Kind Policeman Is Willed $20,000
New York police lieutenant Dennis Lyons, who helped a mother and child in 1896 after their pockets were picked, learned he had been left twenty thousand dollars by the same woman he aided. The recipient asked for secrecy and the will was read at the Charles Street station.
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New York
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Bellevue Hospital
Elmira
New York City
Miss Grigsby Auction Sparks Rich New York Scandals
Emilie Busby Grigsby plans an auction at the House of Mystery 660 Park Ave selling jewels silver tapestries and medieval furnishings. The sale aims at revenge amid rumors of secret notes and sentimental secrets tied to her former American friends and patron Charles T. Yerkes.
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Chas. T. Yerkes
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Moving Pictures of Two Busy Stomachs Show Digestive Action
The article describes German scientist produced X-ray moving pictures of two human stomachs in action. Left panel depicts an unhealthy stomach, right shows normal function. Twelve sequential frames per stomach reveal digestion stages, using a new method to display body parts in motion.
Tell It to Saint Anthony Comstock tale in court
A 15 pound turkey, stripped bare, posed on a prosecutor’s bench in Los Angeles. Poultry dealers P Ferrars and Walter Yost admitted they snatched the bird’s feathers, were fined $110 for cruelty to animals, and a police matron was asked to clothe the bird in a flannel suit.
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Los Angeles
P. Ferrars
Walter Yost
Song of the angels greeting shepherds in vigil
A religious quotation from Bishop Huntington describes the angel song to shepherds under night skies as the first note of a heavenly harmony begun in heaven until it is completed on earth.
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Bishop Huntington
Heaven
Craik
Christmas Fire Don'ts by Chief Stetson
Do not allow rubble to accumulate and do not fit with stoves or hazardous hardware. Do not decorate gas or electric fixtures or be careless with lit cigars or cigarettes. Arrange candy away from tree and decorations. Parents should stay in the room with children while the tree is lit.
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Stetson
Parente
Mine Flood Drowns Dozens in Cross Tetley Pit
A reservoir breach at the Cross Tetley mine near Wigan floods the workings where 200 miners were employed. Scores are believed drowned with hundreds of rescuers trying to reach any survivors.
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United Prees
London
Cross Tetley
Wigan
This Is Bill Taft Mascot for Panama Pacific Exposition
The ram Bill Taft, San Francisco World’s Fair mascot, was christened on ground breaking day and will wear a collar inscribed Bill Taft Mascot of the Panama Pacific International Exposition Born Oct 14 1911 If he lives to 1916 he becomes a notable fair curiosity Special care is arranged Pauline Wayne reference noted Also mentions a garage worker Jim and a humorous exchange about losing five dollars with a garbled moral.
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Bill Taft
San Francisco
Bill
Pauline Wayne
Fire at Dreamland pavilion starts from rubbish pile
A fire started from a rubbish pile against the Dreamland pavilion at Seventh and Union Street at 12 30 this morning. It was quickly extinguished. Proprietor Mike Fisher suspects two men he had ejected from the dance earlier in the evening.
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Dreamland Pavilion
Seventh and
Union St
Mike Fisher
Ready for His Trial
Former Rev Clarence V T Richeson, recovering from self mutilation in a Boston cell, will be ready for trial January 18 for the murder of Avis Linnell whom he is charged with poisoning in a star crossed relationship. Indications suggest he may plead insanity. Flowers from Violet Edmunds hint at ongoing hopes for marriage as authorities note the heiress’s connection to Richeson.
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United Press
Boston
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Pretty Avis Linnell
Richeson
Not Violet Buehler Lookalike Held in St Louis Case
A girl who registered as Violet Buehler at a local hotel is in police custody in St Louis awaiting Mrs Buehler from Chicago. Police say she stayed with an elderly woman at the St James hotel and Austin Graham, said to be her fiancé, is with the matron.
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ST. Louis
Violet Buehler
Chicago
Loop District
Buehler
St. James
Austin Graham
Great Seal highlights Arizona industry and irrigation
The great seal of the new state of Arizona, designed by official cartoonist RE Motter, features the Roosevelt dam irrigation vista, cattle to symbolize industry, and a miniature reduction plant beside a workman, reflecting mining and economic growth.
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Arizona
RE. E. Motter
Roosevelt
Moving Picture Shows Program Listings
Programs include Dream The Sick Man From the East Buckskin Jack the Earl of Glenmore Love Decides Grand Pathe's Weekly No 51 The Fresher Through the Enemy's Lines Lyceum A Queen's Treachery Art ve Music The Military Air Scout Princess Charming Landscapes in Japan Circuit Youth vs Age Small Trades in Malaca The Sign of the Three Labels A Flash in the Night City In the Grip of Alcohol Part I In the Grip of Alcohol Part II As in a Looking Glass Class A An Episode of the Early Mormon Days The M Suit Case He Who Last Vitagraph Monthly.
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Glenmore
Pathe’s Weekly
Lyceum
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Vitagraph Monthly
Christmas tree safety cautions from a public notice
Public safety guidance warns against decorating methods that could ignite or injure. Instructions cover matching hazards, proximity to flammable materials, electrical wiring, and child supervision, advising safer alternatives and inspector consultation.
De new s Gelling Price beer ea ver
The fragment suggests price details for beer but the readable content is partial. It mentions per unit pricing and a vague context but no clear names dates or locations to anchor a full item. Further readable facts are needed to craft a precise summary card.
Post Cards and Film Development Prices
Post cards cost 11.00 per dozen while Kodak film development is offered at 10 cents per roll for any size.
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Kodak Films
Title Insurance The widow's dower and 19th century property split
A 19th century case explains that under the 1864 act the widow claimed one third of the decedent's Seattle property. The one third was set aside for her use, freeing two thirds from dower. A 1883 warranty deed and subsequent transfers caused title confusion. By 1905 an error surfaced and purchasers may face claims on widow’s heirs. Details and parties available on request.
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Yell
Seattle
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