Flying Column Hero Speaks of Russia's Red Cross Flyers
Andrew Kolpachnikoff, head of Russia's Red Cross flying column, describes frontline work where volunteers march to battle, carry wounded, and wear Red Cross insignia. He recalls gas shells, Siberian Corps actions, and praise from General Pleshkoff as he tours the United States seeking motor ambulances and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Andrew Kolpachnikoff
John Burgess Camac
Philadelphia
Washington
Red Cross
Kolpachnikoff
Order of St. George
Penza
Empire
Alexander II
Nathalia Narischkine
Peter the Great
Cleptoff
Caucasus
Boroding
Asix
Tolstoy
Moscow
Warsaw
Lodz
Pleshkoff
Thomas M. Cassiday
Villa
Mexico
Ironsides
Andre Tvanoviteh
M. Pleshkoff
Siberian
Kolpachnikofft
Tehervonaia
Niva
Tschidlovskaia
Tenth Army
Dortor
of the Stars and Stripes
Stanley Washburn
Walter C. Whiffen
Whiffen
Russia
Untitled Note on Camac Family Ties and Career
A fragment describes the Camac lineage through a sister married to John Burgess Camac and an Andrew Kolpachnikoff via imperial decree. It notes studies at the Sorbonne, a doctorate in international law, and service in Washington as a third secretary of embassy before returning to Petrograd in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther
John Burgess Camac
Paris
Camac
Mic
Andrew Kolpachnikoff
Sorbonne
Russia
Washington
Petrograd
The
Fleeced Pilot Becomes Wary After Chicago Scam
Marry Poole, a Chicago lake pilot living at Morrison hotel, was duped out of $50 by a gypsy fortune teller. Mary Stanko, twenty, was arrested on Poole’s complaint as police urged him to sign the arrest blank. Poole hesitated but finally signed after Brady filled the form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry Poole
Poole
Morrison Hotel
Chicago
Mary Stanko
Patrick Brady
Brady
Woman Builds Cement Tomb for 5 Children in Newark
Mrs. Philomena Tonnelli of Newark labors at odd jobs to finance and construct a cement tomb for her five deceased children at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The tomb measures 15 by seven feet with 15 inch thick walls as she completes the project after years of sorrow.
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Newark
N. T
Philomena ‘Tonnelli
Mushroom Mine Cultivates Fledgling Morgantown Growers
In Morgantown West Virginia Theodore Inbach of the state agricultural station opened a mushroom mine beneath a deserted coal seam near Pittsburgh coal field. He secured permission from landowners and proved the underground soil conditions support rapid edible fungus growth. The venture yields large weekly shipments to city markets.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Theodore ¥. Inbach
State Agricultural Experimenting Station
Will Probe High Cost of Produce Through Indiana Senate
Indiana senators move to form a five member committee to thoroughly investigate the cost of living, including production and distribution of food and fuel, middlemen profits, and possible secret combinations. The panel would summon witnesses under oath, demand records, and report this session to prompt needed legislation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Senate
Negley
Ave
Bush
James
A. Gemmill
Grant
Nedis
McCona Ha
White
Mercer
Robinson
Smith
McKinley
McConaha
Metzger
Kinder
Beardsley
Lanz
Wolfson
Dobyns
Monument
McCray
Porter
Hudgins
Spain
Nedji
Reser
Gemmill
Green
Lunz
State Library
State Happenings and Local Incidents Reported
Jeffersonville ferry dock sunk by ice and torn from moorings by high water carried over the falls. Rockport dog killed after biting many animals. examination shows rabies. Residents vigilantly monitor livestock in the area.
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Jeffersonville
Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Company
Rockport
Grandview
Print Fewer Copies of Acts of 1917 Legislature
State printing board to reduce copies to 22 000 costing more due to paper prices. Prior 1915 acts printed exceeded 26 000 with about 19 000 distributed across 92 Indiana counties. Remaining copies offered at 50 cents per volume. No changes to county distribution. Also notes incorporations and business changes in Vigo and Elkhart areas.
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Adams County
Allen
Bartholomew
Enton
Blackford
Brown
Carrolley Cass
Clark
Delaware
Ud Thubols
Sit
Elkhart Sbe
Fayette
Floyd
Pt Fountai
Franklin
Fulton
Gibson
Grant Tia
Greene
Ani
Hamilto
Hancork
Harrison
Po Mu Hendricks
Enry Fe
Howard
Jackson
Jasper
Jeffers
Jennings
U Johnson
Knox A
Roscius
Lagrange
Lake
Laporte
Lawrence
Madison
Alf
Marian Ato Avo
Marshall
Martin
Miami
Monroe
Morgan
Newton An
Noble
Ohio Tei
Owen
Parke
Perry
Pike
Porter
Posey
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Bay
Ripley Cutee BU
Rush Wee
Scott . Tee
Au Shelby
Spencer
Starke
Steuben
I Ou
St. Joseph
BES Ans
Bullivan Eeeee
Witzerlannd
Tippecanoe
Tipton
Tipton : Ath
Union Aeeee
Vanderburg CH
Vermillion
Vigo Sewer
Wabash
Warren
Warrick Snt
Washington
Wayne
Wells
White Ltd
Whitley
State Printing Board
Edward Jackson
Otto Kilauss
Phil Zoereher
Supreme Court
Statehouse
Wulisteibured
Indana
General Assembly
Kidney Remedy Proves Helpful Says Lakewood Man
A Lakewood Ohio resident testifies that after trying many remedies for kidney trouble Dr Kilmer Swamp Root restored health. The letter dated October 18 1915 accompanies a notary public oath and an offer to send a sample bottle for ten cents with a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Regular bottles are sold at drug stores.
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B. J. Fenstermaker
Roycroft Ave
Lakewood
Ohio
WM. J. Klotzbach
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Adv
Neapolitan street singing inspires a shower of crockery
A National Geographic Magazine note describes how street singing of Neapolitan songs attracts a shower of pennies and, after a week, leads listeners to toss more crockery as the tunes drift beneath windows.
Cuticura Complexions and Cold Cup Explained
Cuticura soaps and ointment are advertised for daily use to improve complexions soothe scalps and soften hands with free samples offered by mail. A separate note explains how an ice cream cup cools surrounding air causing water vapor to condense and melt the ice cream due to heat transfer.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Actress Reveals Gray Hair Remedy Recipe
A famous actress shares a home remedy for gray hair using a mix of Bay Rum water glycerine and Barbo Compound with directions from the box. It claims to darken gray streaks soften hair and not color the scalp or rub off. The note includes a humorous Browning quote about fashion worries.
Castoria Promotion Cites Music Preference and Remedies
An advertisement urges careful use of Castoria the infant remedy and links music with natural instincts for listening. It promotes Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for pimples boils carbuncles to dry up and disappear in tablet or liquid form.
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Doctor Pierce
Fragments of a Gossiping Tale and Odd Advertisements
A jumble of dialog lines and stray phrases from a newspaper page includes a cynical aside about ancient marriages, a reference to Dr. Peery's Dead Shot worm expeller, a taunt about a widow, a joke about Jinks the drinker, and a brief note about a scoop and a cola invention from Mobile Alabama.
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Young Hero
Alexander Brailovsky
New York World
Angela de Accouta Sewel
Africa
W. E H. Sewell
Paul Rainey
Mr. Sewell
Senator Negley
Assembly
Genite Committee On
Pinkney
S. Armstrong
Owensville
Andrew H. Benardsley
Elkhart
Oltunig Bird
Robert Bracken
Irankfort
Walter 3. Chambers
Newcastle
D. Frank Culbertson
Vincennes
Lem P. Dobyns
Greensburg
Thomas Dorrell
Greenwood
Edward FP
Hisner
Seymour
Charles. A. Erskine
Evansville
Jamnes It
Fleming
Portland
Willard Gemmill
Marlon
Thomas Grant
Lowell
William Green
Albion
Charles A. Hag
Terre Haute
George L. Laney
Rockville
Charles W. Lanz
Bedford
Walter McConaha
Richmond
Arthur D. McKinley
Muncie
Marion H. Maston
South Whitley
W. 3. Mercer
Peru
Edward F. Mezger
Logansport
Oscar B. Smith
Knox
Gabriel R. Summers
South Bend
Michael ©. Thornton
New Albany
Glenn van Auken
Auburn
William M. White
Crafordsville
English, McCray
Trobinson
Spaan
Marion County
George ©. Bryant
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
State Bureau of Statistics
Vigo County Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
L. J. Cox
A. Herz
H. T. Schloss
Fairfield Loan Company
Tippecanoe County
Elkhart Motor Supply Company
Dikhart
Doutcher
Browning
Mothera
Fletcher
Boston Evening Transcript
Susane
Laxane de Oold
Dr. Peery
Meyer
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