Francis Joseph of Austria Dies at Schoenbrunn Castle
Emperor Francis Joseph I died Tuesday night at 9 o clock in Schoenbrunn Castle Vienna Reuters dispatch notes Archduke Charles Francis becomes heir to Austria Hungary following Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination. Charles Francis, born August 17 1887, married to Princess Zita of Parma, led Austrian armies on various fronts. The aging ruler, 86, had bronchial inflammation that progressed to pneumonia, ending peacefully.
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London
Emperor Francis Joseph
Schoenbrunn Castle
Reuter
Vienna
Amsterdam
Archduke Charles Francis
Francis Joseph
Austria- Hungary
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Zita
Bourbon House of Parma
Archduke Otto
Francis Ferdinand
Francis Joseph I
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Houston Cotton Market Tops World With 21 Cent Middling
Houston reached the world’s highest spot price as middling climbed to 21 cents per pound after a $2.50 per bale advance. The day saw brisk trading, with 6,620 bales sold in Houston and a market-wide rally. A 21 cent rate equates to about $105 per bale for the farmer, over $130 with seed.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Exchange
South
Galveston
New Orleans
Memphis
Dallas
Four Die In Santa Monica Grand Prize Auto Race
In the seventh annual international grand prize auto race near Santa Monica four persons were killed and a woman and two men injured. Johnny Aitken won the event driving as relief for Wilcox who was declared official winner and set a 85.55 mph average speed record for the 403.248 mile course. Lewis Jackson lost control of his car and caused the fatalities.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Johnny Aitken
Wilcox
Lewis Jackson
California Guard To Be Dry In State Prohibition Order
An order making the National Guard of California a dry organization was issued Saturday by Colonel J. J. Boree acting adjutant general. The edict would be enforced to the letter.
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California Guard
Sacramento
Cal
National Guard of
California
J. J. Boree
Boree
Hughes Gains in West Virginia County Vote
Canvass of Harrison county votes completed Saturday found errors that gave Charles Hughes a gain of nearly 300 additional votes in West Virginia.
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Hughes
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Harrison County
Charles &. Hughes
Front Changes: France’s War Machine in Full Power
Reporter Hills Ashmond Bartlett returns to the western front and describes a transformed war zone. Massive industry, rapid rail and road networks, and vast artillery deployments show a nation mobilized. Petrol powers lorries and aircraft while women and old men join the war effort as the Somme's distant thunder tests resolve.
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London
Hillis Ashmond-Bartlett
United States
Somme
Harvard Senior Builds Bedside Curtain Robot in Cambridge
Henry R. Guild, a Harvard senior from Boston, wires a motor to his curtain so a push of a button lowers the shade each morning preventing sunrise wakeups. He jokes a future trapdoor may eject tiresome professors. The piece pokes fun at Harvard slang and pride around football dreams versus Yale.
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Cambridge
Mass
Henry R. Guild
Boston
Harvard
Mr. Guild
Yale
Henry Guild
Jilter and Jilted Marry Montrose Rival Love Triangle
Dennis Carpenter a wealthy retired farmer failed thrice to wed Lillian Crandall age 16 from Hallstead Pa. He then married Carrie Brown of Scranton Pa. Crandall produced Harley Lawrence to sign marriage papers and the three parties departed in opposite directions after a tense confrontation.
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Montrose
N. J
Dennis Carpenter
Lillian Crandall
Hallstead
Miss Crandall
Carrie Brown
Scranton
Recorder’s Office
Mr. Carpenter
Harley Lawrence
Gibson
Recorder’s
Mr. Lawrence
Town Expenses Only 2 Cents Behind in Olympia-Town
Olympia Dupont in Pierce county posted last year income of 31.11 and expenses of 31.13 per state inspector report. The town has no paid officials no debts and election officers serve without pay with a bank balance of 209.09 after minor two cent shortfall in expenses.
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Olympia
Wash
Dupont
Pierce County
State Bureau of Inspection
Foghorn McDonald Promoted to Major in Canadian Forces
London notes the rise of Neil Roderick McDonald known as Foghorn a veteran miner and U S Army former private who enlisted at fifty three. He earned a major’s rank with the Canadian Eighth Battalion praised for leadership on the Somme and his thunderous voice aiding mines under No Man’s Land.
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London
Foghorn
McDonald
Canada
Sam Hughes
Clan McDonald
Batopilas
Wilds
Mexico
Yukon
His Majesty's
Neil Roderick McDonald
Foghorn” McDonald
Hell
Eddie” Holland
Hades
Somme
Great American West
United States
Bill
Jim
George
Fog
Third Volunteer Cavalry
Peddler Harry Gold Fined Five Dollars in Sabbath Sale
New York court fined peddler Harry Gold five dollars for selling a sweet potato for one cent on the Sabbath. The case notes a prohibited cheap sale reflecting local government strictness on Sabbath commerce.
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New York
Harry Gold
Adenoids surgery story inspires boy to rise to presidency
An education talk on adenoids ends with a controversial paper claiming a boy's defects vanished after surgery and he later became president. The anecdote illustrates sensational claims about medical treatment and success.
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Tommy
United States
Skinner Macaroni Ad Promises Budget Savings and Health
An advertisement urges mothers to cut food costs and improve family health by serving Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti two to three times weekly. It claims children thrive on it and offers a free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebraska.
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Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Adv
Pay Rent Moral From Sunday Lesson
A child recalls church as the minister spoke of duty, while a joke reveals the lesson was about paying rent. The piece closes with a proverb that good temper oils the wheels of life.
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Bill
Child’s ruse for candy ends in fatherly lesson
A curious tale shows young Jimmy asking for a harsh spanking so he can cry loudly and receive a penny from his mother for candy. The father concedes with a puzzled look as the boy’s plan unfolds.
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Jimmy
Father
Coveted by All Hair Dressing Ad Seeks Restorative Effect
A vintage advertisement promotes La Creole Hair Dressing promising to restore gray streaks to a beautiful head of hair. It offers the product for sale at price one dollar.
Settler for Father and the Bantering Dinner Table
A young English officer returning from the front upsets his gloomy father at dinner. The elder, famed for harsh war-weariness, is silenced by the son who quips about doom and a banana skin. The scene quivers with wartime disdain and dry humor amid family tension. Constipation health adverts close the page.
Warning and Advice on Caution in Speech
A fragment notes warning against improper actions and urges careful speech. The text contrasts dialogue between a “She” warning and a “He” affirming moral caution. It hints at social judgments about romantic or marital conduct through a colloquial exchange.
Swamp Root touted as remedy for kidney trouble
Readers are urged that back pain signals kidney trouble and that Swamp Root, a kidney liver and bladder remedy from Dr. Kilmer and Co., offers quick relief. The ad claims widespread success and offers sample bottles for ten cents plus a booklet of letters from users.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Binghamton, N. Y
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Spohn Medical CO
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Towseila
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