Still Hates Whites Chief Two Strike Rises Rosebud Sioux Leader
Rosebud Sioux chief Two Strike aged about 90, in power since 1880 after succeeding Spotted Tail, has led with an iron hand. Known for past wars, he remains feared, dislikes whites, and his eldest son Little Hawk is poised to succeed him as chief. He spent time with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show and now lives among his people in Rosebud, South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Rosebud
Shis
Spotted Tail
Crow Dog
Fort Phil Kearney
Big Horn Mountains
Shortoo
Wounded Knee
Washington, D. C
Fort Sheridan
Buffalo Bill
Little Hawk
Reisner declares Sphinx a portrait of Chephren atop lion body
Harvard professor George A. Reisner, head of an expedition co sponsored by Harvard and the Museum of Fine Arts, claims to have solved the Sphinx riddle identifying the statue as Chephren depicted on a lion body. He cites Mycerinus statue evidence and dates the pharaoh to about 2850 B C. Additionally, James Hontz caught a 26 inch six pound one ounce brook trout in Little Lehigh river using worm and liver.
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Boston
George A. Reisner
Harvard
Egypt
Harvard University
Museum of Fine Arts
Hon
Chephren
Rein
James Hontz
Allentown
Lehigh
Hontz
Catches Prize Trout Opens Pennsylvania Season
Allentown reports the Pennsylvania trout season opened as streams ran high from recent rains. Anglers anticipated good fishing despite swollen waters and prepared gear for early catches.
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Bronze Dog statue sparks clashes near Battersea fountain
London reports a famous brown bronze dog once standing on a granite basin vanished from a Battersea fountain causing many police encounters. The inscription recalls the terrier killed after two months of vivisection at University College laboratories in February 1903 and notes 232 dogs vivisected there in 1902.
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London
Battersea
England
University College
Change Stockings and Mind Ends Wedding Plans
Seattle couple Leonora Murphy and Clyde Rowan, engaged four years, were en route to marry when Murphy found a hole in her stocking. At the parsonage she decided the hole would show kneeling before the minister. After calling Rowan to wait, she returned home and, while changing, changed her mind and called to cancel the wedding.
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Seattle
Wash
Leonora Murphy
Clyde Rowan
Astoria
Ore
Rowan
No Gossip In This Club In Middlehope Village
Wild Rose club of Middlehope N Y bans gossip among its members. Ex pulsion is the penalty for speaking about neighbors. Members are described as the village’s best known young women and meet weekly.
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Middlehope
N. Y
Wild Rose Club
Harriman Memorial Gymnasium Groundbreaking at St. George
Ground has been broken in Hempstead New York for Harriman Memorial gymnasium to serve as parish house for St. George Episcopal church. Mrs RE Harriman and family sponsor the project in memory of E H Harriman.
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Harriman
Hempstead
N. Y
RE. H. Harriman
St. George Episcopal Church
E. H. Harriman
Ohio man with no arms wins shooting matches
Al Winemiller of Wapakoneta Ohio shoots with teeth after losing both arms in industrial accidents He rigged a 22 rifle to fire via a leather mouth bit and magazine trigger to win clay pigeon and bullseye events through skill and persistence.
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Wapakoneta
al ‘Winemiller
Ohio
United States
Winemiller
Wupek Wheel Company
Pressed Wood Becomes Popular New Fuel in California
In California pressed wood from shavings and sawdust is marketed as a coal rival. A patent machine forms the material into 12 by 3 inch molds, producing a slow burning, high heat fuel that retails by the ton at coal prices and is praised for cleanliness and efficiency.
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Los Angeles
California
Driftwood house rises from a Portland cabin
The article describes a unique Portland house begun as a cabin in 1887. Driftwood from many regions formed walls, furniture, and fences using mortice dove-tail joints and wood pegs. The home sits near the Pacific coast north of the Columbia River with windows, doors, and bedsprings of conventional materials except for the driftwood frame.
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Portland
Ore
Hair trigger method used to fire by lip tension
The description explains Winemiller pulling a taut wire with his lips to trigger a firearm. By subtly contracting the lips he draws the wire a fraction of an inch without moving the head. The cartridge then explodes and the bullet hits its target.
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Vention
Winemiller
St. Louis Aero Club Chooses 180 Mile Race Course
The St. Louis Aero club board unveils an 180 mile race course for October events. President Albert Bond Lambert endorses the Kinloch Park to Jefferson Barracks route, north to Chain of Rocks, completing four laps back to the start.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Aero Club
Albert Bond Lambert
America
Kinloch Park
Jefferson Barracks
Chain of Rocks
Deeply Religious. A Friday Fish Story
A humorous column notes a man’s deep religious leanings with a Friday dinner quip about only fish stories. The brief item relies on witty wordplay to caricature pious habit and communal lore.
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Puck
Moderate priced fabrics dominate upholstery trends
A New York Sun summary notes growing demand for moderate priced upholstery fabrics as designers and retailers offer wide color ranges and varied patterns. Jute and cotton reps cost 1 to 2 dollars a yard, with 50 inch widths, while mercerized cotton reps feature silk like finishes in greens reds and ecrus. Woolen plains lead for heavy use spaces, with tapestries and fancy weaves reserved for drawing rooms and higher grades.
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New York Sun
Wales
Arras
New York
How to Remove Oil Stains and Loosen Corks
An old practical note explains oil removal from white wood by using a basin borax powder and boiling water for soaking, then rinsing to lift the stain. It also describes loosening a tight glass cork by warming with steam and drying to let the cork flip free.
Beef Patties For A Simple Dinner Pie Paste Style
Make a thin rich dough and fill half with fresh beef, turnips, carrots, potatoes, onions, suet, and butter seasoned with salt and pepper. Do not add water. Fold the paste, seal, bake slowly for about one hour. Serves many as a meal with coffee and fruit.
Baked Tapioca Pudding Instructions From Old Recipe
Wash tapioca and stew in milk for fifteen minutes then cool. Mix in butter sugar and beaten eggs with garillo flavoring. Butter a dish, bake in a moderate oven for one hour.
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Sis
Sphinx
Chepheren
Grace
Man Without Hands
Pacific Ocean
Columbia River
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