Tragic Fires and Violent Incidents District News
The report covers W L Galey 2% years old burned to death after a cold night rescue attempt near Clay township Guilford County. It mentions Hugh Plingan Jr 12 shot by brother Charles 15 in Louisville Ky. Dynamite blast near Rhodhiss Lake Cald Well County injures homes and causes store damage. Atlanta records 55 violent deaths last year with one first degree murder conviction and execution.
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Wl Galey
Clay Township
Guilford County
Hugh Plingan, Jr
Loulaville
Charles
Atlanta
Ethil
Tricks Of Debaters Dishonesty In College Contests
A Century writer notes penalties for misquoting authorities in debates and details three dishonest forms. Readings show deception through misquotation, buying or borrowing material, and over coached students. Remedies include shorter preparation and shifting burden to debaters, with Stanford and California cited as models.
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Stanford
University of California
Swarthmore
California
Taft Jolts Reporters With Riding Crop Joke
President Taft, famed for weight jokes, meets reporters including Matthew Tighe as he leaves the White House for a ride. Taft taps his leg with a riding crop, asks for opinion, and Tighe quips that the move could rival any plane ever built, drawing laughs from all.
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Taft
White House
Matthew Tighe
AON
Tighe
Matt
Lippincott's
Novel shore fishing device called va et vient at Biarritz
In coastal France near Biarritz inventors create a by line system using two tall poles and a floating outpost to reel fish to shore. A continuous line with baited hooks runs between shore and a 600 yard offshore pole. by alternately pulling sea and shoreward the fisherman retrieves the catch.
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Biarritz
France
Realism Indeed Jinge-how's New Plan Tests Broadway
A New York Weekly report lauds a realistic stage scene with real wagons horses paving stones and dirt. It mentions genuine Italian workers and impressive production scale as a landmark achievement in Broadway theater.
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Broadway
New York Weekly
Coon hunting on decline in southern Indiana timber era
The article notes a drop in coon hunting as farmers and landowners turn to timber conservation. It recalls past practices of felling trees to tree coons but explains modern scarcity and higher timber value push conservation. It also lists related public notices and legal advertisements from Union and nearby counties.
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Eindls
Owensville
Thrifty Squirrel Steals Walnuts from McHenry Buggy
Alfred McHenry stored two bushels of walnuts in a back buggy, but within hours a gray squirrel moved into a rafters’ nest and hid the nuts, leaving only a fraction behind. McHenry later retrieved the missing walnuts from the squirrel’s hidden cache near Melcury.
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Alfred McHenry
Melcury
Williamaport
Philadelphia
Prize Snake Yarn by Provaricators Society
In a whimsical tale, the Snake Story Man argues snakes can be caring, recounting a Hindu mother in India and a snake that takes milk from a baby yet shares comfort. The scene ends with the society’s president shedding a tear and the group departing in silence.
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Provaricators’ Society of Ballarat and
Woolloolmooloo
India
Lawter
Penalty of Initials at Coeducational College
A witty observation notes that the main difficulty for a girl at a mixed college is managing the surplus shaving soap sent by manufacturers. Companies copied student initials from Isis and distributed samples to both genders asking for testimonials about the soap. The scene satirizes campus exchanges and sponsorship.
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Isis
German Couple Inherits After Father-In-Law’s Death
A German man and his wife gain a fortune following the death of the wife’s father who suffered long. A neighbor tries to offer sympathy but is interrupted by Karl who says the father’s suffering is over and so are their troubles.
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Ghbor
Karl
Two Journalists Join Senate Vacancies This March
Two newspaper men will fill short senate terms after resignations and a death. Johnston of Texas and Heiskell of Alabama are appointed to serve until March next year. The article notes the terms end on the fourth of March. Also reported is Chicago's Volunteers of America holiday feast feeding twelve thousand poor with a turkey dinner from 11 25 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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United States Senate
Johnston
Texas
Bailey
Heiskell
Alabama
Jeff Davis
Chicago
the Volunteers Ofamerica
New Russian Oil Field Near Baku Promises Great Output
The Satiany Steffe field, about 130 miles from Baku, is reported to promise production far surpassing known Russian output. Observers say the possibilities of this field are very great for petroleum production.
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Baku
Russia
Four Utica Brothers Drown While Coasting
Four brothers aged 7 to 16 drowned after their sled broke through the lee while coasting near Utica New York. A judge remarks on after-dinner walking as a beneficial habit.
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Utica
New York
Lee
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