Squatter Kills Sheriff in Queens County Shootout
In Whitestone New York on October 24 Sheriff Paul Stier died after a siege at a shanty in woods. Deputy, police and torpedo boat sailors engaged the squatter named Taff who fired on them. Taff was killed as Sergeant Fitzgerald returned fire.
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Associated Press
Whitestone
N. Y
Paul Stier
Queens County
Olice Herald
United States
Henley
Stier
Taff
Fitzgerald
Colonel Roosevelt Tells How He'd Handle Villa
Theodore Roosevelt spoke in East Las Vegas urging voters to back Charles E. Hughes and to support Americanism. He denounced Wilson's policy, proposed pursuing Villa despite Carranza, and argued for restoring Mexico's government to its proper governors.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Villa
Las Vegas
N. M
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Wilson
Arles E. Hughes
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Roosevelt
Wilson
General Pershing
Carranza
Man Must Not Support Mother-in-Law, Rules Unmarried Judge
In White Plains the unmarried Judge Mortimer C. O'Brien rules a man need not support his wife’s mother when she lives with them. He cites the mother-in-law as a common source of marital trouble and urges distance to keep harmony. The piece quotes his blunt, humorous views on in-law dynamics.
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Mortimer C. O’brien
White Plains
O’brien
Albert Jenny
Jenny
O'Brien
Pye
Judge O'Brien
Oral Teaching Superior to Textbooks Says Doctor
A physician argues oral instruction surpasses heavy textbook reliance. He warns that too much home work harms nerves and eyes, causing eye strain and weakened posture. He notes oral teaching engages both visual and auditory memory through showing and telling.
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