Mayor Skinning-the-Cat Incident Stuns Cleveland Suburbanites
In Cleveland area precincts, broker Joseph Schauweker and Newton D. Baker the mayor of the Sixth City skinned-the-cat in Baker’s back yard on a tranquil Sunday morning. The spectacle drew about two hundred observers from nearby apartments. Both men complained of soreness afterward and quipped about their condition.
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Leveland
Ohio
Joseph Schauweker
Crawford Road
Newton D. Baker
Mr. Schauweker
Baker
Schauweker
Stock Exchange
Haker
Broker Schauweker
Rat Victor Over Cat Killed by Woman in Chicago
Mrs. Della Pace of 2137 West Madison street fought a rat that battled a borrowed neighbor’s tomcat for about twenty minutes. The cat was killed after suffering rat bites. Pace reported forty nine broom swats and fifty six jumps before finally killing the rat with a broom handle, totaling 146 dollars for the tomcat.
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Della Pace
West
Madison Street
Tom
Mrs. Pace
Bean Bag Foils Two Youthful Robbers in Boston
In Boston at Fred B. Poole’s store a bold robbery attempt failed when a sack of beans became a makeshift weapon. Two youths entered at ten, flashed revolvers, demanded surrender, fired shots, and escaped as Poole hurled beans at the assailants. No injuries or bullet holes were found, suggesting blank rounds.
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Bean Bag
Boston
Oston
Fred B. Poole
Beacon Street
Pmerville
Poole
Dr Cook Rabbit Chase Toward the North Pole
Dr. Cook a loose cat from Haworth New Jersey heads north with Peter the rabbit in pursuit. Local residents warn towns north of Haworth to watch for the speeding cat and its bold rabbit rival as the chase heads toward the state line with Doc climbing trees to escape.
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York
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Haworth
N. J
Doc
Peter
Frank Knapp
Dr. Jones
William Gilley
Gilley
Doc Cook
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