Industrial accidents report flags 25000 yearly fatalities
A United States labor department bulletin by Frederick L. Hoffman estimates 25,000 fatal industrial accidents yearly among American workers and about 700,000 injuries causing over four weeks disability. Railroads and agriculture each account for around 4,200 deaths annually, with coal mining and construction also contributing sizable totals.
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Washington
Frederick L. Hoffman
United States Department of Labor
New York Medical Record
Iron and Steel Industry
United States
Two Boys Bag Wolf Near Independence Kansas
Cecil Lattimer twelve and James E A zar ten sons of J J Lattimer of Independence captured a wolf on the Vrazier farm southeast of independence. The wolf fled into a hollow log and the boys used a gunny sack to trap it then delivered the animal to the county clerk seeking a three dollar bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cecil Lattimer
James Eazar
J. J. Latimer
Indépe
Vrazier
Independence
New York Sees 2.5 Million Men Eligible for War
Census bulletins show 2,500,000 men aged eighteen to forty-five in New York state available for duty. Detailed counts reveal state army posts, naval militia, and National Guard strength, plus extensive prior military training among many. Proposals include a mild conscription plan requiring three years service for eighteen year olds with thirty days active duty annually.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Hugo
New York
National Guard
Regular Army
Adjutant General's Office
E. V. Howard
Few Paupers in Kansas Counties Lack Poor Farms
In Kansas twenty of 105 counties have no poor farms or indigent poor, while other counties run self supporting farms. The state board of control reports 900 paupers cared for in the year ending July 1. Ten more inmates resided on county farms, and nineteen children were in the county institution, up from fourteen last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
J. W. Howe
State Board of Control
Winfield Hospital
War Threatens Ruin to Swiss Hotel Men
Geneva reports Swiss hotel keepers urge government relief due to wartime tourist collapse. They seek mortgages on inn furniture and a two year payment pause after hostilities. About 4,000 hotels employ 43,000, with $5.6 million annual wages and $227 million capital.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Berne
Family reunites as boy found after long search
Mrs. Julia Delo of Quebec identifies the boy held since the arrest of BE. 8. Carroll on March 5 as her son. Carroll faced assault charges and abduction accusations. The boy had been missing since he was four. Both offered conflicting stories and were detained. Carroll's attorney filed for habeas corpus to regain custody.
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Fort Worth
Tex
United States
Canada
Julia Delo
Quebec
Carroll
Reverend ties 500th marriage at Cave Spring area
Rome Ga Rev T R Hanson who lives five miles from Cave Spring reports he just solemnized his five hundredth marriage during his residence in the county. He is listed by Ordinary Johnson as the officiant in this milestone ceremony.
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Rome
T. R. Hanson
Cave Spring
Johnson
Three Bibb County Pig Club Boys Win Bank Savings Prizes
Washington reports that three sons of a Macon dairyman rose from two Duroc Jersey pigs to bank savings and prize money. Each boy deposited a dollar with Bibb County Pig club records showing feeds weights and cost per pound. A sow’s litters and future fair entries promise three more deposits and savings banks.
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Washington
Macon
Department of Agriculture
Bibb County
Bibb County Pig Club
Cholera Spreads Abroad Prompting Quarantine Review
Washington reports the U S Public Health Service has compiled international health data to avoid unnecessary vessel restrictions while taking action when needed. The review notes cholera in Austria Hungary Ceylon China Egypt Dutch East Indies India the Philippines Russia and German camps in 1914 15 with new Balkan infections possibly linked to Austria Hungary or Turkey.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
Austria-Hungary
Ceylon
China
Egypt
Dutch East Indies
India
Philippine Islands
Russia
Straits Settlements
Balkan Territory
Germany
Indo- China
Petrograd
Silesia
Brandenburg
Posen
Zirka
East
Balkan
Turkey
Free Exhibit Brings Minneapolis Boy’s Miniature Locomotive
Walter F. Hines of 2543 Jefferson St NE Minneapolis exhibits a fully equipped miniature locomotive in state fair free space. The boy built a yard track with semaphores and block signals, saying he enjoyed making it more than playing with it after completion.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Walter F. Hines
Jefferson Street
N. E
Hines
Crowd at late special sale sparks panic among shoppers
Report from the Washington Herald describes two women debating joining a crowded sale. They fear the mob yet are drawn by a bargain claiming three cakes of regular ten cent soap for 15 cents, insisting they must push through or die trying.
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Susan
Washington Herald
Forms of Rheumatism Ailments and Sloan's Liniment
The article lists acute and chronic rheumatism rheumatic headaches sciatic rheumatism and lumbago as curable ailments. It promotes Sloan's Liniment as a penetrating instant relief remedy for rheumatic pain and urges a 25 cent bottle for emergencies.
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Sloan
Estimate of School Expenses and Receipts for District 49
School District No. 49 Chelan County announces an estimate of expenses and expected receipts for the 1915-16 school year. The board will meet at 7 o’clock p.m. on Monday October 4 at the High School to hear taxpayers on proposed levy. detailed statements available in the clerk’s office. Estimated expenses total 21 070 dollars with receipts from State and County funds listed. Dated September 13 1915. N Patterson Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelan County
State of Washington
N. Patterson
Chelan Co
Foreclosure Sale Notice in Chelan County Washington
In Chelan County Superior Court a foreclosure sale is ordered to satisfy a judgment against Charles O Livingston and Minnie Livingston and others. The sale on October 23 1915 at 10 am will auction Lot 81 82 in Block 87 Great Northern Plat Wenatchee for cash to the highest bidder. Sheriff Chas Kenyon causes the notice and sale details to be published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
County of
Chelan
Rebecca Wishart
Charles O. Livingston
Minnie Livingston
Lerne Tice
Connie F. Tice
James B. Keane
Wenatchee & Rock Island Warehouse Company
Wenatchee Lumber Company
County of Chelan
Superior Court
Chelan County
Charles C. Livingston
Washington
Charles O. Tivingston
Towit
Great Northern Plat
Wenatchee
Chas, Kenyon
Wash
A. V. Half
Tree Climbing Dog Impresses Vermont Locals
In St Albans Vermont W L Plumley describes a three year old dog part pug part bull whose freak climbing ability reaches 32 feet. Veterinarians are puzzled by how the animal grips tree trunks and the pads and nails differ little from a normal dog. The creature even sleeps in branches twenty feet high.
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St. Albans
W. L. Plumley
North Clarendon
Quail Eggs Hatch Amid Farmyard Flock
A mother quail laid two eggs in a nest built by William Bender's hen in the woods near his farm. The hen hatched the eggs and the chicks joined the barnyard flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola. Wis
William Bender
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Frederick JL. Hoffman
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Billiott Bldg
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Commercial Bank & Trust
Wenatchee, Wash
E. L. Baker
Fred Kemp
Eliot Elk
Leavenworth, Wash
Wm. A. Reneau
G.G. Hannan
Thomas & Hannan Lawyers
Ira Thomas
Crollard & Crollard Lawyers
B. J. Williams
A N. Corbin
Williams
Corbin
Ww. M. McCoy
Columbia Valley Bank Building
G. W. Roxset
County School Fund
DR. J. Stillson Judah
Leavenworth Hospital
C. E. Briggs
King’s Drug Store
Chelan County Abstract Co
J. A. Gellatly President
W. W. Gray Secy
Life
S.H. Knowlton
Seattle
Hird Ave
Cherry ST
Ttle
Cornelia J. Behan
Samuel V. Behan
State of
A. D
J. Nelson
Plaintif
P.O
Leavenworth, Chelan Co
Knights of
Pythias
Valentine Franklin
D. D
A. R. Brown
Re and I
Zarthan Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Jack Ruth
W.M
A. G. McKeown
Secy
Lewis J. Nelson
Elliott Block
J. B. Adams
E. H. Fox
Eight St
Weeler
Leavenworth, Washington
John E. Porter
Attorney At Law Notary Public
Columbia Valley Bank
Wenatchee Wash
Hotel
Leavenworth
Wenatchee Abstract Company Incorporated
R. W. Vermilya
Mgr
Columbia Vally Bank Bldg
City Drag Line
Rainier Beer
Lee J. Howerton
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