Social whirl in Cairo draws world’s elites to Nile
Frederic J. Haskin notes Cairo as a social capital where British occupation hosts mingle with American aristocracy, touring pyramids, desert camel rides, moonlit pyramids, and grand balls at Abdin palace. The piece surveys hotels, chaperoned sunsets, and cosmopolitan life along the Nile.
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Cairo
Egypt
Africa
Army of Occupation
Helouan
Ghizireh
Ezbekieh Gardens
Abdin Palace
Algiers
Suez
Upper
Frederic J. Haskin
Suez Canal
Girl Is Prisoner At Island Fishing Camp
Special Dispatch reports in Hamilton Ohio that police were told by T H Carl that his 16 year old daughter Elizabeth was lured to Riley s Island fishing camp by Walter Hassen brook and kept prisoner there for hours tied to a tent pole for eight hours in a shocking case of abuse.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
T. H. Carl
Elizabeth
Riley's Island
Walter Hassenbrook
Revengeful Boy Tries to Wreck Train in Grudge
Willie Osborne a 15 year old near Griffith Indiana confessed to attempting derailment of a Chicago bound flyer two months after a hay stack was burned belonging to his father. The act would have killed or injured many passengers were it not for a lookout spotting a tie on the track near Griffith. Police arrested several tramps on suspicion of robbery.
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Pyramids
Napoleon
Nap
Oleon
Mark Twain
Chicago
Willie Osborne
Griffith
Ind
William Osborne
New York Limited
Grand Trunk
Eago
Boy 9 Hit by Wagon Near Highbury and Sycamore
Bernard Mulligan aged 9 was struck by a wagon while returning from school at noon yesterday. His foot was badly mangled and a bone broken. He was taken to the city hospital for treatment.
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Bernard Mulligan
Highbhy
Sycamore
Prominent Attorney Shot During High Speed Chase
In Indianapolis on June 9 a motor car pursuit of attorney Samuel Dowden ended with him being shot in the knee. Dowden, being chased by police including Captain of Detectives Asch and Oakland chief Adelbert Wilson, resisted stop orders and sped at 35 mph. Officers fired at the car’s tires after repeatedly signaling him to halt. Dowden was rushed to a physician.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel Dowden
University Club
Asch
Adelbert Wilson
Oakland
Cal
Dowden
Metzger
Mystic Shrine elects officers in Louisville meeting
Imperial potentate George L. Street led the Knights of the Mystic Shrine as officers were chosen by the Imperial Council in Louisville. Jacob T. Barron and William S. Brown won key posts while New Orleans earned the 1926 gathering, with sessions moved from June.
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New Orleans
Louisville
Imperial Council
Knights of the Mystic Shrine
Imperial
George L. Street
Richmond
Frederick K., Hines
Los Angeles
Rabban
J. Frank Preat
Fargo
N. C
Ww. J. Cunningham
Baltimore
William W. Irwin
Wheeling
Imperial Oriental Guide
Jacob T. Barron
Columbia
S. C
William S. Brown
Pittsburg
Imperial Recorder
Benj. W. Rowell
Boston
Frederick R. Smith
Rochester
N. Y
J. P. Stevens
Portland
Henry W. Neidringhaus
St. Louis
Charles E. Venshine
Minneapolis
Elias B. Jacoby
Indianapolis
Ind
Cleveland Fire Marshal Crisis Prompts Protests and Appointments
Former Ohio Fire Marshal W Rogers protests his suspension by Governor Harmon. He yields the office to a successor while noting the risk of court challenges. Also named are August J Buscher as deputy inspector in Cincinnati and several labor office appointments in Cleveland and Columbus.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Harmon
Rogers
Cleveland
Cleveland, O
Judson Horton
Ohio
W. & Rogers
Harshon
Mn Columbus
Seateles Vernor
Morgan
August J. Buscher
Cincinnati
J. W. Darnell
Caccadis
Buscher
Bae Seas
Wirmek
Frederick Lange
Free Employment Bureau
Bessie A. Wathen
Portsmouth
Irene Lewis
Stella Schanfarber
Lewis
Astounding claim on organ grafts by Dr Carrel
Paris June 9 Professor Pozzi describes Dr Carrel's transplant experiments at Rockefeller Institute. He cites grafting a fox terrier hind leg and dogs paws, and says Carrel believes a man could receive a limb from another person or corpse, though Carrel cautions against hasty conclusions. He declined requests to replace a man's arm and kidney.
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Paris
Pozzi
Academy of Medicine
Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Carrell
Sunday School Officers Elected by Ohio State Association
Springfield O June 9 These officers were elected by the Ohio State Sunday School association tonight. President W A Eudaly Cincinnati vice president B F Hastings Akron corresponding secretary Joseph Clark Columbus recording secretary J F Stewart Piqua treasurer E L Barrett Springfield Executive committee Rev R F Bigger Massillon Robert Cowden Dayton C F Serecker Marietta George M Gray Fostoria George F Bareis Canal Winchester Alfred Butler Bellefontaine W G Clippinger Dayton F H Ellensberger Cleveland M K Smith Toledo W K Rhonemus Middletown Horace Drake Cincinnati Hebert H Briggs Toledo John L Graham Lancaster Rev Christian Staebler Cleveland G W Alvard Painesville W W Boyd Columbus W H Sehaus Springfield Joseph L Blair Hamilton Rev F Weeks Troy George H Crawford Columbus Rev Crates Johnson Tiffin George D Scudder Portsmouth M J Riggs Toledo Prof John A Shawhan Columbus
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Ohio State Sunday School Association
W. A. Eudaly
Cincinnati
B. F. Hastings
Akron
Joseph Clark
Columbus
J. F. Stewart
Piqua
E. L. Barrett
Painesville
W. W. Boyd
W. H. Sehaus
Joseph L. Blair
Hamilton
F. Weeks
Troy
George H. Crawford
Crates Johnson
Tiffin
George D. Scudder
Portsmouth
M. J. Riggs
Toledo
John A. Shawhan
Secretary Bishop Celebrates 70th Birthday in Columbus
In Columbus on June 9 Secretary Bishop of the state board of arbitration marked his seventieth birthday with a flood of goodwill. He received over 1000 postal cards from across the globe, including autographed messages from President Taft and arrivals from England France Canada and St Petersburg. He fondly recalls the mysterious Sid Just who sent a note.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
State Board of Arbitration
Bishop
Post Office Department
Taft
Ngland
France
Canada
St. Petersburg
Sid’’ Just
Sid
Attorney General Rules on School Districts and Bank Taxation
Denman issues opinions settling that a village formed from parts of two township subdistricts cannot take over a jointly used school building, preserving township control. He also states banks need not file tax returns until operations begin, but preopening stock payments must be taxed to stock subscribers, not agents.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Denman
Jones
Township Board of Education
Ellington
State House Notes on Mahoning road district spending
Inspector Bliss reports excess expenditure in Mahoning County road district No 1 with unapproved engineers and high labor rates. He urges study of state highway reports before more work. Also notes Dorothea to Ohio naval reserves in Cleveland and a request for Claude Merrick alias Clarence Newton from Illinois authorities linked to Ashville burglary and Chicago alibi.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John A. Bliss
Bureau of Public Accounting
Mahoning County
State Highway Commission
Weybrecht
E. L. Taylor, Jr
Navy Department
Dorothea
Ohio
Cleveland
Harmon
Illinois
Claude Merrick
Clarence Newton
Chicago
Ashville
Pickaway County
Merrick
Public Domain Lands Restored in California District
Secretary Ballinger restored about 544 480 acres in the Moe Kittrick Sunset district in California to the public domain after withdrawal for mineral versus nonmineral status review.
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Ballinger
Washington
California
Vote on woolen schedule tests tariff amendments
The Senate approved a 30 cent duty on waste related to wool products by a 40 to 30 vote. The debate touched shoddy and wool waste rates, with party lines forming on supporters and opponents. Discussion of income taxes and corporate taxes continued, with no formal resolution reached.
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Dingley
Senate
Washington
Finance Committee
Messrs Crawford and Gamble
Foster
Louisiana
Beveridge
Bristow
Brown
Burkett
Clapp
Cummins
Dolliver
la Follette
Nelson
Wright brothers honored with letters and medals
Governors and scientists pen praise for Wilbur and Orville Wright as the Aero Club prepares to present gold medals. Messages from Mississippi to Kentucky celebrate the aeroplane’s promise, its science, and Americans leading aerial navigation.
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Washington
Wright Brothers
Aero Club
Noel
Mississippi
Aero Club of America
Harmon
Ohio
Wrights
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Broad-brimmed hats checked at Elgin church
The Rev. A F Purkiss at the First Baptist Church of Elgin arranged a checkroom for women attending the Baptist Missionary Union of Illinois meeting to leave their broad-brimmed hats. Participants followed the rule though some were surprised by the provision.
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Chicago
A. F F. Purkiss
First Baptist Church of Elgin
Baptist Missionary Union of Illinois
Western Commencement Honors Jeannette Butler of Cincinnati
The Fifth third annual Western college for Women at Oxford graduated thirty one young women this morning. Mornay Williams of New York City delivered the commencement address. Among the graduates was Jeannette F. Butler of Cincinnati.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Western College For Women
Oxford
Mornay Williams
New York City
Jeannette F. Butler
Cincinnati
Wrights Fly to Washington Ahead of Schedule
Wilbur and Orville Wright and Miss Katherine Wright left Dayton for Washington at 11 this morning via the Pennsylvania route. They planned to start at noon but boarded an earlier train to avoid the crowd. They expect to return to Dayton by week’s end. Flights at Fort Meier likely after June 17 and 18 Dayton celebration. aircraft not ready for shipment.
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Dayton
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Katherine Wright
Washington
Pennsylvania
Fort Meier
Young aviator Herbert Latham soars near Mourmelon
Paris reports Herbert Latham, the young French aeronaut, flying a monoplane at Mourmelon Le Grand. After a prior 1 hour 7 minute flight, he delivered a series of brilliants drops in a fifteen mile breeze, showing machine stability, strong control and easy altitude changes from fifteen to thirty yards.
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Paris
Aero-Naut
Herbert Latham
Mourmelon-Lee-Grand
Latham
Veterans reelect Evans as commander in chief at Confederate reunion
At Memphis Tennessee on June 9 the United Confederate Veterans adjourned after a stormy session. General Clement A Evans was re elected commander in chief by a vote of 1540 to 744 over General William Cabell who had been nominated. Evans declined re election but was urged to serve another term. The parade to close the 1909 reunion was planned for tomorrow in Mobile Alabama.
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Charles W. Fairbanks
Freeland Kendricks
Philadelphia
Jacoby
New Orleans
Louisville
Shriners
Dallas
Tex
Toledo
Richmond
George L. Street
trans-Mississippi
Evans
Cabell
Grape-Nuts Credited With Restoring Health in October Illness
An elderly Newburyport man describes severe sickness in October with weight loss and malnutrition. After trying various foods, his wife bought Grape-Nuts in Old Orchard Maine and he reports rapid recovery and weight gain within six weeks. He praises the product as life saving and notes his improved strength. he and his wife offer affidavits to attest to the letter’s truth.
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Wellville
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