Balkan War Intervention Hinted by Turkish Govt
The Turkish government invites European powers to intervene to halt the Balkan conflict. A New York State factory committee issues its investigation report on child labor. Venezuelan Consul General Rincones claims General Castro is discredited and cannot regain the presidency. An old trunk in New York contains securities worth 100000 dollars and Civil War relics once owned by General Daniel McCallum. Two American women die as artillery resumes in Mexico City amid broken diplomacy and a firing on a white flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Pedro Rafael Rincones
Venezuela
Castro
Junkman
New York
Daniel ©. McCallum
Mexico City
Political and legal twists cross nation and states
The batch reports assorted events from 1920s politics and crime. Items include the house naval committee resisting budget cuts to battleships, Vincent Astor backing scientific farming with Governor Sulzer, and West Virginia candidate Edwards arrested over bribery. A Newark police clerk case, London fuel shortage notes, a Cuban mail robbery confession, Castro habeas corpus ruling, a Wallington game raid, and Yale Professor Fisher urging higher gold dollar value to curb living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Naval Committee
Vincent Astor
Sulzer
William S. Edwards
West Virginia
Newark
Paterson
London
Commander Evans
New Zealand
Passaic River
Wallington
N. J
Fisher
Yale
Republican Club
Bulgaria rejects Row manias demand on Silistria and Baltchic
J B McClusky of Muskogee Oklahoma dies in Berlin a month after Friedmann serum treatment. General Castro says he will witness Wilson's inauguration and then return to Europe. Washington reports the pork and pension bill will pass congress but the two battleship program is at risk. Baltic of the White Star line reaches New York after a storm and loss of one crew member who leaped into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Rowmania
Silistria
Baltchic
J. B. McClusky
Muskogee
Okla
Berlin
Castro
Wilson
Europe
Washington
Congress
Baltic
White Star Line
New York
Pork barrel bill cleared house in forty minutes debate
Judge Landis orders a special grand jury to meet March 5 to probe alleged oleomargarine frauds. Suffrage hikers near Chester are repelled by snowballing youths before cavalry intercedes. Cable dispatches say J Pierpont Morgan is in good health and no concern from his circle. New United States secret service agents probe reports arms sent to Castro revolutionists in Venezuela.
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Landis
Chester
Cairo
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
United States Secret Service
Venezuela
Senate backs Burnett immigration bill despite veto
The United States Senate approved the Burnett immigration bill by 72 votes to 18, overriding the president's veto. A Cambridge divorce hearing features a wife testifying about alleged infidelity by her husband. District Attorney Whitman in New York is shadowed in Harlem by detectives seeking information from a hotel proprietor. White goods manufacturers in New York district grant 16,900 striker demands and work is set to resume tomorrow. Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co bids 7,928,600 for the Pennsylvania battleship construction and is the low bid among four bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Cambridge
Mass
Whitman
New York
Harlem
Newport News and Shipbuilding Dry Dock Company
Pennsylvania
Seven Men Killed Nine Hurt In Rope Failure At Derry Glass Plant
Seven men died and nine were seriously injured when a rope failed on a train of five cars carrying about 40 workers at the American Window Glass quarry in Derry Pennsylvania. The cars rolled down an incline of 500 feet to the mile after the rope parted near a knuckle causing a mass wreck and frantic cries from workers, many of whom were foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry
American Window Glass Company
Joaquin Miller dies at 72 in California home
The poet Joaquin Miller died Monday afternoon at his home near San Francisco The Heights on the Hills overlooking Berkeley Oakland and San Francisco Bay. He was 72 and had been unconscious for five days and confined to bed for six weeks. His wife and daughter Juanita attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
San Francisco
Berkeley
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
London chancellor’s country home hit by blast at Waltonheath
A London dispatch reports the Waltonheath residence of Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George heavily damaged by a bomb believed planted by militant suffragists or male sympathizers. Lloyd George is abroad in France and no one injured as the rear of the house must be rebuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
David Lloyd George
Waltonheath
Scotland Yard
Lloyd George
France
Long Coal Train Test Ends In Coupling Breakage
A test run by Lackawanna Railroad hauled 152 loaded coal cars from Slateford Junction to Port Morris. The mile-long train used three locomotives pulling and two pushing, but strong engine power shattered several front couplings causing long delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna
State dairy chief orders arrest of hands on food sales
Pennsylvania State Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust orders the arrest of meat dealers and food purveyors who permit customers to finger goods. He says state experts are convinced that indiscriminate handling of meats fish and other foods spreads disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Dairy and Food
Foust
Slayer's Fiancee In Japan
Violet Edmands of Brookline Mass engaged to Clarence V T Richeson the clergyman slayer is reported to be in Japan working as a Baptist missionary teaching a kindergarten class at a missionary station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Edmands
Brookline
Mass
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Japan
City to Loan to Farmers in La Harpe Kansas
La Harpe Kansas plans to loan surplus town funds to local farmers rather than keeping the money in banks for minimal interest. The move targets agricultural support and aims to stimulate farm operations amid tight credit conditions.
Dr. G H Witter Dies at Wellsville
Dr. George H. Witter aged 54 died at his Wellsville New York home last week. He served as a state senator from the Forty fourth district in 1908 10 and as a state committeeman for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Witter
Wellsville
George H. Witter
Forty
N. Y
Fresh Eggs in Chicago Drop to 19 Cents
Fresh eggs in Chicago sell for 19 cents, the lowest price in two decades for the season. Markets overflowed with thousands of cases triggering a 3 cent drop. Retailers mainly offered 23 or 24 cents, with some selling at 21 cents. storage eggs wholesale at 12 to 18 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Olean Secures Weber Manufacturing Plant Move
Weber Manufacturing of Racine Wisconsin plans to relocate its potato planter cultivator and digger plant to Olean. The move follows efforts by the Olean chamber of commerce and will bring about 50 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber Manufacturing Company
Racine
Wis
Chamber of Commerce of
Olean
Farm Brings Record Price for Illinois Land
E A Danielson of Leland Illinois sold his eighty acre farm located one mile from the city for 250000 to John Wormeland. The sale sets a record price for land in that part of Illinois at 3125 per acre. The piece ends with a playful exchange about a multiplication table.
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E. A. Danielson
Leland, Ill
John Wormeland
Illinois
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Much Sympathy for Jim Thorpe
The article argues about Jim Thorpe being branded a professional for playing baseball for money during school vacations and notes fellow athletes who may have similar histories. It discusses amateurism rules and cites Pitcher Puss Smith as another example of alleged consistency in college baseball.
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Thorpe
Puss Smith
New York Giant
Smith
Galesburg
Traverse City
Knox College
Knox
Marlin
New Spring Designs Showcase Fine Sheer Lawn Fabrics
New spring designs are developed on fine sheer lawn fabric 45 inches wide. The collection emphasizes light textures and delicate patterns suitable for warm weather apparel.
Market Report from New York Provisions
New York provision market notes closing wheat for May at 99 cents, oats No 2 white at 40 cents, pork mess between 20.25 and 20.75, butter creamery extras at 36, eggs from state and nearby at 25 to 26 cents, and potatoes per 180 pounds at 2.00 to 2.12 dollars.
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New York
State
Pennsylvania
Von Der Ahe Baseball's Unique Character In Fight Over Dowd
The ill Chris Von der Ahe chaired a board vote over Dowd’s firing with four votes for dismissal and one for leniency. He overruled the result insisting Dowd be fined and threatened stock and season passes to any director who voted no. The episode highlights his autocratic style in St. Louis baseball.
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Chris von der Ahe
St. Louis
Weber and Fields
Claud Martin
Chris
Martin
Dowd
von der Ahe
Ordter
Dem
Gottlieb Gruen
Peck
John W. Peckington
Chewlius Lehman
Runnin’ Dis Glub
Mardin
Buffalo grain and dairy prices steady for February 19
Wheat prices range No 2 white 1.10 and No mixed 1.10. Corn bids No 3 yellow 52 3/4 cents, No 4 yellow 51 1/2. Oats No 2 yellow 38 cents, No 3 white 35 1/2 to 35 cents. Flour blended patent 5.50 to 6.25 per barrel. Butter creameries 88 cents, state 34 to 35 cents. Cheese good to choice 16 44 to 18 lv e. Eggs hennery mixed 22 to 23 cents.
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Buffalo
Amateurism rules questioned by bylined players and managers
The piece argues that summer baseball and football players earning modest sums and writers tied to games blur amateur status. It cites T Raymond Cobb and John J Evers as pros through base hits, while football players earn 700 to 1400 yearly as experts. It also notes John M Ward shifts between professional baseball and amateur golf, questioning rigid amateur rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Raymond Cobb
John J. Evers
T. Cobb
John M. Ward
New York Giants
Ward
New York
England
Market Prices for Cattle Sheep and Hogs
CATTLE Prime steers range 8.40 to 8.75 per 100 lb with 1200 to 1400 lb weights. Steers 7.25 to 7.75, choice fat cows 6.25 to 6.75, choice heifers 7.00 to 7.75, bulls 5.00 to 5.75, choice veals 11.20 to 12.00, fair to good 10.75 to 11.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice spring lambs 9.15 to 9.25, mixed sheep 5.75 to 6.50. HOGS Light Yorkers 8.85 to 8.86, heavies 8.90 to 8.95.
Buffalo Hay Market Prices On Track Range
Timothy choice on track at 17.00 to 17.50 dollars. No 1 mixed hay 12.50 to 13.00. Oat and wheat straw priced 9.00 to 9.60. Market notes reflect current bid ranges for assorted hay products in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
Timothy
PLAN BIG ROWING MEET AT 1915 SAN FRANCISCO FAIR
A major international regatta is being planned by Pacific Coast Rowing club for San Francisco during the 1915 world’s fair. Invitations will go to top clubs in England France Belgium and others. Races will take place on a San Francisco bay inlet with a rowing camp and accompanying water events planned during the carnival period.
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Pacific
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Rowing Club
England
France
Belgium
San Francisco Bay
Pennsylvania Orders Engines Expanded to Two Plants
The Pennsylvania Railroad allocates an extra 110 engines to American Locomotive Company for Pittsburgh and Dunkirk plants. A prior order of 50 engines is being produced at the Brooks plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
American Locomotive Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Dunkirk
Brooks
New Oil Well Starts Pumping at Olean Farm
The Presser and Artly well on the Five Mile near Olean New York was shot and tubed Saturday and began pumping 55 barrels per day. Other wells on the same farm are fair producers.
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Five Mile
Olean
N. Y
Syracuse to Host G A R Encampment in June
The Albany session of the G A R council of administration voted to hold the state encampment at Syracuse on June 11 and 12.
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Syracuse
Council of Administration
Albany
Oil Companies at War Over Lease on Warren Field
Oil price disputes spark a clash between United Natural Gas and Jefferson County Oil and Gas in Barnett township Jefferson County. United Natural Gas recovered a lease, tore down Jefferson’s rig, and now guards the property with about 50 armed men while Jefferson crews have been driven off.
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Warren
United Natural Gas Company
Barnett Township
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Oil and Gas Company
United
Jefferson Company
United Company
Jefferson Oil and Gas Company
Folklore Remedies for Various Ailments Across Beliefs
The piece catalogs folk cures from historic beliefs. It cites cures for epilepsy using coffin-nail silver rings and blood from a cat tail and executed criminal, toothache via Friday nails or mouse nibble bread, and other remedies including tongue vanula with a frog, alcoholism with eel and brandy, and wart treatment with a potato fed to a pig.
English Clergyman Misunderstands Scottish Speech
An English clergyman newly settled in Perthshire meets a farmer's boy. The boy explains his parents have an aunt staying with them. The parson asks if the aunt is on the father's or mother's side. The boy answers with a Scottish idiom, saying, sometimes one and sometimes the other, except when feather leathers them both.
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Perthshire
Dundee Advertiser
Exercising Her Right in Chicago Tribune Dialog
A child asks permission for a visitor as a young man named Mr. Ketchley expresses willingness to call. The exchange shows courteous social norms of inviting visits and parental consent. The short dialogue captures expectations of propriety in family relationships.
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Mr. Ketchley
Chicago Tribune
Judge Speaks in Mock Exchange Over Death Date Claim
A terse newspaper dialogue notes a man telling a relative the exact date of death, prompting the punchline that the judge is the one involved. The exchange underscores a legal tone without detailing actions or outcomes.
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Slayer
Edgar
Emma
Jim Thorpe
Tommy Clark
Carlisle
Teurs
American Press Association
Soiesette
Helen
Green & Davidson
Green @ Blair
Market Report
Buffalo Provision Market
East Buffalo Livestock Market
Armed Guards Patrol Lease
Jeffer
Son County
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