Collapse of Ceiba customs house kills forty workers
Washington dispatch reports forty British and American workmen died when a new concrete customs house in Ceiba Honduras collapsed. D Kiedt once of San Antonio Tejas named among the dead. The Baychalter Construction Company supervised the project. Further details awaited.
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Washington
Ceiba
Honduras
State Department
Delta
Termiala
Baychalter Construction Company
D Ghlodt
P E Sarkhalter
Birmingham
Ala
Caiba
Obituary notices from Washington to Columbus area
The passage lists multiple death notices and brief funeral details across Georgia and Washington DC. It names Mrs Georgia Goldsmith of Atlanta dying in DC, Emma Coppedge of unspecified age, Mrs Alma Brandies, Virginia Moseperg, infant Oden Stevens, Mollie Stevens, and A M Gregory with sparse residence and survivor details.
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Georgia “Ace Goldsmin
Ben McCulloch Goldsmith
Atlanta
Washington DC
Ben M Goldsmith Jr
Goldsmith
Thomas M Doyle
E L Nace
Moultbe
William Nace
Washington
Oden Stevens
Oden
I Stevens
Ocloch
Mollie Street
Demorest Ga
Vrs D Harrison
Eden Street
Columbus Ga
Women Held on Robbery Charges in Court Showdown
Three women faced Judge Broyles on robbery and related charges. Mrs TT B Barer bound over for $700 on robbing a hotel guest of about $40. Helen Chapman bound over on a lewd house charge, tied to a Wednesday night hotel robbery. Odeasa Speer bound over on robbery and related offenses after testimony. Geraldine and Gerald joke ends with a nontechnical note.
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Nash
Maconna
Atlanta
Folsom Hotel
Barber
Decatur Street
Tudie Broyles
Odeasa Speer
Helen Chapman
Eka
Collins Street
England Begs For Food But Ships Sail Light
New York dispatch reports ships bound for England sail lightly as Britain, though hungry for food, sees cargoes diverted. The Unar Celtic carries 5000 tons, far below 16000 capacity. Kroontand with 4500 tons, room for 600. Adriatic, St Paul, and others depart with light holds amid warehouses crowded with supplies. Officials say drafts aren’t honored quickly in England, delaying American purchases in gold.
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New York
England
Kroontand
Adriatic
St Paul
Philadelphia
Mercantile Marine
Atlantic
International Mercantile Marine
Great Britain
Cardinals Prepare to Name New Pontiff
Rome dispatch reports the papal conclave to elect a successor to Pius X amid mourning. Cardinals face vacancies and shifts with Monseigneur Boxitano replacing the secretary of the enclave, while Cardinal Merry gelia and others are noted. The death accelerates talks of incapacity and possible substitutions. The Black Pope Father Xavier Wernz dies in Rome signaling possible delays for the conclave during wartime.
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Monsi
Boxixtano
Mexico
Fosa Chis
Merry Gelia
Siarce
Noth Ngaise Rowstah
Tardimal Merri Lil
Tome
Lein
The
Sacred College
Stata Snaers
Adi
Cardinal Aghardi
Sebastian Martine
Congregation of Rites
Gervano
Diomede Falconio
Washington
Velletri
Rome
Vatican
Monsignor Parolln
Rope
Torme
Angel Sarto
Milan
Pontifil
Pops
Cardinal Della Volpe
Papal
Giuseppa Sarto
Pope
Shea
Pius X
Monsignor
Bressan
Cardinal Rissell
Weiry del Val
Vla
Paris
Francs Xavier Wernz
France
Germany
Austria
Father Wernz
Society of Jesus
Carbajal Plans Long Stay in United States
Vera Cruz August 20 Francisco Carbajal former provisional president of Mexico sailed to Galveston aboard the Mexico He plans a lengthy stay in the United States to study English and seek admission to the American bar.
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Vera Cruz
Francisco Carbajal
Mexico
Galveston
Famine and Poisoned Water Reported in Brussels
A letter from Mrs August Despa describes famine in Brussels on August 6 with food scarcity, price rises, requisitioned vehicles, and a water supply said to be poisoned. The correspondent reports starvation, crowded streets, and fear for family safety as authorities move assets to Antwerp and the Boch water source is allegedly contaminated.
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New Orleans
Brussels
August Despa
Mra Despa
Bruasela
Potatous
National Bank
Antwerp
Severe storm devastates Wilkesbarre Heights district
An August 20 cyclone in Wilkesbarre Pa kills nine and wounds twenty five while tearing through the Heights and Wilkesbarre township. Names of the dead include Anna Burnetsky and Katie Smith. Dozens of homes damaged, telegraph and trolley lines disrupted, and a relief committee formed within hours to aid victims.
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Wilkesbarre Pa
Heighta
Wilkesbarre
Anna Burnetsky
Joseph Griffiths
Katie Smith
Hliin Brazitski
A. Joseph Acikazlg
Mit
Hla
Kmans
Losal
Basshor Shot After Row With Wife in Cambridge
Hazel Basshor, husband of the former Mrs Isaac Vanderbilt and father of Mrs Ifred G Vanderbilt, lay in serious condition at Cambridge's Quinquin Manor from a gunshot wound said to be self inflicted after a quarrel in an automobile. Chief Pritchett reported evidence of the domestic dispute and that the physician attributed the wound to an accidental self shot.
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Baltimore
Hazel
Tine Basshor
Isaac & Emerson
Ifred G Vanderbilt
Cambridge
Pritchett
Basshor
Panama Exposition Will Aid the South
John T Kelly, assistant to President Charles C Moore, argues the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco will boost American business by opening South American markets. He notes European trade disruption, demand from Japan and China, and the canal’s southern impact, predicting a buying and selling hub in 1916 with Atlanta and regional ports gaining international importance.
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San Franco
John T Kelly
Charles C Moora
Ansley
California
Mr Kelly
South
Boards of Trade
South America
America
Japan
China
San Francisco
Moore
Kelly
Panama Canal
North America
Atlanta
New Fits-U Eyeglass Mountings Sold by Wakkes Co Opticians
The Fits-U eyeglass mountings, designed to stay on comfortably, are now offered by Wakkes Co Opticians at 14 Wintekall. The ad highlights a new comfort feature and invites readers to try the product.
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Wawkes Co. Opticians
Wintekall
Ady
Spartacus thrill drives crowds at Grand Theatre this week
Audiences flock to Grand for Spartacus and The Bevelt of the Cinalaters, with a sensational arena scene drawing morbid applause. The film runs four daily showings at 4, 7, and 9 pm as bargain prices lure patrons. Bijou continues strong with Whores and Orange Bionoma in stage form, while Hal Reid's Roanoke promises next week.
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Spartacus
Nana
Lo O
BI Lhe Jewell Kelley Company
Hal Reids
Piny Roanoke
Higher prices charged to shortage in meats
Representatives of Chicago beef packers testifying in New York today blamed shortages and strong demand for higher meat prices since the war began. Lyman of Armour & Co said two thirds of usual meat was in the market. W.H. Edwards of Swift & Co cited six large western cattle owners as part of the rising cost. Meat dealers claim demand has fallen, causing losses in meat sales, while municipal authorities plan price controls for markets by September. The New York Master Bakers Association protested further bread cost increases and the sugar producers denied responsibility for current sugar prices.
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New York
Chicago
Whitmans
John Dosa
Europe
Lyman
Ng Armour & Co
George J Edwards
Swift & Co
West
FL Hinles
Cudahy Packing Company
Pubic
Ohio River name origins in Iroquois words cited
The Ohio river name derives from an Iroquois term believed to mean beautiful. Early maps show variants such as Albacha and Cubach among others including Gcio and Gheeruh, reflecting diverse spellings like Youghio ony.
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Ohio River
Gheo
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Emma Coppedge
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Pooles Chase
Williamson Ga
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JW Coppedie
Mr J Jackson
Na Brandies
Alma 1Andies
H Brandles
Theo
L. H Brandles
Squshters
Wisses Dera
Hisey Brind
Charles Green
Mra HL
Mittie R. Kite
Vuirtia Moseperg Mite
Sunset Avenue
D Kite
Fannie May
Luelle Kite Thabed
Columbia Ga
A. M. Gregory
A M Gregory
Eld Sokters
Beim
Ceam Ee
Macon
Geraldine
Sfoniant Guerra
Marietta St
FRED
S. Stewart CO
Whitehall St
Lereh Iyi
Cardinals
Carbajal
United States
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Panama Exposition
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Jewell Kelley Co
iSne L Moore & Sons
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