Miner Emerges from Death to Work as Engineer in Fairbanks
Fred Jorgenson, a miner with a broken neck, was treated in Oakland after a 3 year progression of spinal and leg bone deterioration. Surgeons replaced neck bones with silver vertebrae and grafted a new bone onto his leg, allowing him to regain movement and return to work as an engineer on a creek near Fairbanks Alaska.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
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Te ‘Oot Creek
Jogon
Oakna
Oakland
Man Declares End to Count Status Becomes American
Newport notes a peculiar visit to the newspaper office by Ettore Romano Fontanae who says he was a count until becoming an American citizen. He married less than two years ago to the daughter of Mrs. Andrew C. Dulles of Philadelphia and resides at Rosevale villa on Narragansettay.
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Newport
Ettore Romano Fontanae
Andrew C. Dulles
Philadelphia
Rosevale
Narragansettay
Zoo Chases Rabbit to Canal and Other Natty Encounters
In Richfield New Jersey William Reed and his dog Danger chased a rabbit along the Morris Canal towpath. Reed fell in when the chain broke but escaped after climbing out. The report also describes an 80 pound turtle rescue at Seid Beach, a seven mile chase of a runaway horse in Venice by marathoner Harry Komio, and a dog that led to two drowning rescues in Roseville Park New Jersey with the dog credited.
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William Reed
Richfield
N. J
Reed
Morris Canal
Venice
Cal
Harry Komio
Japan
Lewis Schader
Roseville Park
John Sharp
Joseph Vincent
Schader
Squirrels Cross Broadway and Hoard Peanuts on Campus
On the Columbia campus squirrels become numerous and busy hiding their peanuts along Broadway. Two gray squirrels cross the street and bury their stores in the center park over the subway, drawing attention to their nut hoarding.
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Broadway
New York
Columbia
Deanutsa
Remarkable 22 Year Old Hen Lays Four Ounce Egg
A hen owned by W. B. Gaffney of Gaffney South Carolina continues to lay at age 22, producing eggs larger and more productive than in youth. A recent four ounce egg has been exhibited, highlighting the bird's enduring laying ability.
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Gaffney
Gaffney, 8. C
Chicago close to Godliness report cites health issues
The weekly Chicago health department report says the city is nearing godliness. An ordinance banning public drinking cups becomes enforceable with fines from five to fifty dollars per violation. A department poster explains terms and shows how to make a paper drinking cup.
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Chicago
Chicago Department of Health
Department of Health
Pajama Proposal Stirs Boston Museum Debate
In Boston on August 9 a letter to Arthur Fairbanks, museum director, from an unidentified worker of the Personal Workers' League urged dressing nude statues in modest flowing pajamas and nighties with long sleeves and high necks. The letter claims the museum is unsuitable for young or mixed school classes.
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Boston
Art Museum of Boston
Arthur Fairbanks
Personal Workers’ League
Five Dollar Reward for Helpers in Cleveland Accident
In Cleveland Ohio on August 9 an elderly man sprained his ankle after alighting from a Lake Shore train. Thomas Laws a 76 year old Santa Cruz resident distributed five dollar bills to every helper including the caller who summoned the ambulance the porter who provided water and each ambulance crew member.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Thomas Laws
Santa Cruz
Cal
Laws
Lake Shore
Union Depot
Underwood Predicts Wool Bill Compromise
Democratic House Leader Underwood forecast a compromise on the wool bill with Senator La Follette and indicated adjournment of Congress by the end of next week.
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United Pres
Washington
Underwood
LaFollette
Hazzard Denies Starvation Cure Amid Murder Charge
Dr. Linda Q. Hazzard, famed for the so called taut cure, denies starving Miss Claire Williamson to death. She contends the charge is fake and claims Williamson directed care, sent a telegram to the nurse, and arranged her sister’s estate. Hazzard prepares to defend herself at the October murder trial.
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Linda Q
Urfield Hazzard
Claire Williamson
Olalla
Claire
Margaret Conway
Dora
Owls
Auto haters use tacks on Putnam Ave
Porterville Aug 9 autolsta of the east aide offer a reward for the capture of persons who strew Putnam Ave with sharp pointed roofing nails laid in lines across the street with points up to catch tires. Reports also of broken glass in chuck holes along country roads.
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Porterville
Autolsta
East
Putnam
Senator Frye dies in Lewiston after long Senate service
Senator William Pierce Frye died at his Lewiston home after a long career in the Maine Senate dating to Civil War days. He served as president of the senate in the absence of the vice president for 15 years and remained a leading, quiet figure of the old Aldrich Hale oligarchy and landpatters who resisted progressivism. He left a large private fortune.
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Lewiston
Maine
Wm. Pierce Frye
Frye
Senate
Aldrich- Hale
Extra session may end next week in Congress
United Press reports both Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate expect the extra session to close within days. While dates floated range from August 18 to 19, all agree that remaining free list bills must be disposed of before adjournment.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
Penniless Death of Russell Sage Shield-Bearer
William Laidlaw, who saved financier Russell Sage from a bomb by shielding him, has died penniless in New York. Laidlaw, invalid for life, never received compensation from Sage, whose fortune later funds charity. Laidlaw fought for years for a $40,000 verdict that was overturned, ending life at the Home for Incurables.
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New York
William Laidlaw
Russell Sage
Henry Norcross
Sage
Laidlaw
Jalidlaw
Georgia Sen Shingler pushes bachelor tax for schools
Georgia state senator James Shingler introduces a bachelor tax bill aiming to tax single men for a year to fund the state school fund. He argues bachelors live with little financial contribution while benefiting from society and should support education through taxation.
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Shingler
Girls in Overalls and High French Shoes Out House-Painting
Fort Worth Texas August reports three women Mrs Minalelor Miss L Johnson on the job painting their first day out of doors and earning good pay. Wilson remarks she enjoys outdoor work and the novelty of the occupation while others join in.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Wilson
Pope Pius Ninth Illness Keeps Pontiff From Anniversary
Pope Pius Ninth marks nine years as head of the church but is too ill to attend celebrations. Congratulatory messages arrive at the Vatican but are read only to find the pope feverish with swollen hands and feet and suffering pain.
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Piog X
Vatican
Boiler bursts sink Gutenberg with six dead ten injured
A boiler explosion off Rotterdam destroyed the German passenger steamer Gutenberg splitting the vessel in two and sending it to the bottom. Six dead and ten injured were reported as rescue efforts continued. In Memphis Tennessee physicians said Commander in Chief Gordon of the United Confederate Veterans remained in critical condition with hours to live.
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Gen
Gordon
Memphis
Tenn
The
United Confederate Veterans
Togo Heads to Baltimore by Private Car
Washington Aug 9 Admiral Togo departed for Baltimore traveling in a private car aboard a train or motor conveyance.
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Togo
Baltimore
Washington
New Minister from Colombia Named to Serve Here
Gen. Pedro Nel Ospina succeeds Senor Francisco de Paula Borda as minister to this country, representing Colombia. The appointment follows a diplomatic reshuffle affecting bilateral relations and regional policy.
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Pedro Nel Ospina
Senor
Francisco de Paula Borda
Columbia
China replaces grand council with cabinet
The move to a cabinet marks a key political shift in China. Prince Ching, renowned as a leading statesman, is named premier, a choice welcomed by American authorities.
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Grand Council
China
Prince Ching
King George and Knollys in Lobbying Fight Over Lords Veto Bill
Charges circulated say Lord Knollys acted as the king's lobbyist to win lord votes for the veto bill. The king allegedly feared creating new peers would ridicule the aristocracy.
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United Press
London
King George
Lord Knollys
Lords
Knollys
Royal st studio made famous by Eugene Field fights suit
The historic Royal street studio once famous through Eugene Field remains open as heirs of former owner Armand Hawkins sue a Chicago art dealer for 20000 dollars over an advertised sale of the last of the Hawkins collection.
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New Orleans
Royal St
John Dietz Nearing Death in Wisconsin Standoff
John F. Dietz, labeled defender of Cameron dam, lies in a hospital at Wapun, near death from blood poisoning after a clash with deputies over a squatter holding linked to a lumber firm. His family is at his bedside as authorities pursue conflicts tied to the battle and a deputy’s murder. Labor groups in Connecticut vow political retaliation against lawmakers who blocked the employers liability and workmen compensation act, despite party platforms supporting the measure.
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Wis
John F. Dietz
Cameron Dam
Oscar
Dietz
Harp
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