Wing family reunion gathers many Wings that cannot fly
Chicago August 27 The Wing family of America gathers for their annual reunion at the Auditorium with many named Wings present though none can fly since Wings are only in name. The family was incorporated in Massachusetts ten years ago and runs a Boston office a magazine and a historian under a president and board. Colonel George W Wing of Wisconsin heads the clan and more than 100000 literal descendants trace to Deborah Wing and her four sons who settled in 1632. Sir Arthur Wing Pinero will contribute a literary piece to the reunion.
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Lances of Old Days Restored in England
London reports that England’s lancer regiments have resumed use of lances after Germany and France discarded them. The move follows a knightly tournament at Earl's Court where society figures wielded the lance for a charitable display. Officers question its value in true warfare amid a parade of mounted troops.
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Grandstand fires burn Cody site. Boise series moved
A grandstand at Cody baseball park in Boise was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin, causing about 7400 in losses, with 6000 insured. The Boise Pendleton series starts today, and workers began converting remaining bleachers into a temporary grandstand while plans to rebuild are made. A nearby house also burned.
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Ballots Displeasing to Governor Blease in Primary
Spartanburg S C August 27 Governor Cole L Blease denounces the state executive committee over ballots for today's primary He asked for 25000 extra ballots but the committee ruled only official ballots would count Former Governor Evans said allowing more ballots would invite similar demands from all candidates and widen the dispute No ballots were issued beyond official tickets though provisions were made for all voters to obtain them.
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Better Quit Those Black Havana Cigars Now
A public notice urges smokers to abandon black Havana cigars when nerves signal danger and seek a harmless satisfying smoke alternative.
Rooster Takes Charge After Egg Box Trial
Gen Arthur mid Cigar M. A. Gunst & Co Inc recounts a curious household scene. The captain placed three eggs in a box and Pete on top, prompting the rooster to remain atop his post. The next day two chicks followed, and the rooster has cared for them as a hen would since.
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Canadian Municipalities Hold Convention Opens in Windsor
The twelfth annual convention of the Union of Canadian Municipalities opened in Windsor Ontario with delegates from every city in the Dominion. Detroit planned to help entertain the visitors as officers from provinces across Canada were named to guide discussions on practical improvements for protecting residents from adverse influences.
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Western dogs show value at Pacific coast event
San Francisco August 27. The finest dogs of the Pacific coast are on exhibition at Dreamland pavilion for the annual dog show of the Ladies Kennel Association of California. More trophies than ever before will be awarded in the west. Mrs Malcolm Whitman, formerly Miss Crocker, donated a trophy for the best dog. She owns top dogs and chartered a special car to bring them across the continent to avoid mingling with ordinary travel dogs.
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Rooster Hatches Chicks A Curious Question Arises
Baltimore reader asks whether a rooster can be mother. Captain John H White reports his rooster Pete hatched two chicks in a woolen box, sitting on a nest with several eggs. Pete clucks like a hen and refuses to budge.
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SAYS CHURCH MUSIC IS RUINED BY RAGTIME TUNES
Ocean Grove director Tali Esen Morgan said ragtime tunes ruin real church music. He urged formation of a national young people's society modeled on the Epworth League to promote better church music and study among churches in New Jersey.
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Freed brothers arrested after park fight in Ohio
Police officer Jacob May of the park squad subdued and arrested Jerome Freed and a second man at Clifton Avenue after they refused to line up and allegedly struck May while a crowd of women screamed. The incident occurred as bystanders helped quell the melee. In other news a chamber of commerce writer praises Chamberlain’s remedy, and a torpedo boat Dixie fire was contained in Newport.
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