Ape on spree wrecks hotel bar in Pittsburgh scene
New York man John Hampton returns from South Africa with a large ape named Dare-Devil Spike. The monkey sneaks into a hotel bar in Pittsburgh at dawn, hurls bottles and plates, and causes chaos before Hampton retrieves him. Loss estimated above $50 as Spike pleads for a drink.
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New York
John Hampton
South Africa
Spike
Ike Hirschorn
Hampton
Pittsburgh
Carl Hansenfleck
Hirschorn
Hassenfleck
Jimmy Samponi
Funeral Mixup At Schuylkill Almshouse Sparks Outcry
In Pottsville Pennsylvania relatives of Peter Magal, an almshouse inmate, were notified of his death and prepared for funeral rites. At Shenandoah the casket opened to reveal a different body, Charles Guardin. The undertaker was sent to the almshouse and found Magal alive, with the mistaken corpse sent to the anatomical board.
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Pottsville
Peter Magal
Schuylkill County
Shenandoah
Magal Hale
Charles Guardin
Anatomical Board
Towels Lost By Southern Pacific Prompt Passenger Shortage
San Francisco reports twenty one thousand dollars worth of towels were lost by the Southern Pacific railroad last year. As a result women riders on its trains and boats will be required to furnish their own towels in the future.
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R. R
San Francisco
Cal
Southern Pacific Railroad
Insects Harmful to Man Warns on Pestilence Threats
Dr Woods Hutchinson argues most insects harm humans by spreading disease and destroying crops. He cites sleeping sickness, malaria, and historic declines of Greece and Rome, urging nations to unite against pests like the common house fly to reduce widespread death.
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Woods Hutchinson
Central
Africa
Greece
Rome
Europe
Asia
United States
Persecution of Gypsies Through History and Modern Views
The text recalls 1728 Hungary where 45 Hungarian Gypsies were executed after rack torture and fake confessions of cannibalism. It notes Joseph II’s later investigation cleared them, questions witnesses, and cites ongoing prejudice. It contrasts calls for nomad identity papers with Gypsy illiteracy and mobility.
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Joseph SI
Hungary
France
Matin
Maid Rehires Spark Old Grievance in Neighborly Visit
During a neighborly call Mrs Ellis fired her colored maid Clara. Weeks later Clara returns after being pressed to serve. Clara recalls Mrs Bell had dismissed her and admits they both lied about leaving. Mrs Ellis emerges, unpaid service tale ends with mutual shame.
Salt on French Roads Test Uses Salt to Fight Dust
Authorities in Havre test salt to lay dust on towns with many paved streets. Twenty yards of roadway were sprinkled with salt and watered to evaluate effectiveness. If satisfactory, salt may be used townwide on rough stone streets where tar fails to cover crossings.
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Havre
Death of Roger Quarles Mills Corsicana Texas
Corsicana Texas mourns the death of former United States Senator Roger Quarles Mills after a four year illness. Mills served 19 years in the House and seven in the Senate as a Democrat tariff reformer. Born in 1832 in Kentucky he moved to Palestine Texas at 17 and began a legal career before the Civil War service. He later led in Texas politics, retired to oil business, and was noted for his tall commanding presence and distinctive timepiece.
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Corsicana
Tex
United States
Roger Q Mills
Washington
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Mills
Roger Quarles Mills
Salem
Todd County
Kentucky
Palestine
Texas
Lone Star
Wilson's Creek
Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Atlanta
Senate
Senator Mills
Lone Star of Texas
Basketball Injuries Hit Women Players in Spokane
Spokane report states that almost all Colfax team members and all Chesney Normal School players have undergone operations after injuries from the championship basketball series. Paul Pattison notes his wife is recovering in a Spokane hospital. Dr. A B Shuhart warns basketball is injurious to women and should be avoided, arguing it conflicts with women's nature.
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Spokane
Wash
Paul Pattison
Colfax
Whitman County
Washington
Chesney Normal School
A. BE. Shhuht
Pattison
Graveyard Fire in Orrick Cemetery Burns Black Burials
In Winchester Virginia a fire at Orrick cemetery caused rapid spread of flames across the burial grounds where hundreds of Black people are interred. A lot owner had been burning dry grass on an adjacent plot when the blaze swept through the cemetery and caused panic with residents shouting that judgment day had arrived.
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Winchester
Pellmell
Orrick
James
Confed force fears eased as 8,000 troops join Sherman
Fifty years ago on October 17 reports stated fears of Confederate capture of Louisville were dismissed after 8,000 troops were ordered to reinforce General Sherman. Baltimore enforced Sunday labor bans while Biloxi faced a yellow fever scare with shotgun quarantines. health officials faced denunciation.
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Louisville
Sherman
Baltimore
Biloxi
Miss
Skating Rink Opens for Tuesday and Friday Nights
The skating rink will be open every Tuesday and Friday night for the season starting this week. Residents are invited to enjoy skating sessions and warm beverages during designated hours.
Washington County Good Roads Club Meeting
A meeting of the Washington County Good Roads club is set for Thursday evening in the Commercial club rooms. Arrangements for pole marking and related matters to establish a county line will be discussed. All members and interested persons are urged to attend. Weather favors automobile travel and a fall establishment helps ensure a precise spring map.
D D D Prescription for Kerema Promises Skin Relief
An advertisement features Miss Pickard of North Carolina claiming D D D Prescription for Kerema cleared facial scars three years after use. It touts D D D for skin diseases, promises instant itch relief, and offers trial bottles at 25 cents or a full size bottle with a money back guarantee if it fails to help.
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Miss Pickard
North Carolina
I.oes
Willis tied wife to pole triggers insanity ruling
Patchogue New York October 17 Dr William Willis is confined in the state asylum after binding his sixteen year old wife Jennie Dayton to a telephone pole The woman allegedly drugged is in serious condition Two physicians have declared Willis insane He was indicted last year on a charge of abducting Jennie Dayton who is now his wife
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Patchogue
N. Y
William ©. Willis
State Asylum For the Insane
Willis
Jennie Dayton
Divorce Murder and Death Mark Week in Alabama
In Cairo Alabama on October 17 divorce and murder marked a week for Mr and Mrs Elmo Yarders. Mrs Yarders was granted a divorce on Tuesday. After attending a public dance she was waylaid by Yarders who shot his former wife killing her instantly. Yarders then shot himself dying a few hours later. Dry Farming Congress Opens in Colorado Springs. The sixth international dry farming congress opened for a five day session with speeches on topics for farmers. William J Bryan said he will never be president in a speech at Arapahoe Nebraska on October 17.
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Cairo
Elmo Yarders
Yarders
Colorado Springs
Colo
Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
United States
Arapahoe
Fire Threatens Bonanza Business District
Fire in Bonanza Arkansas on October 17 posed a serious threat to the business district but was fought to control with crews working to contain the flames and limit damage.
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Bonanza
Ark
Unusual Death Record Of Elderly Burials In Local Cemeteries
A twelve month period saw thirty eight people over seventy five buried in Elm Grove and nearby cemeteries. Ages ranged from 75 to 97 with eight over ninety. The list records dates and ages for each, noting several deaths outside the city and several from distant states. Also noted is a baptism event for youths at a hotel Turkish bath plunge under Latter Day Saints ritual.
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Elm Grove
Washington
George A. McMillan
Lucy H. Pierce
Wim
Grecian
Margaret Morton
Juliet E. Wilson
Sarah A. Beatty
Mary J. Combs
Lot Birney
John M. Stevenson
Teresa M. Rimmer
Parintha Hobson
Mahlon Smith
Sophia Lohrer
Robert T. McCall
John Scott
A, Harmon
John McClelland
William Rownd
Melinda K. Braden
Seymour
Iowa
William L. Essiey
Eunice E. Hopkins
Rufus Yard
Foley
Ala
William J. McCartney
Elizabeth Riley
John F. Henderson
Ann E. Logan
Kan
John Lackey
Ewing
Ieb
Mary Allen
Lenox
John M. Denny
Johanna Luithly
Mary FE. Meacham
Rebecca Keister
Kansas City
Ott
Foor
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh with a constitutional basis. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any un cured case, urging readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Sela
Te. Take Kiall
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