City of Paris Sunk by German Submarine
The British freight steamship City of Paris, 9239 tons gross, has been sunk by a German submarine near New York. Raymond B. Scudder, founder of the New Orleans Sugar Exchange and president of a local sugar and molasses company, died in New Orleans at age 68.
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Ves
Paris
ORK
City of Paris
Actiine
Raymond B. Scudder
New Orleans
New Orleans Sugar Exchange
Papi
Thoroughly Cleanse the Liver and Keep Well What to Eat
Health advice urges weekly liver cleansing with a vegetable laxative from May apple leaves aloe root and jalap. promotes high roughage meals including baked potato skins whole grains onions carrots and cabbage. Recommends hot water before meals and Anuric to aid kidneys. claims life extension to age 100 and offers purchase by mail or at druggists.
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Pierce
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
United States to Loan France and Italy Major Aid Soon
Reports from Washington indicate the United States will provide loans to France and Italy within a week or two as Entente needs are assessed. Projections show monthly financing of about 400 to 500 million dollars for the Allies, with allocations for food, munitions, coal, clothing, and railway equipment.
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Washington, D. C
United States
France
Italy
Treasury
Treasury Department
McAdoo
England
Great Britain
America
Russia
American Commission
Elihu Root
Mrs Funston Dies in Emporia at 72
Mrs E H Funston mother of the late Major General Frederick Funston died at her daughter's home in Emporia at age 72. Ill at the time of her son's death, she later traveled to California for his funeral. Her husband, the late E H Funston, served five terms in Congress. The body will be moved to Tola, Kansas.
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Emporia
Kan
E. H. Funston
Frederick Funston
Tola
Kans
Miner al Point Zinc agent falls to his death in Chicago
J D Kinnear, purchasing agent for the Mineral Point Zinc Company, dropped from the twelfth floor of the Marquette building in Chicago. Authorities note possible mental distress linked to war concerns. Police found newspaper clippings and a WWI poem in his pocket.
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Chicago
J. D. Kinnear
Mineral Point Zinc Company
Marquette
United States
Obregon Declares Mexican Neutrality in World War
General Alvaro Obregon minister of war states Mexico will remain absolutely neutral in the world war. He warns that any foreign overt act violating neutrality will be punished. He notes Germans in Mexico are arriving but not joining the army and denies close ties with German officials. He cites U S arms embargo as delaying pacification by six to eight months.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Obregon
Cuba
Canada
Germany
Atlantic
United States
General Obregon
Heinrich von Eskhardt
Henry P. Fletcher
Obregone
Supreme Court weighs Louisville segregation ordinance
The high court heard arguments on the constitutionality of a Louisville Kentucky ordinance creating white and black residence zones. Cities like Baltimore Richmond St Louis and others have similar rules whose legality hinges on the court ruling in this case. Attorneys for city authorities civic groups and Negro societies attended the session. The ordinance bans Negroes from blocks where whites predominate and bars whites from blocks where Blacks are the majority. The case was previously argued before the Court but no decision was reached.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Louisville Ky
Baltimore
Richmond
St. Louis
Negro Societies
Louisville
Grace married to Jack breaks tour plans with sly wink
An amused exchange reveals Grace’s wedding next week. An old friend teases that she was booked for a private tour, but Grace clarifies Jack is the personal conductor and she is the small, select party.
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Grace
Jack
Cadomene Tablets Promised To Restore Vitality In Spring
An advertiser extols Cadomene Tablets as a spring tonic for humans and animals, claiming three grain tablets boost energy and vitality, with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. The copy urges readers to start feeding their nerves today and notes package ingredients are printed.
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Uae
British War Commission Guest Leads NY Publishers Dinner
In New York on April 27 Major General G. T. M. Bridges of the British war commission was honored at the American Newspaper Publishers Association dinner. James W. Gerard urged universal military service and urged publishers to back the administration bill. Speakers included Major General Leonard Wood and Irvin Cobb. N. W. Rowell and William Hard also attended.
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New York
G. T. M. Bridges
British War Commission
American
Marne
England
Gerard
James W. Gerard
Germany
Times
Liberty
Democracy
Mr. Gerard
Champ Clark
Mr. Clark
America
Admiral von Tirpitz
Flanders
von Tirpitz
United States
Leonard Wood
Bridges
N. W. Rowell
Ontario
Irvin Cobb
William Hard
Job E L. Hedges
New Standard Fire Insurance Policy Issued in Texas
The state fire insurance commission ordered cancellation of the existing standard fire policy and issued a new form after hearings in 1916. The new policy removes many objections, includes a 91 day deadline for sworn statements, allows full policy amount on total loss, and limits voiding breaches tied to legislative acts. The change applies to all fire insurers and is to be used starting June.
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Austin
Tex
State Fire Insurance Commission
Protective Association of San Antonio
C. M. Dickson
Ba Aoaea
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Relief
A bold advertisement pitches Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe domestic remedy to replace calomel. It claims quick relief from headaches biliousness sour stomach and constipation, with a money back guarantee if expectations are not met. The copy stresses safety versus mercury laden calomel and urges readers to buy now.
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Dodson
Woman Killed as Car Plunges at Dead Man's Curve
Frances Caytein, 28, died after a seven passenger touring car left the South Loop road at Dead Man's Curve around 6:30 PM Thursday. Four companions survived with injuries, including two women and two men. The car struck an embankment, overturned twice, and wreckage scattered near the Southwestern Insane Asylum. Caytein died at the insane asylum. others were treated at Baylor Hospital and Robert B Green Memorial Hospital. Relatives are being sought for Caytein's body held by Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co.
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Frances Caytein
Billy” MecWlhinney
Cavaldo Eschavarrio
King William Street
Albert Cabezat
Insane Asylum
Shelley-Loring
Billy” McElhinney
Baylor Hospital
Fischavarria
Cabezat
Selema
Robert B. Green Memorial
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Constipation Relief
A 19th or early 20th century pamphlet-like note urges mothers to treat children’s illness with California Syrup of Figs as an inside cleansing. It describes symptoms of constipation and lists a 50 cent bottle with printed directions and cautions about counterfeit syrups.
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California
California Syrup ” 'Company
Portrait of General Wharton Honored by Texas Senate
A portraits presentation to the Texas Senate honors General John A. Wharton and the Terry Rangers. The Texas Terry Rangers Association, led by George W. Littlefield, Captain Sam Ashe, and Colonel B. I. Weems, frame the event with speeches lauding Wharton and his Civil War command. Senators Bee Hudspeth Page Caldwell Lattimore and others spoke. Labor contact points follow for workers in Central West Texas Southeast Texas Houston Dallas and are coordinated by Department of Labor offices Ossett Fort Worth Houston Free Employment Bureau Dallas Elmer Scott.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
John A. Wharton
Texas Terry Rangers
Texas Terry Rangers’ Association
George W. Littlefield
Sam Ashe
B. I. Weems
Houston
Wharton
Bee
Hudspeth
Page
Caldwell
Lattimore
Central
West Texas
Mossett
Fort Worth
Texas
Labor Department
J. B. Broome
Houston Free Employment Bureau
Dallas
Elmer Scott
City Hall
Department of Labor
State Agencies Jointly Seek Farm Labor During Rush Season
Commissioner Fred W. Davis announces a cooperative effort with the State Labor Commission to supply labor to Texas farmers at little or no cost. Labor Commissioner Woodman notes a Northward exodus of about 100000 unskilled workers, creating anticipated shortages. plans to manage the situation are in progress.
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Austin
Tex
Fred W. Davis
State Labor Commission
Texas
Woodman
Dayis An
Fragmented Boston Transcript quote on drying up with soak remark
A fragment from the Boston Transcript records a man commenting that soaking is the method to make another person dry up. The line reflects informal chatter captured in a historic clipping.
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Bos
Boston Transcript
Dandruff Solution Claim Uses Liquid Argon
An advertisement promises to cure dandruff by applying four ounces of liquid argon at night. The claim says it dissolves and destroys all signs of dandruff after one to several uses and stops scalp itching. It also advertises improved hair appearance and says liquid argon is inexpensive and available at drug stores.
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Goodyear
Alamo Plaza
I. W. Watson
the Hills Brothers Company
Menigo
Cadomene
Ofeegh
N.Y
General Bridges
San Antonio
Calomel
South Loop
Terry Rangers
General Wharton
State House
Davis
Tuan Poon To
Panama
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