Women Sent Back to County Workhouse in 30 Day Term
Annie Bell and Maggie Hooker, white women, began a return trip to the county workhouse for 30 days after vagrancy sentences. They had earlier rented a horse and buggy, drew a temporary larceny warrant, and were tried in municipal court. Also fined for driving past a street car and for operating without a license. Byron Gibson and J. L. Swiggett faced related charges with fines and bonds.
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J. L. Swiggett
Byron Gibson
Jack Grimes
Ecoats
Furniture makers discuss exposition building at Elwood hotel dinner
A dinner of city furniture manufacturers at the Elwood hotel discussed plans for a proposed exposition building. An investigating committee will report in two weeks, with no final decision yet, though officials say the idea has strong support and space needs are being studied.
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Elwood Hotel
Chance to Stock British Shops with Seized American Goods
A dozen major American department stores may be stocked from goods seized by British customs under the blockade. The items, rated as enemy origin, include pins to pianos and came largely from Scandinavian ports. The shipments were destined for countries outside the British empire.
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Associated Press
London
Servants Invade England Influx Of Oriental Helpers Rising
London reports a limited invasion of domestic work as Chinese and Japanese arrive in greater numbers, filling roles left by native servants who join soldiers, munitions work, or return to farms for higher wages. The Orientals are praised for versatility and tireless labor.
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London
England
Laundry price hikes likely in near future say Massachusetts launderers
Boston Mass February 9 members of the Massachusetts Launderers Association meeting in Boston for their convention predict higher charges for flat work already raised in some cities and for other laundry work. They cite rising labor and supply costs as the reason.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Launderers’ Associates
Bill to bar foreign princes from Coburg succession
Munich February 9 a bill before the diet of Saxe Coburg Gotha aims to exclude foreign princes from succeeding to the ducal throne. The measure seeks to prevent any English prince from becoming Duke of Coburg if the current duke dies without a male heir, a grandson of Queen Victoria.
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Associated Press
Munich
Saxe Coburg-Gotha
Paper mill co operative formed by Tennessee publishers
To relieve high newsprint costs eastern Tennessee and adjacent Kentucky publishers plan a cooperative paper mill. Preliminary plans discussed at a Knoxville meeting held February 9.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Pay your city taxes. Rose hosts Romeo and Juliet with da Bara
A Valentine’s Day performance of Romeo and Juliet by The da Bara company plays at the Rose on February 14.The event highlights a classic play pairing with a local troupe staging the beloved tragedy for theatergoers.
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Theda Bara
the Rose
St. Valentine’s Day
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Praised by Wisconsin Family
A Wheeler Wisconsin family of ten years uses Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough medicine, especially for children who like it. The remedy is stated to be opiate free, safe for babies, effective for adults, and to ease croup coughs and colds. Mann Drug Co.
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A. Baxter
Wheeler
Wisc
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Furniture manufacturers offered Eastern market representation
An opportunity is offered for furniture manufacturers to have lines represented in the eastern markets and Greater New York territory. A high class businessman and salesman, familiar with the south southwest and New York trade, can bring lines before purchasers who may never see them. Address EB. W. Freeze care Cannon Fetzer Co High Point.
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New York
New York Furniture Exchange
EB. W. Freeze
Care Cannon- Fetzer Co
High Point
Pittsburgh Banquet to Feature Noted Speakers
A galaxy of distinguished speakers is set for the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at the William Penn Hotel. Senator William E Borah of Idaho will discuss Our Foreign Policy No Entangling Alliance. President Murray Butler of Columbia University speaks on Is America Drifting. Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board topics A New Era in American Finance.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
William Penn Hote
William E. Borah
Idaho
Murray Butler
Columbia University
America
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Foley Advertising Slip
Instructions to mail five cents to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive trial packages of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathoric Tablets with a reply slip for name and address.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Mann Drug Co
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