Veterans Plan Jubilee Peace Celebration in New Orleans
Louisiana veterans propose a golden peace jubilee in New Orleans in 1915 for union and confederate Civil War veterans. The plan aims to coincide with the Panama Exposition in 1913 and may be taken up with the G A R. General George W Gordon of Tennessee is likely to be elected commander of the veterans.
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Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Dixie Warriors
Louisiana
Louisiana Veterans
George W. Gordon
Tennessee
Gordon
San Franciscans plan $5 million Panama fair sale
Five million dollars worth of Panama fair stock will be sold at a mass meeting to be held tomorrow on the Merchants' Exchange floor. Subscription books opened today. A party of influential citizens will then go to Washington to urge Congress to authorize a federal appropriation for the fair.
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San Francisco
Cal
Merchants‘ Exchange
Washington
Congress
Monkey Starts Fire At Bronx Zoo By Biting Match Head
At the Bronx zoo a keeper fought a blaze after a visitor threw a lit match into a monkey cage. Nightmare the blue mandrel chewed a watch as panic erupted, a woman was hurt, and Abraham Lipsky was jailed after arraignment. Lipsky fined ten dollars and sent to the workhouse for ten days.
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New York
Bronx Zoo
Fred Engleborn
Nightmare
Englehorn
Abraham Lipsky
Policeman King
Bronx Park
Lipsky
Herbert
Five firm radiator merger forms U S Radiator Co
Pittsburg April 27 A merger of five large radiator works forms the U S Radiator company to begin business around May 1. Participating firms include U S Radiator and Boiler Pittsburgh U S Radiator Dun kirk U S Heating Detroit and Herrenden Geneva with J L Mott Ironworks radiator unit. Authorized capital includes Feight millions in stock and bonds totaling 1,900,000 underwritten. Preferred stock 4,000,000 7 percent cumulative. 200,000 issued. Common stock 4,000,000 with 3,200,000 outstanding.
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Pittsburg
U. S. Radiator Company
U. S. Radiator and Boiler Company
U.S. Radiator Company
Dunkirk
N. Y
U. S. Heating Company
Detroit
Herrenden Manufacturing Company
Geneva
J. L. Mott Ironworks
New York City
Merritt Place M. E. Church to Lay Corner Stone
The corner stone of Merritt Place M. E. church at New York and California streets will be laid at 5:00 p m Sunday in May. Former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks will attend. Dr Joshua Stansfield will deliver an address at 3:30 p m. Bishops and national officers of the Methodist Brotherhood are expected to assist during their convention at Roberts Park Methodist church.
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Merritt Place
M. FE
New York
California
Charles W. Fairbanks
Joshua Stansfield
Methodist Brotherhood
Roberts Park Methodist Church
Indianapolis Trade Association Schedules Two Meetings
The board of directors arranged a Thursday noon meeting at the Board of Trade building under Harold Hibben Jr and a Friday noon session of the trade extension committee led by A Bookwalter.
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Indianapolis Trade Association
Board of Trade
Trade Extension Committee
Harold Hibben, Jr
Publicity Committee
A. Bookwalter
President to wear special mountain dress for Chamonix trip
Paris April 27 The French president travels to Switzerland then to Chamonix for an official visit and ascent of Mr Blanc. Protocol chief Molard notes evening dress is unsuitable for mountains. A special costume is being made with a white waistcoat and an English suit pattern from London to appear formal yet practical.
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Paris
M. Molard
the Elysee
Republic
Switzerland
Savoie
M. Fallieres
Chamonix
Blanc
London
Edward
Marienbach
M. Fal- Heres
Cardinal Gibbons Praises Working Women at Confirmation
Baltimore April 27 Cardinal Gibbons praised the working woman saying she earns for herself and family and is a good housekeeper. He told 266 confirmands at St Joseph church that industrious work builds a nation and that women must be industrious as men, deserving respect.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Clown Loses Ears in Circus Explosion
New York April 27 Barnum & Bailey clown George Holland suffered the loss of both ears when a box of cartridges and powder exploded after he dropped it. He was taken to Seney hospital and quipped that he would not need makeup after the accident.
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New York
George Holland
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Holland
Man Offered Jail for Mother in Poverty Plea
William Murphy 65 of Long Island City told Magistrate Connolly he would send his aged mother to jail if no care could be found. He and brother Thom were urged to support her, with a warning that they would go to jail if they failed to help. They then decided to contribute.
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Ents
William Murphy
Long Island City
Connolly
Flushing
Murphy
Thom
Ambrose Fay
Corona
Machinists May Strike At B and O S W
Special to The Sun Washington Indiana reports evidence of a planned strike by B and O S W machinists in sympathy with main line strikers. Additional locals in Seymour Flora Chillocothe and Cincinnati are noted to go out. The firm announces a 6 percent raise for clerks and foremen in the operating department.
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Sun
Washington
Ind
Seymour
Flora
Chillcothe
Cincinnati
Beds for drunks must be provided
Morrison, April 22. The city council passed a plan requiring saloons that oversell liquor to provide a bed for the intoxicated customer. If police arrest the man, the saloon keeper faces arrest and fine. Some trust immunity promises, but barkeeps may refuse sales beyond capacity. An annex with beds may be added for customer care.
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Morrison
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Free Trial Package
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a digestion aid that strengthens stomach juices and aids digestion. It claims the formula combines natural substances and that one grain can digest 3,000 grains of food. The ad offers a free trial by mailing name and address to F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
Jamaica
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce, M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Emigration to Canada Grows Among Well-Off English
London reports a rising flow of English emigrants to Canada with over 30 000 leaving by month end and expectations of more next month. The trend features not just farmers but skilled workers across trades carrying capital, averaging about 1000 dollars per person, including 18 Liverpool families joining the Canadian Pacific Railway ready-made farms and a 200 settler party.
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London
England
Canada
Great Britain
Liverpool
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Dog hero after injuring boy in street game
In New York on April 27 a dog named Mike nearly killed 11 year old Alfred Sampee during a street game. The boy was severely cut, fainted, and was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Mike wailed beside him, licked his face, and was treated as a hero by onlookers.
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New York
Mike
Alfred Sampee
E. 26Th Sixth Street
Alfred
Bellevue Hospital
Delinquent Gatekeeper Nugent Disrupts Hospital Scene
An account describes Nugent causing a disturbance at a hospital where Policeman New acted to eject him. Dr. Hooker tended Alfred's head while a reverend visited. Mike lingered by the doorway, howling until he was removed and returned home.
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Nugent
Policeman New
Dr. Hooker
Alfred
Switzerland
Mike
Women plan day off to greet Roosevelt in New York
Washington reports a craze among women government workers to take time off for Theodore Roosevelts June arrival. Clerks in many departments say they will wait a few days off to attend the homecoming, with officials noting the strong enthusiasm among female staff.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Government Department i A
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