Rockefeler in Mine Visit Seeks to Chart Better Coal Camp Conditions
John D. Rockefeller Jr ate with miners in Berwind and Valdez Colorado, dressed in overalls, and worked 20 minutes in a mine. He urged workers to share improvement ideas, stressing partnership between capital and labor, and toured housing and camp facilities while listening to families and miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Little
Berwind
Col
Valdez
Mr. Rockefeller
Rural Car Delivery Expands. 288 Routes in Operation
Postal officials report automobile use on rural delivery routes improving farmers mail and express service. In total 500 routes authorized, with 288 already in operation. Service to expand to several states in October.
Dario Resta Sets Short-Distance Auto Record
Dario Resta, famed automobile racer, pushes to a new short distance speed record. He redefines limits behind the wheel, driving with precision and daring to surpass previous marks.
Farmer Clears Eighty Acres With Tractor Power
W. C Wyckoff of Crivitz Wisconsin reports a record clearing eighty acres of raw land in Marinette county during 1914. He notes the land was prepared without horse labor and credits a Pow er Tractor for tasks from clearing to harvesting. Wyckoff also drives an auto to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C Wyckoff
Bloomington, I
Crivitz
Wyckoff
Erie Convention To Unite Pennsylvania Sunday Schools
The Erie gathering runs October 5 to 8 and draws delegates from every county. Hon. P. C. Knox will speak at a peace meeting and O A B C day highlights adult Bible classes. A 1000 car street demonstration and national talent mark the program with Warren County sending twenty delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Erie
P. C. Knox
Warren County
Florence B. Shawkey
Warren, Pa
Warren ,County Sunday School Association
Lowe and Mood Lead Primary in Warren County Race
Tuesday's Warren County primary draws slow returns with about 3,000 of 11,000 registered voters counted. Competing for county commissioner are Lowe Ward and Geer. DeForest tops the coroner race on the Republican side with 750 to 530 for Willard. Democrats list Cramer Brooks Lavery and ONeil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Thompson and
Mook
E. M. Lowe
Lottsville
W. D. Ward
Glade
E. R. Geer
North Warren
S. A. Cramer
R. W. Lavery
Dallas Brooks
John O’neil
Washington
E. C. Swanson
D. W. Radspinner
J. C. Dal
Lowe
Thompson
Ward
Cramer
Brooks
Lavery
O’neil
Duel Ends in Death in Darkened Room at Sarvis Home
In Biloxi Mississippi on September 22 two wealthy turpentine manufacturers George Sarvis and Rufus Reeves killed each other in a planned duel. They met in a darkened room after a whispered quarrel and fired as an alarm clock struck 3. Sarvis spoke last words It s our private affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
George Sarvis
Rufus Reeves
Sarvis
Bryan to Quit Washington
Ex-secretary of state William Jennings Bryan plans to leave Washington for rent a furnished Calumet Place home at 13th and Clifton streets N W. The estate, a handsome four-year lease at 4000 dollars yearly, is described as one of the city’s most beautiful and homelike residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Calumet Place
13Th
Clifton Streets
N. W
W. J. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Cold Killing Corn Threatens Nebraska Harvest
Nebraska corn crop estimated at 220 million bushels faces grave danger from frost. State experts say two weeks of hot dry weather are needed to mature the crop which is final in a soaked ground with daily rain. Frost in the northwest caused some damage and could ruin the harvest if conditions do not improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Mrs Laureau Confronts Daughter After Marriage To German
A distressed Hastings woman Mrs Marie Laureau arrives at New York City Municipal building in a rush and learns her daughter has just married Wesley G Rieke a German. She had chosen a French suitor for the daughter. The scene unfolds at the marriage bureau as she reacts with shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Marie Laureau
Hastings
Wesley G.’ Rieke
Paving Contractor's Truck Crashes Through City Bridge
A Speedwell truck carrying stone broke through the Third Avenue bridge floor injuring Polish worker Joe Zamerski who had his foot crushed. The load weighed about 17,000 pounds and rotten girders undermined the structure, despite new planks placed last fall. President Maybank promised inspection of aging timbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Zamerski
Beck
Speedwell Auto
Third Avenue Bridge
Zamerski
Maybank
Council
Poison After Quarrel Claim Leads to Death
Jamestown New York reports William Blanchard a farmer near Charlotte Center killed himself with carbolic acid after a quarrel with his wife. The death followed threats to take his life made earlier in the afternoon and a later discovery by Mrs. Blanchard in the room where the body was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
William Blanchard
Charlotte Center
Thief fires on farmers near New Castle
William Ratledge and his farm hand reported a nighttime shooting after a shadowy man fired at the house from the yard. A bullet lodged in the window frame above Ratledge’s head and a second shot targeted the farm hand. The pair fled as a horse and team vanished into darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
William Ratledge
New Castle
Ratledge
Nickel a Day for Family
Mrs Emma Beck of Atlantic City complains that five cents a day does not feed her and daughter. She says John Beck would leave a nickel for his own breakfast and warn against extravagance. John was held to await recorder action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Beck
Atlantic City
John
King of the Penguins Governor Title in Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are described as sparsely populated with penguins, earning the governor the nickname King of the Penguins. The phrase notes the governor is sometimes given this title in reference to the islands’ wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkland Islands
Falklands
Lost Self Respect Quote From Youth's Companion
A brief excerpt notes that advertising for lost self respect is pointless, attributed to Youth's Companion.
Archibald Back Not Arrested Says Innocent
American correspondent James F. J. Archibald arrived in New York on the Rotterdam after his passport was revoked over a letter linked to the recall demand of Ambassador Dumba. Federal officers met him at Quarantine but did not arrest him. Archibald asserted he is innocent and unaware the letter contained the problematic content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James F. J. Archibald
Dumba
Rotterdam
Archibald
Mosquito Bite Fatality Claim Shocks Franklin Woman
Mrs. Ella M. Huffman of Franklin Pennsylvania, aged 30, died from blood poisoning after rubbing a mosquito bite on her cheek. The case highlights dangers of infection from minor injuries in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella M. Huffman
Franklin, Pa
Green Hair From Acid Dips At War Plant
Workers at the New York Air Brake plant in Watertown New York report green hair and mustaches from acid used to clean shell jackets. The discoloration spreads slowly, remains colorfast despite shampoos, and affects several men who work long hours at the acid vats while shells are dipped for wartime contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
New York Air Brake Company
War wages jump again at Allis Chalmers
Milwaukee reports Allis Chalmers boosts wages for second time amid wartime shell contracts. The firm prepared to enlarge its workforce by March 1, with over 1000 men added in two weeks and plans to double output by activating a full night shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Allis- Chalmers Company
Five Years for Stealing Chickens in Lancaster
Lancaster Pa September 22 H C Coffrath was sentenced to five years in jail for chicken stealing on complaint of five farmers He was recently released from the Eastern penitentiary on parole after serving 13 years of a 19 year sentence for burglary and arson George Ayres his accomplice was sentenced to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
H. C. Coffrath
Eastern Penitentiary
Parple
George Ayres
Oil Shipment Sparks German Sub Base Theories
Philadelphia officials report an order for 20 000 barrels of oil to be shipped from the port on four schooners within weeks. Discussion in shipping circles grows as observers hint the oil may be headed to a German submarine base in the Bay of Biscay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil
Philadelphia
Bay of Biscay
Heat Kills 30000 Fish In Akron Reservoir
Thirty thousand young bass and perch about three inches long died from heat in eighteen inches of water at the old Sherbondy hill reservoir in Akron Ohio. Officials had drained the reservoir to a shallow depth before removing the fish. The blazing sun heated the basin causing the fish to surface and perish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherbondy Hill
Akron
Ohio
Portage Fish & Came Company
Refugees to cover 20000 acres in Livingston county
The Livingston County Bird club and landowners unite to create three refuges for game birds. Genesee, Conesus, and Sanaseraga refuges total over 20000 acres, patrolled to deter poaching. Landowners named include Porter Chandler Wadsworth Chandler Fenno Sickly Servis Ford Crossett Culbertson Stewart and Wolcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston County
N. Y
Genesee Refuge
Porter Chandler
W. Wadsworth
J. W. Wadsworth
W. A. Wadsworth
Winthrop Chandler
Michael Costello
H. J. Barrett
Henry Jennings
Conesus Refuge
McMillan Estate
Conesus Lake
W. W. Fenno
Millard Sickly
Sanaseraga Refuge
Craig Colony
Chestnut Hill Refuge
Edward Servis
Azel Ford
L. W. Crossett
M. Culbertson
York Refuge
William Stewart
Mrs. Wolcott
New York Crops Improve Slightly in August Report
New York crops, as a whole, show modest gains for August per a Cornell University State College of Agriculture report. Oats rise to nearly fifty million bushels, up about a half million. potatoes total about thirty one million with a drop from August 1 estimates. cotton apples and pears lag behind last year’s large crops nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Maine
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oklahoma
New York
Rothschild Sues For Absolute Divorce In Affinity Case
Samuel Rothschild filed in the New York City Supreme Court for an absolute divorce from Mrs. Elsie Rothschild mother of his 12 year old daughter Rosalie and a son Arthur Bertram to permit her marriage to Henry Mayer. He says he found his wife with Mayer in Mayer’s apartment on July 15 last year and that she acknowledged the marriage. Rothschild recalls telling Mayer the couple had been married for over 20 years and Mayer replied he would take care of her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Rothschild
Supreme Court
New York City
Elsie Rothschild
Rosalie
Arthur Bertram
Henry Mayer
Mayer
Rothschild
Bulleted Hunter Slays Two Deer With One Shot
In Lee Massachusetts Howard Beech shot a deer in his garden. The herd scampered into the wood and Beech followed finding a dead deer the next day Isaac Vreeland located a fawn with the same bullet. The events show Beech killed two deer with one shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Beech
Lee
Mass
Isaac Vreeland
Beech
Huge Apple Crop In Berkeley and Frederick Counties
The largest movement of fall apples in this region's history is under way in Berkeley and Frederick counties West Virginia. By year end about 100000 barrels are expected, bringing growers around 275000 dollars. Early varieties exceed the best prior year, several thousand barrels ship to England, and a London firm orders 12000 barrels of Bartlett apples. Apple pies value in the two counties will near 290000 dollars.
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Berkeley
Frederick
W. Va
England
London
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Alls
Rockefeller
Sible
Mr. Borovich
Dan Morelli
Dario Resta
American Press Association
Resta
Sheepshead Bay
Wisconsin Agriculturist
The
Lake City
Lowe and
Mood
Wells
Gaul
Belnap
Archibald Back
War
Allis-Chalmers Company
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