Interstate Body to Hear Apple Freight Rates Case
An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing will probe whether Iowa apple shippers may compete in the southwestern United States by seeking a freight-rate reduction on about 2,000 carloads shipped annually from Iowa. Commerce counsel Henderson and horticulture expert Lauren Greene of Iowa State College collect evidence on competition with other states. Also noted are damages for a delayed telegram in a Supreme Court case, disbarment proceedings against Webster County attorney W F Comion, and other Iowa legal matters including white slave and bootlegging cases, creameries in southern Iowa, oil company challenges to Iowas oil inspection law, and Schmidt reelected president of Des Moines City Railway Company.
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Iowa
Ives Mothes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commerce
Henderson
Lauren Greene
Iowa State College
Commerce Commission
Albruak
Hidera
Western Union Telegraph Company
Supreme Court
Anes
Clarion
Fudge Albrook
Ames
Orshar
Webster
W. F. Comion
Webster County
Condon
District Court
Smith McPherson
Tex Moines
Des Moines
W. B. Barney
Feod
Augustus Morrest
Henry T. Saberson
Secretary of State’s Office
M. H. Byers
Schmidt
Emil G. Schmidt
Bethe Altuna
Engineer Runyon Killed After Intercepting Theft
John G Runyon a Milwaukee Railroad engineer was killed in Council Bluffs Iowa after being struck on the head by William Sayles while he prevented a bicycle theft from a railway messenger at the roundhouse Sayles is jailed on a murder charge Also notes Spanish War veterans reunion plans and booster events in Iowa with Boone leading fundraising for the Iowa building at the exposition Venezuela unrest quiet in La Guayra with no corroborated revolt reports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sayies
Councel Bluffs
John G. Runyon
Milwaukee Railroad Company
William Sayles
Runyon
Sayles
Roundhouse
Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Council Bins
Sioux City
Frank Emory
Davenport
Matt Tinley
Emory
Boone
Boone Adrmen’s Club
Total Commercial Tlub
Greater Iowa
Iowa
Hoone
Fort Dodge
Questioning Jack Johnsons Crown In Paris Bout
Sporting observers doubt Jack Johnson may retain the heavyweight title and point to Frank Moran as the leading white hopeful. Moran seeks a decisive upset against Johnson in Paris on June 27, the eve of the Grand Prix de Paris.
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Jack Johnson
Frank Moran
Moran
Paris
Record Credit Restored for Two World Marks by California Athletes
The records committee of the Pacific Athletic Association forwarded documents to the Amateur Athletic Union to credit two California athletes with world marks from last year. Bred Kelly of USC ran 120 yards hurdles in 15.0 at Berkeley on May 10, 1918, tying Forrest Smithson's 1908 London Olympic record. Pat Donovan of the San Francisco Pastime Athletic Club cleared 16 feet 1 3 4 inches in the thirty six pound weight throw indoors.
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California
San Francisco
Pacific Athletic Association
Amateur Athletic Union
Bred Kelly
University of Southern California
Berkeley
Forrest Smithson
Portland
Ore
London
Pat Donovan
Harvard Baseball Prospects Brighten For Season
Harvard's 1914 baseball outlook looks strong with veterans and standout sophomores at practice in Hemenway gym. Only three of nine Yale series winners from 1913 remain,Felton faces replacement by Sexton. Pitchers Hitchcock Coolidge Richardson Withington may miss time due to college restrictions pending April exams.
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Harvard
Hemenway Gymnasium
Yale
Crimson
Sam Felton
Sexton
Rex Hitchcock
Hitchcock
A. J. Coolidge
M. Richardson
F. 8. Withington
Copeland Goes Abroad to Lead Berlin Olympic Team
The article notes Alfred Forbes Copeland sailing to become head coach of the Asti Olympic team for Berlin. It mentions other former American athletes, including James Lighthudy and Joseph Horner, taking or considering coaching roles, plus officials naming umpires for the season and detailing tall figures like George Burnett and M J McLaughlin.
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Copeland
Europe
Alfred Forbes Copeland
Berlin
Vuadeh
W. OR
Imax
Mandynl
Faemus
Temperature and Body Warmth vs Mercury Illusion
A reflection on how thermometer readings mislead daily comfort decisions. The piece contrasts a silent glass tube’s zero reading with the human body’s heat dynamics, exploring why cold outside feels warmer or colder than a thermometer suggests and highlighting the body’s complex response to environment. It ties in to broader notes on perception and even a brief tangent about British parliamentary language.
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Instrument of Science
Luiste
Tle Bodeo-Tieutt
Serviss
Spokane
Skimpy Handbag Sparked Diamond Debate in NY Store
A jewelry store clerk in New York on West Avenue exhibited a platinum handbag five inches square with diamonds on one side only to a wealthy customer. Priced at 90 dollars, the customer said one side looked skimpy. The problem was solved at an extra cost of seven thousand dollars.
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Wirth Avenue
New York
Dignity and the Question of Self Respect in Society
In a probing column from H O J in Wife, the writer asks what constitutes dignity and whether it stems from ancestry, actions, knowledge, possessions, or reputation. The piece muses on personal restraint versus enjoying life, exploring ideas of right and propriety and the pressure to appear dignified.
Wicked King John and witty newspaper quips
A London Chronicle riff on King John as wicked in a joke about taxis. The Louisvile Courier-Journal heiress quips about jealousy and money. The Philadelphia Record cites a wise guy line about how the other half lives.
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King John
Londotte Chronicle
Philadelphia Record
All on His Side in Family Pride Debate
A Washington Star quip contrasts Mr Bilgeins praising his family with Miss Cayenne noting he lacks merit for their pride. The exchange centers on personal pride versus family reputation and accountability.
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Mr. Bilgeins
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
The Third Degree Question Turns Up in Talk
In a Baltimore American quip a speaker asks if the subject has earned any degrees. The reply notes a recurring answer: the third degree. The exchange hinges on rhetoric about degrees and discipline.
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Baltimore American
Dr King's New Discovery and Other Household Cures
A collage of vintage medical ads tout Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung trouble plus testimonials from Henry D Sanders of Cavendish VT and C F P Caldwell of New Orleans LA. Also features Dr Hobson s Eczema Ointment with a cure claim for eczema and skin conditions and an ad for a five horsepower gasoline engine in first class condition offered for sale.
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Dr. King
Henry D. Sanders
Cavendish
H. &. Bucklin & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Hobson
C. FP. Caldwell
New Orleans
Pfeiffer Chemical Co
Philadelphia & St. Louis
Ito Acklay
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Pre
Venezuela
LaGuayra
Coro
American Press Association
Dams Hw, O'Rourke
Eastwern Baseball Association
Empires
Voliog
George Burnett
Louisville
Marty J. Whaten
Troy
Chrisham
Syracuse
N.Y
M. J. McLaughlin
Waycross
Burnett
McLaughlin
Barnett
Phalen
Bridgeport
Gever Lung
Jaslousy
Louisvie Courier-Journal
Krohn Meat Market
Rb.t, Krohn, Proprietor
Ackley
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Loui
Lincoln
Deaver
Topeka
Wichita
St. Joseph
Des Motes
Omaha
Bowne
Bancrofts
Dosenh Bancrofl & Sons
Cedar Falls
Humphreys
Frea
Adler-i Ka
H. N. Schultz
Eckley
Dew
Miehle
Gordon
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