Navy and Army to Lose Noted Retiring Officers in 1916
The 1916 retirements include 1 admiral, 4 rear admirals, 4 brigadier generals, and eight naval captains advancing to flag rank. Key figures listed: Rear Admiral Fletcher and Admiral Winslow among navy leaders, plus Army chiefs like Kingman and Macomb. Retirements span dates from June to December with promotions to fill gaps.
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Washington
Lair
Wisslow
Macomb
Evans
Fletcher
Bradley
Fiské
Frank I. Pletcher
Ad‘malrai
Fiske
Navy” Department
Will
Cameron McRae Winston
Pacific
Samtral Winslow
Thomas B. Howard
Winslow
du’ Ehief
Clifford
Mel. P. Huse
Robert
Grit RS
Bidrry
Knapp
Georges
Elroy
Willam L.“Rodgers
Army
Pig
Dan CL Kingman
John
W‘ber
Bisbeigade
Montgomery Afl
The
War College
Mea Wobati Ra
Ane “Ff
Prinn
Linearn
Wheel
Epona
Mee Wilson
Rho Thalary
Wth
Generale Kinsea
Isco A
Behind the Scenes of a Picture Play Spoofed by a Fan
A studio manager, Mr. Collamore, recalls a tangled encounter with Miss Weatherby, later revealed as Helen Markland, who pressed to have him read her scenario. She uses calls and a public escort to push production, while the plot follows studio intrigue, staged meetings, and a mistaken identity that reshapes his view of a rising actress.
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Nora
Walt
Aurdor
Collamore
Sid
Snow
Stiss Wetherby
Subul
Leeita
Nérmal
Kowal
Agai
Tigayo
Upyall
Poshurry
Bécn
Yith
Hellen Markland
Markland
Swith
Dieci
Miia Weatherby
Helen Markland
Rees
Ipswich financier helps boy make sheep profit tale
In Ipswich on Sept 5 1914 Gerald Pershin assisted a boy to obtain funds by signing a bank note. The youth paid 83.60 and claimed a net year profit of 110.50 from sheep sales, noting 28 dollars from wool and losses from coyotes.
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Ipswich
Gerald Pershin
MO AL. Slocum
Robert Jones
Slocum
Rock Island Boy Survives Life Threatening Neck Injury
In Rock Island eleven year old Fred Lawson was struck on the neck by a wagon wheel fragment while coasting. The puncture in the bronchial tube caused air to escape under the skin swelling his body to abnormal size. Doctors punctured the neck to release the air and the boy was saved.
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Rock Island
Fred ‘Lawson
Ita
Ha Young ‘Lawcon
Sand Springs OK Town Built For Widows by Page
Sand Springs Oklahoma grew around philanthropist Charles Page who funded free gas fuel rent and housing for widows. He created cottages a free car line to Tulsa a day nursery medical care and a vocational school. Page also helped widows marry and adopted an orphanage moving it to Sand Springs.
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Fugana Springs
Okla
Charles ‘Page
Tulsa
Sand Springs
Wade
Page
Lttle
Woman kills eagle with wagon tire in Missouri record
Pulaski county resident Mrs J H Arthur near Laquey is believed to be the first Missouri woman to kill an eagle without a gun. A watchdog knocked the bird from a chicken yard, she struck it with a wagon tire, breaking its neck and wing. The eagle measured six feet four inches.
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Bulaski County
Rolla
Mio
J.H. Arthur
Laquey
Pulaski County
Missouri
Two Drinks Two Years Fort Worth Local Option Case
Charles Pettigrew, a Fort Worth man, was convicted under local option felony provisions for selling liquor in a local option territory. Indicted in January, his first trial yielded a misdemeanor. he escaped on a technicality. The second indictment was defective, but the third was sustained leading to a two year sentence.
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Fort ~ _ Worth
Tex
Fort Worth
Charles Pettigrew
Tarrant County
Pettigrew
Svas
Onder
Geary Oklahoma School Claims Twin Pairs Record
Geary Oklahoma claims a unique distinction for having more pairs of twins than any other school in the state. At present seven pairs of twins are enrolled with another girl who has a twin brother expected to start after the new year, bringing total twins to eight.
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Oklahoma
Geary
OklaxThie
Haringet
Sybo
Wallace Oh
Sho “Abd
British boats trap German submarines after attempted breakout
Lord Kitchen er recounts a naval chase north of Scotland where eight German subs of the latest type sailed to break into the North Sea. A second group probed the fleet and a net blocked their exit. Two were lost. three surrendered with crews intact.
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Diiting
Ris
Kitchener
Gresit
Scotland
Lord Kitchener
North
Erney
Aris
Tor
Heighland
Tonger
Prominent Man Reframes Doughnut Debate on Holes and Value
A public figure remarks that perception of a doughnut hinges on the hole in the middle, challenging common beliefs about worth. The quote contrasts fame with visibility and questions what makes an item or person deemed significant.
Kidney Pills Advertised by Solomon Bequette at Foley
A reader recounts using a 50 cent Foley Kidney Pills bought in Flat River to relieve back pain and rheumatic aches. The note endorses the product for kidney trouble, bladder issues, sleeplessness, and stiffness, claiming quick relief and wide availability.
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Solomon
Bequette
Foley Kidney
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Wilson
Mtacomab
Geary’s
Waller
Spies
Sacs
ST. Louis
Valier
Robert’ Ec ‘Nokris
Berkeley
Cal
Ty Air Classified
Daily
Globe-Democrat
Daily Globe-Democrat
Chicago
St .Louis
Sunday Globe-Democrat
Globe: Printing CO
the Herald
Marshall
Ils
Enclosed
Hérald
Terre-Haute
Star
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