James Francis O Donnell to Perform at St James School
James Francis O Donnell, a monologue actor famed for The Sign of the Cross, will present at St James School Thursday evening. He impersonates eighteen characters unaided by makeup, delivering a full dramatic experience in plain attire.
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St. James School
O'Donnell
James Francis O'Donnell
United States
Canada
Cleveland School of Elocution
Oratory
Lapeer
Michigan
Prodigal Son in China Atrocities Reported By Press
A Canton wealth-mother bound her son to curb his lavish spending on motors and vehicles. He escaped and she planned to cripple him by cutting his ankle tendons, a method cited as a feared remedy for prodigal offspring in Chinese accounts attributed to Mortimer Menpos and Sir Merury Blake.
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Canton
China
Mortimer Menpos
Meury A. Blake
Dream Vision Steers Murder Case to Confession
A dream described by Mir Norway’s brother, a naval officer, leads police to two suspects who confess to murdering Mir Norway, whose body was found near Wadebridge to Bodmin. The case hinges on the dream induced identification and the killers’ arrest.
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Murcer
Porlages
Mir Norway
Wadebridge
Bodmin
West Indies
London
Breach Widens Over Insurgents in Republican Ranks
Washington dispatch details a widening split in the Republican camp as the congressional committee backs administration positions and opposes insurgents led by Cannon Aldrich Pinchot and the Payne-Aldrich tariff. It notes patronage battles, potential factional divides, and calls for uniform state legislation.
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Cannon
Aldrich
Pinchot
House of Governors
Taft
Washington
Republican Congressional Committee
Norris
Tuto
Pinechot
Pinccet
National Civic Alliance
Roosevelt
Committee of Governors
White House
William George Jordan
Russia Leads U.S. in Wheat Production
Washington reports that Russia overtook the United States as the top wheat producer, yielding 783 000 600 bushels. U.S. output was among its weakest in history, while Russia surpassed its own 1901 record by over 100 million bushels. World wheat production neared 2.15 billion bushels with shortages noted in Germany Hungary and Bosnia.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Department of Agriculture
Germany
Imungary
Bosnia
Norzerovina
Measles Epidemic Strikes Cleveland with Deaths
Cleveland reports about 500 measles cases since December 1 and five deaths. Four children died in December. The epidemic, described by Dr. Friedrich as a regular annual surge, is spreading despite health department efforts and currently involves around 200 active cases.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Friedrich
Scorpion Found in Stomach of Jersey Cow Near Rockville
John S S Gillies owner of a Rockville area farm reported his Jersey cow began coughing and showed tuberculosis symptoms over four months. Three weeks prior she declined further and a farm hand killed her, later a scorpion inch long was found inside the stomach suggesting the reptile was swallowed during a drink at a nearby spring.
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Washington
John S&s. Gillies
Rockville
Citlis
House votes to recommit on presidential date change
Washington January 17 The house votes to recommit the resolution seeking to change the presidential inauguration date delaying the measure and likely defeating an extension of the date into spring to ensure better weather.
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House
Washington
Frost Hurts Orange Crop Across State by 1.9 Million
Los Angeles reports frost damage to this year’s orange crop estimated at about 1.9 million dollars. The crop’s total value is about 35 million dollars, making the loss less than a fifth of the overall value.
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Los Angeles
San Buena Ventura Sinks Near Rouge River
A Jam- Serlanden schooner named San Buena Ventura, reportedly from Fureka, sank near the Rouge River ten miles north of Crescent City. All hands were last seen in the rigging before the vessel went down.
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Crescent City
Col
Fureka
Rouge River
Elty-Tve
Here
Lamphere confession link stirs Gunness case in Laporte
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith released on $500 bond denying participation in the Gunness murders. The grand jury will reconvene as the Truelsen confession, once deemed a romancer tale, is reevaluated for possible relevance to the Lamphere investigation in the ongoing Gunness case proceedings.
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Gunness
Truelson
Julius Truelsen
New York
Texas State
Albert F. Smultzer
Laporte
Texas
Bronehr
Schell
Urgent Deficiency Bill Appropriations Reported
The appropriations committee cuts estimates by about $1,006,000 and reports to the house the urgent deficiency appropriation bill for the current year totaling $5,568,490. Major items include $1,568,490 for the military establishment and $1,023,569 for the treasury. the court of customs appeals pending organization is allotted $70,420 and the naval establishment $288,156.
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Washington
Committee On Appropriations
House
Treasury
Court of Customs Appeals
Naval Establishment
Catholic University Receives Two 100000 Gifts
Washington January 17 The Catholic University of America received two bequests each of 100000 from the estate of the late Mrs Emily Lusby of Baltimore and another anonymous donor sent a similar check with a stipulation that the giver’s name remain private.
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Washington
Catholic University of America
Emily Lusby
Baltimore
The Cart Before the Horse Locomotives Run Backward
The Southern Pacific builds fifteen Mallet articulates with the tender mounted to the front, allowing backward operation for better forward view. The engines feature a stub pilot, enclosed cab with sliding windows, and side-entry doors. The cab is positioned for the engineer on the right side to face ahead.
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Souther Pacific
Lim
Esey
Entieeman
Laymen's Mission Movement Gathers Protestant Support
Protestant churches in New York and within fifty miles begin a layman driven campaign through Jan. 16 to foster world evangelization. The effort unites denominations to fund and spread missions in foreign lands with rallies to follow in other cities and a Chicago convention planned for May.
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New York
America
United States
Chicago
Why did you accept George in the exchange
A terse dialogue recalls judgment on George as the most original suitor among rivals. One line notes he asked the speaker to wed his wife, revealing a controversial, offbeat reasoning attributed to his originality.
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George
Ste
Tale of Captain Loose and the Goose Ship
A quirky sea yarn recounts Captain Loose aboard the Goose facing wrecks and mutinous seas. The narrator, styled as Captain Past-or Loose, recalls drifting south toward danger with monstrous beasts and antlered geese appearing in frozen northern lore.
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Captain
Closing Out Sale on Stephenson Farm Near Grace Hill
A multi property auction on Wednesday January 26 191 will offer ten head of horses cattle and implements. Items include four full blood Short Horn cows four calves two teams driving and riding horses plus a Weber wagon mowers plows corn planter and hay equipment. Household goods include a Majestic range heater and appliances. Len Richardson and Fred Taylor will sell livestock. Terms cash or one year with 7 percent interest. Farris Brothers D F Macon Auctioneer Ralph Dougherty Clerk Beitel Lunil.
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Stephenson Farm
Grace Hill
Washington
Titus Station
Weber
Acme
Milwaukee
Emerson Gang
Deere
Hayes
Iowa
Len Richardson
Fred Taylor
Remedial Cure Promoted for Cholera and Diarrhoea
The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cotic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a long used cure for cholera and diarrhoea. It notes wide reputation and availability through D. J. Ross and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
D. J. Ross and
Lemmon
Rexall Orderlies Remedy Advertisement
An old style Rexall ad touts Rexall Orderlies as a safe laxative and tonic. It promises money back if not satisfying and highlights sizes of 12, 10 and 25 cent packages, urging readers to buy at The F Cook & Sherman store located at S. W. Corner.
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Rexall
F Cook & Sherman
S. W. Cor
City Bus Line Phone Order Request
Call up Phone No. 589 Black and leave orders. They will be promptly attended to by Prank, Rogers. Give street and number.
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Rogers
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
An old time scalp remedy is advertised as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur for restoring hair color. It claims sage tea heals faded locks and offers ready made preparation sold by druggists for 50 cents or one dollar or sent by Wyeth Chemical Co New York City.
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Wyeth
Wy Cmical Company
New York City
Apom
McElhinney Drug Co-Special
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