Comet Reaches Port After Perilous Sea Ordeal
The Chinese cargo ship Comet, stranded off Banka Island after a December gale, finally floated free after a perilous rescue. First Mate Charles Hayward and four crew members initially rode out by lifeboat to Java, with a native guide leading to a Chinese tin mine settlement. They telegraphed for aid from Singapore, where a tug helped refloat the vessel before its voyage to New York.
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New York
Banka Island
Davis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Kobe
Japan
San Francisco
Singapore
Charles Hayward
Java
Hayward
Blinjo
Woman Fends Off Burglar With Bold Daytime Attack
Milwaukee resident Mrs. Max Jahnke retorted to a daylight burglary by choking the intruder with a coat collar and hauling him to the door. She later said she was not frightened, only angry at the audacity of the break-in in broad daylight.
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Milwaukee
Max Jahnke
Jimmy
Cougar Passenger Shock Equestrian Finds Cat Aboard Stage
Spokane driver Grant Turnbull reports a full grown cougar perched in the rear of his Newport to Elk stage near Rogers Pass. The frightened horses bolted but he halted the team and drove on after the animal vanished into the timber. Washington state carries a cougar bounty.
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Spokane
Wash
Grant Turnbull
Newport
Elk, Wash
Rogers Pass
Turnbull
Spokane County
Washington
Tom B. Hopper
West
Portable stove debate in domestic comedy sketch
Mrs. Young and her husband argue over buying a new portable range. He notes they would need portable cooking utensils to accompany it, while she nods, and he quips about the missing utensils. The exchange ends with her remark about not thinking of that.
Missouri leads in farms as census shows large holdings
The Missouri census notes 284 886 farms averaging 120 acres with 62 percent of land improved and total farm value around 84 75 an acre. It highlights high tenancy in other states while Missouri shows only three tenants in ten, and reports strong livestock income and reliance on animal products.
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Columbia
Missouri
Union
Commerce and Labor Bureau
Middle West
Ohio
Iowa
Kansas
United States
F. B. Mumford
University of Missouri
Mumford
Prof
Michigan
David Rankin
Canebrake Grass Could Replace Wood Pulp for Paper
In Macon Georgia researchers report Arundinaria macrosperma canebrakes may serve as a cheap abundant source for paper pulp. Experiments show Georgia grass as viable as okra pulp, potentially revolutionizing paper manufacture with easy availability.
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Macon
Georgia
Harry Burns
Macon Chamber of Commerce
N. A. Cobb
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
Cobb
J. K. Small
New York Botanical Gardens
Mr. Small
Desert Island Sheep Ranching Off Maine Coast
On remote Maine islands owners turn loose sheep to graze on seaweed and dews, fattening for fall markets. Shelters prove unused as flocks thrive with minimal costs, while new stock and lambs are periodically added each spring. Profit margins remain high with low operating expenses.
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Bangor
Maine
Melinic Island
Man With Broken Neck Survives Mount Vernon Jolting
White Plains reports William Peters, linked to a circus, survived being struck by an electric motor on the Mount Vernon four tracks. He later told of a forty foot trapeze fall that broke his neck, with neck and back braces supporting him. Police and ambulance responded as crowds watched.
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White Plains
N. Y
Wiliam Peters
Mount Vernon
New Haven
Manhattan
Peters
Mount Vernon Hospital
Thief Snatched Last Cent From Quayle Then Sentenced
In New York at a Fulton street lodging house Thomas Quayle stood with his last cent in hand when John Curran grabbed it and fled. Curran received a two and a half year prison term at Sing Sing.
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New York
Thomas Quayle
Fulton Street
John Curran
Curran
Sing Sing
Relics of Mound Builders in Keweenaw Peninsula
Mrs. Daniel Washburn’s collection near the Portage ship canal on the Keweenaw peninsula includes over 400 copper relics. The items, found around her home, include needles, spearheads, fish hooks, arrowheads, knives, and ax blades. The age is uncertain, likely ancient beyond measure, with early copper tools showing limited workmanship compared to later steel.
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L’anse
Mich
Daniel Washburn
Portage Ship Canal
Keweenaw Peninsula
Washburn
Canal District
Michigan
SQUIRREL HUNTER GETS PAY FOR 1862 OHIO VOLUNTEERS
Warsaw Indiana resident Webb Nye received thirteen dollars from Ohio for service as a squirrel hunter in 1862. about 25 000 volunteers were called to defend Cincinnati against Bragg and Smith. they served a week with improvised weapons and were to be paid a month. Nye finally got funds from the first appropriation after delays.
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Warsaw
Ind
Webb Nye
Ohio
Nye
Cincinnati
Bragg
Kirby Smith
One Way Sayings and Witty Observations
A collection of quips about belief, diet, and education. The text notes humor in vegetarianism and virtue, with lines on tight rope conduct and confidence in being right yet doubting others. It alludes to educated youth still displaying common sense and wit.
Evocative Child Quips Over Arctic Bath Facts
Little Harry dreaded bathtub plunges and read that bathtubs were unknown in the arctic circle. He asks his mother to be an Esquimaux and his father to be an Esquima. The Chicago News questions if Roosevelt would shoot an elephant given G O P ties.
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Harry
Arctic Circle
Papa
Mr. Roosevelt
Chicago News
Special Homeseekers Rates to New Mexico and Texas
Colorado and Southern Railway offers round trip Homeseekers tickets to many New Mexico and Texas points for one fare plus $2.00. Tickets valid on the first and third Tuesdays each month all year with up to twenty five days total time and liberal stopovers. Details from local agents or T. E. Fisher Denver.
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Colorado & Southern Railway
New Mexico
Texas
Colorado & Southern
T. E. Fisher
Denver
Colorado
No Resemblance
A humorous exchange about a baby named Jack Bachelor between Mrs Newlywed and the Judge ends with a quip about beauty doctors removing freckles and demanding spot cash. The dialogue highlights family appearance debates and witty courtroom banter.
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Jack Bachelor
Fred
Judge
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Comet
HAL Cougar
Animal
Mountaina
Spokane, Wash
Illinois
Indiana
George Macdonald
Mammoth
Cor 16Th
Blake
Brown Palage Hotel
L. A. Watkins Merchasdise
Waazee Street
Colo
Cermada Onion Co
Texaa
Bermuda Onion Co
Clayton Block
Oliver
Bere
Hunt
Uoods
Soli
G G. Pickett Spi Co
Postoffice
Colorado Tent & Awning CO
Lawrence St
Robt
Gutshall
Pres
E. E. Burlingame & Co
Mailer Express
Cele
W. K. Cameron
Arapahoe Street
Opp
Yostoffice
Independent Lumber & Merc. CO
Denver, Colo
Knight-Campbell Mussc Co
Knight-Campbell Music CO
California St
Fies
Lee Alwaya
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