Learn to live slower says Wu Ting Fang on Lusitania voyage
Former Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang urged Americans to slow down and value health over the dollar as he departed New York aboard the Lusitania bound for Liverpool. He warned he would return in 1959 with new truths after two years in London with his family and aides.
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America
Wu Ting Fang
Liverpool
Wu Chao Chu
China
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Lusitania
Japan
Nurses Accused of Savage Attack on Lindner
Newark December 22. An affidavit alleges Mrs. Catherine Lindner died February 25 1904 from an assault by three nurses at the Essex County Hospital for the Insane. Witness Francesca Hinkel says she saw a nurse strike Lind ner with a chair and two other nurses pinion her to the floor. She recalls blood loss and warns of retaliation if she speaks. Nurses allegedly warned her daughter could be sent back to the asylum. Dr Dill denies the charge as investigation continues.
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United Press
Newark
Catherine Lindner
Essex County Hospital For the
Francesca Hinkel
Daniel M. Dill
D. L. & W. Sells Stock to Avert Government Action
New York report states the Delaware Lackawanna and Western sold 40,000 Lehigh Valley shares to avoid future government orders barring railroad holdings in competing lines. An official said the move aligns with a response to the commodities clause and court interpretations. Railway attorneys note DL&W now faces reduced risk of government interference.
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United Press
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley
Supreme Court
America
Iself
Phiadelphia
Aone
D LL & W
Gun Wouldn't Go Off but the Villain Died
A New York hit presented at Jackson's last ro ing by Mr. Bores Thomashefsky starred The Lost Paradise. Louis Gold the peddler provided comic relief while Mme. Schapiro played the wronged wife. In the final scene the heroine fires repeatedly but the gun misfired and the villain fell dead, ending his dramatic career amid doubt if fright or belief the gun had fired caused the demise.
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Bores Thomashefsky
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The Idle Rich Class Vanished in America Says Martin
Frederik Townsend Martin, London New York society leader, says in New York that the idle rich have disappeared from America due to widespread education. He contrasts England where he claims the idle rich still exist, warns of a downfall if it spreads, and praises the expanding pursuit of knowledge among American women and men.
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United Press
New
New York
England
America
Amer'ca
Yale Actors Bring Yale Dramatic Association To Jacksons
Yale University Dramatic Association, founded by Henry D. Wescott, has risen to prominence in undergraduate life. The group, known for its bold stagings of classic and modern plays, will perform in Washington during Christmas vacation, continuing a tradition of innovative productions and notable benefactors like Maude Adams supporting Yale theatre.
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Heywoods
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Maude Adams
Kane Meets Senator Tillman on Washington Train
J H Kane of the Morning Telegram recounts a lengthy talk with Senator Tillman on a Washington to South Carolina train. Tillman discusses state people, the monied interest, and other topics and invites Kane to visit his plantation near Aiken. Kane travels to Alken for his health.
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Washington, D. C
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Aiken
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Kane
Alken
Winston Churchill Abroad for New Novel Mate rial
New England author Winston Churchill sails abroad as United Press reports on his upcoming work. The December dispatch outlines Churchill’s plan to pen a new novel during his travels, signaling a literary shift and international inspiration.
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United Press
New York
Winston Churchill
New England
Land politician sails to England for indefinite period
A land politician and his wife sailed today aboard the Lusitania for England and the continent, intending to remain for an indefinite period. Churchill denied going abroad on business, claiming pleasure, while associates think he plans to study the current political scene for a possible new novel in which women's suffrage could play a key role.
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Lusitania
England
Churchill
Five Bar Room Fights Lead to Fines in City Court
Five of six men arrested on Thanksgiving night after a fight at Gasper Kuhns saloon 425 Hancock avenue were fined by Judge Carl Foster. Charles Verish Louis Varish Potes Anton Sepot Philip Lorenzo and Joseph George paid fines and costs, Steve Horwath was acquitted. John Dumas, an bystander, was struck and hospitalised, but who threw the glass remained unclear.
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John Dumas
Gasper Kuhn
Hancock Avenue
Charles Verish
Louis Varish
Potes
Anton Seapot
Philip Lorenzo
Joseph George
Steve Horwath
Dumas
Elbert O. Hull
Abe Beduldig
Nixon Brother of Lew is Nixon Dies in Jersey City
William Nixon, 47, brother and business manager of shipbuilder Lew is Nixon, collapsed at Central Railroad Depot Jersey City and died at a city hospital after Christmas visit to Lynchburg Virginia. He assisted in the Carrette Cutphay in New York and spent most time at his Lynchburg home.
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United Press
New York
William Nixon
Lewis Nixon
Central Railroad
Jersey City
Nixon
Lynchburg
Lewis
Car+ette
Cutphay
Weather indicates unsettled coast to Eastport with cold spell
A trough along the Atlantic coast brings cloudy unsettled weather with snow flurries from Hatteras to Eastport. A high pressure ridge west of the Mississippi yields pleasant conditions elsewhere. Locally, expect continued cloudy periods with snow flurries followed by fair skies and persistent cold for several days.
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United Press
Atlantic Coast
Hatteras
N. C
Eastport
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Mother Dies as Son Shovels Snow in Stamford
Stamford December 29 Sylvester L Knapp a noted carriage maker shoveling snow in front of his Suburban Avenue home when his 22 year old mother suffered a fatal heart attack and died almost instantly.
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United Press
Stamford
Sylvester L. Knapp
Suburban Avenue
Miss Clemens Remains Lie Beside Mother's
Miss Jean Clemens daughter of Samuel L Clemens known as Mark Twain died by drowning in her bath. Funeral services were held Sunday in Elmira New York with remains sent from Stormfield to Gen Charles J Langdon's home for services. Interment followed in the Langdon family plot beside the mother of the deceased. General Langdon was the brother of the late Mrs Clemens, Jean’s grandmother.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Elmira
N. Y
Stormfield
Redding Ridge
Charles J. Langdon
Langdon
General Langdon
Mrs. Clemens
Easy Economical Cure by 2 Sets of Cuticura
A reader recalls a three year bout with small pimples on the face and body. Scratching caused blood flow and increased itching, leading to discomfort. The ad notes Cuticura as a cure and urges readers to try the product as a remedy.
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