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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1915
Page
1
A Brooklyn judge denounces the frequency of divorces calling swapping wives common as horses in our country. He laments courts winking at felonies and asks why polygamy is not openly allowed. The dialogue includes remarks attributed to Justice Frederick Bochine and mentions a figure named Jane.
In Atlanta Georgia G E Stafford ex proprietor of a paint shop receives ten dollars weekly from the city to prevent him from attempting suicide. Five years ago he was confined to the City Detention Hospital and after recovery refused to leave. He threatened self harm until health authorities placed him on the payroll.
Report on ambulance drivers for the American Hospital in Paris during World War One. Harrison and Stanton are named in connections to the hospital, with Stanton identified as Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s son and an author. A guardian issue and an abuse case involving threats to children and a carving knife are noted, leading to a sentence related to liquor.
Magistrate Marry Miller at Jamaica New York imposes a permanent ban on drinking for Mrs Margaret Askins calling it eternal sobriety. She accepts the order with thanks and exits the court with her husband, the proceedings described in restrained terms.
In the United States Steel Corp case the court found no Sherman Act violation and praised fair dealing. It held big business alone not a trust, noted Gary dinners unlawful but discontinued, and affirmed Roosevelt’s stance on Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption as legal. Carnegie exonerated. the industry remained open to competition. Suit filed Oct 26 1911, hearings through 1914, verdict June 5.
President Wilson feels encouraged by reports that negotiations with Germany may yield a peaceful understanding. Officials and unofficials from Berlin support a better chance of amicable outcomes than since the Lusitania tragedy. Col. E. M. House arrived in New York to advise on German sentiment and possible British and French blockade modifications affecting neutral trade.
Rome via Paris reports M Filipesco, leader of the Romanian Conservatives, says the quadruple entente Great Britain France Russia and Italy have agreed to Romania’s demands. He predicts imminent intervention in the war and notes Greece and Serbia will reject macedonian cession proposals to Bulgaria.
A terse critique notes that the Macon Telegraph editorial pieces resemble country weekly rants rather than fitting the dignity of a great daily. The paragraphary style is criticized as misaligned with expected journalistic standard and tone.
A note outlining an afternoon delivery option for The Daily News at ten cents per week. It emphasizes convenience and ongoing availability for readers seeking regular newspaper service.
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition will host Dixie Day on August 9 as The South's Week. South officials and state societies will attend in San Francisco with hundreds from across the United States. Clarence J. Owens, managing director of The Southern Commercial Congress, is director general of the celebration.
A Chicago Daily News dispatch describes Dr. Christian Bruhn in Duesseldorf who repairs soldiers with jaws shot away. Wealth comes from donated gold, rings, medals, and teeth melted for prosthetics. Patients regain function, with skin, bone grafts, and new teeth, amid a vast German institution.
In New York state a Troy city meeting adopted a resolution urging Fourth of July citizenship receptions. The plan calls for newly naturalized citizens to be guests of honor and asks other cities to form committees for citizenship rallies. The movement has gained wide national attention.
An officer’s life averages twenty three days after reaching the firing line. Latest casualty lists show 113 officers and 20 011 men. Mt Olive Cemetery workday set for Friday July 2 with preaching at 11. Bring tools and a filled basket. Committee requests participation and planning for future work.
A brief item reflects on the value of advice and the notion that useful guidance should be compensated rather than offered freely. The snippet conveys a stance on pricing expertise and the ethics of free guidance.
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