Paige Victor In Five Mile Rage At Spokane Race
A Spokane Washington auto race meet on a half mile dirt track drew coast drivers including Jim Parsons Charles Latta Ray Lenz Frank ElMott Ernest Schneider Harry Strathtom and Fred Parsby. Paige built cars by Western Motors Company won preliminary and five mile event in 6 29 1 5 while other locals competed against national stars on the Inter City races sanctioned by the A A A contest board.
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King Speed
Stara
Pacific Coast
Spokane
Washington
American Automobile Association
Jim Parsons
Bill Devine
George Beck
Ray Paulson
Milt McGold- Tick
Buick
A Paige
Western Motors Company
Paige Distributors
Paige
Paige- Detroit Motor Cars Company
Poser Stators Company
Hudson Car Ownership Promise From Standard Garage
Hudson owners claim a car that stays adjusted after setup saves frustration. Standard Garage Company touts Hudson reliability with proper lubrication and quiet tappets. Early models in service show reduced tinkering and fewer squeaks, leading owners to trade in only for newer designs.
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Standard Garage Company
Hudson
John Smith
Seven Thousand Miles Without a Lyre of a Cent for Repairs
A fragment highlights the ideal of motor car owners acting as boosters, emphasizing journeys far from home and the self reliance of owners who cover maintenance costs themselves, rather than depending on others. The text extols the spirit of independence in automobile ownership and the pride of travel without external support.
Bullets Better Than His Wife
John Kawalki told Supreme Court Judge Graham he would leave his business and marry for war by enlisting in Russia. He claimed his wife eloped six times with A Schmidt, calling him a "beautiful dancer." She repented five times and was forgiven, but Kawalki fears another plea for forgiveness and plans to depart the country to avoid it.
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San Francisco
John’ Kawalki
Supreme Court
Graham
Victoria
Schmidt
Girl Evangelist Attracts Mississippi Wide Attention
A 18 year old girl from Natchez is evangelizing across Mississippi. In Starkville she started a revival weeks ago and now her fame spreads statewide. She receives letters from every county requesting her to preach. Her experience is likened to Joan of Arc with a vision she had before illness. A voice commanded her to go forth and preach and she began preaching, converting hundreds.
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Natchez
Miss
Starkville
Joan J of Arc
Mary McCain
Death's Door
Seventh Day Adventists Camp Meeting Voice on Turkey Fate
In Waterloo Iowa on June 5 Professor C. S. Longacre of Washington addressed the Seventh Day Adventists annual camp meeting. He declared that Turkey’s downfall in Europe and Asia will mark the last trumpet blast signaling the death knell of all nations.
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Waterloo
C. S. Longacre
Washington
Turkey
Europe
Asia
Evanston Police Enforce Three Kisses Per Block Rule
Evanston police set a humorous speed limit of three kisses per block for couples in cars, signaling a lighthearted crackdown on public displays of affection. The rule appears symbolic, reflecting a playful local response to dating in the city.
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Evanston
Ford Automobile Damaged By Fire At Mayness Garage
An employee spilled gasoline while filling a tank and fumes ignited when Mr Carder lit headlights. The ensuing blaze engulfed the Ford car, quickly controlled by hand extinguishers, then moved outside for the fire department to finish. The vehicle suffered heavy damage, estimated around 65 dollars, with no injuries reported.
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Mayness
Carder
Historic Building Razed in Jefferson City
Contractors began tearing down a landmark building in Jefferson City formerly used as General U S Grant headquarters during the Civil War era. The structure, long owned by Central Missouri Trust Company, had been expanded over time and converted into a hotel for about four decades before the trust company acquired it.
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Jefferson City
General U. S. Grant
Department of the Missouri
Central Missouri Trust Company
Trust Company
General Grant
Germans Are Fine Gunners in War Correspondence
Captain Bernard Sharp of the Yorkshire territorials writes from Gordon that German gunners are excellent and claims allied artillery superiority is exaggerated. He says the situation requires more guns and unlimited shells to tilt the balance, noting recent eye witness accounts near Ypres.
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Associated Press
Largest check in New York drawn for rail sale proceeds
The largest check ever drawn in New York was issued by Kuhn, Loeb and Company on National City Bank for between 62 million and 65.2 million dollars. It was payable to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and represented the proceeds of selling the 63 million general mortgage 4 2 per cent bonds. A Kuhn, Loeb official affirmed it as the city’s largest check.
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New York
National City Bank
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
College girls choose work over early marriage says dean
Miss Alice V. Waite of Wellesley College confirms that college educated women including professionals society figures and sales staff are delaying marriage to earn a living. She argues education does not ruin married life and praises graduates as capable home makers.
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Welleslex
Mass
Alice V. Waite
Wellesley College
Merker retires after directing 2000th funeral choir
Alexander Indiana June 5 J F Merker retires after thirty five years as director of the Methodist church choir. He kept count of funerals he led and completed the 2000th before stepping down. Standish Minnesota June 5 a meteor fell near Prescott causing a water-filled crater as Solomon could not reach water at eighty feet. the meteor remains unfound.
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Standish
Teor
Charles Solomon
Prescott
Solomon
Austro Italian Crownland Goerz and Gradisca Overview
A National Geographic Society bulletin outlines the Goerz and Gradisca crownland, its Alpine geography and fertile plains, key rivers Isonzo and Timavo, and coastal limits near the Gulf of Triest. It notes Slovene majority, Italian minority, and towns like Gorizia, Gradisca, Monfalcone, Aquileia, with Grado port and limited harbor potential.
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Washington, D. C
Galicia
Austria
Mediterranean
Triest
New York
United States
Goerz and
Gradisca
National Geographic Society
Carinthia
Italy
Gulf of Triest
Carniola
Isria
Triestine
Gulf of ‘Triest
General Gouraud Named Commander of French Dardanelles Force
The dispatch reports General Gouraud replacing General d Amadein to lead the French expeditionary force in the Dardanelles. A veteran of Africa and colonial campaigns, he has been wounded thrice but remains active and is famed for pacifying Adrar and capturing the bandit Samory. He is a tall, distinguished officer and a recipient of the Legion of Honor.
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Associated Press
Gouraud
D Amadein
Dardanelles
Paris
Rez
Soudan
Mauretania
Pedalent
Adrar
Samory
Tava
France
Scro Pg
Uhe
Legion of Honor
One Legged Man Accused of Kicking His Wife
A one legged man named Ansteth faced alimony and counsel fee motions in a court action filed by his wife Bessie Ansteth. The record describes alleged domestic disturbances, neglect of two children, and disputes over her leaving with their daughter. The court granted alimony of six dollars weekly and a forty five dollar counsel fee.
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Buffalo
Howard
Ansteth
Bessie
Milltery Road
Connecticut
Plymouth
Antiere
Toothache lead to strange courtroom tale in Chicago
Mary Cornell told Judge Hall a friend advised her for a toothache and she might have swallowed something. She testified a police officer found her in a stupor and she claimed to have swallowed it. The judge offered another chance but warned against more incidents.
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Chicago
Ilisy Funeo
Mary Cornell
Hall
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Inter-City
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Lexington
J. M. Shiels
Jackson Carriage & Auto Co
Clarksburg
W. VA
Ford Automobile
Montecello
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vehae Cmd
Actly
Hose Pelt Paige
Othersavior
Deers and
Motor
Ists
Monticello Auto & Garage Co. Cor
Detroit Motor Gar Company
Detroit
Fi Jnj
Cca
Isonzo
Timavo
Goerz
Aquileia
Gourand
Baoze
Masonic Ride
Bloch-Parrish Tailoring Co
Leading Tailors
Clarksburg, W. WA
T.M.P
Pike-Street
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