City Fire Douses Rear Yard Blaze. Mayor Buys Livery Street Property
A noon fire in the rear yard of a Cherry avenue house near the clock shop prompted Burton street engine company action but caused no injuries. Mayor Thoms, under aldermen approval, bought J. B. Elton and Mrs Weyland’s Livery street property for 24500 as part of the proposed Library park. Real estate agent Farrington sold Charles Harbine’s three family home and corner store on East Farm and Walnut to Mrs Ellen M. Crowe for her home and investment. Miller & Peck announce their annual remnant sale starts tomorrow morning, ideal for school dresses.
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Cherry Avenue
Burton Street Engine Company
Board of Aldermen
Thoms
J. 8
Elton
Weyland
Livery Street
Daniel T. Farrington
Charles
Harris A. Proprietor Special Dining and Picnic Service
A. Harris offers swings boating fishing and special dinners served at short notice. Picnic and chuck parties are accommodated by the proprietor.
Deaths and Funerals Enter City Notes
Catherine Wallace infant dies at 4 weeks and interment set for Calvary cemetery. Thomas Cotter child dies after convulsions, funeral Wednesday at 2 30 in Calvary cemetery. Joseph McNeill dies in New York from injuries after a fall from scaffolding at a city building. Miss Ethel Hazel Brittain’s funeral held from 541 North Riverside street with noted floral tributes. interment in Riverside cemetery.
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Catherine
Michael Wallace
Fuller Street
Calvary Cemetery
Thomas
Thomas Cotter
Myrtle Avenue
Joseph McNeill
North Riverside Street
Mary Hegnal
Jennie Bagley
Ethel Wright
Irene Sheridan
Lenore Synnot
Mamie Brown
Harold
Cecilia Cook
Thomas Curry
Tessie
Mary Garvey
Lil- Man Pryor
Mary Begnal
Direct primary law aids informed voters, not party loyalty
The Chicago News argues direct primaries give voters advance knowledge of candidates and what they stand for, reducing blind party support. It notes flaws exposed by the first trial and calls for amendments to improve intelligent, independent voting despite difficult conditions during the recent election.
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The
Daily News
Deneen
Healy
Chicago News
Purely Personal Guests and Vacations Mentioned
A parade of residents and visitors announce guest stays and vacations. Mrs W B Pritchard visits Mr and Mrs C Dick Henry of Hartford while Mr and Mrs Balcourt return from a South Main Street home vacation. J P Clark of town clerk office enjoys Narragansett Pier. Tillie Goldberg of New York visits I A Shapiro at 110 East Farm. William Loomis leaves for two weeks at Litchfield and Bantam Lake. Officer John F Brickel and family return from Hemlock Cottage Walnut Beach. Gouverneur M Davis heads to Bridgeport for a week visiting relatives. Misses Kelly Flynn Christina Veronica Hyland vacation at Woodmont. Edgar T Hughes of Duluth, delegate to Boston Typographical Union, visits Ridgewood Street relatives. Misses Mary C McKennerney Emma F Boyle go on three weeks’ vacation through central New Jersey. Miss Sadie Shapiro of Bayonne and Miss Libble Kaplan of New York visit Mr and Mrs Joseph Shapiro at 79 Kingsbury Street. Miss Dora A Egan and Mrs Keeley tour Berkshire Hills for two weeks. Mrs Katherine White Edith Kahl and William Brickel return from Fort Trumbull and Walnut Beach to Washington Avenue. Mr and Mrs John M Fogarty of 19 School Street plan Europe trip aboard Arabic from New York, with Ireland, London, Paris stops, returning October 24 on the Lusitania.
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W. B. Pritchard
C. Dick Henry
Hartford
Balcourt
South Main Street
J. P. Clark
Narragansett Pier
Tillie Goldberg
New York
I. A. Shapiro
East Farm Street
William. Loomis
Cherry’ Street
Litchfield
Bantam Lake
John F. Brickel
Hemlock
Walnut Beach
Gouverneur M. Davis
Kingsbury Street
Bridgeport
Kelly, Flynn
Christina
Veronica Hyland
Wolcott Street
Woodmont
Edgar T. Hughes
Duluth
Keeley
Berkshire Hills
Katherine White
Edith Kahl
William Brickel
Fort Trumbull
Washington Avenue
John M. Fogarty
School Street
Europe
Queenstown
Ireland
London
Paris
Indian Burial Grounds Described In Grim Detail
A Native American funeral method is depicted with corpses attached to goss sticks and supported by poles in ground or tree boughs. Over time air and weather erode the site leaving little but scattered beads and bones. The observer laments the pitiful, grisly sight of such burial grounds.
Simplifying English Vowel Pronunciation Standards
The text argues vowels are the main difficulty in English pronunciation and calls for standardized vowel sounds with correct intonation set out in an intelligible form for universal understanding. It urges a countrywide, simplified approach to pronunciation guidance.
The Genius Quotations by Twain at New York Banquet
A Mark Twain remark at a New York banquet defines genius as a man who knows more than he can uncover and who spills vittles on his clothes, as recounted by an old lady in Havana. The anecdote tests wit and self deprecation.
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Mark Twain
New York
Hannibal
Man Falsely Named Reveals Past Crime and Trust
Captain B. B. Ferry recalls hiring a young expert in Mexico who used a fake name, Brown or Robinson. The man confessed a prior embezzlement in Indiana, reformed, and for a decade in Mexico faithfully managed funds, earning up to $500,000 at times with no losses, earning Ferry’s trust.
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B. B. Ferry
San Francisco
Mexico
Tam
Brown
Robinson
Aittle Town
Indiana
Baltimore American
Glass omen at City Hospital chills staff
In a Cincinnati Enquirer report a heavy water glass in the hospital receiving ward cracked three times before the telegraph ticker announced the deaths of four children and a man in nearby wards. Attendant Archie Miller swore at the omen and considered crossing the street in fear.
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City Hospital
Archie Miller
Louisa Young
Miller
Allence
Edith Williams
Joseph Manning
West Third Street
Bay
Ang
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Pelican: A Praised Yet Odorous Waterfowl
The pelican is not attractive yet praised for regular habits. Parent birds feed hatchlings by transferring captured fish from elastic pouches under the bill. The pouches hold three to eight pounds of fish and distend toward the ground when full. Odor arises from decaying fish particles. Legs are short with large webs, and while not fast swimmers or fliers, the bird is tireless in air and water though awkward on land.
How Frozen Insects Revive Experiments with cold revival
A naturalist reports surprising results reviving frozen insects. A moth frozen in snow revived after near a stove, and newly hatched insects revived after thawing. Ants, beetles, and houseflies showed similar resuscitation, with freshly hatched individuals resisting cold better than older ones. Also notes the long history of organ invention attributed to Crestbius of Alexandria.
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Crestbius
Barber
Alexandria
B. C
A. D. Gia
Out of the Hymnbeck. A minister reads no tees hint
A fragmented newspaper line notes a minister ending with a humorous phrase about no tees and a moment of reading aloud. The odd wording hints at a civic or church event but lacks clear details.
Special Jury in Hains Case Moves Swift Trial
Long Island City August 18 special grand jury to indict Captain Peter C. Hains US Army and his brother Ty Jenkins Hains for murder of William Annis at Bayside Yacht Club. Hains faces first degree murder. brother an accessory. Trial set within a month after indictment. DA Ira Darrin advocates speedy proceedings. Mrs Hains says no confession. claims she signed a document under duress after two days of denial of food and whisky.
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Long Island City
Peter C. Hains
U.S. A
Ty Jenkins Hains
William KE
Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Hains
Supreme Court
Ira D. G. Darrin
Queens County
Scotsman in Smoking Car Nicely Bested by Fishwife
A Scotsman in a third class smoking carriage encounters a fishwife with a creel who ignores his protest about the smoking rule. She sits opposite him, lights a large black pipe, and blows smoke toward him, remarking that no one can take his smoke today.
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North England
Swallowing a Pawn Ticket in Woman’s Shoplifting Case
A detective testified in a case involving a woman accused of shoplifting. He claimed she “swallowed” a purse and various items after he confronted her with the charge. The magistrate interrupted, and the detective corrected his wording, noting confusion over the statement.
Thick Newfoundland Fog Story Told by an Old Salt
An old sailor recalls fog off Newfoundland so dense that crew leaned on it to sit on the rail. He describes a night when the fog oddly lifted with the result that everyone toppled into the water, calling it a remarkably thick fog.
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Newfoundland
National Conversations Hint From Global Sights
Fragmentary text notes how conversations vary by country and topic. In Germany the army in Russia and in France women are common topics. in the Seates business. The passage contains garbled words and seems to mock cross national chatter.
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Germany
Russia
Heberpsocesey
France
Turkey
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Root & Boyd
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Spencer Are
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A. Weinstein
Pd'stact
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Charles Tougher
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