Coast Steamer Alaska Sinks Off Blunt's Reef Near Eureka
The coast steamer Alaska of the San Francisco and Portland company sank in dense fog after striking Blunt’s Reef, 30 miles south of Eureka, Calif. Forty eight people died, including 36 passengers and 12 crew, as lifeboats were launched and several survivors were rescued by the Annox.
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Blunt's Reef
Eureka
Calif
Callif
Annox
Blunts Reef
Cal
Iflex
Portland
Ore
Columbia
San Francisco and
Portland Steamship Company
San Francisco
Blunt’s Reef
Des Moines Without Street Car Service
Des Moines faces a transit crisis as street cars stop running and 109000 daily riders are left without service. A conference between F C Chambers receiver for bondholders and city business leaders aims to reach a contract with the motor bus association, which warns it cannot meet demand without city council approval. Bus service as currently run is insufficient to satisfy public needs.
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Des Moines
Bune
F.C. Chambers
Wade
Motor Buss Association
Carpentier Won’t Fight in U S London Says
Georges Carpentier told the Daily Mail he has no plans to fight Tom Gibbons or any other bout in the United States and it is unlikely he will appear in a U S ring again.
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U. 8
London
Georges Carpentier
Daily Mail
Tom Gibbons
United States
Hay Crop Shrinks to About Three Quarters of 1919 Yield
KM White of Duluth Minnesota president of the National Hay Association says the U.S. hay crop will reach about 75 percent of last year's total. He attributes the shortage to a drought and an extremely hot spell just before harvesting.
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Chicago
KM. White
Duluth
Minn
National Hay Association
Enid
Fasted for Fifty Three Days Ends in Urbana Death
Urbana Illinois Mrs J M Chase died after a fifty three day fast due to stomach trouble. She had accepted death with patience while awaiting the end. A garbled line follows mentioning a separate note about a sensational or unclear event in New York and Russia.
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Urbana
J. M Chase
Aeath
Rang Lest Pour Years Found. Mew Matione!
Mew Matione Gants found after a prolonged search, with authorities reporting the Rang Lest pour years mystery nearing resolution. No further details released.
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Matione
Seven White Sox Cleared in World Series Throwing Trial
Seven former White Sox players plus two others were found not guilty by a jury on charges of conspiring to defraud the public by throwing the 1919 World Series. The jury returned its verdict on a single ballot.
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Chicago
White Sox
Chicago American
Cinciinati
Flefendant
Buck Weaver
Deest Felsch
Charles Kishert
Arnold Ganilll
Claude Witten
Eddie Civette
Joel Jackson
Carl Zork
St. Louis
David Leler
Des Moines
Friend
Chicago White Sox
Regina Area Hit by Severe Hail and Windstorm
Damage estimated over 1 million dollars from a hail and windstorm that swept 75 to 100 miles east and southeast of Regina. Heavy losses reported from Yellow Grass Tivam Midale Grantet Cedewx Rainton and Broadview.
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Regina
Sask
Yellow Grass
Tivam Midale
Grantet
Cedewx
Rainton
Broadview
Indiana Denies Stock Sale by Farmers Finance Corp
The Indiana Securities Commission blocked the Farmers Finance corporation from selling 770 008 dollars of its preferred stock. The panel found the proposed issue of the Indiana "bine sky" few fortids was not justified and denied clearance to proceed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Wee
Farmer’s Finance Corporation
State Securities Commission
The
Finance Corporation
Population growth and census shifts in New York area
The article notes rising population and activity around New York with crowds at games and events. It mentions the Hudson River approach to ships and a census directive in Washington aiming to count federal workers, alongside a reference to measurements of a watermelon by a grower in the district.
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Mery
Nebraska in Brief Highlights From Fremont and Statewide Items
Fremont police conducted raids targeting intoxicated drivers and visitors, with many offenders cited or released, while railroads appeal for tax valuation changes before the state Supreme Court. Other items note farm water trials, a schoolhouse relocation fight, courthouse repairs in Omaha, church projects, crop yields, road and public works plans, and various local incidents across Nebraska towns.
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Fremont
Ieek Ishurd
Northwestern
Hince
Wo O. Osborne
Supreme Court
Ben.Kiffin
Shelton
Jtf Griffin
Othe School House
Pitsworth
Omaha
Funlding
St. Stanislaus
Ilaian
Platte County
George Dimig
York County
Kansas
Omaha Gan Club
Johansen
Wright Wilhelmy Company
Nebraska
Dean Mohr
J. Williams
Steax City
State Department of Health
York
Wiliam Rogers
Albion
Community-Commerce Club
Minden T
Dem Keer
Prominent Druggist Endorses Kilmer Swamp Root Medicine
A well known druggist touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as highly effective for kidney and bladder issues and claims many customers testify to its success. Advertisements note availability in large and medium bottles at local drug stores.
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Jiméer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Aintage
Fragmented Lines From a Dated School Column
Readable scraps describe a teen social scene with phrases about affection and romance. Vague references to a school, a married man, and unnamed individuals hint at a humorous or gossip style column from a past era.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Emphasizes Safe Use and Cross Symbol
An old Bayer advertisement touts taking Aspirin only as directed by physicians, highlighting the Bayer cross on tablets for relief from colds neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and other pains. It notes affordable prices in small tins and larger packages sold by druggists and ends with a quip about postage stamps and beauty.
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Bayer
Record of Pleasant Hours in the Book of Night Life Era
The piece notes changes in how youths log leisure with a large Book of Night Life replacing the old family album. It cites crude comments on plays and a season-end record of evenings out. It includes vivid clippings about a celebrity arrival and sensational diary publication plans in city papers.
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Chicago Journal
Elso
Birmingham Age-Herald
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