Relief of Stricken Syrians Proclaimed for Oct 21 22
In response to a presidential appeal Turkey consents to joint relief work with the American Red Cross and Turkish Red Crescent Society to ship supplies into Syria. The President proclaims October 21 and 22 as Armenian and Syrian Days urging a large relief fund to aid starving Syrians and Armenians displaced by famine and conflict.
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United States
Syria
American Red Cross
Turkish Red Crescent Society
America
Armenia
Russia
Milford Astir at Mrs. Dyer's Fight for Conservatorship
Milford Oct. 17. An application by town selectmen in Probate Court seeks a conservator for Phi Sinai A. Dyer. Mrs. Dyer, longtime resident, recently inherited two fortunes from her husband and daughter who died months apart. Attorney Abe Geduldig of Bridgeport will represent her at Tuesday’s hearing, as residents watch the outcome with interest.
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Milford
Phi- Sinai A
Abe Geduldig
Bridgeport
Father Murphy Home Illness Delays Church Service
Rev. John F. Murphy pastor of St. Marys church has been in St Vincent hospital for several days and is unable to officiate. He has been moved to the rectory. parish duties are temporarily affected as health concerns are addressed.
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John F. Murphy
St. Mary’s Church
St Vincent's Hospital
Cascarets Claim Quick Cure for Colds Tonight
Ad touts Cascarets as a 6 cent nightly cure to cleanse the system. It promises relief from sour stomach and constipation by morning, stating they purify bile, remove poison from bowels, and wake with a clear head.
Bliss Perry supports Wilson for fair play and policy
Boston columnist Bliss Perry of Harvard, longtime Atlantic Monthly editor, declares support for Wilson. He praises Wilson as honest and principled, criticizes Hughes agenda and party loyalty, and argues for continuance of progressive domestic policy and a nonpartisan foreign approach.
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Boston
Bliss Perry
Harvard University
Atlantic Monthly
United States
Wilson
Waryn Wilson
Mexico
Europe
Hughes
McKinley
Taft
German vote cast as shadow behind Roosevelt on Hughes
The St Louis Times reports German voters fear Hughes would be a puppet to Roosevelt if elected. A letter from a voter says he will back Wilson, citing Roosevelt as the danger. Amerika newspaper also criticizes Hughes for silence on trade issues and fear of showing color, urging readers to withhold vote.
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St Louis
Charles E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Louis Times
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt
Hughes
United States
Amerika
President Hughes Endorses Wilson Amid Mediation Signals
New York report notes Charles E Hughes told Dudley Field Malone that the President is doing magnificently as the first six months of Wilson’s administration close. The piece recalls Elihu Root’s 1914 pledge of loyalty at the American Society of International Law banquet and his call to stand behind the President despite policy differences.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
Wilson
Dudley Field Malone
Hughes
Washington
Elihu Root
American Society of International Law
Washington Post
Willard
Mexico
Root
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Department of State
Bryan
Lator Root
United States
Brownstone hair tint promises harmless gray coverage
The Kenton Pharmaceutical Co promotes Brownstone a lead free hair tint that covers gray and bleached hair with shades from golden brown to black. Sold in 25c and $1.00 sizes at Riker's Drug Store and other druggists with mail order offers and a 10c sample option.
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Kenton Pharmacal Co
Pike St
Covington
Riker’s Drug Store
Northwestern farmers pledge support for Wilson
Northwest farmers telegrams to the National Democratic Committee praise President Wilson. Fred J. Chamberlain of Puyallup Washington, master of the County Grange, says he resigned from the Republican Party to back Wilson for enacting Democratic and Progressive platforms and preserving peace. William Bouck of ae iro-Whalley Washington, master of the Coun Grange, cites Seaman's Bill, Underwood Tariff, Industrial Commission, Child Labor Law, Rural Credits, railway settlement, and War avoidance as reasons for support.
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New York
Oct
Northwest
Wilson
Fred J. Chamberlain
Puyallup
Washington
County Grange
State Grange Legislative Committee
National Democratic Committee
Progressive State Committee
William Bouck
Ae iro-Whalley
Maste
Wilson Buttons So Sought They're Sold
In New Haven October 17 workers demand the campaign button "Give me Wilson and the eight hour day" selling at two to ten cents as buttons become a marketable commodity. A travelling salesman reports conductors and brakemen on a New York New Haven & Hartford train seized about six buttons.
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New Haven, Conn
Wilson
New York, New Haven
Hasgut Will Probate Divides Hungary Estate Wealth
The will of John Hasgut was offered for probate yesterday. The estate in Hungary includes property at Tascza Walkaze Albany county valued at $5,000, an insurance in the Slavonian Calvinistic Presbyterian Union, and $27.82 due from Locomobilé Co. of America. The will splits the estate between widow Anna and daughter Elizabeth, who are in Hungary, with Anna Csorba named executrix.
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John Hasgut
Tascza Walkaze
Albany County
Hungary
Slavonian
Calvinistic Presbyterian Union
Locomobilé Co. of America
Anna
Elizabeth
Anna Csorba
Mellitz Bankruptcy Trustee Appointed in Toppitzer Case
Samuel Mellitz was appointed trustee in the bankruptcy proceedings against Ziza Toppitzer before Referee John W. Banks yesterday. Bonds were set at $900.
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Samuel Mellitz
Ziza Toppitzer
John W. Banks
Liver-Aid claim for chronic constipation and liver health
An advertisement promotes Leonardi's Liver-Aid as a remedy for chronic constipation inactive liver biliousness flatulence and related liver stomach and bowel disorders. It asserts safety being purely vegetable and urges purchase from Hindle's Drug Stores at 987 Main Street and 909 Main Street for 50 cents.
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Leonardi
Hindle
Main Street
Recupertales Promoted as Nerve and Blood Tonic
An advertisement touts Recupertales as a quick relief for nervous exhaustion loss of appetite weight loss and insomnia. The product based on glycerophosphates from Dr Albert Robin is sold in 50 cent and 1 dollar packages and distributed by Curts Chemical Co New York and J D Hartigan Bridgeport.
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Paris
Curts Chemical Co
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New York
Bridgeport
J. D. Hartigan
Fairfield Avenue
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