Notable Birthdays Across Nations Mark Another Year
Thomas R. Marshall and William Graves Sharp are listed with ages and birthplaces, noting Harold G. Saltgaber and Charles Evans Hughes Sr. among others. The item follows by recalling public figures and political talk, including comments on rail labor and eight hour day debates, plus a science note on sun cooling and long term cosmic fate.
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William Graves Sharp
United States
France
Mt. Gilead
Ohio
Gaylord H. Saltgaber
Commissioner of Pensions
Shelby
Charles Evans Hughes Sr
New York City
High Point Votes for Nonpartisan Municipal Election
City residents approve amendments to make High Point politics nonpartisan in upcoming elections. Voters criticize past factionalism and personalities, and call for better maintenance of Main Street amid heavy traffic and erratic weather. The town lacks a public square, affecting public political display.
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High Point
English Puns and War Jokes Through History
The piece surveys wartime humor from British tommies to generals, noting puns as light relief in dire events. It cites examples from Culledon and the royal house fall era, including Cope Wade Hawley and Admiral Duncan’s breezy winter advice, ending with Napier’s quip.
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Tommy Atkins
Culloden
Royal House of Stuart
Cope
Wade
Hawley
Scotland
Duncan
de Winter
Admiral Duncan
Scinde
Charles Napier
Mirage Collision Fears Realized in Narrow Aerial Close Call
A British flying corps officer on the western front describes a near collision in a cloud bank. He dove as a plane emerged from the cloud, the two aircraft nearly touching before both escaped into open air above German lines.
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Associated. Press
London
British Flying Corps
Shelving Thaw Insanity Adjudged. Public Relief Sought
Announcement notes Harry Thaw again deemed insane and confined to an asylum. It argues wealth, friends, and influence protected him, cites past violence, and urges continued confinement. A Kansas editor’s insult-laden reaction and a crude marriage notice are also mentioned as examples of sensational journalism.
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Harry Thaw
Thaw
French See Final War Act in Arming of Merchantmen
The Temps in Paris on March 13 says the US decision to cannonade German submarines is the final act of the May 1916 notes. It notes that arming merchant ships and their instructions foreshadow open hostilities and underscores Germany's role in provoking the United States.
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Paris
United States
Germany
Making the Street Decent on Main Street
A city street cleaning effort scrapes mud from Main Street and aims to keep it cleaner. The piece urges ongoing work by the street cleaning department to prevent future deterioration and improve the thoroughfare’s appearance and comfort for pedestrians.
Longest Tramp Yet Says Village Policeman
An English tourist in the Scottish highlands chats with a village policeman in an out-of-the-way spot. The tourist asks about long tramps and the officer quips that the visitor is the longest he has seen yet, in a dry humorous exchange reported by Tit-Bits.
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Kansas
Sylvia Rhode
James Canaham
Baptist Church
Prohibit Export of Raw Cotton Declared by Government
London March 14 report says the government will prohibit export of all raw cotton from the United Kingdom except under license to save tonnage. The Liverpool cotton exchange was informed by the foreign office via the exchange Telegraph.
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London
Liverpoole Cotton Exchange
Foreign Office
Exchange
United Kingdom
Immigrant origins joke sparks sociology class quip
In a sociology class Mr. Williams asks Laura Brown about European immigrant origins. Laura responds with a humorous misstatement that China is the top European country sending people, reflecting a classroom joke rather than factual immigration data.
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Williams
Miss Brown
Europe
Laura Brown
China
Kidney Pills Claim Relief From Aches and Pains
An Indiana reader reports relief from rheumatic pains and fatigue after using Foley Kidney Pills. The note claims strengthened kidneys help purify blood and reduce aches, attributed to overwork or weak kidneys, with Mann Drug Co. as a source.
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E. L. Turner
Homer, Ky
Mann Drug Co
No Outward Sign of Impending Railroad Strike Noted
Spencer March 14 activity in railroad circles moves forward with no outward signs of a strike by the four brotherhoods. Both sides express unanimous desire that the employer should avoid a strike and preparations appear absent.
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Spencer
Great Brotherhoods
Popular rink draws city crowds for skating shows
The rink is described as a top amusement and exercise venue with large audiences each afternoon and evening. A musical chair contest attracted a big crowd last night, and Shellie Charles will present trick skating exhibitions for three nights at 9 o'clock. No extra admission charge. skate rates unchanged.
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Shellie Charles
Charles
Missouri Senate Moves Prohibition Amendment to Voters
The Missouri senate passed the prohibition constitutional amendment for a 1918 election vote. If approved, state wide prohibition would take effect November 1 1919. The house already passed a July 1 1920 start and the measure returns to the house for concurrence.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
House
Senate
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C. M. Brown
J.P. Rawley
North State
Bell Telephone
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Congress
Thomas R. Marshall
North Manchester
Ind
Maxim Gorky
Nijni Novgorod
William N. Selig
Chicago
Charles F. Curry
California
Naperville
Till
All Hail
King Spud
Mrr. Wilson
O. F
Harry K. Thaw
Greensboro
Stone
the Foreign Relations
Mr. Southern
B. m
Miss Alyss
Arhennius
Earth
Nnvers
Public Square
West Front
Biff
Teawan Asylum
Kansas City
New York
Missouri
D. A. Sombas
Pony Phone
Steele Street
J. L. Stone
Broadway Theater
Elm Street
Broadway
Wallace Reid
Anita King
Paramount
Lillian Walker
Tanenhaus
New York Life Insurance
F. A. Ogburn
Bank of Commerce
J. Fred Tesh Optometrist
C. E. McManus
R. E. Andrews
J. E. Guy
Elwood Basement
South Main St
New York Bakery
Financiering
Morris
High Point Morris Plan
Bank Commerce Bldg
St. Roe
J. &. Hart Drug Co
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Insurance Service
J. Gumey Briggs
Mgr
W. F. Cla
Bk. of Commerce
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