Laying Coal Tar and Pitch On A Road
Connecticut Highway Commissioner Macdonald advocates a coal tar and pitch road surface to resist auto wear. The method stresses a dry surface, two applications of tar pitch, top dressing of trap rock splinters, and steam rolling, with strict use of pure coal tar on hot days.
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United States
Europe
Macdonald
Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Mandi
Bushnell Park
New Haven
Woman Slayer Convicted After Week-Long Trial
Appleton Wisconsin October 12 Guilty of murder in the first degree is the verdict rendered by the jury in the Paul Krause case. He was accused of killing his divorced wife Minna Grunert by beating her to death with a club and hanging her body from a hook in a clothes closet to simulate suicide. A button from a vestment found in the closet provided crucial evidence.
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Appleton, Wis
Paul Krause
Minna Grunert
Debate on bank deposit guarantee in Omaha set
Will debate in Omaha on Oct 15 between Representative Hitchcock the Democratic nominee for reelection and Henry W. Yates president of the Nebraska National Bank a recognized banking authority.
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Omaha
Hitchcock
Henry W. Yates
Nebraska National Bank
Indiana Governor Denounces the Saloon in Pueblo
Governor J Frank Hanly of Indiana spoke at the First Presbyterian Church in Pueblo on October 12 to a large enthusiastic crowd. He attacked the saloon and its evils and urged the passage and enforcement of temperance laws in his state.
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Hanly
Pueblo
Colo
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
Hirge
First Presbyterian Church
Drought Ends as Rains Hit Central Kentucky
Kentucky rainfall breaks a four month drought in central and eastern Kentucky after rains began Friday night. Lexington reports showers easing heat and improving conditions across farms and rivers as weather shifts.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Body Identified as George Smith of Grand Rapids
Traverse City Michigan October 12. The body found on the beach last week is identified as George Smith formerly of the city but living in Grand Rapids for four years. He came to visit a friend and was thrown or fell into the bay. The note in a nearby bottle remains unexplained.
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Traverse City
Mich
George Smith
Grand Rapids
Prominent Politician Marries Society Belle in Quiet Wedding
Washington Indiana October 12 Alvin Padgett a leading member of the Daviess county bar and active in State politics quietly married Miss Helen Gibson a society belle Friends had expected a marriage but did not foresee the timing
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Washington, Ind
Alvin Padgett
Daviess County
Helen Gibson
Fire destroys Wildwood resort buildings at White Bear Lake
A kitchen fire in the main pavilion at Wildwood, a popular White Bear Lake resort twelve miles from St. Paul, razed the entire complex. The loss is about 75000 dollars, insured.
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St. Paul
Wildwood
White Bear Lake
Cholera Down Two Dozen in St Petersburg Hospitals
St Petersburg reports a 24 hour period with 99 new cases and 45 deaths, 128 recoveries. A total of 1,331 patients are now in municipal hospitals as the cholera outbreak continues to decline.
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St. Petersburg
British Labor Difficulty Settled
Manchester stirs with a resolved dispute as operative spinners and card room workers accept a 5 percent wage cut, reconciling tensions with cotton manufacturers after months of negotiation and unrest.
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Manchester
On the Links Timtot Advises Posture To A Friend
In a brief exchange the speaker Mr Timtot urges a friend to adjust his stance warning that the way he stands hinders his swing. The remark reflects golf teaching moments about technique and form.
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Mr. Timtot
Aid For the Explorer From Chicago Seeker of North
A Chicago geographer recalls how explorer Peary prepared for journeys. Cranks sent varied packages by mail and express, including a keg labeled to be opened at the farthest north, bearing axle grease for the pole. The anecdote marks the quirky support Peary received before polar expeditions.
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Peary
Chicago
George Ade
Express
Coonley Beg pardon mile distance from Jayville noted
A cryptic note from Puck discusses the distance from Jayville in a nonchalant tone. The reference mentions an 84 year old motorist and a Farmer Waal with a joking aside about not sharing personal details.
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Coonley
Beg Pawdon
Jayville
Waal
Puck
Mob War in Spartanburg Over Alleged Rape Incident
In Spartanburg South Carolina a mob of about a thousand fought with authorities over a man alleged to have attempted to rape Miss Lillie Dempsey. Three mill workers were wounded. The accused was rescued from lynching by mounted police and jailed. Militia guards restored quiet as mob dispersed.
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Spartanburg
D. C
John Rhy
Lillie Dempsey
Saxon Mill Village
Grover Fowler
Ernest Moster
Carner
Nichols
Balkan Situation Waits as Belgrade Quietly Tries Peace
Belgrade remains the Balkan war center, the national assembly has taken no decisive action toward war with Austria Hungary. Powers monitor talks between Russia's Iswolsky and Britain's Grey in London while King Edward hosts the Russian envoy at Buckingham Palace. The British Atlantic fleet sails preparations hint at a move east toward Malta.
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London
Belgrade
Balkan
National Assembly
Austria Hungary
M. Iswolsky
Edward Grey
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Russia
Gibraltar
Malta
Stewart Retired From Army Duty Over Disability
Washington reports Colonel William S. Stewart has been retired from active army service after President Roosevelt approved a retiring board finding him incapacitated by disability. An order of retirement followed, with the board's findings aligning with prior testimony, and the decision rests with the president.
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Washington
Wilam S. Stewart
Roosevelt
Board of Army
Stewart
Wright
Striking Students Force Suspension of St Petersburg Lectures
In St Petersburg on October 12 detachments of striking students invaded classrooms and drowned professors in a murmur of conversation. The attempt to reopen the University of St Petersburg according to ministerial orders failed as lectures were suspended to avoid police intervention.
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St. Petersburg
University of
Skeleton of large snake found in Barr creek fork
Owensville Indiana October 12 Frank Meadows cutting a sycamore along Barr creek found a snake skeleton hanging in a fork of two limbs. Vertebrae measured three quarters of an inch in diameter and rib bones about three inches long. The reptile likely five inches in diameter.
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Owensville
Ind
Barr Creek
Frank Meadows
Supreme Court meets first time since term end
The first meeting of the U S Supreme Court since June 1 is in session today. Commissioner Brown urges Alaska native child compulsory school attendance in his annual report. National Civic Federation set for New York on December 14 and 15.
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Supreme Court of the United States
of Wuatton Brown
Alaska
National Civic Federation
New York
Union
Wesleyan
Brotherhood of Firemen
Columbus
St. Paul
William Kelley
Heavener
Okla
Plants with Eyes and Songs of Living Nature
Edgerton muses on plants as living beings with sight and perception. He cites Darwin and science to argue that leaves form lenses and flowering life shows consciousness. The piece blends poetry with natural philosophy, urging readers to view nature as a vital, ever changing organism.
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Charles Robert Darwin
Darwin
A Man and a Mouse
A hot tempered Jake loses his cool during floor work and swings a hammer at a mouse in his overalls. The creature retreats upward as the blows land on his leg leaving welts. He finally halts the frenzy and crushes the mouse, learning temper costs.
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Jake
The Morning of Humanity on a New Day
A lyrical meditation on dawn and progress across nature and society. The speaker envisions invention and democracy transforming humanity, with love and death retaining meaning, while awakening spirituality, altruism, and a shared hopeful dawn across lands and people. The prose ends implying a rising collective dream.
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Storm King
Katy Did and Katy Didn't: A Chorus of Agreement
The essay disputes the notion that katydids argue about Katy did or Katy didn't. It asserts katydids sing in unanimous affirmation, unlike humans who continuously argue. The author mockingly blames man for perpetual disputes while praising the katydids constant chorus.
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Katy
Babylon
Wise
Midnight Melodies Over Sleeping Land
A lyrical reflection set at midnight describes a silent world and the sky, noting a gentle ringing in the ear. The speaker imagines distant bells and stars shedding gold points, their light sinking into the heart like a soft melody from another realm.
Names for a Farm in a Young Country
James A. Edgerton muses on choosing a name for his upturned farm near Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, recounting failed ideas like Henroosiok Hudson Goats Rest and Bullsfoot, urging readers to submit better options. He notes local landmarks, a shift toward progress with three children in school, and reflects on happiness, living, and history.
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Bull Hill
Bullsfoot
Taurus
United States
Canada
Samar
General Butterfield
Irving
Sunnyside
John Burroughs
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