Deadly Rattlesnake Tales Across the Southwest
Reports from Dalhart and Flagstaff recount encounters between rattlesnakes and local wildlife, including a gila monster that killed a rattler in minutes. A Copper Basin miner, John Gustafson, survived a bite and cured insomnia, while a Jeromo Junction cat beat a rattler and returned with the snake. A seven year old near Lisbee was fatally bitten after a whip-stunned rattler struck.
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van Veen
Pinal Mountain District
Bob Henry
Pinal Mountain
Flagstaff
Aziz
John Gustafson
Russell
Copper Basin
Gustafson
J. T. Nelson
Jerome Junction
Ariz
Prairie Dog
Prairie Dog Town
Lisbee
Alfred Kinney
Clever Policemen Probed to Detectives for Crimes
Two New York police officers plotted and carried out robberies with apparent success. Their schemes went undetected long enough to earn them promotion to first grade detectives for work connected to the crimes.
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New York
Modest opinions and wedding prep misadventures
A bride to be recalls her social trials in fashion and family during engagement festivities. Including concerns about dancing partners, teasing remarks from peers, and humorous kitchen disasters while preparing for a social round with Harry’s relatives. The tone blends light self mockery with affectionate wartime era humor.
Lord Mayor of Norwich Breaks Wedding Gift Tradition
Arthur Samuel the youngest man to become lord mayor in England has sparked a debate by rejecting wedding gifts. He and his wife declined presents, returning a dressing cage monogrammed for him and suggesting gifts should come from the couple to friends to celebrate their union. He faces confusion from some who view the stance as utopian.
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Bob
Horace
Soni
Frank
London
Arthur Samuel
Norwich
Samuel
England
Mr. Samuel
Man Leaps From Express in London Prisoner Escape
A prisoner named Barker, handcuffed to Detective McCoy, escaped a 2 pm Liverpool to London express between Leighton Buzzard and Bletchley. Barker broke free, jumped from the moving train, and was pursued by Detective-Inspector Fowler who held on until his grip failed. Barker was found injured near a farm, treated, and later taken to Boston infirmary after formal charging.
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London
Liverpool
Fowler
Scotland Yard
McCoy
Barker
Director of Public Prosecution
Express
Leighton Buzzard
Bletchley
Inspector Fowler
Mr. McCoy
Boston
That Sea-Sick Feeling in Proportion to Passengers
A dialogue notes a claim that sea voyages kill about half as many people as rail travel per passenger but highlights other losses seafarers endure beyond fatalities.
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Bill
Jill
One Furnace Heats Town in Mexico Missouri
Mexico Missouri operates a town heating system using steam mains from the power plant. The network heats most business buildings on the square and offers cheaper, easier heat than coal or gas furnaces. The system, started as an experiment, now expands as residents demand more mains.
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Mexico
Power Company
Spirits Try Out Tricks Aboard Genoa Brigantine Speme
A Genoese brigantine Speme in Genoa harbor allegedly attracted a troop of spirits. Sailors awoke to clattering chains and dancing dishes while coal streamed through the hold. When carabinieri arrived they were felled by an invisible shovel as the ethereal disturbances continued aboard the ship.
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Milan
Genoa
Signor de Negri
Wealthy men die young says London toast to longevity
Sir George Byrdwood eighty argues millionaires should not seek endless riches. He mocks the idea of immortality and notes costly lifestyles lead to frail heirs. The debate on living to a hundred follows stories of a rugged Scotsman who reached ninety seven with youthful vigor.
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London
George Byrdwood
Sir George
England
Funeral Delayed for Tiger the Pampered Cat in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City New Jersey cemetery officials refused a funeral permit for Tiger a pampered cat from Memphis Tennessee. The rich feline once wounded and aged was en route with Mrs Caroline Carter and a minister to perform rites. After the permit denial the cortege returned to the city and Tiger was moved to the Hotel Iroquois for the mourners. The cat had survived a fall breaking his back and was blind at an advanced age.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Pleasantville Cemetery
Tiger
Catlie Carter
Memphis
Iroquois
Carter
Gobbler Gobbles $20 Dies in Mass Town Tale
In West Springfield Thomas O Gorman's turkey strangled to death. The bird reportedly died while trying to swallow a $20 gold piece. No claimant appeared. the inheritance of the coin was divided among the O Gorman children.
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West Springfiell
Mass
Thomas O’gorman
Unidentified man plunges from steamer with neck injury
On the steamer Simla in San Francisco an unnamed man hanged himself from a yard arm and dislocated his neck. The jolting ambulance reportedly realigned the vertebrae before reaching hospital where Dr. Alfred Roncovieri called the case remarkable in medical annals.
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San Francisco
Cal
Simla
Alfred Roncovieri
Joy ride reveals a deeper disguise in trouble wagon
A quip frames a journey as a playful start that hides a darker purpose. The exchange questions the true nature behind the apparent joy ride.
Cattle Run Wild Through Pittsburg Streets
A herd of two steers five cows and a calf driven from Zanesville ran chaotic through Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Police and firemen corralled the cattle after a plate glass window was broken and a steer was tied to a telegraph pole. One cow broke into a restaurant basement before the herd was driven to the stables.
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Pittsburg
Muskingum Valley
Hill District
Fifth Avenue
Charles Beckaited
Cincinnati Packet Line
Lorena
Zanesville
Ninth Street
Penn Avenue
Sheinberg & Weisberg
City
John Marshall
Coreyailey
South Side
Marshall
Watson Street
Sixth Avenue
Immigration panel says city workers may drift back to farms
Chicago based remarks by Wisconsin official Mr Packer claim city men who return to rural work later come back to the city. He notes that ten days of morning chores before breakfast discourage them and drive urban dwellers to seek rural life yet again.
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Chicago
Packer
Wisconsin
Hairy milestone in Olivett bachelor’s harvest
Ebenezer Henderson a bachelor farmer from Olivett Michigan had sixteen years of hair cut off after a pledge tied to Wilson’s election victory. The hair filled a bushel basket and drew local curiosity.
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Olivett
Mich
Wilson
Ebenezer Henderson
Butcher Jailed After Dog Refusal in Saxony
Titus Greiner, a butcher from Steinach, Saxony, urged his dog to maul his mother in law. The canine refused, but Greiner was sentenced to sixty days in jail.
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Steinach
Saxony
Titus Greiner
Greiner
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