War Fund Drives Raise $4033 in Lawrence County
Lawrence County campaign reports $4,033 raised toward a $10,000 goal for Jewish war sufferers. Ellwood City contributes $1,580 and New Castle $2,253 as a strong joint effort by Jewish and Christian volunteers continues to push a countywide drive. A Pittsburgh letter urges broad aid for 3,000,000 distressed Eastern Jews and notes 1,200 Jewish volunteers in recent Red Cross work.
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Lawrence County
Mercantile Building
New Castle
Ellwood City
Pi Sa Os
Feuchtwanger
Pittsburg
Sire
Ibe
America
United States
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
J. S. Buchanan
H. W. Dunlap
F. J. Lanahan
A.S. McSwigan
S. H. Church
H. A. Flint
H. H. McClintic
W. A. Shaw
Male Teachers Almost Extinct in Lawrence County
County Superintendent C. F. Ball warns the coming school year will feature a teaching staff dominated by young women. Boards slow to elect reflect teacher shortages, with war and higher wages elsewhere driving men away. Teachers' pay has not kept pace with other sectors, drawing young men to higher paying jobs.
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Lawrence County
C. F. Ball
Veterans Pleased At Pension Boost In Smoot Bill
In New Castle and Lawrence county many veterans welcome pension increases from 7 to 20 dollars monthly after the Smoot bill approval. Attorney James A. Gardner, a Battery B lieutenant, received the bill copy showing the higher rates for Civil War service. The new schedule sets minimums from 30 dollars per month for 90 days served, with higher amounts for longer service and older age.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
James A. Gardner
United States
Wilson Asks Full Details On Turkish Sacking Of American Hospital
President Wilson seeks complete advices on reported Turkish sacking of the American missionary hospital at Tabriz and the alleged consulate seizure. Caldwell to send extra details. State Department asks Spain and Sweden to verify from Berlin. President weighs Russia situation and possible Independence Day address.
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Spain
Sweden
Berlin
Turku
United States
Philadelphia
America
Russia
When Athletes Go To War Mock Draft Predictions
A San Francisco Examiner note imagines how war conscription could affect sports. It envisions girl swimmers exempt from the draft while other athletes such as ball players, jockeys, umpires, fighters, golfers, wrestlers, and pool sharks serve in various capacities.
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Red Cross
Congress
Fanny Durack
Dorothy Burns
Clair Gilligan
Theda Bara
Tank” Star
Public Speaking Program at Rose Point Benefit
A class directed by Mrs. B A Crooks will repeat its public speaking entertainment at Rose Point Reformed Presbyterian church on Thursday evening June 27. The show is a benefit for the Red Cross and features the same talent previously presented.
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Rose Point Reformed Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
Rose Point
Sergeant in a colored rainbow cartoon quote
A cartoon caption features a sergeant explaining how soldiers fought with informal speech and a visiting old lady questions the tension. The dialogue emphasizes bold stubborn stance during combat and a casual, humorous tone typical of Cartoons Magazine.
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Vaas
Waas
Cartoons Magazine
By Right of Purchase at Regent Theatre in Town
The long heralded screen master piece By Right of Purchase featuring Norma Talmadge is now showing at the Regent theatre. Nearly everybody is going to see it, so go early to avoid the rush and crowding.
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Norma Talmadge
Regent Theatre
McCoy Stops Giant Plaacke In Second Round
April 5, 1904, Philadelphia. Kid McCoy feints and leaps to repeatedly strike the 6 foot 6 inch, 300 pound Dutch challenger Herr Plaacke, who cannot land a blow. Plaacke concedes and quits, letting Jeffries keep the heavyweight title.
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Kid McCoy
Herr Plaacke
Henri Joseph John Plaacke
Holland
Jeffries
Mynheer Plaacke
McCoy
Fitzsimmons
Ed Dunkhorst
Speculation on Old Style Fights and Modern Purses
A reflection on boxing purses compares 19th century welterweights with today’s stars. It recalls Paddy Ryan versus Joe Goss at Collier Station in 1880, noting $250 purses for 87 rounds, and contrasts with Heathier-era demands, citing Dempsey and Sullivan figures and critic Smuck’s quote about expressing truth in writing.
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Joe Goss
Collier Station
W. Va
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Jack
Dempsey
Heenan
England
Sayers
Sullivan
Mississippi
Jess Willard
Shortage Of Pig Iron Worries Munitions Officials
Washington authorities warn of an estimated four million ton pig iron shortage affecting munitions production. An inventor has patented an electrical device using heated wires to cut blocks of ice into small cubes.
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Washington
Coal Must Be Dumped Promptly
A notice from the fuel administration to the tidewater coal exchange orders coal be dumped promptly to free it for further movement. The brief directive underscores urgency in coal handling and distribution during the period.
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Washington
Tidewater Coal Exchange
The
Fuel Administration
Pop Anson a Legendary Baseball Figure Through Era of Change
Adri an Constant ine Anson born in Marshalltown Iowa is highlighted for over forty years on the ball field as player manager and executive. The piece traces his early Chicago leadership his 1888 world tour and 1889 revolt of players that ended the old Chicago glory and delayed a block of later success under Frank Chance.
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Marshalltown
Anson
Chicago
Pop
Cap" Anson
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Bostons
A. G. Spalding
Windy City
Frank Chance
Suffrage Bill Set for Action in Senate Next Thursday
Senator Hollis of New Hampshire announced in the senate that he will move next Thursday to take up the Susan B Anthony resolution. The measure would submit a constitutional amendment for nation wide woman suffrage to the states.
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Washington
Senate
Hollis
New Hampshire
There goes Prof Highbrow in learned swagger
A brief exchange mocks a professor nicknamed Highbrow as erudite and well-educated. The dialogue references reading Henry James in the original, suggesting scholarship and literary pretension.
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Prof. Highbrow
Erudite
Henry Henry James
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