Brooklyn Reminiscences Blend City Pride and Oddities
A Brooklyn column fondly surveys the boroughs from Greenpoint to Coney Island, noting merger with New York City in 1898, the city’s churches and schools, and memories of Bay Ridge and Erasmus Hall. The writer jokes about misremembered places and promises more dog and breakfast musings next time.
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California
Brooklyn
New York City
Chicago
New York
Jeremiah Johnson
Nathalia Crane
Miss Crane
Nathalia
Manhattan
Dodgers
Giants
Ocean Parkway
Shore Road
City OF Churches
U.S.A
Henry Ward Beecher
de Witt Talmage
Samuel Parks Cadman
Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn College
Pratt Institu Long Island University
Brooklyn Polytechnic
St. Johns
Packer Collegiate Institute
James
T. Stranahan
Mr. Stranahan
Gree
Williamsburg
Greenpoint
Bay Ridge
Green T
Mae West
48Th Street
67Th Street
Bay
Coney Island
Far Rockaway
Io Coney Island
Sheepshead Bay
Erasmus Hall High School
Barbara Stanwyck
Erasmus
Commercial High
Milburn Bank Teller Charged in Flagstaff Shortage
John H. Milburn a 42 year old Flagstaff bank teller faced embezzlement charges after a $14 400 shortage was found during a bank examination. He was found unconscious in his apartment after an apparent suicide attempt and later admitted taking the funds. Sheriff J Perry Francis said a note indicated the self inflicted overdose followed by a confession.
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Flagstaff
John H
Jack” Milburn
Ae Aoe Ge
Itar
R. E. Henry
Bank of Arizona
Milburn
Dave O. Saunders
J. Perry Francis
Herbert R. Rice
Francis
Tom Fleming
Henry
Domestic turkeys produced across the United States
Domestic turkeys have been produced in all parts of the United States with ongoing expansion and nationwide distribution. The report notes broad geographic spread and growing production capacity across states and regions.
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United States
Early-Day Teacher in Tucson Succumbs
A. P. report from Los Angeles notes Pablo B. Soto 90 former Tucson merchant and one of the city’s first school teachers died Tuesday. A requiem high mass will be celebrated Friday for Soto who retired 36 years ago from business.
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Los Angeles
Pablo B. Soto
Tucson
California
Soto
Annexation Requests Filed for Terra de Concini and Terra Annex
Petitions to annex 62 dwellings and 75 vacant lots in Terra de Concini and Terra annex were filed with City Clerk Carl M. Hitt late Thursday. Realty operator Earl Biliter filed the petitions, outlining boundaries along East Broadway East Eighth Street and North Sawtelle and North Bentley avenues.
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Carl M. Hitt
Terra de Concini
Terra Annex
East Broadway
East Eighth Street
North Sawtelle
North Bentley Avenues
Earl Biliter
Rincon Village UK approves subdivision regulations tentatively
Rincon Village UK's subdivision rules, modeled on Tucson practice, were approved at a public hearing led by H Haskell. The vote sends the code to the village council for final action. Residents William Armstrong and Sterlip objected, seeking stricter map scales copies, and setbacks on main streets.
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Tucson
Rincon Village
H. Haskell
New Town
William Armstrong
Sterlip
Sterlin
New Albany Officials Announce Major Oil Shale Discovery
Department of interior officials disclosed that the second largest deposit of oil bearing shale in the country has been found near New Albany Indiana. The report indicates the extent of the shale deposit and potential impact on energy resources.
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New Albany
Ind
Department of Interior
Oil Rich Rock Formation Underlies Indiana Regions
The rock formation beneath central and southern Indiana is rich in oil with content exceeding 30 gallons per ton, indicating substantial potential resources in the area.
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Central
Indiana
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Good Housekeeping
Crosse & Blackwell
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Sion Supers
South Sixth Ave
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Es & Oca
Peet
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Razor
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Western Electric
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Sutton Brothers
Laguna
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Ladys Choice
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Heinz Ketchup
Longhorn
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