McCutcheon Buys Salt Cay Island for Honeymoon Romance
Cartoonist John T. McCutcheon announces engagement to Evelyn Shaw and reveals he bought Salt Cay in the South Atlantic near Nassau for a future honeymoon home. The island, famed in pirate lore, features a main house, cottages, and guest bungalows amid palm banks and a lagoon, with plans to fortify against rough seas.
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South Atlantic
Salt Cay
Mr. McCutcheon
John T. McCutcheon
Evelyn Shaw
Howard Shaw
Lake Shore Drive
Moon
Niagara Falls
Treasure Isle
Bahamas
Stevenson
Treasure Island
Abraham van Winkle
New Jersey
McCutcheon
South Atlantic Seaboard
McCutcheons
Nassau
New Providence
Mid-Tropics
Davy Jones
Amended Texas charters and a foreign business permit
No new charter filed with the Texas secretary of state on December 30. Amended charters were recorded for Nixon State Bank Nixon increasing capital from 45000 to 50000 Somerset Oil Company San Antonio raising from 12000 to 20000 and Finley Method Company Houston boosting from 10000 to 30000. Newton Holt Company Chicago granted permit to do business in Texas with Texas headquarters in El Paso. Dissolutions filed by The C I Oil Company Houston Tom H DeLay Co Chandler Henderson County and Artesian Farm Company Pearsall.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Nixon State Bank
Nixon
Somerset Oil Company
San Antonio
Finley Method Company
Houston
C. & I. Oil Company
Tom H. DeLay & Co
Chandler
Henderson County
Artesian Farm Company
Pearsall
Tokio signboard notes millennial signs and shops
A correspondent catalogues signs seen in Tokio including a massage parlor, foreign cake dealer, mail and boat services, a carriage firm, a silversmith, a skat rink, a bookbindery, a dental note, a tailor, shoemaker and wool seller in a vivid street scene.
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Tokio
Masuda
High Car and Carriage Co
Skat
Nippon College
New Offerings Span Half-Price Sales In San Antonio Shops
The city’s merchants report a seasonal shift from Christmas rushes to midwinter clearouts with many items offered at half price. Newly arriving fabrics such as Yo San Ningya and Khaki Kool, plus sport line suits and skirts, draw shoppers seeking the newest styles and comfortable, shorter dresses.
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Georgette
New York
San Antonio
Alladin
Swiss to Levy New Special War Tax
Bernes government announces a forthcoming special war tax to cover federal treasury deficits. The first levy raised 23.5 million dollars, 20 percent above estimates, aimed mainly at firms producing war materials for belligerents.
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Berne
Glad It's Over A Christmas Memory from J Benjamin Mabry
A reflective Christmas reminiscence in rural dialect. The speaker recalls turkey hash, pumpkin pie, and Christmas fixes while expressing gratitude for family, safety, and continued life. Mabry signs the piece with hopeful wishes for a prosperous year.
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San Antonio
J. Benjamin Mabry
Burglar Tries Wilmette Homes In Early Morning
A Chicago Tribune account describes a burglar entering Miss Helen Gemmill’s Wilmette house at 4 30 in the morning and conversing with her before leaving with no valuables. The burglar also tried two other Wilmette homes but found occupants awake. The report notes England experiments with coal gas powered motor omnibuses.
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Chicago Tribune
Helen Gemmill
H. J. Gemmill
Wilmette
Miss Gemmill
Bacon
Shakespeare
Spencer
England
Longevity of Law Makers Debated in Washington
Debate in Washington centers on congressional lifespans with Sen Sherman of Illinois urging higher life insurance rates for lawmakers. He cites long tenures and aging among senators while noting aging varies with conduct and vitality. The movement leads to a 70-year retirement trigger for Federal judges, spurring reminiscences of Pettus Adams and others.
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Washington
D. C
Champ Clark
Sam
Sherman
Illinois
Senate
Congress
Bob Penrose
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Washinton
John Adams
Potomac
Behal
Carson Plan for Ireland Seeks Home Rule Parliament
London reports say Sir Edward Carson developed a postwar Home Rule plan for Ireland. The scheme envisions a Home Rule Parliament as a lasting force until victory, with conscription expansion to Ireland possibly adding 150000 men to the colors. Lloyd George may discuss the plan with Carson and Redmond when duties permit.
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London
Edward Carson
Numeous
Ireland
Lloyd George
Sir Edward Carson
John Redmond
Spies Arrests in Geneva Involve Italian and French Officers
Three Italian and two French army officers were arrested in Geneva on spying charges. They posed as newspaper correspondents and commercial travelers, staying at various hotels while moving near strategic border fortifications, with plans found on them.
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Zurich
Geneva
Switzerland
Effect of Dissipation on an Aged Son
In Youngstown Ohio a mother scolds her 70 year old son for smoking and chewing tobacco. She jokes that without a smoke he might be ninety, while the son defends his habit. The exchange highlights generations and health in a humorous rural voice.
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Miss Shaw
Bryn Mawr
Gols
Youngston
Ohio
Not enough text to determine full headline
The fragment from the Louisv ille Courier Journal notes a saying about not putting all eggs in one basket and a cautious remark about concentrating items in a single warehouse.
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Louitaville
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Charles T. Atkinson
George Ade
Tom Sawyer
Evelyn
Spain
Terme
Chicago
Ragdale
Lake Forest
Wyoming
Kia
Pola TM
Photos
Monfort & Monfort
Household Furniture CO
West
Commerce Street
Georgy
I’. O. Fuller
San Jacinto County
R. F. Spencer
Wise County
George W. Mendell Jr
Travis County
Old Avenue Hotel
William Fry
Gonzales
J. A. Florer
Dallas
Driskill Hotel
Mendell
House
Breeden Range Company
Cuero
Kenedy
Messrs. Pyne & Crane
Breeden-Range Company
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