Dewey the Manila Bay hero dies at home
Admiral George Dewey, famed for the victory at Manila Bay and Civil War service, died quietly at his home after a long career marked by naval leadership, defense planning, and public service. His devoted wife stood by his bedside in his final days.
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George Dew
Manila Bay
United Maton
Alb
Dewey
Washington
Naval Removal Board
Ouroimas
Ile Dole Hite
Darwin
Seneral
Inet
Mle Hite
Furtu
Admiral Dewey Triumphs At Manila Bay In 1898
A garbled retrospective recalls Admiral George Dewey’s Manila Bay victory during the Spanish American War. It notes his decisive naval actions, destruction of ships, and rapid land advance, marking a pinnacle in a long career before drifting into unrelated biographical fragments.
Aviators Reported Near La Doles in Sonora
Lieutenant Merry G. Winkup and Lieutenant W. A Muberteem, fort aviators, were sighted Wednesday near La Doles Koanra, about three miles northeast. A separate note mentions a wartime committee reviewing a leak in York district.
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Sonora
Yuma, Arit
Coronel Merry G. Winkup
W. A Muberteem
Oringlow
Marth
la Doles
Koanra
Warhingys
Bnenuial
York
0Ce
Lawson Names Men Higher Up In Leak Scandal
Washington D C Lawson testifies before the howe rulee committee alleging Secretary McAdoo banker Pliny Fisk and Senator Howry involved in a rock gambling pool and leaks The names include W W Prine Tumulty Archibald White and others Lawson claims confidential sources and calls for investigation while Henry denies any knowledge or involvement.
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Washington
Thomas W. Lawson
Howe Rulee Committee
Dhat Wilson
Lawson
MicAdou
Pliny Fisk
New York
Uint
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Count von Bernstorf
W. W. Prine
White House
Pliny Pink
Lawson Ald
Archibald 8 White
Henry
Mud Wlaw
Lansing
Beaween
Bernard Darnehl
Will Street
Lawaon
Oothine
Bus Plunges Into Thread Creek, Four Die
A bus with four passengers crossed Thread Creek near Were Monday and broke through the top, drowning all aboard. Reports to the police indicate a fatal accident with four fatalities and no survivors.
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Creek
Filot
Mieh
Thread Creek
Pollo
Prince Peter of Greece as potential king regent
Eight year old Prince Peter son of Prince George of Greece may be crowned king if allies dethrone King Constantine. Eleutheros Venizelos discussed as regent as plans hinge on postwar decisions and stability in Greece.
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Peter
George
Greece
Eleutheroe Venizelos
Billboard regulation upheld in 1911 street plan dispute
Washington Chicago billboard rule requiring consent of more than half the property owners was sustained by the supreme court. London socialist leader Karl Liebknecht sentenced to four and a half years hard labor and banishment from Berlin, per a Central News dispatch.
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Washington
Chicago
Supreme Court
Bocialiet
London
Karl Liebpecht
Wader
Berlin
Mexicans Informed of Commission Dissolution and Policy Shifts
The Mexican-American Joint Commission dissolved after four months of talks. Secretary Lane and American members J. R. Mott and Judge George Gray told Mexican officials that Ambassador Meteher should be dispatched and U S troops from Chihuahua withdrawn. The issue then reverted to President Wilson with implied possibilities.
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New York
Mexico
United States
Interior
Lane
J. R. Mott
George Gray
Wilson
Meteher
Chihuahua
Pershing
Dog Ends Mystery as Armour Body Is Found Near Glorietta
Clyde Armour who vanished October 23 near an automobile trip was found dead Sunday near Glorietta New Mexico. A dog dragged a human bone to a ranch house guiding rescuers to the mutilated remains later identified by an automobile repair receipt. E W Blancett was arrested in Friday Harbor Washington and is en route to Albuquerque in custody. Nevada legislature opens its twenty eighth session in Carson City January 16 with Democrats in control of the lower house and Nye county’s B D Luce elected speaker. Senate salary cuts and farmer loan board reductions are noted in Washington. Oregon Senate antialien land bill is introduced amid tensions with Japan.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Clyde Armour
Glorietta
E.W. Blancett
Armour
Vriday Harbor
Wash
Albuquerque
Nevada
Carson City
Nev
B. D. Luce
Nye County
Senate
A. W. Keddie
Churchill County
Wyoming Senate Advances Constitutional Amendment Proposal
The Wyoming Senate has passed and sent to the House a proposal for a constitutional amendment to the people of the state. The measure, on the record as an 1818 error in the text, now moves to the House for consideration.
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Cheyenne
Wio
Wyoming Senate
Howae
Two Burn to Death in Chicago North Side Fire
Two residents die in a North Side Chicago house fire. Victims include Carl Hottcher, 70, and Hans Thompson, 33, a teamster. Fire destroys dwelling as authorities investigate cause and safety factors.
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Chicago
Carl Hottcher
Glich
Hans Thompson
Villa Flees Toward Parral in Pursuit by Murgula Forces
El Paso dispatches report Villa fled toward Parral with followers of General Margula as Carranza troops under General Francisco Murgula pursue. Murgula, aboard a locomotive captured at Jimenez, reconnoitered nine miles toward Parral. Villa partisans dispute the Jimenez battle report, though private telegrams corroborate a victory.
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el Paso
Texas
Parral
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Francisco Murgula
Villa
Murgula
Serrano Bravo
Jiminex
Jimenez
Simones
West Honors Noted Scout Col William P Cody Buffalo Bill
West mourns Col William P Cody Buffalo Bill as thousands gather to honor the man who helped shape its history. Governors lieutenant governor and officials from three states attend with U S Army fraternal groups and many others paying tribute to the prairie icon.
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Denver
West
William P. Cody
Buffalo Bill
United States Arty
Grand Army of the Republic
Widow of Morgan Fights Heir’s Suit Over Estate
Mrs Yuki Kato Morgan widow of George D Morgan faces a lawsuit by Morgan relatives seeking control of the estate valued at about 481325 dollars left to her in trust. The case links to a cousin of J Pierpont Morgan and flags a contested fortune.
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Mra
Yuki Kato Morgan
George D. Morgan
Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cody Estate Valued at 65,000 in Denver
The estate of Colonel William Cody who died here last week and had been valued in the past at over 100000 is appraised by Judge W Le Wall at not to exceed 65000. May Hear Wilson Over Phone. Washington telephonic inaugur al address listening likely March 1.
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Cody
Denver
Wi‘am
W. le Wall
Wilson
Washington
Turmoil on multiple fronts as Roumania gains ground
Reports say Roumanians captured trenches along the Moldavian frontier and took a Roumanian town near Bralla while Bulgarians seized a monastery near Buzeau and Sereth. British forces attacked Serre on the Somme, Russians repelled in Moldavia, and a Russian fleet raided the Black Sea sinking forty Turkish ships bound for Constantinople.
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Sereth
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Kasino
Salnie
Nihaies
Bralla
Buzeau
Oitue
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Riga
Serre
Somme
France
Lake Babi
Chaulnes
Stravina
Woolgrowers Meet in Zion Endorses Wool Standard
Salt Lake City January 10 13 woolgrowers national convention endorses standardization of wool and petitioning for a definite standard for sale on American markets. They urge Congress to appropriate 300000 to aid in controlling predatory animals and for state appropriations, urge experiments on chemical feeding of range sheep, condemn the House agriculture committee for cutting 20000 for an experimental farm, and pledge support to the interior secretary. They call for flockmasters to have wool graded at shearing pens and endorse the forests program affecting sheep industry.
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Salt Lake City
National Convention of Woolgrowers
Department of Agriculture
Congress
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Agricultural Committee
House of Representatives
Washington
Senate Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Denver Woman Kills Husband in Fashionable District
Mrs Stella A Smith told police details leading to the fatal shooting of her husband John L Smith in their Denver home on Saturday. Authorities say she reported threats to tear her clothing and harm her, and that he planned to kill her and her daughter Mildred Moore.
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Denver
Stella Ai. Smith
John L. Smith
Oklahoma House Passes McCollister Cigarette Prohibition
Oklahoma City report notes the Oklahoma House of Representatives votes 79 to 21 to pass the McCollister antismoking bill. The measure would prohibit selling cigarettes within the state, aiming to curb tobacco access and use.
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Oklahoma City
House of Representatives of
Oklahoma
McCollister
Oklahomna
Its Class free list suspended pamphlets catalogues
The exchange notes pamphlets hanging up to denote articles not subject to duty. The speaker observes that the free list is suspended, describing a catalog of exemptions and the catalogues for non taxable items.
Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti for hungry children
An advertisement extols Skinner Mfg. Co. macaroni and spaghetti as delicious, economical, and nutritious for children. It claims strong bones and muscles, calmness compared to meat, and invites mothers to request a free cookbook from Skinner in Omaha Nebraska.
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Skinner
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Adv
Revival Quip Sparks Laugh Over Perfect Man and Wife
A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph item recalls an evangelist asking if anyone has seen a perfect man or woman. A tall woman stands and quips that she has heard much about her husband’s first wife, implying imperfect spouses in a lighthearted exchange.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Few Now Care to Walk In The Automobile Era
The passage notes that the automobile's prominence has erased walking as a leisure or healthful activity. Only brief, utilitarian or hurried strolls remain, while pleasure walking has virtually vanished, leaving walking a mostly nuisance amid modern transport.
Do Not Be Envious Crush envy from Your Heart
The passage urges readers to root out envy by recognizing the envious suffer pain at joys of others. It notes envy spoils pleasure, makes others’ perfections appear odious, and mocks happiness, urging a moral turn away from jealousy.
Diplomacy and costly explanations cited in social chatter
In a light conversational note, Knicker asks what ails us now while Bocker jokes about the burden of explanations. The quip shifts to fashion and domestic matters with mention of Lady fingers and engagement rings as prevailing items.
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Bocker
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