Rished Neck for Love of Woman
Louis G McPhee Yale athlete turned film daredevil has retired and becomes manager of a New York film concern after winning parental blessing to marry Dolores Grace McCann. He earned fame leaping 138 feet from Highbridge, then other dives, before quitting to spare his in law’s worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis G. McPhee
Yale
Moving Picture
New York City
McCann
Dolores Grace McCann
McPhee
Pleasantville
N. Y
Miss McCann
Father McCann
Highbridge
Harlem River
Express
Cliff
Quit Jobs At Wives Order In Stacine Prison Case
Two men employed at the Stacine county courthouse quit after their wives read about the hiring of honor prisoners. The husbands, previously laid off from factories, refused to be classified as jail prisoners and resigned under pressure from their spouses and the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacine
Wis
Court House
Urekia
Protesting Verse on Women's Roles and Household Labor
A satirical poem by C. B. Webster critiques gender norms and class in domestic life. It highlights women sewing outfits, men cooking, and the social divide where wealthy women rely on male cooks while laboring women face derision. The piece comments on rent, status, and emancipation with irony and pointed social observation.
Trade Invasion Of Latin Republics Urged
Dr. Bebe Pratt chief of the Federal Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce urged a trade invasion of Latin American republics in a Philadelphia Academy address. He warned that war in Europe hit Latin America hard, halving commerce and suspending public improvements while the United States could become their market and credit source. He emphasized the need for mutual understanding and for American manufacturers to adapt business methods to Latin America and build long term relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Political and Social Science
Philadelphia
Bebe. Pratt
Federal Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Europe
Latin America
United States
Pratt
South America
Opium In Christ's Drink Claim Sparks Debate
Dr Paul Haupt of Johns Hopkins presented to the American Philosophical Society that Christ was given opium and myrrh to ease suffering during the crucifixion. He argued terms cited in Matthew and Mark point to narcotic relief, citing a Lebanese term for a wine mixture and a French proverb as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savant
Paul Haupt
Johns Hopkins University
American Philosophical Society
Pan American bank proposed for Canal Zone
Representative Helm of Kentucky calls for a Pan American national bank to be set up in Ancon Panama Canal Zone with 25 million dollars capital, branches elsewhere, to boost continental trade and create a stable, U S backed financial hub identified with the canal locality. He plans to press a bill for incorporation in the new Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Helm
Kentucky
Nations Bank
Ancon
Panama Canal
Pan-American Bank
Elm
North
South America
Central
Kew
Atlantic
North America
Central and
United States
South Amer
Canal Zone
Girl Made a Lieutenant in Petrograd War
Army orders promote young woman Alexandra Lagerer to lieutenant. Sixteen girls from Don Cossack families have served beside male relatives since the war began. Eight of the sixteen have been killed. Lagerer was prisoner, killed her guard, escaped, and fed a reconnoitering party that captured eighteen uhlans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Alexandra Lagerev
Miss Lagerer
Georgia Doctor Proposes Eugenic Marriage Bill
Dr B L Emery of Carroll county plans to introduce a Georgia bill requiring medical certificates for marriage to prove neither party suffers from tuberculosis epilepsy cancer or infectious disease and that neither is addicted to alcohol or drugs, enforcing eugenic marriage standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
B. L. Emery
Carroll County
Bil
Would Wed Malers Son Bravery Earns Many Proposals
Due to the bravery shown by Prince Joachim the German emperor's son with Marshal von Hindenburg, he has received several hundred marriage proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maler
Joachim
Withhield Marshal von Hindenburg
Gentle Gertrude and the Bentle Creature
In a light quip from the Youngstown Telegram Percival notes Gentle Gertrude Bentle creature Penelope-Gertrude when asked about whipping cream is scolded instead. The playful exchange highlights domestic humor and character quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Penelope
Percival
Youngstown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daredevil
Harope
Pittsburgh
Providence
Cleveland
London
England
Oregon
Nero
California
Tellog
Eva
Adam
C. B. Webster
D. Pratt
Wen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!