Angel Face Girl Held for Burglary in New York
Nellie Ferretti aka Angel Face, seventeen, arraigned for burglary before Magistrate Dodd in Williamsburg. Detectives say she uses a dyed wig and powder to alter appearance and has been out of Bedford Reformatory only three months. Bail set at $2,000. mother defends her innocence.
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New York
Nellie Ferretti
Dodd
Williamsburg
Angel Face
Bedford Reformatory
Fannie Zellon
South Fourth Street
Dowling
Miller
Leonard Street
Gussie Krebchenko
Stagg Street
Zellen
Remains of Verdun Choir On Exhibit in Paris
The Verdun cathedral choir remains are shown at the Petit Palais in Paris. Sub-prefect Grillon aims to reconstruct them. panels show splits and shell damage while projectile fragments remain embedded in canopies. The Louis XV chairs survived, and the Virgin statue from Sainte Fine, found undamaged, is displayed.
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Associated Press
Paris
Petit Palais
Cathedral of
Verdun
Grillon
Sainte Fine
Mexican Schools Adopt US Customs in Parades
Mexican college boys near Mexico City end 1916 with a parade tradition imported from the United States. Graduates march through downtown streets led by a band, with songs, cheers, speeches, and snake dances. Many paraders wore grotesque costumes.
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Associated Press
Aprico City
United States
Annual Meeting of Commercial National Bank Stockholders
The Commercial National Bank of High Point North Carolina calls its stockholders to an annual meeting in the Directors Room on Tuesday January 9 1917 at 10 oclock a m. W A J Idol cashier signs the notice dated December 10 1916.
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Commercial National Bank of
High Point
N. C
Otlock A. m. Vv
J. Idol
Youth Athletes Shine Across Fields in 1916
The year 1916 saw a surge of juvenile talent across golf, baseball, pool, harness racing, and swimming. Notable feats include Bernardin Currier defeating his grandfather in Kansas City, Bobby Jones advancing to the third round, Henry Febris joining a major league club, Louis Kreuter poised for national pocket billiards, Lyman Brusie’s driving prowess, Miss Alexia Stirling winning the women’s golf title, Miss Lucille Meusel’s 90 percent target average, and Thelma Darby’s world-class 880-yard swim title.
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Bernardin Currier
Kansas City
Master Currier
Bobby Jones
Kid Marvel
Georgia
Bobby
Bob Gardner
Chick” Evans
Hhe
Henry Febris
Ripley
Ohio
Febris
Cincinnati Nationals
Pool
Louis Kreuter
New York
Kreuter
Boy Wonder
Lyman Brusie
Young Brusie
Harry Brusie
Walter Cox
Woonsocket
R. C
Emma C
Brusie
Cox
Harland K
Alexia Stirling
Atlanta
Stirling
Lucille Meusel
Green Bay
Wis
Thelma Darby
Indianapolis
Miss Darby
Peck Must Pay Gowns Bill After Long Court Fight
New York news item reports Samuel W. Peck, a wealthy clothing maker, ordered to pay Mrs. Augusta Wickstrom for gowns and other goods bought by his former wife Josephine W. Peck. The total with interest now stands at 11196 after years of appeals. Peck argued items were not necessaries. courts disagreed after multiple retrials, with a final Supreme Court verdict in Wickstrom’s favor.
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New York
Supreme Court
Appellate Division
Court of Appeals
Samuel W. Peck
Augusta Wickstrom
Josephine W. Peck
Peck
Ansonia
Modiste
French Women Honored For Wartime Virtues in Lavisse Report
Paris reports Lavisse lauds French women especially poor as model of virtue during war. He cites mistresses, workers, domestics who aid families, raise orphaned children, pay debts, and provide care without wages. He notes 37 women in the award list and praises U.S. benefactors led by Edward Tuck for hospital and relief funding.
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Ernest Lavisse
French Academy
France
M. Lavisse
United States
Edward Tuck
Reuil
Commission Merchants Deny Blame for Food Prices
Philadelphia January 10 The Commission Merchants deny responsibility for high food prices and discuss plans to combat the nationwide movement to cut out middle men. They promise to feature the twenty-fifth annual convention of the National League of Commission Merchants underway in the city for a three day session with prominent representatives from major cities.
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Commission
Philadelphia
National League of Commission Merchants
Commission Trade
Worth Attention of Women Kidney Pills Relieve Pain
Fay Shelburg of All, Missouri, shares she suffered kidney trouble for two years with backache and rheumatic twinges. After taking two boxes of F Kidney Pills, she was cured. Available from Mann Drug Company.
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Fay Shelburg
All
Mann Drug Company
Taber ski and Maturo open bid for pocket billiards title
In Pittsburgh the first cue match of the year pits Frank Taber ski of Schenectady against James Maturo of Kansas City for the pocket billiard championship. The 450 point contest runs in three 150 point sessions or six 75 point sessions. The winner faces Louis Kreutner next month as a host of challengers including Benjamin Allen Lawrence Stoutenberg and Joseph Concannon seek the trophy.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Taberski
Schenectady
James Maturo
Kansas City
Louis Kreutner
Benjamin Allen
Lawrence Stoutenberg
Buffalo
Joseph Concannon
Jersey City
Stop Self-Poisoning with Cathartic Tablets
An old fashioned physic Cathartic Tablets are recommended to relieve furred tongue sour stomach indigestion and other stomach bowels issues described as undigested matter. Sold by Mann Drug Company.
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Mann Drag Company
Thousands Drop Royal Arcanum as Membership Cancellations Mount
New York dispatch reports the Royal Arcanum will tally cancellations today, revealing widespread dissent over insurance rate hikes. About 60,000 to 100,000 members nationwide are expected to resign, with New York state already seeing numerous withdrawals since August.
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New York
Royal Arcanum
New York State
Fights Tonight in New York and Gary Boxing Cards
Jack Britton fights Albert Badoud in a 10 round bout in New York. Mike O Dowd faces Spike Kelly in a 10 round match at Gary Indiana.
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Jack Britton
Albert Badoud
New York
Mike O'Dowd
Spike Kelly
Gary
Ind
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Piedmont Building and Loan Association
W. C. Idol
Wachovia Bank & Trust CO
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