Rooster Week Aims to Boost Nonfertile Eggs in Pa
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture declares May 29 as Rooster Week to urge farmers to pen or kill roosters and for shoppers to demand nonfertile eggs. It cites millions in losses from fertile eggs each summer and notes nonfertile eggs keep better, taste the same, and support flock health. The department urges retailers, housewives, and poultry groups to participate and contact W. Theo. Wittman for guidance.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Commission
W. Theo. Wittman
Department of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Warren Industries Shows Growth In Census Report
Census figures compare 1914 to 1909 for Warren Industries with cost of materials rising from 3.676 million to 5.761 million and value of products increasing from 5.745 million to 8.611 million. Salaries and wages grew from 1.101 million to 1.631 million as salaried staff rose 68 and wage earners increased by 387. A city-wide summary follows.
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Eevresss
Asquith to push 1.5 billion war fund next Tuesday
Premier Asquith will introduce a new war appropriation of 1.5 billion dollars, lifting total wartime financing to approximately 11.9 billion. The move aims to sustain military operations and supply lines amid ongoing conflict.
Edison Refuses To Campaign For Roosevelt Or Any Candidate
Edison makes clear he will not stump for Theodore Roosevelt or any other candidate. The 69 year old inventor is described as in the midst of a major productive spree, working through nights for many days with little rest and remaining vigorous despite age.
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Edison
T. R. Thomas A. Edison
Theodore Roosevelt
Man Resists Rescue Sparks Public Lockup
George Dickinson objected to being saved from a bed fire in Mulville New Jersey. He attacked Thomas Henderson, a good Samaritan who doused the flames. Dickinson, lodger at the same hotel, slept with a lit cigarette, caused a blaze, then turned on Henderson before fleeing.
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George Dickinson
Thomas Henderson
Good Samaritan
Mulville
N. J
Dickinson
Henderson
Court Rules for Du Ponts in War Orders Case
Judge Thompson in United States District Court Wilmington Del rules defendants in suit over up to 50 million dollars of Du Pont Powder Company stock are not required to answer interrogatories. Interrogatories sought details on war orders and daily manufacture and sale of powder for the European war.
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du Ponts
Thompson
United States District Court
Wilmington del
du Pont Powder Company
Guffey Elected President at Gas Association Meet
Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburgh was elected president of the Natural Gas Association of America at the closing session in Pittsburgh. Buffalo chosen as next convention city. George Farrell of the U S Bureau of Mines predicted absorption methods would yield enough gasoline from natural gas to produce about 19 million dollars yearly in revenue.
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Joseph F. Guffey
Pittsburgh
Natural Gas Association of America
Buffalo
George Farrell
United States Bureau of Mines
Steubenville Railway Limits Liquor Packages for Passengers
Officials of the Steubenville Wellsburg and Weirton Railway announce passengers from Steubenville bound for West Virginia may not carry more than a half gallon of intoxicating liquor. The rule aims to curb excessive wet goods carried by travelers, inconveniencing regular patrons.
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Steubenville
Hughes Chosen by Oregon Republicans for President
Justice Charles E. Hughes led the Oregon GOP presidential primary with a clear majority, Cummins likely second and Theodore E. Burton third. Roosevelt drew many votes for the Republican nomination from Progressives.
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Oregon
Hughes
Charles E. Hughes
Cummins
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Col. Roosevelt
Boss Cox Dies Powerful Ohio Political Boss
George B. Cox former Cincinnati political ruler and Ohio Republican leader died at his Clifton home after a February 29 stroke. He rose from bootblack to wield influence over mayors judges congressmen governors and presidents’ fortunes, taking pride in his achievements.
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Cox
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Ohio
Clifton
Lusitania Memorial Meeting in Carnegie Hall
About 2000 people in Carnegie Hall New York attended a Lusitania memorial meeting calling on Americans to support the allies. The event, under the American Rights Committee, was moved from May 7 after Mayor Mitchel delayed it awaiting Germany’s reply, drawing criticism of both the mayor and President Wilson.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
American Rights Committee
Mitchel
Germany
Wilson
Animals to Join Chicago Suffrage Parade Mascots
Twelve states plan to bring animal mascots to the women’s suffrage parade in Chicago on June N. California leads with a tame grizzly bear followed by Illinois with an elephant Wyoming with a buffalo Colorado with a mountain goat Utah a porcupine Idaho a black bear Oregon a cinnamon bear Washington an eagle Arizona a lizard Kansas a pig Montana a mountain lion and Nevada a mustang.
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Kansas
Montana
Nevada
Canadian girl files habeas corpus to prove motherhood
Margaret Ryan, a Canadian girl who claims to be the real mother of the infant in dispute with Mrs. Annie Dollie Ledgerwood, obtained a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Landis in the Federal Court at Chicago. The writ is returnable May 26.
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Margaret Ryan
Annie Dollie Ledgerwood
Resurfacing Old Brick Streets With Sheet Asphalt
Ohio cities faced with worn brick streets found durable, cost efficient results by using old brick as foundations for a new wearing surface. Columbus, Toledo and Youngstown cited as success stories. Wicks Avenue in Youngstown was resurfaced in 1896 with a one inch sheet of asphalt, proving long term performance.
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Ohio Cities
Ohio
Columbus
Washington Avenue
Gay Street
Toledo
Youngstown
Wicks Avenue
Resurfacing Old Brick Streets With Asphalt Proves Durable
Historical observations show old brick pavements resurfaced with asphalt or asphaltic concrete lasting for years with minimal repairs. Cities like Columbus Johnstown Lexington Cedar Rapids Peoria used lake asphalt and skilled workers to achieve smooth, durable roads, encouraging funding for similar projects.
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Johnstown
Lexington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Peoria
Court trial ongoing in Matters case over alleged bogus heir
In the State Court Mrs Matters with Charles T. Mellon and Harry Edwards face conspiracy charges over a bogus heir to the late Fred Matters estate. The order aims to avoid embarrassing either side in the Matters case.
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Charles T. Mellon
Harry Edwards
Fred Matters
Francees Finance Minister Presents Credit Measure
Finance minister Ribot presents to the Chamber of Deputies a measure covering the third quarter credits totaling 8 010 000 000 francs 1 602 000 000 dollars. He reports a satisfactory treasury condition and a sound Bank of France.
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France
Ribot
Chamber of Deputies
Bank of France
Japan Sees Strong War Driven Industrial Boom
Consular reports to the Department of Commerce show Japan’s industrial investments in the early year surpass any since 1906 revival. Growth centers include iron works shipbuilding paper milling dye and drug manufacture and related chemical industries.
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Japan
Department of Commerce
Punch Cartoon Satirizes Wilson With Humble Pie Image
London Punch prints a caricature showing President Wilson offering a "humble pie" to the German eagle labeled a gift from the United States. The caption questions if the eagle will be starved, noting a "nice square meal" as the reply.
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London Punch
Wilson
United States of America
Deputy Fortman Charged With Bribe Demands in Tobacco Case
Christopher J Fortman a deputy internal revenue collector in New York was arrested on a federal warrant charging him with demanding and accepting bribes from tobacco dealers in return for favorable treatment and enforcement outcomes.
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Christopher J. Fortman
Internal Revenue
New York
Mak
Government seeks to break up grafting network report
Assistant United States District Attorney McDonald announced that the arrest of one collector will lead to arrests of several others as part of a campaign against a grafting system. He said the scheme cost the government more than 300000 in the past decade.
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United States
McDonald
Washington Statue Unveiled at West Point
An equestrian statue of George Washington, a gift from an anonymous patriotic citizen and Civil War veteran, was unveiled on the West Point plain at the United States Military Academy. West Point grounds now feature a Washington memorial alongside other statues honoring notable graduates.
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Washington
George Washington
West Point
United States Military Academy
Leopard Attacks Dog at Pottstown Circus Cage
Visitors at the Lukens Wild Animal Circus in Pottstown were startled when a leopard squeezed through cage bars and seized a performing Eskimo dog for a meal. Attendants struggled to restrain the animal as rescuers worked to free the dog and revive the frightened crowd.
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Lukens
Pottstown
Afterwar Proposal for Unmarried English Women
The article notes Sir J Athelstan Baines suggested sending 500000 unmarried English women to colonies after the war. He described it as a palatable solution compared with a German idea to release armed polygamists with harems.
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Royal Statistical Cociety
London
J. Athelstane Baines
England
Germany
Get your tenant leases at the Mail Office
Tenant lease notices are available at the Mail Office. Residents are urged to collect documents and confirm details with office staff.
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