Free Circus Tickets For Boys Spread From Chicago
The Chicago program offers free circus admission to schoolboys and welfare youngsters. Hull House leader Allan Carpenter helped start the plan with the Sells Floto circus, later extending to schools. Thousands of tickets were given during a two week stay, and many boys became lifelong fans.
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Chicago
Hull House
Gads Hill Center
Sells Floto Circus
Tumor Tow
Allan Carpenter
Boys
Carpenter
Defiance Firemen Break Up Noisy Poker Party
Defiance Ohio May 5. Firemen famed for rescuing gondola passengers and river searches were called to quell a poker party at 4 am. They found no fire but observed drawn shades and the raucous scene, then returned to bed.
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Defiance
Ohio
Eddie
Economic Conditions Show Mixed Gains Through Early Year
Current Business Conditions appear brighter than last year across agricultural districts with recovery in building and automotive activity. Rail revenues show a net gain despite lower gross, while a nationwide coal strike prompts calls for worker shifts and industry reforms without government takeovers.
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United States Geological Survey
United States
Rentals Drop in Kansas City as May Releases Prices
Kansas City real estate men report May brings a slight drop in rents with monthly house payments easing by five to ten dollars and apartment rates following suit. Wilber Mansfield notes declines reflect broader price decreases. Demand for houses shows a softening after six months of strength.
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Labor Committee
House of Representatives
Washington
Congressman Atkinson
Missouri
Edgar Wallace
Federation of Labor
Miners’ Union
Mr. Wallace
Kansas City
Wilber Mansfield
The
Mansfield Land and Loan Company
Richard Croker Buried in Dublin Estate Grounds
Richard Croker former Tammany chieftain who died last Saturday was buried on the grounds of his estate in Dublin on May 5. The Associated Press reports the ceremony followed his death and marked the end of a long public career.
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Dublin
Richard Croker
Tammany
Good roads and schools transform life in West Virginia coal regions
The article highlights improvements in infrastructure and education in West Virginia coal regions, arguing that better roads and schools are reshaping daily life, economy, and prospects for residents. It notes local initiatives, community efforts, and potential for broader regional development.
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West Virginia
Veterans give up trip for Armenian relief
Raleigh May 5 Giving up their plans for a Confederate veterans reunion trip Col George H Bellamy says Cab Everett and his companion a gray haired 65 year old veteran donated eight months of savings to Near East Relief They sent four old greasy one dollar bills with a note about Armenia distress and Turkish barriers to relief
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Raleigh
Richmond
Cab”’ Everett
Buddy
George H. Bellamy
Cab
Col. Bellamy
Armenia
Sherman
Enver Pasha
Coxs Attend Bankers Association Meeting in West Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. J. Elwood Cox will travel to Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs West Virginia to attend a week long meeting of the executive council of the American Bankers Association. Mr. Cox serves on the council and will be away with his wife for the event.
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J. Elwood Cox
Greenbriar
White Sulphur Springs
West Va
American Bankers Association
Cox
Schooner Ca awamteak Sunk Off New England Coast
The two stick schooner Ca awamteak, long seen at New England ports, sank after leaking while carrying granite from Sullivan to Newport Rhode Island. Capt I M Torrey and his two man crew abandoned ship at Rockland Maine. launched in 1864 it was 119 tons net.
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Rockland
New England
I. M. Torrey
Monhegan
Sullivan
Newport
R. I
Actress Divorced as LaFollette Relative Arrives
In Chicago on May 5 Jesse J M LaFollette nephew of Wisconsin Senator R M LaFollette obtained a divorce from Georgia Howard, an actress. The divorce was granted in the city as the young actor recounted his uncle once aspired to be a tragedian.
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United States
Holland
Germany
Chicago
Jesse J M LaFollette
R M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Georgia Howard
LaFollette
Trinity Team Thrives on Northern Tour for State Run
Trinity College baseball completed a five game winning northern swing, posting strong pitching and power at the plate. Spikes Ormond and C. Smith homered as the squad defeated Richmond Maryland Fordham and Rhode Island State before a Lehigh loss, with Coach Baldwin’s team aiming for more wins against State this weekend in Raleigh and Hanes Field.
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Durham
North Carolina
Trinity College
Trinity
Raleigh
Hanes
Lehigh University
Ormond
C. Smith
Maryland
Huskies
Willow
Deel Sanderson
Simpson
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Burlington
Ieidrl
Richmond Camp
Mrs. Cox
Durham Collesians
Loeear
Hart Preg CO
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Army Supply Base
Norfolk, VA
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Ealing
Quartermaster Corps
U. S. Army
Munitions Building
D.C
M. Fox & Sons CO
Courtland Street
Baltimore
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