Holdcraft describes Mexican border march for Pennsylvania troops
J M Holdcraft formerly of Frederick now in Troop F of the First Pennsylvania Infantry writes from the Mexican border detailing experiences. He recalls adobe homes, willow shelter, scarce food, and punishing climbs through desert and canyon terrain. He notes hard nights, cold rains, and the unusual plan to hang Christmas stockings on a cactus bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Holdcraft
Frederick
Pennsylvania
Maryland
J. M. Holdcraft
Frederic
Charles Kline
Jugier Holdcraft
Mexico
Borland
To Grandes
Ephant Butte
Divide
E Prairies
Fortiss
Disease Alarm Spreads at Stockyards Quarantine Declared
Chicago stockyards impose a quarantine on cattle horses sheep and swine from Kansas Missouri and Nebraska amid hoof and mouth fears. A Clinton Iowa trainload is held for examination and Illinois veterinary orders halt most live stock shipments except for immediate slaughter. Federal inspectors survey suspected herds as Wyoming bans Nebraska Iowa Missouri Kansas South Dakota cattle imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas City
Kendrick
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
South Dakota
General Trevino Repulsed Villa Attacks on Chihuahua
General Trevino repulsed attacks led by Villa in Chihuahua with reported bold maneuvers and defensive lines. The clash affected local towns and raised concerns over frontier security and ongoing conflicts in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
Schwab Dines 800 at Consolidation Banquet in Lehigh County
Charles M Schwab hosted a dinner for nearly 800 Bethlehem area leaders and workers from South Bethlehem Bethlehem Northampton Heights and Fountain Hill at the Colosseum. The keynote praised unity among four towns and urged consolidation to boost business civic and social life. The event cost about 19000 and aimed to foster a united effort toward a single city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh County
Sou I.ai
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehees
Chamber of Commerce
South Bethlehem
Industrial Commission of Bethlehem
Joint Commission
Bethlehem
Northampton Heights
Fountain HN
Lehigh Valley
Schwab
EXPECT NEW MOVE BY ALLIES IN WWI ROUTINE
German military experts predict an Entente offensive on the Western Front, with a diversion near Somme or a transfer of main attack. British artillery shelled German positions near Armentieres and east of Arras, viewed as a preliminary action. French activity increased in the St Mihiel area south of Verdun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Somme
Armentieres
Arras
Noianger
St. Mittel
Verdun
Woman Dies to Shield May and Divorce Case
In New York a 24 year old Schenectady grain dealer's wife, Mrs Florence Sidel, killed herself in the Hotel Strand to shield her husband from a divorce suit and a possible co respondent. Police say the husband Andrew Sidel Jr had threatened to name a co respondent. From Mrs Sidel's letters it appears the man is to be married, and she took her life to protect him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florence Sibel
Schenectady N. Y
Tlote] Strand
West Thirty-second Street
Andrew Sidel, Jr
Navy awards contract for one battle cruiser
Washington November 28 the navy department awarded a contract to the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company for one battle cruiser at a cost of 1 975 000 with other bids tatte ted Keep Your Bowels Regular Chamberlains Tablets are advertised as a gentle effective remedy and available everywhere
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company
Seattle
West
Explosion at Aromatic Chemical Plant Kills Three in Newark
An explosion during a test at the Aromatic Chemical company plant in Newark, New Jersey, killed partner Stanley Pennock of Brooklyn and injured Crauncey Loomis of New York City. Two workmen also died as the blast wrecked the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Aromatic Chemical Company
Stanley Pennock
Brooklin
N. Y
Crauncey Loomis
New York City
Double murder found on Dupont railroad tracks in Pittston
Bodies of Jacob Wasko and Charley Kuskowl discovered along Lehigh Valley tracks near Dupont village, Pittston. Wasko’s mutilated body shows holes likely from mud, Kuskowl’s injuries were severe. Robbery suspected as $30 missing from Wasko. Authorities investigate motive and suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Jacob Wasko
Charley Kuskowl
Dupont Village
Kuskowl
Wasko
Hughes To Resume Law With Rounds Schurman Dwight Firm
Charles E. Hughes announced he will resume law January 1 as a 32 member of the New York firm Rounds Schurman Dwight at 96 Broadway Lakewood New Jersey. His son Charles E Hughes Jr will also join the firm which previously bore his name in 1894 when Hughes was governor nominee. The firm will again be Hughes Rounds Schurman Dwight.
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Hel
Lakewood
N. J
Charies E. Hughes
New York City
Rounds, Schurman & Dwigit
Broadway
Charles E. Hughes, Jr
Hughes
New York
Hughes Rounds & Schurman
Hughes, Rounds, Schurman & Dwight
Robbery at Alpha Supply Office Steals 260
Daylight hold up in Alpha New Jersey. A gunman entered the Alpha Supply company office, pointed a revolver at the girl cashier, and rifled the cash drawer of 260 dollars after cutting telephone wires. The robber escaped.
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Easton
Alpha
N. J
Alpha Supply Company
Man Robs Store at Alpha Supply Company
In Philipsburg New Jersey on November 28 two men robbed Alpha Supply cash draw giving $260 to a pistol wielding robber. Miss Mildren Wilson cashier cried as the thief warned her to stop. The incident cut the telephone line to prevent alarms and the robber fled through the rear door. Also reported were campaign expense figures from Harrisburg noting Pennsylvania Alliance expenditures and a Philadelphia Republican candidate’s contributions.
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Philipsburg
N. J
Mildren Wilson
Alpha Supply Company
Alpha
Miss Wilson
Hughes Alliance
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department
Joseph Mclaughlin
Philadelphia
Ooners
Republican State Committee
Shepherdstown to build new jail despite small inmate count
Winchester Va November 28 Shepherdstown the well behaved town in the eastern panhandle plans a second jail for about one prisoner per year. The old jail sits in the firemen's hall basement and is described as quite comfortable drawing sharp local criticism and questions from taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
Winchester
Panhandle
West ,Virginia
Remarkable Cure for Stomach Trouble in Virginia
Stomach trouble sufferers can find renewed hope as A K Williame of Independence Virginia shares a striking local cure. A man once sent to a hospital with a dire prognosis reportedly recovered after using Chamberlains Tablets and now weighs 175 pounds. The ad notes the product is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Williame
Independence
Willams
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for Bronchitis Relief
A Sandy Creek reader reports bronchitis improved by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The letter says severe hoarseness eased within a week and recovery followed with the remedy used as directed. Obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Charles E. Woodard
Sandy Creek
Neighbor's Advice Aids Child With Croup Remedy
Mrs. T W Bell of Vandergraft Pa credits a neighbor's advice for using Chamberlains Cough Remedy to quickly relieve her son Claude from a severe croup attack last winter. The ad notes the remedy is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude
Chamberlain
T .W. Bell
Vandergraft
Harrisburg seeks 24 Christmas babies for homes
Harrisburg secretary John Yates of the Associated Charities announced that there are homes for two dozen babies in Harrisburg. The office is steadily approached with requests for children to be welcomed into homes at Christmas. In a separate note, Standard Oil acquired the Hydraulic Pressed Steel Company of Cleveland for 270 dollars per share, with cash and stock in the deal.
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Harrisburg
John Yates
Associated Charities of
Standard Oil
Steel Company
Cleveland
Hydraulie Pressed Steel Company
Standard Onl Company
Yes
Stough Slander Case Heads to Jury in Hazleton
Evangelist defendant in a $50,000 damage suit faces a Hazleton jury over alleged slander during a 1914 revival. Plaintiff J. Cullen of Hazleton and others, including Max Friedlander Henry Jacobs and John Mierro, are named as alleged victims of statements by Stough. Several related actions are pending, with three additional cases seeking $50,000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeiiot
Barre
W Stough
Evangellat
Jude Terry
Wyoming County
J. Cullen
Hazleton
Mr. Stough
Cullen
Max Friedlander
Henry Jacobs
John’ Mierro
Stough
Doctor Bell Pine Tar Honey Ad for Cold Relief
An advertisement urges treating colds with Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to relieve stuffed heads and chest tightness. It touts honey and glycerin as soothing for irritated membranes, claiming easier breathing and breaking up the cold for all ages. Available at the druggist for 250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella
Bell
Orrine for Drinking Men Drug Ad Throws Claim
An advertisement urges wives and mothers to try Orrine with a money back guarantee if it fails. It claims the home treatment can be done secretly without public or business time loss and offers two forms priced at one dollar a box, with a booklet available from A Williamson on North Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orring
A. Williamson
North Market Street
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Willows
Bucharest
Berlin
von Falkenhayn
Rumania
Alexandria
Trevino
Chihuahua
American Press Association
Schwab Dines
Woman
May
Taston
Fillomana Ledonne
Rosete
Alphonso Ledonne
Olf
Charzed
KT Newspaper
Rogers
Homer Bell
Frederick—Thurmont
J. A. Williamson
Pearre
Modern Pharmacy
Bartholomay
Rochester
Apollo Beer
Orrine
Petree
Pearre’s
Williamson's
Steiner Bros
Aladdin
Richmond, Va
Charleston
W. Va
Charlotte
N.G
8. É
Frederick Gas & Electric Co
East Patrick ST
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