Mrs S C Weitzel Dies in New York at 39
Mrs S C Weitzel daughter of S T Peffer of Marchand died in New York on June 10 from tuberculosis. Her body was taken to Marchand for funeral services at United Evangelical church Sunday morning. She leaves a husband two children two sisters Mrs Roy Wineburg of Marchand and Mrs Clarence Smith of Juneau and a brother E W Peiffer of Marchand.
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S. C. Weitzel
S. T. Peffer
Marchand
New York
United Evangelical Church
Roy Wineburg
Clarence Smith
Juneau
Public sale at Willet June 15 1913 auction details
Auction notice for Monday June 15 1913 at 1 oclock. Mt wall offers 100 head of young cattle 75 head of fine pigs and a few horses as advertised. High dollar expected. Auctioneers H Seanor C V Diner at 216-x.
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T Willet
Mt. Wall
H. Seanor
C. V. Diner
Prayer Slanders Dad Instructing Child To Petition For Change
A fragmented historical notice condemns teaching children to pray for a better father. It warns mothers and wives against belittling husbands or using prayer to justify control. The text references a court case involving Mrs. Tusi Bradley and a custody action in Minnesota.
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Yale
Tusi Bradiey
Tier A
Suncame Court
Mills
Siege of Aivalik Threatens Greece Turkey War Fears
An official dispatch from Mitylene says Turkish regulars and Bash Bazouks attacked the Greek Christian town of Aivalik on the Asia Minor coast. The 26,000 inhabitants face massacre as the siege signals a broader Greece Turkey war risk with potential European involvement. Athens and Constantinople trade charges over Thrace and Saloniki amid rising hostilities.
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London
Mityléne
Asia Minor
Aivalik
Greece
Turkey
Athens
Constantinople
Europe
Near East
Russia
Germany
Hengland
Thrace
Saloniki
Lorimer Bank Fails and Four Chicago Banks Closed
The La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank, founded by William Lorimer, was closed by the state bank examiner. Three smaller Chicago state banks with heavy deposits also shut, including the Illinois State Bank, Broadway State Bank, and Ashland and Twelfth Street State Bank. Chief examiner Daniel V. Harkins expects the smaller banks to resume business in a few weeks.
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Chicago
la Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank
William Lorimer
United States
Illinois
State Bank Examiner
la Salle Street Bank
State Auditor
Illinois State Bank of Chicago
Broadway State Bank
Ashland and
Twelfth Street State Bank
Daniel V. Harkins
Cook County
Strikers Swell Westinghouse Ranks in Walkout
In Pittsburgh on June 13 the Union Switch and Signal plant at Swissvale saw about 1400 idle workers as part of a sympathy walkout with 10,000 peers from East Pittsburgh plants. Superintendent Pell announced the plant would stay closed until Monday and warned absentees face dismissal.
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Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Union Switch and Stgnal Company
Swissvale
George H. Pell
Reprieve at 11th Hour for Gallows Dressed Man
In Moundsville West Virginia Silas Jones a negro awaiting execution was granted a twenty four hour reprieve by Governor Hatfield after a telephone call halted the hanging. Authorities indicate additional affidavits and evidence are being sent to clear Jones. Commodore Rush Richard Wallace IV died in New York after a brief illness.
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Moundsville
W. Vin
Silas Jones
H. LD. Hatteld
W. L. Brown
Hatield
Jones
Hatfield
Commodore Wallace
New York
Commodore Rush Richard Wallace
Hiness
Carmody Ties Up Thaw Bail Plan Dispute
Washington reports that New York Attorney General Carmody rejected a plan to move Harry K K Thaw from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania for testimony. William T. Jerome filed only a brief opposing bail, leaving the court to decide whether Thaw may be released, with a ruling possible Monday.
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N. Y
Pennsylvania
Washington
Harry KK. Thaw
New York
Thaw
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
William T. Jerome
Carmody
Albany
Carmody Opposes Thaw Travel for Estate Settlement
Albany June 13 The attorney general, Carmody, said he would not consent to Harry K. Thaw traveling to Pennsylvania to settle his father’s estate, stating he had not agreed to the trip.
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Carmody
Albany
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Pennsylvania
Thaw
Reese Changes Story On Stenographer Death In Baltimore
Baltimore June 13 Reese D Meredith Jr under strict police surveillance after a revised statement about stenographer Ella G Winter death following a motorboat ride in Curtis bay He now suggests Winter may have killed herself but state attorney Green disputes the self destruction theory and intends to pursue other causes of death.
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Baltimore
D. Meredith Reese, Jr
Ella G. Winter
Reese
Curtis Bay
Miss Winter
Green
Two Roads May Be Built Under Hite Law Plan
Pennsylvania and Ohio highway officials debated two proposed Hite law routes to link Cleveland and Warren via Chagrin Falls and Youngstown, with a Canton Alliance Salem East Palestine conduit to the state line, and a Pittsburgh connection via Pipetown. Commissioner Marker will report to Governor Cox on the recommendation to establish the roads.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Columbus
le McDonald
Pennsylvania State Highway Department
Cuyahoga
Geauga
Mahontng
Trumbull
Columbiana
Stark
James, R. Marker
Cleveland
Chagrin Falls
Youngstonn
Warren
Canton
Alliance
Salem
East Palestine
Pennsylvania 5
Piptebussh
Marker
Cox
Ohio Cities
Pittsburge
Mediation conference backs provisional Mexican government
The Niagara Falls mediated talks push for a provisional government to replace Huerta with a candidate acceptable to him, signaling possible end of Carranza rumors. Washington officials see swift progress but caution no guarantee Carranza joins and Huerta’s approval remains decisive. Fourteen Coloradoes executed in Chihuahua and optimistic notes from Wilson and Bryan frame a tense, evolving crisis.
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Niagara Falls
Onl
Wilson
Carranza
Tonger
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Niagara Walls
Washington Administration
Bryan
Washington
Mexico City
Winter Imprisonment and Hardship Reported From Frontline Camp
A fragmented letter recounts extreme cold of 40 degrees below zero and harsh travel conditions. The writer describes寒 wind, limited meals, and gear issues while stationed in Missouri Green’s job area, noting morale and longing for home, and praising fellow workers as an ideal crowd.
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Missouri
Gréen
Polo a Game for the Rich and Its Sky-High Costs
Polo costs skyrocket as last year’s matches exceeded a million dollars with Meadow Brook games costing about 1.35 million. The sport demands luxury horses, long play periods, and teams of four, with high equipment and upkeep bills making participation feasible for a select few.
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Meadow Brook
N.Y
TSO
America
Trustees to Manage Estate of Kentucky National Committeeman
The body of John C. Calhoun Mayo, Democratic national committeeman from Kentucky, arrived at the Mayo home in Paintsville. Governor McCreary and state officials attended the funeral. Mayo’s fortune, estimated at over 20 million dollars, will be placed in the hands of a trustee or board of trustees.
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Board of Trustees
Kentucky National
Paintsville
John C. Calhoun Mayo
Kentucky
Mayo
McCreary
Greek deserter acquitted after Balkan War court martial
Government Commissary Alix at a court martial for John Corinthious a Greek who deserted from the foreign legion to fight for Greece declared leniency and offered a pardon like service to Vrance. The court unanimously acquitted him after the Balkan War.
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Paris
Vrance
Greece
Alix
John Corinthious
Foreign Legion
Morgan Collection Auction Attracts 200000 Price Tag
The late financier J Pierpont Morgan's $200000 collection of rare jewelry and architectural ornaments, once part of the Hoencke collection, will be sold at auction. The sale, by Andre Dee Youges, includes works acquired by Morgan in 1940 for $200000 and is staged at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Wiii
Pavis
J. Pierpont Morgan
Hoencke
Metropolitan
Muse of Arts
New York
Andre Dee Youges
Man Covered by 9000 Eggs After Runaway Wagon
Chicago reporter Morrla Elboom was hit by a wagon carrying 9000 eggs that broke loose when the horse team bolted. He suffered injuries but remained conscious as bystanders assisted.
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Chicago
Morrla Elboom
G Wagen
Goffinmakerg Postpone Strike by Casket Makers in New York
The coffin makers union delayed their wage strike in New York as death rates rose while shortages and small coffin demand press for higher pay. Union officials cited low initial death rates but noted growing need for better wages amid rising prices.
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Goffinmakerg Postoone
New York
Langley Flying Machine Failures Spark Patent Controversy
The Langley aviation episode surrounding his 1903 tests and the ensuing Wright brothers patent disputes are analyzed. The Smithsonian backed Langley’s work, claiming antedating success, while Orville Wright asserts no connection between Langley’s design and his own 1903 flight. The discussion covers the Langley machine’s construction, test outcomes, and the impact on patent litigation and historic claims.
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Saya Wright
Orville Wright
Langley
Wright
In the News and Out of the Ordinary jumble of notes
A garbled clipping mentions Miss Monticello a duck from Indiana selling 154 eggs in 187 days. Names like Kuyk from Superior Wisconsin and Maria Bolland of Newark New Jersey appear in a scrambled list. A mall wedding, a robbery report, a clan contest in Finshing and a 94 year old Wil lingsheim fleeing to Milwaukee are cited in disjointed fragments.
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Monticello
Indiana
Daya
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