News in Brief Roundup of 1915 era items across regions
Mary Ann Crabtree dies in New York mother of Lot ta the retired actress. The Burlington plans shop force expansion at Plattsmouth. Maryland fruit growers report frost damage to crops. Iowa inmates average meal cost under four cents. St Louis brewers push Sunday closing with full law enforcement. President on hunting trip will not stop in Nebraska returning to Washington. Burglary at Cincinnati Dayton Toledo rail station and store yields 800 to 1000 dollars. Iowa Retail Grocers convention program set for Council Bluffs. Diamonds worth 2000 stolen from Deutsch Jewelry in Cleveland. Rumors US mediation in Russia Japan talks circulate. Curtis writes on Mississippi documents about Aaron Burr. Commander Briggs acquitted by Manila court-martial. National association letter carriers to receive annuity fund support. Delcasse resigns over Moroccan troubles. urge to stay. President’s party at Deep Red creek includes photographer for hunt article. NYC health board panel: cerebro-spinal meningitis contagious. quarantine cases. Western league appoints umpires for season. US Supreme Court balks at New York bakery ten hour day. Frank Faille named Porto Rico attorney general. New York Central electric locomotive sets speed record near Croton. Berlin Princess Alexandra von Isembourg Buendung en Waeschters castle jailed three weeks. Chicago federal agents arrest Benzoin on lottery charges linked to Mexico. Nigrella appeal rejected. prize ship and cargo confiscated. Garfield questions Standard Oil tax schedule in Kansas. Chaffee to inspect southern and western posts with staff. Explosion at Braddock furnaces kills four. three fatally hurt. Greater Pittsburgh bill signed consolidating Pittsburgh and Allegheny City. Dakota Central to underground wires at Aberdeen. London Graphic notes West End gains from noble marriage to Ampartian heiresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Iowa
St Louis
Nebraska
Washington
Cincinnati, Dayton & Toledo
Iowa Retail Grocers’ Association
Council Bluff
Cleveland
Ohio
Deutsch Jewelry Company
William E. Curtis
Mississippi
Aaron Burr
John B. Briggs
United States Navy
Manila
National Association
Delcasse
France
Deep Red Creek
New York City Health Board
O'Neill
Robert Caruthers
Chicago
James Burns
Paterson
N. J
Harry Mace
Justice Peckham
Supreme Court of the
Texas
Porto Rico
New York Central
Croton
New York
Berlin
Alexandra von Isembourg
Joseph Benzoin
Benzoin
Mexico
Nigrella
Tsushima
Korea
Garfield
Standard Oil
Kansas
Chaffee
Humphrey
Slutcheon
Edgar Thompson
Braddock
Pennypacker
Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Dakota Central Telephone Company
Aberdeen
London Graphic
West End
End of the Grip Triumphs with Pink Pills
Mr. William A. Newman of Sagrada Missouri recounts a severe grip case eight years ago with deafness head and stomach pains. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with delivering relief and full recovery after trying doctors and other remedies.
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Newman
Grip
Mr. Newman
Hoe
William A. Newman
Camden County
Sagrada
Missouri
Debate Over Christianity Drowns Out Practice
A number of people prefer arguing about Christian doctrine to living the faith, with many prioritizing debate over daily religious practice and communal duties.
Wheat yields and farm practices in Alfred Wilson report
Alfred Wilson from Indian Head Saskatchewan notes two fields on his home farm. Field 1 yielded 387 bushels per acre with a profit of 2453 dollars after expenses. Field 2, an 80 acre stubble field, yielded 25 bushels per acre with a profit of 18.85 dollars per acre. He states total on farm includes 19,500 bushels of wheat and 5,000 to 6,000 of oats and barley.
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Indian Head
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Ccee
Ccs
Ceee
At &Sc
Alfred Wilson
Government of Canada
Racing In Abyssinia Opens With Emperor’s Horse Winning
The first racing meeting in Abyssinia was held at Adis Abeba. The chief event was won by one of Emperor Menelik’s horses. An advertising notice promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch, highlighting a 16 oz package for 10 cents and its no stick performance, urging buyers to demand Defiance.
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Abyssinia
Adis Abeba
Emperor Menelik
Defiance
Tragedy at Fort Douglas Ends with Officer's Suicide
At Fort Douglas near Salt Lake City Captain W A Raibourn of the Twenty Ninth Infantry killed Lieutenant William H Point with a 45 caliber pistol and then shot himself. Raibourn, 35, had sent a resignation that was not accepted and had been drinking amid rumors of a court martial. The two men had served together in the Philippines and were close colleagues.
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Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Raibourn
W. A. Raibourn
Twenty-ninth Infantry
William H. Point
Twentyninth Infantry
Point
Ralbourn
Patbourn
Ratbourn
Lieutenant Point
Captain Raibourn
Post Hospital
Oakland City
Ind
Chicago
Washington
Army
Ralfhourn
Philippines
Washington Captain Raibourn and Lieutenant Point Noted
Captain Raibourn of Indiana born 1869 rose from enlisted ranks to second lieutenant of the Fourth Infantry on Oct 31 1894 and joined the Twenty ninth Infantry in May 1901. Lieutenant Point born 1876 New Jersey enlisted August 1893 and served from Iowa, later an officer in the Fifty first Town regiment during the Spanish American War.
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Washington
Raibourn
Indiana
Fourth Infantry
Twentyninth Infantry
Point
New Jersey
Iowa
First Cavalry
Ready for Fight Sailors Report Kamranh Bay Action
Advices from Kamranh bay say twenty Japanese warships passed the bay between 8 and 9 pm on April 23. Two ships loaded with rice bound for Japan have been captured by the Russian squadron. Russian officers claim Admiral Rojestvensky aims to fight Admiral Togo and vanquish or sink the Japanese squadron. Details of the coming conflict are given to his officers. Firing at sea was heard again at Kamranh bay Sunday morning with faint reports. The Diana crew remains at large nullifying earlier claims of joining Rojestvensky. The Diana commander is paroled and reports to the French commandant. The Diana’s machinery parts are aboard the Reboutable.
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Saigon
Cochin-China
Kamranh Bay
Japan
Rojestvensky
Togo
Russia
Carnegie Grants Ten Million for Professors Pensions
Andrew Carnegie donates ten million dollars in United States Steel 5 percent first mortgage bonds to fund retiring pensions for university college and technical school teachers in the United States Canada and Newfoundland. The gift is to be held by a board of trustees with Nov 15 as the initial meeting date. Vanderlip and Dr. Pritchett selected to gather data and present plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
United States
Canada
Newfoundland
United States Steel Corporation
Pritchett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vanderlip
Carnegie
Board of Trustees
New York City
Federal injunction ends street clashes in Chicago teamsters strike
The U S government joined the Chicago teamsters dispute by a circuit court injunction secured by Employers' Teaming Co. It bars picketing and blocking non union workers while authorizing enforcement. The order was posted on wagons and reduced street rioting aided by a late storm.
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Chicago
American Railway Union
United States
Teamsters
C. C. Kholsaat
United States Circuit Court
West Virginia
Panama Railway Cuts Harbor to Colon Fare to Twenty
The executive committee of the Panama Railway reduces transport rate for Isthmian Canal employers from 25 to 20 dollars between New York and Colon. Chairman Shonts names EB Benson, general auditor for Isthmian Canal affairs and the Panama Railroad, to oversee the matter. Benson, a Massachusetts native, began railroading in 1871 with the Chicago Burlington and Quincy. He later audited for the Oregon Railway and Navigation and most recently managed Southern Pacific accounts in Texas.
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Washington
Panama Railway Company
New York
Colon
Shonts
EB. S. Benson
Panama Railroad Company
Benson
Massachusetts
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific Lines
Funeral of Joe Jefferson Laid to Rest in Sandwich
Joseph Jefferson's funeral at Bay View cemetery in Sandwich drew Cape Cod friends, five sons, and about 100 villagers. The commitment service was read and the grave was lowered with only Charles B. Jefferson remaining to observe. A night guard was posted and will stay for several days.
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Buzzards Bay
Mass
Joseph Jefferson
Bay View
Sandwich
Cape Cod
Mr. Jefferson
Charles B. Jefferson
Mexican minister Zenit to become ambassador to Washington
MFNICO CITY reports that Senor Zenit the Mexican minister to Austria will be promoted to the Mexican ambassadorship in Washington, a notable advancement in diplomatic postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mfnico
Senor Zenit
Austria
Washington
Final Roll Call Stricken on the Train from Boston to Washington
General Fitzhugh Lee retired U S A died at Providence hospital after an apoplectic attack on a train en route from Boston to Washington. He was 68 and conscious most of the day, dying peacefully after 9 pm with family and doctors nearby. His heart and soul were devoted to the Jamestown exposition.
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Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
Providence Hospital
Boston
Lee
General Lee
Daniel Lee
Dr. Montgomery
Dorsey
Edie
Kean
George Lee
Philippines
Brown
Pacific
Committee Calls Vining to Testify on Rail Rate Rules
E P Vining once headed Union Pacific traffic will testify before the Senate interstate commerce committee next week. Senator Millard arranged the appearance locating Vining in Boston where he now lives after retirement. Chairman Elkins requested his testimony hoping for weighty input on rate regulation.
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Omaha
Washington
E. P. Vining
Union Pacific
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Millard
Vining
Boston
Bigelow Gives Up His Home in Milwaukee
Frank G Bigelow the prominent banker lost possession of his Astor Street mansion as Wisconsin Trust and Security Company acts as receiver for the Bigelow estate. He and his family moved to Gordon Bigelow's home at 490 Marshall Street while a new schedule of assets and liabilities is prepared, likely in a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Frank G. Bigelow
Astor Street
Wisconsin Trust and Security Company
Bigelow
Mr. Bigelow
Chinaman Commits Death By Own Action in Kansas City
Mo-Jaco Ott a Chinese merchant in Kansas City killed himself Sunday by chewing opium after heavy losses from horse race bets. He had gambled away his $5,000 fortune since becoming hooked at Elm Ridge over the past year and lost $2,000 last week before police found him on a vividly colored blanket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jaco Ott
Ott
Elm Ridge
Reverend Van Doren Credits Dean’s Kidney Pills
A Fond du Lac Presbyterian minister reports kidney disorder relief after using Dean’s Kidney Pills. He describes days confined to the house, then general improvement and eased pain. Pills priced 50 cents and sold by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
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Jacob D. van Doren
Sixth Street
Fond du Lac
Wis
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Liberty and Education in Texas Independence
A Texas revolt passage claims Mexico failed to establish any public education system despite vast public domain. It argues that without educated citizens civil liberty and self government cannot endure. The quotation stresses education as essential to political vitality and governance.
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Texas
Mexico
First Uses of Perfumery Through Antiquity
The article traces perfumery from sacred, respectful offerings in ancient cultures to later associations with luxury and sensual indulgence. It notes perfumery’s continuity to modern times as a survival of enduring impulses and artistry.
Primitive Corn Grinding in Babylonian Era Mills
Description of ancient grain grinding using two circular flat stones with a moving upper stone on wooden pivots, turned by two wooden handles in Babylonian times.
Discovery Claims Diabetes Cure in Texas Man
Clayton Texas May 1 Special That a genuine cure for Diabetes has been discovered is the opinion of Mr H Bailey. He says Dodd's Kidney Pills is the best remedy for Diabetes and the only one that has ever been discovered that will cure Diabetes. He has taken seven boxes and is now able to work. He believes strict diabetes diet would have completed the cure. Dodd's Kidney Pills are claimed to have cured hundreds of Diabetes cases and never failed on kidney diseases from backache to Bright's Disease.
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Clayton, Tex
H. Bailey
Dodd
Bright
Calif businessman funds Marysville library building
John Q. Packhard, a wealthy Californian, is financing a $75,000 library building in Marysville California to honor where he began his career and life. The project underscores his philanthropy and ties to the city.
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John Q. Packhard
Marysville
Cal
Protests Against Georgia Rail Rate Cut Proposal
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Order of Railway Conductors and unions for blacksmiths machinists telegraphers boilermakers railway train men carpenters joiners clerks and car men opposed J Pope Brown the Georgia Railroad Commission plan to cut passenger rates from three to two cents per mile The attorney hired warned the move would hurt state prosperity reduce railroad jobs and wages The Travelers Protective Association joined cautions fewer trains and poorer service would follow.
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Atlanta
J. Pope Brown
Georgia Railroad Commission
Georgia
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The
Travelers’ Protective Association
Charitable Deed Reframed As Everyday Gesture
Readers note a recurring mention of a generosity act that blends into daily life, portraying a donation as a routine kindness rather than a standout event. The piece highlights how persistent charity language can normalize giving.
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Prospectus
In a Pinch Use ALLEN'S FOOT EASE a powder that cures painful smarting nervous feet and in growing nails. It makes new shoes easy and is a cure for sweating feet. Sold by all druggists 25c Trial package free A S Olmsted Le Roy New York
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Quote on freedom and control in personal relations
A terse reflection argues that any person’s capacity to annoy defines the speaker’s subjugation, noting that annoyance becomes a measure of dominance and servitude in interpersonal dynamics. This philosophical line frames power as relational and subjective.
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Mary Ann Crabtree
Lotta
Burlington
Plattsmouth
Tragegy
Joe Jefferson
U. S
Dence
Singhune
Lane
Lanen
O. F
Woodward, le Roy
N.Y
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