Gotham City Debt Surpasses U S Government Debt
New York City reports gross indebtedness of 1.086 billion dollars surpassing Uncle Sam by about 20 million. The transit and water projects drove a 71 million rise. net debt after sinking fund relief and exempt bonds stands near 660 million with borrowing power about 125 million. City officials warn the trend may soon outstrip the national government.
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New York
Father Knickerbocker
Uncle Sam
Gaynor Thi
New York City
United States
Father Qnickerbocker
Lost in Desert Storms Find Refuge in Cabin
In Goldfield Nevada two prospectors and Mrs. Pat O Hara were stranded by a blizzard while traveling from Tule Canyon to Lida. Tom Rea sheltered them at his Mount Jackson area cabin until the storm abated, saving their lives.
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Goldfield
Tom Rea
Mount Jackson
Lida
Rae
Pat O'Hara
Rea
Tule Canyon
Rea Cabin
Morgan Owner of Province in Cuba
New York report on Carl Hovey's Life Story of J Pierpont Morgan claims Morgan owns the Santa Clara province in Cuba where a dark tobacco is grown and cigars are made for him. Hovey allegedly uses plantation meaning province in a disputed formulation.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Carl Hovey
Mr. Morgan
Santa Clara
Cuba
Mr. Hovey
Real estate man sues stockholders for 231231 dollars
A. B. Campbell of San Jose files in Superior Court against more than 100 Monterey Coal Company stockholders both individually and as a corporation seeking 231231.60 dollars commission on stock sales. He cites a 190% written agency contract for Southern California and claims 32 1 2 percent on all sales. Campbell lists himself as a defendant and notes his pro rata share of the corporation's indebtedness.
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San Jose
Calif
A. B. Campbell
Superior Court
Monterey Coal Company
Compan
Campbell
California
Freed convict astonished by voters in tight skirts in LA
Charles Miller, freed from San Quentin after twenty years, wandered Los Angeles stunned by women in blue velvet hobble skirts and white plume hats. He marveled at modern fashion and the sight of women voters, exclaiming over the change as he adjusted to freedom.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles Miller
Miller
San Quentin
Mike
Women voters debate skirts and new fangled ideas
A reported conversation questions whether women voters will back a change, noting impressively dressed skirts and manga of reform. The narrative describes a party hosted by Miller and Cagney traveling by 3400 pound car from Pelee Island to Leamington, then to Catawba Island, with ice good for motoring and a dangerous crack bridged with planks.
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Cagney
Pelee Island
Leamington
Ont
Bass Islands
U. S. Questions Palmyra Island Title Claimed by Britain
The Palmyra group about 600 miles from Hawaii, discovered in 1852, was Hawaiian territory, then annexed by Britain in 1889. Washington officials say title is vague and no clear ownership dispute has been raised, but the issue prompts inquiry into whether British annexation voided prior Hawaiian title and could imply U S ownership.
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Palmyra
Hawaii
Kingdom
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Palmyra Island
Australia
Panama Canal
State Department
Kingdom of Hawaii
United States
Pastor Hangs Self in Todd County Jail
In Long Prairie Minnesota Reverend R T Guernsey pastor of the Baptist church hanged himself in a Todd County jail cell. He had been dismissed from his pulpit a week earlier and jailed after being sentenced to ninety days on charges brought by several parents. He was about 55 years old.
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Self
Long Prairie
Minn
R. T. Guernsey
Baptist Church of
Todd County
Guernsey
Fire at Claytonia family reunion kills five in PA home
A blaze at Curtis Hale's Claytonia home during a family reunion in Butler County, Pennsylvania, left five dead and five seriously injured. Firefighters aided by miners and neighbors contained the flames. causes include an overheated stove or lamp explosion. Damaged home valued under $1000.
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Curtis Hale
Claytonia
Butler
Miles
Earl
Mra
Pollie
Hale
Belle
James Hale
Scott
Hale Curtis
David
James
Sadie
Auto party crosses Lake Erie on the ice
An automobile trip across ice covered Lake Erie and back was completed by J C West John Carr Captain W E Smith L B DeWitt and John P Cagney of Catawba Island and Put in Bay Ohio. The party crossed to the opposite shore and returned successfully.
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John P. Cangney
Put-in-Bay
Ohio
Put In Bay
Lake Erie
J. Cc. West
John Carr
W. E. Smith
L. B. DeWitt
John P. Cagney
Catawba Island
Hiram College Haze Incident Leaves Three Injured
Three Hiram College students were seriously hurt in a fight involving varsity football players and supporters aiming to haze Earl R. Thomas of Youngstown. Earl Cook of Youngstown was stabbed twice in the abdomen but expected to recover. William Oldacre of Warren and John Mays of La Follette suffered cuts and bruises.
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Hiram College
Hiram
Ohio
Earl R. Thomas
Youngstown
Earl Cook
William Oldacre
Warren
John Mays
la Follette
Tiny Richmond Baby The Lightest Yet
In Richmond a newborn to Mrs. M Burke a hardware merchant's wife weighs 1 12 pounds according to Dr Cunningham the smallest in city history. The infant a healthy girl or boy remains at a local sanitarium with mother and child reportedly doing well.
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Richmond
Gasps of Gossip Legislation in Maryland House
Annapolis Md A bill by Mr Phillips of Wicomico proposes six months to three years imprisonment for anyone who makes an assertion reflecting upon a woman's good name. The measure aims to curb gossip against women in the state.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Phillips
Wiccomico County
Noted rupture expert Seeley to visit Walla Walla Grand Hotel
Noted truss expert F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia will be at the Grand Hotel in Walla Walla Monday and Tuesday February 5 and 6 to fit and demonstrate the Spermatic Shield Truss. The device is claimed to close openings in about 10 days with no surgery, and Seeley provides charity fittings upon request. A testimonial cites Dr King’s New Life Pills curing indigestion blamed for chest distress.
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England
Spain
Seeley
United States
Washington, D. C
W. Evans
Danville
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E. L. Smith
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