Secretary Wilson predicts vast work amid wheat crop boom
Secretary of Labor Wilson told Washington that more than 80,000 workers are needed to harvest the coming bumper wheat crop. Missouri asks for 30,000 men and railroads may arrange special excursions to the wheat belt. Western farmers pay 2 to 2.5 dollars a day plus board. revival of iron mining and textile activity underpins the demand for labor.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wilson
Department of Labor
Missouri
Coronation Chair Bomb Attempt in Westminster Abbey
An evening blast aimed at the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey failed to cause major damage. Militants suspected by authorities, likely suffragettes, are blamed for the explosion that damaged the chair but not the historic Stone of Destiny.
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London
England
Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor
Edward I
Asquith to Introduce Amending Irish Home Rule Bill
London report notes Premier Asquith will present in the house of commons an amending measure to Ireland home rule before further Lords progress. Unionists claim victory, expecting the Lords to freely modify the bill, likely excluding Ulster and safeguarding Protestant minority rights in remaining Ireland.
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London
England
Asquith
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lords
Ulster
Ireland
Girl Saves Social Expert in East Side Robbery
New York reports William Patterson secretary of Philadelphia social service commission was attacked by two footpads on the lower East Side. A girl witnessed the abduction, struck one robber with a billy during a confrontation with a policeman, and Patterson was hospitalized after the incident.
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New York
William Patterson
Social Service Commission of
Philadelphia
Lower East Side
Patterson
Billy
Secret indictments in clairvoyant swindling case
Three secret indictments were returned after witnesses testified in a clairvoyant swindling operation. One victim, Mrs. Eeles of Long Beach California, lost $30,000 in the scam.
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Angeles
Eeles
Long Beach
Cal
Oxen Cause Parade Fracas in Arkansas Travelers Event
Unruly oxen disrupted the dress parade of the Arkansas Travelers in Live Rock and wrecked a replica of the original Arkansas Traveler cabin, an elaborate float in the celebration.
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Live Rock
Ark
Arkansas Travelers
Women Chase "Sassy" Peddler in Chicago
Twenty state women pursued a peddler who insulted a housewife, chasing him for blocks until two policemen intervened and hurried him to a station to prevent a mob.
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Chicago
Mediation conference approves provisional Mexican government plan
South American mediators sign a peace plan in Niagara Falls Ontario mandating a provisional Mexican government to replace Huerta rule. A prepared candidate list will be reviewed by Huerta for approval before any nomination is adopted, with names to be transmitted to Huerta for sanction.
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Niagara Falls
Ontario
Washington
Mexico
Huerta
Mexico City
Gale Claims Hundreds On Gaspe Coast Fishing Boats Lost
Reports from St John New Brunswick recount a devastating gale over the Bay of Chaleur affecting the Gaspe coast of Quebec. Estimates place 100 to 125 fishermen dead over two days as 250 boats were torn from anchors and wrecked along the shore. Losses to boats and buildings exceed 500000 dollars. The Steamship Gaspe suffered heavy damage and must be docked.
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Gaspe Harbor
Gaspe
Gaspe Line
Brass Band Circulates Crowd Away From Jail Riot
In Pittsburgh a 2000 strong crowd of Westinghouse strikers gathered near East Pittsburgh jail aiming to seize a policeman. Strike leaders with a brass band diverted the mob toward Turtle Creek. A special officer arrested one man and struck another with a mace as the crowd pressed the wagon into the Westinghouse plant.
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Pittsburg
Westinghouse
East Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
Westinghouse Company
Sleep Talker Extradition After Austrian Murder Confession
Columbus reports Paul Gottschling, jailed for burglary in Lorain County, is bound for New York after Gov. Cox pardoned him on grounds tied to a sleep-told murder confession from Austria. The warden and cellmate noted his sleep talk, prompting a formal confession and release.
Richest St Louisan James Campbell Dies at 66
Greenwich Conn. James Campbell of St. Louis chairman of the North American company board and director in 35 other firms died at his Meads Point home at 9 pm aged 66. Wealth estimated between 40 and 60 million dollars. He had been critically ill five weeks. Death caused by pneumonia complicating a neck carbuncle and blood poisoning.
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Greenwich
Conn
James Campbell
St. Louis
North American Company
Meads Point-on-the-Sound
Campbell
PARDON REPORTS OPPOSED FOR IRON WORKERS CONVICTS
Attorney General McReynolds presented to President Wilson his report on the appeal for a pardon for Frank M. Ryan and other former officials of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union convicted in the Indianapolis dynamite conspiracy cases. Recommendations are understood to be adverse to the convicted men. They have made a second appeal directly to the president.
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Washington, D. C
McReynolds
Wilson
Frank M. Ryan
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Indianapolis
Sailor Captain Napier who saved 60 lives dies at 88
Captain Joseph A. Napier of St. Joseph Michigan, a lifelong Great Lakes sailor and vessel master, who saved 60 people over a 40 year career, was found dead in his bed at age 88. In 1861 he single handedly rescued 32 of the Merchant's passengers and crew after it foundered off Chicago, earning a gold watch and chain from Chicago citizens.
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St. Joseph, Mich
Joseph A. Napier
Great Lakes
Napier
Chicago
New Trial Ordered for Planschmidt Family Murder Case
Quincy Ui-Ray Planschmidt will receive a second trial for the killings of his father, mother, sister, and Miss Emma Kaempen at their home. authorities reported no boarder was present.
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Quincy
Ui—Ray Planschmidt
Emma Kaempen
Cups for horses urged in New York ordinance
The New York board of aldermen health committee considers an ordinance to remove public drinking troughs and require spring faucets and cups for horses. Drivers would carry a water pail for their horses. The move follows a glanders outbreak blamed in part on troughs.
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City of
New York
Committee On Health of the Board of Aldermen
Jones for Reserve Board Aide Named Governor Hope
In Washington rumors say President Wilson will appoint Chicago lawyer Thomas J. D. Jones to lead the federal reserve board. Jones, a Princeton classmate of the president, is seen as a probable governor choice.
Bryant Divorce Proceeding Fails in Los Angeles
Adele T. Bryant, former New York art critic, who left the metropolis to wed Solomon K. Bryant, a Covina rancher, did not secure a divorce in a Los Angeles proceeding.
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Los Angeles
Mre
Adele T. Bryant
New York
Metropolis
Solomon EK
Bryant
Covina
United States Vs One Case of Hair Confiscation Sold
Federal Judge Landis ordered the confiscated hair switches and puffs in The United States vs One Case of Human Hair to be sold to the highest bidder in Chicago. The action stemmed from a seizure of goods deemed contraband.
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U. &. Sella
Chicago
United States
Landis
Benzine Blast Kills Four at German Airfield
A benzine tank exploded at Grau denz aerodrome killing a Berlin sergeant, a corporal, and two soldiers. The four victims belonged to the Imperial Aviation Corps of the German army.
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Berlin
Graudenz
Imperial Aviation Corps
Electrocution Adopted for Dogs and Cats in Pittsburg
The Animal Rescue league adopts electrocution as the preferred method to dispose of diseased and surplus dogs and cats. A metal death house is being built to carry out the procedure in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
The
Animal Rescue League
Mt Lassen Spits Fire Killing Man In Eruption
Mt Lassen erupted violently with smoke and ash two new craters opened. One man, Lansing Graham, died after being struck by rock thrown from the crater cloud two thousand feet high. Eight in his party faced hazards, two missing later found, and others injured or uninjured as bystanders photographed the event.
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Redding
Cal
Mt. Lassen
Volta
Lansing Graham
Hugh Addington
Hiram Blodgett
Stipple
Fletcher to lead fleet as rewards for Mexican service
Secretary Daniels announced plans to recommend Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher for commander in chief of the fleet, succeeding Rear Admiral Badger after his upcoming tour. The appointment would recognize Fletcher’s work in Mexican waters and his standing among American naval officers.
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Admiral Fletcher
Washington
Frank F. Fletcher
Mexican
Daniels
Badger
Stevenson Funeral Held at Bloomington Second Presbyterian
The burial service for Adlai B. Stevenson took place at the Second Presbyterian church in Bloomington Alabama. Rev J N Eliott presided, aided by a son in law Rev Walter Hardin of the Third Presbyterian church Chicago, with Gov Dunne and his staff in attendance.
Three Tots Drown While Wading in Missouri River
In Savannah Missouri Ludwig and Teresa Martin four years old and their sister Anna twelve drowned while wading in the river. Locked in each other’s arms they stepped into a fifteen foot hole and disappeared beneath the water while attempting to cross.
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Savannah
Ludwig
Teresa Martin
Jacob Martin
Anna
Rich Man Invents Airship
Concord New Hampshire reports a new hydroseroplane by A M O Neil of Pittsburg a 16 year old schoolboy. In collaboration with Cornelius Van derbilt Jr 16 and financed by Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr it will be tried out soon.
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Concord
N. H
A. M. O'Neil
Pittsburg
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr
Amundsen Becomes Pilot in Norway Flight Trial
Captain Amundsen, after two months of aeroplane practice in Christiana, Norway, has qualified for a pilot certificate as he prepares for his North Pole expedition.
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Amundsen
Christiana
Norway
North Pole
Blast Kills Five in Columbus Gas Explosion Trench
A gas blast in a trench where laborers were laying a main killed five men and injured fifteen in Columbus, Ohio. Four of the dead are foreigners, with ten others hospitalized likely fatally hurt.
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Columbus
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Hertz Divorce
In a divorce ruling the Minnesota supreme court held that a wife who forces her husband to cook his breakfast is guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment. The decision underscores harsh standards of marital conduct in the case of William C. Hertz.
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Hubby
St. Paul
Minn
William C. Hertz
Minnesota Supreme Court
Woman Burns Self to Death in Kansas City Home
Mrs Mildred McMullin 27 lay on oil soaked quilts in her Kansas City Missouri home and lit a match. Firemen found her body burned beyond recognition.
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Kansas City
Mildred McMullin
Zeppelin Z-1 Wrecked Near Diedenhoff Germany
Diedenhoff Germany another German airship the Z-1 was wrecked near the town while attempting a landing the air cruiser broke apart at the rear gondola after snapping at right angles during descent
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Diedenhoff
Germany
Willing to give away papa
A mother prompts her son to share his toys with a poorer boy Melville who has no papa. The boy questions why he should give up his wagon instead of asking Melville's father to provide. The exchange ends with the child jokingly proposing to give Melville his papa.
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Melville
Papa
Everything In a Name and the Paper Title Debate
A backroom exchange weighs a quirky paper name Gadsby contends with a playful longer title The Plugtown Harp of a Thousand Strings with Steam Calliope Interlude and Journalistic Short Stop The writer notes the motive to avoid libel damages and potential indictments being quashed by attorneys.
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Gadsby
Plugtown Harp
Is This the Place of the Remarkable Dog Case
In a historic inquiry a man asks if this location witnessed the notable case of a dog that died by drowning for love of its lost master. A guide responds, claiming to show the very dog and addressing Towser.
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Towser
Patriotism and biscuits touch on government stock idea
A dialogue sketches a kitchen exchange where John wonders aloud if offering breakfast biscuits to the government could become a patriotic act tied to stockpiling ammunition. The line hints at civic duty and national effort in a wartime or public mood.
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John
Maria
Born diplomat joke recalls infant quarrel tale
A wry anecdote contrasts a newborn’s supposed diplomacy with his parents arguing over which he loved more. The line satirically frames early family dynamics as a child’s innate tact.
Eye Strain Relieved by Quitting Coffee
Letter from a reader discusses eye trouble improved after stopping coffee and switching to Postum. Claims of eye health and heart relief accompany testimonials praising Regular and Instant Postum, with pricing and boiling guidance. Name credited to Postum Co. and distributor Grocer.
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Arabia
AN. J. Woman
Optician
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Page
Grocerg
Poem Wrecked by Cranky Composer in National Monthly
A poet named Bill bursts into a friend’s room distressed by a poem about his little boy. He reads a newspaper line panned by a “criminal compositor” who altered the opening from My son to my pie. National Monthly.
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National Monthly
Why Not Armor for Every Bullet Idea From Doctor on Immunity
A New York physician proposes a self protecting poison antidote pill that grants immunity to corrosive sublimate when swallowed. He suggests extending the concept to poisons and even to firearms by creating an automatic self resisting bullet, arguing it would surpass the usefulness of silencers.
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New York
Town statue sparks lesson in local pride
A very young girl guides her school friend through her native town and stops at a square with a statue of the Civil War hero. The friend quips that it isn’t much to boast of but notes its value as a meetup point.
Lost Boy Willie After Wash Sparks Tenement Hope
A tenement mother laments her son Willie is missing after a bath. A sympathetic neighbor reassures that locals will aid in finding him, noting Willie’s familiar presence around the neighborhood. The exchange captures small town urgency and communal aid.
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Willie
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