Premonition Saves Man Before Downeaster Wreck
Leslie B E Hubbard credits a sudden foreboding for stepping from the Bar Harbor express minutes before a collision with the New Haven White Mountain line near the White Mountains. He narrowly escaped death or injury as the rear Pullman cars of the White Mountain express collided with the Bar Harbor train, killing and injuring many. Hubbard, en route to Meriden Connecticut, later returned to Denver after the incident.
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Leslie
Hubbard
Bar Harbor
New York
New Haven and Hartford
Tembers
Commissioner Hubbard
American Bar Association
Montreal
Meriden
Conn
New Haven
White Mountain
Indians reward Frisco woman in Northwest tribe
Edmonton Alberta October 25 Laughing Water adopted daughter of the Cree tribe in Peace River country receives 320 acres of Assinibone river reservation valued at about 10000 dollars. She is wife of Charles EB George editor and lawyer of San Francisco formerly Selina Klein of Wisconsin. Adopting into the Cree is first recorded in the Northwest and she receives a ceremonial costume with the land.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Laughing Water
Plankinton
Northwest
Athabasca Landing
George
Posthumous child’s rights in Spokane will dispute
In Spokane on October 25, Superior Judge Bruce Blake ruled that Angus McKenzie the third born after his father’s death in 1903 can inherit, while his siblings were disinherited. The estate includes Tacoma lots, King County land, Spokane properties, and extensive acreage in Spokane County.
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Spokane
Angus McKenzie
Bruce Blake
Angus
Tacoma
King County
Farmer Meets Strange Mishap in Cottonwood
In Cottonwood California on October 25 a farmer, Tomas McCabe, attempted to kill a chicken for dinner. The weapon misfired striking his own hand rather than the bird, knocking him back and causing injury. Authorities report the incident ended without further harm.
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Cottonwood
Cal
Shasta
Tomas McCabe
McCabe
E. Bird de
Woman scientist credited with radium discovery
A quotation states that Marie Curie is the only woman who stood out as a scientist and that credit for the radium discovery was given to her husband. The speaker insists a comparison to Thomas Edison requires a man, not a woman.
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Thomas Edison
Mme. Curie
Rattlesnakes Halt Japanese Grapes Pickers at Meyer Ranch
In Vérdemont California ten miles northwest of San Bernardino Japanese workers quit after encountering numerous rattlesnakes beneath vines. The ranch owner Meyer hired Mexican labor to finish the harvest as fifty six giant rattlers were killed on the Meyer and nearby ranches this season.
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San Bernadino
Cal
Meyer Ranch
Vérdemont
Meyer
GETS-IT Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief
Get-IT promises to shrivel and vanish every corn wart callus or bunion in seconds. The ad claims painless use over irritated flesh with no risk of blood poison, selling at 25 cents per bottle via E Lawrence Co.
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E. Lawrence Co
Girls Fall Out On Overland Walk To San Francisco
Two Indianapolis girls traveling to San Francisco by foot separated after a squabble in Dodge City Kansas. Mae Lille was injured in a motorcycle accident and treated in hospital before resuming the journey toward Garden City while Blanche Kimball remained behind, later joining the trek separately.
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Podge City
Kan
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Dodge City
Mae Lille
Blanche Kimball
Miss Kimball
Miss Lille
Garden City
High Food Prices Empty Pulpits
In Waukegan NL on October 25 seven pastors have resigned since May 1, citing the high cost of living. Resignees took varied paths including traveling salesman, Eastern church with higher salary, business society executive, Western college instructor, charitable institution manager, newspaper business, and real estate agent. One pastor from the German Reformed church said he quit due to insufficient stipend and plans to run a country newspaper.
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Waukegan
Western College
German Reformed Church
Kiss Mistake: Vaudeville Actress Accused in Suit
J S Blakeley sues Myrtle Howard alleging she left the stage at the Tabor Grand theatre and kissed him in front of his wife during a vaudeville act. He seeks five thousand dollars claiming the kiss caused marital strife and a severe rebuke at home.
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Denver
J. S. Blakeley
Myrtle Howard
Blakeley
Miss Howard
Misa Howard
Howard
One-eyed Man May Wear a Monocle Under Concession
A writer suggests that concessions could allow a one-eyed man to wear a monocle as a reasonable exception. The remark frames balance between practicality and appearance in public life.
Diogenes Not In Her Class
Milwaukee dispatch reports Mrs. Margaret Moser a sixty eight year old Austrian immigrant in America one year rented a chicken coop behind a west side residence and tried to live on sixty cents a week after objections to eviction she protested claiming meat is too costly and that poor people have no right to eat well.
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Milwaukee
Margaret Moser
America
Convicts Earn Hair Privilege at Washington Penitentiary
Walla Walla prison allows well behaved inmates to wear hair unshorn while others keep striped uniforms. Warden Drum credits hair policy as a strong reform and notes guards monitor compliance to maintain the privilege.
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Walla Walla Prison
Walla Walla, Wash
State Penitentiary
Drum
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