At the Picture Shows Orpheum Friday Selig Highlights
The Orpheum lists a Selig program for Friday headlined by Lost in the Jungle a gripping jungle drama. Western Redemption is a well played western. The Greatest of Engineering Feats shows New York City water supply. Also features The Plot Against Bertie Romance of Pond Cove and more including Through the Dells of Wisconsin In a Motor Boat.
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Orpheum
Selig
Jungle
Seliz
Jungles
Essanay
Kalem
New York City
New York
Bertie
Hertie
Dells
Wisconsin
Pathe’s Gazette
London
Germany
Berlin
Madeira
France
Pastime bill features two Holland lectures and a film
At the Pastime the Friday and Saturday program includes The Battle a grim American Bio graph film contrasted with universal peace themes plus two Holland lectures The Heart of London and In the Shadow of Scotland Yard Also shown are features on Crippen wireless telegraph and London crime battles with the usual moving picture program Admission is ten cents for adults and five cents for children.
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London
Scotland Yard
Dr. Crippen
Science
The Pioneers Mistake Bison Wounded Indian Headdress Misread
Friday and Saturday program strong on thrills and comedy and instructive and educational. The pioneer mistook the headdress of an Indian for a bird and wounded him. Angered, he roured his tribe.
Eagle Attacks Child in Pennsylvania Cold Battle
Mrs. Keller heard her son cry as he walked home from school along the Coudersport pike between New Bergen and Haneyville. She shot and killed the attacking bald eagle, sparing Tommy Keller from injuries feared to be worse. the bird was described as a large monster of the bald eagle family seen in the upper Black Forest district.
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Galeton
Tommy Keller
Coudersport Pike
New Bergen
Haneyville
Woman shoots at rabbit and dies in suburban home
Ive Angeron. Mrs. Louis Wilhelm, mother of 12, was instantly killed when a rifle discharged as she attempted to shoot a rabbit through a window. The trigger caught in the window casing and the bullet entered her forehead.
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Angeron
Louis Wilhelm
Woman Declares Dinner Plan Then Is Killed
A mother tells her children they will have rabbit for dinner and is killed moments later. Police investigate the fatal incident, seeking a suspect and motive. The article notes the family’s distress and outlines ongoing inquiries at the scene.
Comedian Bigelow Arrested In Pajama Morning Stroll
Charles A. Bigelow, comedian known for offstage stunts, was arrested in Sixth Avenue after firing a revolver skyward. He wore pajamas, an automobile cap, a military cape and shoes, and denied being a bad man while protesting the interruption of his morning walk.
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Cap
New York
Charles A. Bigelow
Sixth Avenue
Sanderson Named for Presidential Elector
Freewater Oregon editor D C Sanderson, longtime Freewater Times owner and noted public speaker, is mentioned as a presidential elector for Eastern Oregon. Oregon has 16 electors. Eastern Oregon likely to supply a fair share.
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Freewater
Ore
D. C. Sanderson
Freewater Times
Oregon
Now Sve Caught you Fort Worth Cattleman Shot by Wife
Homer W. Trout a 22 year old cattleman was shot at a Fort Worth hotel supper by his wife as she confronted him with the exclamation Now, Ive caught you. She drew a revolver from her muff and fired a fatal shot to the forehead amid a party of friends.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Homer W. Trout
Bahama Islands Proclaim End of American Coin Tender
London Gazette publishes proclamation stating American gold and silver coins are no longer legal tender in the Bahama Islands after January 1, 1812. The change affects currency status for coins previously current in the Bahamas.
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Bahama Islands
London
London Gazette
Diamond Dick Dies After Train Run Accident
Word received from Kansas City Kansas that George B McClelland known as Diamond Dick a famed dime novel hero was killed last night by injuries from a long run railroad incident in Kansas City Kansas He gained fame in dime novel lore for his many outdoor adventures and stunts.
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Kansas City
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Kan
George B. McClelland
Diamond Dick
Notable sharpshooter dies after train crossing accident
The report notes a man killed near a railroad crossing while driving. His parents reside in Ogdensburg. Known as a crack shot with the rifle, he once shot an apple from a man’s head. He left home aged 16 and joined Buffalo Bill Wild Bill and Texas Jack in show business in 1872.
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Ogdensburg
McClelland
Buffalo Bill
Wild Bill
Texas Jack
Shuster Relative Joins Persia Crisis Effort
Edward Shuster, cousin of American treasurer general W. Morgan Shuster, has aided the canal zone quartermaster’s department for six years. He is in New York after a hurried Panama trip, en route to Teheran amid the Persian Russia controversy.
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New York
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Edward Shuster
Canal Zone
Russia
Panama
Teheran
Christmas Entertainment at the Baptist Church
A Christmas tree is prepared for all ages and an excellent program of songs and recitations by children. The event begins at 7 15 PM and invites members and friends to join in the church’s festive evening.
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the Baptist Church
Alaska Miner Starved to Death Prompted by Lack of Aid
The frozen body of Frank Schmidt, an elderly prospector in Ruby, is found. Authorities reportedly refused aid due to no funding for such cases. The man wandered across nearby creeks and allegedly lost his mind before dying.
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Ruby
Alaska
Frank Schmidt
Working Girls in Germany Absorb Labor In Cities
Late statistics show how many country girls leave villages for big cities in Germany to work in factories and stores. About 150000 in cotton mills and 52000 in tobacco factories, 8360 in laundries, with many becoming housemaids. Saleswomen in department stores earn about 14.28 dollars monthly, covering living costs. A large number, around 210000, work as domestic servants, gaining independence gradually.
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Coburg
Germany
Women workers in hotels and restaurants shift to city careers
An insular report notes 167000 plus women employed in hotels, restaurants and barns with many first spending time in the city before returning to rural life. The text implies a move towards urban work as a means to sustain old age.
Boiler Blast At Apiary Mill Kills One Man
A boiler explosion at the Lowman flouring mill in Apiary ten miles south of Is place killed Clarence Brown instantly and fatally injured mill owner Walter Lowman. Two other operators Wilson Lowman and James Kilby survived with injuries. The cause remains unknown as the power plant operator is dead.
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Wilson Lowman
James Kilby
Lowman
Apiary
Town Overrun As Millions Of Crickets Invade Austin
Crickets occupy Austin Texas on the 22nd inst flooding business streets with inches of water while the fire department dumps tons of water to drown them. Residents in the suburbs remain undisturbed as crickets swarm through main avenues.
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Austin
Texas
Oregon men face choice on senate run at party convention
Several prominent Oregon men remain unsure about entering the race for the U.S. Senate as attendees at a party convention discuss their options. The gathering highlights indecision among potential candidates amid political maneuvering.
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Oregon
Private jail run by Artie Sult serves Prince George county
In Sutland Maryland a small cement jail at Arthur Bult known as Artie Sult’s home guards many prisoners and is state sanctioned. Sult, long a constable and deputy sheriff, helped convict gang leaders including Jim Green known as Old Fox, with sentences of twenty, sixteen and two years.
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Hox
Bear
Sutland
United States
Arthur B. Bult
Prince George County
Sultland
Artie” Salt
Maryland
District of Columbia
Sull
Georgetown College
Artie Sult
Entre County
Jim Green
Old Fox
Lost Leg: Woman Sues Artificial Limb Maker in City Court
Margaret Smith sues Mia Stage and husband Sylvester Stage for 2000 claiming assault after the defendant refused to repair or return a wooden leg bought on installments. The suit alleges Mrs Stage assaulted Smith on the store stoop while the plaintiff awaited crutches.
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Astujty
New York
Margaret Smith
Mia
Emmy Stage
Mies Smith
Sylvester Stage
Miss Smith
Wmb
Stages
Stagg
Black Hand member slain in Columbus murder case
Columbus police believe an organized Black Hand branch operates in the city after the killing of Gaetano Sigari by Peter Albanese, cousin of a Columbus sergeant. Albanese told Chief Carter he killed Sigari following multiple threats to kidnap his wife unless he paid $50.
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Columbus
Ohio
Black Hand
Gaetano Sigari
Peter Albanese
Sargeant Albinere
Albanese
Carter
Sigari
Lone Man Kills 17 Bandits in Mexican Mine
Monterey Mexico reports a lone American, John J Kilker son superintendent of the Rullion Golondrinn mine, killed seventeen of twenty eight bandits who attacked the mine storehouse. The remaining brigands fled to the mountains after the volley.
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Monterey
Mexico
John J Kilkerson
Ban- Hite
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Arthur Moore
Fio
Ethel
Jad
Shuster
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