Ackley World ad features town highlights and services
The Ackley World notes Ackley Iowa in Hardin County as a thriving town with waterworks electric lights and good schools including Sacred Heart Academy. It mentions rail lines shipping facilities creameries flour mill and elevators, a population over 2000 and a strong Democratic leaning. The paper invites notices marriages deaths and world correspondence and promotes job and poster printing.
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Ackley
Hardin County
Sacred Heart Academy
Ackies
Gore
The
Worm
Jou Wonk
Taz WonLp
Taz Wortp
Iowa
Taggart Denies French Lick Gambling Compromise
French Tick Springs Indiana July 14 Thomas Taggart president of the French Lick Hotel company denied any arrangement with the state to compromise the French Lick and West Baden gambling cases. He said he has suppressed gambling and has nothing to compromise. He denied plans to send John W Kern to Europe to discuss developments or to meet William Jennings Bryan. He added he would meet Bryan if engagements permit and he can travel from Indiana.
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French Tick Springs
Ind
Thomas Taggart
French Lick
West Baden
Taggart
John W. Kern
Europe
William J. Bryn
Bryan
New York
Indiana
Suicide ends quarrel over gifted buggy in Michigan
Ira Livingston a 70 year old Forest Hill farmer, after a fight with his wife over a wedding day gift horse and buggy, shot the horse burned the buggy and killed himself on Huffman farm outskirts. Mrs Livingston, who claimed the rig was hers, watched as he departed then returned to chores.
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Loula
Mich
Ira
Livingston
Forest Hill
Huffman Farm
North Carolina Republicans Open State Convention in Greensboro
Greensboro NC July 14 The Republicans of North Carolina opened their convention in this city with about 1500 delegates and alternates, the largest gathering in the state since 1876. The entire day session was devoted to routine business and the credentials committee report.
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North Carolina
Greensboro
N. G
Women May Act on Board of Examiners in Ohio
Columbus July 17 Attorney General Hillis decides that women may be appointed to county boards of teachers' examiners. The ruling expands the sphere of women’s roles in the Ohio public school system.
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Columbus
Ohio
Widen Tna
Hillis
Homeseekers Excursions Offer From Iowa Central Rail
Iowa Central advertises round trip excursion tickets sold each Tuesday from Minyeanta Wisconsin and surrounding regions including the Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Canadian Northwest with monthly southward options on the first and third Tuesdays. Fare equals one fare plus $2.00 with liberal limits and overage privileges. Contact A B Outts GP T A Migneapalls Minn for rates and seats.
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Iowa Central
Minyeanta
Wiscansia
Dakotas
Manitoby
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northwest
A.B. Outts
T. A. Migneapalls
Minn
Novelty in Protests It Would Be Misunderstood
Mrs Mary Schauffler la Barcoe former Iranian resident protests the US indemnity demanded for missionary Benjamin W la Baree's murder on Mount Ararat. She argues such payment harms the Christian mission and waives her rights, while Persia later pays $80,000, three times its prior maximum, to the widow. Ambassador Pearson secures promise the money won’t be raised by local taxes or reinterpreted.
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Washington
Veralan
State Department
Mary Schauffler la Barco
Uramia
Persia
United States
Richmond Pearson
Teheran
Benjamin W. la Baree
Mount Ararat
Tim
Mra
Tn Batee
Mra. la Baree
Pearson
Gets a Job for Life
Flora Fullington of Ypsilanti township is to marry Egbert Bear, a Vancouver insurance man. Once employed to care for two boys in Detroit, she formed a bond with them after their mother’s illness and death. Bear, a Toronto graduate, is district agent for the New York Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Vancouver.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Flora Fullington
Ypsilanti Township
Egbert Bear
Vancouver
British Columbia
Miss Fullington
Bear
Toronto University
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company
Unable to raise bond to keep Mullen out of jail
Mullen Louis N. chief clerk in the auditing department of the Chicago Indiana and Eastern railway offices here until ten days ago was arrested in Omaha on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and defrauding a boarding house keeper. Returned to Muncie by Chief Seldomridge. Bond set at 300 but no money to post and none of his former wealthy friends will help.
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Munele
Ind
Louis N. Mullen
Chicago, Indiana and Eastern Railway
Omaha
Neb
Muncie
John Seldomridge
Mullen
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Salt Lake City
Turkey opposes elevating Washington legation to embassy
Instructions sent to Chekib Bey in Washington seek to block the move to elevate the U S legation in Constantinople to an embassy. Washington notes no Turkish opposition yet, while Chekib Bey says his government favors full representation and is awaiting conditions to proceed.
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Constantinople
Taly
Washington
Chekib Bey
United States
Chekib Hey
State Department
Sultan
United States Legation
Leishman
Turkey
Porte
United Staes
Dorkey
Attempted bank robbery in Denver ends with arrests
Two men Duffield Knox Duncan and John Hastings attacked Ed ward Elwell at a bank in the What and Cramer building. Duncan struck Elwell. Hastings died and was later arrested. Hastings hailed from San Francisco and Cincinnati. both men had worked for local newspapers.
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Denver
Colo
Duffield Knox Duncan
John Hasting
What and
Cramer
Edward Elwell
Edwell
Duncan
Hastings
Syracuse
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Estherlas Jenking
Elwell Bank
Electric and gasoline power to drive urban rail traffic
Urban planners study where electricity and gasoline will power future commuter travel as cities expand. Railroads test electric locomotives in cities like New York and Baltimore while experiments with gasoline electric cars and hybrid engines aim to improve suburb-to-center mobility and enable shorter, more comfortable rides amid growing suburban living.
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PU HE Talkonda
WEW
Westinghouse
AMD
New York
Long Island Railroad
New York Central
New Haven
Hartford
North River
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Union Engine Road
Wileta
New York, New Haven and
Hartford Road
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
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