Pope Defends Animals as Cruelty Crusade Gains Ground
Rome dispatch reports the Pope shifting from indifference to active support for animal protection. Cardinal Gasparri handed a 200 donation to the Roman society for cruelty prevention, urging worldwide aid. The Vatican circular urged parish priests to counsel boys against stealing nests and to preach against cruelty, with early signs of impact.
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Rome
Roman Society
Cardinal Gcasparri
Cardinal Gasparri
Francesco Della Torre
Holy Father
Vatican
American Vessels Increase Reach Rio de Janeiro Ports
In October 1914 Rio de Janeiro port saw 33 American flag vessels enter. Throughout 1914, 26 American vessels arrived at Rio, signaling a notable rise in US shipping to Brazil.
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Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Brazilian
Rio
Marta Names and a Jealous Confession
Sandra and Everett debate the effect of a woman's name Marta on Miss Pierce. He defends her, noting her refinement and care of Junior, while Sandra pushes the issue. Miss Pierce prefers Katie or Marta, and Everett hints at an apology. Tomorrow Sandra hears from Prose fhemip.
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Miss Lane
Junior
Miss Pierce
Marta
Sandra
Leela
Everett
Katie
Japanese Recruiting Swiss Officers for Meiji Army Reported
The Neue Zuerich Zeitung says Japanese agents and the Japanese minister of war seek Swiss officers and NCOs for the Meiji army with high salaries free passage and a five year commitment. If war occurs Swiss personnel would serve under Japanese officers except against Switzerland. The paper calls the move a constitutional violation.
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Geneva
Neue
Japan
Switzerland
Gospel Art Calendar Seeks 1000 Agents in Appeal
Advertisement seeks 1000 agents to sell a 14 page Gospel Art Calendar featuring daily verses weekly Sunday school lessons and monthly sermons. It offers 36 cents each or four for $1.06 plus post paid and promises liberal commissions to agents and churches. Shakeout location Danville Va.
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Washington
Liberal Commission
J. N. Ragsdale
Danville
Danvilly
College Girl Knits Way Into Soldier Heart
In Pittsfield Massachusetts a college girl knitted her way into sergeant major Don William Butler’s heart with a war sweater and married him after three days of courtship. Butler, then in France, later wed in Washington D C after discharge, prompting elopement and telegrams to family. He is twenty six and she twenty two.
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Soldier
Pittsfield
Mass
Don William Butler
Butler
France
Washington, D. C
Boy Loses Three Fingers In Dynamite Cap Blast
Alfred Verdini fifteen of 477 College Avenue Bronx suffered the loss of three fingers on his right hand when a copper tube found in a vacant lot on 138th Street near Third Avenue exploded while he attempted to hammer off the end. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital after the blast.
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New York
Alfred Verdini
College Avenue
Bronx
Linoln Hospital
Verdini
Third Avenue
Denver Chinese grocer deposits $30,000 with help of four men
Wing Sing, a Denver Chinese grocer, moved $30,000 in silver gold and currency to a local bank after police searched his property for gamblers. Officers found the money hidden in wall crevices and ceiling joists. A gambling club holdup the next night by three masked bandits convinced Sing his money is safer in a bank.
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Denver
Wing ‘Sing
Sing
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Henry Crip
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Crisp
Albert Capellani
Caprice Greighter
P. G. Wodehouse
Saturday Evening Post
Pope
ROSE
Ann Little
Jack Hoxie
Paramount
Everett and
Like
Jane
Sarah
Mary
Katherine
Japs Recht Epping
Zurehed Zeitung
High Point Enterprise
Mr. Farmer
Fords
Bank of Commerce
High Point
N. C
Mr. Butler
Took Pour Men
Enterprise
City of
American National Bank
Richmond, VA
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