17 Nov 1905
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1905
Page
1
Bold ad from Pittsburg Writing Machine Co markets the Pillsbury Visible Typewriter with a plain view writing action, simple quick touch, and universal keyboard for tabulating and invoicing work. It touts removable type action and easy cleaning and invites readers to send for a catalogue from 208 Wood St Pittsburg Pa.
In Blantyre Lanarkshire a villager Charles Allan by bravely gripping Andrew Messer saved him from a 60 foot chimney top fall. Allan held on for about an hour as trains roared nearby and gas fumes overpowered Messer before both were lowered to ground. Allan’s endurance and quick action under extreme danger drew praise for the two workers.
Daniel Grant of Elgin tired of the Highlands life and vanished from his wife and six children. A lookalike man died in a Glasgow Workhouse and was identified by Grant’s wife, who mourned him as dead and collected his life insurance. Grant later reappeared, misidentity exposed, and he was jailed 69 days for desertion.
London reports Miss Baldock heir to millions married her chauffeur after family efforts to stop the match. The couple wed despite inducements and began a seaside honeymoon. Mrs Cyril Bishop will inherit about $1.5 million in a few years.
In Christiana a waiter at the city’s largest restaurant uses a device to measure the distance he travels during a shift. The apparatus records his walking distance as part of a trial to monitor workload and efficiency.
Sioux City dispatch reports Iowa Census Director says 46 000 more men than women exist in the state with 62 counties counted Des Moines and Floyd counties show small female margins Appanoose Sioux Kossuth may see influx of spinsters as figure releases loom Rural areas show parity while cities tilt female. A jumping hog at Kansas City stockyards amuses workers as 180 pound animal clears five foot fences.
New York court rule holds an executor cannot dispose of his right to act for pay. The appeals court rejected Benjamin N. Oakeshott’s claim for 500000 in commissions from a 46 million bequest to James Henry Smith. The will probated in England and English law limits executor fees.
Report notes increasing practice of marriages for girls aged nine or ten across Bengal and other regions. It cites racial degeneration as a consequence and mentions laws in several areas banning marriage of girls under fourteen.
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