Kaiser Wilhelm Receives Birthday Deluge of Gifts
Berlin reports Kaiser Wilhelm received worldwide congratulations on his birthday from Americans multinationals Allison Vo Armour, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, and Andrew Carnegie. The emperor has aged, hair greyed, and lines deepened by a heavy Jubilee year, yet his eyes retain their former fire.
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Baler
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Allison Vo Armour
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Andrew Carnegie
Oregon dairy official seeks justice probe on creameries
J. D. Mickle Oregon dairy and food commissioner asked Senator Chamberlain to secure a Justice Department special investigator for Oregon Washington and Idaho to probe whether certain creameries operate as a trade restraint. The bride’s home is in Ford of Schenectady. The bride is a granddaughter of the late William Stearns president of Ambert College. One brother is Professor William Stearns Davis author of A Friend of Caesar's and other historical novels.
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Washington
J. D. Mickle
Oregon Dairy and Food Commissioner
Chamberlain
Department of Justice
Oregon
Idaho
Bystander Killed in Gang Battle in New York
A stray bullet during a fighting between the Galary and O’Rourke gangs killed 23 year old Israel Asofsky, a bystander, in New York on January 26.
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New York
Galary
O’rourke
Miss Fannie Stearns Davis Weds Augustue McKinstry Gif
Pittsfield Massachusetts January 27 Miss Fannie Stearns Davis noted poetess tied by marriage to Augustue McKinstry Gif. The event marks a notable literary union as Davis has long published widely in magazines.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Skating Championships Open At Saranac Lake
Under the Baranac club, final series of international ice speed races began at Saranac Lake with top Canadian and American skaters. The events run today, tomorrow and Thursday for the I A titles.
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Saranac Lake
Baranac Club
Canada
United States
Canada Vastness Shifts View of Europe Size
Canada spans nearly thirty times Great Britain and Ireland in area. The dominion measures about 227000 square miles less than Europe, reshaping comparisons of continental scales and imperial geography.
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Canada
Great Britain and
Ireland
Europe
Portable step offers aid for housework and children
A compact portable step described by Ladies World helps short women reach high spots without a chair. Made from a box seven to eight inches deep, it features two long strips and a supporting crosspiece, is stained and varnished, includes a removable cushion, and can double as a child seat.
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Ladies World
Prune whip recipe and local notices from the Newark News Press
The article provides a prune whip dessert method with soaked prunes, lemon juice, egg whites, and optional custard, baked for 20 minutes in a moderate oven. It reports on Eastern Oregon state hospital employees hosting a dancing party, social visits, a branch library organizing mission, kitchen tips, silk testing, doughnut frying, shelf construction, and Pomeroy household news alongside a Chestnut-style shopping anecdote. The piece also notes Mrs. Edward C. Tweet’s Idaho travel, South Hill Bridge Club, Hermiston visits, and an advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
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Newark News
Chronic Constipation Cured by Chamberlain's Tablets
An advertisement from S&S F in Brooklyn Michigan claims a five year severe constipation was cured by Chamberlain's Tableta. The note states the product available for sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
S&s F, Fish
Brooklyn
Mich
All Dealera
Adv
Marriage Row Fights Prompt Judge Patience
An ongoing dispute between Mr. and Mrs. Murphy leads to repeated court appearances for fighting and disturbing the peace. The judge, tired of the cycle, asks if they can live peacefully, but Mrs. Murphy bluntly replies that they cannot be happy without fighting. The anecdote appears in February Lippincott's.
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Mrs. Murphy
Warren Mason
Lippincott’s
Will Reopen Cannery at Centralia Washington
Nine directors were elected at a Centralia meeting of the Washington Fruitgrowers association which also arranged for reopening the cannery. Elected for three, two and one year terms were Ay Milem D Wiler Abe Crabs Charles Iven J C Norton E C Demo F Reisinger V Pearsall and R F Jones. Over 200 additional shares were sold as about 150 fruitgrowers and farmers attended. The new directors will meet tomorrow to elect officers.
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Centralia
Wash
Washington Fruitgrowers’ Association
Ay Milem
D. Wiler
Abe Crabs
Charles Iven
J. C. Norton
E. C. Demo
F. Reisinger
V. Pearsall
R. F. Jones
Leather dealer cancels carload order over payment delay
A Baltimore leather goods retailer ordered a carload from a southern Massachusetts firm. The supplier refused shipment until the prior consignment was paid. The Baltimore dealer telegraphed to cancel the order, unhappy with the wait. The note appears in February columns of Lippincott's.
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Baltimore
Massachusetts
S. C. Clarke
Lippincott
The Homeburg Weekly Democrat Gets Even
In a February piece George Fitch mocks Homeburg life and its local editor. The editor recalls a subscriber jab about the Democrat being best, then fires back with a plan to publish a real screamer of a paper once the town funds are ready. The column lampoons town news and petty boasts.
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George Fitch
Peoria
Pelty Amthorne
Democrat
Ayers
Paynesville
Old Rosall
Management of Frisco Lines Severely Scored
Washington Jan. 26. An Interstate Commerce Commission report to the Senate condemns the Frisco system management and assigns receivership causes to financial factors rather than operating troubles. It cites disproportionate capital, new line acquisitions, funding the New Orleans Texas and Northern and other North Texas lines, and the plan for a Chicago terminal with heavy fixed charges.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
New Orleans
Texas
Northern
North Texas
Chicago
Spain allocates funds for industrial school workshops
The Department of Public Instruction and Fine Arts of Spain has been allotted $63,060 to establish and improve workshops in the country’s industrial schools.
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Department of Public Instruction and Fine Arta of
Spain
Roundup epic drama described by explorer Furlong
Charles Wellington Furlong, explorer and Royal Geographical Society fellow, writes in the February World’s Work about the Pendleton Round-Up. He recalls the 1913 show and his on site observations filming cowboys and bucking bulls, praising the event as Western literature in motion. He notes his stay with Roland Oliver and his long travels in Africa and South America.
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Charles Wellington Furlong
Royal Geographical Society
Mr. Furlong
Roland Oliver
Africa
South America
Australia
Pendleton
Unemployed Seek Reforms At National Convention
In Cleveland on January 27, speakers at the National Brotherhood Welfare Association annual convention urged broad reforms to ease unemployment in the United States. James Fades Howe, dubbed the "millionaire hobo," is in charge of the convention. Resolutions were presented by the group demanding action.
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Cleveland
United States
National Brotherhood Welfare Association
James Fades Howe
Eczema claims boost for D D D Prescription at Tallman Drug
Tallman Drug Company promotes D D D Prescription as a reliable eczema and skin disease remedy after stating a thorough investigation. The ad urges customers to visit the store to discuss the treatment and its benefits, contrasting it with many other so called remedies.
Mother’s Friend Promises Comfort for Expectant Mothers
An advertisement extols Mother's Friend external application to ease pregnancy by relaxing abdominal muscles and ligaments. It claims to prevent nervous spells and sleeplessness, fostering a joyful prenatal period. The copy promotes availability for $1.00 a bottle and invites readers to request a booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bldg
Atlanta
Missouri Delegation Demands Federal Employment Support
Missouri delegation advocates require Congress to secure employment for workers year round and to cover transportation costs to the workplace, funded by the federal government. The push aims to ensure sustained jobs and federal funding for travel to sites of employment.
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Missouri
Congress
United States
Uncle Sam
Huerta's Plan Reported A Failure In Mexico
Vera Cruz dispatch says Huerta's bid to win Washington approval for field action against rebels and to appoint Francisco de la Bara as successor has collapsed. Jesus Flores Mason heads to Mexico City to confer with Huerta as Majon Ditterry seeks explanations for the setback. New York City reports 82,016 regular municipal employees.
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Vera Cruz
John Lind
Washington
Huerta
Francisco de la Bara
Jesus Flores Mason
Mexico City
Majon Ditterry Askalla
Mason
New York City
Healthy Hair Free From All Dandruff
An old advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a scientific scalp cleanser to stop dandruff, prevent hair loss, and promote growth. It claims a 60 cent bottle from Tallman & Co and instructs rubbing into the scalp with a cloth sponge to make hair soft and abundant.
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Tallman & Co
Preston
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