Root Honors in Argentina Spark Gala and Speech
Secretary Root’s Buenos Aires visit featured a gala banquet at the government house hosted by President Alcorta, a state carriage ride with the president, a visit to national primary schools, and a reception for Mrs. Root. Root praised U.S.-Argentine friendship, noting no grievances and urging mutual prosperity through closer ties.
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Alcorta
Opera House
Root
Buenos Ayres
Monroe
Webster
Lincoln
Rush
John Quincy Adams
Washington
Blaine
Government House
Diplomatic Corps
North
South America
United States of America
United States
Benjamin Rush
James Monroe
Argentine Republic
Argentina
America
Died Armstrong George W Arm Strong recovered
The body of George W Arm Strong has been recovered. Funeral notices list August dates for multiple individuals, including Edwin Francis Croker, Enya Crooker, Harrison Croker, and others, with services and private interments across Falls Church and Baltimore areas.
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Armstrong
George W Armstrong
Chitond & Moyers
Thoreday
Crocker
Falls Church
Edwin Francis Crocker
Presbyterian Church
Crook
Enya GO
Vrs Harrison Crooi
Harrison
Joan
Florence E Harrison
Hmayworth
Veras
George FD
Lane Cartel Saver
Tune al
Pop Garden
Bi Street
Southens
Suwan
Bo SW Stan
Hiram Lodge No
Murs Iend
Tal
Frank Bardman
Harvard
Rochester
Ker
England
Dessif Corwine Forerly
Washington, DC
Walter E Wallis
Royal Navy
Notice of Marriage and Death Notices Across Regions
A notice describes marriage and death notices interfacing with major newspapers including The Washington Post and various regional outlets. It lists publication names such as New York Times, Buffalo Courier, Chicago Record-Herald, Philadelphia Ledger, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Rochester Herald, St Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Cincinnati Enquirer. The brief highlights non charge for insertions across multiple papers.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Foston
Duffalo Courier
Bicago Record-Merald
Philadelphia
Plong Ledger
Pittsburg
Dispatch
Rochester Herald
Louis Republic
Post-Standard
PAUL PIONEER+PRESS
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain
Braler Cincinnaty Enquirer
Undertaker W R Speare At 940 F Street N W
Undertaker and embalmer W R Speare advertises in Washington with telephone numbers Matn 4280 and 4281 listing 940 F Street N W as the business location and service address in a compact classified style.
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W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Rebate plan eyed to ease Brooklyn transit fare dispute
New York August 15 1923 Brooklyn Rapid Transit plans a 1 cent fare rebate with 5 cents refunded if Court of Appeals upholds Justice Gaynor 5 cent fare ruling. If higher court reverses, receipts become void. Plan aims to restore normal seaside traffic and curb violence.
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Gaynor
Brooklyn
New York
Brooklyn Rapids Transit Company
Supreme Court
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Jam of Navanagari dies heirs loom in succession
Bombay reports Jam Navanagar dies without clear heir, prince Ranjitsinh viewed as likely successor amid royal line questions. Navanagar or Nawanuggur capital of the mathe state on Kathiawar’s Gulf of Cutch.
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Bombay
Navanagari
Ranpitambil
Gulf of Cutch
Kathiawar
Jam
Veterans Parade Marks Fortieth Grand Army Day
Minneapolis August 15 sixty veterans march two miles through decorous streets led by Denver drums. Columbia Post Chicago escorts Commander in chief Tanner with Minnesota National Guard officers and staff. The parade lasts about three hours as Wisconsin Illinois Pennsylvania New York and twenty other states follow. Tomorrow encampment sessions begin while Burton of Ohio touts support for commander in chief.
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Columbia Post
Chicago
Tanner—Chaois
Minneapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Maarch
Denver Drums
Cook Band
Drum Corps
Denver
Tanner
Columpia
Grand Army
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Rock Island County
Buck
R. B Burton
Zanesville
Illinois
Pennsylvana
Ice money and rail tolls in Toledo inquiry
The Interstate Commerce Commission continued hearings in Toledo on freight charges and rail practices. Witness H P Watters of Michigan Lake Ice Company testified he paid 115 dollars per ton delivered to Toledo, while ice sold to Toledo homes cost 10 dollars per ton, highlighting possible price manipulation.
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Toledo
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Toledo Car Service Association
Ann Arbor
Wellington, Burt
Fee
H P Watters
Michigan Lake Ice Company
World House
Winkade
Watters
Michigan Lakes
May save her from noose in murder of husband at Kansas City
Agnes Myers and accomplice Frank Tottman await execution after being sentenced to hang September 3 in Missouri. Attorneys plan to seek a writ of error from the state supreme court and then appeal to higher courts in Washington as Myers expresses hope for a fair hearing. Demonstration in Brussels backs reduced working hours with 70,000 to 40,000 workers marching peacefully through the city.
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Taberty
Agnes Myérs
Hugbana
Kansas
United States
Brussels
Lansing man faces charges over forged stock collateral
J Harry Cowley of Lansing appeared before Justice Baldorf in Battle Creek charged with using fraudulent Union Pacific stock valued at $10,000 as loan collateral with Central National Bank. He sought examination, bond set at $8,000, and was jailed until August 21 due to lack of sureties.
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Lansing
Battle Creek
Mich
Cowley
Governor Glenn Orders Militia Fire On Mob In North Carolina
Gov Glenn instructs county sheriffs to warn crowds and, if jams attack jars occur, direct militia to open fire to stop lynching. Troops to respond swiftly, with removal from office for sheriffs who fail to report disturbances. Public order measures aim to curb mob violence following recent jail lynchings.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Glenn
Salsbury
Eagles Finance Report Sets Stage for Nominations and Balloting
Milwaukee August 16 Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles heard a finances report validating the treasurer and secretary books. Nominations for officers are expected tomorrow with all-day balloting Friday to choose officers and the next convention site. Amendments adjust trustee elections and allow the retiring president to serve as a trustee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Grand Aerie
Order of Eagles
Graag
Judiciary Committee
Aerie
Grand Aerla
Through Head and Heart Fellng Though Dead and Undertaker's Wagon
Charley Williams, a Black resident of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, survived after being shot twice with a 38 caliber pistol, once through the heart and once through the head. He sat up as the undertaker’s wagon arrived, and doctors say he may recover if no complications arise.
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Hattesburg
Miss
Charley Williams
Tall City
Williams
Woman Foiled Burglars in Culpeper County Home
Fredericksburg dispatch reports Mia Eggborn frightened intruders from the house of W H Eggborn in Culpeper County by firing two shots. The burglars fled to the barn, set it on fire, and destroyed the large structure and its contents as the family, including two children, were alone. Mr Eggborn was away at a state sericulture meeting.
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Washington Post
Fredercksburg
W. H Eggeborn
Culpeper County
Mia
Hggborn
TWO TROLLEY CARS CRASH IN OHIO ACCIDENT
In Chagrin Falls Ohio a Cleveland and eastern electric line car carrying fifty five passengers collided with a milk car at a moderate speed near here. Motorman Daniel Plowman was badly injured perhaps fatally. Grace Dodge of Auburn and Mrs Irwin of Troy received injuries ranging from moderate to serious. A second notice from Johannesburg reports a government warning to potential emigrants to Argentina and that some Boers have returned from Argentina while others seek to return to South Africa.
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Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Cleveland and Astern
Daniel Plowman
Grace Dodge
Auburn
Irwin
Troy
Johannesburg
Thas
Argentine Republic
Argentina
South Africa
Widow Mrs Verrault Targets Multiple Suitors in City
New York reports expose Mrs Bina Verrault as a famed tempter who charmed several men including merchants and a Mutual Life employee. Four suitors publicly linked to her allegedly costly letters and jewelry schemes, while her husband George Verrault seeks nonsupport action and counsel hints at possible counterclaims.
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Zalinoff
McClellan
Keisler
Lost gems found after Hindu servant confession in India
John P O'Brien, a laborer in the wrecking of the World's Fair buildings, unearthed an alligator bag with jewels valued at $50,000 stolen from Mr and Mrs Henry Clayton of Devonshire during their world tour before returning to England. A Hindu servant, fatally injured in India, confessed on his deathbed to stealing them in St Louis and hiding them in a wall of the Manufactures Building. The servant fled with the Claytons, leaving the gems behind. O'Brien was rewarded and remained employed by Clayton as a personal attendant.
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SE Louis
England
John P O'Brien
Henry Clayton
Devonshire
Claytons
India
St. Louis
Manufactures
St. Lews
Ja O'Brien
Mr. Clayton
Hoboken Hero Foils Dynamite Plot At Italian Shop
Police officer John O'Brien of Hoboken New Jersey stopped a blast by pulling dynamite fuses as four men fled near the home of Frank Cottago an Italian shoemaker. One suspect Vencenzo Gerosto was arrested after letters allegedly threatening the owner for a $500 ransom.
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New York
John O'Brien
Hoboken
N. J
Frank Cottaglo
O'Brien
Vencenzo Gerosto
Cutaro
Is Writes
Ayer's Hair Vigor Promises Strong Glossy Hair
Aimed at hair loss and brittle hair, the ad touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as a half century proven treatment. It claims the formula feeds the hair bulb and adds fire and strength, helping hair stay in, grow rapidly, and remain soft and glossy with every bottle.
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Ayer
Martial law in Caucasus amid revolts and clashes
The Imperial Messenger reports martial law across most of the Caucasus except a few districts. In Shusha and Sangesen armed clashes with troops are noted. Authorities mobilize forces to quell disorders. Western reports cite rising worker unrest in Baku and Tiflis and a possible railroad strike.
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Batds
SS Petersburg
Iniper
Caucasus
Shusha
Sangesns
Astern
Imperial
Baku
Tiflis
Narrow Escape in Russia Involving American Professor
St Petersburg August 15 Prof George H Blakeslee of Clark University Worcester Mass traveling with M N Luheskey a newspaper man was arrested near Volokomsk as a suspicious character though bearing a certificate of identity from the American legation Mr Smith Moscow. He was nearly sent to Volokamsk but released by order of the governor general at Consul Smith’s request. Blakeslee is among Americans touring Russia to study political social and economic conditions.
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St. Petersburg
George H. Blakeslee
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
M N . Luheskey
Volokomsk
Smith
Moscow
Volokamsk
Conaul Smith
Prof
Blakeslee
Russia
Graft on Siberia Railroad Defrauded Station Scandal
St Petersburg report from Tomsk on wartime abuses of the Siberian Railway finds 1500 railroad cars missing and a single station defrauded of 250000. The inquiry nears conclusions with details of fraud at a station along the Trans-Siberian route.
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St. Petersburg
Tomsk
Siberian
No Trace Found In Elope Story In New York
The Washington Post and New York report that fifteen year old Helen Denny and sixteen year old Charles Bell vanished after eloping from Philadelphia four weeks ago. Helen Denny's father John Denny, a dry goods merchant, searched New York and Philadelphia with detective sergeants aiding the hunt but found no trace. It is unclear if he has returned to Philadelphia.
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Washington Post
New York
Helen Denny
Charles Bell
Philadelphia
John Denny
Clopers
Denny
Browne Rearrested After Habeas Release in Silk Case
Charles C Browne, the convicted Federal silk examiner, was rearrested as he left Sing Sing Prison and arraigned before Judge Hough. Bail set at 30000 for a pending indictment, Browne remanded to the Tombs. The government cites prior flight to Canada after a similar conviction and bond forfeiture. Browne’s counsel sought bail reduction. Judge Hough suggested Browne may be part of a syndicate, warranting a high bail.
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New York
Charles C Browne
Sing Sing
Canada
Brown
Browne
Hough
Clare's Big Assessment Reflects Senator Clair Fortunes
Butte Montana August 15 The board of equalization yesterday assessed Senator W A Clair 51 000 000 on his stock in the San Pedro Railroad 2 440 000 on his United Verde mine and raised his bank assessment 619 000 a total increase exceeding 4 000 000 The senator had been summoned to appear before the board but did not respond by agent or otherwise Meanwhile shipping news: several ocean steamers arrived or sailed at New York Liverpool and other ports with vessels including Penneybasiz Teutonic Nieuw Amsterdam and Carmania among others.
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Butte
Mont
Board of Equalization
W. A Clair
San Pedro
United Verde
New York
Penneybasiz
Hamburg
Plymouth
Teutonic
Liverpool
Nieuw Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Nord America
Naples
Genoa
Oceania
Queenstown
Newport
A. L
Feens
Vania
Nantucket
Aml
Tomorow
Carmania
Mujcade
Pretoria
Washington Real Estate Boom Promises Fast Growth
The United States Realty Company advertises vast DC holdings and future value, claiming Washington will expand with new subdivisions near the Capitol. It touts easy monthly payments, projected lot prices from 50 to 800, and past buyer interest with potential profits as development accelerates in the eastern District.
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United States Realty Company
District of Columbia
Washington
Washington City
Capitol
Greater Washington
McClintock Demands Proof of Charges Against Untermyer
Emory McClintock, vice president of Mutual Safe Insurance, challenged Samuel Untermyer to produce any letter or copy showing his instructions to the Mutual's Massachusetts agent on billing legislation. Untermyer said he would respond tomorrow and declined to say if letters would influence Massachusetts law. The international policy holders' committee may refer the matter to its executive committee for action at a meeting tomorrow.
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Washington Post
New York
Emory McClintack
Mutual Safe Insurance Company
Samuel Untermyer
International Policy Holders’ Committee
McClintock
Mutual
Massachusetts
Untermyer
Forest fires sweep Biwabik area in May to August
Large forest fires burn west and south of Biwabik causing extensive damage. Settlers flee, losing homes and property as animals encroach on the village limits.
Cascarets Candy for Constipation and Digestive Help
An old advertisement extolls Cascarets as a quick, mild remedy for heartburn belching indigestion and constipation. It promotes a ten cent West Pocket box and claims the product strengthens bowel muscles through exercise rather than harsh laxatives. Sold by Sterling Remedy Company with CCC stamps.
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Adot
The
Arsenvina
Argenta
Undertakers
J. William Lee
Peansrivania Ava
George P. Zarhorst
East
R. F. Harvey
Coney Island
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Bird S Coler
Court of Appeals
Mc Coler
Barnett
Shehan
Supreme Court of the United States
William H. Sheehan
Coler
Julius A. Mayer
Brooks
Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Stephen C Baldwin
McGowan
Jam OF
Navanagar
Ponce Ranjitsinby
Jersey City
George B Fletcher
Hudson County
Catskills
Empora
Kans
Willam T Soden
Bowder
Colo
G.ar
To-Kalon Wine CO
Broker
Eagles’ Finances
SCUAD
Undertaker
United
Carmody
Bina F. Verrault
Leo Kessler
Zalinofe
Fifth Avenue
Keickr
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Oza Vrest
Kelater
George T. Verrault
Ase
Garmody
Verrault
Kelgh
Portsmouth
Thomas B. S. Admr
James H. Dathan
Montagu
Forks
Dunday Island
Todaay
Onlerski
Kock
Red Guards
Finland
Christiania
Norway
Greve
Samara Am Zlatoust
Dfa
Revolutionisto
Poltays
Tiflig
Siberia
Helen
Tombs
Charles C. Browne
Clare
Montana
Randle Highlands
Washington, D.C
Globe
United Ausay Company
McLintoge
the Mutual
Minnesota
Sozodont Res
Wood
T. W. Wood & Sons
Cess
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