Homely little hero dog saves woman from mad cow
In Mount, California, a small dog named Ted shielded Mrs. Elmer Adams from a violent cow attack after the animal slipped its halter. Mrs. Adams, crippled, suffered four rib fractures and internal injuries. Ted led her to safety and escaped with the dog returning to guard her until help arrived. General Victoriano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, dies, with burial in Mexico discussed.
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Mount
California
Ted
Elmer Adams
Adams Ranch
Mrs. Adams
Frank
Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huarta
Mexico
Hure
Cultivation and Best Practices for Corn Growth
A loose soil maintained by thorough cultivation helps corn endure drought and can substitute for rain temporarily. Emphasizes the need for regular cultivation to improve crop resilience and reduce filth and vermin as barriers to success.
Elbert Bede Quips On Love, Law, Taxes In Casual Wisdom
In a playful collection of aphorisms Elbert Bede muses on love and loss versus victory, human folly and honesty, courtship, taxes and public opinion. He notes a pink eight inch snake in Texas and jokes about professors, kisses, whisky, and the social pull of fear over law.
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Texas
Mothers Must Be Good
Dr. A. L. Sweet of Geneva New York writes in the Medical Record on the fallacies of eugenics. He argues that improving the breed starts with better parents but emphasizes that mothers are already largely good and vital to a nation’s destiny.
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A. L. Sweet
Geneva
N. Y
Be Sure and Marry a Real Man Not Johnny the Boy
A columnist warns young women against marrying underdeveloped men. Johnny is praised as an ice cream boy and a seller of gum but fails to measure up to stable, capable husbands who contribute to a satisfying household budget. The piece urges choosing a true man for lifelong happiness.
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Elbert Bede
Johnny
The Health Hobby: Women and Digestive Ailments
The piece questions why women hesitate to admit health issues from digestion and heart troubles. It notes both genders avoid discussing such matters, preferring not to dwell on illness and resisting prolonged illness conversations.
Explosion Wrecks U S Submarine in New York Yard
The U S submarine E-2 and crew suffered a catastrophic internal explosion at the New York navy yard. One body recovered and seven others killed, with many injured as flames were fought and gas fumes halted rescue attempts. Batteries Edison had developed were being tested. The disaster left the E-2 aflame and flooded to extinguish the blaze. Ten crew were aboard, with at least nine injured and two later dying. The cause remains unknown and reports note ongoing hospital care for the wounded.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
United States
Mexico
Mexican
Carranza
Surid
Huerta
Vera ‘Va
Wilson
Mexican Congress
Puerto
Dresden
Jamacia
Spain
Ilson
New York
San Francisco
Secret Service
Newman
N. M
el Paso
America
Count von Bernstorff
Franz von Rintelen
New York Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Naval Hospital
Washington
Thomas A. Edison
United States Navy
May Department
Mfatmm
Verdict Guilty In Murder Case
Frederick T. Price was found guilty of murdering his third wife Mary Fridley Price in Minneapolis. The jury deliberated about 19 hours before convicting Price of first degree murder, with county officials planning a possible new trial strategy based on fresh evidence. Etchison, the key state witness, testified Price murdered for her fortune by throwing her from a cliff and striking her with a rock.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frederick T. Price
Mary Fridley Price
Price
Depot District
Venice
John M. Rees
Etchison
Louis Malchow
C. D
M. C. Brady
Charles D. Etchison
Britain to announce actual blockade of Germany
London reports that Britain will soon declare an actual blockade of Germany and its allies, replacing the existing orders in council. American shippers connected with the British measures say the move follows their influence and reflects effects on U S business.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Iy Council
Strand & Strand
Doctors of Chiropractic
Graphic Building
Evolution of Orders in Council and U S Sovereignty Clash
The article reviews British prize court proceedings and the evolution of orders in council amid U S objections. It notes Britain shifting toward prewar international law as the basis for sea power, with the admiralty favoring a blockade while the foreign office pursued orders in council to placate neutrals. The United States opposed such orders as illegal, insisting that any recognition of them would surrender American sovereignty under international law.
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Wilson
Huerta
Great Britain
Venustiano Carranza
Coahuila
Francisco Villa
United States
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico City
Mexico
John Lind
Minnesota
Hall of Congress
Huertistas
Blanquet
Lind
Associated Press
America
Admiralty
Foreign Office
Netherlands
Last Chief of Old Sioux Band Dies at Timber Lake
Timber Lake reports the death at his granddaughter’s home of Whitehorse, 73, last chief of the Cheyenne River Sioux Whitehorse band. He guided relocation from Fort Bennett, helped honor the 1868 treaty, and preserved Sioux history by burning notable events on wood.
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Timber Lake
Martin Whitehorse
Here
Whitehorse
Fort Bennett
Ceyenne River Reservation
Oldest Citizen of North Dakota Passes at 104
Kindred Jan 15 Ole Pyt ten died at age 104 years 3 months 11 days the oldest resident of North Dakota. He was a longtime resident of Kindred and witnessed much local history. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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N. D
Ole Pytten
North
Centenarian Pytten Dies at Home After Long Illness
Dakota resident dies at his home this week after a two year illness following an injury. He resided with his children in the locality for 26 years since coming from Halvindahl Norway two years after his wife’s death. A celebration marked his 100th birthday. Surviving children include Mrs A Colioson of Camrose Alberta Mrs Stengrim Groethe Peder Pytten Jacob Pyten of Homestead North Dakota and Mrs Engebret Skagen of Kindred.
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Dakota
Pytten
Halvindahl
Norway
A. Colio
Camrose
Alta
Stengrim Groethe
Peder Pytten
Jacob Pyten
Homestead
N. D
Engebret Skagen
Kindred
December Wheat Report shows lower winter sowing across states
The December Wheat Report estimates winter wheat sowing at 37.856 million acres, down from 42.012 million last year and 87.128 million two years ago, with Southern and Rocky Mountain states increasing while principal winter wheat states trimmed. Projected production around 540 million bushels, with recent season output about 655.045 million and long-term average near 441 million.
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Rocky Mountain States
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Williams County State Bank
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