Elopement Defies Convent Walls In Chicago Romance
Chicago. George W. Mueller, a Chicago Telephone Company employee, elopes with Emily Lee sister-in-law of Mayor Fred A. Busse. After secret signals and a rope ladder, they flee to Gary Indiana, where their marriage occurs, sparking mayoral and family outrage and reports Mueller may soon leave his job for a city hall post.
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Chicago
George W. Mueller
Emily Lee
Busse
Ae Fair
Gary
Ind
Mueller
Chicago Telephone Company
Sheffield Avenue
Cupid
Fred A. Busse
Rock Island
Miss Lee
Pretty Young Women Lead Memphis Boy Burglars
A Memphis gang of boy burglars is broken up with ringleaders in custody. The group, led by Mrs. J E Walt and sister Lenora Prior, used a house as meeting place and wore men’s clothing to recruit teens. Mrs Wait claims the gang’s brains and hints at further plans as bail is posted for her husband.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. E. Walt
J. A. Gillespie
Tive
Lenora Prior
Charles Lawhorn
George Dayton
Clarence Brown
Wilburn Brown
Gillespie
Mrs. Wait
Boy Shows Rare Fortitude After Dynamite Cap Injury
Twelve year old Fred Cleveland of Green Lake Washington displayed remarkable endurance as doctors amputated several fingers on his hand after a dynamite cap exploded while he examined it. Local boy Roy Glover had lit the cap earlier, and Cleveland’s stoic reaction, including joking to ease pain, was noted by Rev H G Edgar who assisted and saw him to his home for care.
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Green Lake
Wash
Fred Cleveland
Roy Glover
Cleveland
H. G Edgar
Mr. Edgar
Rat Causes Panic in Richmond Shopping District
A large gray rat emerged from a sewer on Broad Street in Richmond Wa creating chaos among hundreds of women shoppers. Small boys chased the rodent as it dodged into a crowd, prompting shrieks and a mad dash for safety with lingerie and hosiery on display. Stores in the area reopened later, but the scene disrupted business for the day.
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Richmond
Broad Street
Belgium Seeks Essays On Aerial Navigation Prize
King Leopold of Belgium offers a 5000 prize for the best work on the progress of aerial navigation and ways to encourage it. Open to all nations. entries must be sent to Brussels by March 1, 1911. Jury includes three Belgians and four foreigners. editors may not submit. Existing works may compete if revised or expanded. publication of the winning manuscript will occur in the year after the award.
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New York
Leopold
Belgium
Inheritance taxes yield millions, British duties examined
A Washington report by Charles M. Pepper details British inheritance taxes drawn from 44 million population, with 4 million estates contributing the bulk. The 1908 figures show estate, legacies, and succession duties totaling about 90 to 96 million annually as part of internal revenue, with vast capital values and a 30 percent share allocated to local taxation.
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Washington
Charles M. Pepper
Bureau of Manufacturers
Department of Commerce and Labor
Pepper
United Kingdom
Penon's Tiny Catholic Church in City of Mexico
The Penon suburb church is said to be the world’s smallest Catholic shrine. It fits about ten worshippers with a minuscule altar for village marriages. A low door and two tiny steeples crown a structure half as tall as the great cathedral doors, serving the entire village.
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Catholic Church
City of Mexico
City of
Mexico
Penon
Mexico City
Advice and tariff views flicker in moving film
Senator Sorghum replies that his tariff views change so quickly they could be shown as a moving picture. He notes he has received many suggestions from constituents and answers with weary humor.
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Sorghum
Why He Brought Him Up Magistrate and Deaf Prisoner Alibi
A magistrate questions a constable about bringing a prisoner for a hearing. The officer insists the prisoner is hearing impaired, joking that he is as deaf as a door-nail. The quip highlights a clash over procedure and the prisoner’s rights.
Prophet Hermit Foresees Bridge Losses on Canadian River
Pierre Davis of Porum Oklahoma living in a riverside hut repeatedly predicted floods that washed away a Midland Valley bridge three times. He accurately named flood heights and dates, and the first train finally crossed on December 15 after complete repairs and delays.
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Muskogee
Okla
Porum
Pierre Davis
Davis
Midland Valley Railroad
Midland Valley
Balloons to Carry Phones Link Air and Land
A. Leo Stevens plans wireless telephone tests between a balloon and land stations. Using the Conqueror, a former Berlin race contestant, the ascent will occur near Springfield Massachusetts under the Springfield Aero club. Stevens will pilot with companion W.
This Hen Lays Triplet Eggs in Greenwich Story
Greenwich reports a Plymouth Rock hen from Mt. Kisco began laying by producing a triple egg. The first egg appeared unusually large with evenly rounded ends, prompting owner Frank B. Sands to shelve it for table use. The next morning two more eggs followed, revealing one large triple egg, two normal sized eggs.
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Greenwich
Conn
Frank B. Sands
Mt. Kisco
Mr.Sands
Great-Grandmother at 57 in Bellwood Family Birthday
Mrs. Frank Sager of Bellwood celebrated her fifty-seventh birthday with her immediate family and grandchildren. Among the guests was her great grandchild Marie Harvey aged four months. The Sager family has a pattern of early marriages.
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Altoona
Frank Sager
Bellwood
Birthday party marks $2,000,000 bequest among five heirs
In Pasadena, Ellen Eliot turned eighteen with a party at 537 South Orange Grove. The estate from Mrs. Edward Elliot is to be shared equally by five siblings, totaling about $2,000,000 with Ellen receiving around $400,000 plus gifts.
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Pasadena
Cal
South Orange Grove
Ellen Blot
Edward Elliot
Ellen Eliot
Clover Noyes
Nina Watkyns
John Vischer Eliot
East
Eliot
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