British birth records impressively exact for US citizen
Buc Dust describes Eliza Jenkins seeking U S citizenship using a certified birth entry from Somerset House London. The document lists her birth details January 23 1874 Clearwell Ireland Gloucester Monmouth and shows her parents Henry and Mary Evans Fox with Albert Stephens registering the birth on March 3 1874. The piece blends local social notes with anecdotes about a spaghetti dinner and letters from Woodrow Wilson High students urging clean-up week. It mentions Kathleen French visiting Washington and Roosevelt, and ends with a quip about a Honolulu man collecting beer bottles to wallpaper a room.
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Eliza Jenkins
Reservoir
Harper Roads
United States
General Register Office
Somerset House
London
John Ward
van Hunter
Mr. Ward
Clearwell Newland
Coleford
Gloucester
Monmouth
Eliza Fox
Henry and
Mary (Evans) Fox
Albert Stephens
Monster sighted off Vancouver Island stuns Seattle crew
On April 16 the Belinda captained by Fred Hovick reported a 12 to 15 foot odd marine creature 50 feet off its starboard bow near Vancouver Island. Described as ash gray with a round head and small eyes, it surfaced three times, flashed a whip like tail, and inspired talk of a sea monster or mermaid among the six man crew.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Puget Sound
Vancouver Island
Fred Hovick
Belinda
Hovick
Pacific
Alaska
Panama
Canady and Farley Families Take Weekend Trip
Pemberton West Virginia travelers include Mr and Mrs M L Canady and granddaughters Vada Ayers Eunice and Junior Farley from Coal City. J H Brown returns from Virginia to stay with daughter B F Pruett. Loris Fink visits mother Viola Fink in Hinton. R F Cook and B J Miller with children visit with relatives. F M Cook and children of Killarney also present. Jean Archer visits Dorothy Kiser. Mrs J C Kiser is ill.
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M. L. Canady
Vada Ayers
Eunice
Junior Farley
Coal City
Gauley Bridge
J. H. Brown
B. F. Pruett
Virginia
Loris Fink
Viola Fink
Hinton
R. F. Cook
B. J. Miller
Mullens
F. M. Cook
Killarney
Jean Archer
Dorothy Kiser
J. C. Kiser
Emma Jane Fink
Audrey Holt
Luther Shrewsberry
Howard Shrewsberry
C. A. Vealey
Crab Orchard
Floyd Miller
Grandma Carter
Chloa Shumate
J. J. Carter
Pansy
Margaret Woods
Markc Fink
Mary Waddell
G. H. Christian
Greenwood
Cather Kiser
L. W. Lane
Abington
O. C. Kiser
Bill Ramsey
E. D. Parker
John Taylor
Montcalm
Ladies Aid
M. E. Church
Home with the Flu Notes Several Ailments
Reader notes indicate Susan Reed and Dorothy Mentz are among those ill with the flu in a local home setting. Details are sparse but suggest multiple residents affected and possible household spread.
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Susan Reed
Dorothy Mentz
Nanking Report Hints at End of Military Rule in China
A brief despatch from Nanking on April 26 notes that military rule in Chinese provinces could end if General Chiang Kai-shek agrees to reforms. The report signals a potential shift toward centralized governance and restored civilian authority.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Chiang
Generalissimo Kei-Shek pushes civilian governors across provinces
Kei-Shek seeks civilian rulers for most provinces while military men head Kiangsu Kwantung Kwangsi and Shensi. The shift centralizes control under the nationalist government with civilian administration replacing military leadership in all but four regions.
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Kei-Shek
Kiangsu
Kwantung
Kwangsi
Shensi
Merchants Aid Boy's Week Observance Window Displays
Merchants of the city asked to aid National Boys Week observance by placing coin and stamp collections and items of interest to boys in their window displays. W T Blakely, Rotary club committee chairman, suggested the displays as part of the project.
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W. T. Blakely
Rotary Club
Five fire wagons answer blaze in top of a building
Five fire wagons were called out to extinguish a fire at the top of a building, with firefighters arriving to combat flames and protect adjacent structures. No serious injuries reported as crews worked to gain control and ventilate the area.
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Buc
Gus NeSmith
A. R. Summers
Tom Lewis
R. Moss French
Robert Boyd
Kathleen French
M. M. French
Washington, D. C
Washington
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson High School
June Dickson
V. S. Dickson
Third Avenue
A. Z. Lilly
Beckley
W. Va
John Laren
John
J. E. Laren
Beckley Avenue
Henry Williams
Honolulu
West Coast
George Hanneford
Hanneford
Downie Bros. Circus
Ellison Grounds
Bill Cody
Pemberton, W. Va
Boston Brown Bread
New Yards
Charleston
Nitro
Mound
Charleston Livestock Sales Co
P. O. Box
Charleston, W. Va
Bowling’s Shoe Store
Neville Street
Elgin
Aase
Berman
Jewelry
Venice
Cal
THE
Beckley S Finest Credit Store
Kanawha
Ino
Pillsbury Flour
LaFrance
I. Lme
O. K. Soap
Begg 35c
Central Grocery
N. Fayette St
Canterbury Cash Grocery
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