Lost voice returns after twenty one years in Chicago
Louis Mendelson, once speechless since a 17th birthday typhoid attack, suddenly speaks after 21 years. He had run a liquor business with his brothers and communicated by writing and signs. He called his mother and cried with joy as his voice surprisingly returns at work, in a mystery to his family. A New York club then aims to promote copies of old masters to overcome prejudice against replicas.
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Chicago
Louis Mendelson
Samuel
Mendelson
Samuel Mendelson
Jules
Anton
Delson
Louis
New York City
Doctor Hopes to Restore Life by Heart Stimulation
Dr B Merrill Rickettts reports a method to revive hearts after death by squeezing the heart through the chest. He cites experiments on dogs and claims several cases where the heart beat returned minutes to hours after cessation, and discusses possible use in condemned prisoners volunteering for experiments.
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Cincinnati
B. Merrill Ricketts
American Medical Association
Boston
Champion Dog Catcher of London Retired Constable Claims Huge Record
London police veteran Constable Robert Lovell says in 23 years as dog catcher he captured 142,976 dogs. Colleagues hail him as world champion. Early in his career he served three years as a constable before taking up dog catching. His peak year was 1896 with 13,331 stray dogs moved to Battersea home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Lovell
Metropolitan Police Force
Battersea
Silly Exchange Over Bright Children Scene
In a sharp exchange Mr. O Bull mocks Miss Passay about bright children. Miss Passay retorts that she has no children to discuss, highlighting social awkwardness and wit in a brief dialogue.
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Mr. O’bull
Miss Passay
Study of criminology turns educated man into a thief
Denver based Dr Patterson once prominent physician and educator tells of his fall from wealth to crime. He blames criminology study and morphine habit for his thefts and burglaries while admitting a lifelong struggle against heredity environment and personal weakness. He recalls first crime in a physician's office and describes a career driven by a passion for crime rather than money.
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Denver
Callam
James Patterson
Rush
Washington Medis
Tterson
Patterson
Martynald
Dr. Patterson
Iix
Sulina
Kan
New Husband Takes Kiss From Reluctant Bride After Fight
In Waukegan a Milwaukee groom Henry Berninger and Chicago bride Miss May Martin wed after a tense ceremony. They wrestled over a kiss before officials. after the pronouncement he persisted, she resisted, and a final kiss occurred before she stormed out in displeasure.
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Waukegan, Ill
Henry Berninger
Milwaukee
May Martin
Chicago
Berninger
Lynching of three Rowans County murder suspects in Salisbury
A mob of about 3000 forcibly entered Rowan County jail at Salisbury and lynched Nease John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham, alleged principal suspects in the July 13 murder of Isaac Lyerly and his family at Barber Junction. Other suspects Bella Dillingham Henry Lee and George Ervin were spared and removed to Greensboro.
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Charlotte
N. C
Rowan County
Salisbury
Lyerly
Barber Junction
Nease
John Gillespie
Jack Dillingham
Henry Lee
George Ervin
Bella Dillingham
Greensboro
Rowan County Court
Isaac Lyerly
Crabbed Rattler by Tail at Seidel Ranch
In Gonzales Texas near Smiley a large rattler under a barn was killed by a Mexican boy who grabbed it by the tail and felled it with a board after neighbors offered a dollar and fifty cents for its capture. The snake measured six and a half feet long and four inches thick.
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Gonzales
Tex
Negro Shot by Texas Deputy in Tyler Incident
Tyler Texas report says Lee Wiley a Black man was shot in the abdomen by Deputy Sheriff B H Kuykendall after a confrontation Saturday night. Wiley was reported critically injured at death's door. Kuykendall says Wiley drew a knife. Kuykendall fired after his pistol misfired and has been placed under bond.
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Tyler
Tex
Lee Wiley
B. H. Kuykendall
Wiley
Kuykendall
Surveyor May Cross County Lines in School Land Purchases
Judge Hawkins advises under the land law that a county or district surveyor may run lines into an adjoining county or district when measuring a vacant school land tract. The aim is to find the best alignment and follow it as closely as possible, even if the land extends beyond the surveyor's home jurisdiction.
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Austin
Tex
Hawkins
Attorney General's Department
Mass physician touts Grape-Nuts as child constipation cure
A Massachusetts doctor reports relief in fifteen child constipation cases using Grape-Nuts, praising natural bowel function, energy for the nervous system, and pre digested nutrition. He argues for early healthy habits and better teeth through firm chewing, urging readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
Kelbaugh Praises Peruna As Cold Cure In Washington
Ex-member of West Virginia Legislature Hon W H Kelbaugh writes from 204 9th Street N E Washington DC praising Peruna as an unequaled medicine and tonic. He says a stubborn cold and run down system were cured, saves money and avoids doctors.
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W. H. Kelbaugh
West Virginia
Pe-Ru-Na
W. Va
9Th Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Peruna
Mrs Clara Litterst Recovers After Using Perris
Mrs Clara Litterst of Seafield Indiana reports catching a severe cold last fall and after taking Perris gradually improved enough to resume work.
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Clara Litterst
Seafield, Ind
Perris
Meaning of moles and fortunes in Pennsylvania Dutch lore
The article describes a superstition about facial moles and their supposed meanings for men and women. It lists positions on the forehead and lip and connections to luck, marriage, imprisonment, and gifts from the dead, noting that most people have moles and that beliefs vary by side and gender.
Cheatham's Chill Tonic Claims Twenty Year Record
For twenty years Cheatham's Chill Tonic has remained in use as a remedy for chills and fevers. The ad asserts the tonic actually cures these illnesses while competitors only promise. One bottle is guaranteed to cure any one case.
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Cheatham
Gey Er Drills Artesian Well For Anderson School
Contractor Chris Geyer, after finishing the artesian well on the Anderson school grounds, closed a deal with Brown Shelter Tobacco farm to drill a well on their farm a few miles from town. The company is noted for success in the county's tobacco culture.
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Orange
Tex
Chris Geyer
Anderson
Brown Shelter Tobacco Farm
Sheffer
Sale indefinitely postponed in Texas Southern rail case
Judge R B Levy sustained his prior ruling in Longview denying bondholders' motion to immediately sell the Texas Southern railroad and postponed the sale indefinitely. Corsicana reports its first bale of cotton weighing 420 pounds, grown by J R Knottes near Engers, sold for a sum.
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Marshall
Tex
R. B. Levy
Longview
Texas Southern 14
Corsicana
J. R. Knottes
Engers
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