Wedding of Mrs. Sarah J. Brown by H. W. Gossard’s aid group
In Chicago on December 4, H. W. Gossard secretary of the Gossard Corset Manufacturing Co hosted a wedding at Wabash Avenue M. E. Church for social worker Mrs. Sarah J. Brown. The bridal couple invited derelicts known as "Down and outers" who expressed no objections to the marriage and joined them for a large reception after the ceremony.
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Chicago
J. W. Gossard
H. W. Gossard Corset Manufacturing Company
Sarah J. Brown
Wabash Avenue M. E
Gossard
British Prisoner Lonsdale Sentenced for Box Ears
The Berlin report states British prisoner Lonsdale, at Dobritz concentration camp, was sentenced to ten years for boxing the ears of a German officer after disobeying a bugle call. He was court martialed following the incident at quarters.
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Lonsdale
Berlin
Dobritz
To Make a Bouquet
How to compose a bouquet focusing on one flower type with room to breathe. For mixed blooms use harmonizing varieties and arrange with wire netting over the dish to support short stems. The net holds stems in place while water is replenished without disturbing the arrangement.
Local Men Bag Four Big Moose in Minnesota Hunt
Elsworth Johnson of the Onalaska Canning company and Albert J. Robarge of the La Crosse Wrecking company report killing four bull moose after a week-long hunt in northern Minnesota. They trekked long distances, endured harsh conditions, and finally sighted a large drove before taking the four animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsworth Johnson
Onalaska Canning Company
Albert J. Roberge
la Crosse Wrecking Company
Johnson
Robage
Minnesota
Mr. Robarge
Secretary orders abolition of interior service post
Washington December 4 secretary Lane orders the abolition of the office of director of the interior departments reclamation service on December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Director of the Interior Departments Reclamation Service
Lane
The American Cottage and Its Shifting Meaning
The London Globe notes Harvard scholars Greenough and Kittredge argue that cottage in America never meant a laborers dwelling. Instead it carries literary and sentimental overtones and now denotes grand summer residences, with a cottager becoming a person owning a summer home rather than staying in lodging.
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Greenough and
Kittredge
Harvard
America
England
London Globe
Tribute Money in Haddock Lore and Legacy
A quirky reflection on the tale of Jesus and the tribute money. The author muses on the haddock image, notes the Sea of Galilee context is false, and explains the ancient half shekel’s weight and value, roughly 112 grains and thirteen cents in modern terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddock
Sea of Galilee
Barber
British Press Attacks Government Censorship Over War News
London reports a renewed barrage against government censorship of war news. The Morning Post blasts suppression of a naval disaster, while the Globe argues withholding details damages neutral trust and undermines Britain’s honesty and wartime credibility.
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London
Morning Post
Miss Evelyn Marshall to Wed Marshall Field II
Miss Evelyn Marshall daughter of Charles H. Marshall of New York will marry Marshall Field II grandson of Marshall Field of Chicago in January. They met and Field proposed while crossing the Atlantic last September.
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Evelyn Marshall
Charles H. Marshall
New York
Marshall Field, II
Marshall Field
Chicago
Young Field
Atlantic
Audacious Sunk After Mine Strike Off Irish Coast
British papers were barred from publishing details of the naval disaster involving the super-dreadnought Audacious, which struck a mine off the Irish coast. The event remains officially suppressed from public reporting.
Charity Ball Nets 3000 for Milwaukee Infants Home
Grant Fitch, treasurer of the Milwaukee Infants Home and Hospital, announced that last night’s charity ball in Milwaukee raised 3000 dollars for the institution. The event drew local supporters and prominent figures from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Grant Fitch
Milwaukee Infants’ Home and Hospital
Observation Mine System Afloat and Shore Warning
A shore station controls an anchored buoy with a fixed firing pin. When a pin is driven into the buoy top a bell or light signals the observer, who then closes the firing circuit to detonate the submerged mine beneath an approaching vessel.
Money and knowledge in a debate on wealth
A Washington Star quote contrasts a poor man and a rich man. The ready made philosopher says money makes no real difference. Mr Growcher counters that the poor may know as much but their knowledge often focuses on what they could do if they had money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Growcher
Washington Star
Actors Seek Part Cut in New Play
A delegation of actors visited the manager during rehearsals to request trimming a portion of Mr. Brown's role. The spokesman explained that Brown, as the discussee count, borrows $5 and accuses others of needing money at every rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
William Tell stunt ends in fatal shooting
In Chicago a coroner's jury prepared to absolve W J T Campbell for shooting and killing his best friend Al Brand during a William Tell role. Brand had bet Campbell ten cents he could shoot a pipe from his mouth and died last night from a head wound under the left eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. J. T. Campbell
al Brand
Brand
Campbell
Dentists Benefit From Rising Toothache Problems
Local chatter notes increasing toothache issues as a silver lining for dentists. The line of thought suggests more patients seek relief, boosting practice activity and potential earnings for dental professionals.
Man Whose Wife Matches His Typewriter Charm
A witty remark notes a man who finds his wife nearly as attractive as his prized typewriter. The line plays on compliment and gadget pride in a light social quip.
Admirals Sturdee and Madden Lead King George V Fleet
New photographs show Admiral Sturdee commanding the second cruiser squadron and born in 1859 while Admiral Madden leads the third cruiser squadron and was born in 1862. The portraits highlight two senior British admirals in charge of major fleet formations.
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Admiral Sturdee
Admiral Madden
Cargo of Medicated Cotton Shipments To War Hospitals
The Holland-American liner Sommelsdyk left New York at 11 30 a m carrying over 26 000 pounds of medicated cotton to Austrian Hungarian and German hospitals. The cargo included 7 599 parcels in 1 049 postal sacks with an average weight around twenty five pounds. About 906 bags were labeled for Vienna wounded, 100 for Hungarian hospitals, and the rest to German hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William G. Shepherd
United Press
Vienna
Uncle Sam
Patrick Cassidy
Foreign Mails Department
Germany
President Seth Low Urges Fresh Navigation Law Revisions
In New York on December 4 President Seth Low told the National Civic association at the Hotel Astor that American merchant marine gains rely on revising coastwise shipping rules. He warned Wilson era entries expire in two years and urged immediate action to keep American ships handling U.S. trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Seth Low
National Civic Association
Hotel Astor
Low
Wilson
Public Health Leader Urges Clean Milk in City
Nathan Strauss told the American Public Health Association in Jacksonville that milk should be municipal protected and purified. He warned milk acts as a carrier for six diseases including typhoid scarlet fever diphtheria sore throat summer complaint and tuberculosis.
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Jacksonville
Fla
American Public Health Association
Nathan Strauss
Strauss
Patrolman Kerchill Upheld in Chief Baker Shooting Attempt
Goers after Chief Racine Wisconsin reports John Kerchill, an aggrieved patrolman, tried to shoot Chief of Police Baker Wednesday evening. He was disarmed, suspended, and will be tried by the police commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
John Kerchill
Baker
Police Commission
Buckets Save Town From Fire In Wisconsin
Beavers Dam Wisconsin residents used a bucket brigade to halt a blaze in the general store of A. Lekachman after the town of Clyman suffered a water supply failure during the fire.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Clyman
A. Lekachman
Fools' Tower in Vienna House for the Insane
The Fools tower in Vienna housed 139 cells and 200 to 250 patients. It displayed odd restraint devices including swinging machines a wheel like a squirrel cage and an English coffin used to confine patients. Built in 1794 it marked a shift toward better asylum housing.
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Vienna
Dusenbury Household Sparks Family Jest
A light domestic exchange shows Dusenbury and wife clashing over family gender hopes. The husband jokes about his father’s boys and his mother’s wish for girls, prompting the wife’s pointed quip cited from a newspaper gag.
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Dusenbury
Enduring virtue of constancy in social relations
A reflective aphorism citing Tuckerman that constancy is a fact rather than a virtue, affirming that genuine social bonds persist through time, error, absence, and fate while vitality defines worth.
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Tuckerman
Higbee’s Condition Remains Unchanged in Typhoid Illness
Reports from La Crosse hospital indicate no change in the condition of City Attorney J. Higbee who was moved there yesterday after falling ill with typhoid.
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la Crosse Hospital
J. Kk. Higbee
THINK WOMAN KIDNAPPED IN MILWAUKEE CASE
Sheriff McGreal launched a search for a second woman said to have been in the automobile that struck and killed Peter Mirgeler on the Janesville road the night of November 1. He doubts the alibis of two men tied to the car and who were released after Miss Grace Morton claimed to have been part of the party and implicated them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Peter Mirgeler
Janesville
McGreal
Grace Morton
Yockey
Mitchell Meets Mars in National Athletic Club Card
Ritchie Mitchell a local featherweight is matched with Kayo Mars as announced by Frank Mulkern the club matchmaker. The likely date is December 11 and an all star card will be offered. Kewpie Ertel the St Paul bantam will appear in the double wind up with opponent to be chosen.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ritchie Mitchell
Kayo Mars
Frank Mulkern
National Athletic Club
Kewpie” Ertel
St. Paul Bantam
Russian Attack at Wolbrun Halted North of Cracow
An official war office statement reports the Russian assault at Wolbrun, twenty miles north of Cracow, has been checked. The dispatch is filed from Wolbrun via Berlin and London on December 4.
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Vienna
Berlin
London
Wolbrun
Fortress of Cracow
War Office
Feast of the Garlands Tradition in Swiss Cantons
The feast of the garlands gathers marriageable Swiss maidens at sunset. They wear flower chaplets and carry nosegays. A suitor plucks a flower to signal interest, and if returned, ties the bouquet to the door handle or flings it into the bedchamber window.
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Cantons
Hhe
Twenty-One Years' Siege of Candia in Crete
The record siege lasted twenty-one years from 1648 to 1669 as the Turks attempted to seize Candia, the capital of Crete, surrendering in September 1669. A later 1821 revolt saw Turkish forces hold fortified cities for years until intervention nine years later.
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Crete
Troy
Candia
Daubert Leads NL Batting Hit Parade In 1921
Jake Daubert of the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the National League batting list for the season. In 126 games he had 474 at bats, 156 hits and 89 runs, for a .329 batting average.
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Jake Daubert
Brooklyn Dodgers
Daubert
Wilson Names Postmasters in Recess Appointments
President Wilson made recess appointments of postmasters including W. N. Collins at Kansas City Missouri and Marjorie J. Bloom at Devil's Lake North Dakota this afternoon.
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Washington
Wilson
Kansas City
W. N. Collins
Devil’s Lake
N. D
Marjorie J. Bloom
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