Gubbins Invents Word Catcher To Silence Bore Next Door
New York man J Montgomery Gubbins unveils a funnel based device to curb neighbor chatter during dinner visits. He details how pressing keys lets words travel back into the speaker, ending with an indigestion attack and a call to a doctor.
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J. Montgomery Gubbins
New York
Montgomery Gubbins
J. Mont- Here
Pergon
Gubbins
Omaha
Clam Gulf
Willie
Dogs Used in Cancer Study at U S Hatcheries
A narrative from Portland Maine and New Orleans describes a government funded project using dogs at U S fish hatcheries to test if cancer can be transmitted from infected fish through water to dogs. Dr Harvey R Gaylord leads the work, with Charles G Atkins noting dogs will aid in understanding throat cancer and goitre connections.
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Eas
Portland
United States
Harvey R. Gaylord
Gratwick Cancer Laboratory
Teiffala
N. Y
New Orleans
Jared Young Sanders
Louisiana
Charles G. Atkins
Children May Visit Europe Under Student Exchange Plan
Dr. Ernest Richard of Columbia University urged expanding student exchanges to include children and young people of all backgrounds. He proposed families with limited means host foreign youths at no cost, covering only transportation. The program would foster language learning and expose youngsters to foreign business and education.
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Boston
Ernest Richard
Colombia University
Twentieth Century Club
Fire at Sharon shop leads to poultry theft in Brookfield township
In Brookfield township a tramp entered during a family meal at Rev Thr Bernes after a Sharon shop fire scene. He fled as a pefi man entered the back door and stole a chicken and two piles from the table before being noticed.
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Sharon
Bernes
Brookfield Township
Czar Flees Through Kitchen Detour With Berlin Escort
A czar fled through a kitchen area aided by Berlin accompanying the grandee of Hesse. He traveled by car to Enkfort on the Main, lodging at a hotel as the departure approached, with Eng lischer s noted in the tale.
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Czar
Kitchen
Berlin
Hesse
enkfort-on-Main
Englischers
Secret of making pearls revealed by Columbia professor
Prof Bashford Dean of Columbia University described a hidden pearl making process said to produce plentiful cheap pearls in a Tokyo harbor. He cited a Japanese oyster tested before the emperor and attributed the method to Dr N Nishikawa and Mikemoto, suggesting mother of pearl is inserted to seed the pearl.
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New York
New York Bans Sale of Bird Plumage and Aigrettes
The National Audubon Society reports New York will prohibit the sale of 43 bird specimens used for hat adornment after July 1. The legislature also bans aigrette sales, a shield for nesting mothers and young, positioning New York as a major center for such commerce alongside Paris and London.
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New York
New York State
National Association of Audubon Societies
Paris
London
Audubon Societies
Congress in China In 1913 A Landmark Plan
Report from Peking states an imperial parliament, the first in China’s history, is to be convened in 1918 as part of constitutional reforms. Officials indicate a formal assembly will discuss governance and modernization initiatives.
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China
Peking
Bears Invade Schoolhouse In Pennsylvania Bears Escape After Door Lock
Miss Lydia Musser reports two bears entered a country school in Eulalia township by a dugout spring lock and trap door. She was injured when fleeing the bears and a teamster with a rifle arrived as pupils watched the scene. The bears wrecked books and maps while fleeing into the woods, likely attracted by honey stored by bees in the building.
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Cross Fork
Lydia Musser
Eulalia Township
Miss Musser
Pigeon Drops On Steamship Angler Off New York
A fishing boat Angler returning from the banks picked up a wounded pigeon amid a noisy crowd. Deckhand John Voltz rescued the bird, fed it, and placed it in a cabin box. An aluminum band on its left leg bore the number 6, and Captain Al Foster will return the bird to its owner upon proof of property.
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New York
John Voltz
Voltz
al Foster
Angler
Freedom to Wed Demanded Among Rome Telephone Girls
A movement grows among Rome telephone girls to abolish the rule barring marriage before age twenty eight. Italian women reach their prime earlier and view the regulation as reducing their marriage chances.
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Rome
New Cheek Built For Man At Guy's Hospital
A patient who lost much of the right cheek and upper jaw to a growth six years ago has received a new cheek skin flap from his right arm. The flap was attached to the face on September 24 and secured by the nose and mouth. After eight days a firm blood supply is forming and the arm is no longer needed.
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London
Guy’s Hospital
Squirrels in Central Park Threatened by Automobiles
New York report cites Central Park menagerie director noting deliberate Squirrels killed by chauffeurs within three blocks near Hast drive. He recalls 6000 squirrels in the park a year ago, now about 1000 after heavy traffic and many run overs, warning of possible extermination and noting Mrs. Russell Sage feeds the animals.
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New York
Smith
Central Park
Mr. Smith
Russell Sage
Brag a 1d Ruler Lived in Old Country Home in Portugal
Lisbon report on Senor Theophile Braga's wife Senhora Braga asserting they will not leave their home despite political changes. She recalls 43 years of happiness, childless sorrow, republican ties, and admiration for Edward VII, with emphasis on home life over public duties. plus local lodge elections and Marion County note.
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Theophilo
Edward
England
Portugal
Carlos
TIGHTS BREAK STAGE LURE
Miss Isabel Embrey a Meridian Mississippi teen who ran away to seek stardom in Cincinnati and St Louis as a chorus dancer abandoned plans after two nights in tights. She returned home with her parents to Meridian and took a department store job. The family reunited at police headquarters.
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St. Louis
Isabel Embrey
Meridian
Miss
Cincinnati
East Lynne
Morg:n Street
Jefferson Hotel
Sailors Rescue Seal Orphans
The revenue cutter Bear brought ten orphan fur seal pups from the Bering Sea after their mothers were killed by Japanese poachers. Sailors on the Bear will rear them in Seattle and later send them to Washington for feeding experiments. researchers note pups can be fed by lancing a ligament in the tongue to allow fish consumption.
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Seattle
Wash
Bear
Bering Sea
Washington
Caribou Herd Delays Pack Train Across Tanana Hills
Captain Barnette reported a massive caribou migration blocking his pack train for four hours on the Tanana hills between Circle and Fairbanks Alaska. The herd, estimated at about 10 000 animals, crossed the trail in a flying wedge as the animals moved south past the party.
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Seattle
Wash
Circle
Fairbanks
Alaska
R. T. Barnette
Barnette
Tanana Hills
Weds But One Family in New York Court
Magistrate Harris in the domestic relations court rules on the limits of family support. George Stockey faced his wife's complaint as the judge states a man is not obliged to support his mother-in-law and a wife may live separately without the husband承担 required support.
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New York
Harris
George Stockey
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Lisbon
Senhor Theophile Braga
Tagus
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Senhora Braga
Theophile
Sullivan Lodge
Rehekns
Oilie Bolinger
Vie Grand
Mavel Moniehy
Gertrude Freeman
Myrile Maceyy
QO. Self
Fustachiv O
Bertha Austin
William Patten
Marion County
Martha Foote Pawn
Paulphos Pe
Betas
Corbin
Paul
Caribou
Pasoven
Japan
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
C. E. Zimmerman
Julius Harry Shoe Company
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