Appeal to Atlanta Girls Angers Marines in Haiti
A letter from U.S. Marines in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, criticizes Atlanta girls for adopting European soldiers and writing letters. The marines urge charity begin at home and request a local editor publish a reply encouraging local acts of support for their own troops. The item reflects early 20th century anti-European sentiment and patriotism.
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Atlanta
United States Marine Corps
Haiti
America
Sam
Atlanta H
Constitution
Wireless Press
Fair Daughters of
Tropics
Europe
U.S. Marines
U. S. Expeditionary Forces
Port- Au-Prince
Fate of Durand herd rests with experts
Chicago date October 29 A conference in the office of Attorney General Lucey selected four veterinarians to join two chosen by Mrs Durand and two by the state livestock commission. They will pick a fifth and then inspect the Guernsey herd at Mrs Scott Durand’s North Shore farm to determine if hoof and mouth disease persists.
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Chicago
Scott Durand
North Shore
P. J. Lucey
Lucey
Robert Law
Cornell University
Joseph Hughes
John R. Mohler
Washington
CG. J. Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
Mine Official Found Roaming in Woods Near Clifton
El Paso report says Juan Guerriera once led the Clifton Arizona local of the Western Federation of Miners was expelled for boasting he could send Mexican strikers back to work. He was found half starved and delirious in the hills behind Clifton.
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el Paso
Juan Guerriera
Clifton, Ariz
Western Federation of Miners
Clifton
Additional Want Ads From Local Listings
Mixed classified items include for rent rooms modern houses near post office and near Colonial Inn plus two near downtown. Cars for sale Studebaker and Ford in good condition with contact numbers and color cues. An 80 acre Iowa farm near Waterloo for residence or stock goods with reference 482 Waterloo. Found item grip with owner to identify and claim by phone 168.
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2Nd St
Studebaker
Cedar
Iowa
Waterloo
4Th St
Colonial Inn
Spassenger Ford
Grant and
Randolph
Irving House
Buchanan and Waterloo News Briefs of Local Life
Local notices report Buchanan optical service visits and social events, with residents George N Garrett and Anna Long travelers in Chicago and the East. Waterloo and area scenes include a banking suit for 435.35, a Halloween party plan, school activities, church preaching, a baby’s funeral, and community gatherings with dances and lessons.
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Anna
Ong
East
J. BE. Sedgwick
Helen
Katherine
Clinton
Scales Mound Banking Co
Sana v. W. Cox
Ellis’ Hall
Carrie Oswood
Williams
Waterloo
Lulu Meyer
Jackson' S Street
Writ of Habeas Corpus In Wife Desertion Case
A writ of habeas corpus was issued in district court by Judge Mul today in the case of William Robbins versus E A Leighton and others. Robbins alleges unlawful restraint of liberty as his wife refuses to join him in Waterloo, claiming support of $50 monthly and access to a Chicago bank checking account. He denies desertion, noting his wife is in Chicago with her relatives and visits him.
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Mul
Jan
William Robbins
E. A. Leighton
Robbins
Chicago
Waterloo
Japan Signs Pact to Avoid Separate Peace
London reports Japan becomes a party to the agreement not to conclude a separate peace. A fragment notes a man fined for impersonating an officer, sparking comments on penalties and taxes. The item reflects wartime diplomacy and public chatter in the New York Times context.
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Japan
London
Gct
Harkaway
Little Binks
Wera
New York Times
Mass Men or Border Battle
Carranza troops rush to Agua Prieta defense as 5,000 troops from Carranza mobilize through Piedras Negras and Laredo toward Sonora. Villa forces not yet seen but expected attack prompts reinforcements for Douglas and Agua Prieta amid scarce water and provisions. First Chief Carranza remains at Torreon as troops concentrate across the border.
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Douglas
Ariz
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Villa
Geogra
P. Bias Carles
Piedras Negras
Rodolfo Ga
Laredo
Tex
Jthausata Bien
Gbregon
Torreon
Nurse Mary Shine’s Condition Improves After Poison Attempt
Miss Mary Shine of Cedar Rapids was found near death from poison in her room at the Blackstone hotel. Hospital physicians reported her condition much improved, with an aunt noting she had taken drugs to ease severe headaches while staying under an assumed name.
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Ghierago
Mary Shine
Cedar Rapids
Blackstone Hotel
Little Boy Drowns In Park Lagoon
In Council Bluff Ost, Tommy Green four years old, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas G Green of 518 Clark Avenue, drowned in four feet of water in a lagoon at Fairmount Park shortly after 12 20 pm. His death followed an hour long search by his mother. Johnny Hughes three, son of Mr and Mrs J J Hughes of 178 Fifth Avenue, witnessed the drowning. The boys had wandered from home while playing in the park.
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Council Bluff
Ost
Tommy Green
Thomas G. Green
Clark Avenue
Fairmount Park
Johnny Hughes
J. J. Hughes
Fifth Avenue
Hughes
Tommy
CRICAGO EVANGELIST TO RETURN FOR NEW REVIVAL
Mrs. Della Turner Cary, who led revival Testings at the African M. E. church last year, returns to the city for another evangelistic campaign. The meetings begin next Monday at 7 45 p m and run nightly for at least two weeks drawing large crowds.
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Della Turner Cary
M. E
Lille bombarded with massive wartime damage reported
Amsterdam via London dispatch notes Lille suffered heavy destruction from bombardment. Telegraaf cites damage around 1.8 billion francs with war taxes on Lille Rou hack and Tourcoing elites reaching millions. Meat shortages described as authorities say meat is no longer obtainable in these towns.
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Amsterdam
London
Lille
Telegraaf
Roubak
Tourcoing
Five paintings stolen from bishop's palace in El Paso heist
Five paintings valued at 50000 dollars were stolen from the bishop's palace at San Lutis Potosi. Authorities believe the works were smuggled across the border and are headed east aboard an express shipment. Government agents are investigating recent consignments from El Paso.
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el Paso
Tex
San Lutis Potosi
Cattle Men Held for Intimidating Homesteaders
Denver, Oct. 29. Benjamin Taylor Ace Bruce Earl Phillips and Henry McCabe sons of Dolores County cattle men were arrested on federal grand jury indictments charging conspiracy to intimidate homesteaders. They were taken to Durango and released on bail for a hearing before a United States commissioner.
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Denver
Colo
Benjamin Taylor
Ace Bruce
Earl Phillips
Henry McCabe
Dolores County
Durango
United States
Des Moines Drugists Fined for Sale of Beverages
District Judge Hubert Utterback announced the doom of tamperines drinks in Des Moines by firing ten dringetats charged with contempt for selling drinks or cider after a court injunction. One druggist was fined 500 dollars and the others 209 each, as the ruling signals permanent injunctions against 96 more druggists recently arrested by anti saloon league detachments.
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Des Moines
Hubert Utterback
Dignified Dentist Preys on Des Moines Lodgers
Des Moines police warn of a pseudo dentist who rooms and boards with victims then pays with overvalued checks. He collects hundreds of dollars in a single city visit before leaving, leaving locals to cover short funds as investigators watch for his return.
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Dina
Des Moines
Leighton
McDonald
Wedding at Country Home Near Waterloo
Flora L. Paul wed William F. Herman at her parents country home five miles north of Waterloo. Rev. Nockey officiated before about 96 relatives as guests, with a floral arch, wedding march, and a large bridal bouquet. The couple, both popular locals, plan to reside where the groom operates a central merchandise business in Klingner.
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Mee
George H. Paul
Waterleo
Flora L. Paul
William F. Herman
Kliinger
Ockey
Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel
Church of Klinger
Joe G. Anderson
Martha Schoof
Arthur S. Herman
Gentral Merchandise
Klinger
At Home Dry Cleaning With Solvite Solution
A vintage ad touts solvent dry cleaning at home using two ounces of Solvite and gasoline. Any woman can brighten ribbons, silks, laces, furs, dresses, coats, and more without fading, shrinking, or wrinkling. Grocer supplies gasoline, drugstore sells Solvite. a wash tub completes the setup for five dollars of cleaning.
By Movie Patrons Thrown Into Coma
Sioux City reports thirty children swooned during a motion picture in Correenville near here. Adults felt aching pains in the head as officials investigate the bizarre incident. Children revived after long efforts. no fatalities expected.
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Sioux City
Corree- Nonville
Here
Firat
Envoys Discuss Scheme for Chinese Monarchy
At the foreign office in Peking on January 29, Russian minister M Krupenski British minister Sir John Newell Jordan and Japanese Charge Obata conferred with Foreign Minister Lu about China’s plan to restore monarchy. Obata asked if President Yuan Shikai believed he could reestablish the monarchy without disrupting broader peace in the Far East, and Japan suggested delaying the move amid unrest in Shanghai and the Yangtze valley.
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Peking
China
M. Krupenski
John Newell Jordan
Charge Obata
Legation
Lu Chong-lsing
Foreign Office
Obata
Yuan Shi Iai
Japan
Sugge
Shanghai
Yanget'se
South
Ambassador says Turkey has plenty of men
Amsterdam via London Oct 28 Hakki Pasha Turkish ambassador to Germany says Berlin interview that entente errors at Salonika showed folly of large offensives with 50 000 to 100 000 men If Syria is opened Turkey will send adequate forces and ammunition moves via the Danube He says another expedition against Egypt depends on war duration
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Amsterdam
London
Hakki Pasha
Germany
Berlin
Salaniki
Syria
Turkey
Constantinople
Danube
Egypt
Kaiser honors Mackensen with honorary post in Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm honors Marshal von Mackensen for Serbian campaigns and former Russian battles by appointing him to an honorary post in Berlin worth 10,000 dollars annually. The commander already holds all available military decorations.
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Kaiser Iionors Mackensen
Berlin
Amsterdam
Serbia
Marshal von Mackensen
Moonlight Picnic Chaperoned by Local Residents
Forty Westfield youths enjoyed a moonlight picnic between Westfield and the viaduct. Supper near a large fire followed by games and singing. Chaperons were Mrs. Lynch and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Reams.
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Westfield
Viaduct
Lynch
Gordon Reams
Superintendent visits Kansas City after Marion funeral
Supt. Charles W. Kline returned home from Marion Kansas where he attended the funeral of his stepmother. On the way home he stopped in Kansas City to inspect new modern high school buildings there.
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New Eofe
Ucl
Spitzberger
Norway
T. J. Connolly
Pittsburgh
Frederick Viit
Cergy
Connelly
Pittsburgh Nationals
Wagner
Charles W. Kline
Marion
Kan
Kansas City
Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkener Ad
An advertisement touts Sage and Sulphur hair tonic as a 50 cent bottle from Wreth that darkens gray hair evenly. It promises fuller lustrous hair, dandruff relief, and stopped scalp itching with daily application using a sponge or brush.
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Wreth
Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation Copies Sell at Auction
New York New Del 29 one of the authorized facsimile copies of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, prepared for the sanitary fair in Philadelphia in 1864, bearing Lincoln and Secretary of State Howard’s signatures, fetched 616 dollars this week from the Anderson galleries in Madison Avenue and Fortloth street. George D. Smith bought the lot. Col John G. Nicolay attended the sale. Other items included Captain R W Crozier's The Bloody Junto, and a Ford's Theatre program from April 14 1868.
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New York
Del
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Howard
John E. Burton
Milwauttes
Anderson Galleries
Madison “Avenna
Fortloth Street
George D. Smith
Charles G. Lelind
George S. Baker
John G. Nicolay
Leland
Baker
British Museum
Edd
Mr. Staith Paii
John Wilkes Booth
Mra. Suratt
Capl
R. UW Crozier
Delle Greena
J. P. Morgan
Ford
Theatra
Washington
Morocco
Ana
Mr. Smith
Court Rules Against New Holdwight Hills Figure
Brooklyn Justice Kelley vacated an order allowing clergy and Ferguson’s counsel to depose Frank L. Ferguson before trial in the Dr. Faim accounting case. The ruling cited that the plaintiff offered new evidence rather than new facts, prompting the vacatur of the deposition order.
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Kelley
Brooklyn
Frank L. Ferguson
Newell Dwight Jillits
Plymouth Church
Rooklyn
Ferguson
Faim
Buin
Dr. Lite
British Columbia
Willis
Ms An Sa
Pantor
New York
Suprememelion
Willa
Pootrala Shoulder Pads Save Life
Owiwa Oel March 29 old Snooks chest protection saved his life as he fell in front of a moving automobile. The wheel rolled toward him but could not trample due to his bulky shoulder pads which protected him.
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Owiwa
Oel
Marold Snooks
Snooks
Temperatures Reported Over Years in Midday Bounds
Weather data appears as fragmented OCR esque figures with ranges like 46 to 66 and 41 to 68 across years such as 1914 1942. The source lists thermometer readings, times, and supplier notes from Buchanan Optical Co, but the text is garbled and lacks clear structure.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Barber Sues for Damages Over Intrusion Claim
Russell Greene, a barber, sues James Tucker for 15000 damages claiming Tucker entered Mrs. Greene’s room while she was ill, causing hysteria and distress to the mother and child.
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Russall Greene
James Tucker
Tucker
Mrs. Greene
California Syrup of Figs Ad Advises Mothers to Use
A vintage advertisement claims California Syrup of Figs cures child constipation by coating the tongue and cleansing stomach and bowels. It assures safety for babies and children, warns against counterfeits, and urges asking a local druggist for the genuine bottle made by California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Pig Syrup Company
Rontemnl
Sideboards Offer Ten Dollar Trade In And Discount
Sideboards will pay ten dollars for your sideboard and give ten percent discount on a buffet purchased. Goods from Royal Mantel Skandia Union Furniture Co National of Rockford feature finish construction and workmanship guaranteed. See window display.
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Royal Mantel
Skandia
Union Furniture Co
National
Rockford
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Amercan College of Surgeons
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