Hearing Planned for Woman Suffrage Group March 3
The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage will be given a hearing March 3 before the House Judiciary Committee. Secretary of State Bryan signed treaties with Switzerland and Costa Rica. The House passed a bill prescribing a general eight hour law for women in the District. President Wilson nominated Rev Otis Glazebrook of Elizabeth New Jersey to be Consul at Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Union For Woman
House Judiciary Committee
Bryan
Switzerland
Costa Rica
House
Wilson
Otis Glazebrook
Elizabeth
N. J
Jerusalem
Uncle Joe Cannon Joins Local YMCA
The report notes personal uncle Joe Cannon has joined the YMCA. It questions motives and mentions a son born to Viscount and Viscountess Chelsea in London. It also cites King Ferdinand of Bulgaria planning an April U.S. visit and Secretary Bryan accepting a dinner invitation in New York on February 21 by police lieutenants.
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Joe Cannon
Young Men's Christian Association
Chelsea
London
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
America
Bryan
New York
Leutenants
Birthday celebration for General Lee Bennett at Okmulgee
The article notes General Lee Bennett turning 106 in Okmulgee Oklahoma as part of a rural public record. Other items include the Post Office Department parcel post of babies, five deaths from an explosion at Hercules Powder Works in New Jersey, and various political and social notes across the nation.
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Lee Bennett
Okmulgee
Oklo
Post Office
Hercules Powder Works
Kenvil
N. J
Walsh
Montana
Rogers
Mendota
Ill
Anti-Saloon League
New York
Daniel A. Ney
Vernsville
Normal Hall
State Normal School
Framingham
Mass
Edward Murray
Edward Manchester
North Dartmouth
McNichol
Germantown Republican Club
Philadelphia
Philippine Islands
Progressive Party
United States
Hearu Department
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Harry Lucas
James Smith
Colliers
W. Va
Clap
Indiana
Frank V. Millard
Westchester County
N. Y
Tarrytown
Bertha Drury
Spencer County
Hagen
Hamburg
New Jersey
Coxey's Ohio governor bid and other early 20th century items
The scan lists varied items: Coxey runs for Ohio governor. suffragists schedule a May pageant in Washington. Tennessee senator Luke Lea battles mumps. women convicts gain roaming rights in Auburn. Pittsburgh plans women only saloons. Dunwoody inherits $8 million. Mrs Spence injures kneecap tangoing. 1912 mine fatalities rise. SC Senate blocks land ownership for Asians. 12 trichinosis cases in Farrel. campaign candy replaces cigarettes in Chicago. Wells Fargo launches auto service. Milwaukee TB sanatorium destroyed for $50k loss. Irish protests against canal toll repeal. Curtiss plans ocean flight aircraft. two men arrested for counterfeiting. wind-mill imprisonment in Harmony. naturalization delays affect 100,000+. anti impersonation law over telephones. NY trolley conductors extension. 90-year-old Mrs Wager coasts for birthday. SF Federation seeks Aked resignation over Christ birth remarks. ex-Treasurer John J. Kennedy dies by suicide awaiting testimony.
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Coxey
Ohio
Washington
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Auburn
Pittsburgh
William Hood Dunwoody
Minneapolis
Faustina A. Spence
Waltham
Mass
South Carolina
Farrel
State Health Department
Chicago
Wells Fargo Express
Geneva
Aurora
Parcel Post
Milwaukee
Glenn H. Curtiss
New York
Samuel Tate
Charles Reilly
Philadelphia
Edwin Pike
Harmony
Senate
Heine Zimmerman to Succeed Johnny Evers as Cubs Second Baseman
Hank ODay new Cubs manager says Sporting Heine Zimmerman will take over second base responsibilities from Johnny Evers. The piece notes Murphy replaced Evers, and hints at a Cubs sale following a large payment order by the National Baseball Commission. It also mentions Brooklyn’s Federal League entry under Robert Ward and a new Brooklyn club.
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Heine Zimmerman
Johnny Evers
Chicago Cubs
Hank O'Day
Brooklyn
Robert B. Ward
Brooklyn Tip Tops
National Baseball Commission
Murphy
Cubs
Charlie Murphy
International headlines mix of political shifts and technological notes
Foreign premier Asquith refuses wider British Panama Pacific participation. Cuban fund to raise for first Cuban aviator flight Cuba to Colon. French work minister ponders movies in waiting rooms and stations. Dominican customs haul nearly 20.99 million in six years. Brazilian post office uncovers mail robbery system. Antwerp reports world debt at 42.96 billion dollars. German cruiser Bremen sent to Haiti region after unrest. Alphonse Bertillon dies in Paris at 61. Sun Pao-chi named Chinese premier after Hsiung’s resignation. Italian inventor Oliva succeeds in long-range torpedo launches by ultraviolet rays. Swedish king invites Conservatives to form government after Liberal decline.
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Permier Asquith
Cuba
Colon
Insular
Bureau of Universal Statistics
Antwerp
Bremen
Hayti
Alphonse Bertillon
Paris
Hsiung F Hsi-ling
Sun Pao-chi
Guillio Oliva
Sweden
State Treasurer Kennedy dies by his own hand
A suicide ends the life of State Treasurer Kennedy amid graft probe pressure. Friends say Whitman summons and grand jury investigations weighed heavily. Kennedy faced subpoenas and possible exposure over bonding and state funds, with officials noting his nervous, proud disposition and fear of public disgrace.
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Whitman
Grand Jury
Henry P. Burgard
Mr. Kennedy
Baffalone
Ehewhat
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Baltimore
William
New York
John J. Kennedy
Washington
Kennedy
Buffalo
James K. McGuire
Charles F. Murphy, Jr
John Doe
Albany
Glynn
Samuel G. Jeffry
James W. Osborne
George A. Blauvelt
Whitmen
New York Grand Jury
Carmody
Lfe
Canal Board
George W. Batten
People’s Bank
Wendell
Fate of men connected to graft inquiry unfolds
A roundup of figures linked to the John Doe graft probe details indictments and convictions. Cornelius V. Collins Everett Fowler Bart Dunn Arthur A. McLean Thomas Hassett John J. Kennedy are named with actions from 1913 to 1914. Kennedy, Buffalo state treasurer and Democratic leader, killed himself February 15 1914 amid subpoena and audit pressures, prompting Albany to order a full comptroller audit.
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Cornelius V. Collins
Great Meadows
Everett Fowler
Democratic State Committee
Bart Dunn
Tammany
Eighteenth Assembly District
New York City
John P. Fogarty
Dunn
Arthur A. McLean
Thomas Hassett
State Department of Highways
John J. Kennedy
Buffalo
John Doe
State Wide Jersey Items Show Local Initiatives and Ventures
A compilation of New Jersey notices covers church fundraising efforts in Delanco and Haddonfield, a hydroplane developing at Steel's boatyard in Delanco, and several civic actions. It notes real estate activity, school planning talks, railway site scouting in Audubon, a night school for African American residents in Riverside, and a 1913 financial report from Sea Isle City. It also mentions law and public safety matters in Elizabeth and Woodstown, a 17 acre land purchase for a Philadelphia resident near Centreton, bungalow construction costs, a patent furniture polish scandal in Riverside, and ongoing housing project photography in Bridgeton. The Millville and Wildwood school and church communities are active with events and leadership changes.
Lesson on Fear and Confession from Luke Twelve
Feb lesson text emphasizes the period of Jesus public life, the danger of hypocrisy, and the call to courage. It warns against fearing people or death, urges open confession of faith, and notes the Spirit will guide words under pressure. The piece reinforces trust in God and readiness for trials.
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Jesus
Satan
Man
Lord Jesus
Paul
God
Hell
Rom
Christ
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Mackettstown
San Francisco Federation
Aked
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Markeen
McAdoo
Uuu
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Buffalo Hotel
Erie County
Hotel
Osborne
Michael F. Dirnberger, Jr
William H. Kennedy
J. T. Whitwell
Wildwood
Steel
Delanco
The
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Delanco Presbyterian Church
Dixon
Pedricktown Board of Education
Reading Railway Company
Audubon
M. E
Millville
W. S. Ludlow
Tuckahoe River
Haddonfield Baptist Church
Frank Davis
South Jersey Farmers’ Exchange
James Dillon
Ocean City
Central Avenue
Twenty-fifth
Thirty-fourth Streets
John Hopman
Milville
Greg
Board of Education
Robert C. Kelly
Riverside
Sylvan Street
Fawkes
Sea Isle City
Wildwood High School
Dorsey
Westmount Building and Loan Association
Wiliam T. Read
John B. Kates
Woodstown
Patrick Lewis
Thomas Robinson
Robert Pacey
Centreton
Salem County
Bridgeton Commercial League
Gloucester County Schools
Co. C. Headley
Beulah Clement
Thorofare
W. H. Hoffman
Clarksboro
Phillipsburg Light,’ Heat and Power Company
Phillipsburg
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Trenton
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