Ex-Hobo Seeks to Pay for 40000 Miles of Rail Rides
Nils Flangen once a tramp and now a missionary in Iadia says he owes American railroads for 40000 miles of unpaid travel. He offered to pay for stolen transportation and wrote to J J Aiken at Chicago Union Station asking how to settle. Aiken replied that for the Pennsylvania line the debt could be cancelled.
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Nils Flangen
Hobo
Iadia
United States
Hanson
J. J. Aiken
Chicago Union Station
Woodpeckers Threaten Northwest Telephone Poles
Chehalis Washington reports woodpeckers feast on telephone and telegraph poles, drilling holes and battling creosote tar coatings. Companies fear up to seven to eleven thousand poles damaged yearly as worms, weevils, and larvae thrive in wooden poles. Proposals to deter birds with paint prove ineffective as wireless and radio future looms. A pole costs seven to fifteen dollars plus installation.
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Chehalis
Wash
Northwest
Anna Lee Anti Corset Society Files for Legislation
At the secretary of state in Indianapolis articles of incorporation are filed by the Anna Lee Anti Corset Society. The group aims to obtain restrictive legislation to abolish corsets and promote healthful artful dress for women.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Secretary of State
Anna Lee Anti
Insect Life Colors Snow on Mount Rainier
Ashford Washington reports snow on Mount Rainier shows both plant and animal life. Red snow organisms resemble seaweed, while greenish tint comes from related growth. Small brown worms about an inch long roam lower glacier surfaces.
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Ashford
Wash
Mount Rainier
Rainier
Lucky Gold Piece Saves Officer in Close Call
Lieut. Herbert Browne carried a gold piece for 20 years when a camper's bullet struck near Kildare. The coin deflected the shot and saved the officer's life in Dublin on September 15.
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Dublin
Herbert Browne
Kildare
Women Fire Alarms Best, Says Leeds Fire Chief
Leeds fire chief reports in official release that women can give fire alarms more coherently succinctly and intelligently than men. He notes this assessment after observing a drill and emphasizes training and rapid notification by female residents.
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Leeds
Esthonia Bids for British Trade Reval Visit
In Reval on September 15 the Pethonian trade commission plans a England visit to argue Esthonia merits British trade over Bolhevik Russia. The mission will stress Esthonia's eligibility and potential as a trading partner.
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Reval
Pethonian Trade Commission
England
Esthonia
Icicle Falls From Roof and Kills Man
Geneva reports M Charles Genfilard president of the Swiss Hotel association was struck by an icicle falling from a hotel roof and killed while standing before the building.
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Icicle
Man
Geneva
M. Charles Genfilard
Swiss Hotel Association
Notable Benefactor Eleanor Maxwell Dies in Liverpool
Honorable Eleanor C. Maxwell aunt of the late Duke of Norfolk has died in Liverpool. She devoted her life to caring for the blind and lived for others.
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Liverpool
Eng
Eleanor C. Maxwell
Duke of Norfolk
Drunk man admits murder of wife with club and arson
Sheriff tightens jail security after Thomas Cushing confesses to killing his bride of four months. In a signed statement he says he struck her with a club, then set a fire to burn the house, intending to hide the crime. He claims temporary insanity from drinking.
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Morris
Mack
Thomas Cushing
Cushing
London hotel flies in 450 delicacies daily from Paris
London hotel sustains guest tastes by air delivering 250 frogs and 200 snails from Paris every day. The arrangement highlights rapid, exotic food imports to support fine dining in the capital.
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London
Paris
telegram misprint reveals family news
A telegram to a 10 year old girl announcing a new baby ends with a humorous miscue. Johnnie 9 sends $2 home for wire costs and returns with $1.60 change, admitting he shortened the message. The telegram reads Dear Susie I win Its a boy Johnnie.
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Johnnie
Susie
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