Two Steamers Sunk by Austrian Submarines in Mediterranean
A Cairo dispatch reports both the Persia and the Glengyle sunk in the Mediterranean within days, with many lives lost. The Persia carried jewels valued at £800,000 and aboard were Maharajah Kapurthala’s entourage. at least one American passenger is missing. The loss details include 468 aboard, with 155 landed at Alexandria. The U S Consul noted torpedo evidence and that the ships sank in minutes.
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Mediterranean
Persia
Cairo
Evening News
Maharajah of
Kapurthala
Maharajaji
Port Said
Lillian Cook
John H. Warnshuis
Kalamazoo
State Department
U. S
Garrets
Alexandra
Egypt
Alexandria
Bromley
Charles H Grant
Boston
McNeely
Aden
Probate Court Grants Burial Lot Care Payment
The Probate Court session led by Judge Edward L. Leahy approved Dr. Russell S. Church as administrator to pay 150 dollars for perpetual burial lot care to Juniper Hill Cemetery Corporation. The final account of Elfen F Kenny as administratrix of Benjamin S Gladding’s estate was continued. The petition of James D West as executor of Charles A. will was considered.
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Charles A. West
Robert H. Anderson
Lyman B. Bosworth
Clifford A. Brownell
Jacob Benjamin
Edward L. Leahy
Russell S. Church
Edward Anthony
Juniper Hill Cemetery Corporation
Elfen F. Kenney
Benjamin S Gladding
James D West
Charles A
Reverend Washburn to Speak at Parish Club Meeting
Rev. Arthur L. Washburn of Providence will address an open Young Men's Parish Club gathering in Trinity Parish House tomorrow evening. His topic is Red Cross Work in the War Zone of France. Public invitation extended.
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Arthur L. Washburn
Providence
Trinity Parish
Young Men's Parish Club
France
King Philip Engine Co Fair and Bristol Eagles Banquet Dates
Public events list reads Thirteenth annual King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co fair at Artillery Hall on State Street. Also Bristol Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles Eleventh annual banquet set for February at G A R Hall. Additional dances and carnivals scheduled January through March at G A R Hall.
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G. A. R. Hall
Thomas Lyiance
New Royal Orchestra
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co
Artillery Hall
State Street
Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
Obituaries of Comrades Arnold McDonough Price Santulh
Comrades Joseph G Arnold aged 79 10 months died at the Soldiers Home January 2 in this town. William Joseph McDonough aged about 50 died January 1 at Rhode Island Hospital. Ellery W Price aged 69 died January 2 at the Soldiers Home. Antonio Santulh aged 73 died January 1 in this town.
Hayseeds Sweep Three Strings In Bowling Match
Y M C A bowling report shows the Hayseeds defeating the South Ends last evening with three solid strings. Scores listed indicate a clear pin advantage for the Hayseeds in each set.
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I. Ed
Sox
South Ends
Narragansetts
W.’ Newman
C Hill
North Ends
Dr King's New Life Pills Offer Liver Relief
Sluggish liver brings dizziness headaches and constipation. Dr King's New Life Pills tone the system aid digestion purify the blood and clear the complexion. Fine for the stomach too. Only 25c at your Druggist.
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Dr. King
Urge Conservation of Game Through Artificial Propagation
The first national conference on American game breeding discussed protective legislation to guard against extinction. The New York Times reports large facts showing the hunting population and conservation efforts, including 76 000 deer and 41 pheasants issued, 600 000 shotguns sold, 1 billion cartridges used, and 1.5 million hunters licensed nationwide. Farms are being set up to replenish pheasants partridges ducks deer and other native game.
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Wallloriavtolla
New York “Times
New York
Nthe
Rogers
United States
Department of Agriculture
Twilight of the horse with coming gas engine
The Portland Oregonian notes the horse’s decline as gas engines replace animal labor. It argues horses foul streets and spread disease, dogs should follow to the countryside, and a machine that howls could replace dogs to keep cities cleaner and healthier.
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Portland
Butler Warns Against Professors’ Role as Public Commentators
Doctor Butler, a university president, objects to turning teaching into contemporary journalism. He argues many American professors succumb to demands for opinions on current topics. He cites Plato scholars and economists pressed to weigh Shaw or the Colorado coal strike.
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Doctor Butler
Plato
George Bernard Shaw
Germany
Austria
Colorado
1864 wages paid to engineer Stone by government
Frederick Andrew Jackson Stone, an engineer on the Chattanooga and Nashville railroad under General Sherman, received $69.75 due from 1864 after war tax deduction. The comptroller of the treasury allowed the balance and sent the payment to his home in Tallapoosa, Georgia.
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Frederick Andrew Jackson Stone
Stone
Chattanooga & Nashville
William Tecumseh Sherman
Treasury
Tallapoosa
Rifle Range Established in Westminster Palace
With permission from parliamentary authorities the Westminster Palace Rifle club has opened a rifle range beneath the royal gallery in the palace of Westminster London. The facility offers four targets and will primarily serve younger officials in both branches of the legislature with hopes it will be used by members of both houses.
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Palace
Palace of Westminster
London
Westminster Palace Rifle Club
Royal Gallery
Out of the Ordinary Foods At Antwerp War Feasts
A vivid, if garbled, account recalls unusual dishes during wartime in Antwerp. The narrative mentions elephants, porcupines, curried preparations, and improvised meals amid siege conditions. Prunier's in Paris is cited as a dining reference.
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Antwerp
Sto
Curry
Jwood
Belgium
Emarka
Lom
Fea
Wits
Prunier’s. Din
Paris
Abolished Ontario Lake Used to Aid Silver Mining
A drained Ontario lake near Cobalt was pumped dry to free a rich silver vein beneath it. Four centrifugal pumps on scows moved water 2 miles to another lake, running 38 days at 6 000 gallons per minute to clear about 30 acres containing over 4 million gallons.
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Kerr—1
Cobalt
Ontario
Minnesota conference expands social legislation комитет
The Minnesota conference on charities and correction forms two committees on social legislation open to any social service group. Forty six of 175 possible members have joined. They meet weekly during the legislative session to push action on laws and advise the body, with focus on creating a child laws commission and establishing a state reformatory for women.
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Minnesota
Captain Boyton Pneumatic Life Saving Suit Pioneer
Berlin hospital obituary notes journalist James Creelman who began his career testing Captain Boytons life saving suit in New York 1878. Creelman and Boyton tested the device by jumping into an ice filled bay at the Battery and floating toward the Narrows before rescue.
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Captain Boyton
James Creel- Man
Berlin
New York
Creelman
The
Herald
Boyton
Mr. Creelion
Battery
Bulgarian Bacillus Fakes Revealed by Dr Bendick
Dr Arthur J Bendick of New York investigates Bulgarian bacillus preparations sold to the public finding that most products contain far fewer living organisms than advertised and many retail formats are sterile with no living bacilli or other organisms.
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Arthur J. Bendick
New York
Woes of Authors Reported by Cleveland Paper
A brief quoted exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Smiley’s sharp temperament and a comic moment about loaning a new book and the offer of $1.25 to purchase one. The dialogue highlights perceived authorial eccentricity in a lighthearted manner.
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Smiley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Invalid District Court Summary in Rhode Island Records
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a district court case in Providence Rhode Island with creditors debts and interested parties. The readable text mentions a court action involving a creditor and possibly a debtor and other individuals in county court proceedings.
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C. Ostle
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J. Harvey
W. Manchester
W. N. Newman
J. Robinson
S. Dimond
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L. Sanford
A. Johnston
J. Best
W. Miller
T. C. Brown
H. Gray
W. Conley
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A. Sparks
M. Moore
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E. Ingraham
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