New System of Identifying Criminals Studied for New York
Police officials study the Bertillon verbal portrait method and nose and ear classifications to create a school for detectives. Captain Faurot leads the effort to link facial features, lip shape, ear structure, and hair line to identify suspects without waiting for arrests.
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London
Paris
Waldo
New York City
Joseph Faurot
New York
York
Faurot
Fem
Impression
Nose and Ears College
Rare Case of Rabid Horse Stuns Washington
Federal agents investigate a horse dying from rabies in Washington while another horse tied to a wagon is kept under watch. The ill animal, ridden by Lieutenant George Moris of the Signal Corps during a district National Guard encampment, showed no dog bite prior to death. The dog involved was killed.
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Federal
Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry
George Mois
Signal Corps
Ma Ers
District National Guard
National School of Telegraphy Opens in Panama
A national school of telegraphy has been established in Panama City the capital of the Central American republic.
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National School of Telegraphy
Panama
Central American Republic
World Travels of a Woman's Hat
A $300 Paris hat travels through cities worldwide with Mrs. William Dean Ellsworth of Newport and New York guiding its scattered route. From Paris to Moscow Berlin London and New York it dodges return delivery as she moves across continents, finally ending up in Los Angeles where she gives the hat to a maid.
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Paris
Europe
William Dean Ellsworth
Newport
New York
Ellsworth
Aris
Moscow
Berlin
Mrs. Elsworth
London
Mrs. Ellsworth
Los Angeles
Elisworth
Astor Bride to Receive 5 Million in Marriage Pact
Colonel John Taco Astor plans a liberal will for his fiancée Miss Madeleine Force including 5 million upon marriage. The couple will draft a will after the wedding and place it with United States Trust Company. They aim to travel to Europe for a year possibly cruising the Mediterranean and visiting Egypt.
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Colonel Astor
John Taco Astor
Madeleine Force
Mrs. Astor
Miss Merce
United States Trust Company
New York
Europe
Horn for Lighthouse at Blunts Point Aimed Twelve Miles
California lighthouse inspector Lt Commander William A. Moffatt says a horn system could push sound to twelve miles, with potential reach to the Farralon islands. A sample twelve mile range unit will be installed immediately on Blunts point Angel island to replace the current foghorns and tests continue.
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William A. Moffatt
California
Iie
Farralon Islands
Blunts Point
Angel Island
Unpublished Bryant Poem Found by California Woman
Pasadena resident Elizabeth Mumford discovered a previously unpublished William Cullen Bryant poem on the back of an autograph letter. The verse, written about thirty years ago, describes dancing leaves, wind in trees, smiles on fruit and flower, and a laughing brook as it runs to the reader.
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California
Elizabeth Mumford
Pasadena
Cal
William Cullen Bryant
Mummified Cat Found During Diocesan House Renovation
Stonemasons at the Episcopal diocesan house in New York uncovered a dust encrusted mummified cat while altering the second story stonework. Boss mason Patrick Shine dug it out with a trowel and noted the cat was in good shape except for lack of breath. The house dates to 1828, implying the find occurred at least 83 years ago.
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New York
Patrick Shine
Shine
Social gatherings mark weekend in Dubuque high society
Miss Margaret Doolittle hosted teachers from the high school and McKee school Saturday at her Heights home. Mrs. Kate Bell Babcock led a Bachelor Maids thimble bee with a two course luncheon. Mrs. R. G. Vincent hosted fifteen ladies Friday for a noon dinner for Mrs. Eliza Beard who leaves for Monmouth Illinois for the winter. Mrs. Beard received a silver spoon memento. Mr. Vincent arranged hay ladder transport to the Vincent residence. Miss Luba Parkinson of Los Angeles led a party at the Eicher home with five hundred and a luncheon by Mrs. White, Mrs. H M Eicher, and Mrs. Hl F Steck. Out-of-town guests included Marguerite Parker of Cincinnati and Birl Johnston of Hamilton, Ada. They plan to reside in Dubuque after October first. Mrs. McClure, popular locally, is soon married to Mr. McClure of the McDonald Fur nace company in Dubuque.
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Margaret Doolittle
McKee
the Heights
Kate Bell Babcock
R. G. Vincent
Eliza Beard
Monmouth
Inl
Luba Parkinson
Los Angeles
Cal
H. M. Eicher
Mel Shields
W. A. White
Hl. F. Steck
Marguerite Parker
Cincinnati
Ohio
Birl Johnston
Hamilton
Ada
Dubuque
McClure
McDonald Furnace Company
F. G. Martin
Washington
Mary Martin
Joseph McClure
Iowa
W. A. Smith
Harvey
Edna Smith
Caner
Baird and Shields
M. E. Dicken
Lydia Richer
Rhea
Post Masters Meet In Omaha Today
Omaha Nebraska Sept 12 hundreds of first class postmasters from across the United States convene in an annual national session to last three days headed by Postmaster General Hitchcock. He will give an address assessing department progress and focus on the expanding postal savings bank system now operating nationwide with high expectations for its usefulness.
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Omaha
Neb
Hitchcock
Postal Department
Washington
United States
Postal Savings Bank
Hitcheot¢k
Oper
Country Move Sparks Friendly City Jest Says Herald
A Washington Herald quote notes city men taunt a friend who relocates to the country, framing it as a social duty to rib the country move. The line captures urban humor about rural relocation.
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Josh
Washington Herald
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