Horses Immunized For U S Hospitals at Princeton
A Rockefeller Institute report credits 46 immunized horses from Princeton New Jersey with supplying serums for meningitis pneumonia and dysentery aiding U S Government hospitals. Output rose from 3000 doses in 1917 to 26000 in 1918 and total bottles sent reached 2035 to multiple military civilian and international recipients.
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New York
United States
Princeton
New Jersey
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Simon Flexner
Army and
Naval Medical Schools
Washington
United States Army
American Expeditionary Force
Hysgenic Laboratory
United States Public Health Service
Royal Naval College
London
Carel and Dakin
Navy
Red Cross
Rockefeller Institute
Churches Invited to Open Doors Amid Coal Shortage
Philadelphia December 5 The Board of Home Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church adopted a resolution urging churches nationwide to warmly welcome all exposed to winter cold during the coal famine to seek warmth in church buildings as long as coal lasts. The measure was sent to pastors in affected regions amid worries churches may close.
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Philadelphia
Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Churches
Tobacco revenue surge noted in Roper report
Washington December 5 Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper says the tobacco industry has become a major federal revenue source. He cites estimated annual yield near 6 billion dollars and that receipts from tobacco alone reached 206 million last fiscal year, up 48.8 million from the year before.
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Roper
Washington
Internal Revenue Commission
Treasury
Bureau
Peace resolution seeks early action to end war with Germany
A Tinkham introduced joint resolution in Congress declares the war with Germany is at an end and asks early consideration by the Foreign Affairs Committee. House leaders showed no action plans. In a separate item, 23 people in Cambridge Springs were fined $25 for selling near beer with over 0.5 percent alcohol.
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Washington
Germany
Tinkham
Republican
Massachusetts
Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Congress
United States
House and Representatives of
Oil City
Cambridge Springs
Cummins Charges Misrepresentation of His Railroad Bill
Senator Cummins, head of the Interstate Commerce Committee, defended his railroad bill after three days of explanation. He said opponents misrepresented the anti-strike provision and denied plans to hinder workers. He asserted labor groups are not opposed, urging industrial peace in America. President Wilson backed the legislation in his congressional message.
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Washington
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
America
Wilson
Congress
Mexican Consul in El Paso Denies Villa Capture
Andres Garcia Mexican Consul general in El Paso received a telegram from Chihuahua City military headquarters stating the reported capture of Francisco Villa near Parral was not true.
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el Paso
Villa
Texas
Andres Garcia
Mexico
Chihuahua City
Francisco Villa T
Parral
Americans Told to Withdraw from Mexico Amid Danger
El Paso reports American employers ordered to prepare for immediate withdrawal from Mexico with many avoiding publication of plans. Firms fear danger if diplomatic relations break and expect a mass exodus of Americans to the United States if Congress severs ties.
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el Paso
Tex
Dee, Ly
Mexico
Nemeg
Taft
United States
Argentine Watching the Mediation Question in US Mexico Rift
Buenos Aires reports that Argentina closely follows the US Mexico tensions and informs its Washington and Mexico City envoys. Diplomatic circles doubt a viable A B C powers mediation and question a joint action, given the unratified Niagara Falls accord dating from 1914.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
United States
Mexico
Foreign Office
Washington
Mexico City
Simple Funeral for Henry Frick in Pittsburgh
Simple funeral services were held in Pittsburgh for Henry C. Frick financier who died at his New York home Tuesday. The Rev Dr Edwin J Van Etten conducted the prayer book service and burial in the Homewood Cemetery family plot was private.
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Henry Frick
Pittsburgh
Henry C. Frick
New York
Edwin J. van Etten
Calvary Church
Homewood Cemetery
Conquering the Potato Wart
Washington reports a conference of West Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland officials with the Federal Horticultural Board notes only slight spread of potato wart and says immune varieties plus soil disinfection may nearly erase losses. State authorities will assist gardeners in buying immune seed and may disinfect limited plots. cost runs about $1000 per acre until better methods emerge.
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Washington
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Federal Horticultural Board
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Europe
Philadelphia Council Passes Daylight Saving Bill
Philadelphia today reports both branches of City Council approved a daylight saving measure similar to recent actions in New York City and several Connecticut towns. The move aligns local time policy with neighboring urban areas as the season approaches.
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Philadelphia
New York City
Connecticut
Little Vormality Charm Appears in Hiring Advice
A fragment shows a mock instruction about caregiving experience. The snippet suggests evaluating a child caretaker with ten years of experience and a casual remark about whether the children will be suitable. The source reflects a magazine style quote.
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Browning Magazine
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Virginia
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