John Jay McDevitt Dedicates Self Made Monument
Wilkesturire Pa I John Jay McDevitt plans a self funded monument in Public Square Park to immortalize his name with Columbus and Plato. He will pay for the unveiling and guard the statue with four soldiers overnight while a band of 60 musicians performs. McDevitt intends to deliver the dedication speech himself and hire a notable speaker at his expense. Dr G J Smith reported a corpse move to Dobbs Ferry hospital.
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Wilkesturre
John Jay McDevitt
Broadway
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Plato
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Dainte
John Jay
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Corsets Save Woman From Three Story Fall
Mrs Louise Becker aged 40 was saved from a third story fall at a boarding house in Tarrytown when her corsets prevented fatal injury. A bystander Miss Dwoker’s body struck the porch roof and bounced onto a picket fence as the steel in the corsets did not give way.
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Ytarrytown
Louise Becker
Supreme Court bans criminalizing peaceful picketing
The court rules peaceful picketing is lawful but failing to observe police orders to disperse during strikes becomes a criminal offense. Pickets who refuse to move when directed may be arrested and fined.
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Supreme Court of Judicature
Minors Comprise 36 Percent of Criminal Accusations
Paris reports from 1910 court statistics show 36 percent of persons accused of crime are minors. The data mirror rising juvenile crime in France and similar trends in England and Germany. The tables also reveal many criminals are only half educated, with illiterates most represented among offenders.
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England
Germany
Decline in Violent Crime Probed by Courts
The article notes rising criminal cases before courts, attributing the increase to severity of punishment and the role of judges and juries. It discusses violent crimes and the tendency of juries to impose harsh penalties, with concern over press coverage and public reaction.
Weight of eggs by weight becomes New Hampshire issue
Rochester New Hampshire residents debate selling eggs by weight not by count as legislative candidates pledge positions. Palm er Carson, owner of the famed Wyandotte hen Belladonna, showcases unusually large eggs weighing about a quarter pound with eight inch circumference and seven and an eighth inch width, fueling local support for the measure.
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Rochester
Palmer Carson
Strafford
Belladonna
Taft Progressives
Montana man and stranger ride ends in escape
Last summer C. T. Heaton of Montana was visiting his mother in Ohio. A negro woman asked for a ride and after boarding challenged him about his destination. She asked if he was driving to Montana and demanded to be let out, then jumped down when told to stop.
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C. T. Heaton
Montana
Ohio
Heaton
Mrs. Duniway Honored At Oregon Birthday Party
Abigail Scott Duniway, pioneer suffragist, was feted at a large Portland event with 1500 guests. Speakers lauded her life from Oregon’s early days, noting she helped found state equal suffrage and authored a suffrage hymn performed that night.
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Oregon
Abigail Scott Duniway
Orefontin
Gypsy Smith
H. l. Pittock
F. V. Holman
Governor West
C. W. Fulton
J. A. Jeffrey
F. W. Cottrell
Robert A. Miller
A. EB. Clark
Mae <Arkwright Hutton
Spokane
Frederick Eggert
Emma Wood
H. M. Senn
Coe
Mr. Holman
Free Apple Pie At Spokane Apple Show Opening
Wish Spokutte announces free apple pie to guests on the opening day of the National Apple show November 11. A giant kettle cooks apples with gas from Spokane Gas. 1670 cubic feet per hour used. five bushels of apples cooked in a tire. Edriade Rampine chef and AL No Cantril direct cooking with Spokane men serving. The stunt aims to boost interest in the King of fruits.
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Spokane Gas Company
Ediarde Rampin
Davenports
Spokane Fis Walters
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Promises Quick Relief
Tickling in the throat and hoarseness signal illness. Ballard's Horehound Syrup eases the lungs quiets the cough and restores bronchial health. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle through A C Koeppen Brow.
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Ballard
A. C, Koeppen & Brow
Finder of Fortune Locates Its Owner
Daniel Robertson an 18 year old USC law student and night counter clerk found a writer containing 47000 dollars in negotiable bills and certificates of deposit left on a telegraph counter. After an all day search he located the owner Wm Wish Carver once bank president at Chinook Montana now living in Los Angeles who declined to comment.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Robertson
University of Southern California
Robertson
Carver
Chinook
Mont
Cascarets promise quick cleansing for stomach and bowels
A vintage ad extols Cascarets for cleansing the stomach, liver and bowels by morning. It claims the pills remove undigested food, sour gases and toxins, improve digestion and eliminate headaches and biliousness. The laxative is sold at 10 cents a box and supposedly works while you sleep, without griping.
Couple adopts babies after 13 years of marriage
Newcomb, secretary of Newcomb Brog Wall Paper Co, says the couple has wished for children for 13 years but has not been blessed with any. They have adopted babies as a substitute and do not plan to adopt more at present.
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Partiailly
Ehate
Newcomb
Newcomb Brog
Wall Paper Company
North Fourth Street
Nesday
Newty
Man returns alive after burial scare in dedication to wife
Charles Anderson, 40, who disappeared six weeks ago amid fears he would become a burden, returns home alive after a mistaken identify of a drowned man. His wife, who identified the body from Bilert, May, stood by her identification. A grave marker for the drowned man will be replaced. The item also notes a testimonial about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup.
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Soatus
Charles Anderson
Sears
Anderson
Bilert
Wexterday
Andersot
Dont Envy a Glorious Head of Hair
Advertisement touts Parisian Sage hair tonic sold by Tallman & Co for 5 cents with a money back plan. Claims to cure dandruff, stop scalp itch, preserve color and beauty, and imitate Parisian fashion.
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Paris
America
Younes
Tallman & Co
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From La Grande Woman
Mrs. W. F. Graybill of 1408 Washington Ave La Grande Oregon endorses Doan's Kidney Pills claiming lasting relief from kidney trouble since May 20 1910 and noting another household member also benefited. Pills sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
W. F. Graybill
Washington Avenue
la Grande
Oregon
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United
Couple adopts twins and two other children in Webster Park
Cy and Guy Carlton the Carlton twins aged months are now adopted by Mr and Mrs Chas Newcomb of Webster Park after adoption papers were filed in the recorder's office. The Newcombs also raise a 2 year old son and a 2 year old daughter, though not adopted yet.
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St. Louis
Guy Carlton
Chas
Newcomb
Webster Park
Recorder’s Office
Newcombs
Mrs. Newcomb
Mother’s faith in choosing husbands for daughters
A proverb notes that every mother believes she can select a superior husband for her daughter than she did for herself, reflecting common parental confidence in marital judgment across generations.
Stand for Statement No. 1 Lower Taxes and Rigid Economy
A campaign note urges support for Statement No. 1 advocating lower taxes and strict economy in appropriations with no extravagance. The message emphasizes frugality and fiscal discipline as core goals for governance.
Nye Promises Regular Hours and Accountability if Elected
A. W. Nye, a longtime Umatilla county resident of over 40 years, pledges to maintain regular office hours and to account to the people for all funds received, including principal and interest, if elected.
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Umatilla County
Strain Endorses Strain and Incumbents Run Again
The article hails C. P. Strain and the two incumbents as popular officials with a record of fidelity to the people and fitness for continued success, urging support based on past performance.
County Treasurer Promises Regular Hours and Scrutinized Accounts
A likely county treasurer candidate pledges to maintain regular office hours and to account for all money received, including principal and interest, for the four-year term if elected. The statement emphasizes transparency and diligent handling of funds.
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