Aerial Warfare Demo At Dominguez Field Night Flight
At Dominguez field Los Angeles Jan 26 The aviation meet featured the first U S night flight and a mock battle with bombs dropped on an imitation fortress. Beachey and Glenn H Martin led the display while ships and a torpedo destroyer watched from San Pedro bay. The pilots landed without incident and asserted they could spot destroyers attempting to intercept them.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dominguez Field
San Pedro Bay
Lincoln Beachey
Glenn H. Martin
Seventh Regiment National Guard
Paul Jones
San Pedro
Phil O. Parmiles
Beachey
Navy torpedo destroyers join maneuvers offshore
Aloft observers could not determine altitude as the torpedo destroyers, sent by the navy department, arrived to participate in the maneuvers along the coast.
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Navy Department
Governor refuses Jackson county special session request
Governor West received a call from Medford urging a special session to frame a law allowing taxpayers in Jackson county to vote on raising funds for permanent road building. The governor refused to call the special session.
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Salem, Or
West
Medford
Jackson County
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Promises Lung Healing
An advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a healing balm for damaged lungs and passages. It lists prices at 25c, 60c and $1.00 per bottle and notes availability from A. C. Koeppen & Bro.
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Ballard
A. C. Koeppen
Broa
Sons Born at Freewater, Ore Report
A brief item notes Friday births of a son to Mr and Mrs Albert James and a son to Mr and Mrs Bert Freewater of Freewater Oregon. The report records two newborn boys born to local families in Freewater.
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Freewater
Ore
Albert James
Bert
Hil Coat
Old Time Cruelty In Surgery For Piles Cure
An old-time anti surgery ad claims many pile operations are needless torture and promotes Dr Leonhardt's Hem-Roid as a cure by removing the cause. It advertises 24 days treatment for $1 through Pendleton Drug Co and general druggists with a free booklet. Also a short note about Governor Wilson not calling anyone an infamous liar and a candidate exaggerating.
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Dr. Leonhardt
Pendleton Drug Co
Dr. Leonhardt Co
Station B
Buffalo
N. Y
Remedy for Constipation Promoted by Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
A home health notice extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild liquid laxative fit for babies and adults. It claims it prevents sleep disturbances from constipation and offers a free sample by mail to readers providing names and addresses.
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W. J. Wigner
Alma
Cole
Albert
Colo
Dr. Caldwell
Great Northern Absorbs Northern Pacific Railroad
The Great Northern purchases the Northern Pacific equity in the Burlington and Spokane Portland & Seattle and related northwest lines. The Chicago Northwestern gains ownership under the new arrangement. The Northern Pacific loses its identity as the Northwestern line is created.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Pendleton
New York
Northwest
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Spokane
Portland
Parcifle
Sunrise Marriage Prompted in San Mateo County
Sun rose after a midnight wedding in San Mateo that united William Young, a local painter, and Miss Rather Nelson. The couple traveled to Redwood City to secure a license from Deputy County Clerk Al Lowe and were solemnized by Justice of the Peace JT A McCormick at 2:30 AM.
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San Mateo
Cal
William & Young
Miss Rather Nelson
Young
Redwood City
al Lowe
Run Mateo
Justice of the Peace JT. A
McCormick
Pook Children Will Get Lunch At School
Spokane officials authorize a relief plan to feed over 200 hungry schoolchildren by funding lunch counters at the schools. Teachers will privately issue meal tickets to students in need, while paying pupils cover their meals.
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Spokane
Wash
City Charity Board
Minstrel stunt sickens Ellensburg pioneer
In Ellensburg Washington J P Becker a veteran resident became ill during a local Elks minstrel show when Lois Mason sang Oh You Beautiful Doll to him from a stage box. Becker, seated in the box, laughed loudly and soon left the venue. He later suffered a faint spell and was unconscious for hours due to the emotional excitement.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Elks’ Minstrels
J. P. Becker
Becker
Lois Mason
Spear Seizes Drowning Man With Ice Hook For Medal
In Winsted Connecticut Herbert L Spear of Suffield is lauded by friends for heroic action at a lake. While ice harvesters watched Albert Fish slip into the water weighing 250 pounds and unable to swim Fish sank twice. On the third plunge Spear speared the seat of Fishs trousers with an ice hook and with others hauled him from the water, though not fully saved.
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H. L. Spear
Weber
Winsted
Conn
Herbert L. Spear
Suffield
Albert Fish
Spear
Seven Guards for John D Rockefeller at Pocantico Hills
Sheriff Doyle to appoint seven special deputies to guard John D Rockefeller at his Pocantico Hills home in Westchester County Yonkers officials plan an equal number of deputies as last year to ensure security while Rockefeller is home.
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Rockefeller
Pocantico Tiome
Yonkers
Doyle
Westchester County
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Oll
Braves Sharks in Rescue and Suicide Report Mix
News item reports a rescue and a suicide incident aboard a ship voyage from Bombay to Yokohama. Mia Sherwood Hall of Grand Rapids Michigan reportedly jumped overboard, with Titan bringing the passenger from the orient. Marcus Jordan of Washington is listed among involved parties.
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Victoria
B. C
Mia
Sherwood Hall
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cleveland
Bombay
Yokohama
Titan
Orient
Marcus Jordan
Washington, D
Cleveland cruise hero saves drowning woman then dies
A passenger named Jordan leaped into the shark infested sea to lift a drowning woman’s head until a boat rescued them. Mrs. Hall died after being taken aboard the ship Cleveland during a world cruise. The passengers plan to report Jordan’s act to the Carnegie hero medal committee on return to the United States.
Trixie Friganza Seeks $500000 Kindergarten Fund
Trixie Friganza launches campaign to raise five hundred thousand dollars for a New York kindergarten for children of the stage. A one thousand dollar subscription starts the fund with one hundred thousand dollars pledged. Work to begin in April after talks with educators and actors.
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Trixie Friganza
New York
Atlanta
Miss Friganza
Mascagni Duel Called Off Over Legal Battle
In Vienna the planned duel between Duke Vicant de Modrone of Milan's Scala theatre and composer Pietro Mascagni over Mascagni’s new opera Yaobel was canceled. They agreed to resolve grievances in civil court. The duke is an accomplished swordsman, Mascagni not skilled with a foil.
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Vienna
Vicant de Modrone
Scala Theater
Milan
Pietro Mascagni
Hallowe'en Mystery of Bethlehem Solved in River Discovery
Bethlehem mystery of October 3 ends with the discovery of Miss Florence Vogel's body in the river at Easton, Pennsylvania. The case linked to a girl found dead wearing a France suit is clarified by authorities.
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Girl
France
Hallowe'en
Bethlehem
River
Easton
Florence Vogel
Disappearance Solved as Body Found in Lehigh River
A missing 18 year old from Allentown was found dead in the Lehigh River near Highland Park two miles from Summer resort. The victim wore a suit owned by her fiancé Emmett McBride of South Bethlehem. A masquerading Hallo ween party from South Bethlehem and nearby towns visited Bethlehem before crossing the old covered bridge. the girl fled from MoéBride, joined by companions, and bade them goodbye as they moved ahead.
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Allentown
Lehigh River
Highland Park
Summer Resort
Emmett McBride
South Bethlehem
Vogel McBride
Raymond Houser
Luther van Billierd
Edith Leh
Catasauqua
Bethlehem
South
Violet
MoéBride
The Fatness of Health and Samose Claim
An advertisement touts Samose as a flesh forming food that converts thin people into healthy, robust individuals. It asserts no drug effect and offers Roeppen & Bros refunds if weight gain fails, with Koeppen & Broads druggist store as the purchasing point.
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Roeppen & Bros
Koeppens
Koeppen & Broa
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Cauldwell
Washington T
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John D
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America
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Herman Peters
Bond
Oregon
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