Indians Torture Captain Bartlett Believed Evil Spirit
Captain James Bartlett, Smithsonian specimen collector, was captured by Colorado River Indians who believed him to be the ghost of a slain rifle expert. He was beaten and imprisoned in a hut guarded by warriors who danced in frenzy. He escaped at night and alerted white men to correct the mistaken death report.
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San Bernardino
James Bartlett
Desert
Smithsonian Institute
Eith
Siwin
Ministers crack down on church sleepers in Grandview
In Pittsburg area churchgoers vow no church sleeping. At Zion Lutheran Grandview a funeral director Charles Cole slept during a prayer meeting. Pastor George B Eccles urged law enforcement to arrest him. Cole was arrested and fined five dollars for disorderly conduct the next day.
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Pittsburg
Simon
Zion Lutheran Church
Grandview
Charles Cole
Mr. Cole
Gafty
George B. Eecler
Cole
Five years ago doctors warned of death from consumption
Stillman Green of Malachite Col. recounts a dramatic health turn after doctors predicted a two year limit. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life, noting he is now working and improving. The testimonial underscores the medicine’s perceived efficacy.
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Stillman Green
Malachite
Col
Dr. King
Throat and Lung Cure Promises Grave-Evasion Trial Offer
An advertisement extols a throat and lung remedy that allegedly saved a life and defeats fatal illness. It urges sufferers of coughs and colds to try the cure, priced at 50 cents to a dollar, with a free trial bottle at Koeppens.
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Koeppens
Mrs Vanderbilt Hosts Palm Beach Luncheon for Prize Bull Terrier
New York socialite Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt dined at Bradley's in Palm Beach with her prize bull terrier Pinto as guest of honor. Guests included Mrs Willie K Vanderbilt Jr Lawrence Waterbury and Cyril Hatch. The dog enjoyed cream and tea, wiping its mouth on a napkin before leaving.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Reginald Vanderbilt
New York
Bradley's
Wiliie K. Vanderhil
Lawrence Waterbury
Cyril Hatch
Beagle’ Vanderbilt
Willie K. Vanderbilt Jr
Pinto
Mr. Hatch
City Electrician Solves Basement Electrical Show
City Electrician Charles Brown traced the disturbance to crossed wires in the basement that charged a granitoid device. The charger electrified anyone who stepped on it before Brown shut off the current and halted the stunts.
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City
Charles Brown
Grantoid
Brown
Gold in Chicken's Craw Sparks Creek Mining Craze
A chicken in Hyinge near Liscomb IA yielded a nugget the size of a sweet pea. Thomas Myers and Daniel Dinnell push a Doud creek gold hunt, believing deposits along the creek and river bluffs could pay. Prospects race ahead despite cold weather, with several parties active on nearby land.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Thomas Myers
Liscombl
Doud Creek
Daniel Dinnell
Filmer Riershorn
The Kidneys and the Skin Health Booster
If the kidneys are weak the skin may blotch. Hood's Barsaparitta strengthens the kidneys and clears the complexion by purifying the blood, promoting health and vitality.
Prosecutors Face Elections With Mortgage on Jobs
Two Michigan prosecutors in remote counties face election time with a brokered grip on their posts. Nedberry in Luce county and Hamilton in Keweenaw county rely on being the sole attorneys, with Fead and Nike noted as securely positioned, showing no worry about the next November election.
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Michigan
Nedberry
Mich
Fead
Luce County
Upper Michigan
Feit
Keweenaw County
Hamilton
Upper Peninsula
Nike
Electrified Walk Delights East Side Crowd
Staid businessmen on Main Street opposite the Sexton building staged a spontaneous street performance. A man danced a jig suddenly stopping the crowd, another mocked the jig and danced, a passing woman screamed, and building staff rushed out then back inside as the scene drew a twenty minute oddity along the granite sidewalk.
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Bart St. Louis
Main Street
Sexton
Will on Visiting Card Probate In Philadelphia Estate
In Philadelphia the will of Selena B. Filemyr, who died at 1665 Blakemore Street, written on a visiting card, was admitted to probate. The estate valued at 2878 dollars leaves 56 dollars to each brother and directs the residue to a trust paying 25 dollars monthly to sister Margaret Filemyr, with principal to nieces and nephews after her death. The bulk of Sarah J. Wuatkina’s estate, valued at 100000 dollars, at 7410 Boyer Street, goes to the decedent’s four children.
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Philadelphia
Selena B. Filemyr
Blakemore Street
Register of Wills
Margaret Filemyr
Sarah J. Wuatkina
Boyer Street
Husband's love worth two dollars in alienation suit
A Missouri jury awarded Mrs Mabel Holt 206000 against her father in law Louis Holt for alienation of affection after a romantic double elopement involving Holt and his son and Holt later had the couples arrested. Mrs Cannon also sues Holt for damages 5100 over the arrest.
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St. Joseph
Mabel Holt
Louis F. Holt
Mrs. Holt
Sylvia
Dearborn
Atchison, Kas
A. J. Cannon
Holt
Cannon
Daring operation on girl in infantile paralysis case
Dr William Baer performed a controversial surgery in Baltimore transplanting the thigh muscles of Ruth Coffey of Lenoir North Carolina to her kneecap area to combat infantile paralysis. The procedure follows a new surgical discovery and aims to restore vitality to affected muscles.
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Baltimore
William 5. Baer
Misa Ruth Coffey
Lenoir
N. C
Widow Sues Chapin Over Promised Marriage
Mrs Janet Phillips of New York sues Chester W Chapin for 100000 alleging he promised to wed her January 26 1902 but married Elizabeth Jenison Chapin instead. Friends say the marriage shocked the widow. Chapin says he knew her fifteen years but lost track seven years. Lawyer hints at burning love letters to be produced at trial.
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New York
Janet Phillips
Chester W. Chapin
Chapin
Mrs. Phillips
Child Becomes Ancestor of Parents in Pennsylvania Law
Franklin Pa. a Pennsylvania court holds a child may become the ancestor of its parents under certain conditions. Judge George S. Criswell delivers an opinion in a probate dispute stating that a child can be an ancestor by dying and leaving property to its parents.
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Franklin
Pennsylvania
George S. Criswell
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Dainee
Mrs. R. Vanderbilt
AGS
East Side
Will
Girl
Dad
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