Fire destroys farmer's home in Athena Oregon
Special Correspondence reports July 15 that A Le Pwageart, a wheat grower near Athena, lost his farm house and outbuildings to a Thursday fire. Neighbors saved most household goods though little insurance existed. This marks a second blaze in the valley within a week, including a Meinivyre barn fire and a Burke & Son horse loss. the cause of both fires remains unknown.
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Athena
Ore
A. le Pwageart
Doc. Meinivyre
Alberta
Burke & Son
Mother's search ends as photo confirms son killed in box car
Oklahoma City woman Minnie Grimes identifies a photograph as her missing son Floyd McEwan, crushed in a box car near St Louis last April. Since October 20, 1910, she had no news after he sent $24 from Bakersfield to hear from him, then followed crews in vain. She traveled to St Louis seeking further clues.
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Okloma Womma
St. Louis
Minnie Grimes
Oklahoma City
Grimes
Min
Floyd McEwan
Robbery Ends With Thief Apprehended at Water Front
A man who identified himself as Edward Burns robbed B. L. Gates jewelry store, at five o clock yesterday, taking two trays of diamonds worth 25,000 dollars. He fled to the water front where he was seized, in what is described as the boldest robbery in city history.
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Fentie
B. L. Gates
Edward Burns
Water Front
Hungarian Expert From Hungary Studies Wheat Culture Near Larned
Professor Louis Sarosy of the Royal Agricultural Institute of Hungary works as a farm hand near Larned Kansas to study American wheat belt farming methods. He is secretary of the Western Agricultural Society of Hungary and was sent by Austria-Hungary to observe farming practices in the United States.
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Kansas
Larned
Kans
Louis Sarosy
Roval Agricultural Institute of Hungary
Here
Baroky
Austria-Hungary
Western Agricultural Society of Hungary
Hook Shark Boat Sinks In Bolega Bay Rescue At Sea
San Francisco couple Mr and Mrs Charles France of Nineteenth Street were trolling for halibut at Bodega Bay when a small boat took on water and threw them into the bay. France a strong swimmer kept his wife afloat until Firmin Candelot and Frank Ni roam rescued them. Perry Dabolt and Daniel then picked up France. The shark escaped. Public advisory note promotes Chambriain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil for summer diarrhoea in children available from dealers.
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San Francisco
Bolega Bay
Santa Rosa
Charles France
Nineteenth Street
Bodega Bay
Halibat
France
Firmin Candelot
Frank Niroam
Perry Dabolt
Daniel
Two Dead in Wire Incident in Alexandria Area
Two children died and two were severely injured in a live bottle wire incident near Euat Rutherford. The event led investigators to note parallels with historic vivisection practices from the Alexandrian school in early Christian centuries.
Cardul touted as help for womanly troubles in Pendergrass ad
Mrs Della Long of Pendergrass Georgia writes that five or six years of agonizing womanly troubles were eased by Cardul a strength building tonic. The ad claims it relieves pain and distress and tones the nervous system invites readers to ask a druggist and write to a Nashville company for instructions and a home treatment booklet.
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Pendergrass
Della Long
Cardul
Cardus
Hard Tack and Field Bread Replace Usual Rations
Washington report discusses hard tack long part of U S soldier fare from revolution era, now replaced by field bread except in emergencies. It explains hard tack as a dense unleavened square cracker, its durability, baking method, packing in barrels, and notes its jokes and drawbacks. The piece contrasts with the new field bread a small loaf of risen, yeast-leavened bread.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Pyramid of
Manila
Third in family drowns on Permington Bay fishing trip
Adelph Richter aged 15, son of J F Richter, drowned in Littl John creek near Farmington while crossing a washout during a fishing trip. He is the third Richter to die by drowning, following two previous family deaths by water in different settings.
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Permington Bay
Adelph Richter
J. F. Richter
Ned
Littl John Creek
Farmington
Richter
Stepfather of murdered boy arrested in anti Semite plot
In Kiev the stepfather of Yushchinsky, the boy found murdered in a cave on February 25, was arrested. Authorities seized Pamphlets in several towns that tried to inflame racial hatred by blaming the crime on fanatics. The case was used by the Black Hundred to inflame anti Jewish sentiment and a massacre feared.
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Kiev
Russia
Prikboho
Yushchinsky
Here
Chauffeur Arrested for Stolen Engine Sale
Redwood City reports George Sterling a San Francisco chauffeur is charged with stealing an engine from George Felton’s wrecked car at Menlo Park and selling it to a launch owner. The case involves a train wreck recovery and a later sale to a boat operator.
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Redwood City
George Sterling
San Francisco
George Felton
Menlo Park
Women Suffrage Doughnut Campaign Barred From Parks
Los Angeles officials barred suffragists from gathering in city parks for a Votes for Women event with coffee doughnuts and conversations. Cora Lewis and Charles Farwell Edson led protests claiming the action unfairly labeled them as political agitators and halted the planned campaign in the parks.
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Los Angeles
Cora Lewis
Charles Farwell Edson
Gates Holds Ground As Family Hopes For Recovery
Gates showed no worse condition after a tough night, with his son Charles saying today that while the pace of decline has continued, his father remains hopeful for a possible recovery.
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Gates
Charles
Pendleton Seeks 40 Tons Rock Spring Coal Bid
The Common Council of Pendleton Oregon invites sealed proposals to furnish 40 tons of Rock Spring coal delivered to City Hall. Proposals must be received by the City Recorder by 5 p m on June 28, 191. John Hailey acting recorder signs the notice.
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Pendleton
Rock Spring
Oregon
John Hailey
Lady Recovers From Operation in Weston News
Special Correspondence from Weston notes Miss Wheeler recovering rapidly after an appendicitis operation in Walla Walla and set to return home soon. The report also lists local visits, travels, and harvest preparations among Weston residents and nearby towns with several names and locations.
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Weston
Robert Wheeler
Walla Walla
Miss Wheeler
Mamie Ross
Dixie, Wash
Kennard
Weaton
Athene
J. D. Crooks
Methodist Church
Spokane
Raymond Paker
Salt Lake
Happiest Girl in Lincoln Endorses Chamberlain’s Tablets
A Lincoln reader recounts chronic constipation and stomach trouble improving after three days on Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The testimonial praises the medicine and notes it is for sale by all.
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Lincoln
Nehgirl
Chamberlain
Old Hunter Trampled to Death by Donkeys
John H. Grant of Colusa on a Trinity hunting trip was killed by two donkeys four miles beyond the state highway. His body lay on a hillside with a donkey gnawing at his face as companions searched for him. Grant was sixty five and long known in Colusa.
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Weaverville
Calif
John H. Grant
Colusa
Grant
Trapper and hunter noted in Trinity County record
He tended bar and was described as an expert trapper and fisherman. He hunted in Trinity county each season, according to local record details.
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Fleherman
Trinity County
Money Lost on Coronation in London Stands
Enormous sums were lost on spectators' stands built for the coronation procession. Many builders of the expensive stands are ruined. On the procession day seats that originally asked five dollars sold for three shillings.
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London
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