Dr Mary Walker Dies at Oswego New York
Oswego New York February 22 Dr Mary Walker famed Civil War nurse and only woman to wear male attire by congressional consent died last night at Blodgett Corner Oswego after a long decline caused by a fall. She was born 1832 and championed dress reform advocating women's rights and medical practice with lectures and books. She flew public life with controversial views and a noted Molineux trial participation.
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Prohibition Debate Sparks Witty Exchange on Inebriate Care
In a Birmingham Age-Herald quip, a prohibitionist taunts that John Barleycorn is finished. The thoughtful man replies that while he is not in liquor, he runs a home for inebriates as an allied industry.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
John Barleycorn
Grand Rapids Man Seeks Name Change Over Hi Ball Mockery
Hiram Ball asks the court to allow a legal name change after persistent nickname annoyance. He says the boys call him Hi Ball and it vexes him, prompting the request in Boston Transcript reporting.
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Schenck Wardrake Pills Offer Constipation Aid
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Schenck's Wardrake Pills for relief from constipation and bilious disorders. The copy claims 80 years of use and features Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son of Philadelphia as the makers.
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British Empire Will Rule League Domination Warned
Senator Reed of Missouri told the Senate the League of Nations covenant will be dominated by the British Empire. He warned that if Britain loses control, Germanic powers could prevail and that the league risks Bolshevik influence and European Asiatic domination.
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Serving Thyself in Browning Verse
A compact excerpt reveals E B Browning ideas on self service and inner strength. The verse muses that even a child’s kiss can lift mood, and that aiding others returns benefit, making the reader self- served through deeds. The text reads as a reflective moral meditation.
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Lenine and Trotzky Disagree Over Ukrainian Conquests
Washington dispatch notes a Moscow dispute between Lenine and Trotsky. Lenine leans toward accepting allies demands while Trotsky protests, arguing Ukraine conquests supply food for the people amid bolshevik hardship.
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Explosion Kills One at Mobile Power Plant
An explosion and ensuing fire at the Mobile Electric Light Co power plant in Mobile Alabama left one man dead and 18 injured. The blast destroyed the plant causing an estimated loss of 300000 dollars.
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Mobile Electric Light Co
First pay drummer risks by French and Belgian voyage
In the Hazardous Occupation Class Rochester Post Express notes which risks insurance companies will regard as the first pay drummer who ships his goods to France and Belgium. The item concerns maritime trade and insurance assessment for dispatches to European markets.
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France
Belgium
Prominent Society Woman Stops Runaway Horse Save Children
Mrs. Charles Scribner Jr a noted New York society figure and horsewoman halted a runaway team in Lenox Massachusetts preventing harm to school children. Riding Ballyhooley she chased the horse to a stop near the school yard near Maple Manor New Marlborough.
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Wounded soldiers arrive in New York on transports
More than 1,300 wounded from French convalescent hospitals reached New York aboard the Henderson and Orizaba, the first of eight transports due today. The ships carried officers and men from multiple units, with vivid storm damage noted on the Henderson. Lieut. A. C. McDonald of Fitchburg earned the Croix de Guerre, recounting a daring hand to hand raid and capture of 53 Germans. The voyage also returned the body of Harvard’s Richard Norton and launched a memorial fund with a $300 subscription.
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Pantherville
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The Name Counts
A Wall Street man, after adding a full-blooded Guernsey to his dairy, obsesses over naming her. Amid talk of pedigree and milking records, a suggestion of America is rejected for fear she might go dry.
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America
Best in the World Remedy for Coughs, Foley's Honey and Tar
A. H. McDaniel of Lindside West Virginia praises Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy for lingering grip coughs. He says after using half a bottle, his condition improved and the medicine cleared irritated passages and soothed throat membranes.
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Dedication of Wesleyan Chimes at South College
The 1863 class presents new chimes at the university chapel during a dedication ceremony led by Dr. Albert Shaw. Hon. William P. Hubbard recalled the old chapel bell, five of seven surviving classmates attended, and Judge Barnard read a fitting poem. The audience sang old favorites as chimes rang and Dr. Harrington planned an evening program of songs.
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Wheeling
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Boston
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Hampden
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Old South College
America
Karl P. Harrington
Springfield beats Wesleyan in dominant 41 to 16 win
Springfield College defeated Wesleyan 41 to 16 as the home team overwhelmed the visitors with quick passing in the second half. Ben nett and O'Donnell led with 24 points in the final 20 minutes, while Edwards contributed strong defense. scoring also came from Travis Hartman Simms and Jacobson.
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Jews Not Bolsheviki Defended by Hughes in Springfield
The Springfield Republican reports Charles E. Hughes defends east side Jews against sweeping charges of bolshevism. He argues Russians view Jews unfairly as bolsheviki or capitalists and praises east siders who love this country and its institutions. The piece condemns indicting an entire race for the acts of a few.
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One Dubious Critic
A New York Sun editorial questions peace schemes that would erode U S sovereignty and the Monroe doctrine. It argues such plans would burden the United States with maintaining peace globally, restraining independence and economic dealings, and could hamper a free nation.
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Loss of US Officers and Soldiers in Siberia Reported
The New Democracy column in the New York Herald notes a reported loss of ten United States officers and 314 men in Siberia during conflicts with a government the allies seek to confer with at Princes' Island.
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Frisco Wee-Willie Meehan Heads East for Bouts
Frisco boxer Wee-Willie Meehan plans a return to the East with Lightweight Champion Benny Leonard, per a San Francisco report. Meehan, who beat Jack Dempsey in four rounds, seeks matches with eastern heavyweights.
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Jack Dempsey
Belgiums Claims for Reparations and Territorial Adjustments
The piece argues Belgium deserves generous reparations from Paris and seeks full independence with stronger eastern boundaries including possible transfers of small German territories. It supports internationalizing the lower Scheldt, securing Antwerp’s sea access, and readjusting Rhine and Vistula river borders under a League of Nations framework.
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Revision of military law on court martial procedure
The article argues for drastic reform of court martial rules stressing soldiers rights and justice. It notes the need to balance military necessity with due process and praises a committee of the American Bar Association for guidance. It cautions against extreme wartime sentences and calls for overhauling the system.
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