Germany Replies to Wilson Note Defends Submarine Policy
The German reply argues the Lusitania sinking resulted from an armed ship carrying war material and soldiers. It questions American inquiries, contends self defense, and cites two guns aboard Lusitania. Attacks on Cushing and Gulflight are labeled unintentional. Germany avoids disavowal but agrees to hear evidence or Hague arbitration.
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Wilson
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Cushing
Gulflight
Community club events announced for June
June calendar lists a Salad supper at Memorial Chapel by the Congregational Club on June 3. June 9 features a Supper Investry of First Baptist Church under the Mite Society. June 24 offers a Newport and Rocky Point excursion aboard the Sagamore hosted by the Burnside Social Club.
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Congregational Club
Memorial Chapel
First Baptist Church
Mite Society
Newport
Rocky Point
Sagamore
Burnside Social Club
Obituary notices list Booth Verboncoeur and Dowding deaths
Annie W Booth aged 74, widow of Starr L Booth, died May 28 in town. Arthur Albany Verboncoeur, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Verboncoeur, died May 29. Frederick Dowding, 67, of West Barrington, died May 25.
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Verboncoeur
Arthur Albany Verboncoeur
Edward Verboncoeur
Dowding
Dr King’s New Life Pills 36 for 25 Cents
Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills in glass bottles with 36 sugar coated pills for 25 cents. Promotes ease of use and relief from constipation by taking one pill nightly with water. Claims quick morning relief and economical price at all druggists.
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Dr. King
New Life
New Bristol boat Minnie Pope capsizes in slip after launch
A 50 foot freight and passenger boat built by Franklin P. Lindley capsized and sank in the slip north of the Bristol Yacht Club after launch. The vessel named Minnie Pope slid down greased ways, listed to port due to ballast, then was righted by a Beattie Company lighter and pumped out. Not damaged, it will be fitted with a 100 hp steam engine and used for Bristol to Rocky Point service and local excursions.
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Franklin P. Lindley
Bristol Boat Yards
Bristol Marine and Industries Company
Bristol Yacht Club House
Benjamin I. Lindley
Minnie . Pope
Roy H. Beattie
Fall River
U. S
Cook
Bristol
Rocky Point
Providence
Warren
Seaconett Point
Mt. Hope
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Oehrle v Mathewson Auto Crash Case Reaches Trial
The Superior Court for Providence and Bristol Counties reconvened with the case of George Oehrle of East Providence versus Myron H. Mathewson of Warren on trial for damages from an automobile accident. The court adjourned to allow the jury and officials to visit the Warren accident scene.
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Superior Court
Providence
Bristol
George Oehrle
East Providence
Myron H. Mathewson
Warren
No Time to Get Divorce. Lawyer Advises Wait for Funds
A humorous exchange features a lawyer pressing a practical approach to alimony. The wife insists on divorce but the attorney suggests returning home and waiting until the husband can pay, charging fifty dollars for the consultation.
Couple argues over a pocket book bought for a dime
A Kansas City Star clipping shows a couple debating a cheap store purchase. He defends a pocket book bought nearly a year ago as unused. She counters that it remains unworn because he never takes it out, ending the argument.
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Kansas City Star
Close Distinction in Vaudeville Nerves Refused
A witty Harvard Lampoon quip mocks a man in the third row who attempts to flirt at a 15 cent vaudeville show. The speaker dismisses the interaction as unworthy of notice and dismisses the flirter.
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Harvard Lampoon
Honest newsboy’s Sunday school milked by passersby
A California newsboy asks change for a dime in a downtown drug store. A tin can on the sidewalk, marked Gone to Sunday school for one hour, takes nickels and dimes while he attends class. Upon return, all papers vanish and the can holds more money than before.
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California
Should children have an allowance in proportion to parents means
The piece argues that boys and girls should receive personal allowances as soon as they understand money. It frames allowance as a safeguard against extravagance, teaches budgeting and accounting, and asserts children can learn from mistakes. It notes both genders spend on neckties and handkerchiefs and values trust.
Woman Can Keep Secrets Says Bishop and Women
A bishop warns laymen that church secrets will not stay secret if told to wives. Women retort that men betray confidences first, noting that wives often conceal truth damaging to themselves. The exchange questions who truly can keep a secret.
Unhandy Coins in Southwest Algeria Towns
Strange copper manilas used in southwest Algeria resemble a horse shoe with flattened ends like a camel foot. Each coin is over eight ounces, three eighths of an inch thick, and seven manilas equal one quarter in face value, making a dollar’s worth an heavy load.
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Algeria
Africa
Brainaworker Lert TN lawn Te LE TSEOR eas
Fragmented OCR summarizes a discussion on brain workers and nutrition. It notes ideas by Dr George 3M about selecting agreeable foods, resting the stomach during heavy exertion, and ensuring nutrition during rest periods.
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Brainaworker
George
Neel
Becot
Burden of Responsibility Teaches Strength for Youth
A Pittsburgh Christian Advocate reflection argues that bearing burdens builds steadiness and self-reliance. It compares a river packet carrying pig iron to people carrying life’s hard experiences, urging parents to let children face difficulty to learn and grow.
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Pittsburgh
Christian Advocate
Pleasing Husband in Wyoming Advice Column
A Woman's Home Companion piece urges wives to stay neat and dainty in dress and alert in mind to compare with businesswomen. It argues that external appeal matters to men, especially as they age, and that loyalty stems from the man's duty and self control as much as his wife's qualities.
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Wyoming
Leave It to the Small Boy Helps Clown Escape Mob
A Hippodrome clown chasing a boy after leaving a saloon is outpaced by a youngster who leads him through three blocks of pursuing children. The boy parodies the clown and escapes with an express wagon, marooning the clown in a mob.
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Kinker
Hippodrome
Upper Broadway
New York
Professor favors of'n over often in pronunciation debate
A London Chronicle note reports a professor arguing for the dialect form of'n over often in pronunciation. It also asserts that no reputable pronouncing dictionary accepts the t in middle words like Christmas mistletoe hustler chestnut.
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London Chronicle
Bristol Veterans Day Address Honors Local War Heroes
A springtime commemorative speech celebrates 319 Bristol heroes from the Civil War era and their sacrifice. It honors Capt. Goff and Lieutenants Weeden and Bowen, recalls battles and hospitals, and invokes Lincoln's words on enduring devotion and eternal life.
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Saagow
Bristol
Bristol Train of Artillery
Goff
Weeden
Bowen
Bristol Company
2D Regiment
Ambrose Burnside
Nathan Goff
Lewis Richmond
Jacob Babbitt
Raymond Perry
Allen Wright
George G. Easterbrooks
Ames F. DeWolf
Frank S. Halliday
Illiam J. Bradford
John Turner
Charles A. Waldron
Thomas F. Usher
James T. Phelps
William L. Wheaton
Stephen W. Church
Joseph S. Manchester
Yonder Memorial Hall
Lincoln
Os Asia
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Quick Cough Relief
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a cheap simple remedy for coughs colds and bronchial lung ailments. It urges readers to visit a druggist today to obtain a bottle and begin treatment immediately for relief and cure.
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Dr. King
Providence Hearing on Benjamin M. Hall Bankruptcy Discharge
In the District Court of Rhode Island Benjamin M. Hall, a Warren resident, seeks discharge from bankruptcy No. 1397. A hearing is set for June 19, 1915 at 10 A.M. in Providence for creditors who proved debts and interested parties to show cause why the discharge should not be granted. Nathan W. Littlefield, Referee in Bankruptcy.
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Beulah F. Hall
Warren
Bristol
Providence
Nathan W. Littlefield
Benjamin M. Hall
NATHAN W_ LITTLEFIELD
District Court of the United States
District of
Rhode Island
Thomas ‘Chantler
Thomas Chantler
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Health Restorations
Advert reads letters from women praising Lyda E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming health regained without surgery. It cites customers from across the country including testimonials to relief from various ailments and notes the product is sold with petitions attached to physician endorsements.
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Eatankhara
Pinkham ‘Laboratory
Atdynn, ‘Mass
Pinkhiam
Vegetable .Com
Remembrance of sailors marked by a bay waters ritual
The text recalls a religious procession and memorial exercise for sailors. After exercises at the monument, a parade moved along Hope and Church streets to N. L Co.'s wharf where the Relief Corps used bay waters and flowers to honor the deceased seamen before returning to headquarters.
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Sitteth
Hope
Church Streets
N. L Co
Relief Corps
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RESUS
Poli
E. Xyes
Thérizone
Uae
Sringen
Bill
District of Rhode Island
Lydia LE Roe
TET Cto
Hope Street
Shell Fisheries
H. T
C. E. Barney
Kirkemuit River
T. O. Glading
Shellare State House
Ilip Bour Wis
Milton Duckworth
Shell Mwisheries
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