Boy Killed In Elevator Car At Brooklyn Apartment
Benton Moulton, 15, died when he operated an elevator at Willow Court apartments in Brooklyn. He started the lift while the car was three feet from the basement floor, the roof struck his head, and the skull was crushed. His mother watched in distress as workers and police investigated.
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New York
Benton Moulkton
Willow Court
Willow and
Clark Streets
Brooklyn
William Moulton
Benton
Percy
Mrs. Moulton
Moulton
South Fulton Street
Arthur Cary
Woman Falls From Scaffold in Monroe House Job
Mrs. John Mexico, 56, fell ten feet from a scaffold at a new house in Monroe, Michigan. She sustained a fractured skull and died an hour and a half later without regaining consciousness. She leaves a husband, a brother, and a mother.
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Monroe, Mich
John Mexico
Third Ward
Chinese Reverence for the Press in Peking Gazette History
The Peking Gazette evolved from crude intervals to a modern diurnal with three editions. Over fifty years changes boosted newspaper numbers and boldness after the Boxer rebellion. Seven writing styles exist. the common style serves the people and some papers use a government sanctioned alphabet. Propriety toward old papers is strong. burning in pagodas is believed to invite blindness.
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Peking Gazette
China
Forest fire threat prompts Calumet intervention at Mohawk mill
Rain eased forest fires in northern Michigan with light steady showers. The Mohawk Mining stamp mill at Traverse Bay faced serious risk as flames approached. Supervisor Smith notified Mohawk president Petermann, who traveled to the site and ordered men to battle the blaze.
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Calumet
Mich
Michigan
Mohawk Mining Company
Traverse Bay
Smith
Mohawk
Petermann
Heart to Heart Talks Do Not Kill Birds
A persuasive plea to boys to protect birds and avoid killing them. It argues birds are harmless and essential, citing Massachusetts’ bird population and the vast insects they consume. Encourages recognizing birds as allies, learning their names, plumage, language, and nesting habits to foster gentleness and happiness.
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Massachusetts
United States
Bonilla Uprising Proves a Fiasco in Honduras
New Orleans dispatch reports that Manuel Bonilla’s planned uprising in Honduras failed after a traitor tipped off authorities. 2,000 Honduran troops guarded the Atlantic coast while the Bonilla expedition from Belize was thwarted by preemptive arrests and tightened garrisons.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Utstein
Cen
Nicaragua
Manuel Bonilla
Belize
Davidi
Ulstein
Davill
Friends of Bonilla
Wrestling Fight Roils Iowa City Arena Over Referee Goff
A melee erupted during a six man bout as referee Harry H. Goff clashed with wrestlers "Shorty" Rundyan and Trooper Rute. Goff fled stage with police escort. both wrestlers later apologized and presented him a stick pin. The series ends tonight at the Bijou with "Shorty" and Farmer Baldwin battling for the finale.
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Iowa City Press
Harry H. Goff
Mr. Goff
Prin Lowa
Shorty
Farmer Baldwin
Bijou
Princess Jeanne Bonaparte Sister of Prince Roland Dead
Paris July 25 Madame De Villeneuve known as Princess Jeanne Bonaparte sister of Prince Roland Bonaparte has died.
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Prince Bonaparte
Bead
Paris
Madame de Vvilleneuve
Jeanne Bonaparte
Roland Bonaparte
Longevity of Highlanders in Inverness-shire deaths
Details on ages of residents who died in Inverness-shire last year show half of 460 deaths were over seventy. Among the deceased 276 were aged fifty to seventy, 161 were aged seventy to eighty, 22 were eighty to ninety, and one person lived beyond a hundred.
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Inverness-shire
Is Life Worth Saying
Mrs Mollie McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi writes that a severe kidney and bladder trouble was cured by Foley s Kidney Remedy after four bottles. She reports she is now sound and well.
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Foley
Lemmon
MecEthhmey Drug Co
Mollie McRaney
Prentiss
Miss
Halt's Catarrh Cure Adducts Reward and Endorsement
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo claim reliability and solvency. Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists endorse the firm. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as internal and acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Also promoting Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Haltl
F. J. Cheney
Hall
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Frank L. Wilson & Co
Iowa Gas & Electric CO
Washington National Bank Capital
Washington County
Jabots Auto
Bonilla
Davila
Goon Better
Destii
W. A. Whiting & Son
J. A. Harwood
Sree
Geo. Peck
South Dakota
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