No Lack of Bravery in American Navy
Washington April 1 America is not in danger from a lack of courage among naval officers and the Edison battery aboard the submarine B 2 exploded at the New York navy yard. Lt. Charles Maynard Cook rushed through flames to douse torpedo heads with a fire extinguisher saving the shipyard from disaster. His act underscores the need for more naval officers and wider academy enrollment.
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Washington, D. C
America
Edison
New York Navy Yard
Charles Maynard Cook
Naval Academy
New York Yard
Cook
Ozark
New Mexico
Mecca the Holy City Shrouded in Trade and Pilgrimage
Mecca sits as the center of Islam and a key Arab trading hub near the Red Sea. Pilgrims arrive by land and sea, many exploiting lodgings while pursuing religious rites. The Kaaba, Black Stone, Zamzam well, and tombs of Abraham Hagar and Ishmael lie within the sacred haram walls.
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Mecca
Mahomet
Islam
Abyssinia
Syria
Abraham
Ishmael
Gabriel
Hagar
Zamzam
Prize Winners in Play Festival at San Pedro Park
Foresters and Johnson and La mar school children perform dances with noted trainers Miss Agnes James Miss Dela Donecker Miss Leona Heymen and Miss Emma Schweppe. Katherine Cleaver public schools physical director designed and planned the dances.
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San Pedro Park
Ham
Agnes James
Johnson School
Dela Donecker
Leona Heymen
Lamar
Fjallnaspolka
Emma Schweppe
Katherine Cleaver
Well Known Remedy Promoted for Digestive Health
The text extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as an effective laxative to restore regular bowel action and improve digestive function. It cites long use in practice, calls it a standard household remedy, and notes a free trial bottle offer from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Calomel Versus Liver Tone Ad Promises Safe Boost
An old advertisement attacks calomel as dangerous and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone a vegetable substitute priced at fifty cents. It claims calomel causes cramps nausea salivation and sickness while Liver Tone allegedly purifies the liver and leaves users alert and well.
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Dodson
Music in the Churches Madison Square and Central Christian programs
Madison Square Presbyterian Church presents morning service with organ preludes and selections by Gullmant Barnby and Saint-Saens, led by organist Mrs. J. M. Todd. Evening service offers Adagio preludes and Guilmant Maestoso postlude with Charles Stone and Mrs. Todd. Central Christian Church features Ashford anthem My Faith Looks Up to Thee and solos by Delrigo and Mrs. Coleman, with Miss Eva Orvis at the organ and L. D. Daggett in charge.
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Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Charles Stone
Guilmant
Maestoso
Buck
J. M. Todd
Central Christian Church
L. D. Daggett
Eva Orvis
Travis Park Church Presents Local Musical Treasures
The Travis Park Methodist Church offers a program featuring Wong and Hollins Quartet, Adams, Gwinn, Stark, Batiste Quartet, Woodward, Merkel, Gilbert Schramm, and Roma Organist. Performers include Mrs. G. E. Gwinn, Miss Elsa Harms, Charles M. Lee, and Mr. Schramm.
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Travis Park Methodist Church
Wong
Bissis Pace
Cocaine Hollins
Lord
Travis Park Quartet
Mrs. Gwinn
Elsa Harms
Charles M. Lee
Mr. Schramm
Organ Recitals At Two Churches Today
Mildred Gates and Frederick King lead organ programs at First Presbyterian with preludes, duets, solos and postludes by Bach Mendelssohn Guilmant and more. Laurel Heights Methodist director Mrs. F L Carson and organist Mrs. Emmett Rountree present a second program featuring preludes, solos and a duet by Ambrose Reed Brown and Harlyn Carson.
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Laurel Heights Methodist Church
F. L. Carson
Emmett Rountree
Harrington
Ccscne
Engleman
Mendelssohn
Ruth Bingaman
Batiste
Ambrose Reed Brown
Harlyn Carson
Moore
Quarrel Over Payment Between Denmark and Germany
The Danish finance minister demands a supplemental 24 marks for 1915 16 due to the depreciation of the mark over the years. Wyk on Foehr owes $165 yearly installments to Denmark since 1836 for harbor improvements. The town refuses extra payment, asserting existing treaties require German currency. Denmark insists on the additional amount.
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Kiel
Denmark
Germany
Wyk
Foehr
Copenhagen
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Frederick King
Orean
Rens Ki Batiste
Lord Is
Shepherd
R. B. Lowe
Gaul
Pinsut
Mr. Bell
Lowe
Parker
Mark
W. H. Phillips
Cibolo Gravel Company
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Antonio
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Harry 1
Wagner’s
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