District Gunners Top North Carolina in Target Practice
The District of Columbia naval battalion led 24 hits from 64 shots over North Carolina’s 16 hits from 80 as Kearsarge returns from range with Newport liberty for the crew. The win secures the naval gunnery prize amid range tests off New York and Gardiners Bay.
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North Carolina
Newport
Washington Post
Kearsarge
New York
Ety
District of Columbia Naval Battalion
Hag
North Carolina Naval Militia
North Carolina Kumera
Lieut
Joeier
Thompson
Frst
District of Columbia Naval Militia
Pointer O'Meara
US S. Kentucky
Missouri
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Kearsargé
Sandy Hook
Fort Wadsworth
Haying & Maa
Gardiners Bay
Hamburg-American Line Not Hit by War, Official Says
Berlin July 12 officials deny reports that the Hamburg American Steamship Company failed due to wartime losses. The government news agency states no such collapse occurred and the firm remains active despite wartime pressures.
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Hamburg-American Company
Berlin
Hamburg-American Steamship
Wolt
Beauty tips and simple remedies from a 1900s page
Beauty suggestions describe spurmax based complexion preparation to reduce freckles tan and shininess for a permanent youthful appearance. It also promotes a thrifty can throxen shampoo mixed with hot water to cleanse the scalp and add soft pliant hair with natural color and volume.
Jealous Peruvian on Liner Kills Rival and Himself
On a New York to Buenos Aires voyage, Ceasare Bravo a Peruvian naval officer fixated on American Gertrude Ives shot and killed Harry J. Cooney of Duluth and then killed himself aboard the steamship Tennyson. The tragedy occurred near Barbados as the ship returned to Bridgetown. Cooney died in hospital, Bravo survived briefly. The incident drew an official inquiry by British authorities and left Miss Ives, 20, accompanied by her parents, largely uninvolved in the events.
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Ceasare Bravo
Perugjay
Legation
Washington
Gertrude Ives
Niagara Falla
Harry J. Cooney
Duluth
Minn
Himelf
Tennyson
Lamport and Holt Line
Barbados
Cooney
Hrave
Bridgetown
British West Indies
Leon Cavallo
Canic
Nedda
Bravo
Miss Ives
John H. Ives
Niagara Falls
Spencer & Kelley
Buffalo
Symons
Ives
Buenos Aires
New York
Argentina
George M. Jacques
Manhattan Avenue
Jacques
Miss Yves
Ashort
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Ives
Toto
Mise Ives
Ats
Miss Iven
Weekar
Milas Ives
Capt. Symons
Misa Ives
Iady
Mr. Cooney
Dr. Cooney
Thaw Case Alienist Sees Paranoia but Debates Inferiority
New York July 12 Dr Austin Flint an alienist testified in Thaws sanity trial that Thaw suffers paranoid or constitutional inferiority with persecution delusions. Flint said he does not think paranoia curable and noted no indications of paranoia from the court appearance. Cross examination revealed unfamiliarity with the term constitutional inferiority.
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New York
Austin Flint
Herry K. Thaw
Thaw
John B. Stanchfield
New Hampshire
Matteawan
Flint
Herrick
Mr. Stanchfield
Dr. Flint
Dr. Fhnt
Terrier Limps to Hospital for Treatment of Broken Leg
At Sibley Hospital last evening a fox terrier limped in on three legs with a fractured limb. Dr. Chase Taylor and staff set the injury and placed a plaster cast. The dog, whimpering before, did not cry during the procedure and now lies in a bed under the doctor’s desk, receiving care.
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Sibley Hospital
Chase Taylor
Dr. Taylor
Suffrage fashion fuels vogue in yellow hue across society
Atlantic City reports a fashion trend as suffrage supporters adopt bright yellow in silken blazers sweaters and banners. Leaders of votes for women appear well dressed with yellow as a signature color influencing silk seashore casts dresses hats and adornments across day and evening wear fulfilling a stylistic statement tied to the suffrage movement.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Earl Russell Divorced by Mollie Russell in Desertion Case
Mollie, Countess Russell, was granted a divorce from John Francis Stanley Earl Russell on grounds of desertion and misconduct with no defense. The couple had multiple previous marriages including a Nevada divorce in 1901 to Mollie Somerville and a prior marriage to Mabel Edith Scott in 1890. He faced bigamy charges later and received a three month prison sentence later pardoned by the King.
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Washington Post
London
Mollie
Countess Russell
John Francia Stanley
Earl Russell
Mabel Edith Scott
Claude Edward Scott
Nevada
Mollie Somerville
Hart Russell
Westminster
Favorite Sons Dominate GOP Presidential Nomination Talk
The piece surveys potential Republican candidates for 1916 including Borah Sherman Mann Fairbanks Cummins Weeks Hadley Norris Root Burton Herrick Harding Le Follette and Roosevelt. It notes a large field, no first ballot majority, and possible multiple ballots with Root and Burton as top choices among Washington reporters.
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Idaho
William B. Borah
Illinois
Lawrence Y. Sherman
James R Mann
Indiana
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Iowa
Albert B. Cummins
Massachusetta
John W. Weeks
Michigan
William Alden Smith
Missouri
Herbert 8. Hadley
Nebraska
George W. Norris
New York
Elihu Root
Charles 8. Whitman
Charles E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Martin B. Brumbaugh
P. H. Knox
Ohio
Theodore H. Burton
Frank B. Weils
Warren G. Harding
Myron T. Herrick
Wisconsin
Robert M. le Follette
Convention Question for Republican Nomination Site
Senator Bolen Penrose arrived in New York to confer with Republican chairman Charles D Hilles about Philadelphia hosting the next year’s Republican national convention. Hilles said Philadelphia is not certain to get it as St Louis Minneapolis and Chicago compete, with Chicago especially eager.
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New York
Bolen Penrose
United States
Pennsylvania
Charles D. Hilles
Philadelphia
Hilles
St Louis
Minneapolis
Chicago
Dallas seeks 1916 Democratic convention site
William F. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, received a Dallas offer of 100000 dollars as a cash contribution should the 1916 convention be held in Dallas. The city pledges a coliseum seating 35000 and suitable accommodations for delegates and visitors.
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New York
Wilam F. Mecombs
Democratic National Committee
Dallas
Tex
Durazzas Reconciled at Narragansett Pier
Narragansett Pier July 12 reports a reconciliation between Duco de Majo Duranza and duchessa Elizabeth Hanan. The duchessa arrived to stay with Mr and Mrs John Henry Hanan at Shore Acres and was joined by the ducca. They took a cottage and will spend the summer at the pier.
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Washington Post
Narragansett Pier
Duco de Majo Duranza
Duchessa
Elizabeth Hanan
Shore Acres
John Henry Hanan
Ducca
Doctor Dumm Drowned While Swimming Bay
Baltimore July 12 Dr William M Dumm assistant resident gynecologist Johns Hopkins Hospital drowned in Chesapeake Bay while swimming with fellow physicians He procured a canoe paddled from land jumped overboard and disappeared His home was Cheyenne Wye his father a clergyman He graduated from Hopkins Medical School in 1921.
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Baltimore
William M. Dumm
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Chesapeake Bay
Dumm
Cheyenne
Wye
Hopking Medical School
Censorship Move Ordered for Pittsburgh Magazines
Pittsburgh public safety director Charles S Hubbard orders a bureau be formed to pass upon all magazines sold in the city. Magazines deemed immoral will be barred and dealers liable to arrest for violations. Four policewomen will read monthly publications and objectionable verse prose and illustrations will be marked for director review.
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Pittsburgh
Charles S. Hubbard
Public Safety
Hubbard
Funeral of Mrs Duncanson
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah A Duncanson age unknown who died Sunday will be held at her residence 1016 Vermont Avenue at 31 o clock this morning. A lifelong Washington resident she was wife of the late John M Duncanson and daughter of the late William H Harrower pioneer businessman. Founder of the Homeopathic Free Dispensary she was a manager of the Episcopal Eye Bar and Throat Hospital at death. Survived by daughter Miss May P Duncanson of Washington.
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Mis
Sarah A Duncanson
Vermmont Avenue
Episcopal Eve, Bar and Throat Hospital
May P Duncanson
Rev John Van Schaick Returns to New York City
Dr John Van Schaick, pastor of the Church of Our Father, arrived in New York aboard the Rotterdam after six months in Belgium directing Rockefeller Foundation relief. He said the foundation is feeding about 72,000 Belgians and remains a month ahead on supplies. He and Mr Van Schaick will stay in New York State for two months before resuming his pulpit in October.
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United States
John van Schaick
Church of Our Father
Washington
New York
Rotterdam
Dr van Schaick
Belgium
Rockefeller Foundation
van Schaick
New York State
Grape-Nuts Chosen For Canal Zone Food Supply
The food is described as thoroughly baked and long lasting in any climate. It travels well on transoceanic ships and across diverse regions, providing bulk efficiency with high nourishment. Its strong, durable reputation supports its use in the Canal Zone.
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Canal Zone
Alaska
South America
Japan
China
Manila
Australia
South Africa
Canal Commissariat
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Commissary Department
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Olmsted le Roy
St. Johns
Agale Colonial Beach
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Polgs Mats
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Chimmie Fadden
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Emerson & Orme
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