Banner theft stuns Congress as suffragists lose flag
Washington January 19 The National Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage struggles to recover the banner swung from the house gallery toward President Wilson. Press Agent Henry Swinehart says the union has given up hope of reclaiming the emblem after its dramatic show at the Gridiron dinner.
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Washington
Ann
Billy Patterson
National Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
Wilson
House
Henry Swinehart
Congressional
New Year Resolution urged to teach immigrants English
The bureau of education in Washington asks Americans to resolve to induce one non English speaking immigrant to learn English. The plan, linked to an America First campaign, mobilizes chambers of commerce industries editors and patriotic groups to educate foreigners and make them desirable citizens. Attendance in evening schools grows, with officials aiming for every immigrant to attend schooling.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Education
Department of the Interior
Chambers of Commerce
Arizona Charley the Desert Tramp Becomes Inmate
The famed Southwest character known as Arizona Charley has been declared insane by Cochise County Court and committed to the state asylum. He wandered 500 miles along rails from Yuma to El Paso for two decades after his wife’s death in a train wreck.
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EL Paso
Tex
Arizona
Charley
Southwest
Southern Pacific
Yuma
Cochise
Endowment Plan Proposed by Church History Society Leader
Rev. O T H Panikoke, executive secretary of the New York reformatory quadricentenary committee, urged a $100,000 endowment to fund scholarships in church history at the American Society of Church History annual meeting in New York.
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New York
O. TH. Panikoke
New York Reformatory
American Society of Church History
Tramp Leaves Sister Big Estate After Claim Lapse
An unclaimed $6,000 estate deposited in a San Francisco bank for over a year will go to Mrs. Louise Probst of Lyons Iowa sister and only relative of Christian Bomke who was killed while riding the brake beams of a train near Elko Nevada a year ago.
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San Francisco
Louise Probst
Lyons
Iowa
Christian Bomke
Elko
Nev
Mysterious Negro Slayer May Tell Reason for Crime
Harrisburg report describes John Nelson as an educated, cultivated man about 50 who appeared suddenly on Halloween night 1915 and stabbed farmer J. M. Sickler to death for no apparent reason. He will have another chance to speak to the pardon board about his death sentence.
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Harrisburg
John Nelson
J. M. Sickler
Pardon Board
Nelson
Sickler
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Relief From Rheumatism
An old time blood tonic claims to address rheumatism by purifying blood and improving liver kidney and skin function. The advertisement asserts severe rheumatic pains disappear as Hood's Sarsaparilla stimulates digestion and carries acids from the blood. Sold by all druggists.
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Hood
Rumor Princess Confined in Dresden Insane Asylum
The former crown princess of Saxony is reported to be in a Dresden insane asylum. She was disinherited after eloping in 1902 with Andre Giron, tutor to her five children, and later became Countess Mon tiznoso.
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Saxony
Dresden
Andre Giron
Countess Montiznoso
Gary bets on Wilson holder missing after election count
Gary residents who won bets on Wilson’s election worry over the absence of Joe Rodish, the stake holder who held 1500 dollars pending the official count. Paul Ihle, Rodish’s employer, has sworn out a warrant for Rodish’s arrest.
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Gary
Ind
Wilson
Joe Rodish
Paul Ihle
Rodish
Tickers May Call Senators to Duty
Washington on January 19 reports plans for a ticker system to alert absent senators. The ticker would notify absentees via sergeant at arms and clerk to call roll, prompting quick returns to the Senate chamber from private offices.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
Congress
Body Armor Latest For Soldier Boys
British war factories are producing body armor for troops. The new steel coverings are to protect the heart lung and abdomen, adding to already heavy impedimenta as Tommies prepare to face machine gun bullets in battle.
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London
Wolf the Timber Devil Fights Bear in Alaska tale of survival
In Seward Alaska Paul Buckler recalls his dog Wolf a savage outlaw husky timber wolf mix known as the Timber Devil. Wolf battles a she bear to protect Buckley then drags himself to camp wounded with bear blood on his muzzle and the cubs slain.
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Seward
Alaska
Wolf
Paul Buckler
Buckley
Bear
Stomach Medicines Deemed Dangerous by Doctors
Doctors warn against indiscriminate use of stomach medicines and acids. They urge quitting pills and sodas, favoring pure bisulated magnesia after meals to neutralize excess acidity and prevent ulcers and fermentation.
Coast May Get New Navy Yard on Pacific Coast
A special naval commission appointed by President Wilson hints at a new navy yard on the Pacific coast. The panel notes current yards and equipment are inadequate for a growing navy and will issue complete recommendations later.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Yard
Pacific Coast
Naval Commission
Wilson
Marmola Prescription Tablets Promise Fat Loss
Fat That Shows Soon Disappears urges readers to take Marmola tablets after meals and at bedtime to remove unwanted fat. The ad claims the tablets are harmless and effective like the original prescription and offer direct ordering from Marmola Co. Detroit for 75 cents.
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Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Musterole Promises Fast Relief For Many Ailments
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to keep a jar of Musterole at home for rapid relief of illnesses. It claims to ease sore throat bronchitis laryngitis croup stiffness in the neck asthma rheumatism and more and even says it may prevent pneumonia. Adults are advised to use it as well.
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