Funston Laid to Rest as Crowds Gather at City Hall
Maj Gen Frederick Funston buried at San Francisco Presidio National Cemetery in heavy rain. Four generals and Rear Admiral Eutlam stood with bare heads, honors included 13-gun salute, and route through Van Ness Avenue lined by dignitaries and troops. Ceremony drew crowds from City Hall balconies to West Presbyterian Church before interment at the cemetery.
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Presbyterian Church
City Hall
West Presbyterian Church
van Ness Avenue
Funston
Franklin Bell
Third Coast Artillery Band
First Presbyterian
Frederick
Lhe
Wiliam F Eutlam
Paifie
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Oscar Ko Yong
John T Knight
Guay T T
Fitzhugh Les
Kristana
Bilef
Hiomas
Mr. Guthrie
Lectures on France at War at Cosmos Club
Georges Techa tiey spoke on France at war at Alliance Francaise meeting at the Cosmos Club. Attendees included Mme Tusssrank wife of the French Ambassador Viscount Dejean counselor J McBlondel and the Marquise de Polignac. Mr Lechartier a Bergson devotee studied philosophy and wrote books and served as a war correspondent after enlisting.
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France
Georges Techa Tiey
Alliance Frateaise
Cosmos Club
Mme
Tusssrank
Viscount Dejean
J McBlondel
Marquise de Polignac
Lechartier
Bergson
Gallinger Confined At Home With Illness In Eightieth Year
Senator Jacob H Gallinger of New Hampshire Republican leader is confined to his home with an illness described as not serious by doctors. He will be kept quiet for several days. The 80 year old senator is reported in frail health but expected to recover.
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Jacob H Gallinger
New Hampsire
Senate
Ilness
Galviser
Breily
Swann
New York County
Top Time and Alleys Mark Youthful Capital Playdays
On a warm day this month youngsters chase tops and alley marbles through streets, with tops fading as alleys rise in spring. The seasonal shift affects boys pockets and play, while marbles become ammunition for the next phase as youngsters race to end the top era and begin marble games.
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Almose
Boya
Heads Children’s Guardians Elect New President
William Knowles Cooper was chosen president of the board of children's guardians succeeding Dr. Percival Hall who resigned due to workload at Gallaudet College. Rev. Dr. Louis Stern was named vice president, with Mrs. Walter Ufford as secretary and Lawrence Bolly as agent. Stern also won reelection as vice president.
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William Knowles Cooper
Board of Children's Guardians
Percival Hall
Louis Stern
Walter & Ufford
Lawrence Bolly
Hall
Gallaudet College
Cooper
Dr. Stern
Farmers plant huge crops with bumper outlook
Preliminary reports from the Department of Agriculture show a bright outlook for bumper crops next year. If weather stays normal, production is expected to exceed the 1915 highs. Farmers plan larger plantings of wheat, corn and potatoes, spurred by high prices.
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Department of Agriculture
Irving
Gardiner to Keep Congress Medal Amid Review
New York veteran Col. Asa Bird Gardiner said he will use all legal measures to retain his congressional Medal of Honor awarded for Civil War service. He objects to a War Department directive to return the medal following a 1916 act granting a five-officer review board authority to reassess awards.
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New York
Asa Bird Gardiner
Baker
Army
Gardiner
New York County
United States Army
Col. Gardiner
United States
War Balknap
Leutenant
United States Artillery
Irvin McDowell
Department of the East
Governors Island
Twenty Converts Gained by Smith in Washington Rally
Gypsy Smith Jr drew 667 professed converts last night, extending a revival amid waning fervor. He used The Widow of Nain's Son to warn against modern moral decay and urged full commitment to faith. He contrasted sin with religious zeal, denouncing hypocrisy.
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Gypsy Smith, Jr
Nain
Jericho
Viatta
Washington
Four Die In Auto Crash In Cincinnati
Four men were killed and another gravely injured when a large touring car collided with a northbound Madisonville street car in Cincinnati on February 74. The car occupants were all five men. the motorman and passengers sustained cuts from flying glass. Names of the dead are Andrew Kreis C F Joahnaton James Montgomery and Edward Ewald. Martin Kreis, brother of Andrew Kreis, was reportedly fatally injured. Rufus M. Jones spoke in New York City at the Fellowship of Reconciliation meeting about forming a local chapter before a large audience at Friends Meeting House 1811 Street Northwest.
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Cincinnati
Madisonville
Andrew Kreis
C F Joahnaton
James Montgomary
Edward Ewald
Martin Kreis
Rufus M. Jones
New York City
Friends
Powhatan Opened After Expansion with President Present
The Powhatan hotel at Nineteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue NW held an open inspection and reception for 800 invited guests after adding two stories and 300 rooms. The event featured dancing in a new ballroom with two big orchestras. President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, and notable guests attended. Representatives Peters, Schneider, Cooper, Slemp, Mudd, and Foss were among attendees.
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Washington
Peters
Maine
Schneider
New York
Cooper
Wisconsin
Slemp
Virginia
Sidney Mudd
Foss
Ohio
Mexico Will Not Stop British Oil
Luis Cabrera announces in a cabler from Mexico City that the Carranza government has no plan to embargo fuel oil for the British fleet. He refutes American press interpretations of the February 11 note, saying Mexico seeks neutral cooperation and wishes to avoid war without prior arrangements. Peru endorses the note, becoming the fifth government to respond.
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Luis Cabrera
Gen. Carranza
Carranza
Cabrera
Mexico
United States
Peru
Mexico City
Eat Heartily Free Trial Package Ad
Advertisement for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming past childhood eating vigor due to plentiful stomach juices and urging readers to buy a 50 cent box. Promises quick relief and post meal tablets to aid digestion with a mail coupon option.
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Stuart
Free Trial Coupon for Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets
A junk mail style request seeks a free trial package from F A Stuart Co at 253 Stuart Building Maraball Michigan. The note includes garbled text but shows intent to obtain a free trial of Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets.
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F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Building
Maraball
Mich
Stuart
Coensensee
Women Food Rioters Clash With Police at Waldorf
Riotous but nonviolent protests unfolded as women marching for lower living costs gathered at Madison Square and moved toward the Waldorf, with speeches urging relief from high prices. Officials reviewed storage and rail facilities while a governor’s plan for city food funding drew questions.
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Waldorf
Potatoes Stalled as Rail Yard Backlog Persists
District attorney investigators report multiple days of stalled unloading at a local rail yard.72 carloads of potatoes were in yards today but only eleven carloads were unloaded, reflecting ongoing supply disruption and lingering congestion in the area.
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Pest
Ask Brambaugh to Help Relieve Food Situation
Resolutions passed at mass meetings urge Gov Brambaugh to push emergency food relief legislation. They seek cost sale of food, create special markets, impose municipal or state abaters, and criminalize food speculation. A housewives union forms to run a cooperative market as authorities note a lull aided by the Jewish Sabbath.
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Brambaugh
Philadelphia
Smith
Florida
Waganda
California Food Exports Seen Surging If Car Availability Improves
Authorities note vast stocks of potatoes beans canned and dried fruit and vegetables while a traffic expert from the chamber of commerce estimates California could export 200 to 300 cars of foodstuffs daily given adequate carriers.
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Chamber of Commerce
California
Food gluts await ships as Pacific coast rice falls
Commission men report thousands of tons of foodstuffs, including 125000 pounds of rice, awaiting purchase and shipment on the Pacific coast. Prices for rice are about 15 lower than several years ago, signaling a potential market drop.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Baltimore Food Inquiry Seeks Relief To Curb Prices
Baltimore faces a grand jury driven inquiry into car shortages and rising food costs. Mayor Preston announced a special estimates board meeting to address the local food situation and possible relief measures. The plan includes state food purchases hauled to Baltimore and sold at cost.
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Baltimore
Preston
Maryland
Patriotism in Schools and Classical Talk at Public Library
Dr McLean spoke on Washington birthday patriotism at Douglas Memorial Methodist Church, urging schooling in patriotism as large portraits of Washington and Lincoln hung nearby. A flag was unfurled and The Star‑Spangled Banner sung. Dr Stephen Bruce Jr of Pennsylvania Museum delivered an illustrated lecture on Athens in the First Year of the War to the Washington Classical Club at the Public Library.
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Douglas Memorial M. E. Church
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
McLean
Douglas Memorial Methodist Church
Eleventh
Washington
Lincoln
Athens
Stephen Bruce, Jr
University ‘of Pennsylvania Museum
Washington Classical Club
Public
Jad Salts Urinary Relief Promised In Breakfast Drink
An advertisement cites a noted authority on kidney and bladder issues caused by uric acid. It promotes Jad Salts, a grape and lemon juice effervescent drink, to neutralize acids in urine and ease bladder irritation. The remedy is described as inexpensive harmless and widely used.
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