honolulu doctors W P Brinkerhoff and J T Wayson notify the board of health they believe the Nastin treatment has cured a leprosy patient. The claim centers on this new medical approach and its medical implications in Hawaii.
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Honolulu
Michel B C Swept by Fire in Washington Town
The town of Michel B C in Spokane Washington was swept by fire on Wednesday. Most business houses were wiped out except the Great Northern hotel Kootenai hotel a drug store and a billiard hall.
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Michel
B. C
Spokane
Great Northern
Kootenai Hotel
Canadian Pacific rail strike collapses after talks in Winnipeg
Winnipeg reports indicate the Canadian Pacific railroad mechanics strike has ended. Bell Hardy, leading the stoppage from Montreal, arrived to meet Vice President Whyte and discuss reinstatement. A Washington based International Labor Federation message urged workers to approach the company to return to work.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Bell Hardy
Montreal
Whyte
International Labor Federation
Washington
Lord Rosslyn Defeated In Roulette Challenge
In a Piccadilly club duel to settle a wager with Sir Hiram Maxim, Lord Rosslyn and Maxim played roulette using equal funds. Rosslyn began with 50000 in dummy money while the Monte Carlo style bank matched him. The outcome shows Rosslyn's system as fallacious and defeated.
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London
Hiram Maxim
Lord Rosslyn
Monte Carlo
Hiram
Davis Bound Over in First Degree Murder Case
Charles Edward Davis is bound over to the district court on a murder in the first degree charge for the September 2 killing of Dr. Frederick Austin after a five day hearing before Police Judge Crawford. Bail set at 10000 was posted by two of Davis's brothers, and he remains under guard.
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Omaha
Neb
Crawford
Charles Edward Davis
District Court
Frederick Austin
Davis
Lawton Judge Rules Liquor Cannot Be Carried From Depot
Judge J. H. Wolverton says transferring liquor from a railroad depot violates prohibition law. Liquor shipped from outside the state becomes interstate commerce only until it leaves the carrier, the county court ruling indicates.
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Lawton
Okla
J. H. Wolverton
Powder House Explosion Hits Spencer NC Killing Two
An explosion at a powder storage house on Southern Railway Company yards in Spencer North Carolina Thursday night killed two people and injured twenty or more, with nearby buildings damaged by the blast and ensuing fire.
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Spencer
N. C
Southern Railway Company
Savannah man dies aboard Mongolian en route to visit daughter
H. P. Smart of Savannah Georgia died September 24 on the steamer Mongolian while traveling to Tokyo to visit his daughter, wife of Dr Fuehr secretary of the German embassy. Death attributed to double pneumonia.
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Tokyo
H. P. Smart
Savannah
Fuehr
Smart
Fatal Runaway Accident Near Florrisgant
Mrs. C. H. Shea of Hamilton Ontario and her husband were injured in a runaway crash near Florrisgant Friday with Mrs. Shea likely fatally injured.
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St. Louis
C. H. Shea
Hamilton
Ont
Florrisgant
Six Boys Killed as Train Crash Hits Sugar Ridge
Six boys die when a freight train on the Toledo and Ohio Central railroad crashes into a heavily laden excursion train returning from a fair at Bowling Green near Sugar Ridge. Local rescue and investigation follow.
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Toledo
Sugar Ridge
Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad
Bowling Green
O Connor Resigns as Panama Canal Zone Education Chief
Lincoln Nebraska advices report D C O Connor Panama Canal Zone superintendent of education has tendered his resignation and will return to Nebraska to live reflecting a leadership change in the area.
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Canal Zone
Lincoln
Bulgaria Mobilizes as Prime Minister Urges Return of Prince Ferdinand
Sofia dispatch reports M Malinoff head of the council telegraphed Prince Ferdinand amid escalating tensions urging his return to Sofia. The message signals urgency as war material factories operate day and night and mobilization steps are openly advanced.
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Bulgaria
London
Sofia
M. Malinoff
Council
Prince Ferdinand
Europe
Mine Workers' Secretary Resigns for Arbitration Role
Pittsburg announces W. D. Ryan, national secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, has resigned to become commissioner of arbitration for the Southwestern Coal Operators' association.
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Mine Workers
Pittsburg
W. D. Ryan
United Mine Workers of America
Southwestern Coal Operators’ Association
General J E Summers Dies in Atlantic City
Washington reports the death Thursday of Brig. Gen. J E Summers of the Army Medical corps at Atlantic City New Jersey. Summers served in the Army Medical corps and his passing was announced from the capital.
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J. E. Summers
Washington
Atlantic City
N. J
Army Medical Corps
Six Men Die in Collision Near Portland
A logging train belonging to the Chapman Logging Company at Scappoose collided with a Northern Pacific train Thursday. Six crew members were killed and eight injured in the crash 20 miles north of Portland, Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Chapman Logging Company
Scappoose
Northern Pacific
Dr Mann Elected Bishop of Washington on Seventh Ballot
Dr Alexander Mann of Plymouth Episcopal Church Boston was elected bishop of the Protestant diocese of Washington on the seventh ballot at a Thursday night session.
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Mann
Washington
Alexander Mann
Plymouth Episcopal Church
Boston
Lasker Still Chess Champion in World Match
Emanuel Lasker of New York retains the world chess title by winning the sixteenth and final game against Dr. Tarrasch of Nuremberg. Across 16 games Tarrasch won three and five were drawn.
Marcel Jambon Dies Paris Painter and Legion Officer
Marcel Jambon a French decorative painter died Wednesday. He was born October 19 1848 and served as an officer of the Legion of Honor.
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Marcel Jambon
Dies
Paris
Legion of Honor
Carload of Abandoned Children From New York Arrives
A carload of 66 bright-looking boys and girls from New York reached St Paul on Wednesday. The deserted children, sheltered in New York’s foundling hospital, are bound for homes among Dakota farmers. About 35 were then moved to a Soo Line coach for destinations in North Dakota.
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St. Paul
Minn
New York
Foundling Hospital
Metropolis
Dakotas
Soo Line
North Dakota
Bank Robbery and Dynamiting at Deweese Nebraska Branch
The State bank at Deweese was dynamited and robbed early Friday. About $2,500 in cash disappeared. Bandits used tools from a railroad toolhouse to breach the vault wall and blow open the steel safe. Their identities and getaway route remain unknown.
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Nebraska
Fairfield
Neb
Deweese
Fire engulfs Crest Hall at Winthrop Beach hotel
A brisk blaze at 11 30 Friday night swept Crest Hall a summer hotel serving 75 guests and the Ocean house at Winthrop Beach. Nearby cottages were endangered as flames spread through the area threatening several structures.
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Boston
Winthrop Beach
Crest Hall
Ocean House
Illinois Banker Indicted Over Insolvent Bank Deposits
Til-James W. Quillan owner of a private bank at Ipava Illinois was indicted on ten counts for receiving deposits after he knew the bank was insolvent.
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Llinois
Peoria
Til
James W. Quillan
Ipava
Wyoming Mine Dispute Ends with Wage Scale Agreement
A conference in Sheyenne Wyoming led to miners and mine operators accepting a new wage scale ending a three week walkout that halted Wyoming coal production. The agreement resolves the dispute that disrupted mining operations and labor relations.
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Wyoming
Sheyenne
Wyo
Shackford Dies at 65 in St Paul Harness Firm VP
Eben L. Shackford of St. Paul aged 65 died suddenly Thursday from a stroke. He was vice-president of P. R. L. Wardenberg & Co harness manufacturers.
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E. L. Shackford
St. Paul
Dies
Minn
Eben L. Shackford
P. R. L. Wardenberg & Co
War Clouds Over Europe as Austria Moves on Bosnia
Reports from London warn that Europe faces a crisis as Bulgaria may declare independence including Roumelia and Austria-Hungary moves to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mobilizations surface while Austria seeks to secure loyal provinces and draw letters to France and other powers.
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London
Europe
Near East
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Roumelia
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
Austria
France
Atlantic Fleet Survives Manila Bay Hurricane
The Atlantic battleship fleet rode out a 12 hour hurricane that lashed Manila Bay damaging shore facilities. Typhoon signals warned early then the storm hit at noon forcing fleet cutters to retreat into the Pasig river for safety all night.
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Manila
Manila Bay
Pasig River
Car Upsets Kill Man During Holland Grand Rapids Trip
Dick Brink of Grand Rapids, prominent merchant, was accidentally killed when his car overturned on a hill near Vriesland after the steering gear broke. The rest of the Grand Rapids party Mrs Brink Mr and Mrs Bush and Mrs Tenbroeck escaped with slight injuries.
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Holland
Mich
Grand Rapids
Dick Brink
Vriesland
Brink
Bush
Tenbroeck
Pittsburg Plate Glass Plant Fire Damages $500,000
An explosion of gas at Pittsburg Plate Glass Company works No 2 in Tarentum suburb caused a major fire with estimated $500,000 loss and 800 workers laid off. Watchman W A Long was knocked down and injured. Half the plant lay in ruins as flames were contained by a new steel building.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Tarentum
W. A. Long
Col Marcy Burned to Death in Minot Home
Col. J. C. Marcy aged 77 a prominent northwest attorney was burned to death at his Minot North Dakota home early Sunday flames from a lamp toppled onto bed clothing causing the fire.
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Col. Marcy
Minot
N. D
J. C. Marcy
Northwest
Winnipeg Cathedral Dedicated in Manitoba
The new St. Boni face cathedral in Winnipeg was dedicated Sunday afternoon with a large gathering of prelates and clergy as the $600,000 structure opened to worship.
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Winnipeg
Man
St. Boniface
Mormons Endorse Prohibition At Conference
In Salt Lake City 15000 Latter Day Saints at the seventy-ninth semiannual conference voted unanimously to support prohibition law in line with the Word of Wisdom ban on intoxicants. The resolution pledges the church membership to backing dry legislation.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Warehouse fire destroys Campbell Glass and Paint yard
A Sunday blaze at Campbell Glass and Paint on Main and Gratiot streets destroyed the warehouse and caused a loss of 150000 dollars. Three firemen were overcome by toxic gases but were quickly revived.
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St. Louis
Campbell Glass & Paint Company
Main
Gratiot Streets
Prominent Mississippi Rabbi Solomon H. Son nenschein Dies
Rabbi Solomon H. Son nenschein, a renowned figure in the Mississippi valley Jewish community, dies at his St. Louis home.
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St. Louis
Solomon H. Sonnenschein
Mississippi Valley
Mrs. J. H. Bennett Recovers After Kidney Pills
Gardiner Maine resident Mrs. J H Bennett aged 59 says a four month bed rest with back pain dizziness headaches and bladder inflammation ended after using Deans Kidney Pills. She reports complete cure within three months and no relapse. Sold at all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. H. Bennett
Fountain St
Gardiner
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Remembered Wit Sparks Silly Family Rivalry
A brief exchange reveals a humorous recall of an uncle who remembered the speaker, yet chose not to mention him in a joke or anecdote, deepening the family wit and irony. The line hints at affection tempered by memory and private humor within the clan.
Skin troubles cured with Cuticura remedies
J F Hennen of Milan Missouri reports years of itching breaking-out cured after trying Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He says previous doctors failed but his skin cleared immediately and later a leg outbreak from flu pneumonia healed after three uses of the Cuticura remedies. May 13 1907.
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J. F. Hennen
Milan
Chicago uses municipal cow to aid ill babies
Dr. Caroline Hedger, a health department inspector, bought a medical cow for the city to produce pure milk for desperately sick babies in a crowded Chicago tenement district. She says the department owns the cow and distributes milk directly to fourteen families without excessive handling.
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Chicago
Caroline Hedger
Hedger
Evans
Umpire From New York Faces Fiery Testing
Satan orders more coal as a stubborn New York base ball umpire endures a grim roasting. The stoker reports the man keeps smiling, prompting Nick to demand a move and question the stranger’s origin in a darkly comic scene from the Bohemian Magazine.
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Satan
Luminous
Stoker
Nick
New York
Bohemian Magazine
Queensland judge rules pearl oysters are wild beasts
A Brisbane royal commission on pearling heard a witness say he laid 100000 shells near Friday Island eight years ago. After noting Japanese thefts of shells, the district court judge ruled that pearl shell oysters are wild animals, thereby denying penalties for stealing them.
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Australia
Queensland
Brisbane
Friday Island
No Gusher But Tells Facts About Postum
A Wisconsin woman writes that after eight years of using Postum she drinks it three times daily and regained appetite and comfort after coffee caused dyspepsia. She reports family improvement and urges others to try Postum, signed by Postum Co.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Gould
Priest
DR. Koch
Cogswell, N. D
Michigan
Austin
Czar
Plate Glass Company
Big Blaze
Rabbi Sonnenschein
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