Des Moines Group Forms Society to Stop Crime
Des Moines residents form The Society for the Prevention of Crime led by Canon R H Bell. The plan seeks to revise Iowa and U S laws to punish crimes against women by death or life imprisonment and parole young offenders to the state. The movement aims to expand nationwide within two years and to shift costs lower than current crime treatment.
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Des Moines
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Society For the Prevention of
Iowa
United States
Canon R. H. Bell
Canon Bell
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Omaha
Minneapolis
State Legislature Acts Push Bills and Debates
Des Moines notes show the house approving Cooper's printing inquiry resolution and Koontz's fire levy bill while the senate passes employer liability for defective machinery. Other measures include county attorney pay, state accountant duties, lights on boards, and guardians for absentees.
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Des Moines
House
Cooper
Committee On Printing
Gillilland
Saunders
Bruce
Agricultural Department
Francis
Miller
International Harvester Trust
Senate
Boards of Health
Ripley
Fulton
Dawson
Harding
Brandes
Frodden
Congress
Moon
Whipple
Savage
Agriculture Department
Supreme Courts
Carmack Murder Trial Opens With Dramatic Testimony
The Cooper-Sharp murder trial in Nashville began with Mrs. Carmack as the first witness before reporters and jurors. Robin Cooper testified that self defense and a chain of accidents led to Carmack’s death, claiming he only fired after Carmack aimed a gun. He described attempts to deter Colonel Cooper from approaching Carmack and said he fired after seeing Carmack’s gun.
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Cooper-Sharp
Nashville
Tenn
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
John Sharp
E. W. Carmack
Carmack
Frank Lander
The
Tennesseean
Charles H. Eastman
Senator Carmack
Colonel Cooper
Robin Coooper
Waterways Improvement Bill Presented with Funding
Chairman Burton of the rivers and harbors committee introduces an emergency and maintenance bill carrying a $9,371,625 appropriation. It sets up a national waterways commission of five senators and seven representatives and caps any single project at $50,000. The War Secretary may issue navigation rules for the Mississippi south and southwest passes.
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Burton
National House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
National Waterways Commission
House
Secretary of War
Mississippi River
Pharaoh's Mummy Unfolds Revealing Ancient Eyes
Reading the ancient finds, readers study the unveiled mummy of Pharaoh and compare its features to the eyes described in Moses story from millennia past.
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Pharaoh
Moses
Veteran Conductor George Hough Dies in Keokuk
George R. Hough a veteran Wabash conductor for fifty two years in Illinois and Iowa died in Keokuk Iowa at age. He served aboard the railway line for over half a century and was a familiar figure on the Wabash routes northeast and southwestbound.
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Keokuk
George R. Hough
Illinois
Iowa
Educators Convene in Chicago For National Convention
The Department of Superintendence of the National Educational Association opens in Chicago with President Schneider welcoming many prominent educators. The three day gathering will cover matters of great importance to education and schooling.
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Chicago
Department of Superintendence
National Educational Association
Schneider
Chicago Board Education
Tae
Wife Sues Colonel Tucker for Separate Maintenance
After the U S Army board finished hearings on Colonel William F. Tucker in Chicago Mrs Mary Logan Tucker filed a separate maintenance suit against him. She cites abandonment habitual drunkenness cruelty and failure to support as grounds.
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Chicago
United States Army
William F. Tucker
Mary Logan Tucker
Former banker convicted in Pittsburg council graft case
W. W. Ramsey a former bank president was found guilty in the first of the council graft cases at Pittsburg Pennsylvania He was accused of bribing Councilman John F Klein with seventeen thousand five hundred dollars to secure an ordinance designating the bank as a city funds depository.
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Pittsburg
W. W. Ramsey
Ramsey
John F. Klein
Klein
Root's Training Over After Hot Springs Departure
Elihu Root completes physical training at Hot Springs Arkansas and heads to Albany to address the state legislature before going to Washington for the inaugural. He steps into a sleeper and declares he never felt better as he travels to begin public duties.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Cepatoy E Lect
Elihu Root
Albany
Washington
Mauretania Sets Atlantic Long Course Record
The liner Mauretania arrived after breaking two ocean speed records. It lowered the Lusitania time to 4 days 17 hours 15 minutes for the long course, with all records set during a single day run at 67 knots.
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Mauretania
Lusitania
Death of Carroll C. Wright at Cark College
Carroll C. Wright, president of Cark College, has died in Worcester Massachusetts. He served as dean and led the institution, and his death marks the end of an era at the college.
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Carroll C. Wright
Carroll Wright
Cark College
Worcester
Mass
Great Navy Homeward Fleet Salutes Return of 25 Leviathans
President Roosevelt welcomes the world cruise fleet aboard the Mayflower off Cape Charles Virginia after 42 250 miles and 435 days away. Admiral Sperry leads 25 battleships carrying 20 000 men and 1200 cannons as cheers and salutes ripple through Hampton Roads. The president thanks officers and crews aboard Connecticut Louisiana Georgia and Wisconsin for upholding American maritime power and peace.
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Charles 5. Sperry
Connecticut
Cape Charles
Army and Navy
Navy
Truaman H. Newberry
Navy Sweet Arts
Hampton Roads
Sperry
Jackies
President
Admiral Sperry
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Georgia
Wisconsin
Canal Opens to Traffic Earlier Than Expected
Isham Randolph, son of the canal engineer, arrived in Chicago after accompanying the President-Elect on a Pangma canal zone inspection. He predicted ships would sail the Atlantic to Pacific route by January 1, 1914, a year ahead of official estimates.
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Isham Randolph
Chicago
Teft
Pangma Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Death of Dr William T Bull Savannah Surgeon
Well known New York surgeon Dr William T Bull died in Savannah Georgia after a battle with cancer. He married in 1893 to Mrs James G Blaine Jr and was noted for his contributions to medicine and his social ties.
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Savannnah, Ga
William T
Savannah
New York
Bull
James G. Blaine Jr
Ten Doctors Endorse Dr Miles Heart Remedy
Mrs T S Edwards of Milner Georgia writes that in 1903 her husband was given heart trouble and deemed terminal by ten doctors. After using Miles Heart Remedy and Restorative Nervine, he improved within days and later served a conference as a trusted worker. The letter asserts full recovery and endorses the product with a money back guarantee.
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Miles
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad Warning
The advertisement warns against counterfeit imitations and promotes DeWitt's Salve as the original. It claims effectiveness for various uses and especially for piles, urging buyers to purchase DeWitt's from C. A. Gamble.
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DeWitt
DeWitt’s
C. A. Gamble
Solomon and his many wives cited as damaging evidence
A historical note questions the wisdom of Solomon by citing his numerous wives as problematic proof. The point frames royal conduct and religious implications in ancient narratives.
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Solomon
Honest man repays widow five dollars borrowed before death
A man who borrowed five dollars from a widow repays the money just before her husband dies, illustrating honesty and frugality in a moral vignette.
De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
This seasonal notice warns of kidney and bladder trouble and urges buying De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for back aches and urinary disorders. It emphasizes prompt antiseptic action and recommends the product.
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de Witt
C. A. Gamble
California Now by Northwestern Line for Settlers
Travel promotion touts California as a garden spot with flowers foliage and balmy air. It highlights the Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line as the best and most direct route and invites prospective settlers to seek full information from ticket agents.
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America
Chicago
Union Pacific & North Western Line
Chicago & North Western
Mind and Tongue Alignment Quote
A proverb notes that the direction of thought shapes speech and behavior. It implies inner focus governs outward expression and language reflects mental posture.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Ad Claim
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a remedy to restore appetite lift burdens of food and restore flesh health. It presents the product as the thin edge of the way to digesting hard work and duty and to make life bright.
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Scott
Four Cents to Cover Complete Handy Atlas Entry
A fragment notes a four cent charge to cover Complete Handy Atlas in reference to Scott and Bowne at 409 Pearl Street New York. The brief appears as a catalog or advertisement fragment from a historic directory.
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Wn Handy
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