Repentant Girl Gives Up the White Lights in Yorkville
In New York on May 29 Eugenic Kelly's persuasive appeal to Eugenia leads to her renouncing the white lights lifestyle. The Yorkville court scene drew a crowd as family members embraced, amid a police push to clean up cabaret districts. Commissioner Woods notes Broadway may improve but vows further checks.
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Eugenic Kelly
Yorkville Court
Eugenia
Frank J. Gould
John F. Orc
Yorkviles Court
Cemsere
Eugeniz
Tomach
White Way
Kelly
Elieves
Commissioner Woods
Broadway
West Virginia National Guard to Hold Encampment With State Aid
West Virginia national guard officers announce a state funded encampment this summer between July 15 and August 15. An annual $60,000 appropriation supports maintenance, with federal pay covering most salaries and the state adding 75 cents daily, making a total around $1.25 per day per man for a summer outing.
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West Virginia National Guard
Clarksburg
John Bond
Military Department
South Beloit Described as Wisconsin Territory Claim
Beloit Wis. and South Beloit are discussed in a 19th century note. Grenville D. Jones of the University of Wisconsin asserts the surveyed boundary places South Beloit about a half mile north of the 42 degree 30 minute line, arguing Beloit should be in Wisconsin territory though a change to the boundary is unlikely.
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Beloit
Mis
Wis
Cording
Grenville
D. Jones
University of W
Jones
Ing Butt
Beloi
Jt Jones
Wisconsin
Aged Man Still Likes His Toddy
GRAND RAPIDS Mich Wer 29 Joseph Bendell of this city is 97 and for as long as he can remember has daily toddy and a pipe. Born in England to a liberal minister, he learned moderation but drank in navy service. He rose at 3, fixes tales, swallows brandy and smokes before breakfast each day.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Joseph Bendell
Bendell
England
Mala
Uniontown Player Hits Longest Inning Yet On Moving Train
Uniontown Pa May 23 Donald Stone shortstop for the Uniontown primers belted a ball over centerfield on a game against Brown Field. The ball sailed past fielders toward a passing freight train yards beyond the plate. An engineer reached for the ball and kept the play in motion as the train continued. The event left observers astonished, with the punchline awaiting confirmation after locating the engineer. Meanwhile New Zealand's latest count cited about 25,000,000 sheep in the census.
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Uniontown
Donald Stone
Uniontown Primers
Brownfield
Bell
Donald
Stone
Women's Colleges and Marriage Debate Sparks Population Concerns
A commentary links women's colleges, especially at Wellesley, to lower marriage rates and reduced family sizes. Authors argue separation of sexes and lack of domestic science impede women from becoming wives and mothers, urging policy changes and rethinking campus social norms.
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Wenteran College
Tris
Wellester
Sven
Women's College
$40,000 Return on a $50 Stake Shocks Prospector Tale
SAN BERNARDINO CAL May 24 A $50 grab stake to an aged prospector eleven years ago returned to A J Garner proprietor of Hightend when he received a $40,000 estate from his late friend Gus Garner who claimed to be dead A New York attorneyHG Jamison revealed the hoard and the revelation of the will stunned Garner and local watchers.
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San Bernardino
Cal
A. J. Garner
Young Iverr
Hightend
Garner
Jerome, Ariz
Hax— Snyder
Gus
W. G. Haw Suider
HG. Jamison
New York
Jamison
Funeral Arrangements for Mrs Zimmerman Noted in Sioux Woman’s Death
Gasket Yaneton South Dakota May 2. Arrangements, made today for Mrs Zimmerman, a Sioux woman, in good health a month earlier she summoned an undertaker to her home asking for cathelets and samples to choose her monument and casket.
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Yaneton
Needle in Girl's Thigh Causes Her Death
A girl at home felt a prick and noticed a small red spot on her leg. She was taken to hospital where X rays revealed a two inch needle in her thigh. An operation removed it but tetanus developed and caused her death.
Russian city routes wartime troops to camps
Reports from Russia dated May 29 indicate that since the start of the war, 5,133 officers and 12,644 men have passed through the city en route to camps in Siberia. Scientists estimate the pine tree’s loss in New Zealand at two to three years of growth.
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Russia
New Zealand
Pied Piper of Hamelin wins prize in Jersey heifer race
In Jourdon, Texas on March 29 Guido Strave of Campbell Tom emerged as champion rat killer and won a Jersey heifer prize in a quirky local contest.
Wedding Party Incident in Eureka Texas
A chaotic public safety tale from Eureka Texas recounts a wedding party entangled with law, where eleven men of color are implicated as using bones to evade arrest. A constable observes the scene and notes feigned sleep while accusations of deception surface amid claims of a ring leader.
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Eureka
Tex
Jax
Watch Slight Wounds Says Doctor Oxon
Dr Lemuel G Dizon, Pennsylvania health commissioner, urges prompt care for even slight wounds. He warns minor breaks can allow infection and tetanus. cleansing with boiled water, antiseptic, and sterile bandages are advised. deep cuts require a surgeon.
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Starrisburg
Lemuel G Dizon
Caruso Offers Villa to Italian Red Cross
Opera star Enrico Caruso offers use of his villa to the Italian Red Cross after a personal appeal. The reported gesture comes amid ongoing relief efforts, highlighting his support for wartime humanitarian work and the leverage of celebrity aid.
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Caruso
The
Itali Red Cross
High Cost of Death by Own Action in Marinette
May 22 Marinette Wisconsin reports tragedy as a man named Lob faced refusal of an oil claim for $25.04 by the county cen ter, with Kobal a friend reportedly taking his own life in Lob s home after the dispute.
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Marinetie
Wis
Ey Zynent
Edison unveils telescribe for distant telephone records
Thomas A. Edison announced in New Jersey that his third decade of labor produced a telescribe. The device records telephone conversations with speakers up to 5000 miles apart. A desk unit uses a sensitive telephone, a small amplifier, and a wax cylinder to capture sound instantly. Edison noted patents surpass 1500 and claimed the telescribe could prevent miscommunications in business calls.
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West Grange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Mr/Edison
Cass—lede
Jong
Edison
Staetr
Baltimore and Ohio to Use Pulverized Fuel Soon
Cumberland Md May 2 A group from the Baltimore and Ohio reports pulverized fuel may be adopted by most railroads soon and likely by the B and O. They returned from Chicago after attending the International Hallway Fuel Association meeting where the fuel’s inventor presented several motive power systems.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and
Ohio
W. E. Herndon
Baltimore
F. B. Brown Ing
Leonard Cremlet
Chicago
International Hallway Fuel Association
Ts J
le Salie
Twent
E. Malfield
Ohio Railroad
Ead
Circus comes to town with Gentry Brothers in enlarging show
The Last section of the Gentry Brothers Famous Shows arrives Monday from May St at 6:00 AM and will set up track rooms for a larger train. The parade departs at 1:00 PM, traversing main streets with a famed display of trained animals and expanded exhibits.
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Gentry Brothers
Cains
Astir
Gentry
Fragmentary OCR memory tale from El Dorado county court
A disjointed memory fragment describes a man named Josal recalling a career, a hospital stay, a deposit certificate, and fortunes won and lost in El Dorado County. It mentions a bank deposit, speculating, and a later marriage with ferocious beasts in a canvas.
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Josal
el Dorado
Sssaybat
Green's Reliable Restorer Promises Hair Growth Revival
A vintage note touts Green's Reliable Restorer as stopping hair growth from retreating and restoring a soft glossy look. It claims the product renews growth and smoothness, presenting a confident sale angle for hair care.
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