Sires and Sons and Notable Figures Across Eras
John McClanahan of Louisville has twenty living children. Lieutenant Wirico of Austria loses half his face in battle and refuses to see his former fiancée. Josef Shevinne, the Russian pianist, is held in Germany yet can still practice and perform. Sylvester Long Lance becomes West Point’s first full blood Cherokee graduate after Carlisle. Henry William Blair, 81, still practices law in Washington after drafting the 1876 prohibition amendment. The Earl of Norbury works as a 14 cent an hour fitter in a Surrey aeroplane factory at age 51.
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John McClanahan
Louisville
Wirico
Josef Shevinne
Germany
Sylvester Long Lance
West Point
Carlisle Indian School
Henry William Blair
Congress
Washington
New Hampshire
Earl of Norbury
England
Surrey
Lord Norbury
Egg glut prompts meat storage drawdown in NJ
State health reports show large cold storage shifts as eggs rise from 1,735,590 to 21,825,240 dozen between April and July. Meat in storage falls from 16,223,115 to 7,031,725 pounds with much salted meat queued for Europe destined for military use.
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Trenton N. J
State Department of Health
Europe
How Purple Dye Was Discovered
Ancient account attributes the discovery of Tyrian purple to dogs tracking murex shells. Myths say Heracles, aided by his dog, first observed the dye stain. Phoenician practice involved using pointer dogs to hunt the mollusks.
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Heracles
Woman seeking alimony mocks government in court scene
In a Louisville Courier-Journal snippet, a woman demands $50 weekly alimony and argues the government should provide support, while a lawyer notes her husband earns $12. The exchange satirizes government roles in alimony.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Standing Order Joke About Roses and a Cook
A judge lampoons a couple with a strip of jokes about a standing order before and after marriage. The husband allegedly ordered roses daily from a florist and a cook from an employment agency after marriage.
Brief News: Plattsburg speeches and international talk
Dr. Drinker praises citizen soldiers at Plattsburg camp for national defense emphasis. Roosevelt draws wild applause urging a half million strong army. French air raids strike near Saarlouis. Mexico and Haiti debates continue as Washington eyes stability.
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Drinker
Lehigh University
Plattsburg Camp
National Defense Reserve
Washington
Germany
Gary
Ind
Public Service Commission
Edward Grey
Walsh
Federal Industrial Commission
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Lansing
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Plattsburg
Indiana
Lorraine
Saarlouis
Carranza
State Department
Island Republic
Yale
Bridgeport
Conn
University
Arthur W. Bigsworth
Ostend
Garrison
Wood
Pacific
United States
William H. Taft
Red Cross
Mexico City
Commission On Industrial Relations
London
Hayti
Republic
American Defense Society
Daniels
M. Casenave
Banque Nationale de la Republique de
New Jersey
Albany
Old Guard
Ohio
New York State
F. B. Lynch
St. Paul
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Africa
Indianapolis Star
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State of
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Warren, Pennsylvania
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M. F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
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Federal Reserve Bank of the United States
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