In Love Triangles End With Double Wedding
Harvey Dallas pursues Nellie Davenal while Esther Kimbell and Nevil Trescott contend with a misdirected love note. A playful mix up over a unsigned letter leads to mistaken affection, a confession by wire, and a happy ending with a double wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Elmer Cobb
Harvey Dallas
Nellie
Nellie Davenal
Dallas
Esther Kimbell
Springville
Harvey
Nevil Trescott
Nevil
Miss Kimbell
Davenal
Esther
Kimbell
M Harvey
W. G. Chapman
Society Aims to Raise Value of Human Life in Courts
Abraham Lincoln Graham, owner of a Manhattan printing shop, forms the Society for the Protection of Life after a Jersey City trolley accident victimized his child. He pursued a negligence case that yielded one dollar, prompting a movement to value life higher in court and promote street safety, fire and factory accident prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln Graham
Manhattan
Society For the Protection of Life
Graham
Jersey City
New Society
Seven-Year-Old Viscount’s Daughter Becomes nun at Zenkoji
At Zenkoji temple in Nagano the ceremony elevated Yachi Ogura daughter of Viscount Ogura to nunhood. She wore a purple crepe kimono and skirt, hair shaved, and adopted the name Chikoni after pronouncing Nama Amida Butsu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenkoji
Nagano
Yachi Ogura
Viscount Ogura
Buddha
Chikoni
Gentleman and Suffragette Quote Highlights Naval Courtesy
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt recalls a French liner captain offering courtesy during Mrs Pankhurst's hunger strike, saying he would not force a lady to eat, reflecting gentlemanly conduct amid suffrage tensions.
Masterful Blue-Eyed Women
A compact character sketch describes blue-eyed women as self controlled cold and precise. It portrays them as severe suspicious and demanding continual homage while being domineering and inclined to rule those around them.
What the A stands for A Mitchell Palmer story in Stroudsburg
The piece explains that A in A Mitchell Palmer stands for Alexander. It notes Palmer as a Pennsylvania congressman admired by President Wilson, who declined the War Secretary post over Quaker pacifism. A cabinet member urged Palmer’s influence, but Wilson would not appoint based on such pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mitchell Palmer
Alexander
Stroudsburg
Pennsylvania
Palmer
Congress
Wilson
Mr. Palmer
Teddy
White House
Two Summers in Labrador Adventurer Francis Sayre
Francis B Sayre husband of the president's daughter Jessie joined Dr Wilfred Grenfell for two Labrador summers aboard the Stratcona aiding fishermen. He shows Roosevelt like grit and a taste for the wilds while avoiding tales of hairbreadth escapes, recalling a hungry harbour episode in Newfoundland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis B. Sayre
Jessie
Labrador
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Stern
Grenfell
Scoville Clark
Yale
Mr. Sayre
White House
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Taft
Dr. Grenfell
Stratcona
Newfoundland
Landis Court Laughs At Hair Tonic Trial Joke
In Judge Landis court Ivan Wide admits guilt to mailing prohibited drugs and jokes about making hair tonic. Prosecuting aides Parkin and Houlihan shield their heads as the judge teases about a hair growing test, prompting a brief court laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Landis
Chicago
United States
Harry Parkin
Francis J. Houlihan
Landis
Ivan Wide
North Center Avenue
United States District Court
Manitoba Crop Yields Show Record Wheat Returns Across Regions
Gladstone reports wheat averaged 30 bushels per acre with top yields on Portage Plains. Noah Elgert reached 61 bushels per acre, while other farmers such as Geo BE Stacey, T J Hall, and J Wishart posted high figures. In Marquette, wheat ran about 20 bushels per acre with barley at 45 and oats 70, as threshing and harvesting progress across Manitoba continue under ideal weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Man
Portage Plains
Manitoba
Noah Elgert
Government Farm
Geo. BE. Stacey
T. J. Hall
John Ross
D. W. McCuaig
W. Richardson
M. Owens
Anderson and Turnbull
J. Lloyd
Jas. Bell
Robt. Brown
R. §. Tully
J. Wishart
Philip Page
J. Stewart
J. W. Brown
Chester Johnson
E. H. Muir
L. A. Bradley
W. Boddy
Albert Davis
E. McLenaghen
J Wishart
Mr. Bradley
Marquette
Binsearth
Dauphin
KE. B. Armstrong
Binscorth
Immigrant Interview Reveals Real Merits in Citizenship Exam
An immigrant taking a Middletown New York citizenship exam was asked who the New York governor was and who Martin Glynn was. He answered correctly, illustrating courts becoming less technical and more focused on real merits as noted by the Baltimore News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
New York
Tharles B. Murphy
Martin Glynn
Sulzer
Baltimore News
Cure for Itchy Scalp Promises Relief for Child
Mrs. Alice Kirlin of Circleville Ohio reports her little girl suffered severe scalp pimples with yellow matter that spread and caused red inflamed sores. After months of failed remedies Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief and eventual cure per the November 4 1912 testimonial. Cuticura ads claim worldwide sales and offer samples with a 32 page Skin Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Scioto St
Circleville
Ohio
Alice Kirlin
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Parts for Maxwell and allied car makes offered by Newcastle dealer
A Newcastle Indiana operation advertises rapid replacement parts for Maxwell and other prewar makes from 1905 to 1914 with a $1,750,000 facility, 45,000 bins, and 24 to 48 hour shipment to owners nationwide. It claims to serve 122,000 stranded owners and to restore overhauled units with new parts and repainting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Ind
U. S
Maxwell
Meteoric Mr. Mitchel Rise From Law Clerk to Mayor
John Purroy Mitchel rose from Columbia Law School graduate to commissioner of accounts in 1907 and, within six years, became mayor of New York City. The Bronx native, nephew of Tammany figure Henry D. Purroy, is contrasted with Roosevelt’s career trajectory as a sign of rapid political ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Purroy Mitchell
John Purroy Mitchel
Theodore Roosevelt
John Purroy Michel
Columbia Law School
Twentvenna Ha Hanamana
Mitchel
The
Bronx
Henry D. Purroy
Tammany
Croker
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Reininaen Renents
Bears
Samuel Pytoner Fuumpli
the Centaur Company
Castoria
New York City
Libertyville
Ilinois
Lata Med. Co
Haverstock RD
Hampstead
London
Sama
LA Crosse
Parker
Co. W. van Stone Company
South Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Putnam
Monroe
Ike
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Car
Tarrytown
New Castle
Stoddard-Dayton
Columbia Gasoline and Electrics
Everitt
Brush, Sampson and Courier
Maxwell Mot OR Company
United States Motor Company
Maxwell Motor Co., Inc
Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Mich
Bix
Dix
W.N. U
MR. Mitchel
L. C. Smith & Bros
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co
Syracuse
N.Y
P.O. State
American Exchange National Bank
Duluth
Dun’s
Bradstreet’s
Victor Company
West
Michigan Street
Minnesota
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