Regulation of saloons sounds in Boston licensing board
A Boston licensing board move targets the common practice of treating customers in saloons. Proprieties are urged to bar bartenders from giving drinks without payment, banning gifts of bottled goods, and linking compliance to favorable patronage. The piece then shifts to assorted historical notes on baths, ancient education at Nippur, and 18th century ladies cricket matches.
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Boston
Licensing Board
Hosten Transcript
Families of three most common in England blue book shows
A blue book reports England census patterns with three person families most numerous at 19 percent, four person families 18 percent, five person 34 percent, and six person 10 percent. London women living alone outnumber lonely men 55 904 to 87 130. The prose reflects a dated mix of social commentary and odd side notes.
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England
London
Five Men Rescued Alive as Nine Bodies Recovered in Alabama Mine
At Alabama Fuel and Iron Company No 2 mine near Acton a dust explosion left at least nine dead and many missing. Rescue crews pulled five men alive by 11 30 p m as officials warned the death toll could reach fourteen while estimates of missing ranged from twelve to thirty. Eighty to ninety workers entered the mine earlier, with several bodies found near the tramway before extraction. The explosion may have been triggered by dust ignition during milling work, and a rapid ambulance and rescue train were dispatched from nearby towns. The mine’s ventilation and equipment were intact as rescuers aimed to reach those trapped before dawn.
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Acton
Ala
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
Here
Welge
Ewrioek
Thas
Federal Automobile Ambulance
Binninehan
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Fesone
Jealous Doctor Kills in Kansas City Tragedy at Hotel Baltimore
Dr W W Elam of St Joseph Missouri, enraged over alleged attentions to Mrs Elam, shoots William P Cramer of Chicago in Cramer's Hotel Baltimore room. Cramer dies. Elam confesses or pleads circumstances awaiting inquest by Coroner Harry Czartinsky. Cramer, traveling for Everybody's magazine, leaves wife and two children in Chicago. Elam lived at 26th and Felix, former city physician, married to Mrs Elam thirteen years.
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Kansas City
W. Z. Elam
St. Joseph
Elam
William P. Cramer
Save Avenue
Chitree
Cramer
Baltimore
Everrbods
Telam
St. Joseph, Mo
W. T. Elam
Felix Street
Booth Brothers to Meet in New York in Salvation Army Split Tale
Bramwell Booth and Ballington Booth plan a New York meeting marking a 17 year split between the Salvation Army leadership and the Volunteers of America founded by Ballington Booth. Bramwell Booth says the visit does not imply united forces or consolidation of their movements.
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Bramwell Booth
Salvation Alps
Hallington Booth Herd
Volunteers of America
New York
F Ballington Hoath
William Booth
Bram- Well Beeth
Woman Dies In Peculiar Accident In Steip Parkersburg
Mrs Ida Somerville of Steip Parkersburg West Virginia aged years is dead after a lead pencil pierces her throat when her head fell onto a table while she slept with the pencil in her hand. The incident prompted fearful reactions in nearby communities. In India, Durban and Natal labor unrest grows as East Indian workers strike across the South Coast region. Practically all 150,900 workers in Easton Glen Natal reportedly stopped work as protests intensify.
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Parkersburg
W. Vai
Ida Somerville
India
Durban
Natel
Easton Glen Biced
Natal
Wis
Teolz
Ncon
Juarez 5 Captured as Villa Orders Execution of Federal Officers
Rebel General Pancho Villa continued executing federal officers captured at Juarez. Among the dead were Colonel Enrique Portillo and customs official Enrique Zieza, with Major Cornu heading the firing squad. The 2,000 rebels, who seized the town after a surprise assault, also captured 125 federal prisoners and two field pieces while El Paso endured heavy gunfire and casualties. General Castro remains missing. a misidentified prisoner was sent to Port Bliss.
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Tex
Pancho Villa
Juarez
Villa
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Enrique Zieza
Lopez
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Cornu
Ville
Federal Army
Villk
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Francisco Castro
Juarez Avenue
General Villa
Paco
General Castro
Port Bliss
Chester
Burnett
Child Accident Kills 3 Year Old in Kansas City Home
Mildred Nagel, three, and her father August Nagel, were in the Nagel residence at 3907 Forest Avenue when a small rifle belonging to the Nagel’s eleven year old son discharged. The bullet entered Mildred’s head above the right ear and lodged at the skull base. She died two hours later without regaining consciousness.
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Kansas City
Mildred Nagel
August Nagel
Nagel
Forest Avenue
TAFT GALLS AT WHITE HOUSE VISIT
Ex President taft visited the White House to lecture before the National Geographic Society. He said he came to pay respects and asked to see the president. Wilson directed that he be ushered in immediately and the two chatted briefly.
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Washington
Att
White House
National Geographic Society
Forester
Wilson
Ower
Rob Pullman Passengers
Two highwaymen held up Southern Pacific passenger train No. 5 from Chicago near Richmond and robbed five passengers the Pullman conductor and porter in the last car and a brakeman of jewelry and about $1000.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Chicago
Richmond
Bay
Telegraphic Briefs Highlight Early 20th Century News
A propane of items covers leadership change at Morris & Co in Chicago with Thomas E. Wilson becoming president after Edward Morris. Other notes report a duck shooting incident near Welner Arkansas, a fatal shooting during a hunting trip, a Rock Island Women's Club protest at city hall, Mexican Civil War actions in Tamay pas Victoria, a big firemen strike in Lawrence Massachusetts cutting power and production, and political shifts in Huerta’s cabinet as Manuel Garza Aldape gains influence.
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Pablo Gonzales
Victoria
Tamaypas
Constitutionaliate
W Orkhen
Lawrence
Mass
Huerta
The Senate Gift for Miss Jessie Wilson
Washington D C the senate s wedding gift to Miss Jessie Wilson selected a silver service of fifteen pieces with its chief feature a tea set of seven pieces
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Jessie Wilson
Skeleton of Mammoth Found Near Seattie
Workmen uncovered the skeletons of two mammoths at West Seattle, Seattie, with the finds deeply embedded in a clay bank. The discovery occurred after removing loose earth near the top of a bank along the unnamed station area.
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Seattie, Wash
West Seatile
McManigal to Europe Rumor Reported Abroad
A fragment notes a claim that McManigal may travel to Europe as part of wartime duties with Canada noted in the overheard report. The item presents a cautious, gossip-like hint rather than a confirmed itinerary.
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Les Argéles
Orde McManigal
Prices Up From 1913, Labor Report Shows Gain in 12 of 15 Goods
Department of Labor figures dated August 15 1915 compare prices to 1913. Of fifteen articles twelve advanced while three declined. Notable increases include potatoes 20 percent bacon 7 percent ham 17.6 percent ers 12.6 percent round steak 11.4 percent sirloin 10.2 percent pork chops 9.2 percent hens 7 percent lard 1 percent rib roast 7.9 percent butter 5.7 percent and milk 2.7 percent.
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Department of Labor
Doctor Temple settles $3500 in rail case at Wichita
Dr He H Temple awarded 3500 after fourth federal court trial over injuries from 1910 UP and Pullman shooting near Ellis Kansas. The suit sought 40100, three juries failed to agree, settlement removes case from docket.
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Kensas City
He H. Temple
Union Pacific Railway and Wullman Company
Doctor Temple
Union Paville Trail
Ellis
Kas
Temple
Hale Breaks with Rebels in Nogales Negotiations
William Bayard Hale, Wilson’s representative, ended talks with Mexican constitutionalist chiefs in Nogales Sonora after Carranza refused to answer questions. The negotiations collapsed amid a diplomatic coup attempt by the constitutionalists and did not stem from Hale presenting credentials.
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Sonora
Mexico
William Bayard Hale
Wilson
Carranza
Hele
Indians Stand Firm in New Mexico Stand
Ge Sho, leader of Navajos encamped on Beautire Mountain, told Peace officers from the Shiprock agency that they will not surrender and will fight. The rebels from Beautire Mountain defend themselves as the government seeks a group charged with larceny, bigamy, and assault, underscoring a tense standoff in Farmington New Mexico.
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Farmington
N. M
Ge Sho
Beautire Mountain
W. T Shetton
Shiprock
Nihilist scheme foiled in czarevitch assault attempt
A high powered motor car collided with the royal rogal carrying the young czarevitch Alexis. He was thrown to the street and struck on the head. A court bulletin downplays the danger and reports the injuries as silent. A man allegedly feared prison for misappropriating seven dollars. Charles Erel, 11, hanged himself from a tree in South Ormahe, a rope tied around his neck.
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St Petersburg
Czerevitch
Alexis
Czareviteh
Say
Omehe
Charles Eerel
South
Ormahe
Bandits Kill Street Car Passenger in Lincoln Shootout
Bandits attempted to hold a street car in Lincoln Nebraska and shot and killed a passenger while robbing the conductor of a small amount. The assailants escaped as authorities pursued them.
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Lincoln
Neb
British Cruiser Squadron Heads to Vera Cruz in West Indian Waters
The British cruiser squadron in West Indian waters received peremptory orders to go to Vera Cruz. The vessels sailed at midday amid tense navigation near Bridgetown and Barbedos, reflecting heightened naval activity in the Caribbean theater.
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Sration
V. Cruz
Calfornia Syrup of Figs Ad Teaches Gentle Constipation Relief
A cluttered sequence of early 20th century ads extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It urges mothers to check a child's tongue for illness signs and promotes “inside cleansing” as essential. The page also contains assorted product pitches and light jokes.
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California
New Haven & Hartford President Critiques Boastful Millionaire
Howard Elliott, new president of the New Haven and Hartford railroad, spoke at a New York luncheon about a millionaire who boasted excessively about Rapkeels Louis Setze furniture Gotélins and Aubus sons. He praised self-made men but warned some fail to organize quietly and timely.
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Howard Elliott
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York
Louis Setze
Gotélins
Aubus
Mr. Elliott
Felt at Home in a Quiet Congregation
A man wandering across churches finds a welcoming congregation when he steps into a small church during a minister's reading about duties left undone and deeds not done. He sighs with relief and says he has found his crowd at last.
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Fent
Ladies’ Home Journal
Family of Five All Drank Coffee From Infancy
A historical ad style claim from the Postum Company urges readers to reject coffee due to caffeine. It recounts a family with multiple members drinking coffee since infancy, linking heart trouble and digestive issues to caffeine and promoting Postum as a remedy in regular and instant forms with a call to request “The Road to Wellville.”
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Postum
St. Dikestt
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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