Quit Claim Deed Central to Matters Case in Illinois
In Douglas county Illinois a quit claim deed from the Fred Matters estate is to be introduced in the Matters case as the prosecution’s final stroke. Attorneys for Mrs Anna Collie Led geraud Matters deny its relevance and will challenge its admissibility in circuit court. The deed lists heirs but omits a child claimed by Matters and Jesse Bryan is noted as the child’s potential mother. Dr Emile Bernard testified on the birth and later placement of the child.
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Chicago
Douglas County
Illinois
Daniel G. Ramsey
Anna Collie Ledgerwood Matters
Fred Matters
Canada
Emile Bernard
Jessie Bryan
Penrose Victorious in Pennsylvania Primary Fight
In Philadelphia on May 18, Boies Penrose won the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Brumbaugh faction efforts. Snyder was secured as auditor general by a 25 000 to 40 000 vote margin. Most state delegates favored Penrose for the national convention, with a new state committee set to place him on the Republican national committee. Brumbaugh appears to have won a national convention delegate at large, though several anti Penrose tickets may have failed. The race featured Penrose backing uninstructed delegates and Brumbaugh seeking pledged delegates aligning with the popular choice.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
U.S
Boies Penrose
Republican Party
Brumbaugh
Penrose
Charles A. Snyder
Henry G. Wasson
Pittsburgh
Brambaugh
Gov
Pet convention planks draw Chicago business groups
Chicago May 18 A mix of commercial and trade organizations seek to insert platform planks at the Republican national convention. Delegates will hear from representatives and several groups have opened headquarters in the city. Leslie M Shaw former Treasury secretary will push for a protective tariff and oppose a bipartisan tariff commission. Headquarters are in Chicago hotels for about 69 organizations.
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Chicago
Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
New York
Congress
Approve Movie Censorship Endorsed by Education Committee
A favorable report on the motion picture censorship bill was presented to the house by the education committee on Wednesday. A minority report will be filed later this week. The report included a letter from several leading producers endorsing the measure.
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Washington
House
Education Committee
Keep Young With Dean's Kidney Pills
The ad urges early kidney health using Dean's Kidney Pills to prevent gravel dropsy or Bright's disease. It claims wide use worldwide, and includes a Quincy case from Mrs F L Sielemann of 1105 Aycon Ave praising relief from weak kidneys and normal secretions with lasting results.
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Dean
F. L. Sielemann
Ay¢On Ave
Left in El Pino To Be Executed By Bandits
San Antonio May 18 An early withdrawal of the punitive expedition led by Col Frederick Sibley south of Buquillas was indicated at department headquarters. The rescue of Jesse Deemer and Monroe Payne, carried across the border by bandits during the Glenn Springs and Boquillas raid 12 days earlier, was reported. Sibley sought to overtake the bandits who fled El Pino, where he sent the report and found Deemer and Payne. Officials deem a possible clash could end the expedition or its recall. Deemer and Payne were left at El Pino with orders to be killed if rescued. residents refused, aiding the Americans. Reports from Gen Pershing were routine. Mexican information suggested border troops would soon outnumber Obregon’s forces.
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San Antonio
Tex
Frederick Sibley
Buquillas
Jesse Deemer
Monroe Payne
Glenn Springs
Boquillas
Sibley
Langhorne
Deemer and Payne
el Pino
Pershing
Mexico
Carranza
Obregon
Winchester Town Lacks Police After Resignations
Winchester May 18 For 24 hours the town has been without police protection as city marshal Jacob Buckley and night officer Israel Scott resigned. Street Commissioner Joseph Lyman's resignation was also accepted at a council meeting. The newly elected council took office four weeks ago amid strife in city government. Mayor Hf. H. Fletcher has not made any appointments yet.
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Winchester
Jacob Buckley
Israel Scott
Joseph Lyman
Hf. H. Fletcher
Cummins Stricken With Throat Trouble
Portland Ore May 18 Senator Albert Bo Cummins of Iowa was stricken with acute throat trouble and canceled two speaking engagements. He went to bed early by physician order and it was unclear when he could resume his trip. Cummins has been touring Oregon since last Saturday promoting his presidential candidacy.
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Portland
Ore
Albert Bo Cummins
Iowa
Cummins
Oregon
Foley Cathartic Tablets Ideal Liver Relief
Anna Hawn of Cedar Grove Missouri praises Foley Cathartic Tablets as the best liver pill, noting they do not nauseate or gripe and act freely on the liver. The ad claims relief for indigestion constipation bloating sour stomach gas bad breath and other bowel irregularities and mentions Miller Arthur Drug Co as the advertiser.
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Anna Hawn
Cedar Grove
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Authors League Considers Affiliation With AFL
New York May 18 The Authors League of America led by Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt weighs affiliating with the American Federation of Labor. A luncheon today will discuss submitting the proposition to a vote of the membership which includes prominent authors. Members already approving the plan include Rex Beach George Barr McCutchern and others. the league has 1300 members and may invite newspaper writers to join.
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New York
Authors’ League of America
Winston Churchill
Theodore Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Hugh Grayne
League
Eric Schuler
Rex Beach
George Barr McCutchern
Geo. Barr Baker
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Walter Prichard Eaton
Leroy Scott
Jesse Lynch Willams
Ellis Parker Butler
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Thomas Buchanan
Buchanan
Federation of Labor
Schuler
Baptist Progress Report On Five Year Plan
Minneapolis May 18 reports to the Northern Baptist convention show progress on a five year program aiming for 1,000,000 new members by baptism a 2,000,000 endowment for retired pastors and missionaries 6,000,000 for educational work and 5,000 for American missionaries. The church gained 106,791 baptisms an increase of 21,763 or 25 percent from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Northern Baptist Convention
General Committee
Wall Street Reserve Formed To Aid Police
New York May 18 A reserve force for citizens in Wall Street will be formed to cooperate with police in the financial district in emergencies A meeting with Force Commissioner Arthur Woods will outline the Slome Defense league plan Aims to recruit reserves in the district with backing from the mayoral national defense committee
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New York
Wall Street
Financial District
Arthur Woods
Slome Defense League
Committee On National Defense
Builders Strikes Near Settlement in St Louis
Partial settlement of the strike by 3,000 builders halts two week disruption in St Louis construction. S. P. McCoy, business agent for the International Hodcarriers union local 22, said the strike is ended and work will resume after talks with employers.
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ST. Louis
S. P. McCoy
International Hodcarriers Union
Orginal
Italy Imposes Embargo on Macaroni Exports
Washington reports Italy has ordered a ban on macaroni exports as a wartime measure. The embargo, confirmed by a cable from the American consul general at Genoa, will remain in effect for an indefinit e period.
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Maceroni
Washington
Italy
Genoa
War Loan Subscribed in Hungary's Fourth Issue
Berlin wire to Sayville reports on May 18 that subscriptions to Hungary’s fourth war loan total 1.2 billion crowns. The gain in small subscriptions surpasses that of earlier loans, signaling strong mass participation.
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Berlin
Sayville
Conference fails to elect seven new bishops at Methodist meeting
At Saratoga Springs May 15 four ballots failed to choose any of the seven new bishops and general superintendents. Leading candidate Matt S Hughes of Pasadena trailed by 76 votes, with Idna W Leonard of Seattle second and C E Locke of Los Angeles ninth. Other top contenders included Herbert Welch, Charles B Mitchell, and Franklin Hamilton. Delegates predicted several more ballots before a two-thirds majority emerged. Balloting will continue until all seven episcopal positions are filled.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Matt S. Hughes
Pasadena
Tal
Pacific Coast
Idna W. Leonard
Seattle
Wash
Far West
Rev
C. E. Locke
Los Angeles
Herbert Welch
Ohio
Wesleyan University
Charles B. Mitchell
Chicago
Franklin Hamilton
American University
Washington
D.C
Chicago Preparedness Parade Date Set for June 3
Chicago officials announce a June 3 preparedness parade to be widened for national impact. The committee invites mayors from 25 large U S cities beyond New York and Baltimore to participate, aiming to elevate the event nationwide. A telegram appeal for national preparedness day was issued.
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Chicago
New York
Baltimore
Protest Against Austrian Order In Italian Prisoner Treatment
Rome May 18 Havas Agency reports a semi official communication from Rome protesting the treatment of Italian prisoners. The text of an order by Col Gen Szekozar Borovich commander on the Izonzo front instructs troops to take as few prisoners as possible and to avoid saluting Italian officers. Some men seem to enjoy being mean.
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Havas
Rome
Szekozar Borovich
Izonzo
Ford Peace Body 3 Reorganized for Neutral Conference
Stockholm May 18 The Ford Peace expedition was reorganized as the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation with delegates from six neutral nations the United States Switzerland Holland Denmark Norway and Sweden. Rev Dr Charles F Aked remains a delegate Louis P Lochner is general secretary Emily Greene Balch and Frederick Holt are other American participants. Other neutrals were chosen by peace groups.
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Stockholm
London
United States
Switzerland
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Henry Ford
Charles F. Aked
Louis P. Lochner
Emily Greene Balch
Wellesley College
Frederick Holt
Detroit
Ford
Sweden remains neutral as crisis ends
Stockholm May 18 The Swedish crisis is over and the Activist attempt to push the nation toward war failed Sweden will stay firm and impartially neutral The government reports no alarm over Russia fortifying the Aland Islands and Riksdag leaders from socialist liberal and conservative parties endorse the government’s stance
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Aland Islands
Gulf of Bothnia
Baltic Sea
Riksdag
Wallenberg
Itchy Salt Rheum Promises Cure With Sarsaparilla
The notice warns that salt rheum is a severe skin disease that itches burns and oozes. It claims local remedies fail and that blood purification and better health are needed, recommending Hood's Sarsaparilla as a trusted cure.
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Hood
Compromise on New Tax Budget in Germany
Berlin May 18 Germania reports a conference of German state finance ministers agreed on a tax package. Increases in postal telegraph and telephone charges bills of lading turnover tax a per millage tax on property over 20 000 marks to be collected once and a special tax on annual property value increases over 3 000 marks. Revenue projected at 750 million marks vs 500 million in original plans. The compromise aligns with socialist and liberal calls for direct property tax.
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Berlin
Germania
Maternity and a Remedy for Expectant Mothers
An advertisement extols motherhood as a sublime achievement and promotes "Mother's Friend" to ease pregnancy strain. It claims three generations of mothers have used it and urges readers to ask a druggist and write Bradfield to obtain a free information book for prospective mothers.
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Bradfield Regulster Co
Lamar Hidg
Atlante
Detain Dutch Steamer Ban dveng Officers Seize Mail
A Hague dispatch to the Overseas News Agency reports British authorities seized all first class mail aboard the Dutch steamer Ban dveng traveling from Rotterdam to Batavia. The event underscores wartime censorship and intercultural tensions during the period.
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Berlin
Hague
Overseas
Bandveng
Rotterdam
Batavia
Dr. King's New Discovery for Child Colds
Colds and runny noses in children can lead to catarrh if untreated. Dr. King's New Discovery is promoted as a safe, sweet tar syrup that kids will take and that relieves symptoms quickly. It is described as effective with mild laxative action, requiring no mixing.
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Dr. King
Sage Tea Darkens Hair a Hundred Shades
An old remedy using Sage and Sulphur returns faded gray hair to its natural color. The Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drugstores darkens hair evenly, helps dandruff and scalp conditions, and leaves hair glossy and abundant after a few applications.
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Wyeth
Salts for kidneys urged for meat eaters
An advertisement-like claim urges meat eaters to flush kidneys with Jad Salts or similar preparations. It describes kidney sluggishness from meat, lists symptoms, and promotes four ounces of rad Suits daily with a teaspoonful in water before breakfast to restore kidney function and prevent bladder issues.
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