War Hero to Get $700000 Legacy
George Camp Douglas, WWI veteran wounded at Ypres in 1915 and 1917, will receive one third of a $2 million estate from his father Walter Dutton Douglas’s will. Trustees will divide the estate in November when the younger son turns 35. the elder son has already received allowances. The patriarch, Quaker Oats director, drowned in the Titanic sinking. guardianship was placed with Senator Charles R. Fowler.
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Lord French
George Camp Douglas
Walter D. Douglas
Charles R. Fowler
Quaker Oats Company
Martha Dutton Douglas
Edward Bruce Douglas
Minneapolis Trust Company
George F. Piper
Douglas
Fowler
Third Signal Company
Royal Garrison Artillery
Aden
Arabia
Pastor Finds Lost Roll of Money Under Stove
Rev. 8. D. Conger of Clyde Ohio knelt to pray and rose to uncover $45 folded under a stove. He believed he lost the cash days earlier at an Interurban trolley station and has no idea how it came to be there.
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D. Conger
Clyde, O
Money to Wipe: German Paper Note Sparks Café Ire
An American diner in Bremen used a thousand mark note to wipe his shoes as a show for other patrons. He then paid the bill with the same note, calling it merely German paper, provoking resentment in the cafe.
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Bremen
Foresighted observation on names and courting etiquette
A wry note asserts that many women who address a man by his first name also seek his last name as a future match. The line hints at social dating norms and the idea that familiarity can imply intent toward deeper commitment.
Forest Fires Endanger Game and Habitat Across Regions
A United States Department of Agriculture circular warns that destructive forest fires destroy food and shelter for wildlife, reduce populations of partridges, deer, raccoons, and waterfowl, threaten woodcock and other ground nesters, and alter stream flow by burning ground cover.
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Washington
Biological Survey of
United States Department of Agriculture
Exploration of Snake River Canyon Deepest Rock Cleft
A University of California geological expedition probes Snake River canyon near Waitsburg Washington. They study a 6000 to 7000 foot deep, seven mile wide gorge between the Seven Devils and Walulla mountains, noting basalt top and mineralized veins with copper silver and gold prospects. The crew travels on horseback and on foot during the river's low water to follow the gorge.
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Snake River Canyon
Waitsburg
Wash
University of California
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Seven Devils Range
Wallawa
Snake River
Runaway Teen Found Sleeping In Paris Garbage Can
Herman Jasper, a four teen from Binghamton New York, ran away bound for Europe and toured cities as a stowaway. He was detained at Antwerp for deportation, escaped, crossed the French frontier, and was captured again before ending up asleep in a trash can on the Boulevard des Italiens in Paris where he awaits return arrangements.
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Paris
Herman Jasper
Binghamton
N. Y
Europe
Boulevard Des Italiens
Herman
Atlantic
Antwerp
Battle Fields
Four Year Old Plays With Bear Cubs in Orchard
Mrs Donald Small of near Kane Pennsylvania hears her four year old son’s laughter and finds him holding two bear cubs by the neck while coaxing them toward the house. The mother bear is nearby under an apple tree eating apples as the child’s cries bring her to the woods.
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Donald Small
Kane
Local man completes 3500 mile hike to Pottsville
O'Brien, a San Francisco native, arrived in Pottsville after walking 3500 miles over several months. He is visiting his uncle Daniel Agen.
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Pottsville
Narrow gauge canyon railroad idea abandoned due to cost
An estimate of a narrow gauge railroad up the canyon proves so expensive that plans are for the time being abandoned.
Deer May Hamper Traffic Between Hibbing and Duluth
Deer activity is reported to be thick along the Hibbing Duluth route as cars encounter deer. An automobile driven by Joseph Rooney, former village council member, struck a deer returning from Duluth Sunday night. The deer was only slightly hurt.
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Dee
Minn
Duluth
Joseph Rooney
Woman Mail Handler Set Record Sorting Letters
Miss Nina E. Holmes twenty years old of the Detroit post office is named champion mail handler by the Post Office department for sorting letters. She distributed 20 610 in eight hours.
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Champ
Washington
Postal Service
Nina E. Holmes
Detroit
Post Office Department
Steps on Hill Endures Bear Encounter in Maine
Veteran lumberman Charles EB Jones describes stepping on what seemed a mound on hillside in St Francis Maine and hearing a deep growl as a real bear rose, forcing him to abort his survey. The incident shows the bear was nearby and surprised him during a routine field survey.
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St. Francis
Charles Eb, Jones
Twin Calf Birth Aims to Help Veal Prices in Warren
A Guernsey cow owned by Charles Lindmark of Canton Street in Warren has given birth to twin calves. The calves are well formed and expected to live, drawing much attention as part of efforts to aid reconstruction by increasing veal supply.
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Warren, Pa
Charles Lindmark
Canton Street
Nebraskans Learn Tax Cuts and State Fair Highlights
State Commissioner reports a statewide levy decrease alongside results from the recent fair. Highlights include sugar theft in Rock Island yards, a geodetic center near Broken Bow, a Niobrara death from overeating, Duruc Jersey hogs shipping to California, a Lincoln automobile parade, and a study of average Nebraska lifespans.
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Stevens Wholesale Company
Rock Island
Beatrice
Geodetic Survey
Broken Bow
Custer County
Vernon Tichy
Alvin Tichy
Niobrara
Nebraska
Tecumseh
California
Lincoln
State Bureau of Health
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Charles Roeder
Onesaw
Delbert Brabham
Callaway
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The Mystery of the Lost Archduke and the Female Stranger
A sweeping two century tale links Archduke Johann Salvator a private citizen to a vanished ship the Margarita and a cascade of sightings from California to South America. In Alexandria the legend of the Female Stranger ends with a veiled widow and a secret kept by a grieving husband for years.
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Ludmilla Stubel
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Uruguay
Orth
Johann
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California
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Kaiser Mar
The Female Stranger Inscription at St Pauls Cemetery
Visitors to St Pauls cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia, linger over a puzzling inscription that tells little of the woman named The Female Stranger. It notes her death on October 4, 1816 at age twenty eight and eight months, and that her husband mourned beside her as she died.
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Alexandria
Halifax
West Indies
Virginia City
Womain
St. Paul’s Church
Fathers? Nix In The Holiday Toy Shop Window
A playful bleak critique of holiday shopping crowds. The piece contrasts glittering toy displays with elderly readers elbowing children to glimpse railways dolls boats and other miniature delights amid a sentiment about money and desire.
Holland’s Way: Dutch Piercing Sand-Beds With Pontoons
The article explains how Dutch ports use two large flat-bottomed craft to buoyantly carry merchant ships over shallow sand-beds. Pontoon pairs sink to grab the vessel, water is pumped out, and the ship is raised and guided into deeper harbor water. The return trip uses the same method.
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Holland
Candle Through Wood Aimed by English Officer
An English officer described a shooting experiment using a wax candle and powder. He fired at five yards through four deal boards with candle weight and powder, perforating each plank. A second candle through a spade reportedly won bets for a gamekeeper.
Cleaning Leather Chair with Egg White Remedy
The article advises reviving shabby leather chairs by wiping off dirt then rubbing with a cloth dipped in beaten egg white. After drying, rub with soft clean cloths to restore a look of new.
Quote on toys shows child minds and adult anxieties
An isolated fragment from Harper's Magazine references a doll for Annie and a doll for Alec. The text contrasts cowardice and desire to buy children’s toys, hinting at social pressures and commentary on parental and family expectations without providing a full narrative.
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Alec
Courag
Harper’s Magazine
Student claims unique fungus dye resists tests
A University of Washington student reports discovering a fungus dye that remains unaffected by chemical tests that defeat other known dyes. The find is described as a fadeless green pigment with promising durability.
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