Mrs Elizabeth Milbank Anderson Gifts 650000 to Welfare Lab
New York March 21 The gift of 650000 by Mrs Elizabeth Milbank Anderson to the Organization for Improving the Condition of the Poor is the largest to any similar social welfare body aside from separate foundations. It funds experimental laboratories to test preventive social measures and aims to foster cleanliness proper food supply and public services. The plan includes public baths hot lunches for school children laundries and bakeries in congested districts and expanded facilities for treating physical defects in students.
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We Eiseates Press
York
Sharch
Elizabeth Milbank Anderson
New York
Ast
Russell Sage Foundation
Poison and Blood Purification Cure Promoted in Ad
An newspaper advertisement touts Smith's Blood and Liver Syrup as a permanent cure for poison pain ulcers boils pimples and rheumatism. It claims blood purification and body recovery, lists symptoms and urges purchases from Van Antwerp Drug Co Mobile Alabama at $1 per bottle or six bottles with directions.
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Smith
Mobile
Ala
van Antwerp Drug CO
Royal J
Dauphin Streets
Express
Miltonic verse tale in archaic modern prose
A fragmented text about John Milton and poetry money, suggesting a conflict between artistic worth and material reward. It references a sale price of fifty dollars, a wife, and a sense of distant royal past. The passage reads as garbled OCR with mismatched names and hints at poetic bargain and personal strain.
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John Milton
John
James
Nate
Jimeron
Right Behind the Band
A quirky headline notes a question about being constipated appearing behind a band scene. The brief item suggests a humor or advice angle but lacks further context or names.
Fortune Found In Girls Corset In New Orleans Case
A three cornered fight over possession of money and valuables seized from Antonio Musica and family amid alleged invoice frauds. The public administrator seeks the assets as no claimant is known, while the bankers oppose transfer and may seek New York custody. Grace Musica’s corset contains eighteen thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Antonio Musica
New York
Musica
Public Administration
Theard
District Court
American Bankers’ Association
Grace
Louise Musica
Antonio
Grace Musica
Musicas
Official denial of intervention in Huerta loan talks
New Orleans March 21 officials deny Mexican government officials indicated American intervention would follow if Huerta cannot float a foreign loan in Paris. Consul general Dr. P Ornelas cites a dispatch from Francisco De La Barra saying such reports are false and malicious. Government remains supported domestically and by state governments.
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New Orleans
Huerta
France
P. Ornelas
Mexico
Francisco de la Barra
de la
Dr. Ornelas
Ban Ho
Paris
The
Republic
Bank
Suffragette Hocken Trial Portrays Armed Activism
Miss Olive Hocken the militant suffragette faces trial after the Hampton golf pavilion arson claim. Exhibits reveal a cache of weapons including wire cutters acids hammers ropes and pole climbers from a London arsenal and a sack drop from the golf links. A letter from Mrs Pankhurst urging lawless acts is found among her correspondence.
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Associated Press
London
Olive Hocken
Hoe Hampton
Miss Hocken
Mie Houcken
Three Clark children die in Belmond gas fire
In Mason City Iowa on March 21 the three children of Mr and Mrs Joseph Clark of Belmond perished when their home burned after a gas explosion while the mother aided the fire in a coal stove. The mother suffered severe burns and is not expected to recover.
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Mason City
Joseph Clark
Belmond
Pennsylvania Grants Pensions to Confederate Soldiers
Harrisburg March 21 Under a resolution approved by Governor Tener the state offers pensions to soldiers who served in the Confederate army. The plan aims to aid veterans with recognition and support from Pennsylvania authorities.
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Harrisburg
Tener
Wind Storm Destroys Many Areas with Damaged Buildings
A severe wind and rain storm swept North Mississippi, West Tennessee, Southeast Kentucky, and North and East Arkansas, causing telegraph and telephone outages and property damage. No deaths reported. Birmingham’s Woodward Iron Company closed furnaces for repairs after heavy damage.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Hoxie
Ark
Fulton
Grenada
Water Valley
Senatobia
Birmingham
Ala
Woodward Iron Company
Pennsylvania Invites Civil War Veterans to Gettysburg 1863
The state will invite citizens now living in Pennsylvania to be guests at the Gettysburg semi centennial celebration in July. Transportation from any point in the state will be provided for attendees. The commission in charge is asked to arrange transport and lodging for Union veterans who enlisted in Pennsylvania but live outside the state, provided they reach the state border, and all other Pennsylvania residents who served in the Civil War are also invited.
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Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Commonwealth
Pope Pius Shows Rapid Improvement After Illness
In Rome on March 21 Associated Press reports Pope Pius is improving quickly. He was up most of the day for the first time since his indisposition, left his bedroom for the study, received Cardinal Merry del Val and other church officials, and took a meal in the dining room. He expressed interest in seeing former Mexican president Porfirio Diaz if he remains in Rome past Easter.
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Associated Press
Rome
Pius
Merry del Val
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Shoes for Guardsmen at Half Actual Cost
A plan offers army shoes under government inspection to enlisted militia men at half price about 1.50 per pair. States Maine Michigan Pennsylvania California Iowa have adopted it. Commanders purchase from authorized manufacturers with the state paying 1.50 per pair and 1.50 deducted from camp pay, allowing keep as personal property for those who perform duty in camp.
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Washington
Maine
Michigan
Pennsylvania
California
Iowa
Union
Trial of Watters W Pope in Superior Court
Fragmentary report notes a trial of Watters W Pope in a superior court setting. Details on charges or case status are unclear from the readable text.
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Miss. Anderson
Organization For Improving
Mrs. Jenn
Los Angeles
Jennie W. Davis
R. R. Davis
IE W. Davis
Lucretia
A. Orleans
Alabama
Hoxie, Ark
Mobile’s
Pope
Inter
McCallum and Kayser
Kayser
Senator
Marie
Rowena
Our Suit Department
Messaline
Watters W. . Pope
Ae Pepe Ae
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