Pope Benedict XV The Hard Working Pontiff In Rome
Rome reports Benedict XV as one of history’s most energetic popes. He rises at six, reads papers firsthand, and handles mail with secretaries. He walks daily in the Vatican gardens, observing traffic from the wall near Piazza del Resorgimento, then returns to work until late at night.
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Rome
Benedict XV
St. Peter's Throne
Pope Benedict
Pope Pius X
Benedict
Pius X
Cardinal Della Chiesa
Vatican Gardens
Piazza del Resorgimento
Pontifical Gardens
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Papal
Pontifical Study
Jeffersonville Justices Propose Central Marrying Parlors
Six Jeffersonville justices of the peace plan a combined marrying parlor setup to end runners who currently skim fees. They would pool earnings and divide them, citing excessive competition and secretly wedding elopers for low sums. Some elopements occur for one dollar or six bits, with occasional twenty five dollar fees.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Justices of the Peace of
Justices of the Peace
Elopers
Tombstones as guides in Nevada mining district
In a new mining area near Sodaville Nevada tombstones are being used as location monuments for claims. Reportedly a tungsten ore ledge sparked the practice with miners marking boundaries using well appearing stones leading to confusion for relatives trying to identify graves.
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Reno
Nev
Sodaville
Cheerful patient under 131 operations at City hospital
St Louis. Harry Smyth, 42, of 3656 Laclede avenue, is among the hospital’s most cheerful patients after 131 surgical operations for tuberculosis of the bones. Since childhood he has spent much time in hospitals, and now sews and croches expertly, always good natured.
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St. Louis
Harry Smyth
Laclede Avenue
City Hospital
Smyth
Back Home After 36 Years Thought Dead
George Churchill returns to Pittsfield Mass after thirty six years wandering across the country. He reconnects with his elderly sister Mrs George Murdock who believed him dead since 1881 when a death notice appeared in Ohio. Churchill now aged sixty nine is infirm and cannot work and will be cared for by family friends.
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Pittsfield
Mass
George Churchill
George Murdock
Churchill
Murdock
Ohio
Churchills
Dog Catches Oysters At Broadkiln Neck
Milton Maryland reports a Scotch collie that digs oysters from natural beds at Broadkiln Creek and delivers clusters daily. Owner John Wilkins says the dog yields one to three bushels daily for about three dollars net profit. In Balaton Minnesota two boys felled a 52 pound wolf after a motorcycle chase and long shot.
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Milton
Del
John Wilkins
Broadkiln Neck
Broadkiln Creek
Wilkins
Balaton
Minn
Evald Bylander
John Bollman
Americans Aid France's Blind in War Effort
Miss Winifred Holt leads American aid to blind soldiers in Paris. Volunteers teach touch typing Braille and craft, using specially adapted equipment in a ministry of war supported program across twenty seven military hospitals. A Lusitania loss cut a charity shipment but continued support remains strong.
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Paris
France
Winifred Holt
America
New York City
London
International Congress of the Blind
Miss Holt
Red Cross
Ministry of War
Holt
Lusitania
Poodle Treed Bobcat Near Salt Lake Waterworks
A 22 caliber poodle dog treed a 45 centimeter bobcat near the Parley’s canyon tank house at the city waterworks. The cat was kept atop a telephone pole until caretaker Louis Shrieker shot the feline.
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Salt Lake City
Parley’s Canyon
Louis Shrieker
Sloan's Liniment Relief for Rheumatism Demonstrated
A reader claims Sloan's Liniment ends rheumatic pain within days after trying many remedies. The testimonial notes chronic rheumatism with stiffness, using a few drops on affected areas to obtain immediate relief and recovery within four days. The user works at a large department store in San Francisco with hundreds of employees.
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Aritten
Br. Chamley & CO
Charley Tancing
Valencia St
San Francisco
Cal
Sloan
Sload
S. F
Sloan’s
Traction Lines Report Losses From Auto Buses
In Seattle Tacoma and Bellingham annual reports to the state public service commission note auto bus operation caused a loss of 11 350 000 fares to the companies with nine million fares diverted in Seattle. The Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co reports a $301 000 drop in net railway revenues due to auto bus competition.
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Harrington
Missouri
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