Moonshine Maid Defies U S Officers In Kentucky Hills
Mary Fouts, a 27 year old moonshiner in Beaver Creek Kentucky, fended off a revenue posse led by U S Marshal F M Blair using a rock fortress and rifles. The siege lasted about half an hour with no surrender by Fouts who vowed never to surrender her illicit still as officials weighed charges and possible bloodshed.
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Kentucky Hills
Fouts
Mary Fouts
Kentucky
United States
Sam
America
Beaver Creek
Knott-Floyd-Letcher
Uncle Sam
Mary
Miss Fouts
William the Conqueror
Pe Lan
Hiram Day
Woman asks policeman to button her gown in public
A young woman in a princess dress asks Policeman George Donnelly near Washington Square to button her gown. The scene unfolds as onlookers watch while she explains she cannot reach the buttons and wants to continue uptown.
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Washington Square
New York City
Fifth Avenue
George Donnelly
Donnelly
Guardian of the Law
Miss Washi
City officer reflects on enforcing decency after incident
A city enforcer recalls his role in maintaining order stating I done it that time. The remark highlights tensions over moral policing and public conduct during a controversial event in the city.
Marriage by Photograph and Japan US ties
The Asahi Shimbun reports Japanese Americans organize self defense against Chinese gambling. The drive aims to reduce vice tied to gambling, arguing it harms the image of Orientals in the United States.
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Tses
United States
Japan
Shimanuki
Koisikawa
Tokyo
Ryokkokai
Asahi Shimbun
America
Horses with Mustaches Cited as Low Breeding Sign
A cabby boasts of a rare horse with a pronounced mustache. The horse doctor analyzes the feature as a notable, Grenadier-like mustache, while Mayhew and other authorities claim such facial hair marks a low-bred animal, per the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Mayhew
Philadelphia Bulletin
Well earned honor Gen Chamberlain received
Forty five years after Gettysburg Gen Joshua L Chamberlain of Portland Maine holds the left of the Union line at Little Round Top and later received the surrender of Lee's army at Appomattox. He served as Maine governor and Bowdoin College president and is collector of the Port of Portland. Confederate color bearer tearsily remarks he would die to defend the banner.
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Joshua L. Chamberlain
Portland
Little Round Top
Gettysburg
Maine
Bowdoin College
Chamberlain
Congress
Lee
Appomattox
Gen. Chamberlain
South
Indiana Hero Cast for Tippecanoe Monument
An Indianapolis sculptor John H. Mahoney completed a plaster portrait of William Henry Harrison and shipped it to Vermont for granite replication by McDonnell & Sons. The eight foot statue will stand at the base of the Tippecanoe monument shaft on the battle grounds, with Barre granite used for both statue and shaft, dedication planned for November 7 marking the ninety seventh anniversary of the battle.
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William Henry Harrison
John H. Mahoney
Indianapolis
Vermont
McDonnell & Sons
Tippecanoe Monument
Tippecanoe Battle Grounds
Barre Vermont
Ten Years of Backache Woman Seeks Cure in Ohio Ad
Mrs. Thos Dunn of Columbus Ohio reports ten years of backache with exhaustion from housework and headaches. She found relief and permanent cure after using Deans Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Thos. Dunn
Hest
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Bathing an Indian Dol at Jagannath Temple Festival
Thousands of pilgrims from Hooghly district villages pour to Jagannath temple for the annual bathing ceremony. The ritual begins at a fixed hour when a small bird sitting on the top banner signals the start, with belief it travels from Puri for the festival and disappears after the bath.
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Hooghly
Jagennath
Calcutta
Puri
Maheeh
Cure for Eczema Restores Baby's Skin in Months
A Minnesota mother details her seven month old daughter’s severe facial rash that worsened under standard care. After two months using Cutura Remedy, the infant’s skin cleared, with no eczema signs since, marking a dramatic recovery.
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H. F
Budke
LeSueur
Minn
Parade Ground Inspection Delayed for Family Cannon
An exchange records a request to inspect a company at ten, but the colonel agrees to postpone until tomorrow due to a promise to his wife to use the cannon for a churn. The incident frames a humorous military moment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims
One hundred dollar reward offer for a cure not achieved by Catarrh Cure. J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorses the firm and its honesty. Hall's Catarrh Cure is sold at 75 cents per bottle and is said to work internally. Testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J
Hall
Crusoe’s Firelock Sold For 160 Dollars In Edinburgh
Hulda B. White of Philadelphia bought the firelock once used by Alexander Selkirk the basis for Robinson Crusoe at a sale in Edinburgh. The relic claimed an authentic pedigree having belonged to Selkirk’s relatives in Fife Scotland. Price paid was 160 dollars.
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Crusoe
Hulda B. White
Philadelphia
Alexander Selkirk
Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Inburgh
Selkirk
Fifeshire
Scotland
Castoria Trust in Parents Safe Remedy for Infants
Important to mothers examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children and see that it is pure and properly labeled at all times.
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Rocky Hills
Mersele Cor Latile
New York
Indiana
Borem
Miss Pepprey
Chaseen
Tromble
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