Locust Plague Foe Hailed by Austrian Science Plan
Entomologists warn a seventeen year locust appearance next spring and discuss chemical agrarian methods from Goerz Austria. Reports detail a Goerz schoolboys program that captured, killed, and measured locusts for prizes totaling 5 451 crowns, with 26 845 days of work and 11 railway wagons of hares used. The study shows scaling potential for use in the United States and suggests turning locusts into livestock feed after processing.
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Washigton
Cemical-Agrarian Institute
Goerz
Austria
de Martina
Trieste
Goerg
Flact
Useit Gyeda
Schon
Gow
International footballer Sam Thompson honored for heroism
Sam Thompson, a renowned international footballer from Preston Sayttard, receives the Humane Society certificate for rescuing two boys from drowning in the River Rib bn.
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Sam Thompson
Preston Sayttard
Dioval Humane Society
Americans Plan 3000 Tour Group to Scotland Next Summer
Charles D. Douglas of Washington is in Edinburgh arranging a large organized tour of Scots in the United States and Canada. About 2000 Americans and 1000 Canadians would form the party visiting Edinburgh Inverness and Burns and Scott counties over ten days with welcomes from Glasgow and the International committee of the Scots of America.
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London
Charles D. Douglas
Washington
Edinburgh
United States
Canada
Scotland
Glasgow
International Committee of the Scots of America
Inverness
Burns
Scott
Douglas
New York to End Antiquated Horse Car Service
Within weeks the old horse car lines in New York City will be discontinued and replaced with storage battery cars of the latest type. The cross-town routes will switch to electric battery powered cars, ending the era of horse drawn transit on these lines.
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New York
New York City
Man Wore Wife's Lingerie in California Divorce Case
A Chicago divorce case reveals extreme stinginess by Christian P. Ferman toward his wife Carrie Elizabeth Ferman and their daughter Mortie. The judge noted the husband wore the wife’s underwear to save costs and deprived them of food and clothing, with her later remarrying a department manager and him moving to California.
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Boi
Chicago
Superior Court
Carrie Elizabeth Ferman
Christian P. Fer
Judyne Dupuy
Ferman
Mortie
California
Lost 1812 Cemetery Found Near River Roisin Michigan
Contractors uncover remains along the River Roisin near Motling Michigan believed to be from a Confederate era 1812 battle. A soldier's skull shows a cleft, a brass C belt plate signals C company, and an Indigenous woman skeleton is nearby.
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Toledo
Roisin
Motling
Mich
Relsin Paper Company
C Company
Trains Collide in Illinois Toll Transport Disaster
Testimony before the coroner says operator Clark was drunk as a head on collision near Leech Ridge Illinois crushed Mobile and Ohio trains. Both engines wrecked with cars scattered while crews were injured and transported to Cairo hospital.
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Leech Ridge
Ill
Caire
Bohenadan
Charles J. Clary
Poe
Jean Crested
Crosnoe
Joti
Fireman
Rollins
Clawde
MI. & QO
Iron Mountain
Clark
Tranatin
Plans to dissolve American Sugar Refining company
The United States government plans new action to dissolve the American Sugar Refining company for restraint of trade. Attorney General Wickersham and U S District Attorney Henry A Wise conferred and an amended draft complaint is to be filed within days after a year of preparation.
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New York
United States
American Sugar Refining Company
Wickersham
Henry A. Wise
Wise
Chicago Packers Trial Set for November 14
Indicted Chicago pickers linked to the beef trust will face trial November 14. Twenty five subpoenas issued for witnesses. government offices announce the case preparation is near completion.
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Chicago
All Toed Beef Trust
United States
Mstrict
Sims
Marriage Is Bis Mania Sparks in Elwood
Elwood Indiana reports a man named Arthur Wigg erly a carpenter married three times within seven months. He divorced his first wife January 81 and wed a second the next day. A few weeks later the second divorce was issued.
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Indiana
Severn
No man will speed his car beyond fifteen miles an hour
A fragment quotes a defense of slow driving, arguing restraint in speed as a virtue. The remark notes the limits of a man who refuses to exceed fifteen miles per hour and hints at a broader social value on cautious motion.
Cailtates Chief Meets Prince for Warship Deal in San Francisco
In San Francisco Charles Al. Schwa former president of Stet corporation and Prince Tsaidistin uncle of China’s Emperor plan a meeting to finalize a fleet building deal. Spectators dodge a raging bull in Los Angeles panic as a deputy shoots the animal dead near the ring.
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San Francisco
Col
Charles al. Schwa
United Statess Stet Corporation
Tsaidistin
Emperor of China
Los Angeles
California
Ship Carnarvon Bay Wreck Off King Island
The British vessel Carnarvon Bay from Liverpool to Sidney wrecked near King Island. The captain and 17 crew members were rescued while a second boat carrying 30 aboard is missing.
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Melbourne
Australia
Carnarvon Bay
Liverpool
Sidney
King Island
Police Chief Resigns Over Graft Charges
San Francisco Mayor Mc Carthy cites graft allegations leading to Police Chief Martin’s resignation, to be acted on within a few days.
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San Francisco
Cal
McCarthy
Martin
Failed. He was very bashful and she tried to make it easy
A brief excerpt from Success Magazine describes a bashful man and a quiet moment by the seashore. The woman confesses feeling blue and unloved, while the man offers consolation, reminding her of God's and her mother's love and urging her to sit on her hands.
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Success Magazine
Wood In a High Grade Violin
A high grade violin contains sixty five pieces of wood of three or more kinds.
The Nurse The Doctor Threatens A Baby
The nurse says the doctor frightens a baby yesterday morning. Willie six recalls where the doctor lives. Willie suggests needing new parts if the baby loses a hand or a leg, implying a grim remedy.
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Willie
Handicapped Official Queries Speed of Auto Reads
A village stable master voices concern about a car’s pace. He says his glasses don’t suit him and he cannot read numbers on a quick vehicle, highlighting a need for slower, clearer reading of the plate.
The Modern Polonius
A fragmentary dialogue presents a father advising a daughter and a cheeky remark about quick returns through exploiting others. The lines hint at generational advice and a cynical shortcut.
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Samuel Fischer
A Tre Centalr Company
Foodant
THE
Centaur Company
NEW Tora Citt
Packers
Rome
National Association For the Study and Prevention
Italy
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
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Congress
Vittorio Ascoli
Murine
Murine Eye Remedy
Liveil, Inc
MAT Murine Eye Remedy Co
George
Ghos. M. Schwab
Prince
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Polonius
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