Work of Schuyler in war well done
Montgomery Schuyler, special agent of the state department, organized relief for German and Austrian residents in Russia during the early war period. He expanded a relief network, supervised inquiries, and coordinated funds, while touring camps and reporting prisoners’ conditions before leaving for home.
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Petrograd
Wilson
Russia
Baltic
Jones
Furness
Karl Rukman
Schuyler
Marye
Turkestan
Federal Reserve Board nears ruling on bank appeals
Washington May 4 The Federal Reserve Board has nearly finished reviewing bank appeals against the 12 district map and the cities chosen for reserve banks. Votes on shifts between districts may come this week, with minor changes likely. Baltimore and Pittsburgh appeals are postponed indefinitely, but Baltimore is expected to gain a Richmond bank branch and Pittsburgh a Cleveland branch. New Orleans, though not appealing, is expected to receive a branch as one of the first cities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Continental
United States
Federal Reserve Banks
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Reserve Bank
Richmond
Cleveland
Richmond Bank
Fittsburgh
New Orleans
Atlanta
Flora Braswell and Capt. Phillips are wed in Rockingham
Miss Flora Lee Braswell daughter of Chief J. S. Braswell of Hamlet marries Captain Frank Phillips of Hamlet in Rockingham on a Wednesday ceremony. After the vows the couple returns to Hamlet and departs by night train for a bridal trip north. The bride is a popular Hamlet figure and the groom works as a dining car conductor on the Seaboard with Hamlet as his headquarters.
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Hamlet
Flora Lee Braswell
J. S. Braswell
Frank Phillips
Rockingham
Seaboard
Lays Blame on the Fish After Faint Catch
Four youths fishing in Spuyten Duyvil Creek wagered on the first and largest catch. Dominick Melliehar finally drew up a 7 inch fish and proclaimed victory when a man seized him by the lapel in a sudden dispute.
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Spuyten Duyvil Creek
Dominick Melliehar
Labor Official Guilty of Murder in Colorado
John R. Lawson, longtime United Mine Workers executive, was convicted of murder in the first degree for the 1913 killing of deputy John Nimom in Ludlow Colorado. Lawson received life labor at hard labor and his lawyers plan further appeals.
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LABOR
America
Lud
Nimom
Lawson
Colorado
Woman Disguised as Cop Evades Quarantine
Mrs Cramer of 33 North Farson street allegedly wore a policeman uniform to breach a scarlet fever quarantine in West Philadelphia. Policemen James Krepps James T Murphy and Earl Kister of Sixty first and Thompson streets station face trial for aiding the disguise. Chief medical inspector Dr Cairns ordered enforcement and reported the incident to Superintendent Robinson.
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Philadelphia
Cramer
North Farson Street
Police Board
James Krepps
James T. Murphy
Earl Kister
Sixty-first
Thompson Streets
Bankrupt pawnbroker claims corpse as asset in lottery of death
Mose Levich of Des Moines files in bankruptcy court to decide if the body of Miss Dottie Morgan now in Denver should count as an asset. The 1907 bill of sale signed by Morgan states she sells her body after death for ten dollars and can void the agreement during life by paying Levich ten dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dispatch
Mose Lavich
Dottie Morgan
Denver
Levich
Mose Levich
United States
Miss Rafferty's Coin Shower in Waldorf Lobby
Miss Mercedes Rafferty, daughter of a Honolulu based army officer, gathered two wooden barrels in the Waldorf lobby and inadvertently caused a scramble as copper pennies spilled from the barrels. Hallboys and visitors joined the hunt for the coins, mistaken for gold.
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New York Times
Mercedes Rafferty
Honolulu
Waldorf Lobby
Miss Rafferty
Notice of Bond Election for Guilford County Building
Guilford County Board of Commissioners calls a June 1 1915 election to issue 250000 in bonds to fund a county building and courthouse. Voters to choose For County Building or Against County Building with registration open April 29 to May 22 1915. Board sets precinct voting rules and required returns by noon June 2.
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Guilford
Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners of
General Assembly of
North Carolina
General Assembly
Carolina and Yadkin River Railway Schedule 1913
The schedule lists train arrival and departure times effective October 14 1913 for stations shown. It cautions that stated times are not guaranteed and may vary.
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Carolina & Yadkin River
Dyer-Higbee Returns From Fishing Trip
Judge reports Dyer-Higbee just returned from fishing with a skate as the catch.
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Dyer
Higbee
JITNEY Offer Seeks Five Cents for Foley Remedies
A Detroit ad urges readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co. Chicago for a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets, requesting name and address clearly for delivery.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Mann Drug Company
Adv
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Wiss Flora Lee Braswell
Capt. Phillips
Bass
Arrested Man
New York World
John R. Lawson
Trinidad, Colo
John R. Law
Son
Internation Execu
Tive Board of
United Mine Workers
Horace N. Hawkins
Defense
Fred Karrar
McNamara
Meliehar
Miss Dottie Morgan
War Relief Fund
W. C. Boren
W. C. Tucker
J. A. Rankin
T. A. Wilson
W. C. Jones
Board County Commissioners
N. C
High Point
Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton
High Rock
D. m
Enton
A. A. Ridge
W. F. Clayton
Bank Commerce
J. M. Hedgecock
Chas. E. McManus
Dentists Bank of Commerce
Roope
High Point, N. C
Krer
STORG
Aine
Paar
Detroit Gas
N. C. Public Service
North State
Bell
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