Two Americans Die in Laconia Sinking off Ireland
Mrs. Mary Hoy and Miss Elizabeth Hoy, wife and daughter of Dr. Albert H. Hoy, are missing and believed drowned when the Cunard liner Laconia was torpedoed off Ireland. 267 survivors landed at Queenstown while 15 Americans were among the rescued. The ship, built in 1911, carried 18,099 tons and 600 feet length. details of the attack were still being confirmed.
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Queenstown
Mary Hoy
Elizabeth Hoy
Albert H. Hoy
Chicago
London
Cunard
Laeconia
Ireland
Miss Hoy
Bantry Head
Father Wareing
Baltimore
Father Wall
Wesley Frost
America
Washington
Frost
Germany
New York
Laconia
Liverpool
Floyd P. Gibbons
Chicago Tribune
F. &. Harris
Frank A. Harris
United States Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Dupont
Philadelphia
Arthur T. Kirby
Bainbridge
Mary B. Way
James Wareing
Illini News Briefs Highlight Public Deaths and Local Affairs
William H. Barbour dies after icy fall in Chicago. Patrolman John McDermott, 35 years on force, also dead. Mrs. W. W. Gordon, kin of Chicago’s first settler John Kinzie, dies in Savannah at 81. Various Illinois items follow: Red Cross warns against solicitors, state civil service official resigns, Kiln employee dies by asphyxiation, Farmers’ Institute records, church and cabaret controversy, county debts, and Petersburg to Beardstown fire losses. Includes elections, civic offices, school dedications, and local incidents across Chicago and central Illinois.
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Twiners Press Association
Chicago
Rockford
Macoupin County
Carlinville
A. B. Tewkberry
Pawnee
Sangamon County
Henry Nuess
Allied Printing Trades’ Council
Springfield
Shelbyville
Taylorville
Illinois Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Milliken University
Eastern Illinois Normal
S. Allen
Illinois
Wichita
Kan
George Wilcot
Henry Morgan
LaGrange Locks
Meredosia
Oak Park
American Red Cross
Bloomington
Art Institute of Chicago
National Zine Company
Augusta Adams
Belvidere
Elgin & Belvidere
C. C. Peck
Harvard
Lewistown
Herman Weaver
Liverpool Township
Rebecca Sleeth
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Savanna
Joseph Savricki
United States Army
National Zinc Company
Henry Collins
War Department
University of Chicago
Oast Board of Education of
Virden
Charles V. Robertson
Illinois University
Daniel Davis
Henry Merrett
Pana
Earl Albert
Samuel W. Wade
Nicholas
Girard
Hioward Brehm
Peoria
Orleans
Standard Oil Company
Edinburg
University Ofllinois
Urbana
Nlinois
Terre Haute
Virgo County
Indiana
Wiliam H. Barbour
John McDermott
W. W. Gordon
John Kinzie
Savannah
Red Cross
Orson Smith
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
William B. Calkins
State Civil Service Commission
Henry George
Essanay Kiln Company
Hlinois’ Farmers’ Institute
Streator
Northwestern Advocate
Doctor Brushingham
South Park
San Jose
Henry Curran
Coast Guard
Cook County Sunday School Association
Beardstown
Schultz, Baujan & Co
Thomas O’rourke
W. H. Carter
New Hope Baptist Church
Third Illinois Infantry
Fort Sheridan
Springfield Brick Company
Frank Merrithen
Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church
Congregational Churches
Havana
John Wehner
Coleman
Sangamon County Country Village
Miopolis
All Newsies of
EB. E. Smoot
Curtis
EB. W. Hull
Niantic
Auburn
Stephen C. Glidden
Danville
Chicago & Ilinois Midland Railway Company
Ilinois Traction
Lockport
First National Bank
Amercan Naval and Marine Scouts
Decatur
Northwestern University
Evanston
Chicago School Board
Charles Mayer
Mt. Auburn
Speedboys
Y.W. CA
Martin van Buren Wratt
Pioneer
Jacksonville
Jerseyville
Woodmen of America
Jersey County
Rodgers
Martin Buck
Illinois Wesleyan University
Joe Strbak
Benid
George Jocke
Alton
Polk, Bird
Sillyear
Bietre Bebern
Illinois River
Rat Mankind's Great Enemy Plague Key to Rat-Proof Living
An archival essay warns plague mirrors medieval black death, caused by rat-borne fleas and Yersin serum treatment. It outlines pneumonic septicaemic and bubonic forms, high mortality, economic impact, and emphasizes rat-proof, city sanitation, and rodent exclusion as the primary defense.
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United States Public Health Service
United States
Fate Inevitable and a Carnival Daredevil
An Ohio minstrel figure Harry Shunk frequents carnivals to observe people. At a southern town carnival a high diver, amid brass band music, plunged from a 60 foot pole into a tank and leaped out to cheers. Two colored boys whisper that the band will play again and the diver will not hear.
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Harry Shunk
Ohio
Danger in artificial eyes sparks risk for war victims
The report warns that artificial eyes pose danger as explosions can occur due to varied glass grades colors and thicknesses. It notes that proper annealing is hard and one eye in a thousand may shatter even on factory shelves.
New Year Debt Payoff Idea from Chinese Custom
The Argo naut suggests adopting a Chinese New Year practice of settling debts to start the year anew. It argues many towns have unpaid accounts and proposes a nationwide pay-up week to wipe the slate clean and begin the year debt free.
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China
New Rust Removal Method Patented by London Chemist
Pascal Marino of London has patented a rust removal process that makes the metal the cathode in a phosphoric acid electrolyte. The acid dissolves rust without attacking the metal and may also reduce future rusting. The electrolyte can be a 10 percent phosphoric acid solution or a 10 percent sodium phosphate solution with 10 percent acid added.
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Pascal Marino
London
California Syrup of Figs advertisement claim
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for children and adults. It argues that the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels, relieves constipation, and restores well being, urging mothers to buy a 50 cent bottle with directions on the label.
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California
Mrs Lloyd George Called a Fighter in Exchange
A brief news exchange notes that Mrs. Lloyd George, wife of the British prime minister, is described as a fighter, with a Missouri reply asserting similar zeal. The line captures a casual, spirited moment in dialogue.
Skinner’s Macaroni and Spaghetti Ad Promotes Economical Nutritious Meals
An advertisement urges eating less meat and trying Skinner’s Macaroni and Spaghetti as affordable nutritious alternatives. It promises many tasty preparations and offers a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Neb. The text also includes a joke about a baby chewing pages from a dictionary and a doctor’s emetic question.
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Skinner
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Neb
Freezone promises painless corn removal
An advertisement claims freezone cures corns by direct application, shrinking and lifting the corn with root and all. A small bottle at drug stores is said to cost little and remove hard or soft corns or calluses without irritations, with guidance to ask local druggists to stock it.
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Cincinnati
Half Watt Lamp Popular in England Lighting
An advertisement notes wide adoption of the half watt metal filament lamp for interior use in England and suggests it might have replaced the tire lamp for exterior lighting if not for lighting restrictions. Anny ad promotes a kidney cure trial package from Dr. Pierce at the Invalides' Hotel, Buffalo, for 10 cents.
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England
Pierce
Invalides’ Hotel
Buffalo
Thirteen Lucky Miles in Swiss Rail Line Tunnels
A note on Swiss railroad progress mentions 18 percent of the line to be through tunnels. The remark links superstition to the belief that thirteen is unlucky, but asserts it cannot affect the project.
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Switzerland
Patrice
Mothers Fixamine Castoria Care Guideline
Important note instructs caregivers to carefully inspect each bottle of Castoria, the historic infant remedy, ensuring proper labeling and age suitability for children. The fragment implies emphasis on safety and proper administration.
Frenchman Invents Revolving Bird Target System
A French inventor develops revolving targets that hold images of birds for shooting practice. The mechanism rotates as shots strike, allowing rapid reloading of targets and extended training sessions for marksmen.
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