Women Breaking Barriers Across Professions
Miss Frances Margaret Harper of London earns a tropical medicine diploma from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons becoming the first woman honored. Miss Sanich Sayba wins admission to practice at the mixed bar in Cairo while Mme Bernard Michel becomes the first woman lawyer there. Mrs Edward Napier runs 7000 acres in Wilkeson county Georgia as a leading southern farmer. Chicago Political Equality League to campaign for votes for women with summer meetings on Lake Michigan steamers and excursion boats.
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Frances Margaret Harper
London
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chicago Political Equality League
For Votes For Women
Lake Michigan
Chicago woman drinks to self harm in kerosene beer mix
Mrs Frank Burdek attempted suicide by ingesting a dangerous mixture of beer kerosene oil and sulphur from matches. She survived the attempt and is reported to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Burdek
Hotel Rising on Mount Etna Crater Rim
A modern tourist hotel is being constructed on the lip of Mount Etna crater, offering proximity to the volcanic caldera for visitors. The project aims to capitalize on the volcano’s appeal while providing updated facilities for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mount
Aetna
Auto crash toll rises with train collision in Leavensburg
A Baltimore and Ohio express train struck a car near Leavensburg yesterday, killing three women Mrs Henry Turner Mrs Ward Turner Mrs Frank Housel and man Wad Turner and seriously injuring Frank Housel. All car occupants were Warren residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Express
Leavensburg
Henry Turner
Ward Turner
Frank Housel
Wad Turner
Auto crash in First Avenue kills three
A car driven by Thorvald Jensen with a party of joy riders swerved to avoid a child and smashed into a store window on First Avenue. Three people died including a four month old infant and a five year old boy. six injured, two pedestrians cut by glass, and others seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
First Avenue
Thorvald Jensen
Jensen
Rose Geenwald
Five Hurt in Chicago Sunday Car Crashes
Five persons remain in hospital and two more suffer minor injuries from Sunday crashes in Chicago. A collision on Sheridan road between two speeding touring cars injured Mrs. L. J. Keefe and Miss Elsa Thal with internal injuries. Marie Cosgrove was taken to hospital with a fractured skull after being struck by a car near a streetcar.
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Chicago
Sheridan Road
L. J. Keefe
Elsa Thal
Marie Cosgrove
Car Interurban Collision Kills Student Near Willoughby
Harry Onway 22 of Ogdensburg New York Western Reserve University student is dead and six others injured when an automobile collides with an interurban car near Willoughby Driver M F Keyes was blinded by a headlight and swerved into the track The injured include Miss Myrtle Cochlin Miss Mary Kilcauley and Miss Alice Kilcauley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Harry
Onway
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Western Reserve University
Willoughby
M. F. Keyes
Myrtle Cochlin
Mary Kilcauley
Alice Kilcauley
Automibile Rollover on Kenton Pike Kills One
Marysville Ohio May 19 a tire collapse caused a car to overturn on the Kenton pike. One person died Mrs James Norris and four others including James Norris Arthur Wallace J P Norris and B B Pyers were injured with serious injuries to the survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Ohio
Kenton Pike
James Norris
Arthur Wallace
J. P. Norris
B. B. Pyers
Motorcycle crash claims life of Louis Allyman aged 19
In Bucyrus Ohio Louis Allyman 19 was thrown from a motorcycle and suffered a broken neck. He died several hours after the crash.
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Bucyrus
Ohio
Louis Allyman
Motorcycle crash in Galion claims Louis Auman
In Galion Ohio on May 19 Louis Auman collided with another motorcyclist and was thrown from his machine breaking his neck. He died instantly.
Denver Car Crash Leaves Two Injured Near Bridge
Robert Harris is dying and Thomas Broad bent seriously injured when their automobile ran off a bridge into Little Dry Creek near Denver at midnight Sunday. The car turned over twice.
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Denver
Col
Robert Harris
Thomas Broadbent
Little Dry Creek
Here
Cocking Main Raid Draws Officers Across New England
In Hudson Massachusetts officers from many New England states joined about 150 attendees at a traditional cocking main. Two automobile loads of officers swooped in to intervene during the event. In Hannibal Missouri Palmyra Creek, once linked to Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, has been turned into an open sewer.
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Cocking Main
Hudson
Mass
New England
Personal notices and local visits fill city pages
The column lists residents and visitors including Andre's orchestra at Lyric theater tonight. Mr and Mrs C J Ross return from Milwaukee business trip. Dentists T H McGovern and others mentioned. Numerous guests from Eau Claire Westby Norwalk and Rochester with errands, dinners and small ads for jewelry and livery services.
Shoots Bride Then Slays Self in Minnesota
In St Paul on May 19 J J Curl, held on charges of receiving fraudulent checks through the mails, fatally shot his new bride and then killed himself after federal agents had sought him at the border and he failed to appear for a court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
J. J. Curl
International Boundary
Carl
Spencer
Airman Has Two Narrow Escapes in Tacoma
Harry Crawford airmanship yielded two near death incidents on Saturday in Tacoma Washington. An engine failure during a 300 foot ascent forced a spectacular volplane to the tide flats where both he and a passenger escaped injury. A second attempt to rise led the biplane to drop into the bay and rescue tugs saved them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Harry Crawford
Crawford
Insane Italian gunman fires into crowd in Oakland
Ernest Oreste Cirinaci, described as insane, fired two revolvers on a busy Oakland street at noon. Three women were wounded before Cirinaci killed himself with a self-inflicted bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Ernest Oreste Cirinaci
Mystery Man’s Identity in Wisconsin Hotel Death Deepens
Relatives clash over who the man in the Erving hotel death was. Mrs. Baum, now in Fond du Lac, doubts the body is her husband Frank T. Baum of Waukegan Illinois. Sisters-in-law Mrs. J. F. Wood and Mrs. Louis Glassnap insist the corpse is their brother, Frank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wis
Erving
Frank T. Baum
Waukegan
Sparrows Set Fire to Nest in Boston Incident
Boston fire crews rescued two incendiary sparrows that caused a nest fire by peering at a match. Hook and ladder company crews acted as heroes in this unusual rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Hook and Ladder Boys
Royal Wedding Trip for King and Queen to Germany
King George and Queen Mary left Buckingham Palace for Sheerness to board the Victoria and Albert for Germany to attend Princess Victoria Luise and Prince Ernst wedding. Sir Edward Grey did not accompany, prompting speculation of a political aim and improved Anglo German ties.
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London
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Sheerness
Victoria and Albert
Germany
Victoria Luise
Kaiser
Prince Ernst
Duke of Cumberland
Edward Grey
Sir Edward
Potsdam
Great Britain
Search for Janke children continues in Wisconsin river
WAUSAU Wis May 19 The effort to recover Eleanor and Gertrude Janke bodies missing since a motor boat accident a week ago continues without success. Mary Strand of Ashland was recovered from the river after her disappearance from the county hospital on April 8. Many men remain in the river search for the Janke children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Eleanor
Gertrude Janke
Mary Strand
Ashland
Janke
Hixon Gifts Teetotter and Toboggan for Sarah Hixon Playground
Mrs W L Hixon donated the teetotter and toboggan slide for Mankato’s new Sarah Hixon Playground. Equipment includes a toboggan slide teetotters swings and a sandbox with a bench for passersby. The Women’s Guild of Christ church plans a supper Thursday with hosts Mrs A E Soderberg Mrs R W Keyes Mrs Harry Kincaid and Mrs C W Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hixon
Mankato
Minn
Free Press
Sarah Hixon
F R A Card Party Winners at Linkerhall
The F R A held its final card party at Linkerhall on Thursday afternoon. First prizes went to Mrs H Friese Mrs Clifford Hawkins Mrs C H Collins and Miss Olga Gundlach. Second prizes were awarded to Mrs F D Weatherwax Mrs Bradles Mrs E Lockman and Mrs J H Hackbarth. Cinch and five hundred were the games played.
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Linkerhall
H. Friese
Clifford Hawkins
C. H. Collins
Olga Gundlach
F. D. Weatherwax
Bradles
E. Lockman
J. H. Hackbarth
Knights of Columbus May Dance Planned by La Crosse Council
La Crosse Council No. 839 of the Knights of Columbus will hold its annual May dance at Germanial hall on Friday evening May 23. The event is one of the council’s chief assets and draws the city’s leading residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights OF Columbus Party
la Crosse
K. of C
Social Briefs on Travels and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs F A Copeland returned home with Mr and Mrs J M Hixon and family after a world tour and Pasadena winter. Miss Dorothy Hixon travels to New York with Mrs Hixon. F P Hixon heads to Chicago. Miss Anna Arneson moves to Glasgow Mont for homestead. Miss Marie Louise Jones visits from Ogdensburg N Y and stays through summer. Frances Egbert heads to Madison for fete day with Miss Carol Cotton. C S Van Auken leaves for Eau Claire. Miss Mary Brown visits Madison.
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F. A. Copeland
J. M. Hixon
Pasadena
Cal
C. S. van Auken
Eau Claire
Mary Brown
Madison
Louise Withee
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Promises Strength and Appetite
Old Standard tonic grove's tasteless tonic claims to drive out malaria and build up the system. Describes as a true tonic and sure appetizer for adults and children. Priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Margaret Wilson to visit Madison this summer
Margaret Woodrow Wilson daughter of President Wilson will spend part of the summer in Wisconsin staying in Madison to rest from Washington society and meet social workers. Her Milwaukee friends hope to arrange meetings with local social center workers during her visit.
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Madison
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
President Wilson
Washington
Miss Wilson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Elevator Boy Confesses Jewel Theft at Milwaukee Hotel
After a six hour interrogation Captain Sullivan and detectives elicited a confession from Michael Milesky an elevator boy at the Juneau hotel 225 Wisconsin street. He admitted stealing 1500 dollars worth of jewelry from Mrs Max Freudenfeld wife of the hotel proprietor and led detectives to the loot hidden behind the basement furnace where it was recovered. Milesky had planned to flee the city yesterday.
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Milwaukee
John T. Sullivan
Michael Milesky
Juneau Hotel
Wisconsin Street
Max Freudenfeld
Milesky
Physician Killed as Train Hits Auto in Campbellsport
Campbellport Wis May 19 Dr M A Hoffman a leading physician of Campbellsport was instantly killed and his six year old daughter Paula fatally injured Sunday afternoon when the doctors automobile was struck on a crossing by a Northwestern train His wife and three children survive the crash is described as a tragedy in the village with authorities investigating the crossing condition.
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Campbellsport
Wis
M. A. Hoffman
Paula
Northwestern
Peculiar Box Delivers Baby at New York Hospital
A box left at a New York hospital proved safe though unusual as it contained a two hour old baby. The incident prompted careful handling despite no bomb. In other brief items a dog slept in a daughter's bed in Atlanta and a man survived an ice box entrapment in Chicago after a party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Our Wives Presented by Onalaska High Seniors
The senior class presented Our Wives Thursday night coached by Miss Roberts. Proceeds exceeded 40 dollars. Local and visiting residents attended events at the agricultural school and at the M E church parsonage.
Community Notes From Local Churches And Visits
Mrs Wallace Smith has spent several weeks with her parents and returned to her home in this city on Wednesday after visiting her son Stanley and family in Ashland. The Ladies Aid of the M E Church will meet Thursday afternoon May 22 at Mrs Bankley Sand Lake with Mrs William Blankley and Mrs Wesley Whitbesch hosting. The Young People’s Society will meet Thursday evening May 22 in the Norwegian Lutheran Church parlors with Emma Werker and Minnie Johnson in charge. A good program is planned and all are invited.
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Miss Roberts
J. F. Adams
Eva
Chippewa Falls
Harry McGovern
Wabasha
Maud Hodge
la Crosse
Hulda Sjolander
Chicago
C. A. Sjolander
Ruth Johnson
Agricultural School
Art Mathewson
Stanley Peterson
Will Thompson
Bangor
Mr. Thompson
Nels Moe
Harry Hoyt
Chaseburg
Hazel
Gladys Granum
Gladys Nelson
Holmen
Evans
Ladies’ Aid Society
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Mesdames
Matt Olson
Even Werker
Onalaska
E. Howard
George
Howard Aldrich
Trempealeau
T. A. Moran
Ernest Krenz
Seattle
Wash
Wallace Smith
Stanley
Ashland
M. E. Church
William Blankley
Wesley Whitbesch
Susie Gillis
Bankley
Sand Lake
Young People’s Society
Emma Werker
Minnie Johnson
Prairie du Chien Social Notes Span Madison to Des Moines
Ex Governor J. O. Davidson visits Prairie du Chien from Madison for business. Mrs. Allen from Terry Montana stays two weeks with relatives. Several locals and visitors are listed including Parker from Tecom Washington and Thorson of Ferryville. Alfred Bernard of Prairie du Chien dies in Des Moines. Epworth League centennial events planned at M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Davidson
Madison
Allen
Terry
Mont
Minnie Huard
George Huard
Lynxville
H. B. Parker
Teco
Wash
W. B. Tartt
Parker
C. B. and Q
Prairie du Chien
Pacific Coast
Thorson
Ferryville
Cooper
Milwaukee
O'Neil
Chicago
Patch Groe
Succulent Grapefruit Quip Sparks Droll Quote
A speaker named Baer or perhaps the original Bear quips that a grapefruit is a lemon that had a chance and took advantage of it, in a witty remark attributed to The Co-opt-or.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baer
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Florida
John C. Burns
Fruit House
the Fashion Shop
F. A. Reiman
Jay St
Morris & Bartwell
Lacrosse
Elliott
Loeffler CO
Pearl Street
Edward Napier
South
Wilker Son County
Georgia
Ona
Horlick
Mississippi River
Hoeschler Brothers
Andre
Lyric Theater
C. J. Ross
Main St
City Grocery
T. H. McGovern
T. M. Abbotts
Caledonia
E. P. Gray
Gateway City Transfer Co
J. P. Andreas
Norwalk
G. Peterson
Westby
Roger Bros
Hellfach
J. W. Young
Rochester
C. J. Scofield
Spring Grove
Hellfach’s
William Schumway
Neillsville
B. A. Yeomen
W. F. Miller
Waupaca
A. Mills
Viroqua
J. W. Wallin
Eastmann
Hodges
William Burns
F. Reiss
Victory
Lohmer
Fred Leithold
Main Street
Mary
Woman’s Guild of
Christchurch
A. E. Soderberg
R. W. Keyes
Harry Kincaid
C. W. Noble
Margaret Wilson
Elevator Boy
Rastus
Pathe
Bill
Museum of
Atlanta
A. T. Pate
Madrid
Helsingfors
St. Petersburg
Nick Biederman
Onalaska, Wis
Frank Kohn
Ona Brokaw
Waureka
John Stackland, Jr
Mason City
Iowa
Woonsocket
S. D
Hazel Savage
Alice Green
Minneapolis
Alfred Bernard
Des Moines
St. Gabriel’s Church
H. N. Jennings
F. L. Barney
Gays Mills
E. P. Maltby
W. T. Schweiger
Joe Zeman
The
Arctic
Epworth League
M. E
Will Hammes
de Soto
Agnes Pinkerton
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