Wheat Gambler Jim Fike Bets Rain for Big Payday
Colby Kansas farmer Jim Fike has wagered $175,000 over five years on weather to yield a bumper wheat crop. He hopes a 25 to 35 bushel per acre year will come, making a potential profit of about $425,000 if average yields hit 25 bushels and wheat sells for $1 a bushel.
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Colby
Kan
Jim
Fike
Thia
Old Rockefeller
America
James N. Fike
Kangas
Father of 25 children in Pittston welcomes new daughter
Nathan Valone of Pittston, a naturalized Italian citizen, has become father to his twenty fifth child, a 15 pound girl. He previously had 16 children with his first wife and nine with his second, with most still alive. Valone owns multiple businesses including a grocery and fruit store and dreams of a clothing shop.
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Wilkesbarre
Nathan Valone
Pittston
Here
Valone
Italy
Edoeatore
Monument Inscription Tells Tale of Driftwood Murder
In Driftwood Pennsylvania a cemetery monument reads Warren Mix born May 27 1863 murdered by Robert Clark April 25 1894. After a boundary dispute Mix was shot and later jailed for a time. He returned home but was ambushed and crippled by buckshot. the grave marker suggests the avenger was a woman. Clark fled the country and never returned.
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Driftwood
Warren Mix
Robert Clark
Mix
Clark
Intrepid Kitchener Honored as England's Greatest Soldier
London reports a royal honor elevating Lord Kitchener to lord high constable during coronation ceremonies, declaring him England's greatest living soldier. The piece recounts his Sudan campaign, the Omdurman victory, and his role in ending the South African War after Lord Roberts departed.
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London
Lord Kitchener
George of
England
Kitchener
Sudan
Khartum
Omdurman
Retired farmer in Franklin maims hand in suicide attempt
Joseph Mannin a seventy eight year old retired farmer and hotel owner in Franklin Pennsylvania tried to kill himself. He spent the morning sharpening a hatchet and severed his left hand at a barn cutting block with two blows.
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Franklin
Joseph Mannin
Girls Must Give Back Presents Ruling in Divorce Court
Judge Gova held that a woman who accepted a valuable engagement ring and other presents from Fred Froemke and then rejected him must return the gifts. Ella Marks had sued Froemke for repayment and the court upheld him in the domestic relations court.
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Chicago
Govanow
Tinderbox still used as matches linger in Spanish Italian districts
Rural districts in Spain and Italy continue to rely on tinderbox matches as they have not yet replaced them with newer systems. Officials note cultural habits and accessibility influence the slow adoption of modern fire-starting methods in these areas.
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Spain
Italy
Bible on Long Trip by Chicago Masons Across Cities
In 1900 Chicago Masons began a traveling Bible tour intended to pass through major cities and lodges. The objective is to remain in at least one lodge in each principal city for a time, then return to Chicago to join the archives. The voyage spans about 25 years to fill the blank pages recording custodians. A Columbus lodge sent a special train to Springfield to receive the Bible, after earlier passages through Cincinnati and Dayton.
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Chicago
Masons of
Chicago Masons
Columbus
Springfield
Cincinnati
Dayton
Happiness in Jealousy and Hardship
A reflective maxim notes that a woman can achieve happiness as long as she knows someone is jealous of her. It suggests personal satisfaction persists despite hardships she may face.
ISAND SUPPORTS 40 STORY NEW YORK PIER PROSPECT
A concrete pier for a planned 40 story New York skyscraper settles under load. The column is eight and three quarters inches in diameter and part of the series of 106 piers intended to bear the weight.
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New York
Sand Supported Pier Demonstrates Safety of Skyscraper Foundation
Test of a sand based 40 story Municipal Building pier shows 908 ton load, 66 percent over expected max, can bear six tons per square foot on sand while rock supported piers carry 15 tons per square foot. The structure sits at Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge with a quicksand site and pneumatic caisson limits.
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New York
Municipal
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Chicago Swept By A Flood Of Beer
During three hot days Chicago reportedly consumed about three million gallons of beer, equating to around 48 million beers. The headline claims half the population drinks, averaging four quarts daily per consumer, with over 7,000 saloons in the city and typical saloon output of three barrels per day.
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Chicago
Bridget and Mistress Trade a Witty Warning
A Harper's fragment shows Bridget replying that her habit is to honk the auto horn as a playful warning, while a mistress promises a week's notice when she leaves. The exchange centers on routine, humor, and domestic banter.
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Mistress
Bridget
Harper
Revered Buddha Shrines Weigh In on Rangoon and Asia
The article surveys monumental Buddha statues across India Burma Sri Lanka and Japan noting Rangoon houses a 200 foot reclining form near Shwe Dagon pagoda and a gold adorned 300 foot stupa. It explains Buddhist devotion centers on emulation of Buddha not worship of his person.
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Calcutta
India
Indi
Rangoon
Burmah
Colombo
Ceylon
Kobe
Japan
Orient
Buddha
Mr. Kipling
Mandalay
Rhodes
Dagon
Shoay Dagon
Tama
Never Wore Hat or Coat in 60 Years in Philadelphia
Charles Gaunt aged 85 died in Philadelphia after a life in which he never wore a hat or coat. He reportedly had no ill health until his death, despite the unusual habit spanning six decades.
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Philadelphia
Charles Gaunt
Dog Saves Boy From Cow in Rushville Incident
Enraged cow attacked fourteen year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs John McKibben south of Rushville Indiana. A shepherd dog owned by the boy diverted the animal's attention by grabbing its nostrils and holding it as the parents arrived to rescue him.
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Rushville
Ind
John McKibben
Here
Youth with Tickler Arrested on Atlantic City Boardwalk
Harry Snyder, nineteen, is under arrest for using a self described tickler a wire device to tickle women through cracks in the Boardwalk as they paused at shop windows on the Atlantic City waterfront.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harry Snyder
Remarkable Coincidence In Scottish Village Wedding
In a Perthshire village a Miss Smith wed a Mr Smith with Rev Mr Smith officiating. The couple now reside in a house whose only neighbours are another Mr and Mrs Smith.
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Perthshire
Scotland
Miss Smith
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
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