Girl on Roof Rescued From Night Sleep in Washington
A nineteen year old girl in Georgetown, D C, slept on a roof edge after clinging to a ledge for about an hour. Neighbors watched as rescuers forced entry and a police sergeant and Miss Sadie Pettit guided her to safety through a perilous climb down a water pipe and onto the porch roof.
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Geortown
D. C
Mme Sadie Pettit
P Street
Mary Thomas
Mine ‘Thomas
Louies
Hergeant
Miss Pettit
Miss Thomas
Miss Pettle
Sergeant News
Puliceman Clirk
Bilks Pettit
Ness
Hat Tragedy: Woman Falls From Accidental Hat Viewing
Mrs. Swayze, wife of real estate broker Sam W. Swayze of New York, tumbled in her yard while peering at a hat offered by Miss Herron. A fractured skull led doctors to confirm death, initially misattributed to heart disease. A neighbor's display caused the fatal misstep before medical exam revealed the fracture.
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Mary Swayze
Samwel W. Swayse
Weat One Hundred and Twenty-third Street
New York
Brest
Sebauth
Woman Marries a Ghost in Oklahoma Cottage
Bessie Brown of Cameron Oklahoma weds a ghost and the couple, living in a one room cottage, are said to share a home and speak with each other though no other person can observe the specter. Her wealthy parents report no mental illness after tests and say she must remain wed to the apparition.
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Oklahoma
Bessie Brown
Cameron
Okla
Mins Brown
Beasle Brown
Io Oklahorma
Angry Cook Tortures Boy in Beatle Washington
A Beatle Washington restaurant cook, Andy Johnson, allegedly assaulted a youthful dishwasher named Warde over dish arrangement. Warde testified he was grabbed by the neck and dragged to a red hot stove, burning an arm and drawing others to the scene. Johnson denies intent, claims disagreement over stacking.
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Seattle
Andy Johnson
Boulevard
Beatle
Wash
Varde
toitAcront Range
Agaiont Johnson
Jonson
Vardeanys Johnson
Jolson
Johnson
Dream Vision Frees Convict in Texas Pardoned by Dream
George W. Jones, imprisoned eleven years for murder in Williamson County, Texas, is freed by a pardon after a man in Chester named J A Waldrip dreamt the crime and led efforts to overturn the case. Jones, once separated from his wife who visited him, now lives on a ranch near San Antonio.
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George W. Jones
Texas
Hunts Ville
Thinkng
Jones
Williamson County
Hupteville
Ames
Goon
II Hunteville
J. A. Waldrip
Chester
Tex
Jim
Waldrip
Lin
Pardon Board
San Antonio
Cannot Do Without Him Bride Weds Aged 14 In Delaware
A Wilmington ceremony linked Jacob Klink, a Civil War veteran, with Emma Schultz aged fourteen. Klink wills $20,000 to Emma, while Emma defends eloping as a response to parental disbelief. The report notes Buck’s third marriage and a prior divorce on cruelty grounds.
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Emma Schultz
Jacob Klink
Wilmington
Del
Hue
bin Belde
Ohoromeied
Kiluk
Lin
Will of Louisville magnate Norton quoted cremation concert
A bizarre Louisville will of billionaire Norton, owner of the Auditorium theater, directs cremation in Cincinnati with a $200 concert by the Belistedt Concert Band, two 15 minute intermissions, and a Pullman car gathering friends for a champagne send off. Executors reportedly follow instructions, eschewing religious services.
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Willian
Norton
Twiillionaire
Louiaville
Konane
Kavens City
Loulaville
Loulestire
Belistedt
Champigne
Prior
Bryan
Shakespeare
Woman in Airless Case Travels South for Health
Mrs Williamy Tryon, wealthy in Salisbury, travels from Massachusetts in a nearly air tight wooden case with glass front designed by herself. She suffers nervous trouble and believes fresh air worsens it, arriving by baggage car wrapped in blankets and accompanied by her husband who seeks lodging as she rents a cottage and hires a housekeeper. The public reaction includes boarding house refusals and concern over her unusual travel arrangement.
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Williamy Tryon
Salisbury
N. C
Fitelwirg
Mass
Mra
Tryon
Warner
Tiger Attacked by Woman Keeper Fends Off Beast
Herman Gerson head animal keeper at East Lake Park Los Angeles was grabbed by a large male tiger while washing its cage. His wife rescued him by jabbing the tiger in the eyes with a pitchfork, forcing the animal to release. Gerson suffered arm wounds and was taken to hospital as authorities ordered stronger cage bars.
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Herman Gerson
East Lake Park
Los Angeles
Cal
Sud
Gerwon'a Dem
Gerson
Txer
How She Landed Him and The Dangerous Man Tale
A fragmentary dialogue frame describes Edith, Edward, and others debating motives and risks. A landlady recalls a burglar lighting matches and a suspect’s reputation, while references to marriages, wages, and a wager hint at a lively, urban mischief scene with tense personal dynamics.
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Dream Vision
Abe
Creas
Wwark
Buck
Bar
Louisville
Pullman
Cincinnati
Bourne
Edith
Edward
Otla
Dinger
Hall Reome
Blur
Boulder
Phe Demwoil
Geraltine
Ovrald
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