Baltimore Stars and Stripes Centennial Celebrated
Baltimore marked the Star Spangled Banner centennial with a week of events from September 6 to 14 1814 centenary programs included a 5000 voice mass chorus a 600 float parade and a floral Francis Scott Key day. The battle of North Point and Fort McHenry defense inspired Key to write The Star Spangled Banner.
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Baltimore
United States
Unday
Middle States
Fort Mce
United Senates
Washington
Bladenswag Larg
Maryland
Robert Ross
Baltiqu
Ore
Berned Tuda
Chesapeake Bay
Doug
George Cockburn
Dieyards
Napoleon
St. Helmeni
Baland
Sur
Hanover
Pennsylvania
Samuel Smith
Sarahi
Swrickler
McHenry
Patapsco
Smith
S Place
Hampstead Hill
Patterson‘ Park
North Point
Lazaretto Point
Fort McHenry
General Ross
Daniel Wells
Henry C. McComas
Ross
Aldquith Square
Gay, Monument
Alsquith Streets
Admiral Cockburn
Brooke
Strickler
George Armistead
Armistead
Francis Scott Key
Bladensburg
Potomac River
William Beanes
Upper Marlborough
Minden
Doctor Beanes
Key
Mary Pattersgill
Albemarle Street
Anacreon
Nick the dog laid in state at Bellevue funeral
Nick the dog, a beloved English bulldog, lay in state at the Winn home in Bellevue Kentucky after dying from overindulgence in luxurious food. Hundreds attended his funeral as flowers and somber rites marked the canine’s lavish farewell.
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Bellevue
Nick
Banka
Loy- Ped
All Dog
M. A. Winn
Winn House
Beggars Worth 15000 Philadelphia Caselocale
Philadelphia judge orders Michael Denanio to serve a three month term in a house of correction after a court hearing in Philadelphia. The case concerns a claim of panhandling and associated offenses with Denanio described as a resident of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Michael Denanio
Wheelbarrow Trip to Panama Exposition Reaches Chicago
Three newspaper men Stephen Meynhert Alec Fricz and John Janossy travel from New York to the Panama exposition in a wheelbarrow riding in turns. They began May 7 and hope to reach the expo by May 1 1915. They address meetings and write for Hungarian newspapers along the way.
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Chicago
Stephen Meynhert
Alec Fricz
John Janossy
New York
Property owner Denanno faces testimony on lavish home
Testimony describes Denanno as owning three properties valued at $15,000 with his main house luxuriously furnished, richly carpeted, and featuring a player-piano as part of the estate.
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Denanno
Youngster Breaks Jail in Atlantic City Larceny Case
Alonzo Fainlan a ten year old accused of larceny escaped from the Atlantic City jail by bending a window bar on the second floor. He crawled to the roof and slid down a rope to flee the premises.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Alonzo Fainlan
Scandinavian Briefs From Old Country Highlights
Items from the three great kingdoms of the North are selected for Scandinavians and their descendants. The coverage spans Sweden Norway and Denmark with briefs on events and topics of interest to readers abroad.
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Sweden
Norway
Denmark
The
North
Norwegian Socialists urge support for government in war policy
The Fremtiden editor and Norwegian socialist leaders urge backing the government’s defensive stance amid World War I. The article notes failed hopes for an international socialist strike to avert conflict and details American aid operations in Norway, ship movements, and plans for repatriation through Bergen and Newcastle routes.
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Norway
Fremtiden
The
Storthing
International Socialist Party
Socialist Democrats
County and Township Road Grading Debate Moves Iowa Community
A fragmented excerpt shows farmers and officials arguing over road grading and drainage. The sense is a push to fund or tax for road improvements to ensure better year round access and pride in the community.
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Iowa
Land reclamation and postwar monuments in Norway
A fragment notes plans for reclaiming land for agriculture and draining large tracts to yield good returns. It mentions monuments to soldiers of the 1814 war between Norway and Sweden and references settlements revealing the dual kingdom question at Kongsvanger Elverum Surendalen and other places in Norway.
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Sweden
Rikedag
Norway
Kongavinger
Elverum
Surendalen
Heaven’s Ban On Marriages Sparks Heaven Laughs
A playful exchange features Paw and Maw discussing why there are no marriages in heaven. The father muses bachelors would stop the jokes, while the mother directs Willie to bed in a lighthearted domestic vignette.
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Paw
Willie
Poverty Row Apartment Life Questioned in Courier Journal
A Courier Journal quote questions the quality of living in a poverty row apartment house asking what kind of place one resides in and noting the difficulty in borrowing enough to host a respectable tea. The remark reflects urban housing concerns and social snobbery.
Reverse Action Pug Nose Change Draws Scrutiny
A quirky exchange centers on Pat-Kehoe paying a dermatologist 20 dollars to alter a pug nose into a Grecian nose, then retrieving the fee as the procedure is reversed the next day. The tale involves reaffirmed skepticism about cosmetic tweaks and the sudden return of funds.
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Pat—Kehoe
Mike
Pat
Obsolete Stirrup Cup Mentioned in Odd Dialogue
A fragmentary note hints at the stirrup cup as an obsolete term, described as the last drink a man takes downtown. The text also oddly references a trolley car for home and uses archaic slang like qotching.
Trouble Ahead for Baseball in War Times
The article by Tom Rice in the Brooklyn Eagle argues that baseball faces serious strain from both the Federal league war and the European war. It warns that major leagues may survive this season but minor leagues could fail as imports falter and unemployment rises.
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Carroll Brown
Yanks
Connie Mack
Iron Man
New London (Conn
Federal League
Tom Rice
Brooklyn Eagle
New England
Red Sox Build Left Handed Pitching Staff
The Boston Red Sox add Vean Gregg from Cleveland and four other left handed pitchers to bolster their rotation. Carrigan’s squad already features Coltina Leonard Ruth and Ruth with Ruth newly fresh from Baltimore. The group is touted as first class hurlers entering interleague play.
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Red Sox
Vean Gregg
Cleveland
Bill Carrigan
Portsiders
Gregg
Carrigan
Coltina
Leonard
Ruth
Baltimore
Intermanental
Mead Ijer
Fragmentary pledge on progress and transport limits
A garbled note discusses public highways as essential pathways for trade and the need to pay for road maintenance to lower transport costs. It links infrastructure to marketable farm products and urban prosperity, urging government action for economical transport and public benefit.
Lime in Stock Breeding and Ration Needs
The text stresses the importance of lime in stock breeding and diet. It notes about four lime elements per dozen arch eee and mentions peat and skim milk as partial lime sources aiding palatability in alfalfa or clover feeds.
Theme Warmers Vote on Important Measures
Theme group members are casting ballots on key issues as voting opens. Members seek results that reflect their priorities and impact the group’s activities this year.
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Big Fe
Old Fort McHenry
Martin W. Odland
Christiania
Shinkle
Colvin
Phipps
Relief Committee
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North Pole
Fram
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Trondhjem Damkirke
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Wallin
Kjell Nygaard
Peters
Nygaard
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North Sea
Norwegian Hydro-Electrical Company
Samuel Ryde
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Liege
Ernst O. W. Ternstrom
Gustaf
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Germany
Stockholm
St. Petersburg
Petrograd
National Bank
Finance Department
Co-Operative Association of the
Berlin
Riksdag
Norrland
Industrial Commission
Minister of Agriculture
Matthews
Sun
Slaraé
Tim
Mack
Carrol Brown
New York Yankees
New Britain
Wallace
Zetay
Pervisor
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