Wilson May Address Veterans on July 4
A tentative July Fourth Gettysburg reunion program announced by General Torrante of Minneapolis plans an address by President Wilson as the centerpiece of the final day. The schedule includes a July 2 military day with a US National Guard parade and July 3 talks by notable northern and southern citizens.
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Wilson
Charleston
S. C
Gettysburg
Gettysurg
Torance
Minneapolis
United States Ational Guard
Poslam advertised as skin remedy and soap
An advertisement extols Poslam for all skin eruptions including eczema acne and rashes. It claims the product is free of mercury, safe to use, and effective for facial and hand blemishes. It promotes Poslam Soap for skin protection and lists prices and a New York address for samples.
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West 26Th Street
New York City
Barbers Split Over Sunday Opening in DC Ruling
Washington barbers face a possible nullification of a police court ruling that allowed Sunday openings. The suit against a local barber led to the blue law decision being questioned as DC adopts a new city government. Many large shop owners push for Sunday closures despite the ruling. Riverside ad mentions seafood and low Texas meals.
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Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Tontine Hotel Closes in New Haven for Post Office
The Tontine Hotel, longtime Yale class reunion hub, shuts down after nearly a century to clear space for a $2,000,000 post office. The ballroom hosted Governor Buckingham and other notable Yale figures. George White led the hotel as proprietor for 25 years.
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New Haven
Conn
Tontine
Yale
Buckingham
Connecticu
Chauncey M. Depew
George White
Church Probe Starts In Bowery Ten Church Visit
St. Mark's Church in the Bowery assigned a deputation of ten men to visit ten New York churches after yesterday's services. Led by Rev. Irwin Tucker of New Orleans the inspectors will listen to sermons and report on what they heard. Dr. Tucker said ministers are the only thing not inspected for efficiency.
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New York
St. Mark's Church
The
Bowery
Irwin Tucker
New Orleans
Tucker
Socialist Sentiment In Churches Provokes New York Inquiry
A speaker claimed socialist sentiment was rising and hostile to the church and called for a survey of New York pulpits to see how many sympathize with social revolt and how many resist it.
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New York
Mass for Bishop Forest Second Anniversary Mass at San Fernando Cathedral
Solemn requiem Mass marks the second anniversary of Bishop Forest’s death. The 15 year former bishop of the diocese will be remembered at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at San Fernando Cathedral with expected large attendance. Rt. Rev. J. W. Shaw succeeds him as bishop.
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Bishop Forest
San Fernando Cathedral
J. W. Shaw
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Promotes Health
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a liver stimulant and malaria fighter. It claims to restore mood, build up the system, act as an appetizer, and aid digestion for 60 cents.
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Grove
Texas Cowboy Songs lecture in San Antonio by Lomax
Professor John A. Lomax of the University of Texas and president of the American Folk Lore Society will speak on Texas Cowboy Songs at the Scientific Society of San Antonio meeting Tuesday night in the Stevens Building. Local folk lore members and others interested have been invited. Largest Cafeteria in the southwest now open at 224 E Houston St.
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John A. Lomax
University of Texas
American Folk Lore Society
Scientific Society of San Antonio
Stevens Building
Lomax
The
Texas Folk Lore Society
Southwest
E. Houston St
Baptist cottage prayer meetings grow at 419 Oak Street
Sunday services at 419 Oak Street draw large crowds with Rev. Carlysle preaching the Gospel of John in both Spanish and English yesterday afternoon.
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Baptist “Cottage
Oak Street
Carlysle
Burglars Strike Burnett Home In Plandome
Burglars robbed the home of author Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett at Plandome L I seizing about 3000 dollars worth of rugs paintings and other furnishings. Mrs Burnett is away in Bermuda on her winter vacation.
Private Text Book For Women Free From Lydia E. Pinkham
A free booklet offered by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co to help women identify female health complaints. Letters are treated privately and mailed in a plain wrapper. Every ailing woman is urged to request the book today.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Senate Hears Police On Suffrage Parade Disorder
Witnesses described a disorderly suffrage parade in Washington with Miss Janet Richards accusing many officers of inaction. Police Chief Sylvester said 675 officers were on duty for the parade, and 367 for the inaugural, with no disorder on March 4.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Johnson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sylvester
Janet E. Richards
Senator Chamberlain
Miss Richards
Arson Campaign Renewed by Militant Suffragettes
Militant suffragettes renew arson efforts in England with fires at Saunderton station and Croxley Green on the Great Western and London and Northwestern lines. Police guard Hyde Park and Wimbledon meetings as crowds surge and speakers are obscured by noise and eggs thrown at Hampstead Heath.
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London
Sanderton
Great Western Railway
Saunderton
Croxley Green
Hyde Park
Wimbledon Common
Flora Drummond
Suffragettes Plan Parade in Chicago May Meeting
Chicago suffragettes weigh a monster parade and statewide equal suffrage gathering with Mrs. Philip Snowden as principal speaker. May timing hinges on funds, as Illinois group seeks about 5000 dollars to fuel a potentially decisive demonstration.
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Chicago
Equal Suffrage Societies
Philip Snowden
England
California
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
San Antonio Traction chart shows crowding patterns by line
San Antonio Traction Company released a graphic traffic record for February 19. The charts show which lines, such as Army Post San Pedro I and G N, Tobin Hill Sap Depot, and Hot Wells, crowded beyond seating capacity and when. Trippers help handle rush hours. many cars run under or at capacity during daytime.
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San Antonio
Traction Company
San Antonio Traction Company
International Depot
Army Post
T Ters
San Pedro
Southern Pacific
Tobin Hill
Sap
Bap
South Alamo Street
Nolan Street
Beacon Hill
Hot Wells
West End
Alamo Heights
South Heights
Hello Girl switches for Europe in Chicago era
Miss Minnie Warner the highest paid hello girl prepares for a Europe trip. She shares switchboard aphorisms about calm replies and steady nerves while recalling how the theater agent nicknamed her The White Velvet Girl and paid her $150 a month to stay.
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Chicago
Minnie Warner
Europe
Miss Warner
C. E. Kohl
Canada’s Mount Robson National Park Aims To Preserve Vast Frontier
The proposed 5000 square mile Canadian playground around Mount Robson would be among the continent’s wildest landscapes with a first summer camp planned for 1913 by the Canadian Alpine Club. Geologist Dr Charles Walker and Minister W R Ross tout the area as sublime and primeval, offering lofty passes, rivers, lakes, and abundant big game to be kept intact for future generations.
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Mount Robson's Park
Mount Robson
G. R. B. Kinney
Canadian Alpine Club
Alpine Club
United States
Switzerland
National Park
Yellowstone
Jasper Park
Canada
W. R. Ross
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Niagara
Charles Walker
Smithsonian Institution
Henee
Rockies
Rio Grande
Yellowhead Pass
Swift & Company Beef Sales in San Antonio Tue March 8
Swift & Company reported Fresh Beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending March 8 averaging 9.92 cents per pound.
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Swift & Company
San Antonio
Dressmakers Strike Narrowed to Childrens and Misses Union
New York march 10 ten thousand members of the Childrens' and Misses' Dressmakers' Union mostly girls walked out demanding a fifty hour week better pay and abolition of tenement house work as an aftermath of the general garment workers strike.
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New York
Childrens’ and Misses’ Dressmakers’ Union
General Garment Workers
Governor withdraws bill to double stock transfer tax
Governor Sulzer announced the withdrawal of a bill to double the state tax on stock transfers. The measure, rejected by Wall Street, would have imposed 2 dollars on every 100 shares. The commission of inquiry had proposed the tax to boost state revenue.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
Governor's Commission of Inquiry
Wall Street
Rio Restaurant Advertises Varied Fare and Prices
Fragmentary text mentions Rio as a dining spot with shrimp and lobster offerings and Spanish in Pompano. Notes on K. C. meats and "the best in Texas for 25 cents" appear alongside disjoint figures about horses, mules, and population per Our Dumb Animals, with confusing historical numbers from 1900 to 1920.
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Riverside
K. C
Texas
Rio
United States
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Hood
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