Pellagra Sickness Strikes Ethel Cunningham Family in Louisiana
The photo shows Mrs. Ethel Cunningham and her children of Ethel Louisiana all suffering from pellagra. They were treated at Charity hospital New Orleans after misdiagnosing symptoms as poison oak. The family says illness began months ago after eating musty corn meal. Louisiana Medical Society advocates public awareness of pellagra's presence nationwide.
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Ethel Cunningham
Ethel
Cunningham
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Louisiana State Medical Society
Louisiana
South
Estate awarded for long unpaid board claim
A jury awarded Aaron Anderson six thousand five hundred dollars from the estate of Anna Miller for board and lodging provided for eighty years. Miller died leaving an estimated fifteen thousand dollar estate, with the claim arising from a 30 year old obligation.
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Anna ©. Miller
Aaron Anderson
Anderson
School kids to have big time
Four hundred Beattie students will perform a June 4 demonstration at Dugdale Park. Girls wear white dresses, boys white caps, marching and countermarching with flags and calisthenics. Louisa Lepper, director of physical training, leads with two captains and 16 student lieutenants. Events include tugs of war, jumping contests, and 26 and 60 yard dashes.
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Dugdale Park
Beattie
Louisa Lepper
Sperm Whale Captured Alive Near Port Arthur Texas
The Gulf of Mexico’s sole recorded living whale, a 63 foot 6 inch leviathan weighing 110 tons, was captured near Sabine Pass by Capt. Plimmer. It yielded 150 barrels of oil and was embalmed by Pat Donovan of Dallas using 200 gallons. The Southern Pacific Railroad plans to exhibit the body on a special train.
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Gulf of Mexico
Sabine Pass
Port Arthur
Tex
Plimmer
University of Texas
Limmer
Leviathan
Ster
Pat Donovan
Dallas
Southern Pacific Railroad Co
Hard Work Forges Small Returns Amid Sweeping Economic Strain
A terse reflection notes that progress demands effort. It remarks that even those seeking assurance must hustle to obtain modest rewards in a difficult era. The terse line hints at perseverance amid scarce opportunities and persistent labor.
Recital for Suffrage Reading of Merchant of Venice
Miss Mary L Hussey of Boston will read The Merchant of Venice at Miss Roberts studio 200 Arcade Annex at 8 15 pm to benefit the woman suffrage campaign fund A 50 cent collection aims to raise 50 dollars with 100 attendees Miss Hussey donates services Mrs Roberts provides studio Miss Harla M Sloan s Mandolin Orchestra contributes music The gong will feature high caliber talent Reception to follow
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Mary L. Hussey
Boston
Miss Roberts
Arcade Annex
Woman Suffrage Campaign Fund
Miss Hussey
Harla M. Sloan
Mandolin
Wrecking of Gillinder Building Sparks City Interest
The Gillinder building, 22 stories tall on Wall and Nassau, is being torn down to clear space for a 32 story replacement. The largest structure ever demolished for a bigger one, watched daily by bankers and brokers as Bankers' Trust acquired the property and two adjoining lots.
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United Press
New York
Gillinder
Wall and Nassau
Bankers’ Trust Company
James Boys—Their Place in History at Seattle Theatre
A Seattle theatre program casts Jesse and Frank James and kin as heroic figures in a 19th century drama praising virtue amid outlaw legends. The piece contrasts public myth with grim reality, noting surviving brothers and descendants while debating whether dime novels erode or preserve their memory.
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Antipodes
St. Paul's
Kade Bridge
St. Louis
James Boys
Missouri
Seattle
Jesse James
van Dyke
Lees Summit
Jewsay James
Kansas City
Northfield
Minn
Grand Forks
N. C
Robin Hood
Dick Turpin
America
Quantrell
Will
Thas
Troy
Abyssinia
Washington
Grant
Bob Ford
Benedict Arnold
Girls Run the Elevators Now at University of Chicago
News item reports female students at the University of Chicago have displaced two male elevator operators in the dormitory shuttle service to Green and Foster halls. No men are allowed above the first floor. the dismissed workers were elderly and the union demands the women join.
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My United Frees
Chicago
University of Chicago
Green and Foster
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