Victims of Drug- Famine Clamor At Asylum Doors
Huntington reports a surge of morphine addiction cases after the Harrison anti narcotic law took effect. Dope victims suffer hallucinations and tremors as supplies run out. state hospitals fill, with cases from Cabell Kanawha and Fayette counties. Women lead among new cases. private hospitals attract wealthier patients. gradual withdrawal begins a long cure.
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Huntington
H. W. Keathley
Rata
Keathley
Cabell
Tye
Kanawha
Warne
Tian Mer
Spencer
Christians Driven from Persia by Kurds in Snow and Cold
Refugees from Urumia and surrounding districts flee in winter toward Russia and Tiflis amid Kurdish and Turkish advances. Missionaries and American consular aid report thousands displaced, with tens of thousands of dollars needed for relief. Local committees in Tabriz and Tiflis organize aid, pledging to distribute funds without regard to religion.
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Tos
New York
Var
Persia
Uramia
Tabriz
Russia
J. D. Barnard
Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of England
Urumia
Urumian
Tiflis
John’ Moo~ Shie
Ings Urumia Plain
Urum
Fa Ito
Djonifa
Salmas
Frederick Mesaup
Hveryona
Maragha
Gordon Paddock
Red Cross and Friends
England
North
Vanneman
Robert M. Larabee
Tifis
Tiflis’ Will Be Supervised By This Committee, Mr. Larabee
Bootlegging Setback in Randolph County Horror Tale
A hospital porter named Trillie in Elkins allegedly stole preservative alcohol from Davis Memorial Hospital and sold it in Beverly West Virginia. Citizens fell ill with throat and head ailments after drinking the liquor, sparking an investigation and Trillie’s arrest in Parsons to fend off a mob.
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Randolph County
Blue
Franciis
Trillie A
Davis Memorial Hospital
Elkins
Beverly
W. Va
Trillie
Parsons
West Virginia
Tucker
County
Cats beat dogs as retrievers in Memphis tale
Memoir from Memphis dated March 13 tells of T G Nimmo of Sturgis who trains two large domestic cats named Tom and Jerry to track point and retrieve small game. The cats, despite training for years, do not stalk prey. they wait like pointers and retrieve after the shot. They help hunt rabbits squirrels quail opossums and raccoons. Also mentions Franco Prussian war dates and Ireland housing facts. notes urgent fund needs with Red Cross and missionary societies reporting six thousand dollars forwarded and ten thousand spent. American committee led by Robert E Speer to collect and distribute funds for foreign missions.
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Memphis
Tenn
T. G. Nimmo
Sturgis
Nise
United States
Mississippi
South
Beegan
Robert E. Speer
Red Cross
Vanneman
Foreign Mission [Board
sPerstan War
Meen Aa
Canal earnings defy war scare amid tolls rise
Washington report says the Panama Canal, open under six months by February 1, collected over two million dollars in tolls despite European war disruptions. January traffic fell from December but trade flows are expected to rebound as conditions abroad improve. President Wilson weighs travel, while congressional action funds the Helen Wilson Memorial Homes and other measures.
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Washington
Mar
Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
United States
Wilson
Dhet
Marshall
San Francisco
House of Representatives
Ford Congress
Hllen Wilson
Senate
Julia Lathrop
Children's Bureau
Miss Lathrop
Congress
Houston
Department of Agriculture
New York
Speaker Clark
Isaac
Stephenson
Gahinger
Martin
Clark
Casey
Pittston
Pal
Auscourt
Angingly
George Jona Spaetheee
Virginias Will of Martha Washington Admitted to Probate
The lost will of Martha Washington, dated September 2, 1800, was admitted to probate in Fairfax County. It was taken during the Civil War, later owned by J.P. Morgan Sr., with his son reportedly unwilling to recognize Virginia’s rights but offering to deposit the document with a suitable organization for preservation.
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Newnest
Commonwealth
Virginia
Martha
Washington
Fairfax County
Court House
J.P
Mt. Vernon Association
Philadelphia
Samuel Read
Pennsylvania
Read
Antoinette Funk
Indiana
Felekert
New Jersey
McCormick, S
Fugk
Jeannette Renkin
New York
Fine State Road From Baltimore to Oakland Ready
In Garrett county near Accident and Keyser’s Ridge a car stuck in a three foot deep snow drift prompted road officials Henry G. Shirley and Frank H. Zouck to inspect Garrett county. A farmer’s son provided a shovel and the drift was cleared, enabling passage during a late winter thaw in the Cumberland area. Road Commissioner Andrew Ramsay of Mount Savage aided in the snow removal during the opportunity-filled trip.
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Cumbieriland
Garrett County
Henry G. Shirley
State Roads ‘Commission
Frank “H. Zouck
Cumberland
Keyser’s Ridge
Andrew Ramsay
Mount Savage
Shipley and
Zouck
Maryland Road Relocation Cuts Snow Risk and Distances
The Maryland roads commission relocates a major section between Garrett County, Cove, and Accident to shorten the trip, reduce curves, and ease grades. The rebuilt fifteen miles, part of a link from Hagerstown to Cumberland, will make a Baltimore to Oakland drive feasible in a summer day. The new route, scenic and smoother, will debut after leaf season, with maintenance to begin soon.
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Oakland
Frostburg
I National Road
Quakland
Shirley
Maryland
Garrett County
Cove
State Roads Commission
Sumer
Hagerstown
Gumberland
Baltimore
Health talk urges household cleanliness and sanitation
Harrisburg, March. Dr Samuel G Dixon state health commissioner leads a talk on household sanitation urging neatness at home. He warns attic and cellar corners collect dirt forming breeding grounds for bacteria and flies. Emphasizing cleanliness as essential to health, he links home habit to children’s virtue and overall household welfare.
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Harrisburg
Samuel G. Dixon
Missioner of Health
Rome
Wife Quits Sinn and Hell is Quite Lonesome
Mrs Albert Sinn won a divorce in St. Louis circuit court. Judge Grimm ordered Sinn to pay Mrs Sinn four dollars per week. Mrs Sinn had been married to Alfred B Hell, who she said was a “hell-of-a-fellow.” She prayed to be freed from Hell and was granted a divorce from Hell forever and to resume her maiden name Hemmann.
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Albert Sinn
Circuit Court of
St. Louis
Grimm
Sinn
Hell
Alfred B. Hell
Earth
Hemmermann
Antil
Ambulance Fleet to Aid Front via Red Cross Support
Correspondents report a fleet of seventy five motor ambulances organized by the Red Cross to serve at the front. Names Elizabeth Gertrude Katherine Laura Nellie Olive Ruth and Winifred are among those contributing funds through War Brides. Nazimova's play has earned notice with successful renditions and plans for further productions in vaudeville venues depending on Nazimova.
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London
Red S Cross
Elizabeth
Gertrude
Katherine
Laura
Nellie
Olive
Ruth
Winifred
Nazin Nove
Rencerl Nr
Marion Raightworthes
Vaudeuillet
Nazimova
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Charleston
Warne County
Fayette County
Randolph
Ireland
State Road Commission
Garrett
Dixon
Mayhlaborath
A. Me ‘Wilbur
Sturm Andiy
Supler Dairies
Sturm
Jerse An
Supler
Guernsey
Ohio Valley
P. Sturm
Guy
Siv
Tam
Sanitary
BELL
Clarksburg, W.va
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