William Draper Jr. Dies in Paris at 48
Hopedale notes the death of William Franklin Draper Jr in Paris from heart trouble aged 48. He had lived in Paris about 19 years, ill for the last 10 months at 19 Matignon Avenue. Cremation planned in Paris and a Washington funeral at General Draper’s residence next week. Survived by wife Marian Welch and several siblings.
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Hopedale
Paris
William Franklin Draper, Jr
William +. Draper
Eben S. Draper
Washington
General Draper
Marian Welch
George Otis Draper
Claire H. Draper
Arthur Joy Draper
Atlanta
Edith Blair
Washington, D. C
Margaret Preston Draper
Fire destroys Lehigh Valley pier in Jersey City
A late afternoon fire at an 800 foot Lehigh Valley freight pier in Jersey City destroyed the pier storage sheds and merchandise valued near 100000 dollars. Seventy five laborers narrowly escaped as flames cut off shore access. A hand furnace overturned by workmen started the blaze aided by heavy smoke and river winds. Fireboats and tugs fought the blaze, with total losses projected around 200000 dollars.
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New York
Lehigh Valley
Jersey City
Hoboken
Jersey
New York Harbor
Weston Takes Fall on Coast Pedestrian Journey
Edward Payson Weston arrived in Schenectady from Troy by coast to coast seat at 11 30 this morning. He met a mishap a few miles out of Troy when he stepped onto trolley tracks near Lathams, stubbed his toe and cut his forehead while his nose began to bleed.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Edward Payson Weston
Troy
Lathams
Yale Changes Commencement Day For 1919 Class
Yale Corporation in New Haven votes to move commencement from the last Wednesday in June to the next to last Wednesday. President Taft attends meeting as the change takes effect with the 1919 graduates.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Yale Corporation
Taft
Salada Tea touted as delicious at high elevation
Advert appears highlighting Salada tea grown at 700 meters elevation and urges readers to ask their grocer for it.
O Connell Deposed As Assistant Whip Amid Controversy
Washington reports that Representative O Connell was deposed as assistant whip after Republicans questioned his Cannon rule vote. Boston Democrat J Mitchell Galvin seeks an elections committee probe into his protest against O Connell. Galvin's outreach to Massachusetts lawmakers aims to secure support, with Capitol gossip predicting a delay or committee absence this session.
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Washington
O'Connell
Cannon Republicans
House
John Sharp Williams
Do’Connell
James E. Watson
J. Mitchell Galvin
Boston
Massachusetts
Galvin
Mwe
Cannon
Weeks
Capitol
Galvin O’connell
New England
Democrats Prepare Address On House Rules By Minority
In Washington on March 19 the Democrats of the House draft a statement outlining the minority's stance on House rules. A 15 member committee, formed to draft new caucus rules, met today and plans to present the address to Monday night's caucus.
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Washington
House
Quit Meat or Become a Lot
Washington report on Dr. D H Kress advising a vegetable diet for six months to curb appetite for alcohol and tobacco. He links overeating to drunkenness and urges quitting meat to avoid becoming a drunkard in a speech to the American Society for the Study of Alcohol and Other Drug Narcotics.
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Washington
D. H. Kress
American Society For the Study of Alcohol
Dr. Kress
Army and Navy Vets Plan Joint Meeting
Sunday March 28 a joint gathering of officers from the National Corps of the Regular Army and Navy Union and Tri Mountain Garrison No 2 G A R New York aims to recruit eligible soldiers sailors and marines. Regular meetings occur first and third Mondays at 8 p m in Appleton Hall Appleton Street. The special meeting is set for 3 o clock in the afternoon at the American House.
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National Corps
Regular Army and Navy Union
Tri-Mountain Garrison
No. 2
N. Y
R. A
Appleton Hall
Appleton Street
Stingy Husband Faces Divorce Court Case
In Chicago on March 19, Mrs. Louise Karcher Ter Bush sought absolute divorce and alimony from Lindsey I. Ter Bush, citing cruelty and stinginess. She recalled 15 cents worth of candy during courtship and alleged assaults including a burning cigarette to her skin and threats with gasoline. Ter Bush holds a City Fuel Company post and earns a regular salary.
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Chicago
Louise Karcher Ter Bush
Ter Bush
Judge Ball
Lindsey I. Ter Bush
South Shore Country
Mid-Day Clubs
Irene Karcher
City Fuel Company
Water Tank Burst Destroys 40 Homes in Parkersburg
A pair of water tanks on Prospect Hill burst early today in Parkersburg West Virginia causing 40 houses to be wrecked. One man is missing and about four are fatally injured as damage totals around 300000 dollars.
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Hodgdon, Anderson & Merry
Hodgdon, Anderson and Merry
Arch Street
Boston
Parkersburg
W. Va
Prospect Hill
Foreclosure Proceedings Initiated on Calla Estate in Portsmouth
March 19 in Portsmouth New Hampshire foreclosures were begun to satisfy a $25,000 mortgage on the Newington estate of actress Glacian Calla. Calla gained publicity last year after telling police that her husband Roy killed her brother George Carkins.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Newington
Glacian Calla
Aud Roy
George Carkins
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