Miss Mary Bishop Receives Legion Cross for Paris Relief Work
Personal Miss Mary Bishop of New York was decorated at Paris with the Cross of the Legion for her relief work under fire in the Paris and Soissons areas. Patrick Cudahy president of the Cudahy Packing company died suddenly from an apoplectic stroke at his Milwaukee home. La Verne W. Noyes, wealthy Chicago manufacturer and philanthropist, died of a complication of diseases.
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Mary Bishop
New York
Paris
Cross of the Legion
Soissons
Patrick Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Company
Cudahy
Wis
Mr. Cudahy
Mihwaukee
la Verne W. Noyes
Chicago
American Father Pays Ransom for Son in Mexico
J W Thompson, an American near Mexico City, paid 1500 pesos ransom demanded by bandits for his fourteen year old son. Washington reports state department sources. The House voted to repeal the ten percent tax on soda water and ice cream. The first division of the American army is ordered home from Coblenz in Germany and will entrain for Brest on August 5.
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J. W. Thompson
Mexico City
State Department
Washington
Germany
Coblenz
Brest
Kilhane Outpoints Fox in Featherweight Bout in Philadelphia
Sporting Johnny Kilhane, monarch of featherweights, outpointed Joey Fox, England's best, over five of six rounds at the Philadelphia National League ballpark. In Jersey City at the Armory A A, Jack Britton defeated Ted Kid Lewis in an eight-round bout.
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Johnny Kilhane
Joey Fox
England
Philadelphia
Jack Britton
Ted
Kid) Lewis
Armory A. A
Jersey City
Chicago Rioting Turns Deadly in Black Belt District
Violent unrest erupted in Chicago injuring 156 and killing 15 by midnight. White and Black victims among the dead included nine whites and five colored. more than 100 others were wounded.
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Chicago
Illinois News Nuggets Sweep Local Happenings
Dixon centenarian Mrs. Charlotte Rapp plans to celebrate her 101st birthday on August 23. Freeport votes in October on $300000 high school bonds. Rock Island Soldiers and Sailors’ association meets Sept 6. Mil o township land sells for $426 an acre setting a county record. A child born to Mr and Mrs Milton Monroe marks a family milestone. Rev Francis Marion Lollar dies at 79 in Albion. Hazel Stephenson surveys Whiteside county for tuberculosis group. Chaplain Julius J Bapst of Naperville earns five battlefield citations. O Gara Coal plans resumption of mining in southern Illinois by August. injunction sought over neighbor’s chickens in Rock Island. Wood River Sunday school convention elects Rev M L Porter president. R E B Johnson’s murder sentence commuted to life by Gov Lowden. West Frankfort votes for a community high school. 99 women voted in favor. Dr B C Schnell appointed medical assistant in child hygiene division after army service. Railroads offer fare and a half to Springfield for state fair. University of Illinois College of Education opens next September. Civil service exams set for Aug 20 Sep 17 Oct 22 for US Weather Bureau assistant observer posts in Illinois sites.
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Charlotte Rapp
Freeport
Rock Island Soldiers and Sailors’ Association
Scott Austin
Milo Township
Bureau County
Ths
Julius J. Bapst
Naperville
M. Moderwell
O’gara Coal Company
Saline County
Illinois
James Long
William Payne
Rock Island
Long
M. L. Porter
Pleasant Grove
State Division of Pardons and
Lowden
R. E B. Johnson
Lee County
George Bush
Johnson
West Frankfort
B. C. Schnell
New Baden
C. St. Clair Drake
Schnell
Army
France
Minois
Springfield
School of Education
University of Ilinois
College of Education
Liberal Arts
Agriculture
Law
Engineering
United States Weather Bureau
Aurora
Cairo
Chicago
Decatur
East St. Louis
Effingham
Galena
Galesburg
Kankakee
Peoria
Quincy
Rockford
Streator
Urbana
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Miss Dorothy Emmerson to Wed Mount Vernon Lieut
Miss Dorothy Emmerson daughter of Louis S Emmerson and Mrs Emmerson will marry Lieut Harold G Watson in the First Presbyterian church Mount Vernon August 6. The groom son of Mr and Mrs Harry W Watson of Los Angeles has been stationed at Camp Grant. They will reside in Mount Vernon.
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Dorothy Emmerson
Louis S. Emmerson
Bayer Cross on Genuine Aspirin Marks Safe Packages
An advertisement explains that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and include proper directions. It notes unbroken Bayer packages with 12 tablets cost only a few cents at drug stores and mentions larger sizes, promoting aspirin as the trademark of Bayer.
The Makin's Small Boy-Sir Cigarette Exchange
A brief Auckland News item notes a young lad asked for an old cigarette with a golfer asking why a holder is needed. The boy cites his father allowing smoking only when older.
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The
Makin’s
Auckland News
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Stop Rheumatism Pain
Ad asks readers to treat rheumatism by restoring kidney health with GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. Claims to purify kidneys and urinary tract, relieve lumbago sciatica and related pains, and restore inflamed tissues to normal health. Warns that imitators exist and to ensure the GOLD MEDAL label on the box.
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Haarlem
Ady
Kansas class motto recalls old joke about sawbucks and washtubs
A Kansas high school class chose the motto Beyond us lies the sawbuck and the washtub echoing a Boston Transcript quip about Italy and graduation. The line plays on money and household chores as a humorous contrast to distant lands.
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Alps
Italy
Kansas
Boston Transcript
August Flower Promises Relief From Digestive Ailments
An August Flower ad touts the remedy for tired overworked stomachs during summer excess. It claims to ease indigestion and fermentation, sour stomach, headache and constipation by stimulating the liver and cleansing the intestines, sold everywhere.
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Ady
Phenomenal Feat Brings Bra ssy Nerve Kill
A dentist performs a remarkable procedure on Brassy, claiming to have "killed" the nerve in a way thought impossible. The account highlights the dentist's skill and the surprising outcome for the young patient.
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Brassy
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin With Cuticura Products
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water rinse then Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. The ad lists each item at 25 cents and highlights a fascinating scent.
Queen Helena Captures Children in Outdoor Play
Queen Helena of Italy, an accomplished amateur photographer, photographs her children at their outdoor play, showcasing a royal hobby and family life.
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Queen
Queen Helena
Italy
Vader-Balm Promotion for Summer Ailments
An advertisement for Vader-Balm from BE. W. Vacher, Inc. New Orleans La. claims rapid relief for summer colds nervous headache and superficial inflammation. Offers free samples or 225c tubes for 50c stamps and warns to avoid imitations.
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BE. W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Adv
Women Grain Growers Membership in Saskatchewan Group
Four thousand women are included in the membership of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' association.
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The
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Not That Kind. A Jack Lifts Cars Halting Crime?
A repeated sighting of a man using a car jack to lift vehicles triggers police concern. Witnesses report the strange activity near a busy street, and authorities say they are monitoring the area for the suspect. Local residents fear further incidents until a pattern is identified.
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