Eight Year Old Gambler Causes San Francisco Stir
Eight year old Lawrence Daly attempted to run away from home and rode a train to Los Angeles hidden in a berth aboard the Lark. He had roamed San Francisco and Berkeley for months, eluding police before being found by a passenger and later returned home by the conductor.
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Cal
Lawrence Daly
Thade
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Ramisco
Shasta Limited
Berkeley
Lawrence
Phy
Los Angeles
Berthey
Lark
China
Golden Gate
Chaerin
Interstate Commerce Commission explains Great Lakes order
The Interstate Commerce Commission explains why the order to sever steamship links on the Great Lakes was issued under the Panama Canal act. The rule set to take effect December 1 keeps the commission busy with clarifications.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Lakes
American yachts race to Honolulu from San Francisco
A fleet of fast American yachts will sail from San Francisco harbor to Honolulu with a return race planned after the last vessel reaches Hawaii. The event includes $2,000 in prizes and handicaps to level the field. Hawaii, the Royal Hawaiian Yacht Club pennant, and entries from the San Francisco Yacht Club the South Coast Yacht Club and Puget Sound associations are among the entrants.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Honolulu
Hawaii
Golden Gate
Royal Hawaiian Yacht Club
C. E. Miller
Athens
Panama Canal
San Francisco Yacht Club
South Coast Yacht Club
Puget Sound
Chicago Man to Wed $30 Million Heiress Catherine Barker
Howard, a 22 year old Chicago man, is set to marry Catherine Barker heiress to a $30 million fortune next month. Spaulding joins Barker Haskell Carcom, founded by the heiress’s late father.
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Howard
Chicago
Catherine Barker
Spaulding
Barker-Haskell Carcom
Mr. Barker
La Crosse High School Graduates Large Stenography Class
About 142 graduates this semester with 45 to 50 prepared to work as stenographers. The commercial course grows in popularity as students learn to earn a living before finishing school. Most local offices employ high school stenographers and employers report satisfaction. Many graduates also come from the book keeping department, which often precedes typewriting and shorthand training.
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la Crosse High School
Court blocks S F Bowser Co in pump monopoly case
United States District Court in Indianapolis enjoins Fort Wayne firm S F Bowser Co from monopolizing the self measuring pump business for inflammable liquids under the Sherman act. The action stems from a three year litigation. company says it does not reflect current conduct.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States District Court
S. F. Bowser & Co
Fort Wayne
Pine River Dairy Chief Sends Tax Note To Navy Bank
H E Frisbie of Pine River Wisconsin writes to internal revenue collector Paul Hemmy with a 3 cent check and a remark that Pine River Dairy association must pay its 1914 income tax so the government can build a battleship. Frisbie is secretary of the Pine River Dairy association and a firm believer in an adequate navy.
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Milwaukee
Wis
H. E. Frisbie
Pine River
Pine River Dairy Association
Paul A. Hemmy
Internal Revenue
Frisbie
Embarrassing Moment With Child’s Vaudeville Song
A Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls a mortifying scene entertaining a minister and a three year old who sang a misheard lyric. The child’s father, having taken her to a vaudeville show, was horrified as she chased skirts and proclaimed a blasphemous line in her hometown.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Mayor Backs Boxing For Clean Sport
Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson, a former athlete, endorses boxing as a force for training and clean living. He supports proper regulation similar to New York and Wisconsin to make Chicago a leading boxing center while condemning the sport’s abuses.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
New York
Wisconsin
Illinois
Cyprus History and Anglican Influence Since Antiquity
The article outlines Cyprus as a long disputed island with Roman roots and later English protectorate status. It notes divided courts and a peace under separate legal systems for population groups. It mentions the ancient Cypriot church and its 431 recognition by the council of Ephesus.
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Cyprus
England
Patriarchate of
Ephesus
German-born Sergt Maj Julius Moll Naturalized Citizen
Washington report notes Julius Moll a German native after 31 years of US Army service was naturalized as an American citizen He is stationed on the retired list as a non commissioned officer and citizen.
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Washington
United States Army
Julius Moll
Germany
Moll
Army
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