War Hero dies by own action near Burr Oak Avenue
Mike Jledsik 35 former service man of 2001 Devon Ave Chicago leaped from a bridge over the Calumet Sag canal four miles out on Burr Oak Ave. His body was found at 8 30. Police traced him via a note to an aunt at the given Chicago address who identified the body Tuesday evening. Initial murder theories arose from two cuts over the right eye.
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Mike Jledsik
Devon Ave
Chicago
Kankakee Asylum
Calumet-Sag Canal
Burr Oak Ave
Blue Island
Blue Island Sun Standard
Attic Organization Through Wall Shelves and Closets
The article advocates using wall space for shelves built in closets and storage to simplify attic upkeep. It suggests placing locks or nails at convenient heights for hanging suitcases baskets bags hats clothing and small furniture and designating sections for winter clothing plus shelves racks and clothes lines for storage material.
The Coming of Age of the Fifth Earl of Cawdor
The article recalls the legend of Cawdor Castle and its moat and drawbridge perched over a rushing stream near Naire. It recounts the founding tale of an ass bearing gold guided to a hawthorn tree where the castle rose and notes the hawthorn tree’s trunk and roots within the tower.
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Cawdor Castle
Cawdor
Sun Affects Only White Races
The report claims only white races suffer from sun exposure or blistering caused by sun action.
Robbery on Road Seizes $5000 in Life Savings
Walter Martinel of Hammond lured Mrs. John Rosiak and her husband for a ride on a Saturday. Four men emerged from the timber while he walked to a garage and robbed Mrs. Rosiak, seizing nearly $5000 sewn in her dress. The money was her lifelong Europe trip fund.
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Walter Martinel
Hammond
John Rosiak
Harvey
Martinak
Harvey Tribune
Automobile Crash Leaves Man With Rainbow Bruises
The Kansas City Star reports a man was struck by a car in a street incident. Witnesses, including Brother Buckatoo, describe the event with vivid, colorful language noting injuries to the victim.
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Brother Buckatoo
Kansas City
Unearthly Music and a Dream Poem Lost to Time
A Victorian tale recounts Coleridge dreaming two hundred lines of poetry after reading Purchas Pilgrimage. He awoke to a vivid memory that faded as a friend interrupted him, leaving the dream poem forever lost to the world.
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Coleridge
Wabta Khan
Purchas
Ihan Kubla
Washington Gezette: First Washington newspaper 1706
The Washing ton Gezette became the first newspaper published in Washington, issued on June 11, 1706. This landmark issue marks the early press era in the colony and reflects colonial information exchange.
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Washington
Stove Fire Destroys Nedwecky Savings in Kenosha
In Kenosha Wisconsin on September 17 Alex Nedwecky faced loss of $2500 in cash hidden in a handkerchief as his three children aged five and under tossed the money into the kitchen stove. The mother kept a small portion as charred evidence. The funds are to be sent to Washington.
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Kenosha, Wis
Alex Nedwecky
Washington
Wye Island Home Sells After Estate Auction
The Paca family home on Wye Island in Queen Annes County sells to John Kinnamon for 61.30 per acre. Governor William Paca, signer of the Declaration, was the last male descendant. the Paca estate includes the 867 acre Wyealt farm and mansion.
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Wye Island
Paca
Queen Anne County
William B. Paca
William Paca
Lone
Wyealt
John Kinnamon
Calumet Bank President Buys 160 Acre Riverfront Tract
Erid G. Seip, president of the Calumet National Bank and of the Illinois Improvement and Ballast Co., purchased 160 acres at the northwest corner of 188th street and Torrance avenue by the Calumet river for 185000 dollars at 1156 dollars per acre. The property lies along the Calumet river and spans the Michigan Central main line, touching the Kensington and Southeastern line, a branch of the Illinois Central.
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Erid G. Seip
Calumet National Bank
Illinois Improvement & Ballast Co
James A. Bevans
George W. Murray
Cora H. Murray
Emma R. Meyers
188Th Street
Torrance Avenue
Calumet River
Michigan Central Railroad
Kensington & Southeastern
Illinois Central Railroad
Traffic Cop Astonishes Amir During London Visit
The amir of Katsina praised a London crossing policeman for stopping all street traffic with a single hand raise. He remarked the officer must have four eyes, expressing astonishment at the display.
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Amir
London
Katsina
Prodigy Swimmer Could Breathe Underwater Longer
French doctor M Thouris says a man could remain under water for half an hour with proper breathing technique. A recent medical demonstration showed underwater laughter, cherry eating, and smiles while a diver stayed submerged. The secret is a natural breathing method to exhale carbonic acid and stop inhalation by closing the nostrils.
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M. Thouris
The Last In Homes Ad Says It All
An advertisement proclaims The Last In Homes as the trusted choice for final say in home improvements. It emphasizes style durability and long lasting value for buyers seeking lasting results in their living spaces.
Down on the Farm in a Rural Time Joke
A vacationing young man wanders country lanes and asks a postman the time. The postman replies it is four o'clock by railway time, prompting a quip about rural life and setting. The exchange ends with a humorous reflection on railway versus sun time.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Yarmouth Buys Island for Gull Sanctuary
The town of Yarmouth in Nova Scotia has purchased an island in Lake George to create a protected sanctuary for great black backed gulls, reflecting Canada’s growing interest in natural history and bird preservation.
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Natural History
Canada
Provinces
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Lake George
Farmers Company leads Illinois in Grain Growers signups
McLean County Illinois emerges as the top US county with 667 growers signed for the farmer-owned Grain Growers Inc. formation. Illinois totals 1500 signups as four counties including McLean LaSalle Douglas and De Kalb organize while North Dakota leads overall. Nearly 10,000 farmers nationwide have joined the venture.
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McLean County
Illinois
United States
U.S. Grain Growers, Inc
Ilinois
North Dakota
McLean
LaSalle
Douglas
DeKalb
Engine of Public Service and the Newsroom Ethos
The piece argues a modern newspaper should serve the public, not a party, as a democratic engine of information. It contrasts old partisan editors with a Twentieth Century ideal of journalism built by people for the people, stressing independence from political prizes and priesthood-like status.
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Linaistig
Wble
Vuineenver Sun
Commuting Solution in Kalabagh Valley
Residents along the Indus River in Kalabagh India devise a daily routine to travel. In the morning they walk to the fertile valley three miles upstream. In the evening they inflate goatskin bags, ride the swift current downstream, and steer to the mud walled homes by the riverbank.
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Kalabagh
Indus River
India
Turned From Sea to Stage Jerrold’s Early Life
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph notes that Douglas Jerrold, famed English dramatist and satirist, began as a sailor. At age fifteen he wrote a comedy that later reached the stage, steering him toward a prolific theatrical career.
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Douglas Jerrold
Jerrold
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
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