President Roosevelt Felt Better Despite Illness
Washington May 12 The President Roosevelt was reported feeling better today by Stephen Early secretary with a normal temperature since Saturday but doctors urged quiet to regain strength. He had been ill last Tuesday from a gastro intestinal disturbance and canceled most engagements though planned to meet Australia’s Prime Minister and have Secretary Hull for lunch.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Ross T. McIntire
Tt Mengies
Australia
Hull
Artist Haskell Coffin Dies After Leap From Hospital
Peters burg authorities report artist Haskell Coffin 7% years old died by suicide leaping from the third floor of St Anthony s hospital where he had been confined since April 17 under treatment for melancholia Magistrate John T Fisher noted Coffin s death occurred at St Anthony s hospital in May and attributed it to self inflicted action
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Petersburg May
Haskell Coffin
St. Anthony's Hospital
John T. Fisher Sai Coffin
Fisher
Treasury Receipts and Debt Figures Updated
Treasury daily summary shows May receipts $22,283,448.48 and expenditures $47,137,008.87. Gross debt stands at $47,370,322,781.88, an increase of $31,747,781.99 from the prior day.
Offside Penalty in Municipal Court
Portland youth charged with traffic offense stands before Municipal Judge Julius Cohn. He asked for the penalty for offside and received five yards. The court finally ruled five dollars as the fine.
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Portland
Ore
Julius Cohn
Byrd Seeks Public Figures On Lease-Lend Losses
Senator Byrd demands a public disclosure of dollar losses on lease lend supplies en route to Britain. He sent a telegram to Harry Hopkins requesting the value of equipment sunk in transit, arguing taxpayers deserve to know how much aid is being sunk and what action should follow.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Britain
United States
Harry Hopkins
Tinkham
R-Mass
Roosevelt
Republic
Capt
James Roosevelt
Congress
Hopkins
Parole Revoked for Oakley Sealock in Clarke Court
Oakley Sealock, previously sentenced for breaking and entering the cabin of D. W. Ritenour at Tiltham mill on the Shenandoah river, had parole revoked. He received 60 days for drunken driving and 30 days for assaulting a young girl, bringing total sentence to 15 months to serve.
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Oakley Sealock
D. W. Ritenour
Tilthammer Mill
Shenandoah River
Sealock
Williams
Clarke Circuit Court
Great Hailstorm Remembrance in Winchester
Harry L. Wood recalls the May 12 1886 hailstorm that swept from the west and devastated gardens and windows on the town's west side. He says it was the worst beating he ever endured while returning from Darbs swimming hole.
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Harry L. Wood
Winchester
Mr. Wood
Darbs
Apple Polisher Prank At Omaha University Classroom
A messenger boy entered Prof. John W. Lucas’s Omaha University class and set a bushel of cello phane wrapped apples on the desk while singing about earning an A for hard work. The telegram bore a signature indicating “Male members of the Marketing Q.” A question about a dirndl dress appeared in the note.
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Omaha
John W. Lucas
Omaha University
Bolivian Congressman Salamanca Arrives in New York
Bolivian congressman and university professor Dr Carlos Salamanca arrives in New York from Bolivia. He will undertake a three month tour of U S educational centers invited by the United States government. In Washington he plans to propose measures to improve U S Bolivian relations.
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Carlos Salamanca
New York
United States
U. S
Washington
U.S
Cricket Method Uses Bass To Read Lake Temperatures
In Knoxville Tennessee Valley Authority research Albert Fry describes a cricket thermometer system. A cricket with a thermometer on its back is lowered to depth in a lake. A bass is lured by the cricket, hauled up, and the thermometer retrieved to yield a temperature reading.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Albert
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fry
Jugtown Pottery Capital of Moore County North Carolina
Jugtown in Moore County North Carolina is famous for pottery manufacture. The village is noted for handcrafted wares and long tradition in ceramic artistry dating back generations.
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Jugtown
Moore County
North Carolina
Beattie Kas Clarence Chap Pigeons Hatch Offspring
A fragment describes a Beattie Kas Clarence Chap pigeon pair with a hen laying an egg in the nest. The chick hatched with a squab and for four days foraged food for the growing chick, ending with disgust and infant from the nest.
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Beattie
Kas
Clarence Chapman
Two West Virginia Soldiers Die in Camp Shelby Collision
BAY ST. LOUIS MISS May 12 Two West Virginia soldiers were killed and three others injured in a collision six miles west of here. The dead were Boyd R. Riddle 22 of Madison and Ernest Gray 22 of Milburn both in training at Camp Shelby. Injured were Milton W. Goddard 23 Harold M. Taylor 25 both of Charleston and Comer N. Angel 23 of Martin all also in training at Camp Shelby.
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Miss
West
Virginia
Boyd R. Riddle
Madison
W. Va
Ernest Gray
Milburn
Milton ‘W. Goddard
Harold M. ‘Taylor
Charleston
Comer .N. Angel
Martin
Camp Shelby, Miss
Naval Reservists Finish Course at Naval Academy
Annapolis Md May 12 Zum Week began for 590 Naval reservists completing 8 course at the Naval Academy An infantry drill at Worden Field opened the program about 200 will take an advanced course May 26 to July 3 while most will be assigned shore duty or inactive status Rear Admiral Russell Willson the academy superintendent will host a reception in Dahlgren Hall tonight Also noted Jack Dempsey won the heavyweight title at Toledo Ohio July 4 1919.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Bes
Russell Willson
Academy
Dahlgren Hall
Yng
Jack Dempsey
Jack‘ Dempsey
Arcane
Jess. W
Toledo
Ohio
Grand Opening at Schaffenaker Tavern Canon Bridge
Grand opening announced for Schaffenaker Tavern in Canon Bridge West Virginia on Wednesday May 14 featuring Geo Washington Hotel Orchestra. The tavern offers beer soft drinks and sandwiches with dinners by order.
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Schaffenaker _Tavern
Canon Bridge
W. Va
Geo, Washington
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