Doings of the Van Loon Family and Sickles Career
A compact biographical sketch of Dan Sickles and his era. From his rapid rise to major general to his diplomacy as minister to Spain. The piece traces His later political life, personal romances, and the strain with his daughter. It notes bankruptcy threats and final years in New York with war relics and a loyal servant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Grant
Sickles
Fifth Avenue
New York
New York City
Central Park
Twelfth Regiment
National Guard of
Major Sickles
London
James Buchanan
Washington
Pickets Return to Rockefeller Home in Protests
Pickets posted at John D. Rockefeller Jr. residence as demonstrators seek to press for attention. The scene centers on observers studying the grounds and evaluating access while tensions and aims remain clear.
Varnesis Prompts New England Rheumatism Cure Push
In Boston and surrounding areas, advocates of the Varnesis remedy display crutches and letters from relieved patients at 140 Boylston St. A Providence man testifies he recovered from crippling rheumatism after three years of pain, and a physician is on site offering free consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Gustaf R. Lundquist
River Street
Providence
Boston
Boylston St
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Mass
Boylston
Riker-Jaynes
Als
Rose Pitonof
Europe
Daniel Frohman
James O’neil
Dumas
Count OF Monte Cristo
Moving Picture
Lucille Love
Boston Post
Barrett Nephews Co Establishes Old Staten Island Dyeing Mill
Barrett, Nephews & Co. announces the establishment of the Old Staten Island Century Dyeing Establishment. The new dyeing plant aims to serve local garment makers and textile trades with traditional methods and modern efficiency.
Pickets at Church Target Rockefeller Home and Mine Strike
In New York on May 3 the Free Silence League protested Mr Rockefeller without his presence at Pocantico Hills and Calvary Baptist Church. Marie Ganz, IWW speaker, was arraigned for disorderly conduct and released on $100 bail with examination tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Pocantico Hills
Free Silence League
Colorado
Calvary Baptist Church
League
Marie Ganz
Industrial Workers of the World Orator
Rockefeller
Harold Spielbert
Ludlow Tragedy Report Blames Ludlow Greeks For Mine Camp Fire
Colorado report on the Ludlow clash details rescue efforts by militia officers, the deaths of 2 women and 11 children, and deliberate arson by strikers in the Greek camp. It cites Greek leaders and claims a planned attack on the mine property was thwarted by drunkenness and a militia mobilization misread as an assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Ludlow
Chase
Linderfeldt
Carson
Martin
Colorado
Louis Tikas
Tikas
Hamrock
Cedar Hall
Water Tank Hill
Plot to Defeat Home Rule Prompts O'Shea Memoir Push
The Irish scene buzzes as Mrs. Katherine O'Shea Parnell vows to vindicate her late husband Captain O'Shea. She aims to publish memoirs with confidential letters and Irish party records, risking attack on Charles Stewart Parnell and Home Rule. National leaders advise caution as the affair centers on political scandal and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine O'Shea Parnell
Captain O’shea
Charles Stewart Parnell
O’shea
Parnell
General Daniel Sickles Death and Civil War Valor
The obituary recalls Daniel E. Sickles born 1825 in New York City. It traces his political rise, his 1859 shooting case against Philip Barton Key, his open letter defending forgiveness, and his Civil War leadership from the Excelsior Brigade to Gettysburg where he lost a leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sickles
New York
Philip Barton Key
United States
District of Columbia
Key
Therese Bagioli
Daniel E. Sickles
Lincoln
Excelsior Brigade
Peninsula
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Diabetic Man Has Leg Amputation After Sugar Eliminated
A Bay Francisco businessman with a gangrened leg due to diabetes was taken to S J Winifred Hospital. After eliminating sugar with Fulton Fermic Compound the operation proceeded between knee and thigh. Stitches removed on day 14, patient discharged in four weeks, claiming sugar reduction and recovery supported by John J. Fulton Co. and Jaynes Drug Store as local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Francisco
S J. Winifred Hospital
Fulton
Havin
John J. Fulton Co
San Trancisco
Jaynes Drug Store
Washington Est
Embargo on arms shipments in Colorado declared
Major W. A. Holbrook, in command of federal troops in Colorado, imposed an embargo on importing arms or ammunition into the state. The order prohibits receiving shipping or delivering arms, except for use by federal forces, with confiscation for violations. A letter to Mayor W. P. Dunlavy followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Col
W. A. Holbrook
Colorado
Federal Forces
State of
Secretary of War
Holbrook
Major Holbrook
W. P. Dunlavy
Saloon Closures Ordered by Major Holbrook in County
Major Holbrook, commander of federal forces, issues a direct order to keep saloons closed until further notice. He cites agitation to reopen and calls the measure necessary for humanity and expediency. Troops will guard payday in mining camps and bar armed men on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Major Holbrook
Holbrook
Esinol Ointment and Resinol Soap Relief Skin Eruptions
Advertises Esinol Ointment and Resinol Soap to treat eczema rash pimples and other distressing skin eruptions. Claims substantial relief even in severe cases stopping itching and burning instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. OS
Resinol
Baltimore
Poslam Heals Various Skin Ailments Quickly
Quick acting Poslam relieves eczema acne tetter psoriasis and itching. Pimples red noses rashes and blemishes may respond overnight. Poslam soap beautifies skin and hair. Free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories New York with prices for sizes.
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West 25Th Street
New York
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Mr. Rockefeller
Var-ne-sis
Rockefellers
William Dunston
Freda Briggs
Miss Harris
Rockefeller Estate
John D. Jr
Caron
Sullivan
Tarrytown
William Miller Gamble
St St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Doylesville
N. J
Standard Oil
Bowling Green
Kingdom of Heaven
Cules
CITEX
West Street
Oxford
Marie Ianz
Military Board
William O’brien
Cork City
Cork Free Press
Frank Lockwood
Sichles
Tion
Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Makers
Continental
Washington, Cor
Ethel Scott
Milstead
Bowdoin SQ
Revere House
Scollay Sq
B. F. Keith
Louise Alexander
Clive Logan
Gus Edwards
Will J. Ward
Trene
Golden Globe
Mullen
Coogan
Minnie Allen
Mack
Walker
Flanagan
Hal and
Francis
Hearst-Selig News
Picton
the Elephants
Tremont
David Warfield
Globe Semany
Geo. McManus
Girls Next Man
Mabel and
Edith
Taliaferro
Young Wisdom
Loew’s
Hollis
Donald Meek
Plymouth Stat
Selwyn
William Courtenay
Olympia Sc
Mary Pigkford
Haudeville
Piers
Loew’s Orpheum
Wonderful Ruskin Troupe
Jess Willard
White Hope
Mascotte
Hanover Street
Tremont Row
LS Naulteaue Gas
Jai
Philadelphia
Wright
Ditson’s
Burke's
Adams Houge
Filene’s
Grounds
Orchuestra
Otto Urack
Nautical Bal Room
Revere Beach
Temple
Eee Beach Steamboat Company
Rowe’s Wharf
Denman Thompson
MATS
Lewis S. Stone
Fulton Theatre
N.Y
Colonial Theatre
Chas. Frohman
Wm. Harris
Lessees & Mers
John Cort
Mexico
Torreon
Count de Besa
Phyllis
J. C. Copy
Harold Cars Company
Boston Transcript
Wilbur Wwe
Philip Hale
Herald
Kean
Edward
Exeter ST
Newbury and
Exeter Sts
Wm. Farnum
David Carson
John
Craig Kelley
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