Juarez Reopens Quietly After Villa Era Rumors
Auarex Mexico Sept 16 reports indicate Juarez returns to normal life after Pancho Villa era. American Consul Thomas Edwards predicts gambling and cabarets will revive along with a bustling night scene once more. Old temptations fade as residents hope the peace lasts and crime declines.
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Auarez
Mexico
Auarex
Thomas D. Edwards
Juarez
Pancho Villa
Conaul Edwards
Jamrex
Villa Regina
Missouri Tiver
Juarex
Mr. Porterhouse
Gee
Junrex
Treasure ship Merida search off Cape Charles goes on
Norfolk reporters describe a 34 man treasure fleet led by Captain George Stillson seeking the sunken Merida reputed to carry over 1 million dollars in cash and bullion. divers, sharks, weather delays, and currents complicate the hunt as they probe two miles of the Atlantic, hopeful but cautious about retrieving the cargo and payout.
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Norfolk
George Stillson
Stillson
Ward Line
Merida
Cape Charles
Admiral Farragut
Sharra-gut
Hamilton
Maxi
Wafe
Sihver
J. H. Beckwith
Fearless
Outit
FS Nilsson
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Bett
Amay
Suillson
Hermanson
Thoraush
Newport News
Bryan Revolt in Nedragka G O P Lincoln Neb
Lincoln Neb Sept 16 The Nebraska Republican headquarters report optimism on the prohibition issue ahead of November ballots. Sutton leads gubernatorial prospects while Will Bryan supporters tilt toward prohibition, creating a split with Hitchcock and Nevill. State Chairman Beach actively camps in the field as Bryan several days from returning home. An electric massaging device is noted for scalp and face toning.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Perades
Repubican Statement Committee
Abernham L. Sutton
Republian
United States
M. Hitchcock
Bryan
Lryun
Middle West
Sutton
Kennedy
Republican
Siften
Beach
Sexwal
Ginger
Notice to file claims with James N Hess Seana
All persons having claims against the West Virginia Fair Association other than premium awards must file at once with secretary James N Hess Seana. The brief notice directs claimants to present their demands promptly to the designated official.
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West Virginia Fair Association
Funeral delayed when bees sting grave diggers
Elkhart Indiana March 16 The burial of Mrs Margaret Culp of Rural Cemetery was delayed two hours because two farmers hired to dig the grave did not start until two and a half hours before the burial and faced two swarms of bumblebees nesting at the grave site Both men were severely stung during a two hour effort to exterminate the bees
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Elkhart, Ind
Spt
Margaret Culp
Woman will not get waist on account of war
Fort Wayne Indiana report states Mrs Brownie Simmons of Chicago visiting relatives in Fremont will not receive her annual waist from her father in England due to wartime regulations. Customs officers refuse to permit the shipment, saying another waist must be imported to replace it. Her mother adds she must spend one day weekly wheeling wounded or sick soldiers about for an airing.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Brownie Simmons
Chicago
Fremont
England
Baltimore Liquor Campaign Rife With Humorous Slogans
A Baltimore report notes the wet and dry campaign with humorous placards by saloon opponents and drys, citing physicians and athletes arguing beer and bread come from cereals. The piece lampoons Dr William Osler as the medical savant dragged into the debate.
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Baltimore
Sirilliamy Osler
Johns Hoplking University
Oxford
Little Talks on Thrift in Georgia Pig Clubs
A farm lad begins with 600 dollars, grows to 6700 in stock and 8000 on a 23000 farm, then pays off a mortgage. A Connecticut newsboy saves 100, then profits to 20000 for city lots. A 10 cent investment yields 20 in a year with sheep and seed money. Georgia's pig clubs enroll 2500 this year across 72 counties, promoting thrift and capital formation through pig farming.
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Connecticut
Georgia
Garlets Points
Soys Bank
Dry movement grows as voters drift toward wet option
The piece notes pro and anti prohibition views, with quotes on moderation and German drinking habits, and reports local opinion shifting toward wet. It highlights business closures, hotel construction delays, and party splits. An error in a Maryland proclamation omits Chesapeake Beach from the next fall liquor license ballot, listing only eight jurisdictions while other counties remain dry.
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Mquar
Baltimore
Hawnons
Chesapeake Beach
Allegany County
Washington County
Frederick County
Prince George's County
Baltimore County
Baltimore City
Annapolis
Ellicott City
Havre de Grace
Whipping Backlash: Long‑absent Student Seeks Old Math Professor
In Milledgeville a portly stranger confronts Professor O. M. Cone of Georgia Military College claiming a past whipping at Island Creek field school in Hancock County. John Lehman says he escaped forty years ago after being sent for a switch and now travels from Brunswick to receive that punishment.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Milledgeville
M. Cone
Georwin Military College
Professor Cone
John Lehman
Aizo
Island Greek
Hancock County
Florida
Brunswick
Ress
Priests See World Move by Pendulum in Brooklyn Church
In a Brooklyn church crowds watched a 80-foot pendulum swing, demonstrating that the world moves as Foucault’s pendulum, first shown in Paris, is observed to shift seven and a half degrees in half an hour. The experiment, performed by Rev. Ferdinand Guichtau, recalls Galileo’s rejected theory and mirrors the Pantheon demonstration.
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New York
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Broadway
Aberdeen Street
Brooklyn
Gallieo
Foucault
Pantheon
Paris
Rov
Ferdinand Guiche
Kisses and Divorce Suit In Detroit Case
Detroit on September 16 report that George Kiss sues Rosa Kiss for divorce contesting custody of the two children. He alleges his wife uttered sweeter words than her actions and accuses her of taking other kisses, seeking custody and dissolution of marriage.
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Detroit
Mich
George Kiss
Rosa Kise
George
Three Pennsylvania couples obtain marriage licenses in Cumberland
In Cumberland Maryland on September 16 three Pennsylvania couples obtained marriage licenses. John P Arch and Grave Mairet Arch of Large, Lloyd Nelson Moore and Minerva Violet Moore of Somerset, and William F Lucas of Pittsburgh with Leona Lucas of Meadville. The brides may change names. Professor Cone forgives past tensions and shares a friendly handshake.
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Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Court House
John P. Arch
Grave Mairet Arch
Lloyd Nelson Moore
Minerva Violet Moore
Somerset
Willian F. Lucas
Pittsburg
Leona Lucas
Meadeville
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Tivoli
Madero
Stendur
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Calle Commercio Ia
Customs House
Exersone
Charlie Sim
Jaures
Rison
Theretrother
Old Town
Lea
el Paso
Boison
Ike
Mission Bells
Fgem
Honorina
Avenida
Ine
Nedragka
Gec
G.O.P
James N. Hess, Seana
Liquor Co
Donolue and Johnson
Squirrel Club
Oucault
Mrs. Kiss
Kiss
Cone
Chook
Clarksburg Laundry Co
West Pike Street
Clarksburg Telegram Co
Bell
Consolidated
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