Beattie on Wife Murder Proceeding Opens in Virginia
Henry Clay Beattie Jr arrives at Chesterfield courthouse to face a charge of killing his wife on a turnpike near Richmond. Judge Watson orders no postponement, Beattie pleads not guilty, jury selection begins as spectators are asked to stand.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Chesterfield County
Richmond
Walter A. Watson
Beattie
Judge Watson
Joie
Hill Carter
Watson
Murphy Sells Grocery Store at Water and Fifth
F. P. Murphy, long time proprietor at Water and Fifth streets, has sold his grocery, bakery, and meat market to H. F. Lichty and H. A. Schmitz due to ill health. Murphy, with thirteen years in the city, previously worked for Pinkerton & Brown and Sias & Cole Co. before owning the store.
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F. P. Murphy
Water and
Fifth Streets
H. F. Lichty
H. A. Schmitz
World's Record Cows to Be Seen at Waterloo Convention
At the town dairy convention in Waterloo on October 14 the show will feature Peitertie Maid Ormeshr owned by John B. Irwin of Minneapolis. The Holstein cow holds the world butter record with 145.66 pounds in thirty days, and Irwin recently sold one of her sons for $7,500.
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Waterloo
Peitertie Maid
Car overturns kill lone driver in Fort Dodge
Peter Vlastovka 22, unmarried, died instantly when the auto he drove turned turtle late last night in Fort Dodge. Companion Tom Porter of Kato was thrown twenty feet but uninjured. The Lydia Society will meet Tuesday evening August 22 at 411 Lane Street with Miss Amo Quilkin.
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Fort Dodge
Peter Vlastovka
Tom Porter
Kato
Lydia Society
Writer Demands 6000 After Bomb Explodes Front of Store
Police search for the author of a note demanding 6000 from M. Baronia, fruit merchant, after his La Salle store front was blown out by a bomb yesterday. The letter, postmarked Chicago, demanded payment by August 16. A second bomb containing nitroglycerin under the store failed to detonate. Baronia family members slept safely upstairs.
Strike Looms For 700 Teamsters At Stock Yards
Chicago August 21 Seven hundred teamsters at the stock yards threaten to strike if packers do not grant a 3 cent hourly wage increase. The current contract expires next Saturday and renewal is contingent on the raise. The packers refuse the increase but teamsters continue negotiations to avert a walkout.
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Chicago
Teameters
A Queer Legend of Alexander I as a Siberian Hermit
The London Globe recounts a legend tying Alexander I of Russia to a hermit named Fedor Koamich in Siberia. It claims the czar, fleeing state cares after 1825, faked his death in Taganrog, lived as a recluse in Tomsk, and bore a striking resemblance to the deceased ruler, with scholars debating the tale’s truth.
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Fedor Koemick
Alexander I
Russia
Crimea
Taganroghia
Markos
Siberia
Schilder
Peter and
Paul
Markof
Rusela
Taganrog
Fedor Koamich
Tomsk
Bille
Kremef
Nicholas Michailovitch
Revue Historique
London Globe
Irish Brogue and English Pronunciation Examined
A fragment from Harper's Magazine discusses the Irish brogue as a preserved form of early English pronunciation. It contrasts it with the Elizabethan shift toward anglicizing Ireland and notes that Irish speech remained aligned with ancestral pronunciation due to geographic and social separation.
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Ireland
Shakespeare
Elizabeth
Harper’s Magazine
Reform Move Spares Wife to Care For Baby
A short Pittsburg Post item notes a wife joining the reform movement and asks what she will do first, suggesting she enlist a reliable woman to look after the baby, while a Baltimore American gag mentions a new typewriter and a courier want ad.
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Benetele
Pittsburg Post
Businews
Baltimore American
Curious Reservoirs of Baobab Water Taps in Africa
In Kordofan province Africans hollow baobab trees to store rainwater. Large trunks are prepared, a hole near a branch forms a platform for tapping. Basins around the base collect water, stored water remains drinkable for months. Some trees are hollowed with top holes, the “la gai” trees act as gutters. A cistern 20 feet high and 8 to 10 feet wide serves water needs for communities and traders along major routes. The bucket, or dilwa, is a leather pouch used to draw water from the trunk. Chicago News reports this method and trade network across the region.
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Africa
Peogle
Kordofan
Nabud
Jebel el Hilla
el Fasher
Darfur
Chicago News
Old Crook's Lesson: Honest Craft Is a Folly
A New York World tale recalls a Chicago police memory of a seasoned thief who trains his son in crime. The youth rebels by keeping a diamond scarfpin and later hawks a larger stash. The father learns the hard truth that wealth gained by theft corrupts, warning his son money rooted in crime leads to downfall.
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Esid
Chicago
New York World
Herbert Spencer
Flowers and Blood Superstition in Olden Times
A discussion on roses blooming in blood fertilized soil notes the legend of the bloody flower of Newmarket and its moated site. It contrasts belief in blood enriched soil with reflections on honest living and personal fortitude. The piece ends with a puzzle-style excerpt and a want ad tease.
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Newmarket
England
Must Carry Good Watches for Railroad Time
A Scientific American summary explains railroad workers must use high quality timepieces adjusted for heat cold and three positions dial up dial down and pendant up. Regular inspections by local time inspectors ensure accuracy and repair, with about five thousand watches on one line and eight manufacturers supplying railroad watches.
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Scientific American
Sanctioned Sword Lengths At London Gates
In Elizabethan England tavern frays were common and fair play required equal blades. Authorities at London gates snapped swords longer than thirty six inches to enforce a standard, a practice tied to public order in that era.
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England
London
Elizabeth
Sixtus V and the Lettuce Gift Tale
A quirky antiquated anecdote recalls Pope Sixtus V sending a basket of lettuce to ailing friend, revealing money hidden in the hearts. The tale links to the saying of needing one of Sixtus Y salad and reflects old Italian proverb lore.
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Sixtus V
Salad
Rome
Sixtus
Blackballed by Brooks Club and Fitzgerald’s daring reply
A London club tale recounts George Robert Fitzgerald’s failed election at Brooks with a blackball, the admiral’s candid reply, and Fitzgerald’s quest to prove he was not elected. The piece notes jokers and blackballing in clubs plus a brief quip exchange and a want ad tease.
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George Augustue Sale
Ralph Nevill
London Clube
London
Nevill
Brooks
George Robert Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Keith Stewart
Admiral Stewart
Stewart
Proposal Rock Legend Sparks Quiet Romance on the Sea
A couple chats about the rock famed for romantic lore as they lounge by the shore. The man questions the tale of a proposal on the rock and the woman teases his blunt realism during a seaside moment.
Proposal Rock Courtship Ends In A Telemachia
In Waterloo a humorous tale unfolds as a couple on a boating outing near Proposal Rock collide with waves. He proposes after a capsize, she rejects, then accepts on calmer terms, with a unique engagement atop the rock becoming a local anecdote.
Auto Driver Fatally Hurt at Elgin Speedway
Elgin Illinois August 21 W H Ireland driver of a Chicago Stayer was likely fatally injured when his car ditched after yielding to a following racer Frank OBrien mechanic was seriously injured Treland unconscious when removed from ambulance Both men were rushed to a hospital with Ireland given little hope of recovery The accident happened on a stretch near the McCormick farm
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Elgin
W. H. Ireland
Chicago
Elgin Speedway
Ireland
Hughes
Treland
Frank O'Brien
McCormick Farm
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Murphy Sells
Vicomte Toussaint
Toulouse
Detroit Free Press
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Washington Star
Fred Kiea Thetife
London Tatler
Tommy
Pop
Wilie
Willie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Foot
Birmingham Age
Herall
Swift
Sbe
Minne
Buck
Minnie Freeman
Aberdeen
S. D
Frank van Pelt
Des Moines
H. Ponto
Laura
Greene
Victor Nichole
Milwaukee
Harold Cass
J. M. Case
Dora Combs
Bureh Bros
Colfax
Lena West
T. F. Rarick
Manilla
Frank H. George
C. A. LaBarre
Jefferson Street
Ethel
Winnifred Ward J
Clayton Ward
Eldora
Walker
Adrian, Mich
P. .J. Martin
Fremont Street
Earl Dickinson
John Dickinson
Waverly
N. A. Gasser
Second Street
Lindinger Dairy Company
Charles Garould
Sindlinger Ice Cream Company
Fowler Brothers
Fifth Street Building Co
Fowler
Fifth and
Lafayette Streets
Katie Herdas
R. A. Stern
Walnut Street
Dayton
Mr. Stern
Berdas
R. A. Dunkelberg
Grace Dunkelberg
National Airmen's Party
Boston
Dunkelsberg
Lockport
N. Y
Proposal Rock
Proposal Island
C. B. Stilson
Mulberry Street
Fo Kent
Berth Avenue
Fike-Knapp
Denver
Moein
Bath
L. G. Ronquest
Wellington
Pinag Electric Park
Courier Office
Congregational Church
West Fourth Street
Lafayette Aldg
Miss Hazel Welfelt
Geo. Terry
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