Washington asks for three dreadnought battleships
Representative Kinkead of New Jersey urged immediate appropriation for three dreadnought class battleships. James W. Orr of Atchison Kansas named special DOJ attorney to prosecute Southern Pacific over Central Pacific ownership. Dr. W C Rucker warns stations spread disease. cites ventilation at playhouses. Bird plumage must be removed from hats by travelers under new tariff rule. McAdoo rules. Secretary Daniels signs 304 midshipmen commissions at Annapolis. largest entering class.
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Kinkead
New Jersey
Washington
James W. Orr
Atchison, Kan
McReynolds
Department of Justice
Southern Pacifi
Central Pacific
McAdoo
Daniels
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
American Electric Railways convention opens in Atlantic City
The annual convention of the American Electric Railways Association opens in Atlantic City with more than 5,000 delegates. President Seth Low of the National Civic Federation says the group will investigate social and industrial conditions amid labor troubles and Socialist party gains.
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American Electric Railways Association
Atlantic City
N. J
Seth Low
National Civic Federation
Socialist Party
Mexican Deputies Arrested After Missing Senator Case
One hundred ten Mexican chamber of deputies signing warnings to President Huerta were arrested and jailed after Huerta demanded withdrawal of the resolution. Rumors of a Spaniard massacre spread as rebels captured Torreon, with sixty to a hundred Spaniards reported there.
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Chamber of Deputies of
Mexico
Huerta
Belisaro Dominguez
Chiapas
Chamber
Torreon
Mex
Woodruff dies after paralytic stroke at Carlton House
Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff dies in his Carlton house apartments two weeks after suffering a stroke while addressing a Progressive party meeting. Also noted is Senator Lodge's gastric ulcer recovery and Phillips Academy celebration speeches by Taft and Stimson.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Carlton House
Mr. Woodruff
Progressive Party
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
Mass
William H. Taft
Henry L. Stimson
Phillips-Andover Academy
Andover
Volturno Disaster Draws Ten Ships To Rescue
London reports detail how the Volturno burned in a mid Atlantic gale. Ten rescuers including the Carmania and Czar saved 521 of 656 aboard as lifeboats were crushed and many passengers perished. Captain Barr coordinated a treacherous wireless assisted relief.
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London
C. F. Hart
The
Daily Mail
Narragansett
Volturno
Wireless
Barr
Carmania
International Rescue Squadron
Europe
Halifax
New York
Cunard Line
Grosser Kurfverst
Lloyd
Rappahannock
Kroonland
Rted Star Line
la Touraine
Minneapolis
Atlantic Transport Line
Czar
Devonian
Seydlitz
Liverpool
Ph Tergeuene
Levonian
International Cup Balloon Race Opens in Paris Flight
Report lists balloons from six nations starting the race in Paris for the International cup. The Volturno of the Uranium line suffered a mid Atlantic storm, losing 135 of 656 aboard. Rescue saved 521. An assassination attempt on Yuan Shikai was blocked with arrest of Chen. A bomb near Milan palace and archbishop’s residence caused no damage. Missionaries rescued in China include George Holm and Herman Faulke and family. The cat and mouse act debate arises with a suffragette prisoner death in Bedford jail.
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Milan
Italy
Presumption Attacked in New York By National Civic Leader
Seth Low president of the National Civic Federation criticizes an arbitration article. He compares the author to a boy named Willie Budd and recounts a small anecdote about a bell at the Budd home. The remarks reflect sharp rebuke and a claim of ignorance.
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Seth Low
National Civic Federation
New York
Willie Budd
Willis
Pimples Cleared by Cuticura on LeRoy Co. O'Brien Face
LeRoy Co. O'Brien of Saginaw Michigan reports severe facial pimples lasting nine months. He used Cuticura Soap and Ointment after a free sample and saw healing in ten days with no scars. The ad notes Cuticura sold worldwide with free samples by mail from Boston.
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Genessee Ave
Saginaw
Mich
LeRoy Co. O’brien
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adr
Silk tycoon Deperdussin’s rise and prison
M Deperdussin a Paris silk merchant and aeroplane maker amassed vast debts to Paris bankers totaling 8 million dollars. He owned an Paris aeroplane factory newspapers flying grounds workshops and country estates and once traveled for a Belgian chocolate firm. Wealth brought lavish dinners with young women each receiving a napkin tucked thousand franc note before he ended up in prison.
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M. Deperdussin
Paris
Etampes
Villacourblay
Belgium
Hugginses Win Social Favor, Holmes Declares
Sherlock Holmes notes the Huggineses’ popularity with the wealthy by the many frost freze spots on their pavement. I fail to grasp the point as Holmes explains with his typical wit.
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Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock
Some Solace and a Fifth Dollar
A humorous exchange features a man asking a duke about his heir and the response that the father of the heir did not yield the girl but handed over a five dollar bill.
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Duke
A Food Drink Which Brings Daily Enjoyment
A doctor testifies to Postum replacing coffee for daily pleasure and better rest. She switched eight years ago. after careful preparation she finds Postum clear, fragrant, and satisfying. She reports weight gain, improved sleep, and steadier nerves, and promotes Postum Regular and Instant as convenient beverage options. There’s a reason for Postum.
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Kentucky
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Plank
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Mathewson
Philadelphians
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Wis
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Berthold
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Arthur Bittner
St. Louis
Arthur P. Bittner
Bittner
Charlemagne Tower, Jr
New Haven
Conn
Georgeanna Tower
Burdick
Charlemagne Tower
Germany
Ellen Deeley
San Diego
Cal
Chaffee Grant
U. S Grant, Jr
Fied Grant
Gamboa Dike
Panama Canal
Gatun Lake
Culebra Ent
Soo
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
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James B. McNardhra
Los Angeles
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John J. Still
Eugene Newman
Chicago
Myra Dietz
Mayville
Cameron Dam
John Purroy Mitchel
Fusion
President Wilson
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Charles Walk
San Francisco
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Liverpoool
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Newfoundland
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England
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France
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Chen
Mounted Police
Tsao-Yang
George Holm
Herman Faulke
Bedford
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