Various Modern Oddities and Trends From Prudes to Planes
A collage of notes on culture science and commerce. Prussia bans trailing skirts over dust risk. East Indian bananas enter English markets. Shorter days longer nights captivate. The female aero club emerges while bridge whist wanes. Balloons lack quick exits when faulty. Barn dances echo colonial Indian war dances. Pay as you enter trolleys offend mothers with infants. Wilbur Wright admired in France yet unwelcome elsewhere. Diamonds rebound with new designs and resets as business warms.
Question on Japan's role in aviation progress
A reader asks why Japan, with its advanced civilization and organized knowledge, has not already led the world in perfecting flight. The inquiry implies deep cultural and technical factors shaping aerospace development.
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Japan
Brooklyn minister calls selfish people to end their lives
A Brooklyn minister shocked his congregation by urging selfish individuals to commit suicide by their own action. He adds an anomaly by proposing they publicly declare their selfishness even if they privately acknowledge it.
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Brooklyn
Endless rope pump mirrors chain pump for liquid lifting
A novel pumping method uses an endless rope similar to a chain pump. Liquid to be raised is absorbed by the rope and squeezed out between surface rollers.
Weather Signs Hint at Hard Winter or Nut Crop
Rural weather experts predict a harsh winter as squirrels store unusually large nut supplies this fall. Optimists may see this as evidence of a strong nut harvest rather than winter severity.
Tim Healy Witty Reply Tests Voter Challenge
The Irish MP Tim Healy shows quick repartee when a voter declares he would sooner vote for the devil than Healy. Healy asks in a lighter tone if perhaps the voter's friend would support him instead, highlighting his ready counter.
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Tim” Healy
Healy
Tim
Pneumatic carrier experiment in Chicago with a 13-year-old rider
A novel test in Chicago used a pneumatic carrier to propel a 13-year-old boy through a short tube. He traveled at 16 miles an hour and emerged unharmed, demonstrating the system's practicability.
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Chicago
New York Sets Wide Property Value Totals
New York's state board of equalization reports the equalized value of real and personal property at 8 653 298 178 and total with personal property at 9 173 566 245. The note suggests New York is nearly as wealthy as its richest citizens, highlighting the state's overall wealth.
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New York
State Board of Equalization
Empire State
William Walled-Off Astor Stirs Park Footpath Row
W. W. Astor, after buying Hever Castle park, erected tall brick walls along both sides of the public footpath claiming the law supports the people’s right to travel there. The action sparked debate over access and property rights within the historic grounds.
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W. W. Astor
Hever
Hever Castle
William
Astor
Wizard Burbank Sees Banana Groves in New England
Wizard Burbank of California declares it is within reach that Massachusetts farmers will plant banana groves. He predicts a hardy licious plantain will reach perfect fruition anywhere in New England soon.
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Wizard Burbank
California
Massachusetts
New England
Peonage in Florida Trial Details Brutal Beatings
The government charges Florida East Coast Railway agents with peonage in a case before Judge Hough. It alleges 3000 men were lured to Florida, kept under harsh labor, fed only bread and sausage, driven by train to a steamer, then to a reptile-ridden wilderness with false wages. Some resisted, were beaten, and letters to relatives surfaced the abuses.
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New York
N. Y
Florida
Hough
Florida East Coast Railway Company
Francisco Sabbia
Edward J. Triay
David S. Hardy
Frank A. Hugg
Glenn E. Asted
Florida East Coast Company
South
Mr. Asted
Indictments Gone in Billik Murder Case
Chicago says a sensational turn hits the Herman Billik murder case as all indictments against the condemned man are reported stolen. Files from the criminal court appear to have been extracted, with grand jury papers tied to the Vizal family murders. Judge Barnes will set a date for execution. defense motions are uncertain.
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Chicago
Herman Billik
Vizal
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Barnes
Billik
Coroner Uses Phonograph In Deathbed Statements
The coroner Hoff man introduces phonographs to record dying statements as stenographer limits affect his office. The method already aided the murder case of Mrs Fannie Thompson who was strangled at a Michigan avenue rooming house. Lyman Mann's case file has been added to the coroner records.
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Wade Veka
Hoffman
Fannie Thompson
Michigan Avenue
Lyman Mann
Mark Twain Witness in Connecticut Burglary Trial
In Danbury Connecticut Charles Hoffffman and Henry Williams were presented for trial in superior court on burglary charges at Samuel Clemens home in Redding. They were guarded by deputy sheriffs throughout the proceeding. Clemens identified much of the recovered silverware from the arrest on a train.
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Danbury, Conn
Charles Hoffffman
Henry Williams
Samuel D. Clemens
Mark Twain
Redding
Clemens
Requisition Issued for Foyster Extradition from San Jose
A requisition was issued Tuesday for the extradition of T. G. Foyster, arrested in San Jose California, on the charge of swindling a local seed house out of 85 dollars with a forged letter from the A. B. McKenzie company of Brandon Manitoba. The sheriff left to bring the man here.
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Foyster
Bismarck
N. C
T. G. Foyster
San Jose
Cal
A. B. McKenzie Company
Brandon
Manitoba
Dunham Suspect Arraigned in San Jose Court
William Hatfield the Dunham suspect was taken into Justice Brown's court Monday afternoon and arraigned on a murder charge sworn by Deputy Sheriff Buffington. The warrant accuses James C. Dunham of killing Mattie Wells Dunham. Preliminary examination set for Wednesday.
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Dunham
San Jose
Cal
William Hatfield
Justice Brown
Buffington
James C. Dunham
Mattie Wells Dunham
Son of Dr Rollins fatally shot by father during deer hunt
Word reached here late Monday that a 14 year old boy, son of Dr D C Rollins of St Stephens, N B, was accidentally shot and killed by his father. Rollins stumbled while firing at a deer, and the bullet passed through the boy's neck.
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Calais
Mich
D. C. Rollins
St. Stephens
N. B
Youthful Hunters Crown Drowned In Pelican Bay Incident
Minneapolis teen Clarence Kiichli age 17 son of Joseph Kiichli and his friend John Connerdy of Chicago drowned Monday while hunting in Pelican Bay Wright County. It is believed they accidentally shot a hole in the boat.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Clarence Kiichli
Joseph Kiichli
John Conrerdy
Chicago
Pelican Bay
Wright County
Student Shoots Self at Boston School of Theology
Cloyd Gray Hershey, 25, of Logansport Indiana, a DePauw alumnus and Boston University theology student, died Friday night from a self inflicted gunshot to the head in his dorm room at the school. The cause is not known.
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Self
Boston
Mass
Iit
Cloyd Gray Hershey
Logansport
Ind
Depauw, University
Boston University School of Theology
Suspected Forger Arrested in San Jose
A man in San Jose California claimed to be A B McKenzie the largest seed grower in Canada and was arrested Monday on suspicion of being T G Foyster a Chicago and Bismarck North Carolina forgery suspect. He tried to cash a draft under the name A B McKenzie when seized.
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San Jose
Cal
A.B. . McKenzie
Canada
T.G. Foyster
Chicago
Bismarck
N. C
A. B. McKenzie
Gunness Mystery Trial Opens with Lamphere Charged
In Laporte Indiana Ray Lamphere stands trial for murdering Mrs Bella Gunness and her three children at the Gunness farm. The jury selection is expected to be lengthy as both sides seek impartial jurors and the defense questions the defendant’s death. Proceedings will extend over weeks with numerous witnesses subpoenaed by both sides.
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Smith
M. R. Sutherland
E. W. Worden
Lamphere
Pierce Greets Texas Sheriff On His Arrival In Austin
H Clay Pierce chair Waters Pierce Oil Co was not arrested on arrival in Austin He arrived at 4 am Bond set at 20000 and the case may be continued until January Indictment for false swearing tied to Waters Pierce readmission to Texas business dating back nearly two years Pierce resisted extradition but later surrendered willingly at Sheriff George Matthews office to begin custody
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Austin
Texas
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
George Matthews
Victims or Thugs in Chattanooga Streets
Four persons lay unconscious in Chattanooga Sunday night after being knocked in the head by assailants. Charles Baggett, a Black man, died. B L Owens, a White farmer, was found with a deep head wound and said a Black man struck him. An unknown well dressed White man and a Black woman with a severe forehead cut were also found victims.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles Baggett
B. L. Owens
Whiteside Street
Explosion Shocks Montreal Harbor District Scow
A scow owned by the Montreal harbor commission exploded Sunday afternoon, destroying half a ton of dynamite and shattering windows city wide. The blast damaged many buildings on St. Paul Street, with the police kept on duty and carpenters tasked to board up. Glass loss is estimated at no less than $50,000.
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Montreal
Que
Montreal Harbor Commission
St. Paul Street
Palma's Widow Granted Pension by Gov Mageon
Gov Mageon issues decree granting the widow of late President Palma a $5000 annual pension for life and $50 monthly while her four children are minors, following an appeal by Liberal presidential candidate Joseph Miguel Gomez.
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Havana
Joseph Miguel Gomez
Mageon
Lfe
Palma
Violent Passenger Seized En Route to New York
John Kearney of Monterey California acted violently aboard the steamer Majestic during the voyage to New York and was removed to Bellevue Hospital after being restrained by the ship's surgeon. He showed symptoms of insanity and was locked up on arrival.
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New York
Symptons
John Kearney
Monterery
California
Majestic
eBllevue Hospital
Kearney
Murder Farm Dig Uncovers Body in Illinois Search
McHenry county sheriff leads a dig at John Betford's Marengo farm after Oscar Hoganson's body is found buried in the poultry yard. Betford, held in Beatrice Nebraska, faces murder charges as investigators seek other victims and a missing farm hand Helmont. A bloodstained hatchet is found, linking the fatal wound to the weapon.
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Betford
Betford Place
Beatrice
Neb
Illinois
Helmont
Hoganson
Negroes Attack Soldiers in Lawton After Robbery
Private Wilcox of Fort Sill died in a Lawton hospital from injuries after being shot by Paul Williams a Negro in a disturbance that began when soldiers entered a Negro house and robbed Margaret Young. The ensuing melee drew many soldiers and threatened a broader attack on the Negro residents.
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Lawton
Okla
Wilcox
First
Field Artillery
Fort Still
Paul Williams
Margaret Young
William
Lincoln Alderman Targeted by Black Hand Threat
Lincoln area Alderman Joseph J Longacre and his University Place family faced a blackmail threat. A letter demanded a large cash sum with a death threat if unpaid. Sheriff and deputies laid a dummy package at the drop site but the extortionist did not appear, leaving the family fearing nightly danger.
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Lincoln, Neb
Joseph J. Longacre
University Place
Lincoln
Longacre
Subdue Timber Fires Near Cheat Mountain
Unconfirmed reports late Tuesday indicate forest fires near West Virginia Pulp and Paper timber lands on Cheat Mountain are checked but not out. Fifteen hundred men have been enlisted as volunteer firefighters to help control the blaze.
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Marlinton
W. Va
West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Perfect Health From Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs R G Richmond of Northwood Iowa reports kidney trouble backache headaches and bearing down pain. After trying many remedies she used three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills and the pain disappeared. She attributes her perfect health to the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 60 cents a box.
Hurricane route frees man and his house
A Billville exchange recalls a man who longed to leave the country but could not afford rail fare. A providential hurricane provided free transportation, enabling him to escape, and he survived. The Atlanta Constitution references this account as a remark on improbable aid.
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Billville Exchange
Atlanta Constitution
Quotable quip on horse trades from the Houston Post
A Houston Post quotation notes a speaker’s view that leaving a horse deal with a clear conscience means ending up with a poor horse. The exchange highlights a cynical take on business ethics in commerce.
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Houston Post
His Epitaph The dying man asks to be carved with his plain creed
A dying man tells relatives to inscribe on his monument the phrase Here lies a man who worked for his living. He dies content, aware that his wealth would not overshadow his honest labor.
Uncle Zebulon Avoids Meningitis With Fried Liver
Uncle Zebulon and his nephew dine in the city restaurant. The nephew asks if he ever had cerebro spinal meningitis. Uncle Zebulon declines, saying he would rather have fried liver and bacon any day.
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Zebulon
Uncle Zebulon
Not Guilty. Willie Denies Tail Cutting Claim
In a neighborhood tale a boy named Willie is accused of cruelly cutting a kitten's tail for amusement. An older girl confronts him about the act, but Willie denies it, insisting he did not do such a thing and claiming it was a dog.
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Willie
Eager to Work Health Regained by Right Food
A Michigan woman recounts recovery from dyspepsia after a year of illness. She credits two months on Grape-Nuts with restoring appetite, stamina, and interest in work, noting her nerves stabilized and health returned. The testimonial ends with the familiar "There’s a Reason" from Postum Co.
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Postum Co
Battle, Creek
Mich
Welkville
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