A Sermon in Precious Stones and Diamond Prosperity
The article argues national prosperity correlates with luxury, focusing on South African diamond imports to the United States. It cites Speaker Cannon and Philadelphia Press, noting heavy diamond imports in 1897 and a trend of rising demand as a sign of wealth and economic health. It asserts diamonds measure prosperity through rising purchases by individuals.
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United States
Cannon
Philadelphia
As to Sleep and Study
The piece argues youth under stress from late nights harm study, citing experts on sleep needs from infancy to adulthood. It condemns parents for permitting teens to stay up late and wake early, urging regular bedtimes to ensure alert, successful schooling.
Women Inventors Defy Charge of Lacked Ingenuity
The article argues many famed male innovations originated with women. It cites Eli Whitney's cotton gin as woman's idea, notes the Cotton light used by lifeboats as a female invention, and credits Miss M. E. Knight with the satchel bottom paper bag. Frances A. Dunham patented bee hive foundation in 1881, enabling worker bees to build efficient wax sheets.
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Eli Whitney
Nathaniel Greene
Techical World Magazine
M. E., Knight
Frances A. Dunham
American professor vows to predict volcano eruptions on Vesuvius
Prof. Frank A. Perret with Prof. Mattucci at Mount Vesuvius observatory during the latest eruption claims to perfect methods for predetermining volcanic outbursts. He asserts American ingenuity has achieved feats once deemed harder than this task, suggesting a possible way to lessen Vesuvius terror to nearby peoples.
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Frank A. Perret
Mattucci
Royal Observatory
Mount Vesuvius
Perret
Vesuvius
Pliny
Indictments Hit Standard Oil Over Rebates Count Toll Reaches 6428
Chicago federal grand juries return ten indictments against Standard Oil containing 6428 counts under the Elkins anti rebate law. Potential fines range from 1 000 to 20 000 per count, totaling up to 128 560 000 if convicted on all counts. The case signals a broader Sherman Act effort as Roosevelt administration moves against the oil giant.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Bethea
Elkins
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Evansville & Terre Haute
Illinois Central
Southern Railway
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Standard Oil
Morrison
John 8. Miller
Miller
Bond
Roosevelt
Moody
Trouble at Two Patch Raids Wound Nine Near Boone
Alleged raids on two melon patches near Dodge township and Fraser left three men and four boys seriously wounded, with one man and one boy in critical condition. A gang of six to eight, from "The Prairies," were drinking, attacked the Phipps brothers and James Moreland. Newton and William Phipps are prominent Dodge farmers. William Coleman was jailed on an assault with intent to murder charge filed by Fred Phipps. In a separate note, Peterson of Clarion won the Thirty-seventh Iowa Senate district Republican nomination after a long deadlock, breaking with Chase on the first ballot.
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Soone
Boone
Dodge Township
Fraser
Newton Phipps
Lee
William Phipps
James Moreland
Oliver Wright
Fred Phipps
Fred Morrow
George Webb
Bo Bird
Newton
Phipps
Phipps Brothers
Moreland
Phipns Brothers
William Coleman
Coleman
Peterson
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Charles F. F Peterson
Clarion
Hardin County
Chase
Webster City
Iowa Falls
D. C. Chase
Hamilton County
George F. Ward
Hardin
Charles F. Peterson
Wright
Ruthven Postmaster Hangs Self Over Shortage
M G Anthony Ruthven postmaster, about 67, killed himself in the post office rather than face an inspection over a reported $153 shortage. He left a note claiming the government inspector would not let him make good the deficit and that disgrace would ruin his wife and daughter. The town mourns a well regarded resident.
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M. G. Anthony
Ruthven
Anthony
Legal Sensation at Davenport DisbarmentCase Emerges
Saloonkeepers and cigar stores aided by ex City Attorney E M Sharon file in district court to disbar Attorney W W Langer, who represented the anti slot machine crusaders. Langer denies charges and promises sensational exposures of his own.
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Davenport
E. M. Sharon
W. W. Langer
Sharon
Langer
Luenger
Ex-Davenporter William Baldwin Murdered Found in Columbia River
Word arrives that William Baldwin a former Davenport resident was murdered and his body found floating in the Columbia River near Rossbury Stevens County No clue yet as to the killer Baldwin lived in Davenport for seven years and moved away last year
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Davenport
William Baldwin
Columbia River
Rossbury
Stevens County
Baldwins
Electrician Fatally Thrown From Rail Work Near Fort Dodge
A. J. Coree, an electrician with the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern line crew near Harcourt, was hurled twelve feet while turning a rail. He struck his head and died instantly from a broken neck.
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Fort Dodge
A. J. Coree
Harcourt
Fort Dodge, Des Moines
Eve the Only Woman Proven Loved by Her Husband
A concise line notes that Eve alone had positive proof she was the one love of her husband. A second line observes a wise man may profit from a fool’s actions.
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Eve
Sleepwalking girl falls from window unharmed
The 12 year old daughter of Ernst Buchanaw fell fourteen feet from a second story window while sleepwalking. She rose immediately and entered the house unaided, suffering only a back ache with no injuries found after medical examination. The incident may end her somnambulistic habits.
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Ackley
Ernst Buchanaw
A Word to Parents
A public notice urges parents to consider business training for children as schools reopen. It touts Capital City Commercial College of Des Moines Iowa as a leading Western commercial school and notes its Registrar C D McGregor offers a free catalogue with details.
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Capital City Commercial College
Des Moines
Iowa
C. D. McGregor
Dawson Renominated to Succeed Himself in Clinton District
The Second district Republican convention unanimously renominated Congressman Albert F. Dawson. Resolutions commended his record as he seeks a second term after defeating Democrat M. Wade 22 116 to 21 939 two years ago. Carl Rieck and J E Park also received votes.
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Clinton
Albert F. Dawson
Dawson
M. Wade
Carl Rieck
J. E. Park
Clinton County Rural Mail Service to Add Eight Routes
Advices from Washington state report the Clinton county rural mail service will be reorganized with eight new routes and rearrangement of existing ones. About 3,500 more people will gain mail delivery, with changes to take effect by October 1.
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Clinton
Washington State
Clinton County
Lone Tree Man Dies After Fall At Farm Home
Jacob France aged 30 a lone resident of a farm near Lone Tree broke his neck by falling down stairs. His body was found by his niece in a hallway after he failed to respond. He was single and resided with his brother John.
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Lone Tree
Jacob France
John
France
Fire Damages Elevator in La Porte City
A Waterloo Hasman and Sons elevator at La Porte City was badly damaged by a fire believed set deliberately. Fire discovered early and contained. a box with oil-soaked waste at the origin was found. No clues to the arsonists.
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Waterloo—Hasman& Sons
la Porte City
London Area Exceeds World’s Largest Local Excisence
The London telephone area spans 600 square miles and stands as the largest local existence area worldwide.
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London
Tree Strike Kills Mrs Nonan In Wisconsin Cleaving Head
A severing lightning storm in Keshena Wisconsin caused a tree to fall onto a horse drawn wagon. Mrs. Nonan was decapitated and her grandson badly hurt. About 1000 feet of lumber was destroyed.
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Keshena
Wis
Mitchell Nonan
Crowe Settlement
Nonan
New Railroad Rate Law Takes Effect Across Interstate Traffic
New York reports a sweeping railroad rate law governing interstate business began midnight Monday. The Interstate Commerce Commission will enforce compliance with mandatory tariff disclosures, eliminating post hoc extras. Most lines failed to file complete schedules by the deadline, especially switching charges.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Wider Streets for Valparaiso Reconstruction Plan
Valparaiso officials reveal a project to rebuild the town with uniform street levels to prevent flooding. Streets will have a minimum width of 15 metres excluding sidewalks.
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Valparaiso
Little Girl Robs Father in Kokomo Case
Lucy Hill an 11 year old daughter of Frank Hill took 140 dollars from a dresser bought new clothes jewelry and a ticket to Dallas Texas. She was reported in Oklahoma and will return.
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Kokomo
Ind
Lucy Hill
Frank Hill
Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma
Rebel Arsenal Found in Hamburg Raid Room
Police found an arsenal in a room occupied by a young Russian arrestee. The cache included explosives, revolvers, and bills of lading for ammunition and explosive to Baltic ports.
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Hamburg
Commutes Army Officer's Sentence in Philippines Case
Washington. The president commuted the sentence of dismissal to a loss of 25 files in line of rank for First Lieut. Sydney Smith of the Sixteenth Infantry, who was recently tried by court martial in the Philippines.
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Washington
Sydney Smith
Sixteenth Infantry
Philippines
Two Women Drown After buggy overturn in swollen creek
In Loveland Ohio Miss Flora Mullen and Lucy Hill of Pleasant Hill near here were drowned when their buggy overturned while fording a creek swollen by recent heavy rains.
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Loveland
Flora Mullen
Lucy Hill
Pleasant Hill
Here
Reader Corrects White House History and Materials
A letter to the editor challenges a prior article on the White House. It corrects occupation dates, naming President Adama as the first resident in 1800 and recounts construction from 1792, plus 1814 fire and 1818 rebuilding. It also disputes claims about ready mixed paint, asserting pure white lead and linseed oil were used.
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White House
Madison
Adama
Danish lifeboat hero dies at 83 in Harboe Jutland
Christian Langer a Danish lifeboat man died recently at Harboe Jutland aged 83 he saved more than 500 persons from drowning during the last 48 years.
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Christian Langer
Harboe
Jutland
Superb Service Splendid Scenery Route to Niagara Falls
Promotional travel note describes a Grand Trunk Railway system route from Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls with stops including Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Temagami St Lawrence River Islands Algonquin White Mountains and Atlantic coast resorts. For copies request Geo. W. Vaux A. G. P. T. A. 1368 Adams St Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoke
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Temegami
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
N. Y
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
T. A
Adams St
Stolen Servian bank note plates found in Paris engravings
The Servian finance ministry reveals that engraved plates used to print bank notes were stolen from a strong room safe. Plates engraved in Paris valued at £1600 vanished without signs of tampering and have recently been recovered.
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Ministry of Finance
Paris
Strange Story of English Sparrow Hatch in Hat
F L Vandegrift recalls a curious incident at Kinsley with the Dumont Smiths. He dozed on a porch and awoke to find an English sparrow brooding a nest of eggs in his hat, the mother bird already laying a full complement and starting to hatch them.
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F. L. Vandegrift
Dumont Smiths
Kinsley
Van
Kansas City Journal
Woman credits Postum Food Coffee for health turnarounds
A Michigan woman recounts switching from coffee to Postum after her husband suffered heart palpitations and bladder catarrh. She claims both improved, her stomach eased in two weeks, and their children benefited. a visitor praised Postum after tasting it.
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Nam Wen
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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