Divorced Wife Rescued From Prison by Former Husband
William N. Blake rescues his ex wife Jeanette Wallace after she pleads guilty to larceny before Judge Sabath. Wallace admits falsely claiming marriage to Frank A. Warde and is sentenced to a year in the house of correction with a 100 dollar fine suspended on parole.
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William N. Blake
Jeanette Wallace
Sabath
Frank A. Warde
Blake
Miss Wallace
Francis McDonnell
Marcella Haley
East Forty-third Street
House of Correction
Bake
Warde
Kidney Transplant Offers Hope for Tuberculosis Patient
In Philadelphia on November 13 a man received a kidney from a deceased donor, restoring diseased organ function and offering a chance of recovery from tuberculosis. Dr L J Hammond of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital led the procedure, the first successful transplant since the earlier animal-to-human experiment by Dr Alexis Carrel. The team reports perfect vessel and duct connections. the kidney is expected to function like a healthy one.
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Philadelphia
Alexis Carrol
L. J. Hammond
Methodist Hépiscopal Hospital
Congress of Surgeons of North America
Progress on Panama Canal Excavation Volumes
September excavation totaled 2,538,764 cubic yards, down from 2,687,088 in 1910 and 2,836,365 in 1909. Through October 1, the canal has 150,723,962 cubic yards excavated, with 44,599,417 cubic yards remaining, less than one quarter of total work.
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Panama Canal
Secret wedding ends with aid society blessing
In El Paso on November 7 Arthur H Jones and Miss Virginia Harris ran off to marry at Trinity Methodist church. The wedding was interrupted by fifty aid society members who, after promising not to tell, married the couple. The secrecy lasted one week.
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el Paso
Tex
Arthur H.jones
Virginia Harris
Trinity Methodist
Aid Society
Judge comments on perfect wife sparks disagreement
In Kansas City Judge Thomas dismissed the idea of a perfect wife provoking a reply from Alfred A. Wright of Began who bragged about his flawless spouse. He cited forty years of harmony and four sons and four daughters as proof of her excellence.
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Thomas
Kansas City
Alfred A. Wright
Began
South Bend
Opposition to chocolate in medieval England sparks tavern debates
The text notes chocolate being deemed the devil’s invention by many in seven tenth century England. A major treatise in 1024 opposed the beverage in monastic circles, with DULile monks suppressing copies. Chocolate houses later replace coffee houses as refined venues, though Roger North critiqued them as rooks’ haunts mixing gaming and plots.
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England
Dulile
London
Roger North
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