Czarina and Daughters Serve as Red Cross Nurses
Petrograd reports Empress Alexandra and her daughters Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess Tatiana have taken active Red Cross nursing roles. They train in soldier care, organize Tsarskoe Selo hospital, and often work long hours, sometimes staying with wounded patients. The hospital serves 200 soldiers and 30 officers.
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Russias
Czarina
Tsarskoe Selo
Gedroye
Russia
Court Hospital
Petrograd
Olga
Tatiana
Student Fights Burglary Intruder in UC Berkeley Dorm
Miss Edna L. Reeves of Ukiah a UC student woke to a burglar crawling on all fours in her bedroom. She leapt onto the intruder’s neck after a quick alarm to roommate Laura Hampton. The struggle moved through rooms before the burglar escaped via a window. Reeves sustained bruises but attended classes later.
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Berkeley
Cal
Edna L. Reeves
Ukiah
University of California
Miss Reeves
Laura Hampton
Boy 13 Enters University as Freshman at Chicago
Indianapolis teenager Benjamin Perk, thirteen years and four months old, registers as a freshman at the University of Chicago. He recently graduated from a local school and is described as a remarkable young student heading to higher education in Chicago.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
University of Chicago
Benjamin Perk
Ind
Perk
Indianapolis student earns university scholarship in philosophy
Perk, linked to Harold Fishbein of Indianapolis, becomes the youngest student to matriculate at Chicago and continues a noted academic path. He follows Fishbein from Indianapolis who joined the university a year earlier at age fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Cornstalks Stop Phone Service in Kansas County
In Leavenworth County Kansas cornstalks hinder telephone service south of Lansing at Dan Monroe’s property. Tall stalks pressed against wires on low poles caused a short circuit forcing linemen to cut two rows of corn on each side to restore line clearance.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Lansing
Dan Monroe
Mr. Monroe
Offspring of Alien Parents Hardiest
New York City health figures for 1914 show native white children under five die at higher rates than children of foreign-born parents. Among whites mortality ranges by mother’s birthplace with English and German families faring best. at the same time mortality among negro infants remains markedly high across causes, especially respiratory and tuberculosis.
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New York
Health Department
William H. Guilfoy
Registrar of Records
Charles F. Bolduan
Bureau of Public Health Education
Bolduan
Pioneer Finlayson Seeks Alaska Pension After Longevity
Seattle veteran John Finlayson aged 103 applied to Sitka Pioneers' Home trustees for a pension under Alaska territorial law for aged pioneers. He prospected in California and Oregon until 66, then explored vast Yukon regions, retiring with a hoped-for nest egg now exhausted by age.
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Seattle
John Finlayson
Finlayson River
Finlayson Lake
Yukon Territory
Board of Trustees of
The
Pioneers
Sitka
Alaska
Finlayson
California
Oregon
British Columbia
High Meat Costs Blamed For Pellagra Spread
Washington based statistician Edgar Sydenstricker of the United States health service ties pellagra in the South to high meat prices. He notes northern families consume more protein and dairy, while southern households rely on carbohydrates fats and hog products amid lower wages and economic disadvantage.
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Washington
Edgar Sydenstricker
United States Health Service
Letter Traced Across Three Years From Vancouver to Mexico
A registered letter mailed three years ago by J. A. Fitzsimmons from Vancouver to D. C. Kling in Oaxaca Mexico arrived recently in Long Beach. The trip logged twenty three postmarks showing its travels from Vancouver to Mexico and back. Mexico Postmaster Gomez redirected it to Los Angeles before finally reaching Long Beach.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Vancouver
J. A. Fitzsimmons
D. C. Kling
Ocotian
Oaxaca
Mexico
Long Beach
Gomez
Plan for April 30 Holiday Commemorating Washington
In New York lawmakers consider declaring April 30 a state holiday to honor George Washington's inauguration on April 30, 1789. Bronx delegate Peter Donovan submits the proposal, urged by journalist George J. Clark. If approved, bills will be introduced in the next legislative session by Senators Hamilton or Dunnigan and Assemblyman Fertig.
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New York
George Washington
United States
Peter Donovan
Senate
Bronx
George J. Clark
James A. Hamilton
John J. Dunnigan
Fertig
Squashes Sprout From Ash Pile In Franklin
In Franklin Indiana H C Hoffman planted four squash seeds on an ash pile and harvested over sixty large squashes from vines that spread across yards and a fence within the block. Neighbors received fruits as the plants grew aggressively and reached beyond the yard near the courthouse.
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Franklin
Ind
H. C. Hoffman
Hoffman
Diet cures cancer says London doctor
Dr Robert Bell head of Battersea General hospital cancer research reports seven complete recoveries from cancer by guiding nature with diet. He states healing power, aided by regulated diet and therapeutic agents, has proved competent to overcome the disease and achieve full recovery.
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London
Nature
Robert Bell
Battersea General Hospital
Bell
HOPES TO REACH 112TH YEAR
Atlanta resident Uncle Abe Coulter of Lafayette Ga born January 7 1804 in Jasper Tennessee. He recalls meeting General Andrew Jackson and witnessing Indian events in 1887 near Lafayette and shares stories of the era. The piece also promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a liver purifier and blood cleaner.
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Atlanta
Abe Coulter
Lafayette
Jasper
Tenn
Andrew Jackson
la Fayette
Abe
Ashes of Japanese Native Sent to Japan by Parcel Post
West Palm Beach announces the ashes of A Ninomiya, who died here days ago, were sent to Ekima Japan by parcel post after a request for cremation. The ashes were sealed in a hermetically sealed metal receptacle for transport.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
A. Ninomiya
Japan
Ninomiya
Ekima
Thank Offering Box Brings Joy Through Small Gifts
A woman keeps a yearly Thank Offering box to collect modest gifts as thanks for escapes from danger or calamity. Money goes to bring happiness to others during Thanksgiving season, aiding hospitals and the needy, sometimes funding a homecoming, a music ticket, or a doctor's bill. The act fosters gratitude and simple generosity.
Hoosier Farmer Endorses Pork Diet For Longevity
Samuel Reynolds, a 75 year old Hoosier farmer, claims pork three meals daily promotes health and longevity and says he never eats fruit or butter. The clipping also advertises Sloan's liniment for rheumatism and cites irrigation and apple shipments as local notes.
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Hoosier
Columbus
Ind
Samuel Reynolds
Reynolds
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J. A. Adams
Maughes & Adams Attorneys At Law
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Wenatchee, Wash
Fred Kemp
E. L. Baker
N. A. Pearson
Elliot Elk
Leavenworth, Wash
G. H. Hannan
Wenatchee
P. A. Snyder
Eliott
W. Hoxset
Crollard & Crollard Lawyers
B. J. Williams
An, Corbin
Williams
Corbin
Lewis J. Nelson
Elliott Block
FOX Lawyer
Fight St
John E. Porter
Attorney At Law
Notary Public
Wenatchee Wash
Wenatchee Abstract Company Incorporated
R. W. Vermilya
Mgr
Chelan County
Columbia Vally Bank
A.j.tower CO
Ors
Boston
TOWER
Rainier Beer
Lee J. Howerton
Echo
Chamley & CO
Valencia St
San Francisco
Zarthan Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Jack Ruth
W.M
A. G. McKeown
Secy
DR. J. Stillson Judah
Leavenworth Hospital
Chelan Young
Chelan County Abstract Co
J. A. Gellatly President
W. W. Gray Becy
Knights of
Pythias
Valentine Franklin
D. D
A. R. Brown
R.nd
Echo Office
Diogenes
S.H. Knowlton
Elman Hotel
First Cl Care
W. E. Tomlinson
Prop
Vala Bae
Third Ave
Cherry
Washin
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