Man accuses Judge Speer of long delay in bankruptcy case
A Georgia man claims a $150000 bankruptcy estate has languished 13 years in U S District Judge Emery Speer’s court and writes a sharp letter accusing the judge of corruption and delay. The accuser has been cited for contempt and vows to seek impeachment while alleging mismanagement benefiting relatives and lawyers. The case prompts questions on judicial delay and accountability.
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Macon
United States
Emery Speer
Speer
Pittsburgh Sun
Bull Moose in Pennsylvania Faces Penrose Reelection Clash
The Bull Moose movement in Pennsylvania plans to oppose re election of Senator Boise Penrose at the 1915 General Assembly. Roosevelt platform alignment will govern support for Republican legislative candidates. Anti Penrose senatorial races may form third party lines as leaders rush to file party papers and nominate anti Penrose tickets.
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Boise Penrose
Bull Moose
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt Party
anti-Penrose
William Flinn
Harrisburg
Plinn
The Neighborhood Picnic
A simple social idea to strengthen neighborly ties through a planned picnic. Families bring baskets to share a meal, sparking news exchange, crop talk, home affairs discussion, and children enjoying a communal event.
Humor in the Morning After First Tuesday Election Question
The Wall Street Journal notes both candidates show strong humor but asks whether that wit holds up in the cold light of dawn after the first Tuesday following the election.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Washington Herald
Summer magazine packs fiction stories and ads
An exchange notes the current summer issue contains three fiction stories an article on the trusts and 138 pages of advertising perforated underwear. The underwear ads are described as more readable than some stories.
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Trusts
ung@derwear
Pasadena Woman Declines Legislature Nomination
A Pasadena woman declines a legislature nomination citing first duty to her home. Her suffragette sisters may regard her as a reactionary.
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Pasadena
Cal
Notable Pennsylvania Political Slate Names Listed
Congressmen at large Frederick E. Lewis Lehigh Arthur R. Rupley Cumberland John M Morin Allegheny A H Walters Cambria Presidential Elector 28th District D I Ball Warren Congressman P M Speer Oil City State Assembly Jos A Schofield Warren
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Frederick E. Lewis
Lehigh
Arthur R. Rupley
Cumberland
John M. Morin
Allegheny
A. H. Walters
Cambria
D. I. Ball, Warren
P. M. Speer
Oil City
State Assembly
Jos. A. Schofield
Warren
Embarrassing Hospitality Among Ifugaos
The Ifugaos are very friendly and offer gifts of chicken and eggs. They host a strong drink called tapui and insist on drinking it at all occasions. The Manila Times notes the ongoing invitation to drink cong rong as the most disagreeable aspect of the journey through their country.
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Manila Times
Eagle Not Always Brave in Aesoplike Tale
A naturalist records a combat where ten missis thrushes overwhelm a white tailed eagle, which cowers in retreat inside a shed seeking refuge from the angry swarm.
How to clean hard to reach fountains with hot water and shot
The method uses scalding water and a large amount of shot placed in the fountain. Fill a quarter full with hot water, add the shot, and shake vigorously so the shot scrapes the interior walls and bottom. This removes scum and leaves the fountain clean and sweet.
How to place a ring on a pigeon’s claw
Instructions describe placing a ring on a pigeon by manipulating the hind claw and front claws, drawing the ring up to the knee joint, and guiding the hind claw through the ring. The method aims to keep the ring secure while noting timing may affect retention.
Foxes Exhibit Stealth Against Birds of Prey
Foxes are described as capable predators that kill buzzards and smaller hawks driven to attack them by hunger. They typically drag their airborne prey through branches and brushwood, keeping talons embedded as they secure their catch.
Spartan King Responds to Arrow Storm in Shade
Leonidas replies to reports of Persian arrows darkening the sun at Thermopylae. He says the Greeks will fight in the shade, turning the moment into a strategic advantage in defense against Xerxes.
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Leonidas
Sparta
Ingenious Swindler Foils Glasgow Housewives
A sly fraud duped two Glasgow women by claiming their husbands fell in the Clyde and needed a change of clothes. A man named Young collected the garments and kept them, turning the spree to his own use.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde
Young
Wall of the Pessimist Dialogue Snippet
A fragment from Wall of the Pessimist features a lamenting speaker declaring life a failure and invoking O Henry. The lines express frustration with money, hunger, and ill fitting clothing, reflecting bleak humor and urban weariness.
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O Henry
Fear Fishing Methods Used by Corporations
An investigation by the United States Bureau of Fisheries into otter trawling methods is proposed. Steam-driven nets 100 to 150 feet wide are used to haul cod and haddock, sparking concerns over fish depletion and international interest. A Senate committee may seek funding for a season-long observer on each vessel.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
Boston
Gloucester
Bureau of Fisheries
New York
Bureau
Senate Committee On Fisheries
Friends of
Canada
Newfoundland
Gardner
United States
Fisheries Committee
H. M. Smith
Commissioner of Fisheries
Grand Banks
Global Happenings Roundup from Friday Briefs
Friday items include a Paris murder jealousy case involving Mrs James E Bridgeman and Mme Bloch, New York nurse Ruth Price dying after hospital dismissal, Treasury Secretary MacVeagh plans to trim paper money designs, arms seizures in Mexico strengthening rebels, and Monroe Doctrine warning on foreign bases. Also reports of Mexico crime rise, New York July auto and wagon counts, Whitey Lewis linked to Rosenthal slaying, Black Hand plot on Long Island, and a East Orange driver saving children by risking a train wreck plus a wrecked car incident.
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James E. Bridgeman
Paris
Mme. Bloch
New York
Ruth Price
MacVeagh
the Treasury
Mexico
Senate
United States
Whitey Lewis
Herman Rosenthal
Fleischmann
Multiple Fatalities and Accidents Across Regions
Henry Distler of Brooklyn dies when he avoids a boy and crashes his motorcycle into a tree. Eight people are injured in a collision between a car and a wagon on a country road near Goshen. Navy news: Nashville commander Casey B Morgan faces defiance from Puerto Plata governor over landing marines. Cuban president Gomez urged to seek re election. In federal suit, Armour & Co. accused of fraud for stamping government marks on ball meat.
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Henry Distler
Brooklyn
Goshen
New
Casey B. Morgan
Nashville
Puerto Plata
Gomez
Cuba
Armour & Co
Woman Walks From New York to Chicago to Test Theories
Mrs. Clara Mitchell completed a psychological walk from New York to Chicago to test beliefs about daily mileage diet and habit. She claimed three theories held: endurance relies on intuition, not diet. intuition guides safe welcoming places. and motor effort becomes habit rather than strain. No unpleasant experiences occurred.
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Clara Mitchell
New York
Chicago
Seedless Tomato Seed Inquiry Stirs Georgia Farmer
Representative Hughes of Georgia discusses a constituent letter from a wife in Flatwood district asking for seedless tomato seeds. Dr. B T Galloway of the bureau of plant industry notes the seedless tomato had not been perfected yet, prompting the inquiry.
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Representative Hughes
Georgia
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Hughes
Sam Yopp
Flatwood
Issuin
B. T. Galloway
Bureau of Plant Industry
Clergymen Link Immorality to Women's Attire in Philadelphia
Philadelphia clergymen claim moral decline tied to immodest dress by women. Three men drown when a freight vessel collides with a motor boat on the Delaware River near Burlington New Jersey. Governor Dix faces renewed calls to veto free street car transfers and full train crew bills amid gubernatorial contest chatter. New York food investigators suggest merging small retailers into large stores to curb high living costs, accusing various dealer classes of excessive profits.
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Delaware River
Burlington
N. J
Dix
New York State Food Investigating Commission
Navy Afloat in Nicaragua and Senate Military Expansion
One hundred American bluejackets land in Nicaragua and a predicted archy reign is said to be averted. The House passes a bill to enlarge army and navy aviation corps and doubles pay for the duty. The Amerika sights the Detroit motorboat racing across the ocean, one thousand miles west of Hamburg. A record of 10 101 passengers arrives in New York, 5500 in steerage, a marine history high.
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Nicaragua
House of Representatives
Army and Navy Aviation Corps
Amerika
Detroit
Hamburg
New York
Knox Blocks Cuban Petroleum Scheme and Land Grab
Thursday reports state Mr. Knox acts to block schemes for a petroleum monopoly and land grab in Cuba. The item notes broader political intrigue and economic tensions affecting resource control in the Caribbean.
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Mr. Knox
Cuba
Glass bottom launch to study sea bed in Camden
A sixty foot gasoline launch with a plate glass bottom was launched at Camden New Jersey. It will be completed and travel to the Bahamas for a trial cruise. The craft has a twenty five horsepower engine and seats for fifty passengers plus crew.
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Camden
N. J
Bahamas
Navy employs 4 113 Negroes nationwide and in other posts
Figures from the navy department show 4 113 Negroes are employed within the navy and in other department assignments. The data detail distribution across services and shore posts, reflecting workforce diversity efforts.
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Navy
Navy Department
Invigorating Bath From Salt Rubs and Rock Salt Dip
A salt rub benefits health when the body is rubbed with moistened salt. Another method suggests dissolving rock salt in a tub of water with tin cups of salt before the morning plunge.
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Warren Mail
the Home Folk’s Newspaper
Eeeee
Mail Printing Company
Ty. A. Larson
S. M. Sloan, Proprietors and Publishers
J. A. Larson
Penn’a
American Press Association
Republican
A. W. Powell
Pittsburgh
Robert S. Young
Tioga
Globe
Snape
Philadelphia
Zuara
Tripoli
Worrell
Mississippi
Gibbons Gray Cornwell
West Chester
Rexal
Seigfrieds’ Pharmacy
Warren, Pa
Kopf & Henry
Pennsylvania Avenue West
Harry
Warren National Bank
Ivo
Hoff Business College
Hoff
Credit Goupon
Sults
Transatlantic Steamship Companies
Lippincott’s Mag
Mali
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