World War Headlines From European Fronts
Railway inspectors reach Constantinople to review a Damascus to rail line for a possible Turkish German invasion of Egypt. Berlin announces the Bremen and a torpedo boat sunk by a submarine in the eastern Baltic with many survivors. French air raids hit Sablons near Metz, causing heavy property damage. Italy reports devastating losses in the Fourth Isonzo battle near Goritz. Greece rejects Bulgarian troops on its soil as Saloniki threats loom. Roumania’s Marghilomen urges war on Germany while King Ferdinand receives him. Haig named to replace French as British commander in France. French given UK field marshal role. The Dutch press notes Bulgaria will abandon the neutral frontier zone with Greece.
Multiple World Events Tied to Rail Rates and Crises
A meeting of eight state utilities commissions convenes in Omaha to seek reconsideration of the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling allowing railroads to raise interstate passenger rates. The era of crises continues with Spokane streetcar deaths, a Mass wreck, Panama Canal reopenings, and other national incidents surrounding disasters, politics, and sports.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Utilities Commissions
Omaha
Villa resigns leadership as Mexican revolt ends
Gen Francisco Villa has left Chihuahua City to seek refuge in the United States likely at El Paso Texas with Mrs Villa. He is understood to have resigned and there will be no further fighting. A telegram to Gen Pablo Gonzalez reports Gen Juan Hernandez head in law Huerta being shipped to hindom Aspelanva as a Christmas present.
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Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
United States
Mrs. Villa
el Paso
Tex
Villa
Pablo Gonzales
Mexico City
Juan Tlernandez
Huerta
Hindom Aspelanva
Wedding at White House Galt becomes Mrs Wilson
President and Mrs Galt wed in a private ceremony at the Galt home, witnessed by close relatives. The event, simple and understated, featured Episco pal rites officiated by Rev Herbert Scott Smith and Rev James I Taylor, with a select guest list and a brief twelve minute service.
Wilson and Galt Wedding Quiet at Washington Home
President Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt wed at 8:30 PM in Washington at the home of Mrs. Galt with only close relatives and intimate friends present. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Herbert Scott Smith and Rev. James H Taylor, and the couple departed for Hot Springs on a private train.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Edith Bolling Call
Norman Galt
Washington
Herbert Scott Smith
St. Margaret's Church
Galt
Bolling
Matthew H. Haury
Anniston
Ala
Alexander Hunter Galt
Richard Wilmer Bolling
Rolfe E. Bolling
Panama
Reginald Fendall
Sterling Galt
Bertha Bolling
Julian B. Bolling
John Randolph
William H. Bolling
the Treasury
McAdoo
Francis
Sayre
Margaret Wilson
Helen Bones
Anne Wilson Howe
Cothran
Stockton Axsen
Princeton
Gertrude Gordon
Edith Bolling Galt
Hot Springs
Kidney Remedy Ad for Kilmer Swamp Root
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamps Root as a mild herbal remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims quick friendly relief and curative value in thousands of cases, with samples and pamphlets available by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
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Parcel Post
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamtown
N. Y
Hair-raising experiment mocks scalp tonic joke
The snippet shows a playful exchange about a new scalp tonic. One speaker fears trying it, prompting a lighthearted pun on a hair-raising experiment.
Cuticura Remedies Advertise Hair and Skin Care
An advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for dandruff itching and hair growth. It promotes samples by mail from Boston and claims emollients help all skin troubles. The block includes a dialogue line about a person named She-Sir and He.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Castoria Protest for Infant Relief Adopted by Mothers
Mothers examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure it bears In Use For Over 30 Years. The remedy is touted as safe for infants and children, with children reportedly crying for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Time is Money Quote Echoed in Brief Exchange
A short dialogue contrasts time and money. One speaker cites time as money while the other notes time is all you have to spend, highlighting a terse economic remark.
Eye Remedy Ad Claims Youthful Look From Chicago Company
A vintage ad asserts that tired eyes age a person, offering an "Eye Book" from the Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago. It urges men to keep their eyes young to appear younger and hints at romance by noting a man’s effort to stay on good terms with his partner.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Denison’s Coffee Adverts and Medical Lotteries
The fragment advertises Denison’s Coffee claims of satisfaction and a 6 to 14 day cure for piles with PAZO OINTMENT offers refunds if ineffective. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver bowel and stomach regulation. A joking line about a baby and an observation about an up to date woman appear among the bits.
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Dr. Pierce
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Constantinople
Damascus
Egypt
Geneva
Berlin
Bremen
Baltic Sea
Sablons
Metz
Italy
Isonzo
Goritz
Germany
Saloniki
London Times
Athens
Skouloudis
Greece
M Marghilomen
Ferdinand
Bucharest
Roumania
Douglas Haig
John French
France
Flanders
London
French
United Kingdom
Amsterdam Koelnische Zeitung
Division Stret
Spokane River
Spokane, Wash
Cape Ann
Mass
Rockport
Panama Canal
Great Northern
Duime
Berthold
St. Paul, Minn
Jesse Seligman
Gloversville Leather Company
Seligman
Gloversville
Ktas
W Ritter
Ohio
Lauderdale
Kemper Counties
Mississippi
Cullum
Charles Moore
Parnell
Moore
Belt Line Railway Company
G. W. W. Hanger
United States Commissioner of Mediation and Conciliation
Ford
Christian Sand
Earl Kitchener
Countess of
Minto
von Stockhausen
Amsterdam
Edward O'Meagher Condon
New York
Ireland
Viscount Alverstone
Jord Chief Justice
England
Federal League Committee
National Commission
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Bea Atm
Jess Willard
Fred Fulton
New Orleans
Wilson
Austria
Lansing
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Mrs. Wilson
South
Trousseau
Mra W. Holling
Denison
Carter
MOONE
Moone Chemical Co
Dept. W. Rochester
Brak
Audrina
Pericrars
Hailway Bureau
East St. Louis
Léth St
Watson E. Coleman
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