Practical Joke Leaves Man Missing After Harrowing Prank
In Waterville on August 21 a harvest prank sickened a worker known as Pete a German immigrant in drinking distress. A snake in a corked water jug was offered to him and he fled in terror abandoning himself near the Columbia river with fears he is lost or dead. Pete, about 42, tall with brown hair, has not been seen since.
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Waterville
Jacon Andover
Pete
Germany
Columbia River
Prominent Cuban conspirators and Havana unrest
A cable dispatch from Havana reports arrests of prominent men linked to an alleged conspiracy to assassinate President Palma and topple the government. Speaker Freyer met with Palma to call an extraordinary session of Congress as bands rally behind Pino Guerra. Officials guard roads, censor telegrams, and revoke press dispatches. In Spokane, Hattie J. Wickersham, aged 89, dies after a life in Astoria and Spokane. The world needs men who talk less and say more.
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New York
A_ cable dispatch
Havana
Palma
Freyer
Pino Guererra
Pinar del Rio
Revolt fears rise as Cuban unrest spreads in Pinar del Rio
Washington reports armed demonstrations in Pinar del Rio and Havana with several hundred rebels in Pinar del Rio and fewer in Havana. Gen Rafael Montalvo leads 500 men toward Pinar del Rio to combat rebels. officials blame American influence and Isle of Pines interests for supporting the liberal faction.
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Washington
Sleepr
Havana
State Department
Pinar del Rio
Rafael Montalbo
Public Works
Gracia
United States
Isle of Pines
Palma
Isle
Rockefeller considered endowing chorus girls home
Cleveland report states John D Rockefeller weighed a proposal to fund a home for chorus girls with up to 100000 dollars. Miss Marie Cahill allegedly planned the project and arranged with a clergyman to present it to Rockefeller. Donations would be conditional on funds being raised locally. The home would train and educate performers and provide shelter if illness or age ends their careers.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Marie Cahill
Rockefeller
Rurals Desert for Revolutionists in Pin Del Rio Province
Forty rurals in Pin Del Rio province deserted to revolutionists causing government alarm. A train load of troops was sent to command the situation. General Castillo was arrested today at Santiago.
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Havana
Pinr del Rio
Castillo
Santiago
Taft Declines Supreme Bench Appointment
Washington reports Secretary Taft will decide on the United States supreme court seat and stay in the cabinet. He plans to notify the president in early September as the autumn term approaches, delaying his Philippines trip and maintaining presidential timber until the Republican convention nominating process.
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Washington
Taft
United States
Philippines
Shaw and Root
Cannon
Koraker
Fairbanks
Ohio
Bryan Sails for Home
William Jennings Bryan sailed for New York from Gibraltar at 2 o clock this afternoon on the way home after his visit.
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Bryan
Gibraltar
William Jennings Bryan
New York
Quick Lunches Cause Conjugal Infelicity
Cleveland official denounces quick lunch habit as cause of domestic trouble. Frank Coombs, head of the health department, cites digestion problems and increased irritability leading to divorces and wrecked homes. He advocates thorough mastication and wholesome foods over gulped meals.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Whalen
Chicago
Frank Coombs
Cleveland Health Department
Coombe
Monster rattlesnake killed on farm near Badger Mountain
A six foot four inch rattlesnake with 17 well defined rattles was killed on a farm southwest of town near Badger Mountain. Workers in the hay field reported many rattlers nearby and wore tin protectors on their lower legs due to the hot spell driving snakes from the mountain.
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Badger Moutain
Douglas County Press
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Ishes
Hattie J. Wickersham
J. B Palmer
Spokane
Astoria
Ill
McPherson
Kan
O. E. Wickersham
J. B. Palmer
Frank Palmer
Mattie Groves
Cuba
Big Rattler
High Line
Arthur Gunn
Wenatchee
Bousquet and Holm
H. L. Wiester
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