Ambassadorship and factory reform urged for subnormal workers
New York's Abram I. Elkus argues for medical supervised work for subnormal persons to prevent public burden. He envisions factories employing such individuals under medical oversight to improve health and reintegrate them into society. He spoke before the Society of Medical Jurisdiction, linking factory legislation with social reform.
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New York
Abram I. Elkus
Turkey
Henry Morgenthau
New York City
New York State
Elkus
Society of Medical Jurisdiction
Recruits Gain Weight During Marine Training in SC
Port Royal South Carolina recruits of the Ninth drill company United States marine corps at the recruit depot showed weight gains from 8,076 pounds at enlistment to 8,467 pounds after fourteen weeks, increasing chest capacity from 11,000 to 13,295 cubic inches for a 38 percent overall physical gain.
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U. S. Marine Corps
South Carolina
Port Royal
D. C
United States Marine Corps
Wedding Called Off Over Movie Star Photos
In Hagerstown North Carolina Miss Esther Gulbranson of Minneapolis and William Benjamin planned to wed but failed to recognize each other when they met after exchanging photographs of famous movie stars. The romance began through a matrimonial paper and the wedding was canceled.
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Hagerstown
N. C
Esther Gulbranson
Minneapolis
William Benjamin
Gulbranson
Benjamin
Despondent teen shoots self after measles attack
In Victoria Alabama Alice Nelson aged nineteen died by suicide at her home after an attack of measles. Despondency from the illness led her to fatally shoot herself with a shotgun.
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Victoria, al
Alice Nelson
Victoria
Suffragists Distribute Candy to City Commuters
In New York women in white handed out suffrage candy at railroad terminals and ferry slips. Each box contained twelve sweets and a suffrage poem listing western states with voting rights, linking the candy to a push for more states to grant women suffrage.
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New York
New York City
Connecticut
Long Island
Westchester
New Jersey
Cos Cob
Mahwah
Suffern
New Canaan
Far Hills
Katonah
Summit
N. J
Missouri couple married seventy two years
Clinton, Missouri, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Nutt mark 72 years of marriage after tying in Ohio. She 91 and he nearly 92, with 185 descendants, 12 children, and a life in Illinois and Missouri. She quilts to sell while he, retired from stock raising, helps neighbors and tends a once-pride garden. He earned 13 dollars a month at marriage.
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Clinton, Mo
G. W. Nutt
Clinton
Ohio
Illinois
Nutt
Girl Hidden to Avert Witch in Green Castle Pa
Neighbors reported Keller family daughter, 21, missing since Easter from their Green Castle home. A constable visited after evasive answers. the girl was freed from an upstairs room where she had been kept since the day after Good Friday to avoid a supposed hex doctor.
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Green Castle
Keller
Mother of Twentieth Child Sets Ohio Record for Large Family
In Martin's Ferry Ohio Mrs James F Hess 44 wife of a coal miner has just given birth to her twentieth child the largest family in the state Only eight of the twenty are living and no plural births occurred in this family The Hess household is tied to the town known as the birthplace of William Dean Howells.
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Columbus
James F. Hess
Martin's Ferry
William Dean Howells
Ohio
Champion Ice Cream Eater from Alexandria Sets Record
Lon Merkle from Alexandria, a farmer who also pitches hay, claimed he could eat ten dishes of ice cream and then sat down to finish thirty four dishes, a display noted as exceptional by local records.
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Alexandria
Ind
Lon Merkle
Fifty Feet of Snow in July Near Santa Fe
Snow fifty feet deep near Santa Fe in July up to eighteen miles from town astonishes visitors. Snow cornices crown crater crests above the lake basin with walls twenty to fifty feet high. Peaks remain clothed in solid midwinter snow, though July sun and cool peak air slow melting.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Great American Desert
Santa Fe Lake
Lake
Penitente Peaks
Model Home for Women Who Have Lost Wealth
Baltimore. In memory of Miss Eliza Jenkins a rich philanthropic woman who died recently the Jenkins mansion will be made a home for elderly refined women with culture who are left without support. The house will house thirty occupants with private rooms servants and a small allowance. The project was a long held wish of Miss Jenkins and will be carried out by her brothers Joseph W and George C.
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Baltimore
Eliza Jenkins
Jenkins
Miss Jenkins
Cardinal Gibbons
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Bad Boy Pranks Land San Rafael Teen in Jail Paroled
Peter Scheutten seventeen son of Mrs Peter Scheutten of Santa Venetia was sentenced to sixty days in county jail for pranks inspired by Huckleberry Finn He painted the cow to look zebra spread salt in sugar bowl fed horse sawdust and later after parole smeared mustard on his mother s pillow sold her deerhound for a quarter and damaged family buggy before driving away
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San Rafael
Cal
Huckleberry Finn
Peter Scheutten
Santa Venetia
Justice of the Peace
W. F. Magee
Peter
French officer leads attack then salutes German trench
Berlin reports a French officer ordered to attack German chasseurs shouted En avant and leapt from his trench alone. Seeing no troops follow, the Germans held fire. The officer waited briefly, saluted the German trench with his sword, and returned to his own lines.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Argonne
Bad Teeth Motive Cited in 17-Year-Old Steal Case
Anna Fischer a seventeen year old maid at the Deaconess hospital in St. Louis confessed the theft of eighty dollars from Miss Ella Loew a nurse. She said she used sixty two dollars for dental work and the rest for a dress claiming the money lay on a dresser and she was tempted by long dental troubles.
Notice Burning Permits Required In Forest Areas
Burning permits are required between June 1 and October 1 each year. State Forest Rangers are authorized to issue permits. officers include H. C. Blankenship Leavenworth Washington J. S. Brender Leavenworth Ranger Station Leavenworth Washington F. B. Lenzie Chiwaukum Winton Washington D. S. Rice Dirtyface Ranger Station head of Lake Wenatchee near Winton Washington Applications should be made to the nearest ranger. E. L. Springer Acting Forest Supervisor.
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The
Forest Service
J. S. Brender
Leavenworth
Wash
F. B. Lenzie
Chiwaukum
Winton, Wash
D. S. Rice
Dirtyface
Lake Wenatchee
Winton
E. L. Springer
Are You Registered for the Fall Primary
City voters must register to vote with City Clerk Brown at city hall. Those outside city limits register at Tumwater Light and Water with registration officer L. H. Hart.
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Brown
Tumwater Light & Water Office
L. H. Hart
Farmers Back Four-Year Voter Registration Plan
A Washington delegation of farmers urged four year voter registration to curb illegal voting. A legislator argued permanent residents need registration to protect ballots and reduce registration costs. The group left convinced, supporting universal registration once every four years.
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Washington
Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment Promises Skin Relief
A vintage ad touts Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment as a guaranteed remedy to remove facial blemishes pimples and eczema. The copy claims suitability for all ages including infants and warns of relief from unsightly ailments with a money back guarantee and a 50 cent price at the druggist.
Washington Home Impressions Volume Offered on Approval
Reader notice offers a handsome volume about Mount Vernon with colonial blue cover and gold title. It includes illustrations by in‑house artists and claims to capture the real spirit of Washington's home, with a quoted eminent authority praise. Regular price is $1, but on approval remit 75c or return within one week.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
U.S. Press Association
Bond Building
Washington, D. C
Order to Show Cause on Sale of Heal Estate
In Chelan County Washington the Superior Court hears an estate case for Charles L. Gordon deceased. L J Nelson administrator petitions for sale of real estate to satisfy claims and expenses. A hearing is set for September 6 1916 at 9 30 am in Wenatchee to show cause for granting sale. Publication required four weeks in Leavenworth Reporter.
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Charles L. Gordon
L. J. Nelson
Wenatchee
Chelan
Washington
Leavenworth Reho
WM. A. Grimshaw
Assessments in Washington Counties Highlight Totals
San Juan County shows 1,525,160 while King County tops 272,666,122 in total assessed valuation, reflecting wide regional differences in property values and tax bases across the state.
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Washington
San Juan County
King County
Restoration to Entry of Lands in Wenatchee National Forest
Notice announces 140 acres within Wenatchee National Forest Washington to be subject to settlement and entry under homestead laws. Preference rights given to actual settlers prior to Oct 16 1916 with prior rights for Francis A Vare and others. details describe two 50 link wide strips in Sec 4 T26N R17E with specific parcel descriptions and acreage 1.80 acres.
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National Forest
Wenatchee National Forest
Washington
United States
United States Land Office
Waterville
Francis A. Vare
Leavenworth
O. M. Niece
Commissioner General Land Office
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H. C. Blankenship
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Leavenworth Hospital
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Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Wenatchee, Wash
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Ira Thomas
G. H. Hannan
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Wenatche
Crollard & Crollard Lawyers
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A N.corbin
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Corbin
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EK. HW
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Weeler
John E. Porter
Attorney At Law Notary Public
Columbia Valley Bank
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