A Daily History Review From Century Old Notes
One hundred years ago in 1815 the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture offered premiums for large quantities of woad and madder. Seventy-five years ago in 1840 Louis Napoleon was sentenced to life imprisonment at the fortress of Ma n for inciting insurrection near Boulogne. Fifty years ago in 1865 railroad links were reestablished between Washington and points in Georgia and Tennessee via Lynchburg and Knoxville. Twenty-five years ago in 1890 the McKinley Tariff act took effect and the Mormon Church renounced polygamy at a Salt Lake City conference.
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Louis Napoleon
Fortress of Main
Boulogne
Washington
Pointe
Georwin
Alabama
Tennessee
Lynchburg
Knoxville
Salt Lake City
Truant Officer Saves 102 Year Old Fire Victim
John Kosker risked his life entering the Nan ticoke home of Mrs. Alice Swarts to rescue Mary Zelinski age 102 who lay in bed as flames spread to the second floor. The woman was carried to the street but inhaled smoke and suffered shock. the building was totally destroyed.
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Mary Zelinski
Pastern Star Opens West Virginia Grand Chapter Session
Morgantown West Virginia October 6 the twelfth annual session of the Grand Chapter of West Virginia Order of the Eastern Star opened in the Armory. Most work was in the exemplification of ritual with committee reports and installation of new chapter officers. Morgantown Chapter 35 hosts a grand officers reception and banquet with Terrence D Stewart toastmaster. A Berkeley Springs chapter was recently instituted. Elections and installations occur tomorrow and the final musicale closes the session.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Grand Chapter
West Virginia
Order of the Eastern Star
Terrence D. Stewart
Berkeley Springs
Mary ©. Powell
Mattie Workman
Opera Star Edna Munsey Praises Simple Living
Washington, October 6 Special. Opera singer Edna Munsey, star of The Only Girl, says simple living and hard work are the price of success. She notes midnight suppers ruin nerves and looks and says the lives of earnest performers are often more rigorous than public appearances suggest. The opening night drew a notable audience including President Wilson and cabinet members.
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Washington
Edna Munsey
Victor Herbert
Capital
Lines Worth Remembering by Edmund Burke
A compact quotation emphasizes prudence as the source of safety. It attributes the insight to Edmund Burke and frames early caution as essential for protection.
War Highlights One Year Ago on October Sixth 1914
Russians forced a German retreat in East Prussia near Wierstable Lyck. The Red Cross relief steamer reached Rotterdam. Britain banned raw wool exports. Japan occupied Yap island in the Carolines. The British steamer Ardmount was mined and sunk in the North Sea.
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Wierstable-Lyck
East Prussia
Rotterdam
Great Britain
England
Yap Island
German Carolines
Ardmount
North Sea
The Secret Orchard at Liberty Theatre
Blanche Sweet stars in The Secret Orchard a photoplay based on Channing Pollock play and Agnes Egerton Castle novel produced by the Lasky Company at the Liberty Theatre Heredity is a central theme shown from birth throughYA life in contrast to the heroine’s sweetness and charm, with pre natal taint shaping events.
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Blanche Sweet
Channing Pollock
Agnes
Egerton Castle
Lasky
Liberty Theatre
America
Crooked Path and On The Wrong Track at Grande Theatre
The Grande Theatre announces a three reel Kalem feature The Crooked Path and a one reel Kesany On The Wrong Track on tomorrow’s bill. Neal of The Navy chapter two drew over a thousand viewers with wide applause and growing fan interest. The third episode will be shown next Tuesday.
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Grande Tomorrow
Neal
the Navy
Grande Theatre
The
Navy
Grande
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Ciety
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Commonwealth
Prom
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Alice Swarts
Nan
Ticoke
John Kosker
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Pastern Star
Fdna Munsey
Edmund Burke
Liberty
Agnes & Egerton Castle
Tom
Camden
N. J
W. F. Frederick Piano Co
Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Md
Aeolian Company
Aeolian Vocalion
New York
London
Paris
Berlin
Hank
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