General Interest Notes From World Happenings
A compact roundup reports two House votes in Washington on Panama Canal act repeal and free foam protections, Ambassador Page speech debate, river and harbor funding approved, and ratification of the safety at sea convention. Also mentioned are postmaster nominations, tax and trade measures, Alaskan coal lands plan, railroad service cuts, and various local and international political developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Washington
Vaving
Ambassador Page
London
Chamberlain
Wilson
Senate
International Conference On Safety of Life At Sea
Lewis
Senate Public Lands Committee
Paper Walls by Machine Invents Adhesive Wallpaper System
Christian J. Siebenhaar of Oramel New York invents a wallpapering archive with an extensible frame and a paper applying mechanism. The device includes micans extending and collapsing the frame, a paste applying system on a roller, and tools on the frame for mounting wallpaper on walls or ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian J. Siebenhaar
Oramel
N. Y
Dry Scalp Cure Promises from Cuticura Ad
A 1912 testimonial from Mrs. Walter Rogers at 2760 Tamm Ave St Louis claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured her daughter's dry scaly head after three months of unsuccessful treatment. The ad touts free samples and a Skin Book from Cuticura in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamm Ave
St. Louis
Walter Rogers
Peatcard
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
The Children’s Crusade Opera in Italy
Mascagni writes music for a film on Garibaldi life with Ferri the Socialist deputy and D Annunzio providing the libretto The work titled The Children’s Crusade is a one act piece described as a pitiful tragic medieval episode interwoven with a popular legend set amid violence and heroism and ending in the misfortune of hundreds of poor children. Dr Pierce’s Pills advertised as sugar coated and easy to take claim to regulate stomach liver and bowels without gorming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mascagni
Garibaldi
Ferri
D'Annunazio
Pierce
Mistaken Exchange Sparks Toothache Candy Quip
A playful exchange features a pun about candy and a dentist office remark. The line shows humor over a missing treat and a friend named Tom. No additional context or events are provided.
Bugs to Cost Uncle Sam $800000 in 1915 Budget
Washington expects federal spending on entomology to battle pests that devastate crops and forests costing about 800000 for 1915. Dr L C Howard notes boll weevil, hornworm, cinch bug and others strain agriculture while studies on house flies and malaria mosquitoes aim to protect cattle, crops and plantations nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
L. C. Howard
Bureau of Entomology
Sam
Howard
Bureau of Chemistry
Mississippi
Townsend Read From Congressional Record At Newark Dinner
Townsends remarks about a speech written on a train drew laughs when a bank examiner claimed Townsend read from the Congressional Record. The tale features Ned Townsend, a New Jersey representative, and the newspaper proof process, highlighting the gap between public perception and printed proofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chimmie Fadden
Ned” Townsend
New Jersey
Newark
Townsend
Congressional Record
Ned Townsend
Mosquito Control Tale Tied to Gatun Canal History
National Geographic contributor William L. Sibert recounts a 1912 episode in the Panama Canal Zone. A sanitary plan to trap malaria mosquitoes led to a controversial scene involving a Jamaica negro used as bait, highlighting harsh wartime methods and poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Sibert
Gatun
Colon ‘Harbor
Gatun Locks
Atlantic Ocean
Panama Canal
National Geographic Society
Sibert
Canal Zone
Sanitary Department
John
No Secret in the Manufacture of Money Paper
The article disputes the belief that money paper is created by a secret process and notes that any paper house could produce it legally. It discusses silk fibers, counterfeit detection tricks, and the impact of photo engraving on counterfeiting methods, emphasizing the gap between theory and practice in currency fabrication.
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House
Senator Stone
Missouri
Illinois
W. V. Lambe
Wheaton
Alonzo E. Werts
Abingdon
Charles C. Wescott
Chillicothe
Anson J. Graves
Dwight
Nelson B. Tyler
Gibson City
Frank A. Winter
Highland
Carl Montag
Mascoutah
William H. Ryan
Minoak
Indiana
George W. Smith
Albion
Frank L. Ferguson
Shelburn
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Louis Philip Ewald
Louisville
Ellen J. Golden
Hoboken
N. J
Richmond
Ind
Burley Tobacco Society
Kentucky
Ohio
Notica
Dorsey
Georgia
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Manuel Joseph
United States
Apt. C
Herman
San Francisco
Arctic Ocean
Karluk
Minos
Dunne
Collins
Vegemet
Javige Wmory Speer
United States District Court of Georgia
Missouri Athletic Club
Missouri Ahhletic Association
Villa
Juarez
Torreon
War Department
City of Mexico
Joaquin Maas
Javier de Moure
Saltillo
Velasco
Thomas R. MacBride
Iowa State University
State Board of Education
John G. Bowman
Frank Tannenbaum
Industrial Workers of the World
New York
Nathaniel Ewing
Public Service Commission
Uniontown
Theodore Roosevelt
Brazil
American Museum of Natural History
Museum
Pickerell
Para
Amos P. Wilder
Shanghai
China
Chinese Republic
Emil Seidel
Milwaukee
Gerhard Bading
Safonix
Japan
Liverpool
Sunloch
Frienton
Lutteur
Caracas
Cipriano Castro
Seely
Hubert Gough
Gough
Asquith
Medical Profession of
William C. Gorgas
United States Army
Panama
Oromac Square
Belgat
Ireland
Aref
Aereans
Messina
Stanutog
Fruitandaras Bay
W. L. Douglan Ehoes
W.L. Dougle Ahoes
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Dougian
Stone
Avery
Ma. W. L. Douglas
Spark Street
Brockton
J A.abbott & Co
Beetlon
Wit Cannon Co
Colo
Errea Cain
Brink
Iowa
Kine Co
Neb
Goml
Venango
A. Abbott & CO
Omaha
Neb. A
Litehield
Sherman Co
Sy'sz8rmonark Idest Company
Warida
Coay Paymenta
Flurl Lay Land Agancy
Terry Ave
Lents
Gountry
Paget
Slogeble County Development League
Ironmood
Midhigar
Montana
Rockslea
Geo
Minneapolis
Minn
Des Moines
Bugs
Uncle Sam
Congressional
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