Nations to join vast naval display at Hampton Roads
Washington reports a major international fleet gathering in Hampton Roads in 1915 to honor Panama Canal completion. Nations with varying naval strength may send squadrons or delegates, with a review by the president in Washington before the armada sails south toward Colon and then San Francisco for formal ceremonies.
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Washington
Hampton Roads
Eeues States
Panama Canal
Pacific
Navy Department
State Department
United States
Bryan
San Francisco
Cameron McR
Winslow
Congress
New York
Colon
Golden Gate
Burbank Joins the Eugenists in New View on Inheritance
In San Francisco on October 26 Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa said acquired characteristics are not transferable to humans and that future generations could fix better traits. He suggested ten generations could implant desirable attributes and curb degeneration amid social needs and pestilence concerns.
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San Francisco
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Burbank
Nics
Isaacs Named Lord Chief Justice in Britain
London Oct 20 Sir Rufus Isaacs the attorney general was officially announced as lord chief justice. He succeeds Baron Alverstone who recently resigned. Sir J A Simon solicitor general and Stanley Owen to deputy solicitor general were also named in the reshuffle.
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Associated Press
London
Rufus Isaacs
Baron Alverstone
J. A. Simon
Atneg
Stanley Owen
Japan Eyes Profit From Panama Canal Opening
Japan expects major gains in foreign trade as the canal opens eastern American ports to exports. New York and the eastern South American coast may see Japan’s china lacquerware and teas, with reduced freight costs and potential direct shipments to Brazil. Emigration and subsidies for steamship lines are discussed to boost western hemisphere markets.
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Tokio
Japan
Panama Canal
South
North America
European
Suez Canal
Panama
Suez
China
India
Mediterranean
Europe
Pacific
New York
South America
United States
San Francisco
Pacific Metropolis
Ministry of Commerce
Artment
Pacific Coast
Brazil
Brazil Jast
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Korea
Manchuria
Formosa
Spreading Rails on Big Four Causes Wreck
A Big Four southbound passenger train wrecked three miles south of Tiffin Ohio injuring three believed fatally and four seriously. Fireman Harry Day from Bellefontaine Ohio and A W Shraggins and James O'Brien of Tiffin were named among the seriously or fatally injured amid spreading rails blamed for the crash. A relief train and a farmhouse hospital treated passengers with minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Tiffin, O
Harry Day
Bellefontaine
Ohio
A. W. Shraggins
James O'Brien
Tiffin
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a General Tonic
The ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as possessing tonic properties of quinine and iron to drive out malaria enrich blood and build up the system. It claims general health benefits and is priced at 60 cents. The second sentence notes brides sometimes view the honeymoon as a home seeker's excursion.
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Grove
Negro Problems in the South debated at church meeting
Bishops Nelson of Atlanta and Gailor of Tennessee addressed the mass meeting at the Cathedral of St John the Divine under the American Church Institute for Negroes. They argued for education religion and moral progress for African Americans while noting literacy gains and ongoing challenges amid Reconstruction era debates.
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Associated Press
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
American Church Institute For Negroes
Nelson
Atlanta
Gailor
Tennessee
South
United States
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Gray Hair Darkening
An ad claims Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy darkens gray hair naturally without detection. It touts easy home use with a sponge or brush, claiming gray strands vanish by morning and dandruff and hair loss are reduced, touting a youthful appearance.
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Wyeth
War on Hookworm Opens Tonight in Alabama Tour
Dr Carl A Grote leads a campaign against hookworm in Alabama delivering talks in Crichton Mobile county Crichton Odd Fellows Hall and Prichard with free dispensaries for treatment to follow Lectures on prevention and treatment schedule with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised for adults and children at 50 cents
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Carl A. Grote
Alabama
Mobile County
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Crichton
Prichard
Filipinos Nominated for Philippine Commission Favorably Reported
The Senate committee on the Philippines chaired by Senator Hitchcock favorably reported four Filipino nominees for the Philippine commission. It was reported the president considered appointing five natives, but only four nominations were sent to the Senate, leaving American members with a majority if no further Filipino is appointed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Hitchcock
Wilson
Philippine Commission
Elipinos
Senate
Suffragettes disrupt London church services
Suffragettes interrupted services at St Pauls and St Lukes in London reciting a prayer for Mary Richardson and Annie Keney. Two women arrested for assaulting police after ejection from St Pauls, with fifteen American supporters joining the protest. Similar disruptions reported at Birmingham and Norwich cathedrals.
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London
St. Paul's
St Luke's
Kensington
Mary Richardson
Annie Keney
Th Cathedral
Militant Organization
Tto
New York
Eat Less Meat to Ease Back and Kidney Strain
A health advt urges reducing meat to ease back pain and kidney issues. It claims uric acid from meat overworks kidneys, causing distress, then promotes four ounces of Lemon Salts daily to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder problems.
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Brate Canal
Graham
National Biscuit Company
National Biscuit
ROCHE
BURKE
Undertakers
St. Joseph and
Tutt
Bishop of London
Father
Lume
G. Hardy Smith
ST. Michael Street
Mobile, Ala
Western Union
EEN Unic
Theo. N. Vail
Jon
THE
Western Union Telegraph Company
the Peoples Bank
Mobile
Ala
Mobile’s
Windsor Cafe
Barontinues
Albert E. Reynolds
Colden A. Brown
Dauphin Street
Britton
DR. F. L. Tapia
the Merchants Bank
ST. Francis Sts
Meridian
Inc
City Ticket Office
Royal ST
H. E. Jones, JR
Mobile Daily Item
Great Canal
Panama and the Canal
Willis J. Abbot
Octavo
A. Gan
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