Peace moves in Balkans meet tough problems
Reports from Constantinople note serious hurdles in peace efforts as war weariness grows and the Red Crescent plans nine hospitals in key cities while authorities push to ease excessive regional loans. The U S comptroller seeks to curb unsafe loans and bring banks within legal limits, with potential charter revocation.
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Constantinople
Tur
Scutari
Washington
Murray
Treasury
Government Land to Be Leased for Coal Development
Interior officials advocate leasing 2480 acres of government coal lands in Wyoming to private interests instead of traditional allotment or sale. The plan, described as a test, aims to gauge feasibility and could shift federal public land policy if successful. Van H. resistant director of the bureau travels to Wyoming to finalize details.
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Govf
van H
Bub
Wyoming
Wyo
Riley Birthday Observed by State Poets
The United States Press Man James Whitcomb Riley celebrated his 59th birthday with emerald observances across the state. Citizens praised his kindly view and good health compared with a year ago, noting widespread goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Press
James Whitcomb Riley
Castoria Cure and Clerical Echoes in Old Paper Snippets
The clipping blends ads and jokes: Castoria advertised as a safe remedy for children while a note about Fletcher’s Castoria appears. A feature highlights Rev Miss Ina L. Morgan as a young pastor in New England and a humor anecdote contrasts a minister and a physician brother.
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Ina L. Morgan
The
Methodist Church of
Georgetown and
Arrowsie, Me
New England
John W. Hamilton
Worcester
Marines Drive Rebels Near Masaya in Nicaragua Fight
In a gallant assault, U S Marines and bluejackets drove General Zeledon and his forces from Coyotepec and Barrancas hills near Masaya Nicaragua. Four Marines were killed and several wounded. The action opened the way for further operations as U S forces push toward objectives in the region.
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Washington
Jeader
General Zeledon
Coyotepec
Barrancas Hijls
Masaya
United States
War Fever Breaks Out at Constantinople
War reports from Constantinople indicate rising tension with Nazim Pasha named supreme commander as cabinet changes loom. Rumors of hostilities on the Bulgarian frontier persist along with reports of Turkish casualties, looting, and bomb use in affected villages.
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Con
Constantinople
Nazim Pasha
Kirk-Kilisheb
Porte
Varna
Aidon
Burghas
Dialogue on a Son's Path to Writing Fame
A terse exchange discusses a son who has gone to college to study writing. The parent questions whether he will earn money from authorship, while another speaker notes the son now does little beyond writing.
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Jonah
Clergyman Testimony on Dodds Kidney Pills
Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered dropsy with swelling fatigue and cold limbs. After using five boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he felt restored. He later reaffirmed his faith in the remedy and recommended contacting Rev Heslop. Dodds Kidney Pills 50 cents per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Free household hints music national anthem recipes. Ady
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Edmund Heslop
Wigton
Dodds Kidney
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Ady
Getting Along Fine at School Progress Inquiries
Parents ask about child progress after several weeks of school as a mother on Harrison Boulevard discusses her child’s schooling and progress with friends over lunch.
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Harrison Boulevard
Remark on Jock Anderson's Drinking Recalled by Third Party
A London Mail remark recalls a memory where a third party asked if Jock Anderson ever drank. The reply called him drunk noting the last time they were together Jock was so drunk the speaker could not see him.
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Jock Anderson
Jock
London Mail
Helen Keller to Join Schenectady Board of Public Welfare
The noted blind and deaf author Miss Helen Keller will reside in Schenectady New York and the mayor will appoint her to the board of public welfare. Nicaraguan government troops retook Masaya from revolutionists with heavy losses on both sides 100 killed and 260 wounded among government forces.
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Helen Keller
Schenectady
N. Y
Board of Public Welfare
Masaya
Vegetable Fiber for Shoes Patented by Haverhill Shoeman
A Haverhill Massachusetts shoeman has patented a vegetable fiber for vamps and tops used in shoe manufacture. Some shoes have been made from the material which appears to be a good substitute for leather. The woven fiber allows air to penetrate for warm weather wear and is claimed to be waterproof.
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Haverhill
Mass
Washington notices Nicaragua privation reports move to state dept
Central American warfare stories reveal famine among women and children in Nicaragua. Drought crippled crops and fruit supplies, intensifying war-time suffering as relief efforts fail to meet demand.
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Ing
Nicaragua
Washington
State Department
Favors Tax for Good Roads
Atlantic City New Jersey Harry Wanderson of Richmond Virginia addressing the American good roads congress urged a tax on automobiles by horsepower and taxes by weight and width for other vehicles. He called for use of convict labor in road building and federal control of interstate highways with state and county responsibility for roads.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harry Wanderson
Richmond
American Good Roads Congress
Equal Suffrage in 1914 Slogan at Missouri meeting
A called Missouri State Equal Suffrage association meeting in Sedalia adopted the slogan Equal suffrage for Missouri in 1914 and approved sending a delegation to Jefferson City in January and February to urge the legislature to submit a suffrage amendment to voters.
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Missouri
Sedalia
Missouri State Equal Suffrage Association
Jefferson City
Bank directors scarred by skylight fall in Hammond
225 pound Mary Copa fell through a bank skylight at Indiana Harbor National Bank in Hammond. She landed on a table unharmed after hanging clothes on a roof adjacent building and tripping through the skylight, causing a panic among directors who feared a bomb.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana Harbor
New China Currency Features Sun Yat Sen Portrait
The new Chinese dollars of the republic intrigue natives. Obverse bears English text and reverse Chinese text while the coin shows Dr Sun Yat Sen, founder of the republic. The piece highlights the mingling of languages and the landmark portrait.
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China
Chinese Republic
Sun Yat Sen
Republic
Canoe Proposal Ends in Capsize on River
A dramatic scene unfolds as a man proposed to a woman in a canoe. It is presumed she accepted, but the canoe capsized, washing away the moment. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is mentioned in a tangential fashion, while a quote from W. S Royston about trust among friends closes the fragment.
Miss Gould’s Private Car In West Shore Collision
Miss Helen Gould and companions were aboard a private car bound for Chicago when a West Shore train collided with a freight at Wendaston twenty miles east of Buffalo. The car occupants were badly shaken but none were injured.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Helen Gould
Gould
Chicago
West Shore
Wenda Station
Here
Threats to sacrifice European lives in Foo Chow
General Pung, demanding 450000 taels from authorities, threatens to kill European lives unless his terms are met. Mutinous troops, estimated 10000 to 20000, have been recalled from Hinghwa district to the north of Foo Chow amid long standing disorder.
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Anoy
China
Foo Chow
Pung
Hinghwa
College Men to Save the Crop in Fargo
Nearly 1,000 college and high school students in Sarec have been granted two weeks off to labor in harvest fields to salvage thousands of bushels of grain spoiled by recent wet weather. Fargo Commercial Club members will join the effort in the fields.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Rouse
State Barking Board
Hoyse
Gary
Ind
William’. Rugh
Ethel Smith
Fargo
N. D
Sarec Havr
Fargo Commercial Club
Macedonian steamer Macedonia commandeered on eve of voyage
The steamer Macedonia with 2000 passengers was seized by the Greek general at New York port. Passengers and baggage were hurried ashore while the ship prepared to sail to Philadelphia for ammunition. The consul general said the vessel would return to New York for Greek reservists and Balkan volunteers bound for possible war with Turkey.
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New York
Macedonia
Pteraeus
Philadelphia
Greece
Balkan States
Tur
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Aids Constipation In Children
The ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for children with digestive issues. It recommends a bedtime teaspoonful for natural morning bowel movements and warns against harsh purgatives. A 50 cent bottle is available, with a larger family size for one dollar, by mailing for a trial bottle.
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W. B. Caldwell
West St
Monticello
Diamond in the rough or a Jasper
A dialogue compares a new young man to a gem calling him a Jasper rather than a diamond. The exchange suggests potential yet uneven development in his polish and classification.
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Nan
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