Auto Show Highlights Society Attendees and Trade Features
New York January report notes the thirteenth annual National Automobile Show at Grand Central Palace drawing a large mix of dealers buyers and the general public amid fine weather. Notables such as Roosevelt Astor Gould and Whitney attended while a visiting auto accessories expert demonstrated new equipment. The event featured a cross country race plan with a seven thousand one hundred dollar prize and coverage of a garage owners meeting forming the United Village Association of New York State to seek a garage lien law.
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Thia
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William Haraden
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Movement to Preserve Bread Price at Five Cents
Stale bread clubs are urged to stop price hikes by pledging to sell bread only as one day old. Bakers argue shifting to stale loaves would save waste and allow continued sales at five cents a loaf, barring war price adjustments.
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Wife Sues Young Caminetti in San Francisco Case
San Francisco headlines report a divorce suit involving Mrs Caminetti and her husband Anthony Caminetti Jr. The couple wed February 14 and separations claim daily harassment and threats. Mrs Caminetti seeks alimony and child support while detailing alleged coercive remarks.
Preston Will Fight Settled
In Washington Pennsylvania on January 7 a settlement ended the dispute over oil magnate John M. Preston's estate. Claimants agreed to pay 415,000 to Mrs. Sarah M. Ireton and Miss Maud Estelle Preston of Buffalo to drop further claims, with remaining funds to collateral heirs including nephews and nieces.
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Monkeys Speak In Language Of Their Own Says Doctor
Chicago January 7 Monkeys have a language of their own says Dr John Deason of the A T Still Research Institute He spends much of each day conversing with rhesus at the institute noting calls for danger and affiliation He describes ringtails Java and rhesus as sharing patterns while noting differences in mate selection and social behavior
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Deason
Monkey Tongue Words and Family Code in Folk Humor
A fragmentary text lists sounds and rough translations such as Erk for help, Nah for I love you, and Mauls for food. It notes phrases like I am happy and Hello old top, with lines suggesting a monkey code of humor. A warning about danger to family members appears.
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Thousands return to jobs as mills speed to fill orders
Memphis Tennessee ships more horses to Newport News Virginia for France. About 7 000 animals valued at 1 250 000 dollars sold to the Allies in the month. A local company contracts to supply 1A and horses to Europe and will ship 8 000 more. Horses come from farms across Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi Oklahoma and southern Missouri. They are work horses, not war steeds.
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Teun
Newport News
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Durum Wheat Rises to Near 2 Dollar Level on Export Demand
The market for durum wheat reached about 1.99 a bushel delivered to Italy as carloads sought export demand. Prices surged after France bought 1,599,000 bushels, with the Rockefeller Foundation among buyers aiming to ensure bread supplies for Belgium.
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Prosperity Dinner Draws 10 Railway Officials and Industry Leaders
Ten presidents and vice presidents of railroad systems attended a Prosperity Dinner hosted by the Buffalo chamber of commerce. Speakers included James A. Farrell of United States Steel, KoA Clarke of Lackawanna Steel, W D Amer of Pennsylvan, George A. Post of the American Railway Association, and Senator-elect James W. Wadsworth. Farrell urged a united, aggressive business policy to expand foreign trade and national prosperity.
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Buffalo
James W. Wadsworth
W York
Farrell
United
Thousands Back in Jobs at West Virginia Mills
Special to The Wellington Post from Wheeling West Virginia January 7 reports a major upturn as several thousand workers return to employment in the Wheeling district. Follansbee Brothers mill at Wollanshee brings back about one thousand workers while the Portland Ghi a mine of the Platecoat Company resumes today employing nine hundred miners. The Belle plant of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company is set to resume operations soon and reemploy workers.
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Ening
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Rail giant orders 40 000 ton steel rails in early 1910s
A special Washington Post report notes Louisville and Nashville placed a 40,000 ton rail order with Tennessee Company while Pere Marquette bought 10,000 tons and Teading placed 7,500 tons at Pittsburgh. New York Central is compiling its requirements as about 250,000 tons are under consideration.
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Bid Proposals For Envelopes And Wrappers Opened
Bids were opened for a four year supply of stamped envelopes and newspaper wrap. Mesrantle Corporation of Payton Ohio submitted a bid while Midwest Supp Company of Cleveland also bid. the exact totals were not yet determined.
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Archibald Wheel and Uswovco Woolen Orders Keep Mills Active
Special to The Washington Post from Lawrence Massachusetts reports Archibali Wheel Company received an order for artillery wheels to sustain full plant use for three months. A second order from Uswovco Mills for woolen fabrics will maintain full capacity throughout the winter.
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Huge Order for Lumber From England
A Kansas City lumber company signed contracts to furnish fifty million seven hundred thousand feet of timber to be shipped to England. The timber, mainly ties and mine timbers, will be sent to Port Arthur Texas for transport to the United Kingdom.
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Kansas Cit
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Port Arthur
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The Post Almanac 1413 Offered for Publication
The Post presents a comprehensive almanac encyclopedia of 650 pages packed with political geographic and personal facts plus a history of the great European war. It highlights valuable statistics and information and urges securing a copy of The Post’s 1413 almanac.
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British Spend $250000 A Week For WW 8 Mules
British buyers inspect mules in Kansas City St Louis and Nashville Tennessee as weekly expenditures near 250000 with totals surpassing 1250000. Reports indicate 7000 plus enlistments and potential record exports during the Boer War.
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St. Laws
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Tatum Denied Decree In High Society Divorce Trial
In Mineola New York on January 7 a jury ruled in favor of Mrs Mary Tatum the defendant in a sensational divorce suit against John C Tatum wealthy cotton broker The verdict followed almost six hours of deliberation and prompted emotional scenes as Mrs Tatum celebrated outside the courtroom with her supporters The judge instructed the jurors to set aside natural sympathies for a pretty woman and to decide the case on evidence The trial traced Mrs Tatum s alleged affair with Jack Ottman from 1913 to 1914 including hotel rooms and a liquidity of expenses The jury questioned whether mere opportunity proved wrongdoing and the judge explained that lovemaking and inviting words would support a finding of misbehavior If found true the verdict favored Mrs Tatum
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Americans With Austrians Deny Exclusive Press Privileges
The Austro-Hungarian embassy released a statement from the foreign affairs minister noting that Americans George Rehreiner Thomas Hinkley Ernest Weetnyham Miss Netlie Bly Thomas Dunn William Shepherd and James Archibald are at the front with Austro-Hungarian forces. The embassy seeks to dispel the idea that one correspondent holds exclusive privileges.
Battle of New Orleans remembered on 100th anniversary
A 1815 victory by Major General Andrew Jackson over British forces trained by Wellington is recalled. The piece notes the delay in peace news, the high impact on Europe, Jackson’s rise to the presidency, and a separate 1835 assassination attempt at the Capitol thwarted by Lt. Gedney.
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Women at Brown's Gymnasium Boxing Night
New York report describes a club night at Brown's Gymnasium with four bouts under Queensberry rules. Two young women, wife and sister of a young man, attend, observe calmly, and discuss bouts with awareness of conditioning, while male spectators and boxers exhibit restrained enthusiasm. The piece notes the honorable conduct at ringside and contrasts it with typical sensationalism.
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Brown
Stilts on Chickens Save Gardens—Novel Garden Trick
A Duluth man in Tampa claims stilts attached to chickens’ feet stop garden scratching. The birds move when the stilts grip ground, causing them to stumble or somersault, keeping neighbors’ gardens intact. He notes hens now tolerate the device and scratching has stopped.
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Ship pact details unfold in war trade notes
The report outlines wartime shipping rules and exemptions for Italy Holland and the Netherlands with cargoes and copper. It notes that eight ships entered prize courts with seven still undecided and discusses Dutch monopoly provisions and Italian copper certification to ease consignments.
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