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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
3
Mr Chadwick, attacked by three armed men outside his home on South Hermitage Avenue, fought back with quick grappling and grabbed a gun from the biggest assailant. A bullet struck his trouser leg and his lip was split as the trio fled.
The largest eagle ever killed in the Rockies, tied to a Colville Indian Romance, has been preserved by Spokane taxidermists. The bird with a seven foot spread belongs to Clair Hunt, Colville Indian allotting agent. The tale links the eagle to a double murder sparked by jealousy after a love triangle on the Colville reservation.
In a Shreveport hospital ward a man known as Chris Bills attempted suicide by gas after a quarrel with his wife. He rigged the home to be found, lit a cigarette, and later was discovered dead on the church roof with his head in a bureau drawer.
Freckles the fire dog serves as mascot and regular firefighter at a New York engine house. He stands on duty and may perform fire eating exhibitions when fires occur, pleasing the Jackson department men.
The Washington Kentuckian reviews Senator Stone of Missouri a former governor and three time house member chosen to succeed Senator West in 1903. He is portrayed as concise eloquent though not flamboyant a man who keeps counsel and enjoys poetry quoting Shakespeare Shelley Poe and others as he illustrates life with verse.
A crowd gathers as a 1914 model wagon with six small boys is blocked by a stubborn billy goat named Billy on an urban street. Despite efforts by boys and a terrier, the goat stays put, halting traffic of bankers, brokers, lawyers, and capitalists. A blue-clad guardian leads the goat away.
Representative W P Borland of Missouri touring Panama with a party on government canal matters. On return the voyage included deckside banter and a tale of a shark sighting denied by a wealth-seeking American who insisted the sea creature was only a swordfish observed by a Jamaicanon and a local vendor.
Capt. U S Grant III, grandson of President Ulysses S Grant and son of Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant, commands Company E, U S Army Engineer Corps with General Funston in Vera Cruz. A West Point graduate of 1903 with high honors, he advanced rapidly after graduation and is praised by superiors. His wife is the daughter of Senator Elihu Root. they spent winter in Galveston with his mother Ida Honore of Chicago.
Alabama representative Tom Heflin, dubbed the story teller in chief, begins to upend House tradition with two jokes in one debate. He recounts a surgeon placing a cat s eye and a dyspeptic preacher refusing chicken ham and soda biscuits, provoking reactions from the chamber.
A North Carolina lawyer recalls defending Reaves, a revenue violator. Reaves acted feeble in court to help his case, but years later admitted he used the ruse to avoid punishment. The tale ends with Reaves acknowledging the lawyer’s fee and the ruse.
Twenty five years after J P Morgan senior was a Harvard College student his son J P Morgan Jr now a senior is expected to receive his degree from the same college. The note hints at a continuation of the family academic link.
The readable fragment shows a tense exchange with phrases like I do not and last evening, lacking clear subjects or actions to identify a full event or outcome. It reads as isolated quotes without context or attribution.
A historical ad-like fragment describes a child with severe eruption and bloody sores, hindering touch day and night. It references Cuticura soap and Ointment as products with worldwide sale and offers a free sample with a skin book, addressed to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A fragmented London Opinion piece questions what a man must be to receive military honors. The text appears as a rough OCR fragment mentioning recruit mortality and honoring service, with unclear surrounding context.
A mother refused a kitten but a severe operation loomed as the price. Jean agreed to endure the procedure without fuss to earn a pet. She climbed the table and endured ether, then awoke very sick and weak uttering a final quip about the awkward way to obtain a cat.
The Wide World Magazine promotes Formosa as a destination offering civilized comforts and modern amenities along the coast while promising wild inland regions with fierce, unconquered tribes. The article highlights prosperous towns, harbors, electric lights, and rail travel, noting Japan hold on the island since 1895.
Readers are urged that proper digestion follows from choosing the right food. The piece emphasizes the link between diet and digestion and notes advice for those seeking better gut health.
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