Herrick Is Back Met by Throng in New York Welcome
Myron T. Herrick former ambassador to Paris returned on the Rochambeau greeted by hundreds in slushy cold at the New York dock. A Cleveland delegation Ohio Society in New York and French Americans hailed him. He held an impromptu reception and was cheered as Ohio’s favorite son potential 1916 Republican nominee. Herrick wore the Legion of Honor cross awarded by France. Commander Dumont decorated him aboard the Rochambeau.
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New York
Myron T. Herrick
Paris
Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Society
Herrick
Legion of Honor
France
Dumont
Rochambeau
Korshak testifies in arson case against insurance official
David Korshak testified for the state in the trial of Joseph Fish a millionaire fire insurance adjuster charged with arson to defraud companies. Korshak said Mrs Korshak acted as go-between in planning fires and that he fired several million dollars worth of property in Chicago.
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Chicago
David Korshak
Torch
Joseph Fish
Korshak
La Crosse Man Confesses as Bandit and Forger
W C Michael of La Crosse admitted to police that he acted as both bandit and forger in a Sheboygan saloon on consecutive days. He was arrested in Plymouth for a $5 counterfeit check at Joseph Ziesel’s saloon and reportedly confessed to the Sunday hold up, thwarted by wine bottles thrown by the proprietor's son August. Police Chief John B Webber had no further word on the arrest or confession.
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Sheboygan
Wis
W. C. Michael
la Crosse
Michael
Plymouth
Joseph Ziesel
Ziesel
August
John B. Webber
Billy’s Rainbow Pot Ends With Mammy’s Warm Home
A bedtime tale follows Billy the boy who seeks a pot of gold at the rainbow’s end. After storms and wandering through bogs, forests, and beasts, he returns home to find comfort with his mother and a found friendship.
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Billy
Jimmy Gray
Daddy
Evelyn
Blood Will Tell and the Prize of Good Blood
An early 20th century style essay extols the virtue of good blood as the source of courage and health. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure-all for liver and blood purification and guarantees refunds if not beneficial, plus offers a free medical adviser bound in cloth sent for a small stamp.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Common Sense
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Mizpah Mine and the White Brother Promise
Helen Madison leaves her fiancé Dan Summer to chase wealth at the Mizpah mine. Daniel pursues the perilous claim while Gray Feather, an Indian friend, warns of danger and names her papoose Dan Summertime. Helen vows to deliver a farewell kiss and seek Dan’s return through the valley and hills.
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Copsright
McClure
Sweetwater Mountains
Helen Madison
Eagle Hill
Helen
Dickman
Dan Summer
Mizpah
Dan
Madison
Gray Feather
Papoose
Big White Brother
White Brother
Gray
Cure a Cold in One Day Promises with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Advertising copy touts one day cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature. Price 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Graft case testimony could bring Joliet convicts to Chicago
Two possibly three inmates at Joliet State Penitentiary may be brought to Chicago to testify before the grand jury probing alleged police graft. Eddie Jackson, serving for larceny, is named as a potential witness. Also mentioned are Yellow Kid Weil and Ben Riffman, both said willing to talk about the scheme and protection money.
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Chicago
Illinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
Eddie’ Jackson
Hoyne
Yellow Kid Weil
Ben Riffman
Hidden Lights and Worldly Dynamos
The remark contrasts those who downplay their talent with others who seek fame by overplaying their power. It suggests humility versus showmanship as contrasting approaches to personal ability.
Nat Goodwin to Bring Never Say Die to La Crosse Theatre
Spotlight item announces Nat C. Goodwin returns for a one night engagement on Saturday December 12 at the La Crosse Theatre in a three act farcical comedy Never Say Die by William H. Post. The show enjoys a long run in major cities including New York Chicago and London prior to this engagement.
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Nat C. Goodwin
America
la Crosse Theater
Wm. H. Post
Nat Goodwin
New York City
Chicago
Apollo Theater
London
Charles Hawtrey
Moha Threatens Suit Over Fight Promoter Purses
Rob Moha the Mohawk City middleweight threatens legal action against Hudson promoters if the state boxing commission rules against his appeal for payment of his share of last week’s purse after a disqualification for foul in a title bout with Mike Gibbons in Hudson Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Rob Moha
Hudson
Mike Gibbons
State Boxing Commission
Moha
Unwritten Law Defense In Fort Smith Slaying
Fred Tolbert pleaded unwritten law as his defense in Fort Smith Arkansas after shooting cotton buyer Robert L. Eeds of Little Rock in the street. Eeds died from wounds. Tolbert said Eeds had broken up his home and was warned to leave town to avoid trouble.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Fred Tolbert
Robert L. Eeds
Little Rock
Eeds
Tolbert
Japanese denial on Jaluit and islands pact disputed
In Tokio parliament Foreign Minister Kato denied Japan told the United States the Jaluit occupation was temporary. The marine minister denied any England Japan agreement on the Marshall and Caroline Islands.
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Tokio
Kato
Japan
United States
Jaluit
England
Marshall and
Caroline Islands
Ways a Boy Tries to Attract Attention
The piece discusses how a boy seeks notice through two contrasts including a limp and occasionally staying clean, illustrating social signals and attention seeking behavior.
Pinex cough syrup remedy promises quick relief
An old home remedy advertises mixing 2½ ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup to make a pint of cough syrup at about 54 cents. The ad claims it loosens dry coughs, heals inflamed membranes, stops phlegm, and aids bronchitis and whooping cough after five minutes prep.
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He Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne, Ind
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