Many Holidays In 1916 Fall On Saturday
The leap year 1916 begins on a Saturday and has 366 days with multiple holidays and religious observances noted. It lists dates for New Year’s Day McKinley’s birthday Candlemas Valentine’s Day Washington’s birthday St Patrick’s Day Palm Sunday Holy Thursday Good Friday Easter faster Sunday Memorial Day Ascension Whit Corpus Christi Peter Paul Day the Fourth of July Apostles Day Lammas Halloween All Saints All Souls Thanksgiving and Christmas with the year ending on Sunday.
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McKinley
Washington
St. Patrick's
Hallowe'en
Court Orders Opening of Ballot Boxes in Allegany County
In Pittsburgh on September 29 the Common Pleas Court ordered opening of ballot boxes in disputed Allegany county districts in an election fraud case. The move signals a major investigation and is described as a victory for the Oliver faction.
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Pittsburgh
Common Pleas Court
Allegany County
Oliver
Garrett County Fair Opens with Bright Prospects at Oakland
The Garrett fair in Oakland Maryland opened today for a three day run. The main hall floors are filled with displays including an enlarged stock show and an immense vegetable section. Wheat rye oats barley and buckwheat displays are large while cereal crops show high perfection. The women's department is on the third floor. Attractions include aeroplane flights concerts by Oakland and Friendsville bands and a standout poultry exhibit. Parcels post demonstration led by Postmaster C A Deffibaub.
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Oakland
Garrett County
Pbread
Friendsville
Parcels Post
C. A. Deffinbauch
Russia Cuts Rations for Prisoners of War Declared
Berlin dispatch reports the Russian war council decrees new feeding rules for all prisoners of war. Rations set bread and grain portions and limited meat, with monthly small-necessities funding abolished and savings redirected to the treasury.
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Berlin
Russian War Council
Czar
Minister of the Interior
Loan negotiations lift war stock speculation to new records
New York reports that war stock speculation surged as allies complete loan talks. Bonds will be offered at 98 yielding about 5.5 percent to investors, with a nationwide syndicate led by J. P. Morgan and major American financial houses subscribing. Denominations include 60 and installments allowed for subscribers.
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New York
Ranke
Syndic
J. P. Morgan & d
Lane says British cabinet seats in Congress impractical
Secretary Franklin K. Lane argues the British idea of cabinet officers holding seats in Congress is neither practical nor advisable in the United States. He notes cabinet work is administrative, with Congress addressed through annual reports and committee appearances, not floor speeches. Lane says Congressmen would likely resist blurring lines between administration and legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Franklin K. Lane
Interior Department
United Press
Lane
America
England
West Virginia Daughters of the Confederacy Convene in Clarksburg
The eighteenth State convention opens at the Masonic Temple with an invocation by Rev W C Taylor and music after centering on Stonewall Jackson heritage. Attendees include Rose Shaver Stone, P H Murray, Judge James W Robinson, and Miss Jennie Price with Miss Kinnie E Smith delivering the response. A garden party at Dr David Davidson's birthplace site and evening events highlight the program. The group plans a monument to Stonewall Jackson and a celebratory banquet at Hotel Waldo to close the meeting.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
the Daughters of the Confederacy of West Virginia
Masonic Temple
W. C. Taylor
Rose Shaver Stone
Stonewall Jackson Chapter
P. H. Murray
Confederate Veterans
James W. Robinson
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Jennie Price
Lewisburg
Kinnie E. Smith
David Davidson
Stonewall Jackson
Waldo
Women Voters Help Rolph Win San Francisco Primary
In San Francisco on September 29 women voting for the first time in the mayoral race backed James Rolph, delivering overwhelming support at the primary and ensuring his re election.
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San Francisco
James Rolph
The Only Girl at Maryland Theatre Saturday
The Only Girl starring a famed singer and dancer comes to the Maryland Theatre on Saturday October 2 with matinee and evening shows. A melodious story of love and romance from Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom, produced by Joe Weber at New York’s Lyric Theatre. The chorus features distinct beauty types and promises a refined, entertaining performance with music and light comedy.
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Maryland Theater
Victor Herbert
Henry Blossom
Joe Weber
Lyric Theater
New York
Convocation Opens in Elkins With Church Leaders
Elkins West Virginia September 29 Northwestern convocation of the diocese of West Virginia Protestant Episcopal Church opens at Grace Church with Bishop Gravatt and Rev Charles Baird Mitchell as celebrants. An afternoon luncheon follows at the donated Methodist church.
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Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia
Protestant Episcopal Church
Grace Church
W. L. Gravatt
Charles Baird Mitchell
Clarksburg
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ambrose H. Beavin
Fairmont
Harry B. Lee
Jacob Brittingham
Wheeling
R. Cary Montague
Williamson charter upheld by West Virginia Court of Appeals
Charleston audience reports the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed the Williamson charter as constitutional. The governor's appointees take over from locally elected commissioners as the new structure begins.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court of Appeals
Clarksburg Chinaman Plans Costly Wedding
Hop Lee a Clarksburg Chinese laundryman begins preparations for his marriage to Gear Gee Stinn of Chicago. The elaborate ceremony is set to last three and three nights with a large orchestra and attendees from West Virginia and other states expected.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Hop Lee
Gear Gee Stinn
Chicago
West Virginia
Rags at Liberty Theatre Stages Mary Pickford Triumph
Mary Pickford stars in Rags at the Liberty Theatre, a Famous Players photoplay on the Paramount Program. Edith Barnard Delano wrote the story of a girl rising from poverty to marry the man she loves, with Pickford delivering powerful performances amid melodrama and tenderness. The production showcases Pickford’s range from charming youth to dramatic leading actress.
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Mary Pickford
Edith Barnard Delano
Miss Pickford
Mary
Serbian Frontier Under Massive Austro Germ An Advance
Athens dispatch reports three hundred thousand Austro German troops have begun a large advance against the Serbian frontier. Serbian leaders express supreme confidence that the enemy will be repulsed.
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Athens
Nish
Trenches Recaptured by Germans North of Loos
Berlin reports German troops have recaptured several British trench rows north of Loos. A string of repulses is noted across the front as Allies struggle to eject the enemy from 100 meters of trench northwest of Souchez. British and French forces also land near Salonika to aid Serbia against the anticipated German offensive. A Mohammedan engineer aboard an English transport sank the ship and died.
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Berlin
Loos
Souchez
Salonika
Constantinople
No Trace of Miners In Foster Tunnel Perseveres Hope In Tamaqua
Tamaqua Pa September 29 no trace of the nine men entombed in the Foster tunnel of the Lehigh mine had been found by noon today. There remains hope that the men will be rescued.
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Tamaqua
Foster
Lehigh Mine
Tanlac Man Quarles to Visit City and Promote Cure
A.M. Abel secretaries to Quarles the Tanlac Man arrives at the Windsor Hotel and evaluates Cumberland for Tanlac adoption. Abel describes Quarles as highly knowledgeable and philanthropic, claiming Tanlac cures stomach and related ailments and could extend youth and vitality under careful supervision by Jos. Trimbach.
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Quarles
A.M. Abel
A.M. Quarles
Mr. Abel
Cupeelac
Jos. Trimbach
Tanlac
Abel
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