Meeting of Stewards Sets Lake Erie Circuit Dates
The annual meeting at Pittsburgh drew many track managers and horse owners as the Lake Erie Circuit schedules its mid season dates. A schedule committee proposed a circuit map, with objections over Coshocton opening and early meetings. Officers Wake Morgaridge Frank Moore and J P Austin were elected and a time allowance rule for horses was adopted.
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Coshocton
Rockport Park
Cranwood Park
Conneaut Lake
Warren
Bradford
Corry
Belle Vernon
North Randall
Parkersburg
W. Va
Fairmont
Washington
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Canton
Dawson
Arkon
Cumberland
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
George Dietrich
Youngstown, O
Jackson
Wake Morgaridge
Frank Moore
J. P
Austin
John Scott
Opening of Panama-Pacific Exposition Nears Four Days
San Francisco readers report four days remain before the Panama-Pacific exposition opens. Carloads of exhibits arrive daily and are installed by a vast work force. Finishing touches on interiors and grounds continue as crews clear debris and complete state and foreign buildings. Merchants and bay area manufacturers agree to observe opening day as a public holiday.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bay Cities
Peace Tablet Unveiled at Jefferson Memorial
In St. Louis on February 16 a bronze allegorical tablet marking 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain was unveiled. The National Society of Daughters of 1812 erected the tablet and Mrs. William Gerry Slade of New York, national president, unveiled it at the Jefferson Memorial.
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St. Louis
United States
Great Britain
Jefferson Memorial
National Society of Daughters of 1812
William Gerry Slade
New York
Ontario Legislature Opens Amid War Time Ceremonies
The Ontario legislature opened this afternoon with Lieutenant Governor John S. Hendrie in attendance and a large military staff. The session will address issues arising from Canada's involvement in the European war.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
John S. Hendrie
Canada
Roosevelt hunt book praised as masterwork of Africa
The piece lauds Theodore Roosevelt’s African Game Trails as a top nature and hunting classic with authentic on site observations. It notes a special edition bound in library cloth, over 600 pages, many color plates, and exclusive photographs. Coupons offer the $4 book on a paper gift plan.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Limitations and Dangers of Self Prescribing
A historical note summarizes a February 12 1915 Public Health Reports article on self medication. It warns against unsupervised drug use and stresses knowing drug contents and bodily effects. The piece argues medicines should be chosen without harming others and highlights risks from unproven remedies and improper administration.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Public Health Reports
Frances Starr Wears Pompadour Lace Mantle
The actress Frances Starr is pictured wearing a lace mantle once owned by Mme Pompadour. The mantle, admired for its beauty, is among Miss Starrs most valued possessions.
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Frances Starr
Mme. Pompadour
Louis XIV
France
Miss Starr
Beall High Basketball Beats Randolph-Macon on Road
Beall High defeated Randolph-Macon Academy 36 to 29 at Front Royal after a 12 to 33 loss at Winchester. Randolph-Macon had not lost on their floor in four years, previously beating Shenandoah Military Academy and Staunton Military.
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Beall
Winchester
Front Royal
Shenandoah Military Academy
Randolph-Macon Academy
Beall High
Randolph-Macon
Staunton Military Academy
Eastern H. 8S
Washington, D. C
Life of Henry Watterson A Statesman Of Democratic Press
The article traces Henry Watterson a critic writer and editor at States and Dramatic Review in Washington who opposed Lincoln at the start of the Civil War. It follows his move to Tennessee Louisville and the Courier Journal ascent becoming editor in chief and a key Democratic figure shaping national and party conventions from 1872 to 1888.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville
Col. Watterson
South
Washington, D. C
Watterson
Congress
Washington Union
Democratic Party
States
Dramatic Review
Washington
Lincoln
Tennessee
Nashville
Horace Greeley
Tilden
Kentucky
St. Louis
Phenomenal Record Drives Piano Stock Clearance
A major store triggers a stock taking sale ahead of April first with massive inventory of pianos and players including Knabe Chickering Hardman Haines Foster Angelus Autotone and more. Flexible terms available and prices dramatically cut with examples such as instruments from 85 to 164 dollars and pianos typically 250 to 350 dollars now 125 to 250. Readers can call or write for full descriptive literature and offers.
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Knabe, Chickering
Hardman
Haines Bros
Ludwig
Kimball
Price & Teeple
Foster
Angelus Autotone
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Lazarus
Baltimore
Western Horseman
NEW Hunt
Harbaugh
Baltimore Street
DR. Thomas
Room
Walsh
Cumberland, Maryland
W. F. Frederick Piane Co
Baltimore St
Mike
Gorman & Athans
N. Mechanic St
the Cumberland Dairy Lunch
Pee J. G. Zilch
DYE Works
S. E. Kline
J. E. Harrison
Comberend Aga
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