Drainage Canal Cited for Lower City Death Rates
The death rate from germ diseases in Chicago fell about 57 percent since the drainage canal opened, as Professor H. C. Adams of the University of Michigan testified in the government suit against the sanitary district. He also noted a 6 percent drop in air-disease deaths, attributing gains to the canal which channels sewage away from Lake Michigan, the city’s water supply.
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Chicago
H. C. Adams
University of Michigan
Sanitary District
Adams
Lake Michigan
University Band Sings All or None Over Trip Rule
Minnesota university band vows no music at football games unless all sixty members can travel with the team. Officials cite a conference rule limiting trip travel to thirty players and band members threaten no performances at home or away if the rule holds.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Triangle Waist fire owner found guilty fined twenty dollars
Max Blanck, co owner of the Triangle Waist Company, was found guilty of having the factory doors fastened on August 5 this year. He was fined twenty dollars for the offense related to the March 1911 blaze that killed 140 workers in New York.
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New York
Max Blanck
Triangle Waist Company
Spanish Nobles Burned to Death in Auto Crash Near Bordeaux
Two Spanish nobles, Marquis De La Calzada and Marquis De La Roca, died when their car struck a tree near Bordeaux. Marquis De La Calzada drove, the vehicle overturned as gasoline exploded and both were pinned beneath the wreckage. Marchioness De La Calzada was seriously injured.
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Associated Press
Bordeaux
France
Marquis de la Calzada
Marquis de la Roca
Marchioness de la Calzada
Here
International Congress Debates Curing Habitual Drunkards
In Milan on September 26 the congress discussed various methods to cure habitual drunkards during a day of sessions. The discussion focused on treatment approaches and practical applications in combating alcoholism.
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Associated Press
Milan
International Congress On
Old Folks Find Croxone Relieves All Kidney and Bladder Miseries
Sleep disturbing bladder weaknesses and other age related ailments are claimed to be relieved by Croxone. The ad states it soaks through walls to cleanse glands and cells, neutralizes uric acid, aids kidney filtration, and asserts quick, lasting results with a money back offer if it fails.
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Ven
Doherty Dies of Heart Failure After Wreck Grief
Charles J. Doherty 31, engineer of the Springfield Express second section on the New Haven Railroad, died at his home in New Haven from heart failure. The accident last June at Stamford which killed six people left him distressed by memories of the wreck. He leaves a wife and two young children and had been living in New Haven while working as a stationary engineer.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Charles J. Doherty
Springfield Express
Stamford
Doherty
Sting of Wasp Proves Fatal in Cornwall
In Trewardathenic Cornwall England on September 26 Lady Molesworth formerly Miss Jane C Frost daughter of Brigadier General D M Frost of St Louis United States Army died from a wasp sting that struck the jugular vein. She married in 1875 to Sir Lewis Shas Molesworth who died in 1912. The sting caused her death within twenty minutes.
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Associated Press
Trewarthenic
Cornwall
England
Lady Molesworth
Jane C. Frost
D. M. Frost
St. Louis
Lewis SS Shas Molesworth
Northeaster Warning Issued For Gulf And Texas Coast
Forecaster Albert Ashenberger reports a small craft warning from Washington. A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is seen near the South Texas coast with expected strong northeast winds through Thursday night.
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Albert Ashenberger
Washington
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Saxo Salve Clears Pimples and Eczema Claims
Miss Bertha Timmerman of Salisbury Centre New York reports severe facial pimples and eczema cleared after using Saxo Salve. The ad claims rapid improvement and a money back guarantee from Van Antwerp Drug Corp Mobile Alabama, with a pitch for blood purifiers and strength tonic Vino.
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Bertha Timmerman
Salisbury Centre
N. Y
Little Falls
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
Mobile
Ala
Funds Move Crops With Secretary Deposit Record
Associated Press reports Secretary Maddoo placed 4,159,000 of the government's crop moving fund in national banks. The South has nearly met its quota while deposits spread to the Central West and other states, totaling 2.045 million so far with varying allocations across Maryland Minnesota Mississippi Missouri New Mexico North Carolina Pennsylvania South Carolina and Florida.
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Associated Press
Washington
Madoo
South
Memensa
Aks Gostek
Birgnaas
Cess Cave
Florida
Maryland
Minnesota
Mississipp
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Concert Master Lockup Highlights Alimony Case
Gregor Skolnik, concert master of the Chicago opera company, joined Ludlow Street jail in a alimony case filed by Mrs. Clara Skolnik. He was arrested on a separation suit and held on 2500 dollars bail. Skolnik reportedly planned to depart for a 17 week Chicago engagement, and the violinist entertained inmates with classical selections.
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Associated Press
New York
Gregor Skolnik
Chicago Opera Company
Ludlow Street
Clara Skolnik
Skolnik
Editor Pindell May Go to Russia as Ambassador
Washington reports Peoria Illinois editor P. M. Pindell is a leading candidate for ambassador to Russia. A longtime Wilson ally, he helped secure Illinois votes at the Baltimore convention and had earlier been considered for Comptroller of the Currency but declined.
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Associated Press
Washington
P. M. Pindell
Peoria
Ill
Wilson
Russia
Pindell
Baltimore
Illinois
Barge Builders Quit at Orleans Plant
Three hundred workers at the New Orleans and Alabama Transportation Company walked off the job after three men were discharged. The barge plant serving the New Orleans Mobile service will close temporarily. The Fifth String feature at the Bijou today is a two reel Selig production. Admission fifty cents.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
New Orleans and Alabama Transportation Company
New Orleans Mobile Service
Bijou
England gains by Brady's death in London probate windfall
London papers report the British treasury will receive a large death duty payment from the estate of Anthony Nicholas Brady of Albany New York who died in London in July. The UK probate valued Brady property at 6 577 000 dollars and death duties total 1 050 000 dollars to be paid to David Lloyd George the chancellor of the exchequer.
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London
Anthony Nicholas Brady
Albany
N. Y
United Kingdom
David Lloyd- George
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cough and Lung Help
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as life saving for coughs throat and lung ailments. It cites Stillman Green of race Col who credits two doctors with a consumption diagnosis but says the remedy kept him alive and well. The ad guarantees refunds if no benefit and advertises a dollar price through Antwerp Drug Co.
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