Militiamen protest amid war mixup over factory jobs
In San Antonio on Aug 4, militiamen from various companies complain that federalized orders pull workers from Muncie factories to fight Mexicans yet keep them digging trenches. They say pay gaps and poor meals worsen living conditions while officers’ decisions draw backlash.
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Cabinet Members to Speak in Maine Campaign
A partial list from the Democratic National Committee shows five cabinet members will speak in Maine as part of the coming campaign. The noted attendees include Secretary of War Baker, General Gregory, Secretary of Commerce Redfield, Secretary of Labor Wilson and Secretary of the Navy Dan iela. President Wilson’s notification ceremonies at Shadow Lawn, Long Branch, N J, may be held Saturday September 2.
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Ana Severa
Qeneresstaen
Mings
Democratic National Committee
Jine Mies
Baker
Tern
Gregory
Commerce
Redfield
Secretary of the
Navy
Daniela
Vance McCormick
Shadow Lawn
Long Branch
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Whitney Housewarming in Newport Ballroom Opens New Addition
High society gathered at Harry Payne Whitney's summer mansion in Newport for a formal housewarming in the new dull blue and old gold ballroom. The event marks the completion of the addition and the Whitneys' first entertaining at the estate in several years.
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Newport
Harry Payne Whitney
Whitneys
Second Annual East West Tennis Series Opens
New York August fourth. Maurice McLoughlin the Pacific coast doubles champion represented the west among the tennis experts gathered for the second annual east west tennis series at the West Side Tennis club courts. The event runs today and tomorrow with five singles and two doubles matches to decide the title. Last year the west won five to one and the east four to two in the two series. McLoughlin entered the event hoping to gain form after a lapse but his recent Pacific coast doubles title boosted his confidence to pursue the east west premiership.
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Maurice McLoughlin
West Side Tennis Club
McLoughlin
Business is Booming in East Den
In East Den the local trade picks up sharply as shops report strong demand across sectors. Entrepreneurs note persistent consumer confidence and rising foot traffic, signaling a sustained upswing in the regional economy.
Modern Cash Registers Promise Higher Profits in Busy Markets
A 1916 model register is pitched as the best buy for merchants trading amid heavy factory output and rising wages. The ad from National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio, urges exchanges from older tools and promises accurate receipts and efficient clerical work.
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State Supreme Court to Decide Lunch Definition
The Minnesota Supreme Court sits to decide what counts as lunch amid debate over the term luncheon and who qualifies. In St Paul, Bill Moshier faces license questions for serving meals without a hotel or restaurant license as the court weighs what constitutes lunch.
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State Supreme Court
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota State Supreme Court
Bill Moshier
Methodist Church in Capital to Be Built in Washington
Bishop W A Candler and J A Sexton announce the contract for a $250 000 church to be gifted by Southern Methodists to the nation’s capital. Georgia marble building will sit at Massachusetts avenue and K street facing Mount Vernon Place square with construction to start immediately.
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W. A. Candler
General Conference Committee
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Methodist Episcopal Church South
Pr. George
Sexton
Massachusetts Avenue
K Street
Mount Vernon Place Square
Funston Moves to Bar News From National Guard Camps
General Funston took the first step in a campaign to curb misreporting from national guard camps. He appointed Brigadier General to oversee and bar stories that inaccurately describe camp conditions.
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San Antonio
Tex
Funston
National Guard
Investigators to Report on Alleged Sniping Encounters
A unit under General Funston will name Fae Re to lead inquiry into reports sent from San Antonio about sniping of Tileneis guardsmen by Mexicans and a betele that followed. Four Chicago correspondents authored the articles and may be barred from camps if found guilty of misrepresenting conditions.
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Mois Guard
Fae Re
San Antonio
Chicago
Funston
Foley Kidney Pills Advertised By Wisconsin Store
An old notice from Bay, Wisconsin promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for backaches sore muscles and rheumatic pains linked to kidney trouble. G Wolf of Green Bay shares relief after months of trouble and recommends the pills sold by Mann Drug Co.
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Bay
Wis
G. Wolf
Green
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Carolina and Yadkin River Railroad Co Schedule
The 1915 timetable lists daily trains with arrival and departure times at Thomasville and other stations. Service is subject to change without notice and times shown are not guaranteed by the railroad manager.
Stone Age Relics Unearthed in Egyptian Palace Find
University Museum reports from Dr Clarence Fisher on the Beckley Coxe expedition detailing a palace at Memphis Egypt buried centuries ago. Excavation unearthed stone implements, tools, gold ornaments, scarabs and vases in situ with traces of a ancient fire, dating relics to the Stone Age.
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Moremptah
Rameses
Christ
Memphis
Egypt
University Museum
Clarence S. Fisher
Beckley B. Coxe, Jr
Dr. Fisher
Ancient
Fire at Black Tom Island Tied to Earlier Burning
Prank McManaming, who probed the inc. Commerce Commission inquiry into last Sunday’s New York explosion, says the fire on Black Tom island burned at least two hours before the blast. He found no evidence munitions were stored there more than 48 hours, the trans shipment limit. Details aren’t public. The commission will weigh next steps.
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McManaing
Incor. Commerce Commission
New York
Black Tom Island
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