Motorman Takes One Year Oath To Avoid Women In Cincinnati
John Knox a motorman publicly swore to a one year vow not to speak to or look at any woman. In Squire Mans court he asked for a notary and signed the pledge with Notary Joseph Schulz witnessing. He declared himself a dedicated woman hater and walked away with firm resolve.
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John Knox
Tie
Squire Mans
Cincinnati
Joseph Schulz
Tam
Notary Schulz
Knox
Schulz
New Hair by Grafting for Brooklyn Cashier
Miss Catherine Gorman, a Brooklyn department store cashier, will receive grafts from over 100 female coworkers to replace hair lost when her hair was pulled by a store carrier. The procedure begins with transplanted scalp from donors, with color matching and dyeing planned after healing, and is expected to take about a year.
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Catherine Gorman
Brooklyn
Miss Gorman
Cloudburst Drowns Woman Near Durbin West Virginia
A cloudburst flood killed 29 year old Mrs Reys Redstock wife of R B Redstock manager of W W Dempsey lumber plant three miles north of Durbin West Virginia While feeding chickens in the yard she was swept away by an eight foot wall of water The house was torn from its foundations a section wrecked A daughter was injured by timbers while Mrs Redstock and another daughter escaped with injuries to the home survived by her husband and a son or daughters in the house
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Reys Redstock
R. B. Redstock
W. W.dempsey
Western Maryland
Durbin
W. Va
Senator James K. Jones Dies at 69 in Washington
Former United States Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas died at his residence in Washington Monday afternoon after a brief illness. He served as a Democrat in the Senate from 1885 to 1903 and was a strong supporter of William Jennings Bryan.
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United States
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Washington
Senate
William Jennings Bryan
Million Dollar Pipe Line Wrecked by Dynamiters
Dynamiters wrecked the $1,000,000 water pipe line from the Bonita Mountains to Carrizozo New Mexico. The line supplies the entire Bonita river system to the El Paso and Southwestern railway engines.
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Bonita Mountains
N. M
Carrizozo
el Paso and Southwestern Railway System
Bonita River
Oregon Rejects Single Tax Vote Wins Limited Feminist Equity
Oregon voters in a Monday referendum rejected the single tax and women’s suffrage. The result of the senatorial race remained unresolved as returns came in.
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Oregon
Pacula Flood Destroys Village In Mexico
A flood reportedly wiped out the village of Pacula in Mexico, killing eighteen residents and leaving extensive devastation. Rescue teams continue surveying the area as authorities assess the disaster’s impact.
High School Fire Destroys Dunmore Facility
Dunmore High School near Scranton Pennsylvania burned completely with authorities deeming the fire incendiary. Loss pegged at about 70000 dollars, partly insured.
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Dunmore High School
Scranton
Irrigation Expansion Tied to Forestry at Albuquerque Congress
Government plans large scale reclamation with moving toward 100 million dollar total outlay. Eight states to gain 28 projects and 1910 acres of reclaimed desert in coming years as irrigation and forestry arise in the program for the sixteenth annual irrigation congress in Albuquerque from Sept 20 to Oct 10.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Reclamation Service
Colorado River
Sacramento Valley
California
Congress
No single coherent story found in the text
Fragmentary old notes voice satirical lines on wealth, fashion, diamonds, public figures, and war. The piece wobbles between jokes about Merry Widow hats, Evelyn Thaw, Hong Kong style gossip, and naval talk, ending with misquoted phrases.
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Harry Thaw
Europe
Congress
Prince Relie
Monte Carlo
Evelyn Thaw
Will Exclusion For Richard Snell In Illinois Case
The Clinton Illinois jury voided Colonel Snell s will declaring him insane when written. Richard Snell and Thorn ton Snell heirs receive 750000 each while Mabel Snell McNamara and other contestants receive nothing. The case highlighted letters from women including Mabelle Snell McNamara and family ties to Rev I A Hamilton. Snell built wealth through land deals accumulating 9000 acres near Clinton.
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Snell
Clinton
Fom’ Snell
Colonel Snell
Richard
Thornton Snell
Richard Snell
Mabel Snell McNamara
Illinois
I. A. Hamilton
Mabelle Snell McNaulira
Mabelle Snell
Richard Lemon
Leavitt to Campaign for Bryan and Other Rebound Items
Ruth Bryan Leavitt will campaign for her father William Jennings Bryan this fall in Omaha. Bessie Johnson Mariani, daughter of Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson, sues Frederic Mariana for divorce. Yale ’98 plans a flagstaff at Woodbridge Hall to honor Augustus C. Ledyard who died in the Philippines. A XY M C A gymnasium opens in St Petersburg funded by James Stokes. Mexico says Yaqui surrender must be unconditional and complete.
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Ruth Bryan Leavitt
William Jennings Bryan
Omaha
Bessie Johnson Mariani
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Frederic Mariana
Yale University
Woodbridge Hall
New Haven
Conn
Augustus C. Ledyard
Yale
Philippines
Russia
St. Petersburg
James Stokes
New York City
Abduction Ends Fatally in Indiana Auto Chase
Watterson of Syracuse Indiana keeper of the boat house on Lake Wawasse is slain and Ernest Franks brother in law is critically wounded after Watterson attempts to abduct Mrs J M Sargent. A pursuing posse shoots and kills Watterson as Franks and Mrs Sargent are dragged toward Millersburg.
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W. W. Watterson
Syracuse
Ind
Lake Wawasse
Ernest Franks
Millersburg
Patterson
J. M. Sargent
Hoover
Mrs. Sargent
Dr. Frank
Dr. Franks
Ligonier
Franks
Currency bill dominates Senate as filibuster ends
The Senate moved toward final passage of the Aldrich Vreeland currency measure after a lengthy filibuster. Senator La Follette pressed to talk the bill to death, while Culberson and other senators sparred over anti injunction and campaign finance bills. The House approved multiple measures including rail ashpan rules and safety for explosives transport, and adjourned sine die after finalizing deficiency and public buildings appropriations.
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Aldrich
Culberson
Texas
Bacon
Georgia
Teller
Colorado
Owen
Oklahoma
Newlands
Nevada
Puget Sound
Wasl
Hawaii
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Roosevelt
Senator la Follette
Stone
Missouri
Wisconsin
Culber- Sow
la Follette
House
Fort Peck
Montana
Aldrich- Vreeland
Gore
Farralone Islands
California
Atkins Wins Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park Opening
Report from New York notes Jack Atkins taking the Metropolitan handicap at Belmont Park as the meet begins. Other items include Beloit College defeating Nebraska University eight innings 3 to 0 at Beloit, injuries in a boxing match, and a horse race at Churchill Downs with Sir Cleges winning the Blue Grass stakes.
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Jack Atkins
Belmont Park
New York
Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Nebraska University
Rudolph Waholz
Joe Gans
San Francisco
Warren Travis
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Sir Cleges
George Long
Churchill Downs
Benning
District ‘of Columbia
Maryland
Congress
Odd Brain Operation Leaves Man With Full Faculties
Jacob Ritz in New York underwent brain removal of four ounces but reportedly retains all mental faculties. Alvin F Heaton Jr a schoolboy in Erie Utah reportedly confessed Key Stores at age nineteen.
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Jacob Ritz
New York
Alvin F. Heaton, Jr
Eerie
Utah
Perishable Carnival Maidens Parade Candyshop
A Merchant Carnival in progress features the village maidens representing shops. Pretty Sarah Moffatt wears a lace gown and garlands of bonbons advertising the principal candy-store. As the festival continues her decorations fade until she reveals she is wearing them inside.
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Sarah Moffatt
Sarah
The Money Hunger Narrows To Personal Anecdote
James R. Keene recalled a tale during a panic dinner. He compared acute money hunger to Tom Fargus from his Frisco days, who left a witty door notice about a short absence while awaiting a bill payment.
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James R. Keene
New York
Tom Fargus
Tom
First Taste. Baby and Coffee Health Warning
A speaker recalls early coffee use in childhood and the nervous spells it caused. After trying Postum, described as a coffee substitute, they report better sleep and reduced headaches and recommend Postum to others who drink coffee.
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Postum
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