Father Antoine Celebrates 25th Anniversary with $115 Gift
The Rev. Father Albert Antoine Q M S, father superior of St Anthony Theological Seminary, marks twenty five years as a priest. Friends in Laurel Heights gave a purse of 115 dollars at a ceremony featuring the jubilee song by the St Anthony choir and a melodrama performed by students.
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Albert Antoine
Q.M. S
St. Anthony Theological Seminary
Laurel Heights
St. Anthony
Brother Hullweg
Father Antoine
Charles Taylor
Messrs. Pobluda
Dusseau
Cartier
Arnold
Lewis
Fogerty
Rogers
Dwan
Henckel
Munive
Koehren
Thalken
France
Egg man seeks revenge with subsidized egg sale
In Philadelphia on December 17, women aiding the Housekeepers' league continue selling 24 cent eggs amid internal strife. A secret supply source is revealed as a well known egg dealer pledges 150 carloads to undercut higher prices, claiming motives of revenge against profiteering and charity.
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Philadelphia
League
Galveston Restaurateurs Adopt New Waiters Pact
Galveston proprietors signed a contract with the waiters union averting a strike. The agreement boosts weekly waiter pay by 20 dollars and addresses working conditions as stated by the union. In the city, the deal ends disruptions anticipated since the twelfth week. Los Angeles aims to host about thirty nationally important conventions in 1913.
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Galveston
Tex
Waiters’ Union
Calle Otera
Los Angeles
Fine Remedy for A Backward Child
A health based approach to treating backwardness in children focuses on improving digestion and nutrition. The article promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative tonic aiding bowel function, digestion, and overall health, with a offer of free samples from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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Clarence Carroll
Asan Brewer
Doyline
Boonie
Bybup Pepsin
W B. Caldwell
Washington St. Monticello
Ill
Hearst denies knowledge of money deals in letters
The article reports Harry Hearst denying involvement in funding inquiries, noting his past contributions and a series of letters from Archbold to Foraker mentioning deposits of 60000 and 5000 to various political figures. Eddy, a magazine writer, supplied the letters but was not paid for them.
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Hearst
Elliott
Columbus
Ohio
Sibley
Archbold
J. C. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Griscom
Grisecom
Hearer
Eddy
Log of Ocean Liner Korea Read Like a Novel
San Francisco, December 17. The Korea liner log recounts a string of tragedies from the Orient voyage. Chinese passengers drown after jumping overboard and are tied to tong wars. one slain by a gunman in Honolulu. A peddler injures a watchman in Yokohama. another Chinese passenger dies by own action. A father accidentally scalds his 2 year old son to death in Manila.
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San Francisco
Cal
Korea
Honolulu
Chinatown
Yokohama
Andrew Benussi
Benussi
FE. C. Miller
Manila
Warship to convey late husband’s body to U S memorial service
Mrs Whitelaw Reid accepts offer of a British warship to transport her husband’s body to the United States for a memorial service in Westminster Abbey. Arrangements to be made between the British foreign office and the American state department amid many seat requests for eminent mourners. An American Luncheon Club resolution expressed sympathy and appreciation for the late ambassador. Monuments for Governor Wood and Elizabeth Crockett completed in Texas with state funding.
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London
American Luncheon Club
Reid
Gillette Safety Razor Company in Boston
Short note mentions Gillette Safety Razor Company in Boston with no additional context or details provided.
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Gillette Safety Razor Company
Boston
Minges Evangelists At Central Christian Church Revival
The Minges evangelistic team reports large conversions at Central Christian Church with nearly a hundred new converts Sunday and more last night. House-to-house canvassing, cottage prayer meetings, and downtown office meetings supplement daily services as the noon service moves to Adams office in Gibbs building today. Mr Minges urged Christ’s salvation can reach anyone and praised spirited responses in worship.
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Central Christian Church Revival
Minges
Minges Evangelistic Company
Passports Required for Foreigners Entering Mexico via El Paso
Chihuahua state orders passports for all foreigners including U S citizens entering Mexico through El Paso gateway. Rail passenger departments report the advice as received. No reason given but implies tighter border watch to curb aiding rebels and protect foreigners from harassment and pirates. Passports obtainable from the El Paso consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
el Paso
Chihuahua
Rebels surround federal force near Casas Grandes
Report from Juarez says Gen. Jose Blanco with 700 federals was trapped by rebels near Casas Grandes after rebels destroyed the Northwestern railroad cutting Blanco’s retreat. His divided troops were cornered as bridges burned cut communications and a larger rebel force surrounded them.
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EL Paso
Tex
Jose Blanco
Casas Grandes
Juarez
Blanco
Chocolate Pass
Casas ‘Grandes
Chocolate ‘Pass
Galeana Takena
Fema
WAGE WAR ON GIBLING CHICAGO
A fraternal order starts a gambling crackdown in Chicago that could spread nationwide. Eight state governors including Osborne Michigan Colquitt Texas Gilchrist Florida Dix New York Goldsborough Maryland Vessey South Dakota Morris Montana and Carey Wyoming pledge to back the anti gambling crusade in churches clubs lodges and race tracks. The Texas reaction vows punishment for gamblers.
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Chicago
Arthur Burrage
Osborne
Michigan
Colquitt
Texas
Gilchrist
Florida
Dix
New York
Goldsborough
Maryland
Vessey
South Dakota
Morris
Montana
Carey
Wyoming
Nordstern Founder Sinks During Voyage to Santos
The Norwegian bark Nordstern foundered December 13 on a voyage from Pensacola to Santos. Twenty six crew were picked up by the steamer Ederman en route to Buenos Ayres. An Illinois man claims invention of a grip for wire that holds it without injuring insulation.
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Buenos Ayres
Nordstern
Santos
Pensacola
Ederman
Illinois
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
An old advertisement proclaims a patent remedy called Texas Wonder that allegedly cures kidney and bladder issues in adults and children. It offers mail order for $1 and promises two months of treatment per bottle with testimonials and distribution through druggists.
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Texas Wonder
E. W. Hall
Olivi
St. Louis
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Carter
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