Wife's faith saves man thought dead after lightning
John Brown an engineer on the Northern Pacific train between Butte and Logan was struck by lightning and pronounced dead. His wife, a devout Catholic, fetched holy water from a church to bath his face, after which he revived and walked home. The strike burned hair, melted items, and scorched his body, yet Brown felt no ill effects and continued his run.
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John Brown
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Logan
Brown
Hiahtuing
Rown
Butte
Girls Told How to Wed at Washington Normal School
At Washington D C commencement former superintendent J A Stuart urged graduates to marry men with no imagination but a keen sense of rumor. He warned that such husbands would not be crabbed in old age and would be entertaining in later years.
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Washington, D.C
Joly
Alexander T. Stuart
Washington
Washington Normal School
Not Over It Yet Crasy Sleepers Quote
The fragment hints at a chilly night and a person recalling sleep in a deceptive or odd phrasing. It preserves a fleeting feeling of cold and a sense of incomplete storytelling without additional context or clear entities.
Man visits 1,000 women in search of wife
Seaford Delaware July 2 James H Furbush a wealthy widower from Wetpipquim Maryland toured the United States to find a fifth wife. He visited over a thousand women but says most sought his money. He plans to stay on his farm for life.
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United States
James H. Furbush
Wetpipquim
Purbush
Furbush
Furbusih
Diamond Stud Guards Thief in Subway Sting
James Thom wore a $2,500 diamond stud sewn to a guard that pierces the owner’s flesh if touched. A stranger, John Lair, attempted to steal the jewel in the subway as Policeman Walters detained the man.
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Mr. Thom
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John Lair
Cork cargo yields body in New York hold
Longshoremen found the shriveled corpse of a man buried in a cork cargo on the Francisco Clampa steamer from Seville. The stowaway starved to death during the voyage to America, uncovering the grim fate of those seeking passage abroad.
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Cork
New York
Spain
Francisco Clampa
Seville
America
Bees Sting Man to Death in West Virginia Farm Town
In Parksburg West Virginia July 3 a farmer Drury Badgely of Pleasant Hill was attacked by a swarm of bees stinging him to death after they settled in his hair and beard. In Philadelphia two youths, Helen Pohnsod and Harry Nogt, were injured when a blown fuse caused their vehicles to lurch and they fell tripping on the curb breaking their left legs.
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Mise Helen Pohnsod
Harry Nogt
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Parksburg
W. Va
Drury
Badgely
Pleasant Hill
Mear Here
Long Court Verdict Settles 15 Year Courtship Suit
In La Crosse Wisconsin Anta Smolek won $1000 in a circuit court case over George Bauer who courted her for fifteen years then moved to Montana to start a home with another woman. Bauer argued he should grant her liberty and marry someone he loved. Smolek sought $5000.
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Wires Lacrosse
Wis
George Bauar
Mins Anta Smolek
Ming Smotek
Bauer
Montana
Havers
Swings Scythe At 91 Years In Kansas Pasture
Henry Wedd an early settler in Johnson county Kansas at ninety one still swings his scythe. He carries the tool on his back into the pasture and cuts hay for fun. Wedd owns a farm valued over 100000 dollars and ships cattle hogs and feeders to Kansas City market.
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United Press
Lenepxa
Kan
Henry Wedd
Thin
Johnson County
Bryan’s Historic Fight Against the Plunderbund
Special to The Star. Baltimore July 3. William Jennings Bryan confronts the Wall Street plunderbund at the Democratic National Convention. He pushes to expose deals with Clark and to block Wall Street influence, forcing Clark’s true intentions into the open and uniting progressives against reactionary control. Bryan’s tactical moves and stance redefine the convention fight.
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Chicago
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Wail Sr
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Baltimore
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Mack
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Wall
New
Pia
Swatting Insects: Washington Scientist Maps Fly Lineage
A Washington scientist, Dr. A. Murray, charted a female fly born April 10 1911 that laid eggs to create billions of descendants. His investigation notes twelve distinct branches in six months, illustrating rapid genealogical growth and the potential impact on population studies.
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Washington
Chickens Spark Fatal Neighbors’ Fight in Missouri
In Iron Mountain Missouri a feud between two neighboring families over ownership of a chicken led to a deadly fight. James M Hall 26 and Gentry Gibbon 35 were killed. Sheriff John Marshall arrested James Sink and his stepson Harvey Shrum 18 for alleged participation.
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Iron Mountain
James M. Hall
Gentry Gibbon
John Marshall
Iron
Equity
James Sink
Harvey Shrum
Hall
Gibbeon
Denton Uses Buckboard Campaign Tactic in Oklahoma
J C Denton of Muskogee republican candidate for congress in the Third Oklahoma district travels by two buckboards with a fife and drum corps. He sends the musicians ahead to summon crowds before delivering his political speech.
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Muskogee
Okla
J. C. Denton
Congress
Oklahoma
Denton
NOW POP KNOWS Woney
A playful exchange about common terms and oral anatomy features a father and Sonny. The humorous punchline suggests the palate as the tongue’s sleeping place, offering a light moment on everyday language and body parts.
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Woney
Sonny
Market Prices From Local Commission Merchants Report
The following are the average prices paid by local commission merchants to producers and prices paid by retailers to the commission houses. Prices shown are buying prices for farmers and selling prices for retailers, subject to variation by freshness and grade.
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