Boy on L Tracks Near Third Rail in Chicago Incident
Seven year old Mathew Blau chased a baseball onto the Chicago L tracks between Larrabee and Halsted when a passing express braked hard. Motive power chief E H Potter pursued, grabbed the boy before a third rail shock, and had him placed on a local train home. The boy explained he climbed the tracks to retrieve his ball.
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Mathew Blau
Mathew
Mohawk Street
L” Express
Roy Gaines
Bertesnu Avenue
Wilson Avenue
South Amund
Larrabee
Halsted Street
E. H. Potter
Motive Power
Potter
Potter Wa
Chicago Avenue
Bride Aboard, His Way to Heron
A shipboard wedding tale ends with a dash past a guard as Charles Moorfield Storey of Boston meets his bride Susan Sweetser, after a desperate sprint on the Carmania pier in New York. The groom slips past a gatekeeper and loses his hat, but is embraced by his new wife amid cheers and quarrels.
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New York
Horders
Feller
Chara Moorfield
Boston
Chestnut
Hills
Susan Sweetser
Building a Farm Home with Practical Heating and Septic Sewage
The piece outlines William A Radford's advice on eight room farm houses, heating with hot air, and the need for ventilation. It discusses farming families, farm priorities, and the value of a well planned home with strong water, plumbing, and a septic tank system as a health and efficiency measure.
Proper Poultry Care Against Eye Disease in Fowls
The article warns against squeezing eye matter from sick birds. It explains a sac surrounding the white matter must not be opened or broken. Keeping birds warm, well fed, and separated prevents spread, and avoiding squeezing saves losses. It notes that a blind eye can remain without further deaths.
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Bh.m.stetson
California
Train Delay and Freight Holds Up a Long Journey
A traveler endures a daylong railway delay as a freight load blocks progress. The guard reassures that time will be made up, but brakes grind and trains inch forward only to stop again. Passengers watch poles, jolt and jar, and face a lingering waiting game with little relief.
Nurse dreams of burglar then confronts intruder in room
Mrs. Rachel Somers’s nurse Miss Rosselle dreamed a burglar entered the home and awoke to find a masked man with a pistol. She alerted sleeping nieces, roused help, and police found jewelry looted from a safe while Disston jewels remained untouched. The nurse said the dream proved scarier than the real event.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Rachel Somers
Margaret Littleton
Edith Crouch
Mrs. Somers
Philadelphia Policeman Ends a Hunger Strike
In Philadelphia a seventeen year old girl from Pottstown feigned shelter seeking then began a hunger strike at city hall police headquarters. A patrolman brought ice cream to her room and she ate, ending the protest within minutes.
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Philadelphia
Asquith
England
Julia Morgan
Pottstown
Department of the Interior
Machine for Testing Eggs
A portable egg testing device two to three feet long uses a belt with small metal saucers and a central electric lamp to reveal egg quality as it passes beneath a hood. Fresh eggs show bright orange yolk while bad ones appear nearly black, with good eggs rolling forward for collection and bad ones removed manually.
Selecting the Best Hens for Breeding Pen
Instruction urges careful evaluation of a good bird's characteristics. Compare and note traits throughout summer, then select hens for a breeding pen in fall. Emphasizes keeping the best birds for future breeding.
Build Up Utility Through Careful Selection
There is one way to build up the utility of a flock and that is by careful selection. If each year a farm gave only the eggs from the best birds for laying, each generation will produce better layers. This work can be aided by obtaining males from a heavy laying strain. Tainted food is dangerous. avoid feeding birds tainted feed this time of year.
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Wawa
Daughter secures stenographer position amid insurance woes
Conversation reveals a daughter has taken a stenographer job after learning shorthand for a few weeks. The speaker expresses relief despite the husband’s insufficient insurance and the need for Gertrude to work. The employer’s stutter is noted as context for her prospects.
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Gertrude
Modern Child Describes Homelessness and Court Custody
A brief exchange reveals a child lacking a regular home. The dialogue notes the child wears decent clothes and has food at times, yet is legally under papers and court custody for part of the time.
One Thing Left Terttin Comment Sparks Talk
A playful exchange centers on happiness as a person contrasts actions with a late first husband who “died” for happiness. The remarks hint at unresolved feelings and humor in handling relationships. No other factual details are provided.
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Terttin
Beyond the Pale in a Weathered Exchange
A dialogue touches social judgment, gossip, and gender norms as a speaker contends fashionably minded neighbors drift into folly through marriage, class, and rumor. The piece comments on morality, public perception, and the idea of a woman’s behavior reflecting on others.
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