Pellagra Among Women Baffles Experts Across Nation
Federal figures show pellagra hits women more than men with 1911 mortality at 659 versus 368 the prior year. Sharp increases from 1909 to 1911 raise questions about representativeness while officials debate causes and responses. A British board update lists required lifeboats for vessels by length and passenger load, with motor life boats optional but not encouraged.
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Cthlo
Washington ‘Herald
Ettles
British Board ‘of
Incomes and Fashion Across a Postwar Era
A fragmented 1920s column critiques spending habits and attitudes toward money in the United States. It discusses high savings, shifting roles of women, feminist movements, and social quirks from Adirondack etiquette to fashion misadventures, ending with a satirical note on consumer culture.
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United States
Adirondack
Former East St. Louis official admits bribery tied to interurban deals
Joseph Fansler, ex East St. Louis council member, confessed to bribery totaling 6000 dollars tied to two franchising deals for the East St. Louis Interurban Railway and the Alton & Southern crossing rights. Six councilors shared the first payment and four the second, both in 1912.
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Webb
Fansler
East
The
Alton, & Southern
Ality Council
Charles S. Lambert
East St. Louis
Alton & Southern
Lambert
John L. Plastigen
Dunne Signs Suffrage Bill at Capitol
Governor Dunne signed the woman suffrage bill in Springfield on June 28, with the act expected to become law next Tuesday. Surrounded by suffrage leaders, assembly members, and legislative staff, his signature marked the final step in placing emancipation into state statutes.
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Springfield
Dunne
Capitol
Forty-eighth General Assembly
American sailor linked to slaying on Antwerp shore leave
A report from Antwerp on June 28 says an American sailor from the battleship Illinois allegedly struck and killed Belgian Hal Thazazr Heinemann during a quarrel. Commander Lloyd H. Chandler opened an investigation and disputed proof of the accusation. Antwerp authorities have not acted.
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Antwerp
Illinois
Halthazazr Heinemann
Lloyd H. Chander
Iilinoly
Antwern
Thirteen Die in Canada Train Wreck Near Ottawa
Thirteen Sevtes and Irish immigrants were killed and more than forty others seriously injured when the Imperial Limited of the Canadian Pacific Railroad wrecked three miles from Ottawa Ontario on Wednesday. The section carrying the deaths rolled into the river as the train headed to the northwest.
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Ottawa
Ont
Imperial Limited
Here
Three Die In West Quincy Shooting Suicide
West Quincy Missouri June 23 four men believed to include J W Bennieg of Gregory Missouri were shot. Theodore Pogue a bachelor and large landowner was killed and the alleged shooter killed himself.
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Rich Miggourl
West Quincy
Afo
J. W. Bennieg
Gregory, Mo
Theodore Pogue
Pogue
Taft at Dedication Ceremony Notch in History
Fragmentary notes describe a dedication event involving Taft and local officials. The text references a home and the Cincinnati Commerce, with unclear dates and scattered names. Further readable details are not available.
Free Sugar and Wool Pass Tariff Revision Vote
The Democratic caucus in the Senate approved the free sugar and wool tariff provisions after a two day fight, with the final schedule passing the House 40 to 6 and Senate 41 to 4. Six Democrats opposed free sugar on the final vote, and six opposed free raw wool to the end, listing Hitchcock Newlands Ransdell Thornton Shafroth and Walsh among others.
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Washington
Senate
Nance Committee
House
Henate Cateua
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Newlands
Nevgaia
Ransdell and
Thornton
Loulalana
Shafroth
Colorado
Walsh
Montana
Chamberlain
Oregon
Nevada
Ranedell
Thornston
Louisiana
Waleh
Lovett Describes Lobbying Effort Against Dissolution Plan
Union Pacific chairman Robert Scott Lovett told a Senate investigating committee that a long effort was made to have Edward Lauterbach, a New York lawyer, retained to grease the wheels to Washington and prevent adverse agitation in Congress against the dissolution plan of the Union Pacific Southern Pacific systems ordered by the Supreme Court and before the Department of Justice.
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Wos Ly Cogn
Far and Near News Digest from June
Reports from multiple locales include a 18 year old in Washington trying to shoot a judge after probation denial, drownings near Durand in Chippewa Falls, veterans promised ample rations for Dettysburg battle anniversary, fear Japan may learn torpedo design, and a deadly explosion at the Husted Ming plant in Buffalo.
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Washington
Ituy M. Stewart
Junca Stafford
Eau Claire
Wic
Dettysbirg
New York
Malcolm A. Coles
United States
Japan
United States Navy
Buffalo
Husted Ming Company
Dlk
Peabody Streete
Gatun Lake Spillway Gates to Close July 1
Panama reports the spillway gates at Gatun will be closed on July 1 allowing the lake to rise and fill continuously. The June 32 stage reached 43 percent of its 85 foot maximum as authorities plan the update.
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Gatun Lake
Panama
Gatun
Marriage notice of Vola P. Nicholson and Iglas Gladya Hubb
A notice from Bt. Louly dated June One records the marriage of Vola P. Nicholson and Iglas Gladya Hubb in Wpabi MO. The ceremony was announced by a local authority and refers to a sea related association.
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Champion Wedy
Louly
Vola P. Nicholpon
Iglas Gladya
Plan to retire bank notes and issue federal reserve notes
Washington June 28 The Banking and Currency Reform bill is referred to the banking and currency committee as changes from the original draft are prepared for immediate action. The administration bill reinserts the retirement of present bank notes within twenty years and the substitution of three percent bonds for the current two percent bonds. A reserve system is outlined requiring country banks to hold five percent of reserves in vaults and five percent at regional banks with optional transfers to central cities or correspondents.
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Washington
House
Banking 1 &Nd Currency Committee
Wilson
Givan
Senate
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson Fleeing to Canada and Guild Robbery Reported
Montreal June 28 Jack Johnson the negro pugilist admitted plans to sail for Europe to compete in Saint Petersburg in September. Chicago June 27 Johnson who was fined $1 000 and imprisoned fled to Canada with his white wife. Paris June 37 Ambassador Curtis Guild robbed of 1000 cash and two letters of credit for 50 000 each at King Edward hotel suite.
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Montreal
Que
Jack Johnson
Europe
Bt. Petersburg
Chicago
Leavenworth
Kan
Canada
Paris
Curtia Guild
Bt Pstornburg
Ambageador
Mra. Guild
Sixty Lamas Die in Blaze At Chinese Temple
A report from St. Petersburg dated June 84 states sixty lamas were killed in a temple fire at Kwei Hwaocheng near the Mongolian border in Bhansi province. The causes remain unclear and authorities调查 are sought.
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St. Petersburg
Kwei Hwaocheng
Chinene
Bhansi
Mongolia
Pa Alspateh
End Commerce Spurt Rule Agreement Reached
An agreement on a rule for commerce spurt was reached by the committee, with Hagens and TWse BorrThe noted as key figures. The hour and process details remain unclear, but the decision marks a formal commitment to the proposed Bppropr framework.
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Hagens
President Wilson accepts resignation in direct terms
President Wilson telegraphed to John I. McNab of San Francisco accepting his resignation for what he called unfounded injustice. He also praised Attorney General McReynolds for handling Digga-Camuatti and Western Fuel cases, urging vigorous, specialized prosecution and rapid discussion on next steps.
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Washington
Wilson
John I. McNab
San Francisco
Woodrow Wilson
McReynolds
Department of Justico
Digga-Camuatt
Western Fuel Company
California
Lam
Postmaster General Advances Parcel Post Stamp Use
Washington June 28 a ruling to popularize parcel post removes 8 ragtria H obstacles. Parcel post stamps will be valid on all mail classes from July 4 and ordinary stamps including commemoratives will cover parcel post packages. Counterfeiter Arrested in Dyersburg Tennessee June 27 authorities seized counterfeit dimes and nickels made from heavier metal grain.
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Washington
Bure
Dyersburg
Teyn
John WH
Parker
Farmer
Drowned Near Dubuque Four Persons in Mississippi River
Four people drowned while bathing in the Mississippi River near Dubuque. Names listed include Dr. A. R. Ripney Nora Rey Olds Helen Godfrey and Myrtle Judd. The incident occurred at Bear Cassville Wisconsin.
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Dubuque
Jung
A. R. Ripney
Nora Reyolds
Helen Godfrey
Myrtle Judd
Lancaster
Wig
Mississippi River
Bear Cassville
Wia
Fragmentary note hints at Washington June event
Incomplete OCR text references an event in Washington in June with unclear details. The readable fragments mention names and a possible budget or meeting context but lack verifiable specifics.
Whitman Recalls City Ties and Winter Aid
A Philadelphia editor recalls visiting Walt Whitman in Camden and asks about Christmas subscriptions. Whitman, then aged, explains his job for George W. Childs, earning fifty dollars and six cents monthly, riding in trolleys to identify drivers needing winter coats and notifying Childs for fitting.
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Whitman
Alfred
Philadelphia
Walvs Rivae
Walt
George W. Childa
Talda
Childs
Cuticura Hair Care Routine for Scalp Itch and Dandruff
An advertisement describes a special Cuticura treatment for itching scalps and dandruff. It prescribes rubbing Cuticura Ointment into a scalp parting, covering the hair, then shampooing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Recommends monthly use and offers free samples with a 82 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Man In Dinner Proposition Sparks Wife’s Reaction
A man asks to use Lawson’s phone to contact his wife about bringing a man to dinner. He fears her reaction when she hears the proposal and expects the other man in his room to witness her response.
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Lawson
Sto
Fletcher's Castoria Ad Touts Safe Infant Remedy
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It claims long use and bears a signature line, promising a trusted product for young patients.
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Branly
Castorla
Fletcher
Castoria
Complication of Woman's Ills in Athens Texas Ad
A letter from Hatley Texas reports relief from multiple female health troubles after using a vegetable compound marketed by Finkham's. The writer claims significant improvement and requests further medical advice, praising the remedy's effectiveness and noting neighbor observations.
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Texea
Ens
Texas
Fensbrod
Finkham
Roya
Thia
Earth
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