Importance News Notes Of A Week Condensed Here
Important news items of the week cover lavish imports into the United States in July including diamonds champagne and tobacco, with champagne volumes doubling that of last year. Washington state buildings in two miles of corridors and the war and navy areas receive their first new coat of paint since 1875. A letter from Otto G Foelker of Brooklyn to Seoul Korea hints at his permanent move there after involvement in the Hughes anti racetrack bill and threats to his home. A plan urges farmers to hold cotton for 12 cents backed by Senators Williams Owen and Burleson from a seven state cotton coalition.
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State
War and Navy
Washington
New York City
Otto G. Foelker
Brooklyn
Seoul
Korea
Foelker
Hughes
Williams
Mississippi
Owen
Oklahoma
Burleson
Texas
McGee and Bliven Button Company
Muscatine
Harry Suman
Simon Casady
Central State Bank
Des Moines
Joseph H. Lewis
Gertrude L. Pollard
New York
Her
Lewis
Fred Madden
State Center
George Bidwell
Madden
Federal Grand Jury
James Wilson
Old Settlers
Harlan
State Historical Department
Wilson
Jonathan
Wheeler
City National Bank
Mason City
Baptist Church
Sheriff Rock
Mondamin
Marshal Butcher
Missouri Valley
Frank Mathews
Modala
Hampton
Belle Plaine
Canning Company
Iowa River
Marshalltown
Tred Gunderson
Fort Dodge
Algona
Clemmer Horan
Horan
Tracy
Matlock
A. A. Wise
Cedar Falls
Jessie Harlan
Dick van Clavern
Ottumwa
Roe
Knoxville
Columbia
Lake City
Wood
Omaha
Underwood
Boone County Poultry Agsoota
New York City Surpasses London as World's Largest City
Census figures show New York administrative boroughs at 4 983 385 on January 1 while London reaches 4 522 638. Other items note G A R leadership, a deadly rail accident near Canandaigua Lake, a bridge collapse near Roseburg Oregon, and a jailhouse confession case in Indiana.
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New York
London
New York City
Personal Announcement and Society Notes From New York
Personal announcements list Miss Cornelia Jefferson and Carrington Howard planning a September 9 wedding at Buzzard's Bay Massachusetts. Esther Cleveland reportedly engaged to Randolph West of Princeton. Upton Sinclair announces intent to file for divorce, citing wife’s friendship with a younger poet. News also covers automobile races in Illinois and Kane county trophies, including Herr and Hughes victories, plus Harry Atwood’s aviation feat landing in New York after a 28 hour travel from St. Louis.
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Cornelia Frances Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Carrington Howard
Yale
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Donald Herr
Elgin
Charles Merz
Herr
Hugh Hughes
Mercer
Mortimer Roberts
Abbott- Detroit
Kulick
Ford
Roberts
Harry N. Atwood
New York City
Governor’s Island
St. Louis
Foreign labor troubles sweep Germany and Britain shadows
Reports describe unrest across Germany and Britain after railway strikes. In Liverpool 250 tramway workers face reinstatement threats triggering wider sympathy action. Anti Semitism erupts in Tredegar Ebbw Vale and Rhymney as new labor tensions rise. A grant of 100,000 dollars endows Ooshisha College in Kyoto, founded by a Japanese student in America.
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Liverpool
Great Britain
Wales
Tredegar
Ebbw
Vale
Rhymney
Vor Annee “College
Iowa Headlines Chronicle Big City to State News Sweep
Iowa City editor quotes Governor Carroll on attacks, while Des Moines seizes eighty barrels of vinegar from Central City Pickle Co. Agencies report arrests in Davenport and Ottumwa. Des Moines and Mason City see notable legal, financial, and agricultural items.
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Dave Brant
Iowa City Republican
Carroll
Hewitt Company
Mes Moines
Central City Pickle Company
Peoria
Ill
A. Brown
Des Moines
Richmond Pearson. Hobson
Greensboro
Ala
Frederick A. Cook
I. 8. Osborn
Arctic Club
New York City
Chautauquas
John L. Bleakly
Milwaukee
Insuranion Commissioners
Chicago
Fraternal Insurance Committee
Pinchot Eyes Alaska Conservation Challenge Before Trip
Des Moines report notes Gifford Pinchot, former head of the federal forestry service, on his way to Alaska with Senator Poindexter. He calls Alaska a huge test for conservation, encompassing coal, timber, fisheries and minerals in a territory one sixth the size of the U.S. He stays with Henry Wallace and stresses that national control may require government ownership of railroads to access resources.
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Des Moines
Alaska
United States
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Association
Federal Forestry Department
Washington, D. C
Poindexter
Washington
Mr. Pinchot
Henry Wallace
National Conservation Congress
Boy Scouts Plan Foot Shine Stand at Fair
The Boy Scouts of Des Moines plan to offer boot shines at the state fair to undercut prices. Scout-master W D Olney proposes 5 cent shines, with fifty scouts ready to operate. Businesses will provide stands to serve visitors unless boot shiners lower rates to 5 cents during fair week.
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Boy Scouts
Des Moines
W. D. Olney
U. S. Grant
First Methodist Church
Scalding Death in Waterloo Bath Tragedy
Edward A. Morgan aged 40 was found dead in a Waterloo bath tub after an vertigo attack. The water heater, left uncontrolled, raised the water temperature until flesh was cooked and peeled from his bones, ending in a fatal scald.
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Scalds
Tub
Waterloo
Edward A. Morgan
Two Iowans Injured in Racecourse Stand Collapse
Cedar Rapids, Aug. 28. Among those injured when the grandstand at the Elgin race course collapsed was R. C. Toms of Marion, superintendent of city waterworks. Mrs. Carver, wife of H. V. Carver of Marion, a Milwaukee road brakeman, was also hurt.
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Cedar Rapida
Elgin Race Course
R. C. Toms
Marion
City
Stafford Will Case Settled
Atlantic reports the Stafford will dispute settled. Mrs P T Stafford, guardian of her three children, receives twenty thousand dollars for the minors.
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Stafford
Atlantic
Stafford Will
P. T. Stafford
Interurban contract let for Iowa City to Davenport line
The Davenport Railroad Company announces the contract to build an Interurban rail line between Iowa City and Davenport has been let, contingent on securing the right of way. Work on excavation will begin at once.
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Iowa City
The
Davenport, Railroad Company
Davenport
Picnic trip for Iowa Central workers to Oskaloosa
A special train carrying about 1,200 people from Marshalltown went to Oskaloosa for the annual picnic of Iowa Central employees and their families. The group traveled from Marshalltown via the Iowa Central Railway.
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Oskaloosa
Marshalltown
Iowa, Central
Iowa Central
Walked Out Of Window Found Dead at Empire Hotel
Independence report: Willa O Bren aged 85 was found dead in the rear of the Empire Hotel in the big city after apparently walking from an open window in deep sleep. The incident is under local inquiry with no further details available.
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Independence
Ang
Willa O'Bren
Empire
Knights and Pageant Officers Rise in Cedar Rapids
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate local Knights or Pything and grand lodge officers in Cedar Rapids on August 28. Details are unreadable, but the reference suggests organizational leadership events or ceremonies within the fraternal group.
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Tokay
Cornerstong
Cedar ‘Rapids
Knights
Grand
Farmer Seeks $12,000 Damages in Suit Against Dr. Moore
A prominent farmer sues Dr. W N Moore of West Branch for twelve thousand dollars in damages. The case details appear in the readable fragments of the article, with focus on the plaintiff, defendant, and monetary claim.
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Ey Cou
Farmer
H Leg. Sult
W. N. Moore
Weat Branch
Doan's Kidney Pills Save Mattoon Man From Pain
Edward Gucker of Mattoon Illinois suffered severe back pains and kidney trouble with chalky urine and weight loss. Doctors thought he faced a short life but after using Doan's Kidney Pills he recovered completely. He recommends Doan's to any kidney ailment and notes the pills cost 60 cents at druggists and general stores.
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Dean
Edward Gucker
Mattoon
Doan
Right Heavy Novelistic Call Ends As Reader Grumbles
A fatigued reader, age eighty, struggles to finish a chapter tonight. He mutters about waiting to see the butcher’s bill, hoping it will sharpen his eyes and wake him from sleepiness.
Important to Mothers Castoria Notice
Examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure the 57 signature of Cease and mark it In Use For Over 300 Years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Cease
Fletcher
Lively Exchange Sparks Debate Over Honesty and Night Record
A vivid snippet shows a playful inquiry about cheese followed by a cautious remark about keeping still to inspect a night record. The dialogue hints at wary honesty, with a crowded sense of scrutiny and reputation. The fragment reflects social interaction and suspicion in a public setting.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Rochester
N. Y
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Lehigh Valley
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N. C
Umpqua River
Roseburg
Ore
Mre
A. Stevenson
Kansas
Coquille
Myrtle Point
James B. Cushway
Jean Valjean
Michigan
Marquette
Mich
Cushway
Jackson
Woodford
Metamora
Lincoln
Douglas
Rodney I. Diegle
Catarine
Ojo Senate
Columbus
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Cue
William Lee
Booneville
Ind
Richard Lee
Clarence
Lee
Spokane
Wash
National Association of State Insurance Commissioners
Wis
Fred W. Potter
Illnois
Harry R. Cunningham
Montana
Peter Carter
Mia
Minnie Spraggins
James R. Nugent
Essex County
Ashbury Park
New Jersey
Democratic State Committee
Edward E. Grosscan
Gloucester County
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Imnols Central Railroad
I. A. Smith
Minnesota
Range Ministerial Association
Eberhart
Esther Cleveland
Randolph D. West
Andrew West
Princeton University
Upton Sinclair
Jack” Geraghty
Springfield
Germany
Ikeye Istate Views
Iowa
Francis Conolly
Cooston
Pleasant Valley
Glidden
Con
J. Gleason
H. E. Winters
Iowa Falls
A. W. Vander Veer
Episcopal Church of Iowa
Theodore N. Morrison
Archie Bess
Frank Burbridge
Jed Hahn
Carl W. Sutliffe
Sutliffe
Hahn
James McCaffrey
Vail
Howell
Thomas Cooney
Anamosa Reformatory
Cooney
Duluth Lumber Company
Ottumwa’ Club
City Beautiful
Irving Bossert
Webster City
Alta
Fred Batchelder
National Denatured’ Alcohol Company
Logan
Missouri
John Musgrove
Southern
Boone
James Lillard
Decatur County
Payons
Wld
Pinghot
Whe
Kansas City
Uversat
Universal
Deal
Era Everywhere
Universal ‘Portland Cement CO
Adams Street
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