Gorgas Responds to Call for Rand Sanitation Upgrades
Colonel William C. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal Commission, has accepted an invitation from the Rand Chamber of Mines to improve sanitation works on the Rand, pending approval by the U.S. government.
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Associated Press
Johannesburg
South Africa
William C. Gorgas
Panama Canal Commission
Chamber of Mines
Rand
United States
Murderer of Young Girl Found With Throat Cut
The body of George Winkfield, accused of murdering Estill Potter, age unknown, was found in the Missouri River. Winkfield’s throat was cut and authorities believe he took his own life after the crime. An earlier report noted he saddled a horse for the girl before the incident.
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Associated Press
Lexington
George Winkfield
Estill Potter
Missouri River
Former Naval Academy Instructor Henri Marion Dies
Culver Indiana reports Professor Henri Marion thirty years instructor of modern languages at the United States Naval Academy died after a general decline in a local hospital. He served as the official interpreter for the Jones body return from France in 1906 and authored works on John Paul Jones along with several French and Spanish textbooks. He is survived by his widow and son Ensign Paul Marion aboard the Kansas. Mrs Marion travels in Europe.
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Paul Marion
United States Navy
The
Kansas
Attacker Sought After Woman Is Struck Down
A man attacked a woman on the road then cut her throat. Armed citizens had searched for him in connection with the case, with authorities pursuing leads as residents remained alert.
Jewelers Association Agrees to Sherman Law Decree
Washington August 15 An agreed civil anti trust decree against the National Wholesale Jewelers Association will be entered in New York Felix H Levy representing the association reached the agreement with Attorney General McReynolds The case resembles lumber trust prosecutions where retailers were accused of interfering with direct sales from wholesalers to consumers The government does not seek dissolution but a decree of stringent injunctions to meet Sherman law demands
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Associated Press
Washington
National Wholesale Jewelers’ Association
New York
Felix H. Levy
Neral McReynolds
Lumber Trust
Last Bugle Calls Ended Civil War In Maryville
In Maryville Missouri two old buglers recall soundings that marked Union and Confederate ends. Nathaniel Sisson kept the Union tap at Appomattox while H P Childress, who rode with Lomax’s Cavalry, sounded assemble after the surrender but waited two hours amid skirmishing before the war ceased.
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Maryville
Appomattox
Nathaniel Sisson
Custer
H. P. Childress
Gettysburg
Richmond
Five Forks
Mr. Childress
Lynchburg
Appomattox Court House
Penn
Second Bull Run
Winchester
Fort Royal
Clear Creek
Fisher's Hill
Mount Jackson
Fort Republic
Harper's Ferry
Brandy Station
Mine Run
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Wilderness
Spottsylvania Court House
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Rosser
Childress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington City
Mr. Sisson
Aids
General Gordon
Lake Shore Sues General Film for Sherman Damages
Joseph H. Sampliner files in Cleveland federal court as assignee of Lake Shore Film and Supply Company alleging General Film Company formed a monopoly restraining trade. Damages sought total 303000 under the Sherman acts triple-damages provision.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
General Film Company of New York
Joseph H. Sampliner
Lake Shore Film and Supply Company
Lake Shore Concern
Lake Shore Company
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Motion Picture Patents Company
General Film Company
United States Film Company
Assae
Sampliner
Constipation Ad Warns of Ailments Behind Troubles
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy to constipation claiming it prevents a range of diseases and disorders. notes sale by all dealers.
Deer Rescued From Tree Trunk In Adirondacks
In Little Falls New York on August 15 witnesses Attorney W Earl Ward and James Fitzgerald reported a deer trapped head first in a hollow tree trunk along the Indian River in Hamilton County. After days of struggle and near injury the pair freed the animal using a large stick. the deer fled back into the woods exhausted but unharmed. The rescuers called it one of their most novel forest experiences.
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Little Falls
N. Y
Adirondacks
Earl Ward
James Fitzgerald
Indian River
Hamilton County
Messrs
Fitzgerald
Ward
Attorney Ward
Cotton Consumption in States Last Month
Washington Aug 15 The census bureau reports U S cotton consumed in July totaled 486 246 running bales up from 466 914 in June. On hand July St in manufacturing plants 1 032 548 bales and in independent warehouses 410 954 bales. Imports were 9 496 equivalent 600 pound bales and exports 140 710 bales. Active cotton spindles in July numbered 30 022 664.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Curfew clash sparks legal action at Healy's restaurant
Mayor Gaynor and District Attorney Whitman clash over a 1 o'clock curfew as Magistrate Deuel issues warrants for assault against Police Inspector John F. Dwyer and thirteen officers who ejected diners from Thomas Healy's after midnight. Dwyer and five officers arraigned and held. grand jury to probe. Acting Commissioner McKay bars further disturbances pending hearings.
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Associated Press
New York
Gaynor
Whitman
John F. Dwyer
Thomas Healy
Dwyer
Deuel
McKay
Healy
Mr. Whitman
Get A New Stomach For Twenty Five Cents
Digestit Tablets promise safe digestion and stomach relief for indigestion and dyspepsia. Trial package costs 25 cents and is guaranteed by your druggist with money-back option. Testimonials from Mrs J C Finfrock and W F Tilson praise eating foods once avoided. Advert says tablets digest food and renew stomach.
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J. C. Finfrock
Brooksville
van Antwerp
Mayor and Prosecutor Clash Over Liquor Tax Enforcement
Dispute erupts as Mayor Gaynor and District Attorney Whitman trade blame over enforcing liquor tax rules at hotels and bars. McKay is told to enforce only while opposed, and Whitman says it was not his duty to advise the police on the law.
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McKay
Whitman
Gaynor
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Mobile, Ala
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
VIA
Chicago
City Ticket Office
South Royal Street
H. E. Jones, JR
New York City
Fifth Ave
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D. P. Ritchey, Prop
Perpetual Care
Pine Crest
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Mobile
American Securities. Co
ST. Joseph Street
Bell
Dauphin Street
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Oatal Bock
State of
Windsor
Albert E. Reynolds
Colden A. Brown
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