Notes of General Interest From Across the World
A digest of brief items reports on the US Treasury balance and yearly deficit, a bribery lobby story involving Rep James T McDermott, Panama Canal excavation figures, Wilson's actions and currency reform stance, a ministerial nomination, the death of horticulturist C Leslie Reynolds, a bridge collapse in Youngstown with heroic rescues, Army of the Philippines reunion in Denver, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw fears amid security measures, Gideons raising funds for Bibles, Camp Perry rifle matches opening, a San Francisco photographer incident, acting governor Glynn on impeachment, a fire destroying St Marys Home in Binghamton, fatal car crash near Westfield, and the Bomner family tragedy in Buffalo.
Cavernous World Crisis Windows Open in Fragmentary Dispatches
Reports from across the globe touch on Mexico US relations with President Wilson reprimanding Ambassador Wilson and Huerta denying anxiety while Paris cables deny tension. Britain apologizes to the US and Egypt plots surface as Cantons rattle with five thousand slain. The Hague hosts the Universal Peace congress as Germany declines Panama Pacific, and Montreal faces a police scandal probe.
Weather official restored to office after suspension
Personal Maj H B Hersey inspector of the United States weather bureau in the western district has been restored to office after a suspension announced on June 11. Other items include Arthur MacArthur elected grand master at the Knights Templar conclave in Denver with Los Angeles chosen as 1916 meeting site.
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H. B. Hersey
United States Weather Bureau
Arthur MacArthur
Troy
Knights Templar
Denver
Colo
Los Angeles
Huerta Defies U S In Mexico Crisis Deepens
Washington reports a sharp turn in the Mexican crisis as President Huerta rejects U S mediation and demands recognition within an hour. Secretary Bryan and President Wilson weigh firm measures while Nelson O Shaughnessy receives Mexican passports and Mexico City notes a possible severance of relations with the United States.
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Washington
Wilson
Huerta
Mexico
John Lind
United States
Republic of Mexico
Lind
Mexico City
Bryan
White House
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Moore
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Wreck of State of California Kills Dozens Near Gambier Bay
Aboard the State of California from the Pacific Coast Steamship line, 32 passengers and seven seamen perished after striking an uncharted rock and wrecking in Gambier Bay Alaska. The steamer sank within three minutes and many drowned in their staterooms while purser records were not kept. Rescue efforts followed as the Jefferson delivered survivors to Juneau.
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Seattle
Wash
State of California
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Gambier Bay
Alaska
Juneau
Jefferson
James Wilson Celebrates 78th Birthday Aboard Anchor Liner
Former United States Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson of Iowa marks his seventy eighth birthday aboard the Anchor liner Cameronia. A large cake is presented by Col Andrew McLean of Brooklyn during the voyage from New York on August 20.
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Tama
Jim Wilson
New York
Agriculture
James Wilson
Iowa
Cameronia
Andrew McLean
Brooklyn
Summer Desserts: Fruit Pie Mix Rice Cake and Berry Pies
A home cook’s guide to fruit pie filling thickened with arrowroot, a baked rice cake topping, Raspberry Pie with puff pastry, and Banana Cream Pie with bananas eggs milk and sherry or angelica. Serve hot or cold as preferred.
Cottage Fudding and Chocolate Sauce Recipe
Instructions for a cottage pudding with flour baking powder butter sugar milk and egg. Mix sift and cream then bake in a tin with a central tube. Serve with rich chocolate sauce made from chocolate sugar boiling water and vanilla.
Fruit Jelly with Apricots and Whipped Cream
Prepare one box of gelatin with water and sugar, then add boiling water and lemon rind and juice. Puree soft fruit and stir with the thickened gelatin, fold in pulp, and chill on ice. Invert onto a dish and garnish with remaining fruit and whipped cream or plain cream.
Rice Spanish Style
Bacon and onion fried to brown, add rice and peppers with tomatoes and salt. Simmer about thirty minutes until grains stay separate and dry. Add water if needed to prevent sticking.
Buttered Parsnips Dish Instructions
Scrape wash parsnips, slice lengthwise, boil in barely covering water until done. Drain, add butter and salt and pepper, heat milk with a little butter, pour over parsnips. A simple dish for vegetables lovers.
Sausage Roll Method From a Local Cookbook
A home cook describes making a rich biscuit dough roll out and wrap each fried sausage, pinch closed and bake until brown. The note emphasizes rolling like a turnover and browning a crispy exterior.
Soothing Syrup Cures Wind Colic and Teething Pain
An early 20th century style ad notices Mrs Winston’s Syrup for Children claims to soften gums reduce inflammation and cure wind colic. It mixes with other asides referencing advertising copy and light satire about book agents and cigars.
Jonesby buys yacht amid bargain sails joke
A wry exchange jokes how Jonesby could afford a yacht as the punchline suggests his wife benefited from bargain sails. The remark plays on wordplay about savings and luxury purchases.
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Jonesby
Tyree Antiseptic Powder Ad for Summer Skin Relief
The ad promoting Tyree's Antiseptic Powder claims quick relief for summer skin affections in children. It notes the product costs 25 cents at druggists and offers samples free by J. S. Tyree, Chemist, Washington, D. C.
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Tyree
J. S. Tyree
Washington, D. C
Just Her Husband
A woman mounts a car step with an umbrella held like a saber. The conductor cautions that she may injure the man behind her. She retorts that the man is her husband, speaking with possessive certainty.
Reluctant widow rebuffs curate in sharp exchange
A plump widow with two daughters meets a sympathetic curate who tries to comfort her about her loss. She objects to being called a “relic” and “in lace,” insisting she is not “laced in” at all as she mourns her husband and appetite.
Plea for Kitchen As Home Workshop and Refinery
A Leslie's style plea argues the kitchen should be the home refinery and laboratory where all activities revolve. It urges buying staple foods in bulk to save 15 to 30 percent and urges housewives to apply education and concentration, treating kitchen space as well lit ventilated and sanitary, like a factory workshop.
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Leslie’s
Old Nurse Persuades Doctor to Drink Postum
An experienced nurse and a doctor extol Postum as tea and coffee alternatives. The physician credits Postum with curing insomnia, aiding weight gain, and improving health, noting that tea and coffee no longer appear at home. He advises choosing Regular or Instant Postum and adjusting strength to taste.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Eandattion
US Treasury
James T. McDermott
Chicago
I. H. McMichael
House
McMichael
McDermott
District of Columbia
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Lake Michigan
Perry
Congress
Europe
Senate
William J. Price
Kentucky
Panama
C. Leslie Reynolds
National Botanical Gardens
Mr. Reynolds
Mahoning River
Youngstown
Army of the Philippines
F. Warner Karling
Kansas City
Arthur Hammerstein
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Martin Allynn
John B. Riley
Raymond F. O. Kieb
Matteawan State Hospital
New England
The
Gideons
Old Orchard
Camp Perry
Ohio
National Rifle Association of Ameren
International Conti
Maury I. Diggs
Federal
San Francisco
Diggs
Martin H. Glynn
St. Mary’s
Binghamton
N. Y
Westfield
N.Y
Peter C. Bomner
German Evangelical Church of
Buffalo
Bommer
Alice Paegela
Rochester
Henry Lane Wilson
Paris
France
London Daily Express
Viscount Kitchener
Egypt
St. Petersburg
Tarnowski
Kieff
Prince Henry of
Netherlands
Twentieth Universal Peace Congress
Hague
Germany
ELS
Canton
China
Montreal
Joseph Rocke
Sullivan Street
Thirty-first Street
New York City
Gust Penman
Champaign, County
Ill
Harold A. Shaw
Urbana
Shaw
Charles H. Holbrook
Massachusetts
Souchier
Asiatic
Turkey
Constantinople
Eugene N. Foss
U. S
Jack
Tom
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