New dreadnaught is a fine ship
San Francisco January 1 United States naval engineers say the oil and electric superdreadnought California can reach port after torpedo and mine damage. The 1022 crew will admire its 14 inch guns and new electric shipboard devices while bulkhead construction and clipper bow reinforce a Pacific flagship in Mare Island construction.
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San Francisco
United States
California
Navy
Mare Island
New York Navy Yard
New Mexico
San Diego
Sisters identify Osborne in Rae Tanzer case trial
Two sisters of Rae Tanzer Dora and Rose testified that James W Osborne rather than Charles H Wax was the Oliver Osborne who wooed Rae Tanzer They said the lawyer dined at their home in 1914 and they had seen him many times Safford on trial for perjury over claims Osborne accompanied Rae Tanzer on a Plainfield New Jersey visit Rae and Dora Tanzer are among others indicted in a breach of promise suit.
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New York
Rae Tanzer
Dora
Rose
Franklin D. Safford
James W. Osborne
Charles H. Wax
Oliver Osborne
Rae Tanner
Safford
Moewe Identified as South Atlantic Raider Named Moewe
Rio de Janeiro reports strong belief the German raider causing shipping losses in the south Atlantic is the Moewe. The American consul at Pernambuco confirms Americans landed from vessels attacked but says no American ships were sunk and the sailors were from foreign crews.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
South Atlantic
Moewe
Appam
Atlantic
Pernambuco
Notable Births Today Across Military, Politics, and Science
Maj. Gen. Frederick Barton Maurice born 46 years ago today in a wartime role at the British War Office. Rt. Hon. Augustine Birrell born near Liverpool 67 years ago. Rev. John Louis Nuelsen born in Zurich 50 years ago. Dr. David Starr Jordan born in Gainesville New York 66 years ago. William W. Keen born in Philadelphia 80 years ago. Albert J. Barning born in Richfield Wisconsin 68 years ago. Arnold C. Gandil born in St Paul 28 years ago in sports notes.
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Frederick Barton Maurice
British War Office
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Liverpool
John Louis Nuelsen
Methodist Episcopal Church
Europe
Zurich
Switzerland
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
Gainesville
N. Y
Warrant Withdrawn in Hickory School Case
In Hickory on January 19, George Starnes asked Recorder Campbell to withdraw the arrest warrant against School Superintendent C. B. McIntosh. Starnes plans a statement tomorrow, reportedly satisfactory to local education interests. The story also notes local business moves, church matters, a new school building cornerstone, and various residents.
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Hickory
George Starnes
C. BE. McIntosh
Campbell
Starnes
Hickory Spinning Company
West Hickory
George N. Hutton
J. D. Elliott
H. J. Holbrook
J. D. Harte
Oxford
Harte
First Baptist Church
New Hickory
T. A. Mott
Lentz
Moss
Detroit
Two Surprised Negroes Volplane Through Window
Newton, Jan. 19. Four young Negroes shot pool before hours in a pool room. Owner R. W. Cline confronted them with a hip gun. Two leaped through a window. glass shattered. Citizens laughed at the scene as the men fled to the pavement.
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Newton
R. W. Cline
Warrants to Be Served on Faith Neighborhood Parents
Salisbury reports a deputy sheriff will serve warrants today on 30 residents who refused smallpox vaccination for their children. Hearings are set in county court Saturday. Warrants sworn by the county physician. A prior merchant batch faced county court for selling julep drinks with excess alcohol. $20 fines common.
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Salisbury
Fragments of Southern Identity in Tobacco Imagery
Excerpt features boastful lines about Southern stock from Virginia and the Carolinas, praising tobacco as a defining crop and describing paper as a white, imported fabric. The speaker urges cleanliness and purity as a cultural trait tied to regional pride.
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Virginia
Carolinas
Colds Prompt Cough Types and Foley’s Honey and Tar Relief
Paoli Indiana resident Enos Halbert reports persistent coughing but Foley's Honey and Tar cured his cough. A Georgia mother Billie Mayberry notes her children suffered croup but improved after a dose before bed, with symptoms disappearing by morning. Sold by Mann Drug Company.
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Croup
Billie Mayberry
Eckert
Foley
Mann Drug Company
Portrait Unveiled for Grand Vice Chancellor Byron Clark
Salisbury January meeting of Rowan lodge Knights of Pythias honored Dr Byron Clark grand vice chancellor of the North Carolina domain. The event featured speeches by Theo F Kluttz A G Thomas Mayor Walter Woodson and Judge Carlton and the unveiling of a life size portrait of the grand vice chancellor.
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Salisbury
Rowan Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Byron Clark
Domain of North Carolina
Theo. F. Kluttz
A. G. Thomas
Walter H. Woodson
P. 8
Carlton
Clark
Utah Inventor Creates Dipping Device for Sheep
A Utah man has devised a machine that uses a moving platform to carry sheep into a vermin destroying solution, aiming to simplify and speed up the dipping process. The device automates immersion, reducing manual labor for farmers and potentially improving pest control efficiency.
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Utah
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Piedmont Building and Loan Association
W. C. Idol
Wachovia Bank & Trust CO
Achousa Bank & Trust Company
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