Autos in warfare prove utility in Europe not on American roads
Maj. J. B. Mott reports from French maneuvers that auto cars showed great practical utility for moving troops and supplies in Europe, but doubts remain they would justify American road maintenance costs. He praises the French cannon and infantry, notes skilled cavalry and generous treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. Mott
Amerinas Rosas
J. B. Mott
United States
War Department
Commissariat Department
Europe
Faithful Newfoundland Guards Owner’s Lost Packages
John Arondel of Manchester near St Louis Missouri forgot his Newfoundland dog Prince and a load of packages at an office. After a 48 hour wait the dog stayed by the packages until the owner found him on the sidewalk, weak but faithful, and brought him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Arondel
Manchester
St. Louis County
Arondel
Gypsy Princess to Wed King in Chicago
The gypsy Princess Coola, daughter of King Joseph Lorell, will wed King Christidine of the western gypsy band in Chicago in January. The union marks a first in gypsy history with parental consent. The couple will travel by train and return next spring to resume nomadic life after storing belongings in Waabeth.
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Elizabeth
Elizabeth Boulevard
Lovell
Seed
Evans
Smith
Princess Coola
Joseph Lorell
Christidine
Navy considers price for armor plate makers plan
The secretary of the navy weighs proposing a price to armor plate producers for material. Navy ordnance officers doubt a satisfactory result as producers stick to their rates. A government armor plate factory scheme hinges on whether makers agree or refuse the offer. Rear Admiral O'Neil opposes the idea and Secretary Long may not favor the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Ordnance
Navy Department
Navy
O'Neil
Long
Mystery gun burst at Washington proving ground shocks officers
Army ordnance officers discuss a three inch 15 pounder Briggs Seabury field piece that burst during a test at the proving ground. A blank charge caused the explosion, gases escaping from the muzzle. authorities keep details confidential and an investigation is expected.
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Thome
Army Ordnance Office
Washington
Briggs-Seabury
Tompkins
Ordance
Wedded at Country Fair in Dryden New York
Arthur Hampton and Stella Ketchum, prominent Paw Paw Illinois residents, wed on a Dryden fairgrounds platform before about 5000 spectators. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. R W McCullough with gifts donated by local merchants, and the couple planned a brief wedding trip before settling in Paw Paw.
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Dryden
Binghamton
N. Y
Arthur Hampton
Stella Ketchum
Paw Paw
Ill
R. W. McCulloch
Prehistoric Man Found Along Glacial Line From Green Point
The British Museum expedition led by Jean Nicole Gomard reports a relics belt running southeast from Green Point Brooklyn through Midland Beach Staten Island to the Jersey shore. Stone implements in the glacial period wash indicate human existence before the ice age, dating estimates range from 40 000 to 200 000 years ago.
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British Museum
Jean Nicole Gomard
Long Island
Green Point
Brooklyn
Midland Beach
Staten Island
Jersey Shore
Gomard
New England
Inheritance Tax Projections On Huntington Estate
The Collis P. Huntington estate tax may exceed 200000 dollars with 90000 dollars from specific bequests. No appraiser named yet, with 18 months for final valuation. experts place the fortune near 50 million. Related local notes mention baptisms and hotel staff stories in brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collis P. Huntington
Theodore Gilman
Huntington
Luckless Luckless Rider Survives Express Collision
Edward Silks from Huasia rode a New York Central flyer, was tossed 20 feet into the Hudson near Fish Kin Landing. He was picked up uninjured after a hospital stop, then walked to New York, claiming the collision counted as repayment for a ducking.
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Edward Silk
Huasia
Amoeriva
Bilki
New York
Ohio
Russia
Fishkin Landing
Hudson River
Edward Silks
Fishkill Landing
Sicki
Silki
Raw Food Society Organizes In Chicago
Twenty three men and women form the Chicago Raw Food society at the Grand Central hotel with Dr. Tyler as president. They pledge to eat only uncooked foods and aim to spread kin dred societies nationwide. They claim raw foods increase life and health while reducing living costs and crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Raw Food Society
Grand Central Passenger Hotel
Dr. Tyler
United States
Tyler
Relic of Solomon's Temple Shekel Shown in Philadelphia
A shekel claimed from Solomon's temple ruins was presented to Recorder of Deeds Virgin in Philadelphia. Meyeroff, during a Europe tour, delivered the odd keepsake showing a flame above an urn on the obverse and a bush on the reverse, both linked to Masonic symbolism. The coin is discolored with age and a half-dollar size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Solomon's Temple
Virgin
Phiadelphia
Europe
Meyerhoff
Viri
Virdin
Dog Feast and Fatal Dance Among Osage Squaws
An Indian agent reports a Kansas Osage gathering where about 00 squaws feast on dog meat and broth, while some faint and many die during a multi day dance. The event, led by chief Lily Dog Face, included heavy drinking, blanket wear, and painted faces, with bucks excluded from the grounds.
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Kash
Lily Dog Face
Submarine Attack on Kearsarge Aboard Holland Declared Failed
Naval maneuvers off Newport ended without a torpedoing of the battleship Kearsarge. The board found the Holland attacked in foggy darkness and lights up, with only two small yachts hit. Lieut. H. H. Caldwell, Manila Bay hero, led a risky search and praised the attempt’s nerve.
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Newport
Holland
Kearsarge
Board of Arbitration
Manila Bay
Lieut
H. H. Caldwell
Lieut. Caldwell
Scorpion
Eagle
Massachusetts
Divorced Couple Rewed After Long Separation
David Hull of Prescott Wisconsin remarries his former wife Mrs. Mison of Naperville Illinois after twenty years apart. Hull had built a fortune in Pierce County dairy farms while Mrs. Hull had earlier divorced him for desertion and remarried in Illinois. The remarriage occurred in Chicago and the couple returned to Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hull
Prescott
Wis
Mison
Napierville
Ill
Hull
Pierce County
Illinois
Manson
Pierce
Napierville, NL
Chicago
Prescott, Wis
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