Thaw Declared Sane by Jury After Lengthy Trial
New York reports Harry K Thaw was found sane by a jury after nearly three weeks of testimony in the supreme court before Justice Peter Hendricks. The verdict came after two ballots and forty eight minutes of deliberation.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Peter Hendricks
Sane
Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square Garden
Matteawan
Coaticook
Quebec
New Hampshire
Hendrick
Texas Cotton Production in 1914 Reaches New High
United States total 16,134,930 bales. Texas alone produced 4,592,112 bales, more than a quarter of the national yield. Oklahoma 1,262,176 and Ellis County led by ginning 143,714 bales. Sea island cotton totaled 81,654 bales in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. California 49,835 and Arizona 7,142 also grew cotton.
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Washington
Texas
United States
Department of Commerce
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Banner
Ellis County
Missouri
Florida
California
Virginia
Sea Island
Imperial Valley
Arizona
Prohibitionists Win at Teague Local Election
Prohibitionists won the local option election in Teague independent school district which includes the city of Teague, Texas, held on Tuesday. News confirms the victory for the prohibitionist slate in the school district vote.
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Teague
Tex
Teague Independent
Pontwen Sails from Texas City with 90,000 Hay Bales for War Horses
The Pontwen a French steamer loaded with nearly 90 000 bales of hay for France and England departed Texas City on Wednesday bound for France to supply war horses.
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Texas City
Tex
France
England
Storing of Cotton Is Indorsed by Waco Farmers
Two hundred McLen nan county farmers held a mass meeting in Waco on Saturday and endorsed storing cotton to wait for a favorable price.
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Waco
Tex
McLennan County
Plans Palestine Galveston Road Through Trinity
The Trinity Chamber of Commerce schedules a July 20 meeting in Crockett to organize a highway project linking Palestine and Galveston. Participants aim to form an association to promote construction and progress of the route through Texas.
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Trinity, Tex
Trinity Chamber of Commerce
Crockett
Palestine
Galveston
Brigadier General William Dougherty Dies at 74
Oakland obituary notes Brigadier General William Dougherty retired from service, dies Wednesday at age 74. He served in the Army and lived in the Oakland area.
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Oakland
Cal
William Dougherty
Mexia Votes Out Pool Halls
Mexia Texas voters approve abolishing pool and billiard halls within the city limits by an 80 to 41 margin after a light Saturday election.
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Mexia
Tex
Canal Reopens Now Blocked for Deep Draft Ships
A recent earth movement on the east bank of the Galland cut Tuesday again closed the canal to vessels with drafts over twenty five feet, halting deep draft traffic.
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Panama
Galland Cut
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Gentle Liver Cleanse
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer alternative to calomel mercury based laxatives. It claims the tonic cleanses the liver and bowels without causing salivation or bone damage and notes a money back guarantee and wide consumer use.
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Dodson
Modernizing the Roundup in War and Ride
The Wall Street Journal notes the car’s rise in place of horse power in warfare and cattle roundups. It says motor cars shorten marches and reduce horse use, turning the roundup into a more mechanized, less picturesque event with a cowboy at the wheel.
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Sherman
Wall Street Journal
Pellagra Cure Claim Prompts Mobile Remedies Ad
A Jasper Alabama reader reports recovery from pellagra after using Baughn’s remedy. The letter asserts cures and urges others to request the free book from American Compounding Co. and emphasizes money-back guarantees.
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Baughn
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Tommy’s Home Leave Ends With Unlikely Passport
A front line soldier on leave marries during a brief holiday. On the return trip a ticket inspector mistakenly sees the marriage certificate instead of the railway pass. The inspector returns the document with a knowing remark that the journey would be long, but not on that line.
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Tommy
Look Your Best Soap and Ointment Ad
A Victorian style ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as skin cleansers and emollients to prevent irritation and disfigurement. Free samples offered by mail with Book and Address postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Poston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Poston
Earthquake Shocks Reported in California
Residents describe fresh quake shocks in California while contrasting local ground rent systems with those in the state.
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California
Allies' Aviators Bombard Us In Bold Statement
A dramatic line frames enemy air attacks and a bold Allied response. The exchange hints at intense air warfare and a vow to strike back from a frontline stalemate.
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Karlsruhe
The Longest Step Across Industries
A Boston Transcript remark noting the substantial career shift from a powder factory to a life insurance company. The quote frames this move as one of the longest steps a man can take in the modern world.
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Boston Transcript
Nobody's Greatness Seen By Wives In Quiet Truth
A reflective line notes that many men regarded as great by the world fail to meet the bar of greatness from their wives. The statement suggests a domestic measure of character beyond public acclaim.
Boy in juvenile court learns theft harms all property
A twelve year old, before Judge F J Lahr, confessed stealing a bicycle. The judge lectured the youths on dishonor and asked what would happen if everyone stole. The boy answered that the police would take everything. Indianapolis News.
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F. J. Lahr
Indianapolis News
Fooling the Enemy in English Mud
A weary cyclist asks a passerby how far to Popleton. The native says ten miles the other way, then reveals he turned the signpost to mislead Zeppelins, a sly fog-of-war joke from a Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph item.
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Poppleton
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Pilgrims and the Feast Spark Moving Pictures Joke
A primary grade leader recounted the Pilgrims early hardships, planting, harvest, and a great feast. A child asked what they did after the feast, and a girl quipped that they went by the moving pictures.
Ten o clock closing causes annoyance in old couple
A shawled lady remarks a ten o'clock closing is a nuisance as her husband now comes home at ten, causing difficulty in finding supper. She notes he used to arrive at eleven after everyone was in bed and now the earlier hour creates trouble to please his preferences.
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Confederate Home
Austin
Berlin Society Jokes Over Bread Ticket Mixup
A humorous exchange has a professor lamenting his long face after visiting his friend Privy Councilor Schulze and accidentally leaving his bread ticket instead of his visiting card. The joke hinges on the social mishap and bureaucratic details of German society.
Fogarty and Flaherty Exchange Wry Telepathy
Dialogue snippet shows Fogarty wagering Russians feel vodka loss while Flaherty calms him. Marrk asserts they will retake it soon. Puck narrator hints at Anglo Irish banter and period tone. Weathered speech suggests a playful scene between characters about national pride and recovery.
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Fogarty
Flaherty
Puck
Capudine Adettes and Stadium Banter Mix
A mixed newspaper snippet promotes Capudine for aches pains and nervousness claiming quick relief and not narcotic. The text includes stray humor lines about a stadium piece and scattered exchanges about a nebula and a farm while a milk condenser joke appears.
Safety First. Why did you risk your life to save that man from drowning?
A man explains his rescue of a drowning person by a startling motive claiming the other owes him $193. The exchange highlights a personal feud or debt driving the dramatic incident.
Woman's Attire Noted for Honor Above Men
A remark underscores a woman’s greater honor by noting she wears more clothing than a man. The exchange frames modesty and social expectations in a humorous local context.
Will of Johann Michael Muller Offered for Probate in Baltimore
The 1896 will of Johann Michael Muller, dated May 31, 1889, is presented for probate by his son John G. A. Muller in Baltimore. Testator left all to wife Elizabeth Barbara Muller who died in 1915. her son administers. Property mostly real estate, value undetermined, to be divided among three sons as Mrs Muller died intestate.
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Johann Michael Muller
Baltimore
John G. A. Muller
Mr. Muller
Elizabeth Barbara Muller
Blox-Dilkins Clearheadedness Praised by Knox
Knox praises Blox-Dilkins for having the clearest head of any man he knows and dismisses any alternative view as unfounded.
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Blox—Dilkins
Knox
Magic Washing Stick Promises Easy Cleaning
An old advertisement touts a simple Magic Washing Stick that claims to cut washing time by half and work on white, colored, and woolen fabrics without harming fabrics. It emphasizes no harmful chemicals and urges purchase from druggists or general stores with stamps to A B Richards in Sherman Texas.
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Richards
Graduation Reward Sparks Garden Plans
A friendly aunt teases Tommy about a reward for finishing public school while he contemplates his father’s summer garden duties. Tommy longs to have failed his exams to avoid the prospect, revealing his reluctance toward the task ahead.
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Tommy
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Weaves Mixed Claims
An unclear ad promotes Murine Eye Remedy for eye comfort and branded cleansers. The fragment mentions a druggist and a slogan about a man paying when a woman succeeds, but details and claims are garbled and uncertain.
His Preference Lecture Ends with Mice Joke
A gentleman delivering a series of addresses excuses himself due to missing notes after mice ruined them. Later he asks a neighbor Rooney which lecture he preferred and Rooney replies with a joke that the mice attended the talk.
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Rooney
No Late. Book Agent Offers Memoirs to Court Stenographer
A book agent pitches banned style set titled Secret Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. The court stenographer, fed up with that genre, reveals she has just finished transcribing testimony in a sensational divorce case.
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Ad Claims Quinine Iron Benefits
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build the whole system for 500 cents.
Insects and Crops Belief Among Apache Peoples
The article notes a long held Apache belief that early spring insect appearances signal a good crop. It also remarks that high flyers are not always the leaders in success.
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