Atrocious murder shocks Matropolis in Ruth Wheeler case
A sensational New York report narrates the Ruth Wheeler murder. A 15 year old stenographer applicant lured to an apartment by Albert Walter, she was slain and her body burned, with Walter, an 18 year old German, charged. Pearl Wheeler helped expose the crime as detectives uncovered the apartment and evidence.
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Auto Ambulance Drive Lets Disabled Horses Receive Help
New York launches an emergency neuter ambulance for disabled horses operated by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The vehicle mirrors a hospital ambulance, powered by a sixteen horsepower gas engine and twin electric motors within the front wheels.
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New York
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
What Do You Do in College
A hostess child asks a guest what he does in college. The professor replies he imparts knowledge to students. The girl then soberly warns that if he keeps it up he may soon know nothing himself. Ladies' Home tour.
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Lin
Tong
Marrying For Money Divorce Court Humor
A quirky note discusses marriages formed for money and the frequent slide to divorce court for correction, reflecting social commentary on marriages driven by wealth.
The Panama Canal From the Brink of the Culebra Cut
Eyewitness describes walking along the Culebra Cut and witnessing the vast trench as steam shovels, dirt trains, and dynamite reshape a continent. The dramatic blast and shifting landscape evoke nature’s paroxysm rather than man’s work, likened to a mighty crease in creation.
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Culebra Cut
Empire
Culebra
Gold Hill
Nature
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Too Much to Believe in English Jury Room
A juror summoned in England asks to be excused claiming he gave a man £5 and wants to hunt him down to collect. The judge questions the honesty of the juror and dismisses him for lying.
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England
Casset
First German aeroplane lighthouse signals new era
The article notes Germany building the world’s first aeroplane lighthouse near Spandau with night trials and Kaiser army maneuvers to follow. It mentions Uncle Sam’s lights at Fort Myer and broad aviation advances cited by military experts as shaping future warfare alongside Russia France England Austria Spain and Japan. It also references airship defense tests and gun development against air intruders.
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Germany
Japan
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