Funeral of Andrew Carnegie in Lenox Mass
The funeral of Andrew Carnegie was held at Shadow Brook in the Berkshire summer home. The service was simple with no eulogy or pallbearers and used Presbyterian rites. Attendees included family members, Mrs Carnegie, Mrs Roswell Miller, and notable figures such as Charles Schwab and Robert A Frank. The body lay in a plain casket as hymns were sung and the service concluded with a benediction.
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Lenox
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Shadow Brook
Pully
Presbyterian Church
William Pierson Merrill
Brick Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
New York
Carnegie
Roswell Miller
Merrill
Benson N. Wyman
Lenox Congregational Church
Dumfermline
Scotland
Ensign Miller
Morris Johnson
Mr. Carnegie
Andrew
Morris Carnesie
Archibald Barrow
John J °On
Charles Schwab
Carnegie Steel Company
Robert A. Frank
Iron Master
Carnegie Corporation
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of
Frederick H. Lynch
Carnegie Peace Foundation
Paris
Oliver Ricketson
Wyman
Dr. Merrill
Warfield plan seeks 6 percent return on railroad capital
Luther M. Walter, general counsel of the national association of railroad securities owners, presented to the House Interstate Commerce Committee a Warfield plan for railroad control with a flat 6 percent return on invested capital. The proposal divides surplus among employees, the public, and the railroad earnings, and claims immediate implementation.
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Congress
Regional
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Walter
Interstate Commerce Commissioniers
Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Luther M. Walter
National Association of Owners
Ral Securities
Ghouls Flourished In Ancient Egypt Says Investigator
New York report states Ambrose Lansing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art claims Thebes excavations show ghouls in ancient Egypt plundering Pedu Boat tombs around 700 B C. He reports robbed jewels and partial remains, suggesting robbers fled before completion.
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Ancient
Egypt
New York
Ambrose Lansing
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thebes
Pedu
B. C
Pedu Bost
Mr. Lansing
Relhea Jett
Seizures of Food Break Corn Prices in Chicago
Radical price drops swept grain and provisions as food hoard seizures and war measures against high living costs drove markets lower. Corn fell to $1.85 a bushel for September and nearby gains evaporated as traders rushed to unload.
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Chicago
Ey Seeeeren
England
Umpire Bill Klem Heads Own League
Yonkers, New York August 15 United Press reports Umpire Bill Klem, famed National League arbiter, leads a local amateur circuit. He serves as president of a live combination league with the best ball teams of Westchester County playing afternoon games in Yonkers.
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United Press
Yonkers
N. Y
National League
Yonk
Wiliam ‘Klem
Westchester County
Theo
Senate Aims to Press Wilson on Peace Treaty and Reservations
Washington reports the Senate foreign relations committee will notify President Wilson they seek a White House meeting to discuss the peace treaty. They plan to call Bullitt Williams and others, with hearings open, and consider Chinese and Japanese affairs authorities. Debate includes mild reservations, possible divorce of league covenant, and attempts to secure twenty supporters for reservation plans.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
White House
E. T. Williams
K. Hornbeck
William C. Bullitt
American Peace Commission
Paris
House
General Bliss
Henry White
McCumber
North Dakota
Harding
Ohio
Mesars
Bullitt
Williams
Lodge
John C. Ferguson
Thomas F. Milard
Tumulty
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
McNary
Kellogg
United States
Falk
New Mexico
Europe
Knox
Pennsylvania
Committee
Borah
Johnson
League
League Board Reinstates Carl Mays After Special Meeting
New York August 16 a majority of American League directors ordered pitcher Carl Mays reinstated at a special meeting today reversing President Johnsons suspension. The vote overturns prior actions and restores Mays to active status.
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New York
Board of Directora
American League
Carl
Johnson
Bayer Cross on Genuine Aspirin Ad Stresses Safety Mark
An advertisement advises buyers to choose Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the unbroken packaging bearing the safety Bayer Cross. It promotes tablets for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia colds and pain and notes handy 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents at drug stores with larger packages also available.
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Bayer
Bayer Marcufacture
How He Gauged Speed in a Country Home Visit
A humorous Iowa style anecdote recounts a man proudly showing a new machine in Connectict. An observer asks where the speedometer is and the owner replies by comparing whisker movement to speed. He jokes that at ten miles per hour whiskers hang straight and at fifteen they fly out to one side. Partedthirty-five.
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Dudley
Connectict
New York World
Americans Making Good At Sixty Five
A fragmented vintage ad extols vitality in old age urging readers to stay active and healthy. It touts kidney and bladder health, toxin removal, and uric acid avoidance, recommending GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to boost strength and spirits for continued public service.
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Haarlem
Case of Poor Judgment At the Hangar
A group of mud smeared urchins crowd a crying boy near aviation grounds. A bright boy explains Sammy was “investigating a hangar that belongs to a wasp.” The report carries the playful, quasi-absurd tone of a Chicago Tribune caption or item.
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Sammy
Chicago Tribune
Error and Madness Allied in Human Action
A historical discussion contrasts sane error with madness, defining a sane mistake as one corrected when it fails to reach a goal, while madness persists in a futile act despite evident failure, making it impossible to adjust to circumstances. The piece emphasizes discernment between corrective insight and persistent, unadjustable conduct.
Private guard at White House denies pass to officer
A private on guard near the White House during President Wilson's return to Washington refused passage as an officer tried flattery. The officer claimed a wartime meeting, but the private replied he was in the fighting zone, and the officer withdrew.
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White House
Wilson
Washington
Skeptical Jury in Idaho Case A Judge's Law Or Opinion
An Idaho lawyer recalls a past Idaho trial where a Eastern judge delivered lengthy instructions, citing the law with full authority. The jury labored hours before reaching a verdict, and the foreman asked for clarification asking whether the judge’s statements were the actual law or merely his personal opinion.
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Idaho
Harper’s
Sartorial Expedient and Party Invite Rhetoric
A Boston Transcript excerpt riffs on clothing and social awkwardness with dialect humor. It contrasts a man’s pants misfit with a party invitation and ends noting most people get a fair share of troubles, including bald heads and dandruff.
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Boston Transcript
Dandrutf
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Lodge, Borah, Et al
Mays
Pitel
Ragan
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