News of a Week Condensed From Home and Abroad
A roundup of notable people and events includes Mrs. Florence Mastick returning jewelry to a feeman after a theft by mistake, Joseph Van Buren's death aboard the Prinz Friedrich, August Hermann elected grand exalted ruler of the Kiks, and multiple biographical notes on public figures. Also reported are legal actions, aviation deaths, a New York trust company shortfall, and international affairs with Franklin Roosevelt-era tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Mastick
New York
Joseph Sheffield van Buren
Prinz Friel Friedrich
Naples
Egypt
van Buren
Hongkong
August
Garry
Hermann
Cincinnati
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Kiks
Grand Lodge
Detroit
Philander C. Knox, Jr
Philadelphia
Helen Kelly Gould
Ralph Thomas
Washington Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
John E. Borne
The
Trust Company of America
Colonial Trust Company
Garden City
L. l
Black Hand kill, teenage daughter avenges father in New Orleans
Joseph Manzella, a New Orleans saloon and grocery proprietor, was killed by the Black Hand Society. His 17 year old daughter shot the assassin as he tried to flee. Roosevelt calls for ending prize fighting in editorial for Outing Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Manzella
New Orleans
Black Hand Society
Theodore Roosevelt
Outing Magazine
Landis
United States
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
National Packing Company
Kisilarwat
Asiatic Russia
American Chemical Society
San Francisco
C. de Witt Sharp
Eunice G. Whittaker
Schenectady
N. Y
Kansas City
Order of Elks
Detroit
Grand Lodge
Glenn Curtiss
Atlantic City
Massive Early Morning Fire Ravages Ten Acres in Portland
A large fire in west central Portland caused about 300000 dollars in damage and injured several people. The blaze destroyed two hives and dimmed 150 horses at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club area, starting in the Oregon Crush sales room. Fatalities include F. R. Price, foreman at United Carriage stables, and a man named Prada. several stable workers are reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Oregon Crush Company
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
F. R. Price
United Carnage Company
Prada
Girl Avenges a Murder in New Orleans Shootout
In New Orleans Joseph Manzella, proprietor of a saloon and grocery, was killed by a Blackhand Society assailant. His seventeen year old daughter Josephine Manzella chased the killer into the street and fatally shot him as he attempted to recape. The killer was identified as Giuseppe Spennagzio, a recent Sicilian immigrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Joseph Manzella
St. Philis
Decatur
Mimzella
Blackhand Society
Uilian
Manzella
Josephine Manzella
Giuseppe Spennagzio
Sicily
Fiend Sets Fire to Dogs in Petersburg Ind
Thomas King an elderly soldier set fire to three dogs after they kept him awake at night. He sprinkled kerosene on their backs and watched as they ran through the streets aflame. A dog seeking a child’s protection nearly burned a girl. King was fined $25 and jailed ten days. He faces three other charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Thomas King
King
Bretz
Twain Heir Plans Major Gift to Redding Library
Mrs. Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch, daughter of Samuel L. Clemens, will donate nearly 2,500 volumes from her father’s library to the Mark Twain Free Library in Redding Connecticut. The gift accompanies a $6,000 check Clemens drew for the library before his death, to fund a new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding, Conn
Clara Clemens-Gabrilowitsch
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Mark Twain Free Library
Stromfield
Fatal boxing bout claims New York bellboy
In Mineola an amateur bout ended when L.1 Hugh Brant known as Kid Burns collapsed in the fourth round and died before aid could reach him. His opponent Tommy Walsh age twenty one of Tuckahoe was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mineola
Hugh Brant
Kid Burns
Garden City
Brant
Tommy Walsh
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Insane Woman Leaps Under Train at Richmond Station
Mrs. Mary Saunders, confined at Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, leaped in front of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Richmond and was killed instantly. The act followed the death of her husband a year earlier at Anderson Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Eastern Indiana Hospital For
Mary Saunders
Making the Bread Recipe and Instructions
The article outlines selecting yellowish white flour and strong pure yeast for quick-raising bread. It describes mixing, scalded milk or boiled water methods, and a bread dough formula with fats sugar and salt. It covers kneading times rising temperatures and baking tips for loaves and biscuits.
Anchovy Sauce Preparation Steps
Wash eight anchovies and remove bones to form a pulp. Mix with two egg yolks, then slowly blend in two tablespoons olive oil and two tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice. Add white pepper and minced parsley and serve cold.
Lincoln Cake Recipe and Instructions
Recipe lists ingredients including butter sugar flour milk eggs currants raisins citron almonds spices and nutmeg. Directions say cream butter, beat eggs, fold in milk flour and soda with spices and fruit, bake in two pans in a moderate oven and judge time by taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Orange and Mint Salad for Hot Weather
Peel sweet oranges and cut into sections. arrange on crisp lettuce leaves. Pour French dressing over the salad and sprinkle with freshly gathered mint. The result is pretty and refreshing in hot weather.
Ham Hash Frying Guide with Eggs Garnish
A recipe note explains mixing equal parts cold boiled potatoes finely chopped ham and fine bread crumbs. Shape and fry about ten minutes. Garnish with slices of hard boiled eggs for serving.
Young Uniformity Bill Hit By Educators
Educators from Ohio numbering about 2000 gathered at the Ohio State Teachers Association annual meeting in Cedar Point. They rejected a speech on equal suffrage and unanimously opposed state wide text book uniformity, protesting any move to standardize school books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point
Ohio
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Senate
Judge-Madam Exchange Over Oath Probed by Witness
In a courtroom scene the Judge questions the oath while the Witness quips that she has been married for over twenty years, underscoring a defiant exchange about credibility and memory.
Allen's Foot Tabs Advertised For Foot Baths
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Tabs and Foot-Ease powder to relieve foot goreness smarting and odors. It claims instant relief from weariness and nervousness of inflamed feet and night discomfort with home use and mail options. It also includes a humorous gag about boiled distilled water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Ahen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Poem Critic Calls Magazine Poetry A Failed Venture
In a pointed critique the writer ridicules a new magazine's poem titled Pome modeled after Kipling. He laments the repetitive poetry market and humorously plans to study the psychology of the ax rather than write poetry for magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Woodshed
Foxy Hiram and the Ant in the Sugar Jar
Mrs Ryetop and her husband discuss Hiram Skinflint who plans a trick at Jed Weatherby’s store. He will supposedly drop an ant into a bag of sugar and claim it justifies a half price sale. The dialogue reveals a wry caricature of the shrewd yet boastful trader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram
Mrs. Ryetop
Mandy
Jed Weatherby
Jed
Hiram Stinflint
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ballington Booth
Commander Booth
Volunteers of America
West
Ralph Hill Thomas
Frank Gould
New York City
Unified States Circuit Court
James A. Patten
Wiliam P. Brown
F. R. Haynes
S. T. Harmon
C. A. Kittle
BE. G. Scales
Morris Rothschild
R. M. Thompson
Republican Party
Somerville
N. J
Oscar Erbsloeh
America
Erbsloeh
Cologne
Cherntiiny
Rock Island
Fraternal Tribunes
Gest
Yeggdon
Charlie Adams
Fidelity Trust Company
Trust Company
England
Charles Stewart Rolls
Dover
France
Cathryn Rush
Elmer Cooper
Cooper
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River
Turkey Island
St. Louis
Gackwar
Baroda
New Rochelle
John M. Daizell
Allegheny County
St. Anne
Nanaimo
Emperor William
Madriz
Nicaragua
C. W. Chapman
C. W. Sexton
G. H. Proctor
New York Grand Jury
Carnegie Trust Company
General News
Dwoagtrous Blaze
Oregon
Twain
Ohio ‘Teachers’ Association
Walter
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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