Mrs Taft Falls Ill in New York at Brother-in-law House
New York May 15 Mrs William H Taft wife of the president was taken ill at Henry W Taft 36 West Forty Eighth Street with a recurrence of a nervous disorder The condition is not serious and she may return to Washington in a few days The president cut short plans to speak in Harrisburg and will proceed with his address after visiting Mrs Taft The illness delayed their travel Helen Taft is in Washington and sons Robert and Charles were informed but did not travel to New York.
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New York
William H. Taft
Henry W. Taft
West Forty-eghth Street
Washington
Besant Foresees Impending Christ Return
Annie Besant, visiting London from India, declares the imminent reincarnation of Christ. She links world changes to the end of militarism and a forthcoming vast spiritual movement unifying warring creeds, foretelling a new era after the second coming.
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London
Annie Besant
India
Christ
Murdered for His Money Near Norfolk Virginia
J L Benton a 44 year old merchant missing since Friday is found near Paradise Creek with a facial wound. Police believe robbery motive and a shotgun was the weapon. Benton was known as industrious with a large family, carrying nearly 300 dollars at the time of his disappearance.
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J. L. Benton
Norfolk
Paradise Creek
Benton
Pey
Lightning Sets Fire At Asbury Park Home
A bolt struck the Avon residence of Sagar in May causing a roof hole and a bedroom fire. Mrs Sagar and the baby were unharmed as John Brown alerted neighbors and the blaze was quickly put out. A secondary note reports Patrick McGlade being dismissed at the State Hospital for the Insane for signing a petition for better food.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Sagar
Avon
Trenton
State Hospital For the Insane
Patrick McGlade
Finley to Be New Princeton Head
Princeton authorities hint Henry Van Dyke will stay on as faculty as a new president is named to replace Woodrow Wilson. Finley of New York College may emerge as the likely successor, with Van Dyke's stance aligned to broader faculty views on English instruction.
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Princeton
N. J
Henry van Dyke
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
van Dyke
John H. Finley
College of the City of New York
Thirsty Came and Went in Somerville Sunday
Somerville New Jersey May 15 Mayor Charles S Kenyon ordered a Sunday crack down closing all stores and ice cream shops except drug stores and newsstands which could sell medicines and papers The city had been lively with open refreshment places last Sunday drawing autos from New York and tourists but local dealers upset that Sunday openings hurt weekday business led to a campaign to keep shops closed on Sundays.
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Somerville
N. J
Charles S. Kenyon
New York City
Governor Wilson Praised in Los Angeles on Visit
Governor Wilson of New Jersey, seen as a potential presidential candidate, was cheered during a three day stay in Los Angeles. He attended church and luncheons hosted by Lynn Helm and left for San Francisco amid enthusiastic Princeton club supporters.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wilson
New Jersey
San Francisco
Walter Strowbridge
Mr. Helm
Princeton Club
Princeton
Fragmentary note suggests personal plea or joke
A fragmented text snippet references a person asking about someone named Papa George and a girl described as peerty, with a 76 metry Petit mention. The exact meaning is unclear, but appears to be a casual, informal note or dialogue.
Rear Admiral Chester New York Emissary to Turkey Reports Trade Outlook
Rear Admiral Chester, serving as New York emissary to Turkey, reports a positive trade outlook. He cites growing commercial ties and ongoing negotiations benefiting both nations while outlining planned measures to expand shipments and reduce barriers.
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New
Chester Ends His Mission to Turkey on Mauretania
Admiral Chester, veteran envoy of the New York Chamber of Commerce, sailed on the Mauretania after three years in Turkey studying industrial barriers. He plans a report for American interests and notes his son in Constantinople arranging a major railway project with a London arrival anticipated in weeks.
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New York
Joey
Turkey
London
Colby M. Chester
Mauretania
New York Chamber of Commerce
China
Constantinople
Weather Bulletin Signals Mixed Week Across Regions
The Weather Bureau forecasts a week near normal temperatures in the north and central states east of the Rockies with warmer conditions in the South and Pacific slopes. Unsettled weather and rainfall progress eastward, crossing the middle of the week, followed by cooler conditions west of the Rockies.
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Weather Bureau
Rocky
Mount Gigs
North Pacific
Pacific
Rocky “Mount
Rocky Mountains
Daughter’s Practical Mind or Frivolous Taste for Bridge Lessons
A brief exchange notes a daughter's mind as practical or frivolous. The speaker mentions she prefers taking bridge lessons over playing the game, highlighting differing views on suitable pastimes and duties.
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