Canada and U S Protect Migratory Birds Treaty
Washington Sept 12 United States and Canada ratify a treaty with Great Britain to protect migratory birds across North America. The pact covers waterfowl cranes rails shorebirds pigeons insectivorous birds and other perching birds and cites insect control and esthetic value as reasons for protection. Secretary Lansing notes millions of sportsmen farmers and citizens support the treaty and federal migratory bird laws as key conservation measures.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Senate
United States
Canada
North American
United
Army eyeing sixteen inch field howitzer for offense
The U S Army explores large caliber guns for offense as well as defense. Gun experts design a sixteen inch field howitzer akin to the European 42 centimeter guns. Current units use coastal defense weapons. aim to mount mobile, tractor-transported artillery on improved roads.
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Washington, D. C
United States Army
United States
Department
Large caliber guns modernize mobile forces coast defenses
The artillery board proposes a regiment of heavy artillery with sixteen inch howitzers to be corps independent and redeployed as needed, with ranges of twelve to fourteen miles. Additional regiments will carry 9.5 inch and other large calibers. A joint army navy board evaluates the Hammond torpedo, with a $750,000 appropriation, guided from land radio, aimed at coastal defense plans.
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Artillery Board
General Staff
Army
Navy
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Congress
Jud the Men. Can He Act in Life's Screen Tests
A bashful man recites a long list of feats to a film director asking if he can act. The director interrupts revealing the real test is acting ability. The moment ends with the line Engaged and a new screen star is born.
Absentee cashier noted as jury deliberations loom
In a Boston Tran script line, an office boy answers a question about the cashier’s absence by saying the duration depends on the jury. The exchange highlights a waiting period tied to trial proceedings.
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Boston Transcript
Obituary of Mrs. Sarah Jackson 50 in San Antonio Texas
Mrs. Sarah Jackson aged 50 died at 11 30 Monday night at 1415 North Olive Street. A Parker County native who lived in San Antonio twelve years she is survived by husband J W Jackson three sons Marry Whitley Granger Ellis Whitley San Antonio and Emmet Whitley McAllen three daughters Nellie Renz San Antonio Ethel Whitley Houston and Pearl Maydoll Cleveland Ohio and her mother Mrs J M Mathews of San Antonio. The body will be sent to Fairview Texas Wednesday morning by Riebe Undertaking Co.
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Sarah Jackson
North Olive Street
Parker County
Texas
San Antonio
J. W. Jackson
Whitley
Granger
Ellis Whitley
Emmet Whitley
McAllen
Nellie Renz
Ethel Whitley
Houston
Pearl Maydo
Cleveland
Ohio
Death of Mrs Emilia Guerrero in San Antonio
Mrs Emilia Guerrero aged 27 died at 3 30 Tuesday morning at 213 Indianola Street. She had lived in San Antonio thirteen years and is survived by an infant daughter and three sisters. Funeral arrangements call for 4 00 Wednesday afternoon at the residence with services at San Fernando Cathedral and burial in San Fernando Cemetery.
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Emilia Guerrero
Indianola Street
San Antonio
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando
Major Harvey P. Nevill Dies in San Francisco
Major Harvey P. Nevill formerly of San Antonio and a Philippine constabulary officer died Sunday in San Francisco California. He was a brother of the late Captain C. L. Nevill U S Army and enlisted in the volunteers during the Spanish American War.
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Harvey P. Nevill
Philippine Constabulary
San Antonio
San Francisco
Cal
C. L. Nevill
United States Army
Nevill
Geoffrey Giles Dies at Comfort Architect and Rancher
Geoffrey James Giles age 29 died Monday morning in Comfort after living at the Hillingdon ranch he managed. Born in London and educated in San Antonio, he was a Harvard graduate and partner in Alfred Giles Company Architects. Survived by widow, his father Alfred Giles, three sisters Adolph Beckmann Paul Dreiss and Annie Marcella Giles and brother Palmer Giles in Boston. Funeral Tuesday at 5 p.m. from 303 Avenue E with pallbearers John A James Paul Dreiss Davis McGown John Spencer Adolph Beckmann and John Meusebach. Interment City Cemetery No 1.
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Geoffrey James Giles
Comfort
London
England
San Antonio
Harvard
Alfred Giles Company
Hillingdon Ranch
Giles
Alfred Giles
Adolph G. Beckmann
Paul Dreisgs
Annie Marcella Giles
Palmer Giles
Boston
Mass
Avenue E
John A. James
Paul Dreiss
Davis McGown
John Spencer
Adolph Beckmann
John Meusebach
City Cemetery No. 1
Samuel W. Rogers Dies in San Antonio at 36
Samuel W. Rogers aged 36 died at 8 o clock Tuesday morning in a San Antonio hospital. A native of New York he had lived in San Antonio 33 years and was a cement contractor. He belonged to the Elks Odd Fellows and Beethoven Maennerchor. Survived by his father Samuel Rogers of San Antonio and three sisters Miss Lillian Rogers Mrs Ward Suter and Mrs Lester Smith.
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Samuel W. Rogers
San Antonio
New York
The
Elks
Odd Fellows
Beethoven Maenerchor
Samuel Rogers
Lillian Rogers
Ward Suter
Lester Smith
Millerton
N. Y
An Unfailing Way To Banish Hairs
Beauty notes describe a home hair removal method using a Delatone paste made from the powder and water. The mix covers the hairy surface for about two minutes then is washed away, leaving hair vanished with no harm expected if real Delatone is used.
Rogers Brothers Planned Funeral Arrangements Not Set
Three brothers Dr J J Rogers of Farmersville George Rogers of El Paso and Robert M Rogers of Mt Vernon NY funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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J. J. Rogers
Farmersville
George Rogers
el Paso
Robert M. Rogers
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Shelby Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Shelby Loring Undertaking Co advertises automobile equipment and services with contact phones 971.
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Shelby-Loring Undertaking Co
Fred M Elroy Dies in Philippines War Service
Fred McElroy 28 a sergeant in the U S Army Hospital Corps died August 27 in the Philippine Islands from blood poisoning Word reached relatives from the War Department He was born in Killeen Texas lived in Rogers as a boy came to San Antonio in 1909 and later ran McElroy s drug store He enlisted in 1914 and was to sail home October 1 He is survived by his parents three brothers Robert and A E McElroy Jr and a sister Nellie all of Rogers The body will be brought to Rogers for interment.
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Fred McElroy
United States Army
Philippine Islands
War Department
Killeen
Texas
Rogers
San Antonio
Fischer's
C. E. McElroy
McElroy
Philippines
United States
A. K. McElroy
Robert
A. E. McElroy Jr
Nellie McElroy
War comparisons: Verdun likened to Napoleon era battles
A German soldiers' Lille newspaper compares Verdun to Napoleonic campaigns, calling modern war far more terrible. It notes huge forces, longer fronts, and greater suffering, arguing today’s soldiers endure more and risk more than Napoleonic guards or Wellington’s troops.
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Verdun
New York Herald
Lille Kriegszeitung
Lille
Europe
Waterloo
Napoleon
Wellington
Belle-Alliance
Soldiers endure relentless siege fire in great war
Troops posted outside the firing line endure near constant bombardment. Muskets reach 150 meters and rifles 3.5 kilometers while field guns exceed 35 kilometers. Soldiers face sleepless nights and brutal, ongoing attacks yet feel pride in surviving and contributing to the war effort.
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Vercun
Carnegie Foundation to drop professor pension plan
After more than ten years of testing a pension system, the Carnegie Foundation plans to abandon its old age pensions for college professors. The foundation will continue funding teaching advancement with its vast endowment.
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Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie
Carnegie pension change sparks dismay among professors
The Foundation shifts from lifetime stipends to a funded insurance plan for Carnegie pensioners. Young and old faculty would contribute and the college along with the Foundation would manage the funds, replacing the former automatic pension after years of service. Existing pensioners keep their benefits.
Annuity Entitlements for Professor and Widow
Fragmented text suggests a notice about annuity rights for a professor or his widow. It mentions retirement from professorship and the possibility of benefits whether death occurs in service or after retirement. The readable portion is unclear on names, dates, or authoritative body.
Hunts a Job at 100 Westwood California
Dan McClane a hardy veteran miner aged around 100 visits Westwood from Hayden Hill with supervisor L R Cady to seek employment. He plans to work if not hired and may drive a team when the state highway camp opens next month. McClane a Scotchman mined Hayden Hill for forty years and shows little sign of aging since the 1870s.
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Westwood
Cal
Dan McClane
Hayden Hill
L. R. Cady
McClane
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A Victorian era promotion touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Herbal Compound as a remedy for ill health in women. The ad claims forty years of relief, describing the product as made from roots and herbs to make women healthier and stronger wives and mothers.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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