Mine FireRages 43 Years in Ohio Coal Region
Shawnee Ohio The long burning Plumber mine fire near Shawnee New Straitsville has raged since 1884. The blaze covers about 64 square miles consuming 40 000 acres of coal with 693 320 000 tons sacrificed. Fire vents geysers and cave ins persist as crews chase new passages.
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Shawnee
Ohio
New York Times
Terry County
Onhfo
New Straitsville
Hocking Valley
United States
Ohio Hills
Not Like a Dog In Brooklyn Court
New York Everett Propper of Redcliff New York stood before a Brooklyn court charged with beating his four month old daughter Alice His wife testified the child would not smile at him and he reacted with violence.
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New York
Everett Propper
Redcliff
N. Y
Brooklyn
Alice
Propper
Fruit Column Erected at Canstatter Volksfest in Philadelphia
The 54th annual Canstatter volksfest in Philadelphia features a 35 foot high fruit column weighing three tons. The Canstatter Volksfest Verein organized the event showcasing fresh produce and festive displays.
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Canstatter Volksfest Verein
Philadelphia
Crime Board Plans Drive Against Fence in New York
Richard Washburn Child chair of the national crime commission announces a plan to abolish the fence receivers of stolen goods. A federal uniform law will be proposed at a late October conference in Washington to punish receivers, with the loss from fence activity estimated at 500 million dollars annually.
Spar of Perry era battleship unearthed at Perry Ohio site
A ten foot wooden spar with the inscription Perry 1812 was dug from Lake Erie's sands near Perry Ohio. Pittsburgh and Cleveland businessmen aided by L A Wells and J S Van Epps recovered the relic near H Fred Mercer’s summer home, linking it to Commodore Perry’s era and the Battle of Lake Erie.
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Perry
Ohio
United States
Commodore Perry
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
L. A. Wells
H. Fred Mercer
J. S. van Epps
Commodore
Put-in-Bay
Turkish Prisoners Taught Reading Before Release
In Turkish prisons inmates will be educated to read and write and none will be released until they know the alphabet.
How She Sings Instructor Discusses Voice Progress
The instructor notes some improvement in her singing voice while the pupil remains hopeful but resigned that a full cure is not achieved.
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Pather
Pye Devoid to Nanny Again Sparks Reconsideration
A reconsideration surfaces as remarks about Pye return to nanny provoke debate on past mistakes. The exchange questions the claim of never repeating errors and highlights ongoing personal conflicts.
Doorstep Intruder Steamroller Smash Shocks San Francisco Home
Mrs Maude Scofield opened to a guest described as a giant vehicle a seven ton steamroller drove three blocks down a hill struck the Scofield house smashed the front partition toppled the hostess and nearly destroyed the home Capper's Weekly notes the era of unsafe homes in the age of heavy machinery and air power.
Satisfaction with Dr Pierce medicines praised by Mrs Keys
Mason City reader Mrs Wm Keys credits Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women and praises Pleasant Pellets as a mild laxative. She notes they keep the stomach and bowels in condition and endorses purchasing Dr Pierce medicines locally, with offer of free medical advice from Buffalo, N Y. The ad ends with a proverb about a woman who has ceased to weep.
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Mason City
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
Dr Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Mrs. Weaver Restored by Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Mrs. Weaver of Mt Pleasant Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after ill health. She reports better sleep and ability to work and tend her children after a few weeks of use and urges others to consider the remedy. The notice references a real estate and advertising bulletin context and notes a Sioux City publication.
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Lawrence Weaver
East Smithfield St
Mt. Pleasant
Lydia EE. Pinksham
Lydia EF. Pinkham
A Good Reason Professor Quotations and School Banter
A playful collection of quips about questions and wisdom. A freshman quip about flunking accompanies a remark on a girl among eleven dolls and a line about enduring a raving speaker without excitement.
Belgrade Moves to Curb Flirting and Night Owls
The Yugo Slav government announces a crackdown on indecorum with strict rules for police. Domestic workers require special permission to live where they work. Waitresses must be modestly dressed and may not sit with customers or work after midnight. Men may not approach unfamiliar women and residences must lock at 10 pm with only night staff allowed keys after hours.
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Belgrade
Yugo Slav
Three Sets of Twins in One Family in Lynn
Agnes Bilicki adds a seventh and eighth child to her brood in Lynn as Sophie and Waldyslava reach nine years old. The couple also has twin boys who died shortly after birth, while other twins survive as healthy youths. The newborn weighs eight pounds at birth.
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Lynn
Alass
Agnes Bilicki
Sophie
Waldyslava
Fants
Eleht Pountis Cr
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Dinant
Leopold
Lydia E. Pinkham
Brea Pree
DJ Bey
Realstate
Dogan Keosae
W.N. U
Sioux City
Bayer
BE. A. Vandivier
Carter
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