5 000 Mile Journey to Harry Ends in Wedding
Miss Daisy V. Measell of East Patrick Street began a 5000 mile journey to Honolulu to marry Harry P. Campbell of Bristol, Connecticut, now in Hawaii as secretary of the Mercantile Printing Co. Ltd. The couple met in Baltimore years ago and plan to wed around June 27. Measell will sail from San Francisco aboard the Lurine to join Campbell in Honolulu. His mother and sister live in Honolulu.
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Harry J. Campbell
Daisy V. Measell
East Patrick Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harry P. Campbell
Honolulu
Hawaii
Bristol
Baaltimore
Miss Measell
Mr. Campbell
San Francisco
Lurine
Ilenolulu
Mercantile Printing Company, Ltd
Young bride to be Measell sails to Hawaii for quiet wedding
Miss Measell, age 19, planned marriage to Mr Campbell in Honolulu after a voyage from the mainland aboard the Matson Navigation Company's Samine. The wedding will occur on arrival with Mrs Campbell and daughter arranging reception. the couple will honeymoon at Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
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Honolulu
Royal Hawaiian
Royal Palace
Campbell
Neighborly Advice From a Frederick Resident
A Frederick resident A C Lipps of 370 West Patrick Street shares relief from rheumatism via four boxes of Deans Kidney Pills after twenty years of twinges. The ad promotes Dean's Kidney Pills available at all dealers and credits Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The snippet ends with a humorous Yonkers Statesman joke about keeping a cook long enough to raise money.
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Frederick
A. C. Lipps
West Patrick Street
Dean
Kidner
Price *Co
Mr. Lipps
Foster-Milburn Co. Preps
Buffalo, N. Y
Fierce Fight Above Verdun Shatters Meuse Front
London reports Verdun’s sixteenth week of battle with renewed violence on the Meuse east bank after Fort Vaux. German fresh troops and artillery renew assaults on Ta Vannes Mort Souville and Thiaumont farm while French batteries fire from rear positions. Both sides trade brutal charges as German infantry drives and French machine guns slow the onslaught. Estimates place German infantry at around 30,000 for attacks around Fort Vaux and Thiaumont as the clash continues with no decisive change in position.
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London
Verdun
Meuse
Fort Vaux
Ta- Vannes
Mort Souville
Thiaumont Farm
Thieumont Farm
Hyver
Thiaumont
Ends Her Life by Burning in Philadelphia Tragedy
Mrs Eva Wood fifty five of pole Market street burned to death after setting fire to her nightdress during a period of irrationality observed by her husband Leslie Wood. Nurse was absent briefly and Dr A B Bogart admitted her to Presbyterian hospital where she died within an hour. Police note a prior gas inhalation suicide attempt.
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Philadelphia
Eva Wood
Pole Market Street
Mrs. Wood
Presbyterian Hospital
Italian Troops Capture Austrian Line in Lagarina Valley
Rome reports Italian forces after a preliminary bombardment seized a strong Austrian line from Parmesan height to the Ain and Amezzano area and along the Rio Romini. Austrian counterattacks were launched but all were repulsed.
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War Office
Rome
Lagarina
Parmesan
Ain
Amezzano
Rio Romini
Sergeant Flood Cleared of Murder in Dublin Revolt
Dublin June 14 Sergeant Robert Flood of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers was found not guilty of murdering Lieutenant A Lucas of King Edward's Horse and brewer William J. Rice. Released after court martial, Flood had ordered the arrest of Lucas who opened a window against instructions during the revolt. Flood later carried out executions. In Allentown PA, June 14 Herbert Confer, 35, killed himself after separating from his wife who had taken their baby, dying in hospital later. Findings note he worked in Lehigh Valley Transit freight.
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Dublin
Robert Flood
Royal Dublin Fuasiliers
A. Lucas
King Edward's Horse
William J. Rice
Flood
Lucas
Rice
Allentown
Herbert Confer
Allentown Hospital
Lehigh Valley Transit Company
Powder Truck Kills Bay Boy in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 14 nine year old Joseph Ham son of Francis Ham of Peckville was struck by a DuPont Powder company motor truck and killed. The boy and another watched the truck skid and crush him against a telegraph pole dying within minutes. Rockefeller Foundation to establish its School of Hygiene and Public Health at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore with Dr William i Wetch as director and Dr William H Howell of Johns Hopkins heading the physiological section.
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Rockefeller
Hopkins
Baltimore
Rockefeller Foundation
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
William i. Wetch
Nat
Thieves Lift Items at Shamokin Picniciing
At a June picnic in Maysville Shamokin thieves robbed several guests. Roman Darksza suffered the largest loss when a watch and other valuables were taken from his hip pocket as he helped his wife onto a trolley car.
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Shamokin
Maysville
Roman Darksza
Sih
German Merchantman Torpedoed Off Caribbean
Copenhagen reports a large German merchant ship was torpedoed off the Caribbean on Monday by a Russian submarine, according to shipping circles. The incident enlarges wartime dangers at sea as nations vie for control of Atlantic routes.
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Copenhagen
Caribrene
Back Yards and Character in Health Advice
Commissioner Samuel G. Dixon urges residents to keep back yards clean and well maintained to reflect character. He stresses trash removal, proper garbage coverage, and yard use for children’s play or adult gardening, linking neat yards to health and decency in urban life.
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Samuel G. Dixon
M. B
L. LD
Commissioner of Health of
Pennsylvania
Bret Hart
Haic
Troopers Finish Villa Band in Chihuahua Canyon Fight
General Pershing headquarters reports June 9 to Santa Clara area a 20 man Thirteenth Cavalry dawn attack routed 25 Villa bandits. Three killed, several wounded, horses saddles rifles and ammunition seized. Americans unharmed, pursued for four hours through rough terrain.
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General Pershing
Columbus
N. M
Villa
Chihuahua
Thirteenth Cavalry
Otto W. Retherst
Santa Clara
Here
Doctor’s quick aid for child nose objects
Dr David E Spahr recounts a Farm and Fireside tip for removing items from a child’s nose. A country mother blew into the baby’s mouth after pinching the nostril, dislodging a grain of corn and sparing a trip and fee. The doctor notes it is not elegant but speedy and effective.
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David E. Spahr
Docton
Measuring Electricity Terms and a Nobel Peace Prize Mention
The article explains volt, ampere, ohm, watt, and farad and how current, power, and capacity relate to volts and ohms. It notes the kilowatt usage and defines the farad and microfarad. It also reports a Madrid movement proposing King Alfonso as a 1916 Nobel Peace Prize candidate.
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Boom Alfonso
Madrid
King Alfonso
Fatal Baltimore fire wipes out grain elevator and ships
In Baltimore an immense blaze killed four to ten workers and injured about forty as flames consumed the Northern Central elevator on the Patapsco, heavy losses included grain dryers, two large steamships, and Canton ore piles. A blast started the fire on the fourth floor, forcing crew to jump into the river.
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Baltimore
Northern Central Railway
Patapseg
Canton
Paervo
Midneream
Fameg
The President Addresses Hughes on Americanism and Duty
The president urges graduates to cherish Americanism as a spiritual test, placing America first and showing loyalty to democratic principles. He cautions against hyphenated loyalties, praises the Monroe Doctrine, and pledges readiness to defend liberty and independence in the Western Hemisphere. He honors past American soldiers and inspires graduates to carry a broader, world-minded duty.
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America
United States
Allied fleets bombard southern Bulgarian coast
A Paris dispatch reports Allied forces bombarding from Lagos to Dedeagateh causing civilians to flee inland. In Athens, King Constantine orders full Greek army mobilization amid protests at offices linked to former Premier Venizelos following a royal horse show appearance.
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Paris
Salonika
Port
Lagos
Greece
Athens
Constantinehes
Venizelos
Constantine
Virginia Enforces Blue Laws and Prohibition Edicts
Virginia moves to enforce the new quarter act with drastic blue law measures. Sunday restrictions will shutter drug stores from midnight Saturday. soda shops, bars, and auto garages closed. Marines head to Santo Domingo as U S forces deploy amid order maintenance. Lucy Neger, 18, from Glen Gardner, NJ, dies by gas self harm after a love affair disappointment in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Virginia
Richmond
Tobcco
General Assembly
Santo Domingo
New Orleans
Hancock
Preste
Easton
Lucy Neger
Glen Gardner
N. J
Roofing Papers and Paints Advertising Text
An ad lists roofing papers, tarred paper, and rubber roofing in various sizes and yields. It also lists roof paints including red, brown, and graphite scrolled with gallons and can counts, plus guarantees on wear and coverage and a range of house paints and oils at listed prices.
Airmen Attack Venice and Berlin Reported
A squadron of Austrian aeroplanes attacked Venice on Sunday night. The arsenal and railroad lines between Mestre and San Dona di Piave were bombarded, along with Mestre station. Despite heavy fire, all planes returned unharmed.
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Venice
Berlin
Mestre
San Dona di Piave
Constitutional amendment to bar federal judges from office
Senator Thomas of Colorado introduced a constitutional amendment to disqualify federal judges from holding any elective office for at least two years after leaving the bench. The move follows a two week old Senate speech deprecating efforts to nominate Justice Hughes as a presidential candidate.
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Washington
Thomas
Colorado
Senate
Justice Hughes
Why Women Write Letters About Lydia Pinkham Medicine
Letters from readers describe relief from female ailments including displacements and inflammation after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The company asserts honesty, consent, and no fictitious names, noting many women nationwide credit the remedy with health and happiness and a wish to help others.
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Lydia B. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lydia E. Pinkham
$50 Million Loan to Russia Announced by Leading Banks
New York June 14 official announcement of a loan totaling 50 million dollars to the Russian government was made by a banking group led by National City Bank with the Guaranty Trust Co J P Morgan Co Kidder Peabody Co and Lee Higginson Co. The operation marks a major international finance movement and signals backing from prominent New York institutions.
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Russia
New York
National City Bank
The
Guaranty Trust Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kidder, Peabody & Co. and
Lee, Higginson
Wanted fifty men and women for half price medicine
Dr. A L Peatre advertises a limited offer on Dr. Howard's specific for constipation dyspepsia and liver troubles. Fifty cent package at half price with a 25 cent mail option. Money refunded if not quickly relieved. Limited supply, act this week.
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A. L. Peatre
Charres
Pearre
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Ferguson
Gorder
Hughes
Bulgar
Black Sea
Roth
Hygeia Ice & Coal CO
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Atrick GT
H. D. Baumgardner
Woodward & Manshower
Armory
J. B. U. Grist
North Bentz St
Beecham
Aremat
F. Cole
Horlick
Bartholomay Beer
Shipley
Walia
Gettysbburg
Twis Great Battlefield
Fox
W. H. Knock
S. Market ST. Frederick, MD
N. Y
Milton Christe
W. Paetteh
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