The Turkey Ranch and Mustang Pete’s Feathery Herd
A vivid profile of the Steinway Turkey Ranch in Snelling California detailing how turkeys are raised from hatching to market. It highlights keeper duties, the role of three daughters and Mustang Pete, and the birds’ roaming on Sierra foothills ranges plus seasonal feeding and fattening practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinway
William Steinway
Mustang Pete
August Durot
California
Jooka
Durot
Augusta
Minnie
Emma
Elling
Wenatchee Appien
Naval Orange
Valencia
Cecescia
Fiens
Washington
Daughter proposes for widower leads to marriage in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey on November 18 a daughter proposed her widowed father Lewis Levi to a friend Mrs Nelile Frankel and the plan resulted in two marriages with the couple wed soon after the proposal.
Man Fires Twice In Domestic Incident In New York
Louis Lorenzo summoned his wife and a friend and said it is all off then fired a bullet at his wife. A second shot misfired and barely missed, as Gov. Dix prepared for Thanksgiving events the day before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Lorenzo
Gov. Dix
Church Reform Sparks Conflict Between Socialist and Church
City official D C Coates, a Spokane socialist, denounces church as reactionary while advocating Christ's social message. He spoke before a socialist group, faced preacher rebukes, and was denied pulpits for reply. Socialists print his address and plan a public debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Coates
Arcadia Installs Entire Woman Government
Miss Kate F. O Connor, a suffragist and reformer, is elected mayor of Arcadia near Rockford. She appoints a cabinet headed by a woman health commissioner, a woman fire chief, and a woman school board chair, establishing an all female administration.
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Arcadia
Rockford
Ill
Kate F. O'Connor
Wideawake
Woman seeks name change to honor grandfather
Poughkeepsie New York November 18. Mrs John Toler petitioned the supreme court to change her son’s name from John Toler to John Watts de Prister effective after January 1.
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Poughkeepsin, N. Y
John Toler
Supreme Court
John Watts de Prister
Captain elopes with twin sister then marries Mary Harrison
Annapolis reports Captain Harry Edwarda of the schooner May H. landed at Kent inland to elope with Mary Harrison He met her twin sister first and married her Now Mary is wearing black.
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Annapolis
Harry Edwarda
May H
Kent
Mary Harrison
Mary
Longtime Philadelphia servant cites fashion freedom problem
Ellen Hume, nearly 90, has spent 61 years in one household. She links the servant problem to love of fine clothes and the desire for freedom, highlighting social tensions in 20th century labor.
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Philadelphia
Ellen Hume
Myra Le gall Hides 30 Hours Over School Tardiness
New York girl Myra Le gall fearing punishment for tardiness hid in her mother's closet for 30 hours. Spanking was postponed and jam and cookies substituted as her mother kept watch.
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New York
Myra Legall
200-Pound Hog Rescued After 52 Days in Dry Well
In Henrietta Oklahoma a 200 pound hog that vanished 52 days ago was found alive at the bottom of a dry well. The animal, described as a hipless wonder after its ordeal, was rescued and reported in a local note.
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Henrietta
Okla
Noted Fatal Stabbing After Dog Confrontation
Michael O Boyle charged in death of Fred Rayner after O Boyle pursued with knife when Rayner kicked his dog Spot. Rayner arrested following the fatal assault in New York.
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New York
Michael O'Boyle
Fred Rayner
O' Boyle
Rayner
O’boyle
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Cure for Grippe
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as ending grippe and all cold misery within hours. It promises rapid relief after the first dose, noting three-year research and no quinine, and urges readers to buy a six and a half cent package from any druggist.
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Grippe
Pape
City detective arrests man over mistaken money
Harry Graham, 1014 EB Alder, returned from Vancouver and was dragged to the police station by a crowd of about 500 after holding a ten dollar Imperial Bank of Canada bill. Capt. Willard released Graham, noting the detective failed to identify the bill as counterfeit or genuine.
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Harry Graham
Alder
Fust
Vancouver
S. C
Imperial Bank of Canada
Montreal
Westminster Bank
Willard
Graham
The Story of Washington's Dental Conspiracy and Board Power
Edwin J. Brown argues that boards and commissions eclipse constitutional authority, citing a dental board as example. he warns of tyranny and lawful limits, urging a shift toward board governance as a step toward public ownership and broader democracy in health licensing.
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Washington
Ecaplitaliam
Edwin J. Brown
Jacob Schiff Urges Abrogation of 1832 Russia Treaty
New York on November 18 saw Jacob Schiff and other prominent Jews urge senators Kot and O'Gorman to abrogate the 1832 treaty with Russia. Schiff denounced Taft era dollar diplomacy and leveled charges against Ambassador Rockhill and John Hays Hammond over U S policy toward Russia and Jewish Americans.
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United Press
New York
Taft
Ambassador Rockhill
John Hays Hammond
Jacob Schiff
Kot and
O'Gorman
Russia
Dance onboard Amerika Causes Scene in Restaurant
Passengers arriving in New York report a disturbance aboard the Amerika where three women and a man danced in the dining room in flashy clothes. The captain was appealed to stop the spectacle.
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New York
Amerika Tell
Five Rail Systems Tied Up After Wild Engine Crash
In Chicago on November 18 trains on five railway systems halted as a mischievous act started a wild engine that crashed into a freight train on the Belt Line. Some pictures were hung to imply local regret that the originals were not used.
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Chicago
Trust to Punish Socialist Town
Martins Ferry Ohio November 18 Many clerks at the Laughlin plant of the American Sheet and Tinplate company were told they will not be needed after November 30 and the works may close. Two thousand men are employed there and the socialist city ticket’s election is blamed. The tin strike sentiment after two years helped swell socialist support.
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Martins Ferry
Laughlin
American Sheet & Tinplate Company
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Lins
Steinway Turkey Ranch
Food Trust
Minnie, Emma and
Augusta Steinway
Turkey
Mustang
D. C. Coates
Spokane
Commission
Horlick
Orlicks Rae Te
Horlick's
Pike
Seattle
Mids
Teird and
Pike Bellingham
Bachange
Mary Wears
Riad Shad
Idwin J. Brown
Independent Telephone
Railroad Commission
Sub. Scriber
U. S Supreme Court
State Commission
Telectione
Beattie
THE
Dental Board
Department of State
Bbeard
Law Inc
Lessiog
Kodakers
106 Roll
106 Roll Electric
Madison Street
Lundberg
Paonk
MHS
Pfeppers Bakery
Firet Av
Sanitary Market
Doub
Brown & Hulen
Gallagher's Market
Cali
Bee
Oneon ST
Cebawin
N. W. Corner Finer
Her
Carpenters
James Duffy Krupert
Leested
Ted
A. D. Anderson General Loan
Chiropractors
W. E. Olmstead
Fifth Ave
Main
Ind
Madison St
Mer
L. B. Gullett
Westlake Boulevard
Niger
EL Peale
Summit Liquor CO
B. Kalter Bole
Weisel & Co
Milwaukee
Superion
Firef
Grocers
Tre
Av. North
Jewelers
Chas. Lampe
Edison
Victor
Denny Way
Cor
Pith
Queen Anne
Plymouth
Westlake Avenue
South Beacon
Ihones
Jas. H. Maybury
Maritime
Frogner
Genesee Et
York
Washington Dairy Phone
Ninth Avenue
Kalberg & Paterson
Kalberg
Howell St
Phone Ind
Cody Detective Agency, Inc
Ind. Save
Machine Works
Puget Sound
O., Inc
First Ave
Opticians
Albert Hansen Optical Department
Harry W. Appleton
Cherry ST. Cor
Osteopathic Licensed
State and County Association
Chas. N. Maxey
Northern Bank
W. E. Walno
Clybe L. Bonham
COM
Eth and Union
ORS
POTTER @ RICKART
INIO
Cunningham
Physicians and Surgeons
B. T. Trueblood
Marion Midg
Corted
Marion
John L. Johnson
Steee
First Avenue
Greenland
Spm
DH. Tolman
Epler Block
Sanitarium
Battle Creek
Raleigh
Horse Market
Singer Store
Sheet Metal Works
Merz Sheet Metal
A. B. Greenus & Co
Firet Ave
Santo Vacuum Cleaner CO
East
Washington Wafer Co
Iit
King ST
T. Tabata
Prop
Frank Briggs
First Ave. Cae
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