Snake Bite Cult Test Revealed by Hair Pulling Disturbance
In Dodge City Kansas the true Disciples of Christ women known as Hair Pullers faced police amid a disturbance sparked by a speaker Mary Osteen. The group claims faith allows handling venomous snakes. three of four bitten members recovered in Stafford County years ago, while authorities crack down on the practice.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Washington
New York
Dodge City
Kaus
Hay
Disciples of Christ
Mary Osteen
Bloom
T A Covington
Covington
Enakes
South
Estern
Stafford County
John An Alemp
Three Smith sisters named world champion swimmers in Ramsgate photos
The three Smith sisters Lily and her two siblings are celebrated London’s top water athletes. A photographer captured them bathing and posing by the Ramsgate shore showing their robust forms and athletic poise.
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Smith Sisters
London
Lily Smith
English Channel
Lily
Red Cross Fund Drives for European Relief and Ship Charters
New York reports indicate a committee chaired by Surgeon General Bralsted aims to charter a hospital ship to deliver medical units to needy ports. Donations for relief fund campaigns are rising with entertainment events and city efforts led by Franca B Reeves of Girard Bank Philadelphia. Three Italian ships carrying about 3000 Americans are slated to sail from Naples on July 18 and 19, with 1000 aboard each vessel, as talks with the U.S. government continue on bringing home tourists.
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Bralsted
Navy
American Red Cross
Nnaara
Campainn
Girard National
Bark
Philadelphia
Red Cross
TaIalph Blankenship
Citizens Permanent
Fed
Reeves
Austrolankarian Ambancador
United States
Constantin Theodor Dumbar
Ak Manchester
Red Cross Roctary
C M Hubbard
St Louis
Washington
Bmaath Bicknell
Tesnessen
Europe
Naples
New York
Sicilia America Steamship Company
Thane
Shifter
Ahl
League of 1914 Organized in Indianapolis
The League of 1938, an organization of German Americans, was formed in Indianapolis with aims to secure unbiased press coverage of war news and raise funds to aid those traveling in Germany. John P Prenzel, banker, was elected president. charter members include prominent local figures. The group plans broad membership expansion.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Facta
Europe
Germany
John P Prenzel
United German Societies to Oversee Fair War News
The United German Societies at Arion Hall plan a vigilance committee to ensure fair war coverage and threaten boycotts against biased papers. Marlin Wiegand will organize district collections for Red Cross pledges and appoint readers to challenge misleading editorials and biased headlines.
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United States
Arion Hall
Germany
Varibua
Marlin Wieg
Red Cross
Ditee
Cpeeeee Vetuminites
Wiegand
Cure for Senate Oratory By Gin Monsters A Novel Idea
Senator Herry Lane of Oregon floated an oddly fantastical cure for Senate debate after a six hour executive session proposing importation of gin monsters that paralyze vocal cords. Lane, a former doctor, suggested multiple creatures to blunt dissent and enforce adjournment as confirmations of Peters and Vrooman were ordered.
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United States Senate
Herry Lane
Oregon
Dr Lane
Senate
Lane
Congress
Andrew J. Peters
Massachusetts
the Treasury
Carl Schura Vrooman
Illnois
Victor B Wooley
Delaware
George Gray
Aigo
Americans in Europe Report Safe by State Department Advices
Cable dispatch lists many Americans in Europe with incoming inquiries guiding safety. Names span cities from New York to Madrid, Rome, Paris, London, Nice, and Brussels, including families and individuals such as Miss Botmer Mia Taft and Senator Oliver. The report provides home cities, destinations, and brief whereabouts, reflecting a broad chain of inquiries about safety.
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Europe
State Department
Labout
New York
Botmer
Mia
Taft
Geneva
Mery C Bergen
Mary F Magidre
Idaho
Julie Luthers
Oscar Nuz
San Sebastian
Spain
Dorothy
Witttenham
Madrid
Brooklyn
Rath
Gieges
Rotterdam
New York State
Willams
Nice
Mad Davis
Miller
Rome
Valentine Selvy
Aix-les- Batne
France
Chicago
B von Herff
Harrisburg
James McCottrick
Pittsburgh
Senator Oliver
London -Bradford
S P Kennedy
Meerth
Austin
Eugene Bremond
San Angelo
George J Bird
Gaceeninals Mo
Robert Parker
Lon
Elven
Paris
Laroussier
More Trehy
William and Julius Syewart
William Sims
Ruth Bridgeman
Ludvishs
Mrs Winans
Maud Lincoln
Strumberg Stella Jacobson
Julia Rudge
Virginia Devine
A. Smith
A. Knight
William and
Barbara Cobb
Estelle Cudahy
London
Rowland Paul Benwit
Michael Stevens
Charles Churan
Smith N
Haupt St Gall
Switserland
Forsch
Cologne
Strumberg
Coucy
Lee
Cacl
M C Conagte
Evelyn Fishborn
Bad Nacheim
Germany
Mr. Winthrop
Bertin
Willam Tinkin
Pault
Lyons
Lesbaines, Craigs, Thielbant
Carlabad
Theresa Steindler
Lillian Sears
Ruth Ober
White House plans busy day for President after Rome trip
President returns to Washington from Rome where he buried Mr. Wilson. He plans to take active charge to aid Americans stranded in Europe and to boost business, meeting with the Federal Reserve Board delegation and shipping interests alongside Georgia businessmen.
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Europe
Federal Reserve
Inp
Georgia
United States
Hoe Wilsen
Federal Reserve Board
Lucy Stone Birthday Party on Brighton Roof Garden
In honor of Lucy Stone's birthday today, Mrs 68 Tenney, president of the Lucy Stone League, invites all to an evening entertainment on the Brighton roof garden. An attractive program includes cards at each table with a prize, hostesses from local and national groups, and Miss Alice Jenkins in charge of the melting pot. If rain, the drawing room will be used.
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Lucy Stone
68 Tenney
Lucy Stone League
Brighton
Tilia Logan
District Federation of Cluba
Tindall
Mra Hensey
Morgan
National Executive Committee
EB W Thompson
Charlotte S C
Annette Paul
White
Tinnin
Hensey
Alice Jenkins
Annette Funk
Mrs J Borden Harriman III in London Poisoning Case
A cable from London reports Mrs J Borden Harriman and her husband, war refugees from Pearl, are suffering ptomaine poisoning. Harriman is a member of the Commission on Industrial Relations and among prominent women appointed to a federal post by the President.
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London
New York
Mra
J Borden Harriman
Paerl
Halts A Lawn Dance Bridge Event At Shoreacres
Charity bridge games were held at Shore Acres the villa of Mr John Henry Hanan with guests including prominent Washington society figures. A professional exhibition was postponed to Saturday and the Casino event followed with dinner parties for Miss Florence Kane and Dorothy Manice of New York and other notable attendees.
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John Henry Hanan
Washington Society
Whattaston
Narragansett Pier
R J
Spotsty
Shore Acres
New York
Florence Kane
Dorothy Manice
E W Mason Pfizenmayer
New Haven
Jerome N Bonaparte
Alfred F Hopkins
Washington
John L Welsh
Philadelphia
Bernhardt Says French War Aims At Humanity
Paris August 12 Mme Sarah Bernhardt declared the France crisis a holy war fought for humanity and universal peace, saying soldiers die not for a flag but for mankind. She refused to bear arms against barbarians she decried as the world’s long standing plague.
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Arma
Paris
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
France
Mmna Bernhardt
Alsace
End of Monarchs Power to Declare War
Sir George Pragned, chair of the Wholesale Textile Association, told a magus meeting of employers that war effects are unpredictable. He said the outcome should render monarchs unable to initiate conflicts, as war ultimately harms prosperity and happiness.
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Lensom
George Pragned
Waldy
Sugar and flour prices surge amid war market fears
New York August reports warn sugar may hit fifteen cents a pound as European conflict trims supply. Flour climbs rapidly with standard brands at wholesale 36.40 and likely higher retail. Egg shipments to England begin, while silk mills, cloaks, and garments may see price hikes. Burlap and canning materials face wartime strain. Ocean arrivals include ships from Copenhagen, Southampton, and Havre.
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New York
England
Foreign Office
Europa
A Ia
India
War Price Probes Move Through House
Congress debates aggressive action on rising food costs as requests mount for investigations into whether excess perishables are hoarded in cold storage. Representative Julius Kahn proposes criminal penalties for price fixing in interstate trade, while other resolutions urge Commerce Secretary Redfield and the Attorney General to pursue prosecutions under antitrust laws.
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Secretary of Commerce
Europe
Adamson
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Committee
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
Bull
Julius Kahn
California
Howard
Farr Moore
Kelly
Pennsylvania
Ascar
Attorney General
Congress
Packers Deny War Uplift Of Meat Prices As Hog Slaughter Drops
Armour & Co president J Oyden Armour rejected claims that the war is being used to raise consumer pork prices. He cited lower hog, cattle and sheep slaughter last week compared with prewar levels, noting livestock holders hold back stock seeking wartime prices. He warned that market logistics and buyer access were hindered by war effects and amid consumer pressure prices began to fall.
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J Oyden Armour
Armour & Co
Armour & On
Armour
Price declines and pork market shifts noted in hog trade
Prices for Koga hogs fell 40 to 50 cents per hundredweight from quotations four hours earlier. Some cases show a drop of up to a dollar since Monday amid threats of a general pork boycott. Demand from butchers eased while hog receipts surged with today’s arrivals at 40,000 head, compared with 0 in last week’s low supply.
Obituary notices and a Treasury silver purchase report
Obituaries for Charles R Gaines aged 44 and Joseph Ynecker detail heart trouble Brights disease and family survivors with burial at Rockville and Glenwood Cemetery. Elizabeth E Davidson, 60, funeral planned at Congressional Cemetery with survivors including George A Davidson and daughters. Treasury reports purchase of 1,175,000 ounces of silver to support mines, smelters, and export decline.
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Charles R Gaines
Mrs & & Bheicley
Biltmore Street
Mr Gaines
United States Marshal
A E Gaines
F W
Woolworth
S B Sherblaw
W S$ Gaines
E S Gaines
Rockville
Joseph Ynecker
Annie F Bohendall
Marion Street
Louis Randall
Glenwood Cemetery
Thecker
Annie BE Thecker
Mart J Finch
Serah A Hopkins
Annie EB Schondau
George W Thecker
Elizabeth E Davidson
Elzabeth E Davidson
Rhode Island Avenue
Congressional Cemetery
Davidson
Joseph H Davidson
Montgomery County
George A Davidson
City Post Office
Margaret A Parker
Mary E Hencock
Emma M Sensency
Treasury
Treasury Department
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Wiegand Aard
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Shellinge Vaals
Holland—Burghardt
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Stockholm
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Edinburgh
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Marseille
Grace Olmstead
White House
Wilson
McAdan
Francis B Sayre
Margaret Wilson
Stockton Axeon
Virginia
Roof Garden Entertainment
J. Borden Harriman III
Shoreacres
Henry Brevoort Kane
George IE Reuting
Julian Potter
Irving
Chase
George Barastt
John B Irwin
Orin C Wilmerding
Thomas H Arnold
Talbot Smith Hanan
Josephine Hall
Gladge Berry
Katherine Butts
Marguerite Edwards
Bernhardt
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Havre
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Sal Tman
Sturts
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Eoglbourne
Joseph Thecker
Leon
Lovely Iing Wodele
Nevaro
Zematen
Hela
Phil Ott
Uru
Mary Pickford
Elivers
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Poli
Graustark
Hevy Chase Lake
U S Marwas Saat
Glen Echo
Cadillac Baker
the Cook
Stoddard Co
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Maxwell Jeffery
B. Leary, Jr
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Republic
Irvin T Donohoe
Oldsmobile
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Pollock Car Corporation
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Probet-Haynesn Motor Co
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