Maryland Day on May 1 1918 and the dry law
A Maryland measure to impose statewide prohibition by May 1 1918 is outlined by the Anti Saloon League with a vote by citizens in a 1916 special election if lawmakers approve. The act would ban most alcohol sales statewide unless for specified purposes and subject violators to penalties.
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Anti-Saloon League
Maryland
Anti- Saloon League
Thas
Harrington
Thomas M. Hare
League
General Assembly of Maryland
Shell
Emulsion Advertisement for Child Appetite
An advertorial urges using Scott's Emulsion three times daily to boost child nutrition, strength, and appetite. It emphasizes fresh air and sunshine, warns against forcing meals, and claims the product provides essential nutrients without alcohol. Published by Scott & Bowne, Montclair, N.J.
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Scott & Bowne
MoomGeld
N.J
Chicago Baby Dies After Mother's Decision Not to Operate
The Dollinger baby, a detective mite with severe deformities, died at the German American Hospital after mother Anna Bollinger refused an operation that might have saved its life. She said the child would be a burden and that nature should correct what she called a blunder, noting multiple deformities from typhoid fever and birth. Doctor Haiselden described the infant as lacking neck and having extensive nerve and cranial abnormalities.
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Chicago
Dollinger
Fife
Anna Bollinger
Nature
Haiselden
Indictment of two more Germans in Fay plot
Two additional Germans are indicted as accomplices of Robert Fay in a scheme to blow up ships carrying munitions and food to the allies. Fay and six other alleged conspirators face new indictments on five or six extra courts as the government steps up efforts to crush Teutonism in the United States.
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New York
Robert Fay
Fay
Wilsons Bird To Be Thanksgiving Gobbler At White House
President Wilson plans a large 24 pound Thanksgiving turkey to be roasted at the White House. Treasurer Trimble of Saath Trimble notes the fowl will arrive alive and be tended by a stable staff for the holiday display. Chestnut and celery are listed as the bird diet and the event sparks advertising interest in business.
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Wilson
Saath Trimble
Trimve
Jonah Lesson Commentary by Rev Stearns on Repentance
A Sunnday School lesson commentary interprets the Jonah narrative as a call to repentance and mission. It highlights God’s desire to save the wicked city of Nineveh, Jesus as truth, and the need for believers to heed the Great Commission. The piece contrasts human indifference with pagan sailors praying, urging personal faith and global evangelism.
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Colden
D. M. Stearns
Jonah Casia
Jonah
Hbis
Nineveh
Jesus
God
Father
Jesus Christ
Lord
Daniel
Gabriel
An. Tx
Jesus Crist
Hhat
Jeseal
Saul
Hospital ship Anglia sunk by mine in the Channel
London reports the British hospital ship Anglia struck a mine in the English Channel and sank. Of 358 aboard, about 300 were saved, with 13 officers and 372 men on board at the time, and another vessel rescuing some survivors. The Anglia, a merchant ship taken by the Admiralty and refitted, had been commissioned in August 1914.
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London
Mngtish
Dic Bater
Olbers
Anglia
Doufas
Admiralty
Reading Man Shot in Outbuilding Mystery
Paul Wolf of Reinholds station twelve miles west of Reading shot and killed Harry J. Stout a fifty one year old Reading resident. Stout had spent the night at a Reinholds hotel and, in an intoxicated state, wandered to Wolf’s outbuilding where he allegedly declared intent to kill. Wolf armed with a shotgun fired in self defense as Stout advanced with a hatchet and club. The incident occurred early morning. authorities investigate.
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Reading
Paul Wolf
Reinholds Station
Till City
Harry J. Stout
Stout
Reinholds
Wolfs Home
Wolf
Wolf Fred
Four Girls Burned in Powder Fire at Arsenal Picatinny
Sparks from a sewing machine needle ignited powder at the United States arsenal near Dover New Jersey. Four girls were seriously burned and others injured as flames spread in a bag making building. Davenport end Theodora Spreckel were hospitalized in critical condition. Mabel Tavers and Bridget Ryan also burned. Fire brigade extinguished the blaze.
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Dover
N. J
United States Arsenal
Picatinny
Davenport
Theodora Spreckel
Mabel Tavers
Bridget Ryan
Teutons Expect Romania In December Alliance
The newspaper Adescrule quotes former premier M. Carp predicting Romania will join Germany and respond to a forthcoming ultimatum within 48 hours as soon as communications allow. In Pennsylvania, 3100 Lehigh Coal and Navigation workers return to work after days on strike, while 2600 strike again at Spring Tunnel Nesquehoning and No 10 colliery following suspensions.
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Teutons
Rumenia
Bucharest
Ndy
Adescrule
Rumania
Germany
M. Carp
Romania
Pamaqua
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Spring
Nesquehoning
No. 10
Turn Down Grenade Orders in Pittsburgh
Nov 18. Agents of the French government sought to place an order for 9 million hand grenades in Pittsburgh but met little success as manufacturers declined to experiment with grenade mating at this time. A quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript remarks on a wife with a remarkable constitution.
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Pittsburgh
Nepeanee
Remarkable homemade cough remedy promises swift relief
A dated advertisement touts Pinex extract mixed with plain grain alcohol syrup to create a cheap home cough syrup. It claims quick relief for coughs, bronchitis, spasmodic croup, and winter coughs, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Weather Across Regions From Observations At Eight PM
Reports from United Binte bureaus show temperatures around the country with clear conditions in Boston and Philadelphia, clear in Chicago and New York, and rain in New Orleans. A push of partly cloudy skies is expected today with moderate northwest to north winds.
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United Binte
Crther
Morrow
Reading Woman Seeks Divorce Over Dare Wedding
Mrs Ita Michaelis of Reading cites a 1814 Likton marriage to Albert Michools of Philadelphia as a fatal mistake. The husband later left Reading for Philadelphia and refused to live with her, prompting a divorce petition and a master’s recommendation for legal separation.
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Reading
Ita Michaelis
Albert Michoolls
Philadelphia
The
Wire
Unclear Note in Northeastern Arizona Wedding Gift Tale
Fragmentary OCR text reports a wedding gift from Vice President Thorn to Mire Noonan Gal with a presidential name Wien and a ceremonial packet sent east. The sources show disjointed names and locations, making the event hard to verify.
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Galt Clanket Pheeniz
Thorn
Mire Noonan Gal
Ryating
Arizona
Papes Diapepsin Quick Indigestion Rescue
Time it. In five minutes all stomach distress will go. Pape's Diapepsin speeds relief from indigestion, heartburn, belching, and gas. It is touted as safe, universally effective, and a must have home remedy. Buy a fifty cent case to keep stomachs settled anytime.
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Pape
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