His Second Wedding in Aunt Jane's Garden
Mrs. Jane Splint pressures Dr. Felix Garde to remarry after his wife Madeline's death. Garde and his fiancée Hester Maxwell wed quickly, and in a climactic confession he reveals love sparked by Aunt Jane's matchmaking. They credit Aunt Jane with bringing happiness.
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Jane Splint
Alixater
Dr. Garde
Issha
Ruth Gilmore
Belix Garde
Madeline
Mrs. Splint
Hester
Hester Maxwell
Jane
Nettie Mixter
Nettie
Hesters
Felix Garde
Felix
Relic Collector Left $300000 Treasure From Public House
George Middlebrook of the Edinburgh Castle Regent's Park died at Ramsgate aged sixty two leaving a collection valued over 300000 dollars. The items include a bugle used in the Balaclava charge bought for 750 guineas and later offered for 1000 guineas by the duchess of Sutherland. Five great auk eggs paid 300 guineas each, the highest price for an egg. The bugle returns to the Seventeenth dancers per auctioneers promise.
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London
George Middlebrook
Edinburgh Castle
Regent’s Park
Ramsgate
Maj. Joy
Balaclava
Debenham
Duchess of Sutherland
Middlebrook
Bees in His Windpipe
Lexington Kentucky farmer B F Ferrill near Danville narrowly escaped death after he sucked a mouthful of bees into his windpipe while removing honey. He used a large wooden pipe and smoke to calm the bees but inhaled several bees, choking and stung in mouth and throat. He required medical care to reduce throat swelling and survive.
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Lexington
B. F. Ferrill
Danville
Ferrill
Waters of Great Lakes Reveal Varying Purity Levels
Government tests show Lake Superior holds the purest water among the Great Lakes while Lake Erie has the highest incrustants. Calcium and magnesium compounds create scale in boilers. Superior has about half the incrustants of the others. Geological drainage explains the differences.
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Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Superior
Huron
Michigan
Ontario
Erie
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lakes Ontario
Lake Terie
Indiana
Ohio
Correcting His Geography
A newsroom debate questions who wrote How Big Was Alexander Pa and notes confusion over multiple Alexanders. The manager jokes about a possible Pennsylvania Alexander being in the post office directory if such an author exists.
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Alexander
Illnois
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
George
Train Kills Four Party From Kimberton in Pottstown Crash
A grade crossing wreck on the Philadelphia Reading Railway at Keim Street in Pottstown killed four Kimberton residents and injured one. The Emery and Reese families were traveling home from a shopping trip when the Pottsville express struck their auto. Anthony W Emery Jr survived with serious injuries, while Belva Emery and Mrs. Anthony Emery, Jr. died from injuries. Jacob Reese and Mrs. Reese died instantly, with Mrs. Reese dying en route to the city hospital.
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Pottstown
Philadelphia & Reading
Keim Street
Pottsville
Kimberton
Chester County
Jacob Reese
Ais
Jacey Teese
Anthony W Emery
Belva Emery
Simpkins Seen in Spokane Street Interview
A Spokane special reports Jack Simpkins was seen and interviewed in Spokane last week. He says he did not avoid arrest and has been in Denver Seattle British Columbia and other places. He claims to have brushed past police but refuses to discuss Orchard confession and says he was in Boise at the time where Orchard allegedly tried to buy a small ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Spokane
Jack Simpkins
Denver
Seattle
British Columbia
Orchard
Boise
Train plunge kills workers in New York trestle collapse
A work train of 17 cars loaded with dirt and stone plunged through a trestle at Stony Ford near Middletown, killing one man and badly injuring six to eight others while 20 Austrian laborers fell into a 90 foot ravine. The engineer raced across with his engine and one car before the coupling broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
New Erie & Jersey Railway
Stony Ford
Here
Oil Trust Deluded Public in Southern States
Hampton G. Westcott vice president of Standard Oil of Kentucky testified in the federal suit that the company sold much of its products through so called independent firms in several southern states. The practice, believed by the public to be independent, was discontinued two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hampton
G. Westcott
Standard Oil Company of
Kentucky
Oil Combine
Standard
Compine
Westcott
Schmitz Loses Appeal Rights in San Francisco Case
Eugene Schmitz, former San Francisco mayor now convict, loses right to appeal due to attorney error and must report to the penitentiary. District attorney's office confirms the blunder by Charles H. Fairall ends the appeal option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmitz
San Francisco
District Attorney's
Eugene Schmitz
Charles H. Fairall
Editor of Western Horseman Dies
Indianapolis Ind Nelson A Randall editor of the Western Horseman died Monday. He was born at Warren Ohio.
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Western Horseman
Indianapolis
Ind
Nelson A. Randall
The
Wfarion, O
Breakfast for School Children Nourishing Start to Day
The article urges mothers to provide full nourishing breakfasts for school children, outlining balanced menus including fruit, cereal with milk or cream, eggs, a broiled chop or steak with bread, and milk or cocoa. It stresses clean lunch baskets, neatly wrapped foods, and avoiding junk like pie and candy, recommending wholesome, easily digestible options.
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Katherine E. Magee
the Delineator
New York
Half Length Coats Rise In Fall Tailoring
The fall style focuses on a half length coat cut away sharply in front. Some versions feature a wide braid in silk or mohair to match the fabric. Long sleeves, colored collar and cuffs, and button details mark the updated silhouette. Skirts stay short and plaited with a plain circular model also popular.
Autumn Leaves Pressing with Warm Iron Method
Instructions describe pressing forest leaves using a warm iron on the wrong side to remove moisture, yielding smooth leaves suitable for winter decoration. After pressing, leaves may receive a light varnish or thin pajama coating for finish.
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Jack Frost
Austrian court demands praesent death declaration for missing man
Vienna papers publish an official ad from the court of Oberndorf urging Fidelis Rohr born April 24 1770 to appear before March 12 1908 or be declared dead. Rohr would be 187 today, making his survival unlikely and the court action probable.
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Vienna
Oberndorf
Fidelis Rohr
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Joseph B. Bowles
Hester Garde
Aunt Jane
Lts
Simpkins
Washington City
Stony Ford, N. Y
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