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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
7
The readable text appears garbled but suggests a comparison of coastal areas and a focus on nearshore sites. Specific people, places, or dates are not identifiable. no distinct event or outcome can be determined from the fragment.
An article outlines the rise of dreadnought battleships, noting Britain sparked a global shift to heavy gun fleets. It covers U S progress with Delaware North Dakota Arkansas and Florida classes, costs around 12.6 million each, crews near a thousand, and the strategic push to build and test this new era of naval power. It includes a vivid eyewitness account of naval evolutions and firing drills.
Five year old Robbie Mert was placed asleep in a rear chicken coop at 4010 Warwick Avenue by his mother while she went out with friends. Neighbors alerted police. the boy was found shivering and warm from burlap. He was taken to the Thirty fourth Precinct and handed to the juvenile officer. The mother admitted locking him there for warmth during her absence and was fined $25.
A Missouri girl described a ferocious leopard terrorizing a Kansas City area, but the beast was a gray wolf. About 20 men armed with various weapons hunted it, while locals chased it from ravines to a home roof before the wolf was killed by a volley.
Philadelphia baker Thomas Wilson, driving a wagon with bread, was attacked by hundreds of blackbirds as he watered horses. The birds swarmed the wagon, pecked at his load, and forced him to seek shelter at a nearby mill where locals, driven by hunger, collected the birds.
The item notes Charlie M Vanell aged about eight years, referred to as Uncle Charlie by his wife Ida and her niece, with commentary on marriage expectations. It mentions this is Vanell’s fourth marriage and that his wife will gain a new status while his title remains unchanged, along with reference to children.
A three day Kiowa Cheyenne Kiowa gathering near Hobart Oklahoma showcases ghost dance ceremonies. Elders and leaders like Lone Wolf and Prairie Chief lead ceremonies with war paint and feather regalia while younger attendees converse with visiting whites, creating a tense, colorful display of tribal politics and culture.
Oscar Wea of Venetia attended a Sunday school event in Washington County. He reportedly doffed his coat and rolled it into a bundle before starting home. When he returned, the coat had vanished and was said to have been eaten by hoppers, leaving authorities puzzled.
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