Invention promises cheap power from small battery
St Helens Lancashire reports William Harrison a retired clerk asserts a new electrical machine converts low-tension battery power into high-tension current enabling a whole house or office to be lit by six lamps at the cost of one. He claims to have amplified power for six months and seeks a working demonstration for patent approval. his workshop shows 200 volt lamps burning from small batteries or through the new device.
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ST. Helens
Lancashire
William Harrison
Harrizon
Harrison
Patent Office
Hidden financial machine promises lucrative patent deal
A secret device enclosed in a small box is described as capable of earning beyond ordinary returns. The text notes interest from numerous high standing firms, patent agencies, financial outfits, and development concerns seeking to participate in its commercial development.
King George Receives Daily Commons Letter From Officials
The King’s nightly letter, read by vast audiences, summarizes Parliament’s day. Previously Gladstone drafted it. now officers of the Household, including F. C. Thompson, a vice-chamberlain and MP, handle the task as prime ministerial workload increased.
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George
London
House of Commons
Gladstone
F. C. Thompson
Fleet to study aerial efficiency off Panama coast
Washington report states the U S fleet, in full battle strength, will assemble off Panama this week to test major air force efficiency. Rear-Admiral William H Standley says no large scale tactical problems are planned but the group will simulate battleship defense against torpedoes and undergo training likened to police target practice to ready for emergencies.
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Washington
United States
Panama
William H. Standley
Public sale of farming stock and implements near Grafton
The Novak family and Clayton H. Sooy announce a Tuesday January 29 auction at 12 30 pm one mile north of Grafton on Graf ton Elyria road. The sale includes two 12 year old work horses and eight cattle, four Holsteins bred to freshen, a Guernsey calf, Holstein heifer, hogs, hay, oats, corn, straw, seed potatoes, a brooders house, household goods, farming gear including a grain binder and wagon, milk equipment, harness and tools plus miscellaneous items. Cash for under $10, credit on larger sums at 7 percent with notes. Auctioneer Charles Wilder. Phone 269 Elyria O.
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Grafton
Grafton-Elyria Road
Durham
Guernsey
Navy fleet to hold simultaneous sea and air tests
Admiral Standley outlined a US fleet split into four divisions the base force control force scouting fleet and battle fleet for southern maneuvers with 16 control force submarines joining. Lexington and Saratoga will enable combined sea and air operations and 80 planes per ship with 18 more on the scouting fleet. Two pilot challenges in the Gulf of Panama navigation of frail planes on rough seas and hoisting a plane from sea to deck will be studied.
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United States
Lexington
Saratoga
Standley
Martin
Hampton Roads
Gulf of Panama
Admiral Standley
Cemetery Fraud Discovered in Santiago Graveyard Scandal
A meeting of three families at one grave sparked a scandal leading to the imprisonment of three cemetery workers in Santiago. Poorer cemetery plots rely on time rentals and niches above ground. when fees lapse, bodies are moved to a potter's field. Records were falsified and epitaphs altered to double-charge for the same plot. The fraud, uncovered by grieving relatives unable to locate their dead, dates back years.
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Santiago
Great General Cemetery
Grocer Chases Robber With Fruit Knife in Portland
Infuriated by a robbery attempt at a Portland grocery, clerk Irwin Fahrlander grabbed the store's fruit knife and pursued the armed robber who demanded cash. The would-be thief fled, with the enraged clerk in close pursuit.
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Portland
Orc
Irwin Fahrlander
Fahriander
Monkeys and wild pigs targeted by garden poison ad
An appeal in theMin Danao Herald advertises large tins of poison guaranteed to rid plantations of wild pigs and monkeys. Plantation owners are urged to use the product if they have more monkeys than needed.
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Zamboanga
Philippines
Mindanao Herald
Kangaroo Whiskey Sparks Silly Rooftop Roaming
In Oakland Scott Slater celebrated with a bottle of kangaroo whiskey and began leaping through the streets. When a policeman asked what happened he replied I ve been stabbed but I don t care followed by another wild leap. Several officers eventually roped him mid air to end the spectacle.
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Oakland
Cal
Scott Slater
Slater
Livingston Sues Wisconsin Telephone Over Wrong Number
Miss Marie Livingston, operator of a Milwaukee beauty parlor, sues Wisconsin Telephone Co for 10000 damages claiming the directory gave her a wrong number. The suit asserts the misprint or misnumbering caused loss and distress by misdirecting callers and customers to her parlor.
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Milwaukee
Miss Marie Livingston
Wisconsin Telephone Co
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