Mrs Richardson birthday tea at Capitol avenue
A large birthday party honors Mrs Richardson at her Capitol avenue home. Twenty four intimate friends attended a pink and white tea table display with American Beauties and a Jack Horner pie. Gifts attached to ribbons, verses and music followed as guests offered congratulations and sang Auld Lang Syne.
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Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne
Walt
Milas Laura
Valeria Richardson
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Hays did not disclose source of fund for fiction story
Hays testified before a committee that a fiction story circulating in country papers, titled Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge, may be funded by British Interest. The piece, linked to propaganda for rationing, bore an endorsement of President Wilson. Costs were estimated at 27000 to 90000 dollars, while financiers remained undisclosed. Senator Reed noted ongoing investigations. George White and Wilbur Marsh were slated for further testimony.
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Democratic Committee
Wilbur Marsh
Democratic National Committee
General Bennett Assigned Coast Command Of Marine Corps
Brigadier General George Barnett, formerly major general and commandant, is assigned to San Francisco as senior officer of the Marine Corps on the Pacific coast. The move follows a sixty day leave of absence and places Barnett in charge of all Marine Corps movements on the coast under Beere-Pantels announcement.
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Washington
George Barnett
Marine Corps
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
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Naral Barnett
Cops
Lajuene
Quartet of Auto Thieves Sentenced in Wyoming Penitentiary Transfer
Sheriff Messenger of Douglas escorted four young men to the Wyoming state penitentiary at Rawlins. They were arrested about three weeks earlier for allegedly stealing from John Morton. The group, caught at Rock Springs, faced trial in Douglas and received prison terms ranging from two to four years. Ages about 18 to 21, described as good looking, included three from Chicago and one from Seattle.
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Douglas
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Rawlins
Goten John Morton
Rock Springs
Triant
Tye Penton
Yeurs
Expo
Chicago
Seattle
Ambiguous Treaty Terms Reported By Washington Officials
Fragmentary report from Washington notes possible jeopardy of two commercial treaties with Britain and France dating to 1818. The evolving bill would require termination by a stated authority, with the State Department involved in the process.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Altoa
State Department
New Star Catches Night Sky as Courts Rule on Voting
Fragmentary wartime style note recounts women voting rights struggle with a judge ruling, a praise from suffragists, and a striking reference to a new star in the northern sky. Mentions doctors and experts in a cryptic, period voice near GOP headquarters.
An Odd War Verse Teases Roosevelt and Allies
A playful verse mocks political factions and wartime cheerfulness. It references President Roosevelt, the G O P, and Allied forces including French boys and Poles. The poem notes dancing and wagging tongues while hinting at language changes caused by war.
Wild Man Faces Insanity Inquiry in District Court
Charles Schemmelman, charged with insanity, stood trial Tuesday before Court Commissioner Malin. A jury of six men voted that he possesses substantial property and recommended transfer to Judge Mentier for estate administration. He was arrested by the sheriff last spring for wandering peculiarly, released, then confined after further peculiar actions.
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Malin
Art Arnold
J. A. Kirkpatrick
L. B. Hunt
J. F. Jenkins
L. H. van Ostrand
John Seluneman
Mentier
Bchemmel
Tsat Spring
Jall
Cochran Aims to Ban German Plays in England
London Aug 30 Charles Fr Cochran theatrical producer seeks support from Perila Mont to oppose German plays in Britain. He claims every German play serves propaganda and vows to curb German theatrical output in the English stage scene.
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London
Charles Fr. Cochran
Périlamont
Agaliet
Elevator Falls Ten Stories Kills Two in New York
A New York elevator with eighteen passengers plunged ten stories during the home rush. Officials said a cable snapped and weights crashed through the top, killing two men and injuring sixteen others, some seriously.
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New York
Women Jurors Find Milk Dealer Guilty in Missouri
Six society women and local political leaders composed a municipal court jury in Joplin on August 31. They found a milk dealer guilty of selling diluted milk and fined him. Harvey appealed to circuit court, believed to be Missouri’s first all female jury.
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Joplin
Very
Harvey
Missouri
British Earl Sentenced for Dishonest Credit
The Earl of Glancantry, bankrupt, was found guilty of obtaining credit while undischarged and was sentenced to three months in prison. Justice Darling presided as the jury delivered the verdict.
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Darling
Earl of Glancantry
London Man Punished for Vagrancy and Theft Reflections
In London a dialogue on crime argues that a man lacking purpose may drift into crime. The piece suggests that real want can push individuals to illegal acts if credit or money is hard to obtain, and reflects on societal failure to provide productive avenues.
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London
Notable September Days Mixed with Historic Events
A fragmented list traces September dates with historical milestones from treaties and congresses to battles and notable firsts. Entries mention the Treaty of Versailles 1783 the Continental Congress in 1774 Perry’s victory at Put in Bay Star Spangled Banner author Scott Key Mexico City 1847 Washington’s farewell address 1796 Garfield assassination 1881 and the first daily newspaper in the United States The Daily Advertiser Philadelphia 1784 amid garbled names and dates.
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Beate
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First Continental Congress
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Laayeses French
Me Ooabot
Bul-l
Perry
Bria
Francia Scott Key
City of
Mexico
Scott
Washington
Garfield
Uni States
Can Dally Advertiser
Phila
Lincoln
English Word Gentlemen Creeping Into French Language
Paris Aug 41 English words gradually creep into French language. The latest accepted is gentleman and the academy has defined it too.
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Prench
Paris
Ee Academy
Profiteers ponder sugar price after swift drop
New York August 31 dealers debated whether sugar has bottomed after a sharp decline in the first week. Some expect further drops and large losses for big lenders, while others doubt further large declines will come.
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New York
Whatham Plays Piano 56 Hours Then Falls Ill in London
Charles F. Whatham performed a continuous piano recital for fifty six hours before fainting and plans a next attempt at one hundred hours to set a new record.
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London
Charles F. Whatham
Bextime
Dry Presidential Candidate Plans Airplane Campaign Tour
Anapolis August 31. Dr. Jane S. Watkins prohibition party candidate will begin a comments tour by airplane on September 15. The flight will cover all states east of the Rocky mountains.
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Anapolis
Jane S. Watkins
Prohibition Party
Airplane
Rocky Mountains
GOP Leaders to Hold Two Day Chicago Conference
Republican leaders from more than a dozen Western states converge on Chicago for a two day meeting to map strategies for the presidential campaign. Delegates from Iowa Nebraska Ohio South Dakota and other states attend led by women and party officials.
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Chicago
Iowa
Nebraska
Ohio
South Dakota
Chilean plan turns Robinson Crusoe Island into hotel
The Chilean government plans to convert Robinson Crusoe Island in Juan Fernandez Inland into a hotel and tourist center within its national park and island area, according to A. Devan of the Hawaiian society.
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Orubor'b
Honolulu
Juan Fergandes
Touriole
Island & National Park and Tourist Center
Nf A. Devan
Wanted To Buy Clean Cotton Rags
WANTED to buy clean cotton rags at 5 cents per pound. Tribune Office.
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Tribune
Every Flower Has Story of Its Own
The Mandrake tale recounts superstition around the flower and its roots. Ancient beliefs claimed shrieks when gathered could kill, and that tying the plant to a dog's tail forced the plant to die. Uses ranged from eye remedies to love potions, with medieval charms and rumors of devil contracts linked to mandrakes.
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