Bivalves and Birds Dominate Shoreline Feasts
International News Service reports a bumper season as oysters flourish and shore birds like rails and sparrows flood New York and nearby marshes. Gunners flock to Delaware Bay and Pennsylvania, with camps along Delanco and Tinicum Island chasing a long, productive season. Oyster fleets upgrade gear with gasoline dredges and suction dredges to boost harvests.
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New York
Jersey Shore
South
Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Delaware Bay
Delanco
Tinicum Island
Rancocas Creek
Lucullus
United States Fish Commission
Three Boys Snared by Wired Apple Orchard Alarm
In Minneapolis on September 13, three Thirteenth Ward youths trespassed into Charles Holton’s Third Avenue S orchard to steal apples. A burglar alarm connected to the porch tripped, wires tangled them as Patrolman Waldroff arrived on a motorcycle, and police took the boys to juvenile court.
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Minneapolis
Charles Holton
Third Avenue S
Thirteenth Ward
W. H. Waldroff
Rovel Method of Politician
A French candidate seeking a department council seat uses a film style campaign. He invites voters to a cinema where films show him addressing crowds shaking hands and departing in a motor car, then aiding an aide to load a donkey with a bun.
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Paris
Society Woman Accused of Blackmail in Heiress Case
Cleveland Sept 12 District Attorney Alburn says more than one sensation will arise as Mrs. Margaret Carter Elyria Ohio society woman faces trial for attempted blackmail. She is jailed on $10,000 bail after waiving examination. Miss Lillian Huntington heiress to John Huntington Standard Oil magnate fortune received threatening letters demanding 3000 for silence to prevent a scandal tied to engagement rumors with a Cleveland clubman.
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Cleveland
Alburn
Margaret Carter
Elyria
Standard Oil
Miss Huntington
Missouri River Deceptive Low Water Trick Revealed
The Kansas City Star notes the Missouri River is not actually lower this year, only deeper in its channel. Navigation officials say water stages are nine feet, with several problem spots including Bennett's Mill and Loupus Point where multiple channels exist. Towboats still maneuver bars by tugging through sand to keep current flow.
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Missouri River
Kansas City Star
Kansas City
Missouri River Navigation Commission
Bennett’s Mill
Osage River
Loupus Point
Rise Up Parents Against Rancid Air
A thundering call to action urges parents to protect children from polluted indoor air by demanding cleaner environments and challenging unsafe habits that taint shared spaces. The message emphasizes parental power to reform, safeguard health, and cultivate safer homes.
Rescue by Life Savers Off Far Rockaway Beach
Two swimmers clung to a swamped motor boat for over an hour as life savers rushed through heavy surf. Lifesaver Lawrence Wander and a doctor aided Robert Carl, 18, and Harry G. Brenzel, 21, who were pulled from the water near Red's Inlet and later revived and sent home.
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Robert Carl
Harry G. Brenzel
Wreck Lead
Long Beach
Red's Inlet
Lawrence
Far Rockaway
Lawrence Wander
Roche
Carl
W. H. A. Fletcher
How Opium Gum Is Gathered
A historical account describes opium production near Shiraz blooming from June. Workers cut the poppy heads and collect viscous juice at dusk, using crescent knives to gather the gum which is then dried by morning. Each plant yields twenty to thirty grains of opium.
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Shiraz
Ispahan
China
Christian Herald
Wife of Lt Becker Returns to Teaching Post
Mrs Charles A Becker the wife of New York police Lt Becker who sits on death row at Sing Sing has resumed her duties as a teacher at public school No 90 in New York City She says returning to the classroom helps keep her mind from the grim suspense of her husband’s murder case and she was greeted by students with a warm welcome.
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New York
Charles A. Becker
Sing Sing
Herman Rosenthal
What became of the old fashioned woman who rode a side saddle
The article notes the disappearance or change in fashion as side saddle riding fades from prominence. It discusses social expectations and the decline of traditional riding standards for women.
If the Reduction Continues the Bathing Suit Trend Grows
The statement notes a continuing fashion shift where smaller swimwear becomes widely acceptable. It suggests a future where nearly any garment could function as a bathing suit, reflecting changing norms and styles.
New York Faces Cash Shortage for Legislators
Albany reporters note the state owes legislative employees about 40 000 for salaries and 50 000 for stenographers and expenses. If the legislature cannot muster a three fifths vote on September 17, funding may fail, jeopardizing state credit and triggering tax levy decisions by county boards. Impeachment trial costs are projected at around 50 000 weekly.
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John A. Hennessey
Frawley Committee
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Rovel Method
Lillian Huntington
Our National
Dentifrice
Nelson & Bailey
S. Royal St
Becker
16Th Street
Chattanooga
City
H. E. Jones, JR
The
Bank of Mobile
National Banking Association
Adam Glass
Royal Street
Alabama
Adam G . Ss
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