Alleged German Passport Fraud Ring Uncovered
Justice Department exposes a passport fraud scheme to help German officers and reservists return home. Carl Burpede and a German officer and three reservists were arrested in New York on conspiracy charges. Western Front fighting intensifies with attacks near Ste Menehould and French defense inflicting heavy losses. In East Prussia and Poland, Russian prisoners and machine guns captured. Gorlice gains reported by Vienna. Ardahan falls to Turks on January 1. Whitman warns of rising crime and moral decay in Albany urging legislative action.
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Germany
Department of Justice
Carl Burpede
New York
Ste. Menehould
Argonne Forest
Berlin
East Prussia
Poland
Borzymow
Vistula
Mexican Revolt and Global Happenings in Brief
Reports detail Carranza loyalists defeating Zapata forces at Tepeaca, Mexico. Vienna notes composer Karl Goldmark's death born 1832 in Hungary. New York announces Ralph Hill Thomason’s pneumonia death. Pinchot family fortunes exceed $1,000,000. Tragic deaths at Barnett involve Stella McElfresh and Philip Coslew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Goldmark
London
Vienna
Keszthely-am-Plattenze
Hungary
New York
Ralph Hill Thomas
Helen Kelley Gould
Mr. Thomas
Mrs. Gould
Frank J. Gould
Stella McElfresh
Philip Coslew
Barnett
Taft Warns Senate On Independence Of Philippines
Taft told a senate committee in Washington not to enact legislation now promising Philippine independence saying they are not ready for self government. The immigration bill with a literacy test passed 50 to 7 in the senate despite Wilson and Taft vowing vetoes. Also noted: post office appropriation bill of about 321 million dollars cleared the House. the North Carolina was not in danger of shelling Banais. Paraguay revolution fails and President Scherer regains liberty. the Swedish cargo steamer Irma sinks with fourte n killed and two rescued in the North Sea gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
Senate
Washington
Philippines
Mr. Taft
Wilson
Taft
Allies Capture Steinbach as Cernay Attacked in Alsace
Allied forces entered Steinbach in Alsace after a week of combat. French troops pressed the attack on Cernay, seizing the church quarter and surrounding areas while repelling German counterattacks. Heavy fighting continued around the town and nearby hill positions as both sides fought for Muelhausen.
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Muelhausen
Alsace
Berlin
London
Steinbach
Stelmbach
Cernay
Sennheim
Upper Alsace
Altkirch
Thann
Aspach
British warships bombard Dar es Salaam port
Two British warships the Fox and the Goliath bombarded the German East Africa port of Dar es Salaam. All German vessels in the harbor were disabled and many prisoners were taken. British casualties were one killed and 12 wounded. Dar es Salaam lies on the coast between British East Africa and Mozambique.
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Teuton
Capetown
Fox
Dar Es Salaam
East Africa
German East Africa
British East Africa
Mozambique
Bank chiefs deny charges in Chicago denial of claims
James B. Yorgan president of the First National Bank and George M. Reynolds president of the Continental and Commercial National Bank, along with Federal Reserve Chicago directors, deny using the Fed as a tool for personal ends. They cite Washington advices that no formal complaint was filed with the treasury department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James B. Yorgan
First National Bank
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Washington
Treasury Department
Footlights Bid Farewell to Relentless Wit in Iowa Lecture
In Tama Iowa a Chautauqua talk by Strickland Gillilan drew a dark room moment. A nearby lecturer and a woman in the audience quipped about the lights. Soon the pavilion brightened revealing the speaker’s calm, expressionless face and the crowd laughed at the unintended contrast.
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Rash Wisn
Strickland Gillilan
Tama Jim” Wilson
Tama, Ia
Taffy” Sears
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a 50 cent solution to graying hair. It claims darkening results after one or two applications, plus benefits for dandruff and itchy scalp, using a comb or brush to apply.
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Wyeth
One Day Missing
A man wakes in his room after several days away, puzzled about the days. A friend states it is Thursday and he asks what happened to Wednesday. The scene reflects a moment of confusion and recovery in a newspaper chronicle style.
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Stigs
Rome
the Times
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Overwork and Kidney Trouble Cure Claim
Oakley Kentucky resident James McDaniel reports overwork caused kidney and bladder disease with pain, poor sleep, nervousness, and swelling. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for a permanent improvement after ten months of illness. Advertises 50c boxes from Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo NY with free Household Hints music and recipes.
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James McDaniel
Oakley, Ky
J. McDaniel
Dodd’s
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
An Awful Mistake In Surgical Billing Joke
A quip about a surgeon misjudging an operation. The van lacked the expected items and the patient supposedly had appendicitis but no money, creating a darkly humorous error in medical billing.
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Gentle Child Laxative
An advertisement pitches California Syrup of Figs as a safe fruit laxative for children and adults. It notes pleasant taste, cleansing effect on stomach liver and bowels, and suggests using a teaspoonful for coated tongues and various ailments. It urges parents to keep a bottle handy and to ask for a 50 cent size with directions on the label.
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California
Girls Class in Physics Sparks Thoughtful Exchange
A brief classroom exchange features Stella posing a hypothetical about an immovable body meeting an irresistible one while Bella notes the suddenness of the moment. The dialogue highlights curiosity about physics concepts in a school setting.
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Stella
Bella
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The
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Browning Settlement
Gorlice
Galicia
Ardahan
Transcaucasia
Zachen
Charles S. Whitman
Albany
Carranza
Afemio Zapata
Tepeaca
Mex
Mary E. Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Amos R. E. Pinchot
Alan Johnston
John F. Dietz
Cameron Dam
Wis
McGovern
Dietz
Oscar Harp
Jerry” White
Kenosha
Grand Army
Bill McDonald
President Taft
Dallas
Tex
Miss Pearl Wilkinson
Quanah
John C
John” Packard
Illinois
Clinton, Ill
Southern Pacific
Osden
Utah
Sparks
Nev
WW. A. Walker
Neeleyville
Atlantic City Railroad
C. B. Cloes
Dialogue Shipyard
Camden
N. J
George Enfield Frazer
University of Ilinois
Edmund J. James
James
Frazer
Ferris
Frank G. Jones
Michigan
Walter Smith
Fort Erie
Department of State
Dacia
Breitung & Co
Bremen
Burlington
Kansas City
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Liberty
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Post Office
Postal Service
Askold
Banais
Tripoli
North Carolina
Oman
Navy Department
Paraguay
Escobar
Scherer
Irma
North Sea
Fourtgen
Federal Reserve Institution
Fatima
Mous
Leggatts Myers Tobacco Co
Korndyke Jansky
de Kol
King of the Pontiacs
Homestead Jr
E. J. Foley
Dept. W. N
Gilberts, Kane Co
P. & C. University
W. Moores St
Chicags
Watson E.coleman
Washington, D.C
N. A
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
W. Adams Street
Ell
Mm. Y. Macianes
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
Mich
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