Annie Morgan Serves 25 Cent Dinner Feat at Event
Miss Annie Morgan daughter of Pierpont proved a 28 cent plan possible by serving a 25 cent meal at the Vacation Services Fund Association event in the Metropolitan Life building. The menu ranged from 25 to 26 cents with optional 3 cents for coffee as hundreds attended and danced after the program.
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Pierpont
Miss Morgan
Belmont
Vacation Servings Fund Association
Metropolitan Life Building
Mra. Helmont
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Josephine Dasham Bacon
Mise Robinson Smith
Missa Morgan
Man apprehends thief after chase in night shirt
Los Angeles report says Paul, pursued a thief who stole $65 from his trousers. The thief fled in wet streets. Paul chased him for several blocks before slipping and being assisted home by a policeman.
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United Presse
Los Angeles
Paul
Rum and illegal liquor shipments arrive in corpse box tale
A telegram to agents reports boxes containing rum and other liquor illegally shipped into Los Angeles. Authorities say incoming consignments are hidden inside boxes and trains are being monitored for tampering.
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Los Angeles
Pastor to Preach in Scandinavian Lecture in Portland
Pastor Edward O. Lee delivers a Scandinavian lecture titled What Is the Life Here in Arcade hall on the second Sunday at 3 p m in Portland Oregon Indications suggest consumers face high patent flour prices this season due to grain and mimeo newsheader notes uncertainty.
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Edward O. Lee
Portland
Mimen
Woman Found Frozen On Porch In Chicago
Jan 18 in Chicago Mrs. Anna Finell a widow was found frozen to death on her back porch the outcome of a locked door and severe weather. The incident highlights exposure risks in freezing temperatures and involves a named local resident.
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Chicago
Anna Finell
Tar and Trouble At Dinner Dance
Philadelphia dispatch reports Rev. Forest Doger prescribed tar and for Mr. and Mrs. Storesbury after they provided women with gold tipped cigarettes at a dinner dance.
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Philadelphia
Forest Doger
T. Storesbury
Beauty Damaged In Joy Ride Lawsuit
Kathryn Mahr sues Robert J. Flynn for 6000 dollars claiming a joy ride auto accident in Hartford Connecticut fractured her leg in four places and marred her beauty.
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Hartford
Conn
Kathryn Mahr
Robert J. Flynn
The Lucky Day to Marry Verses
A short adage lists weekday beliefs on fortune in marriage with Monday for health Tuesday for wealth Wednesday best day Thursday for crosses Friday for losses and Saturday no luck.
Peary and Amundsen Meet in Washington for Gold Medal
Poem notes a meeting between Roald Amundsen and Robert Peary in Washington. Peary presents Amundsen with the National Geographic Society gold medal. The verse proclaims unity beyond polar rivalry as the two explorers stand together.
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Hye
Mare
Roert BR. Peary
North Pole
Capt
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Washington
Peary
Amundsen
National Geographical Society
Portland patrolman acts as deacon, pockets church collection
Patrolman Johnson, serving as an extemporaneous deacon at the First Christian church in Portland, entered after finding the door ajar and removed the previous night’s collection from the rostrum, taking the contributions to the station.
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Johnson
First Christian Church
Cost of Living Woes Highlight City Weighing Office
Rinehart, head of the department of weighte and measures, recalls a surprised housewife who walked off with his new silk umbrella, claiming she saved money for buyers after hearing a talk on city price savings. The incident happened on a rainy Thursday as she left the office.
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Rinehart
Department of Weighte and Measures
Abo
Kaiser Shirts For Sale From Wilhelm I Era
Berlin dispatch reports a Want ad offering shirts that allegedly belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm I around 1802. The listing promises items suitable for museums or private collections and guarantees the pieces are fine.
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Kaiser’s
United
Berlin
Jag
Eale
Kaiser Wilhelm 1
Smoked Meat Prices Highlighted in Vague Market Snippet
An OCR fragment notes smoked meat products and prices with unclear phrases about ham tongues dried beef and penné offerings. The readable words imply a small market listing or advertisement but contain many garbled terms and missing details.
Providing Protection for Wilson
Washington January 18 A request for 3000 dollars for secret service operatives to protect President elect Wilson was made before Congress by Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh. He said the work should be provided for and directed by law.
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Washington
Secret Service
Wilson
Con Grean
Treasury MacVeagh
MacVeagh
West bill to require cash wages faces uncertain fate
Salem Oregon January 18 Governor West proposed measure would make it a felony for saloonkeepers to cash checks but may be unnecessary if Representative Upton's bill to require employers to pay wages in cash passes. The legislation aims to protect wage earners by ensuring payment in cash rather than by check.
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Salem
West
Upton
Lincoln statues moved to Harvard cellar in Cambridge
Harvard Law School officials said they moved cellar statues of Abraham Lincoln Daniel Webster and Charles Sumner to make room for new law books. They stated they could not dump or donate them and needed a place to store the statues.
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Cambridge
Manc
Harvard Law School
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Charles Sumner
Salvation Army
How to Beautify a Weatherbeaten Face
Advertisement style notes a simple method to renovate weathered skin. Claims include removal of outer skin veil and revealing younger under layers. Mentions products like mercorized was and wrinkle removers with a wash lotion recipe using camomile and witch hazel.
Babson's European Tour Explored in Exclusive Star Article
Editor notes Roger W. Babson, renowned economic analyst, has spent months in Europe researching financial subjects. The Star presents an exclusive, vital discussion aimed at informing U.S. citizens about global economic insights and implications.
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Roger W. Babson
United States
Europe
The
Star
Italy and Greece Fight Over Land Profiteering Roots War
By Roger W Babson Naples Italy Jan 1. Italy has war with Turkey to gain fertile land and secure gardens Italy steals Tripoli as Greece and Servia also seek land Turkey is weak Germany England fight for land money grows in land and the US must guard freedom and tax idle wealth land is ultimate wealth America offers fertile farms and power if protected.
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Roger W. Babson
Naples
Italy
Turkey
Mediterranean Sea
Tripoli
Greece
Servia
Europe
United States
England
Germany
Africa
United States of America
America
Bread Made In A Minute Claims Greatest Ever
Mrs. Anna B Scott reports on Mrs. Sharpless a Philadelphia housewife whose bread making machine can bake edible bread in under a minute and claim it is twice as nourishing as typical white bread. Scott tests the device with a warm loaf and four slices before lunch.
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Anna B. Scott
Sharpless
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Club
Rudolph Mankenburg
Mrs. Scott
Thomas
Man Falls Aboard Ship Then Awakens And Walks Away
Portland January report says John Sparkes tumbled thirty feet into a steamer hold and was taken to a hospital. While on the surgeon’s table he yawned as if waking from sleep, rose, dressed, and returned to his ship. Also an ad for Modern rooms at Hotel Virginius near Westlake.
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United
Dock Laborers Strike Halts Peruvian Port Activity
Callao Peru January 18 The shipping industry at this port is at a standstill due to a general strike by dock laborers and longshoremen. Many vessels have departed for other Peruvian ports as arbitration efforts begin to resolve the dispute.
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Callao
Peru
Cafe Robbery Over A Rude Order At San Francisco Cafe
Michael Sullivan ordered ham eggs and coffee in the dark at a San Francisco cafe. The waiter allegedly robbed him of 37 dollars and kicked him from the cafe after the dispute over the order.
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San Francisco
Michael Sullivan
Sullivan
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