Oldest Woman in New York Believed Named Nancy Miller
Nancy Miller known as Nancy Black Squirrel is said to be 116 years old. Born April 20 1809 on Buffalo Creek reservation in Buffalo New York she moved to Tonawanda reservation in 1822 where she has lived since. She is in good health and a tobacco user.
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Nancy Miller
Ga-que-tah
Nancy Black Squirrel
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Creek
Tonawanda Reservation
New York State
Hot Day Traffic Officer Receives Hymn Collar Comment
An overworked police officer pauses as an elderly woman informs him that the number on his collar matches her favorite hymn. The lighthearted exchange occurs amid a busy urban scene with buses, cars, motorcycles, and trucks.
Too Hot Rumors About You Stir London Rumor Mill
The London Mail reports rumors circulating about a notable figure stressing that foreign chatter matters less if it remains abroad. No confirmed details or names are provided in the readable fragments.
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London Mail
Profits On Road Contracts Large
Austin Texas state court case reveals The American Road Company admitted excess highway profits of about 600000 and agreed to wind up Texas operations. The judge noted the state is entitled to recover and offset unpaid estimates of 314500. Auditor Prince documented profits totaling over 1.1 million on 427 miles of state highways at 30 cents per square yard.
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Austin
Tex
American Road Company
State Highway Commission
Dan Moody
Moody
Calhoun
Fifty-Third District Court
Texas
Highway Commission
Fifty Third
W. D. Prince
Defendent Company
Queen Mother Alexandra Dies at Sandringham
England mourns as Queen Mother Alexandra dies of heart disease three days before her eighty first birthday. King George V and Queen Mary stand with sorrowing royal family at her bedside. she is praised as the empire’s beloved Danish princess who won enduring royal esteem over six decades.
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Sandringham
England
Mother Alexandra
King George V
Mary
Prince of Wales
Princess of Wales
Liberty Bell to be Heard on Radio at New Year
Philadelphia plans a radio broadcast of the Liberty Bell chime from Independence Hall at midnight December 31 to mark the New Year. Mayor Kendrick announced the event and Mrs Kendrick will strike the bell with a rubber mallet after tests showed the setup feasible.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Kendrick
Textbook Contract Approved by State Board of Education
The state board of education approved the American Book Company's six year contract for a million spellers by a vote of two to nothing. Controller S. H. Terrell did not vote. The action followed the governor signing the $400,000 contract.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
American Book Company
H. Terrell
Lost Radium Recovered in St Paul Sewer Pipe
After six weeks of patient search a mechanical bloodhound helped locate a tiny tube containing radium valued at 8600 dollars. The tube had disappeared from a hospital in St Paul.
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St. Paul
Schools For Unemployed in London plan free vocational training
Vocational training will be given free to unemployed men at centers to be established in various cities in England. The program aims to provide practical skills through accessible courses, as part of national efforts to reduce unemployment.
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London
England
Now I Am Welk and the Mother of Two Children
A short feature explores the persona of Welk and the life of a mother of two, presenting a reflective vignette about virtue and ordinary resilience. The piece frames goodwill as a central human quality in everyday life.
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Welk
Peruna Remedy Praised By Satisfied Minnesota Customer
Mrs Anna Linder of Dassel Meeker County Minnesota credits Dr Hartmans Pe ru na with curing two years of chronic catarrh She says she is well and now mother of two and would not be without the remedy even at twice its cost Pe ru na has long been sold nationwide in tablet and liquid forms and the ad urges insisting on genuine Pe ru na.
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National Congress
Washington
Anna Linder
Dassel
Meeker County
Minn
Scars of a Veteran Automobiles with Battered Fenders
A Columbus State Journal item reflects on the owner’s sense of quiet contentment in possessing a car whose four fenders are badly dented. The piece notes the passage of time and a veteran’s perspective on has-been vehicles.
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Columbus State Journal
King George as Anglican Head and Prebendary
King George of England is described as an authorized clergyman of the Anglican church and the head of the church. As a cathedral prebendary he receives five dollars a year and is expected to deliver one sermon annually.
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King George of England
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William Howard Taft
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