Sinking of Liner Persia and World War News Brief
The dispatch reports the sinking west of Alexandria of the Persia liner carrying guns, with fifty five crew landed at Alexandria. It notes Austro-Hungarian and German losses in the Adriatic and on the Russian front, Romanian and Montenegrin actions, and diplomatic notes from Washington and Vienna. It mentions Huerta's operation in El Paso, fires killing three, and various political and military updates across Europe and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
United States
Garrels
Affa
Persia
Alexandria
Grant
Boston
McNeéely
Pondul
Adéhe Lostiof
Ies
Ruth Og Wa
Canadian officer arraigned in London over Manitoba theft
Foreign Lieut Col Robert Simpson of the Canadian medical corps was arraigned at Bow Street court on an extradition warrant charging him with stealing $100000 in Manitoba. Fifty five bags of rubber sent to a German agent in Sweden were removed from the Ford peace ship Oscar II at Kirkwall, the Foreign Office announced in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert _ Simpson
Canadian Medical Corps
Bow Street Court
London
Manitoba
Sweden
Oscar II
Kirkwall
Foreign Office
Signal Hill Women Fight Fire In Midday Blaze
In St Louis suburb Signal Hill a fire at A Hall’s home drew a female brigade of society women to bucket brigade duty while male residents worked off site. Cora Brethl climbed the ladder and handled the hose as onlookers described the scene as a proud rescue effort despite windy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Louis
Signal Hill
East St. Louis
Belleville
A. ©. Hall
George Wainright
Aux
Aater
Cora Brethl
Signal
Henses Bas
Ratte
Yan
Smut
Tulsa Rooftop Rabbit Ranch Keeps Pioneers Purring
Scotty McPherson, a Tulsa resident, maintains a rabbit and duck ranch on the roof of the Pioneer building. He lives there seasonally to feed and care for the animals, creating a quirky but peaceful residence above the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ussa
Okla
Tulsa
Pioneer Building
Pioneer
Clinton
Scotty
Mr. McPherson
West Tulsa
Fortune mocked at Happy John of Chicago
A humorous tale from the Automobile club of Chicago follows John Felix as he bets on luck and oysters in a lunchroom. F Y Low admires the shellfish while a waiter reveals the oysters hold eight pearls worth $500, turning luck into value amid chatter about fortune.
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Fortune
Happy John
Chicago
Igre
Felix
Automobile Club of
John
F. Y. Low
Hyde Park Avenue
John Felix
Johnny
Mr. Low
Battery Park Becomes Makeshift Cow Pasture
In Battery Park New York policemen Timmins and Fitzpatrick assembled a circular corral from benches to contain 13 steers calves and sheep after part of the barge El Paso sank near the aquarium. Fireboat crew led by Captain Bryan aided in rescuing animals while civilians helped lasso sheep and lambs. Some cattle and sheep swam to shore and others were seen boarding ferries to Staten Island with local commuters reported.
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York
Battery Park
Timmins
Fitzpatrick
el Paso
Battery
Aquarium
Hastern Steamship Company
Steamship
North’ Star
Erie
Corral
Staten Island
Fog and Blunder Trigger Gary and Interurban Wreck
In Indiana near Laporte a foggy misread of orders caused a collision between a passenger car and a freight at Brooks Siding. Motormen were killed and one severely injured. Among the dead are J Willis Wickersham and Mrs Ellen Reed. Sixteen passengers aboard, eight hospitalized. Coroner Walkinshaw open inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Gary and Interurban
Chicago-New York Electric Airline
Towa
Feiwat ™ Édr
Pssenger
Ee Eiggt
Holyamily Hospital
J. Willis Wickersham
Ellen Reed
Westville
Lloyd Watrous
Chesapeake, C
Union Township High School
Laporte County
Valparaiso
Brooks’ Siding
Payne
Wickersham
Walkinshaw
Anniversary Plans At Indiana State Normal School
Terre Haute Indiana January plans detail Founders Day events with two governors and national educators to attend. The celebration marks the school's forty six years since founding and thirty one years of Dr William Wood Parsons as president and his longtime association with the Normal School since 1870.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Indiana State Normal School
William Wood Parsons
Optometrists to Meet in Indianapolis Convention
The Indiana State Optometrical society will hold its semiannual meeting at the Hotel Severin on January 10. Featured speaker Ethelred Curtis of Laporte has spent ten years studying health gymnastics in optometry. President J. W. Thompson will speak, with reports from Secretary C. D. Adair and Waldo B. Stein on Practical Optometry. A test machine demonstration by H. F. Wildemuth and a reading by Miss Eva Thompson of Danville conclude the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana State Optometrical Society
Hotel Severin
Ethelred Curtis
Laporte
J. W. Thompson
C. D. Adair
Elwood
Waldo B. Stein
Dynamite Used to Halt Town Fire in Kurtz
Fire that started in a frame dwelling endangered Kurtz on the main street. Three houses burned before volunteer firemen with buckets dynamited a drug store and stopped the blaze. Recent rain aided the effort as buildings remained wet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Kurtz
Here
Pig Rescued From Strawstack After 90 Days
Warsaw reports farmer C. O. Hudgileson found a pig imprisoned in a strawstack for 90 days while tearing down the stack. The pig, missing the day after the stack was built six weeks earlier, weighed 250 pounds at first and less than 100 pounds when found. It had no food or water during the entire period yet remained alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
C. O. Hudgileson
Here
Fox Seeks Refuge in Schoolhouse Window
In Johnson township a large red fox sheltered in a schoolhouse after being chased by hounds. Teacher Charles Winters found it at the door and it jumped through a window. The fox was kept for children to view before being released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Johnson
Township
Charles Winters
Hayes Named Commissioners' Head
Joseph G. Hayes was elected chairman of the county commissioners board for the new year in Indianapolis. Lewis W. George, the new Republican member, qualified and assumed office as the board organized. The meeting adopted nearly all prior procedural rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Indianapolis
Joseph G. Hayes
Board of County Commissioners
Lewis W. George
Drink Hot Water With Limestone Phosphate Each Morning
A health advisory promotes drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims pores absorb toxins inside the body and offers benefits like improved digestion and overall vitality.
Bride and a Cat Named Henery Roams Bakery
A humorous note from Harpers Magazine tells of a newlywed women visiting a bakery and spotting a large cat named Henery leaping into the cake displays. The baker assures the cat is harmless and only sniffs the pastries.
Cascarets Headache Cure Ad Headlines 10 Cent Box
An old ad claims Cascarets cure bilious headaches by cleansing the stomach removing sour undigested food and foul gases. It asserts the product draws out poisons from the liver and bowels while you sleep, promising a clear head and regular digestion by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascarets
Corner Lot Bargain Turns Profit as Investor Reflects
A speaker recalls passing on a corner lot twenty years ago for five hundred dollars. He notes its current value at twenty five thousand and reveals buying an adjacent lot instead, for which he was offered fifty thousand yesterday.
Cuticura Hair Care Ad Offers Free Sample by Mail
Precede shampoo with Cu ticu ra Ointment for dandruff itching and scalp irritation. Claimed to improve complexion hair hands and skin. Also toilet preparations. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Quotable Exchange On Ambition And Hustle
A short dialogue contrasts a harsh lesson with a warning that success requires hard work and effort. The exchange features two voices debating reliance on luck versus self-reliance and determination.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Sold Nationwide
Advertises Mother Gray Co. Le Roy New York claiming the powder cures colds in 24 hours relieves fever headache stomach disorders worm infestations and other ailments. Promises pleasant taste and 28 years of use with druggists selling for 2 cents and free samples available.
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Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Brazil’s People Split Between Rich and Poor Classes
A historical note states Brazil’s society lacks a true middle class, with stark divides between wealthy elites and impoverished communities continuing to shape daily life and opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Denison's Coffee Sells Warmth via Trenches Electric Aid
Austrian soldiers in the trenches are warmed by electricity as Denison's Coffee aims to comfort and sustain troops. The effort links caffeine with modernization to boost morale amid hardship.
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Mediterranean
Vienna
Albania
Berlin
Elbassan
Mirat
Pall Mall Gazette
Petrograd
Roumania
Entente
Bukovina
Transylvania
Geneva
Durazzo
Castelorizo
Kastelorizo
Aegean Sea
Rhodes
Gulf of
Adalia
Paris
Rome
Cetinje
Sanjak
Adriatic Sea
Lika
Triglav
Henry Ford
Europe
New York
Bergensfjord
Victoriano Huerta
Tex
Huerta
Farmer’s Inn
Traverse City
Mich
Jacob H. Kinter
William Warburg
Kinsley
C. A.,bowen
Lake City
Skate
Young
South Dakota
John Luffy
Dick Wade
St. Joseph
Orman
Adam
Marion County Grand Jury
Perrott
Charles R. Carpenter
B. Hinrichs
Racine, Wis
Roth
Fe Gleveh Éfabd Linseed Oil Company
Henry Muessel
Muessel Brewing Company
Frank Chrobot
South Bend
Ind
William Muessel
Karl Boy-Ed
Rotterdam
Providence
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
John P. White
United Mines Workers of America
Ple Ud Tataiers
Age
Gikie Trett
Pan- Ae Union
Bury
New World
Ancona
Penfield
Germany
Holland
Christiania
Great Britain
Bernstorff
von Jagow
Lusitania
Joseph Rucker Lamar
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
al Ringling
Ringling Brothers
Baraboo
Wis
Brights
Mr. Ringling
William
Lancing
Zurich
Switzerland
Winfield Scott Hammond
Minnesota
Thomas L. Shevlin
Minneapolis
Yale
Minn
Mr. Shevlin
J. A. A. Burnquist
St. Paul
Winfield S. Hammond
Clinton, la
Ritchie Mitchell
Milwaukee
Johnny Kilbane
Music Hall
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Jess Willard
Fred Fulton
Tom Jones
Willard
Maf
Ager
Tommy Biurtis
Gotham
St. Louis Society
Skyscraper
Interurban
Henery
Harper’s Magazine
Denison
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