Seattle couple reunites after eight months apart
In Seattle a husband who vanished twice and a wife who traveled south reconcile to return to Chicago. The case began when Mrs. Scharstein left February to visit relatives. the husband, an interior decorator, disappeared after letters stopped. Special agent Tom Howick located him in Seattle in May, prompting a reconciliation. The couple plan to go home together confirming their renewed troth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Louis Scharstein
Chicago
Tom Howick
Department of Justice
Vr Scharstein
Tarantula Found Hidden in Camden Logwood Cargo
A 13 inch tarantula was found among logwood discharging at Jefferson Street Camden from the schooner Rachel W. Stevens. It was chloroformed and preserved in alcohol for Philadelphia educational institutions. The spider originated from Fort Littlet Kavti where the logwood was cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Philadelphia
Jefferson Street
Camden
Rachel W. Stevens
Fort Liltte Kavti
Chinese Minister Resigns Citing Ill Health
Pekin Sept 28 The Chinese ambassador to the United States has submitted his resignation to the foreign office citing ill health as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Wellington Co
United States
Foreign Office
Dog Fools Train by Timing Jump at Kennebec Station
At Kennebec Maine a large dog crossed the tracks just as an extra freight roared into the station. The engine clipped the dog's tail but the animal vaulted back onto the platform and sauntered away grinning at the crowd, unscathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Blind Soon Learns Trade At Kentucky School for the Blind
John Grimes of Frankfort after a two week stay at the Kentucky School for the Blind returns home able to earn a living by crafting brooms mops and cane chairs. He lost sight in one eye years ago and the other eye followed last winter prompting his move to the school where he learned a trade. The Frankfort news highlights the program’s impact and quotes the Advertiser’s line about making the best of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kentucky School For the Blind
John Grimes
Grimes
Kentucky School For the
Wilmington Naval Stores and Cotton Market Snapshot
The page lists Wilmington Spirits-43 Rosin prices and crude figures, plus Savannah and Chicago prices, with cotton market opens in New York showing modest declines and mixed moves. It notes Wilmington and Charleston cotton levels and lists major industry stocks and prices including American Can, General Electric, and United States Steel, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ecember
Ey Agid
American Car & Foundry
Atorison Oo
Atlantic Coast Line
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
R. I
Pacific Ry
Consolidated Gas
Crucible Steel
General Electric
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Inter
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Bid
Lorillard Co
Maxwell Motors
Mexican Petroleum
Kansas
Texas
Pfd
Missouri
New York Central
N. Hi
Hartford
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rep
Tron & Steel Be Ass
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss. Shef. Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Pexas CO
Union Pacific Seine
United States Rubber
U. S. Smelting & Refining
United States Steel
Virginia Carp
Va. Iron, Coal & Coke
Wabash Pfd
Market opens with broad gains and new records set
New York trading starts with broad strength as Inspiration Copper and Republic Steel hit new highs. Marines and other shipping issues advance from the prior session while United States Steel recovers much of its recent prominence and various specialties rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Republic Steel
United States Steel
Prisoner Escapes Third Time With Ball and Chain
Wesley Oliphant, Henry County convict from the State Penitentiary, had four months left on a two year sentence when he escaped again this month. He was recaptured within hours and punished by work in the quarry with a ball and chain, the first such escape by a ball and chain carrier in the prison's history.
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Jefferson City
Wesley Oliphant
State Penitentiary
Henry County
Women Sentenced for Affray in County Court
Annie King and Polly Wright, both described as colored, were fined and sentenced to sixty days on the county farm each for engaging in an affray. They appeared before Recorder B. G. Empie in the morning session, which heard no other cases.
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Poly Wright
Annie King
B. G. Empie
Bananas Replace Cereals Among South American Indians
An Exchange note praises bananas as a nourishing breakfast choice for South American Indians, suggesting their selection deserves congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Widow forfeits 10 million by remarrying coal baron’s heir
Mrs. John C. C. Mayo widow of Kentucky coal magnate remarries Dr. Samuel R. Fetter of Portsmouth Ohio. The will cuts off the widow’s share in favor of her two children in Huntington West Virginia. The text notes Mayo’s ascent from a rural teacher to a leading coal operator and mentions a blood transfusion provided by her brother during illness.
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John C.C. Mayo
Kentucky
Samuel R. Fetter
Portsmouth
Ohio
Ashland
Huntington
W. Va
C. A. Preston
Sikape
Paintsville
Utry
Kentucky Mountains
Andas
New York City
Washington Mayo
Redeem Husband Court Ruling Defines Habitual Drunkard
Iowa Supreme Court in Des Moines issued Solomonic decisions. One ruling states that a wife may not use her husband’s confession as grounds for divorce. The court says she should redeem him and continue the marriage. The decision defines habitual drunkard as one who becomes moderately intoxicated whenever opportunity arises.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Lightning Splinters Gathered After Pole Hit by Storm
Altoona Pa September 28 A heavy electrical storm struck a utility pole at Third avenue and Fourteenth street reducing it to kindling. Neighbors collected splinters and many carried home large pieces believing a splinter from a lightning struck pole or tree used as a toothpick prevents toothache.
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Altoona
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Beach Areas Extend Utilities For Autumn Visitors
To accommodate many Wilmington visitors staying at Wrightsville Beach during the pleasant autumn period the city arranges to continue Beach car service water gas and electric light as long as there is demand.
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Wrightsville Beach
Oers Beach
No-Children Expert's Advice Falls Short
A woman who claims to know the most about raising children says she has no children of her own to practice. The Los Angeles Times notes the irony and questions practical applicability.
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Los Angeles Times
Question From Exchange About Bread And Illness
A brief quips exchange notes a speaker asking if his wife bakes bread and attribute his worn look to a recent grip illness rather than domestic duties. The line carries light humor about everyday life.
New Trials Granted by the Court in Raleigh
The North Carolina Supreme Court granted new trials in two cases and reversed rulings in others on its opinion day. The decisions touched on Dewberry damages, dewberries moved from Cameron, and a child injury case Arche vs Ashby. A Consolidation ruling in Wilder vs Greene and Greene vs Wilder was also affirmed.
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Raleigh
N. C
Supreme Court
Cameron
North Carolina
Philips and
Teague
Buffalo
New York
Seaboard
Whedbee
Clark
Arche
Greer Vs. Lumber Company
Frank Winston
J.E. Wilder
A. W. Greene
J. E. Wilder
Walker
Children Save Boy Slayer
Willie Zimmer, 12, who shot his mother to death in New Orleans on July 14, will not face murder charges. District Attorney Chandler C. Luzenberg said the boy will be given a chance to begin life anew, with hopes that proper environment will help him become a man.
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New Orleans
Willie Zimmer
Chandler C. Luzenberg
Union
Willie
Child's table talk noted by tired mother
A four year old, reproved at the table, chats cheerfully in offhand soliloquy to his father. After minutes he turns to his mother and remarks that her husband does not talk much this noon, a quip recorded in Harper's Magazine.
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Father
Mother
Harper's Magazine
Miss Essie Harriss Returns From Salisbury Visit
Miss Essie Harriss has returned from Salisbury after spending six weeks visiting friends and enjoying the locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Harriss
Salisbury
Chicago Woman Identified in Hotel Shooting Tragedy
The woman shot at a Philadelphia hotel is identified as Mrs. Joseph H. Lebuck of Chicago, formerly Miss Aimapes, wife of a Chicago leader. She and her companion J. C. Grayeur of New York were killed after she shot herself. Lebuck visited the wounded Mrs Belzer at Jefferson Hospital and claimed the meeting with Graveur was accidental during a bag incident.
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Philadelphia
Harry Belzer
J. C. Grayeur
New York
Joseph H. Lebuck
Chicago
Lebuck
Jefferson Hospital
Grevour
Lebucks
Clyde Steamer Onandago Discharges Large Cargo for Georgetown
The Clyde Line steamer Onandago sailed for Georgetown South Carolina after unloading one of the port’s largest cargoes in three months. The ship, on the Wilmington Georgetown New York route while the Cherokee is overhauled, arrived from New York Monday and spent two days and three nights unloading at the Clyde terminals. The Onandago, larger than other freighters on the run, signals improving freight shipments between New York and Wilmington.
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Clyde
Clyde Line
Wilmington-Georgetown
New York
Georgetown
S. C
Wilmington
Clyde Teeminals
Castle Street
Aunt Mary Norcross Learns to Read at Ninety
Danville Illinois September 28 Aunt Mary Norcross age ninety says she will learn to read now that she has time. She raised a large farm family and helped her husband work the land. With daily newspapers at her gate she wants to stay informed while news is fresh.
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Danville
Mary" Norcross
Strychnine Kills Crows Not Chickens in Tests
Harrisburg experts were asked to explain why strychnine kills crows but does not harm chickens when ingested. The State Live Stock Sanitary Board urged crow extermination and shared an experiment where brown leghorn chickens fed strychnine showed no ill effects, while crows that fed on the poison were buried. quail appeared unaffected.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
State Live Stock Sanitary Board
Quail
Libel Proceedings Involving Spanish Steamer Louisa
Libel action with foreign attachment filed in Federal court. Warrant served on captain J B Madariga of the Spanish steamer Louisa, owned by Templeman Steamship Co and tied to Freighters Transportation Co as complainant. Garnishees include Henry Wythe and Alexander Sprunt firms, B Cooper and B L Stafford, Murchison National Bank, and W B Cooper Co. Named to appear October 4 before U S Deputy Marshal Fennell.
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J. B. Madariga
Louisa
United States
Marshall Fennell
Templeman Steamship Company
Freighters Transportation Company
Jepity
Henry Wythe
Alexander Sprunt
Alexander Sprunt & Co
B. Cooper
W. B. Cooper & Co
B. L. Stafford
The
Murchison National Bank
Grow Used to Women Workers and Their Rising Roles
The note recalls early daring revivals of women workers in commissions and lift work, then chronicles how the state, influenced by women’s rooms, opened munitions factories to female labor. It credits pioneers for breaking prejudice across branches as women enter factory work. The London Telegraph commentary highlights gradual social change.
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London Telegraph
Moose Escapes Bear At Fayette Lake Near Fishermen
At Fayette lake in Pinedale Wyoming Harry H. Fleming saw a large bull moose chased by a black bear. The moose fled into the water then exited and stood near two fishermen before wandering back into the woods. The animal carried an unusually large body and majestic horns.
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Pinedale
Wyo
Harry H. Fleming
Fayette Lake
Indians Adopt White Girl in Blackfeet Tribe Ceremony
Florence Rogers of Spokane was adopted into the Blackfeet tribe at Kalispell Montana in a roundup ceremony led by Curley Bear. A Lewis and Clark High School graduate she received the name Nan toka. Her parents Mr and Mrs James P Rogers attended as guests of T C Hand manager of Kalispell Flour Mills.
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Miss Rogers
Spokane
Kalispell
Mont
Florence Rogers
Curley~ Bear
Lewis and Clark High School
Nantoka
James P. Rogers
T. C. Hand
120 Years Old West Virginia Traveler Visits Charleston
Charleston West Virginia September 28 John Drysdale aged 120 the oldest man in the state was a guest of Charleston for a few hours en route from Richwood to Balorsville to visit his son Charles Drysdale Drysdale left Scotland in 1796 and came to the United States alone at age seventy after marrying he had two children both living
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Charleston
W. Va
John Drysdale
West Virginia
St’ Richwood
Balorsville
Charles Drysdale
Drysdale
Scotland
United States
Milk Saves Blazing Barn in Tyronne Dairy Fire
In Altoona Pennsylvania on September 28 milk proved hotter than water for extinguishing a lightning struck dairy barn belonging to M Wasson. Mrs Wasson and her two sons Alton and Robert were milking inside when flames began. Thirty gallons of milk at hand helped save the barn and stock.
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Altoona
M. Wasson
Tyronne
Youngest Greene County couple wed in courthouse ceremony
Waynesburg Pa Sept 28 The youngest couple ever married in Greene county became husband and wife today James McCracken Clerk of the courts officiated Miss Cecelia Oletia Evans fifteen daughter of A J Evans Clarksville and George C Brewer fourteen son of A S Brewer Whitely township were the bride and groom both fathers witnessed the ceremony.
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Waynesburg
Greene County
James McCracken
Cecelia Oletia Evans
A. J. Evans
Clarksville
George C. Brewer
Bréw‘er
Whitely Township
Dialogue Fragment Hints at Reunion
A brief exchange hints at a return tomorrow as one speaker laments melancholy days and the other confirms a forthcoming reunion. The fragment implies a domestic or personal context without additional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Econd
Idle Rich Versus Idle Farmers Echo Courtroom Exchange
A brief exchange contrasts wealth and poverty as a farmer declares indolence spans all classes, while a visitor contemplates envy of the idle rich. The dialogue highlights social inequalities without endorsing any class.
What Has He Been Doing Since College Graduation
He has been trying to figure out what he learned in college. The question arises from the exchange about post graduate pursuits and personal growth after earning a degree.
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N. Orleans
N. York
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St. Louis
Washington
J. L. le
Cape Fear River
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Mary
Mary—Yis
Dartmouth
Blind Soon
New Cannan
Liverpool
Wilmington Naval Stores
Soto
Savannah
Allan
Polly Wright
Lips Dohn
21Ayo
Chiddren
Bolt
Berry
Opinion Day
Robert M. Douglas
Greensboro
Graham County
Hardie Wiggins
Merritt Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Lyman K. Dilts
C. C. Lyon
Dewberry
Chatham
J.B. Collie
Dj. Ri Collie
Loulabuirg
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Democratic Execu- Ene Cesniie
Herter
Dcrat
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