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  2. NEWS OF THE WEEK

    Unguarded remarks by a young man, whose mind was deranged by the memory of what his mother told him, and what he saw, almost three years ago led to the discovery of the gruesome murder of an English officer on a backwoods farm, in the Canadian North-West. Alleged to have been shot by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 646 words
  3. CULPRIT MAKES CONFESSION TO TRAM GUARD

    Following an alleged murder confession made to a Leeds tram conductor by a passenger on his car, the body of a young woman, Janet McDonald, was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 213 words
  4. Texans Lynch Another Negro

    A message from Houston (Texas) stated that the name, of Robert Powell, a negro bootlegger, will probably resound considerably during the coming Presidential campaign. Robert was taken from a hospital where he lay wounded, and was ...

    Article : 156 words
  5. ARCHDUKE'S CAR WAS TO GO UP IN SMOKE

    A mysterious attempt on the life of the Archduke Albrecht, pretender to the Hungarian throne, and richest of the Hapsburghs, was reported to-night from ...

    Article : 77 words
  6. Stamp Enthusiasts Brave Rain for New Issue

    Three-score stamp collecting enthusiasts braved a chilling rain for hours early recently for the privilege of buying the first Valley Forge memorial stamps ...

    Article : 116 words
  7. Bishop Shot by Retired Pastor

    The Right Rev. Dr. William A. Guerry, bishop of the South Carolina diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was shot recently by the Rev. J. H. ...

    Article : 83 words
  8. REMEMBERED WILLIAM IV.

    Mrs. Mary Ann Wells has died at Castle Cliff, Wanganui, aged 102 years. She retained her faculties to the end, and was able to take an interest in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 134 words
  9. Boy's Neck Broken by Golf Ball

    Struck by a golf ball, Nathan Taylor, nine-year-old son of Horace L. Taylor, of Ogden (U.S.A.), was almost instantly killed at the Ogden Golf and Country ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. Animalism is One Reason for Divorces

    The Rev. D. F. Brandt was reported to have said on Sunday last that many divorces were caused by animalism in marriage. The Rev. S. H. Cox ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 173 words
  11. RATHER A NICE CUSTOM—LET'S IMITATE IT.

    The annual Hocktide, or Kissing Ceremony ,at Hungerford (Eng.), is a relic of the grand old days, and is carried out annually on Hock Tuesday, in the little erkshire town of Hungerford, with picturesque effect. The chief feature is the election of two Tuttimen for the day, who are empowered, by an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 133 words
  12. UNDRESSED IN A FLASH

    Although a holt of lightning tore his clothing to shreds, splintered a hoe handle in his hands, and rendered him unconscious for one hour, Dave Shively, ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. HOME AND A MAN

    "Tired of minding other people's children," yearning for a home of her own, Miss Rosalie Brady, 19, attractive, experienced in the art of housekeeping—wants a husband. Satisfied that life as she has lived it for the last three, years promises ...

    Article : 448 words
  14. ANCIENT MUMMY MASK WORTH OVER £2000

    A magnificent Egyptian mummy mask—one of three known to be in existence—was put up for auction in Sotherby's rooms (London), on June 12. The mask ...

    Article : 99 words
  15. They Have Made Friends

    Strang thing happen in life. Here's another one of interest. A bout a year ago, Mrs. Irma Meyer Lyons and her husband, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 97 words
  16. TWO PLAYS TAKEN OFF IN ONE NIGHT IN WEST END

    Both "Whispering Gallery" at the Garrick, and "Lumber Love" at the Prince's, in London, came to a sudden end recently amid strange and unfortunate ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. Maybe They[?] Make-up

    Mrs. "Franky"' Warner, wife of the radio expert who was a member of the crew of the Southern Cross, which made a successful flight from San ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 100 words
  18. QUADRUPLE WEDDING GIVES LONDONERS A THRILL

    Thousands of spectators assembled outside Shoreditch Parish Church (London) to witness a quadruple wedding, recently. Four sisters were being married ...

    Article : 181 words
  19. EMPIRE'S OLDEST MAN

    Probably the oldest person in the British Empire is an Indian, who resides in the Madras Presidency, with bis wife. He is aged 140 years, and his wife ...

    Article : 73 words
  20. Eugene O'Neill Will Get His Illusion of Freedom

    It is reported from America that Mrs.Eugene O'Neill, wife of the famous play. wright, is taking steps to obtain a divorce. It is stated that the pair have ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 116 words
  21. France and Female Franchise

    Woman suffrage suffered another setback in the French Senate in June, when, by a vote of 176 to. 123, that body refused even to fix the date for ...

    Article : 67 words
  22. TREASURE TROVE

    A report from New York states that on June 24 a painting by Vermeer, which Dr. Abraham Bredi[?]s bought from a Berlin junk dealer 30 years ago, for ...

    Article : 105 words
  23. A POST-WAR MUDDLE

    Mrs. Jackson-Lang has had a rather curious experience in England. Born in Germany and deported from England in 1916, she returned to London openly ...

    Article : 115 words
  24. Patsy Hendren's 2000 Runs

    Although he has not been so much in the limelight its some of the other cracks, Hendren was the first English batsman to score 2000 runs this season. During the ...

    Article : 82 words
  25. WOMAN SWIMS FOR 50 HOURS

    In an endurance swim in America. Mrs. Myrtle Huddlestone, of Mattoon ([?].), broke all known records by remaining in the water for 50 hours and ...

    Article : 57 words
  26. "MODESTY" CRUSADE IN PALESTINE

    Palestine is the latest country to join in the modesty crusade, the Latia Patriarch having issued an order to all Roman Catholic authorities in Palestine ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. Eagle Kills Boy in Terrific Battle

    A native boy who robbed an eagle's nest at Zemmora, in Morocco, was killed after a fierce battle with the bird, which first inflicted terrible, wounds with its claws and beak, and then flung him from the nest to the ground, a fall of 100 feet. ...

    Article : 172 words
  28. No Race Suicide for Him

    What the newspapers in America describe an "The Motherhood Case," in which a woman who had already borne her husband 13 children in ten years, appealed to the Court for protection against her husband's demand that she should have, still more children, was decided, by the Bridgeport, ...

    Article : 187 words
  29. 98 Years Without a Doctor

    Mrs. Sarah Middleton, the oldest woman inhabitant of Hythe, Kent, who died in June, boasted that during her ninety-eight years, she never had a ...

    Article : 43 words
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