War proves German plans in 1913 sealed message
A Boston court record recounts a May 1913 German plan to wage war. The Crown Princess Cecelie steamer tale shows a sealed message signed Siegfried ordering a halt to sail and return to New York three days before World War I began.
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Germany
Ceelie
United States
Boston
Princes Cecelie
Bremen
New York
England
Siegfried
France
Russia
1916 Presidential Campaign Revisited in Verse
A poetic reflection on the 1916 race between Wilson and Hughes, noting dated issues and decorum. The piece contrasts past slogans, coinage debates, and party postures with playful allusions to Gore and Blaine, ending with a question about which candidate readers favor.
Hayfield Notes from a Virginia Reunion and Local Visits
Hayfield Virginia August 10 addresses a reunion at Fishers Hill with attendees M H Rosenberger Eston Larrick Roy Larrick G W Rinker Howard Kleinhaus and Misses Minnie Hall Virginia Larrick Marjorie Orndorff Beulah Rosenberger Fremont Sunday school forms a Christian Endeavor Society with officers President Virginia Larrick Vice president Eston Larrick Secretary Howard Kleinhaus Treasurer Roy Larrick Ernest Strosnider visits Winchester Commissioner Isaiah C Roe conducts official business Misses Josephine Mamye Loy Dudley Carper travel to St Johns Church Albina Cooper visits E Lee Orndorff Wheel Lac Bowman returns from Winchester stay with brother Isaiah Bowman.
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Howard _Kleinhaus
Roy Larrick
Ernest Strosnider
Winchester
Isaiah C. Roe
Josephine
Mamye Loy
Dudley Carper
St. Johns Church
Albina Cooper
E. Lee Orndorff
Winchester Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Phineas Schuler of Winchester spent Sunday with relatives there. Mrs. Hannah F M Hedrick and daughter Miss Anna Hedrick were shopping in Winchester Tuesday.
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Phineas Schuler
Winchester
Hannah F. M. Hedrick
Anna Hedrick
Death of C. W. Tanquary Shocks Burnt Factory Virginia
The death of C. W. Tanquary, caused by a lightning shock earlier, occurred at his residence in Burnt Factory Virginia on July 31. A large funeral crowd and many flowers reflected the community’s grief and esteem. Surviving are his widow and daughter. Relatives I C Janney and Lillian Sheetz planned Atlantic City and Canada travels. Chew and Mrs. Robert Preston visited Charlestown.
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C. W. Tanquary
Daaughter
Endorsed Cholera Remedy by Mrs. Simmons of Fair Haven
Mrs. Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York endorses Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as an exceptional medicine. She notes it cured her seven year old son when he was a baby and has aided other family members for colic and bowel trouble with good results. Obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Sidney Simmons
Fair Haven
N. Y
For Rent Mr W 3s Hildeath Visits Charlestown
Mr W 3s Hildeath of Wheeling W Va a former student of the Shehandoah Valley Academy spent last evening in town with friends and went to Charlestown W Va this Rc a readable fragment notes travel and social visit in early 20th century local news.
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Hildeath
Wheeling, W. Va
Shehandoah Valley Academy
Charlestown
W. Wa
Monkey Fends Off Burglars In Minneapolis Home
Robbers raided L G Graves residence on Aldrich Avenue in the quiet hours. A pet monkey fought them in the basement, leaving a head wound on the animal and a trail of blood, while the shaken burglars escaped after the creature was knocked unconscious.
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Minneapolis
Minn
L G. Graves
Aldrich Avenue
Graves
South America
White Flag Sparks Joy in Brazil Indicate Boy Born
Walter Withers, a U S mail clerk on a Vandalia Pennsylvania line train through Brazil, announces a new baby boy after his nurse hung a white flag to signal the gender. He sent a telegram of congratulations to his wife.
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Stork
Brazil
Ind
Walter Withers
United States
Withers
Negro Goes Mad on Liner Philadelphia
Mortimer G. Gibson a Washington giant known as a bold party guest aboard the American liner Philadelphia enraged after two days at sea from Liverpool. He brandished a razor in a passageway, was overpowered and strapped in a straitjacket. He died the next day and was buried at sea.
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New York
Mortimer G. Gibson
Washington, D. C
England
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Ele
Policeman Campion Disobeys Orders At Chicago Station
Patrolman Patrick Campion was ordered from the Fillmore Street station after disobeying orders. He later spilled contents of a supposed stink bomb on his uniform, triggering a cautious reaction and a goat reportedly reacting nearby.
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Chicago
Patrick Campion
Fillmore Street
Pat
Dynamite Football Incident at Prince Street Hallway
A stick of dynamite was found in a hall at Prince Street, tightly described as a football joke turned danger. Two laborers later identified the explosive device after days of unconfirmed hazards, prompting safety checks by authorities.
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Prince Atreed
Mex 2 SD PO RAe event summary
The fragment mentions a Mexico related event labeled PO SD Mex 2 with unclear details. Readers see references to regional affiliations and potential schedules or scores but exact actions remain unreadable. Further text would clarify involved entities and outcomes.
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