Merry Widow Causes Chinatown Stir in Poli0cal War
A sensational news item recounts Mia Lew Chew wearing a modern Merry Widow hat in Los Angeles Chinatown. The display provokes shock among Chinese residents, drawing threats from husbands and prompting a call for a United League meeting to defend Chinese wives' attire.
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Lie
Angeles
Chinatown
Yellow Colony
Mia
Lew Chew
Lew Mai
Buck
Heaven
Madam Lew Chow
Apablasa Street
Lew Moi
Lew Mol
Kite cameras nab pair in cream thefts mishap
Assistant City Collector William A. Eddy of Bayonne attached three cameras to a kite rising several hundred feet to photograph two men eating ice cream stolen from his rear porch at 68 West Thirty-sixth Street. The picture showed the men beneath a tree, but their faces were unclear. The ice cream was intended for a party with Eddy’s daughter. the culprits fled after the kite flight. He recovered the empty cream cartons.
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William A. Eddy
Bayonne
N. J
West Thirty-sixth Street
Eddy
Mr. Eddy
Ita
Raimal
Chinese Ranchman Wong Chung Bae Sacrificed Life
Wong Chung Bae a Chinese ranchman died recently in Los Angeles County Hospital after sacrificing his life seven years ago by closing an open switch on a Southern Pacific railroad line to save scores of people. He operated a ranch on a branch line near the railroad, enduring years of pain and agonizing death.
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Wong Chung Bae
Southern Pacific Railroad
Wong
Hosital
Los Angeles
Train Switching Accident Ends in Tragedy
Fragmentary report describes a passenger train confrontation with a switchman named Wong who failed to place a switch correctly. A rider named Jim was struck, fracturing the spine, and Wong suffered injury as a heavy object was removed at hospital.
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Wong
Jim
Dog Tried Convicted Hanged For Attacking Girl
A Newfoundland owned by Hugh McLaughlin of Lesperville Pennsylvania was tried and hanged after it attacked two year old Thelma Berger. The dog, once deemed dangerous, was tied in the yard and executed by neck until dead as a warning. witnesses described the ferocious assault and the child’s injuries.
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Hugh McLaughlin
Lesperville
Antmal
Tve
Thelma Berger
McLaughlin
Baldwin
Eddystone
Labrador
McLaughin
Wiehe Prostator
Howes
Norway Runner Nyquist Survives Alpine Crevasse Ordeal
Arild Nyquist, the famed Norwegian trail runner, endured a harrowing Alpine accident on Mer de Glace in Switzerland. While trekking with two French companions and two guides, a snow bridge collapsed, plunging Nyquist into a 40 foot crevasse. He fought to hold against the ice walls for two hours as guides and friends finally hoisted him to safety, nearly dead. He plans no further Alpine climbs this year.
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Mer de Glace
Europe
Arild Nyquist
Switzerland
Nyquist
Tor
Worships a Wooden Woman in Trial Hearing
During the trial of Rev G Jones of Enon witnesses reveal former Mayor T Johnson, 51, worships a wooden woman at his bachelor home. He admitted carrying a carved figure to the town hall in a public lecture titled The Brighter Life and resigned amid controversy.
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G. ©. Jones
Enon
T. Johnson
Johnson
Johngon
Mr. Jones
Woman Heroism as Mrs Kirby of Sponville Survives
Mrs. Gordon Kirby of Sponville Roanoke county Va saved herself and a man from drowning after plunging into a waterway to rescue her. Grace Kirby eight daughter fell into a mill race while attempting to wet a bucket. Neighbors and bystanders aided. John Ceart used a long pole to help Mrs Kirby but the child died. Mr Kirby remained unable to reach safety.
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Gordon Kirby
Sponville
Roanoke County
Fran
Gracie Kirby
Kirby
Mina
Mra
Ted
Lemen
John Ceart
Tighemon
Death by Own Hand Ends Famous Lawyer's Long Career
Colonel William J. De Tacey, a renowned eastern New York lawyer and Civil War veteran, died by suicide in Ponghikeepsie after years of mental turmoil. A note stated his homicidal mania and desire to die, recounting his service, injuries, and later career as a lawyer and publisher. He served with the Fourth New Jersey, fought at multiple battles, and wound up practicing law following rehabilitation.
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William J. de Tacey
New York
Ponghikeepsie
Baresa
Sr Jenenss
de Lavoy
Pennsylvania
de Wae
New Jersey
Pall Kearny
West Point
White Landing
Mechanicsville
Gaines Hill
Harrison Mountain
Hull Run
Antietam
Breder
Ickeburg
the Wilderness
Rappalindock Station
Newark
Sheriff's Daughter Foils Jail Break In Storm
In Murphysboro Illinois a jail escape during a fierce lightning storm ends when Zora Hanson, 17, awake by thunder, grasps a fleeing prisoner from her window and clings to his legs. Sheriff Sylvester Hapson and deputies recapture seven fugitives as storm winds lash the town.
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Murphysboro
Sylvester Hapson
Zora Hanson
Ted
Boarder attacks woman. woman jumps from window
Mrs Della in Philadelphia leapt from Kutty's second story room after John Kelly attempted unwelcome advances. She was taken to University Hospital with injuries. Kelly, her brother former girlfriend's, allegedly invited her to visit and locked the door before the assault. He fled the scene with two suit cases.
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John Kelly
Boarder
McAlpine Street
Philadelphia
Della Tlemirk
Kutty
Elle Bait
Kelly
May Goodby
Nightly escape tale of Stanbury and a jail break
A dramatic chase recounts Stanbury fleeing a mountain jail after a failed attempt to scale a fence. A sprinter-like girl in the yard aids the escape but the pursuit ends with capture near the Bastille as his docile persona dissolves. The story frames a narrow escape and quick arrest in a grim prison narrative from New York World.
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Mita
Stanbury
Owen
Miew Mossie
Milas Moesle
Branbury
New York World
Siberian Side Lights Exiles Trek Through Forests to Provinces
Nearly 20,000 exiles roam toward Siberia via forests in Aitesta amidst early winter snowstorms. The harsh weather threatens horses, while regional wheat oats butter honey rise in exportable surplus. Lake Baikal water appears clear, with rocky bed visible at forty two feet.
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Siberia
Aitesta
Lake Baikal
English Etchings and Local Milestones in Darwen and Greenwich
A report mentions MPs urging restraint in debate during speeches by colleagues, a mayoral gift of silver mugs to newborns in Darwen, and Greenwich’s riverfront landmark closing after a long history since the era of Pitt. It notes Britain’s largest quarried building stone from the Plankington bed near Norwich, a flawless block weighing over thirty-one tons.
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Darwen
Greenwich
London
Lana
Willam Pitt
Britain
Plankington
Norwich
Home Help Tips for Household Odors and Fabrics
Tips advise removing Verdigilia with ammonia, using charcoal to counter odors, wiping screens with kerosene, and choosing durable tablecloth fabrics. Guidance mentions avoiding dust, maintaining pew screens, and fabrics that resist creasing and wear for easier laundering.
Benevolent Stranger Questions Child After Chocolates Incident
A kindly older man on the train asks the mother of a deceased child if there are more like him at home. She replies that he is their only child, expressing thanks as the moment passes in a gentle Chicago Tribune tone.
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sen _ Fently
Chicago Tribune
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United League For the Protection of
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Lor
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Alps
Onentiae
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Ian Woln
Illinois
Siberian
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