Romance in Chicagoan's Death in Philippine War
A Chicago youth dying in the Philippines left a heartbroken fiancé Miss Cameron a life insurance policy of 2800 dollars, payable to her. Gardner, who enlisted after a rejected suit, had long spoken of Miss Cameron and asked for a photograph and his policy to be sent to her. Christian family sources state he died in a Filipino attack while aboard ships bound for Manila.
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Gardner
Chicago
Della
Bim Itorhan Lone
Mias
Navy
New Orleans
Manila
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Miss Cameron
Heroic Girl Denies Newsroom Claim Of World’s Fair Rescue
Frank Williamson, a passenger engineer on the Panhandle line, contests reports crediting Misa Jennie Creek with saving a world’s fair special from wreck at Mill Grove Indiana. He says Miss Creek acted alone to avert disaster after a bridge fire and a shawl signal warned the train. The girl’s nervous prostration follows the publicity and competing claims.
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Jennie Creek
Panhandle
Mill Grove
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Frank Williamson
Sam Personette
Sells Her Baby In A Public Sale For Life
A starving New York mother allowed bids for her baby, a $100 sale recorded with a lawyer and notary, then filed at the registers office. Register Fromme called it a constitutional violation, while the Mathis family’s destitution and Mrs. Annie Gross’s $10 offer were noted.
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New York City
Authers
Fromme
Pauline Mathis
Annie Gross
Mathis
Unsigned fragment on surgery and survival without forehead
A cryptic OCR fragment notes that a man may live without a forehead and without a stomach, suggesting a discussion of extreme medical survival. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear context or attribution.
Rich Gold Beds in Nicaragua Highlight Canal Prospects
American expatriate Chasion Lebane Jest returns praising Nicaragua climate and future prosperity tied to the Nicaragua Canal. He quotes Mr Lochner and Mr Lob ner stating the canal will bring peace and economic growth, reducing political strife as US influence grows. He notes Nicaragua’s healthfulness with fevers rare and malaria only minor.
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Lobuar
Nicaragua Canal
Eax
United States
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Lobner Aserta
Nicaragua
Lion Breaks From Cage At Wisconsin Menagerie
A lion at a Coney Island Milwaukee river resort broke from a cage causing panic among visitors. After escaping it killed a kangaroo and a Shetland pony before attendants lassoed and recaptured it. no serious injuries were reported.
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Coney Leland
Milwaukee
Wis
England
Mme
Hilda
Noone
Boy Finds Gold In Cellar In Cincinnati
A boy, George Kramer, found gold pieces in a Wade Street cellar near Plum and split them with two companions Alfonso Churerch and Ruby Herz. The trio played with the coins like marbles and Kramer won all the money. The boy returned the gold to his mother, who first planned to keep it but then turned it over to Sergi Jueggling at Bremen Street police station.
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Cincinnati
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Jueggling
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Wade Street
Plum
Alfonso Churerch
Ruby Herz
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Ban on Spooners at Asbury Park Boardwalk
Pounder Bradley bans spooning on Asbury Park's famous boardwalk by night with searchlights illuminating lover s nooks. The move aims to deter couples at popular spots as summer crowds grow. Nearby items report the University of the South Sewanee will manage 1000000 acre timber tract to fund college needs and a Chicago barber struck by lightning is said to work overtime.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Cupid
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University of the South
Sewanee
Tenn
Division of Forestry
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Chicago Times-Herald
Weds A Coachman In Wealthy New York Family
An adopted daughter of wealthy Mrs Mulligan married coachman William Lahey 28, amid family upheaval. Rev George Nixon performed the ceremony at Tremont Presbyterian Church on May 9. Mrs Mulligan learned of the marriage and offered to send her foster daughter abroad, but the couple stayed together. Mulligan, daughter of the late Capt William P Murphy, a pioneering woman lawyer, disinherited the couple and provided 8500 as a parting gift.
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Mra
George Nixon
Tremont Presbyterian Church
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Seventy Fourth Street
Washington Atenue
New York
Real Estate Exchange
Humane bullet aims to reduce war wounds in civilized warfare
Dr. Robert M. Mullings of Norwalk Connecticut claims a new humane bullet design. It features a through opening called scatal to prevent air entering wounds and gas explosion. A steel tube runs full length with an aluminum wad at the rear that detaches after firing to expose the tube.
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Robert M. Mullings
Norwalk
Conn
United States
Spain
Wallace collections open at LondonHartford house art event
The Wallace collections will open at LondonHartford house after thorough renovation and cataloging. Owned by the nation, the priceless works will bolster the national gallery in French art and be secured against fire through practical measures. A recent fire warning in the area prompted officials to focus on protection strategies.
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Wallace
London
Hartford House
National Gallery
New York Population Census Figures Hint at Growth
New York's census work is finished though returns await Washington. Observers note a striking ten year population rise in the five boroughs, now about 3,650,000. The report cites frontier defense lengths of Britain and military arms in European armies.
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Washington
Wilbur
Five Boroughs
City of
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