House votes down federal women suffrage amendment
Washington Jan. 13 The House rejected by 204 to 174 a plan to amend the Constitution to grant woman suffrage. Maryland’s Linthicum Lewis Coady Price voted no, Smith voted yes. Talbott absent. Lewis said state methods suit Maryland and warned against enfranchising many colored women.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Mondell Fundation
Maryland
House
Mendell
Linthicum
Lewis
Coady
Price
Smith
Talbott
Day Move for Washington Prohibition Amendment Bid
In Washington on January 13 the drys moved to amend the District of Columbia Appropriations bill to ban saloons, aiming to vote today on the prohibition measure in the national capital. Senators and business interests feared a rapid dry shift and disrupted commerce as the capital faced a potential congressional vote to close saloons.
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Senate
Washington
National
John Walter Smith
Maryland
District of Columbia
National Capital
Congress
News Sale Register to Be Started Shortly
Farmers planning spring sales prepare as sale dates are fixed and listed in The News to avoid rule conflicts. The annual Sale Register will begin soon, with free listing for advertisers but copy must run after notices. The News and Semi-Weekly News offer extensive reach, affordability, and strong value for public sale advertising.
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Mpaper
Daily News
Dittmeyer family mourns two deaths in Harper’s Ferry
George Dittmeyer, 77, died Monday amid grief over his son Elmer’s death Saturday from pneumonia. Elmer, 27, had run the family coal business. funeral plans include two requiem masses as workers mourn the loss and the father’s passing occurs during the rites.
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George Dittmeyer
Harper’s Ferry
Elmer
The Grouchy View and Exchange Ads Column Note
A fragment from The Grouchy View includes satirical lines about a Wanted advertisement for an intelligent unmarried man and a quip about Kate refusing to sing at a party saying it would not be true. The piece comments on distraction and occupation with a humorous aside about a color contrast in fruit.
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Kate
Wilson states position on 1916 candidacy
Washington Ian Wilson declares he is not thinking of announcing a 1916 bid. He tells callers at the White House that future generations will judge his acts as president. He refuses to discuss a possible renomination and declines to answer questions about the one term plank.
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Washington
Ian
Wilson
Macuss
Turkey agrees to Turkish demands in Holydia incident
London reports from Rome indicate Turkey has accepted terms tied to the Holydia affair. Britain to discipline editors who aided the consulate raid and to curb the spread of fog around the scene as the investigation continues.
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London
Rome
Turkey
Canaul Richardson
Foreida
Nanin
Tlallay
Fasci i Progres
America's Greatest School at Empire Theatre shows Navy as floating university
Lyman H. Howe presents America's Greatest University aboard a fleetly vessel with Secretary Daniels funding a broad naval education. The film argues ships and officers act as classrooms teaching skills beyond seamanship and highlighting naval life as a comprehensive training ground. It also features explorations of the Philippine frontier.
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Empire Theatre
Lyman H. Howe
America
Earth
High Sea
Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Danfeels
Ths
Howe
Daniels
Philippine Islands
Purely Personal Notices From Frederick Area
Purely personal items list visits and travels of local residents. Mr. and Mrs Garnet Smith of Caj Westonville visit relatives in Frederick. Miss Nellie Haiflaigh on West South street visits relatives in Washington. Mr Charles A Collars of Baltimore Md spends time at his summer residence on Fraddock Heights. Mrs Ezra Houck Jr entertained friends at 500 on East Patrick street yesterday afternoon. Secretary Lloyd T MacGinl of the Frederick Board of Trade leaves for Baltimore to attend a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone hearing. Emanuel C Fink of Mannsville, who sought a helpmate, was in Frederick today and plans to visit New York State in early summer.
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Nellie Haiflaigh
West South Street
Washington
Charles A. Collars
Ba'tmore
Fraddock Heights
Ezra Houck, Jr
East
Patrick Street
Lloyd T. MacGinl
Frederick Board of Trade
Baltimore
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Emanuel C. Fink
Mannsville
Frederick
Fink
New York State
Dinner for Captains Delays Duke of Edinburgh in Malta
A British Mediterranean squadron tale recalls an admiral hosting captains at Malta. The Duke of Edinburgh arrived late and in dinner clothes for a dinner the admiral had intended for metal and all captains were ushered to the saloon. The admiral kept the duke on deck until the moment of service.
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Prince
Malta
Duke of Edinburgh
Ast St
Aniforu
Doubtful remark at Philadelphia Country Club golf event
A puzzled scene at a Philadelphia Country Club event features a famed but error‑prone golfer arguing with a rival neonetic champion. The exchange includes garbled phrases and a claim about completing a difficult hole, followed by a cryptic time reference.
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Philadelphia
Ames
Terrifying When Child Wakens With Croup
A garbled ad fragment describes a terrifying cough in a child and mentions remedies and a “reliable fence” with reference to grocers. The legible parts imply a medical scare tone and possible product claims about relief for croup.
Eighty Guilty in Terre Haute Vote Fraud Case
In Terre Haute eighty men out of 114 under arrest pleaded guilty before Judge A B Anderson in the federal court to participating in a conspiracy to corrupt the November 3 1914 election. Sentence not yet passed. The demurrers were filed by Mayor Donn M Roberts Terra Haute Circuit Court Judge Elic Redman Sheriff Dennis Shea and others. J Edward Hollen former chief of police and John J Nugent former night chief were among those who pleaded guilty.
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Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Ing
A. B. Anderson
United States District Court
Donn M., Roberts
Terra Haute
Elic Redman
Dennis Shea
J. Edward Hollen
Terra, Haute
John JF Nugent
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch Not Dead
Petrograd January 13 The death of Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch brother-in-law of Emperor Nicholas reported in Persia was officially denied Instead the Russian general staff said Turkish claims of victories were false and the engagements were only skirmishes with no real gains by Turkey.
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Alexander Michaelovitch
Czar
Petrograd
Nicholas
Persia
NACO PACT SIGNED IN MEXICO CONDITIONS IMPROVING
Washington reports Secretary of War Garrison received a telegram from General Scott announcing a signed agreement between General Calles of the Carranza troops and General Maytorena of Villa forces. President Wilson voiced satisfaction over neutralizing the border issue and said conditions in Mexico seemed to be improving. A British warship was seen off Havana but carried no colors. Two convicts escaped from the Richmond penitentiary were recaptured. An aviation mishap near Corregidor left two U S Army aviators and a Marine dead, with others swimming to safety. A house fire in Rye claimed Mrs. Jane Donahue’s life.
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Washington
Garrison
Scott
Calles
Carranza
Naco
Sonora
Maytorena
Villa
Wilson
Mexico
Gored to Death by Bull at Fort Washington Farm
John Fay, a Fort Washington farmer, died from injuries after a bull broke loose and gore him in Morton Smith’s stable near Fort Washington. He was pinned against a wall by the animal, exposed others to help, and was driven to Cheatnut Hill Hospital by automobile where he died.
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John Fay
Fort Washington
Philadelphia
Morton Smith
Fay
Atable
Errog
Snowstorm Paralyzes Altoona Traffic with Fifteen Inches
In Altoona Pennsylvania on January 13, fifteen inches of snow, the heaviest of the winter, paralyzed business and halted trolley car schedules. Suburban lines to Hollidaysburg Calloway and Tyrone are Browhbound with little chance of reopening within a day. Mainline railroad traffic is impeded but not severely, with risk if winds rise and drifts worsen.
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Altoona
Hollidaysburg
Callwood
Tyrone
G. A. R. Test Case on Veterans Ousted from Civil Service Jobs
Washington January 13 Two Civil War veterans and G A R members filed mandamus suits in the District of Columbia supreme court seeking reinstatement to civil service posts they allege were illegally taken from them. The actions are seen as test cases for many G A R members dismissed during the current administration.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Scent $2 500 000 Swindle Charges of Undervaluation iada Against New York Firm
Two indictments were returned in the United States court here against officials of Sciama & Co Importers of ostrich feathers alleging the government was defrauded of 2 501 168 by undervaluation of imports. The government began civil action to recover the amount. Collector Malone took charge of the stock of the French firm worth several hundred thousand dollars.
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New York
United States
Sciama & Co
Malone
Vinol Victory Promises Cure For Chronic Coughs
A Bogalusa advertisement claims Vinol cures chronic coughs bronchitis and colds by cod liver oil's healing tissue building properties The ad features A Williamson druggist of Frederick Md and promotes a money back guarantee at leading drug stores enjoying strong local endorsement and patient relief.
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Vinol
Bogalusa
Ala
Vinci
A. Williamson
Droggtet
Preverick
Cruiser Bremen HITS MINE Damaged in North Sea
The German cruiser Bremen arrives at Wilhelmhaven in a badly damaged state after a collision with a whale in the North Sea. The 3200-ton protected cruiser can make 23.2 knots an hour, with a crew of 207. Built in 1962 and finished after fifteen months.
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Serman
Wilhalmahaven
Petrogre i
Premen Lies
Wilhalmetaven
Nort Sea
Bremen
Petrograd
Naval Register
Wilson hints at veto on immigration bill amid literacy test debate
President Wilson told callers he may veto the immigration bill as it stands, noting he will not reveal his final intention before Congress acts. He suggested callers can gauge the administration’s stance from the bill’s current features and positions.
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Wilson
Congress
Woman Refuses Operation in Louisville Advertisement
A Louisville testimonial asserts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured a woman with fainting spells and left side pain, enabling sleep and daily activity. It promotes taking the remedy before considering surgery and invites letters to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential replies.
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Louisville
Lydia
E. Eble
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. M. Rosen
West Broadway
Lydia B. Pinkham
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