Watchful Waiting Is Mexican Policy
The president addresses Congress urging continued support of constitutional government in Mexico and Huerta’s ouster, while outlining domestic priorities. He praises peaceful relations, supports rural credit study, Sherman anti trust preservation, banking reform, and timely action on labor, railways, and territories including Porto Rico Hawaii Alaska and the Philippines.
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Washington
Congress
State of the Union
Mexico
America
Huerta
United States
Hom
Victoriano Huerta
Httie
Agricultural Department
Treasury of
Europe
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Hawaiian Islands
Public Ownership Movement Gathers Iowa Leaders
Smith W. Brookhart of Washington and Judge A. Van Wagenen of Sioux City plan a state conference to form a state and national group promoting government ownership of railroads. Rapid letters target influential Iowans as Senators Cummins and Kenyon discuss forum seats for Thorne as part of a push toward a national crusade.
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Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
Judge A. van Wagenen
Sioux City
Des Moines
A. van Wagenen
United States
Iowa
Kenyon
Congress
Clifford Thorne
Iowa State Railroad Commission
E. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Thorne
Ripley
Cummins and
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brookhart
Seventy Miles Of Road Graded In Osage County
Osage County graded seventy one miles of roads in the last season at a cost of 21.20 per mile. Purchases included a gasoline tractor for 2700 a double blade grader for 1480 and an elevator type grader for 1160. Four cement mixers at 190 each aided bridge work totaling about 25000 with new eighty foot and sixty foot steel span bridges and seventy two concrete culverts under County Engineer Hanson who is a graduate of Iowa State College.
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Osage
Hanson
The
Iowa State College
McGregor Power Line Fight Opens at State Hearing
Preliminary hearing before the state railroad commission delves into granting a right of way for the McGregor Light and Power company to transmit electricity along the Girard highway to Monona. Bell Telephone, Standard Telephone, and Western Union oppose the petition. Final hearing to be scheduled in Des Moines.
Lone Highwayman Robs Man on Des Moines River Road
Michael Viers was held up by a lone highwayman near here while walking from Swan to a relative's home in Swan. A man with a revolver forced Viers to surrender money and his watch near the Bennington bridge over the Des Moines river.
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Swan
Michael Viers
Accident Fatality in Jefferson Township Shingling
Waukon man Carl Wurtzel died while shingling at a Dundee farm in Jefferson township. A knife wound to the leg severed an artery when a shingle was cut, causing his death. The incident occurred on the Jefferson township site near Waterloo.
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Waukon
Waterloo
Carl Wurtzel
Dundee
Jefferson Township
Fortune Inheritance Sparks Frugal Resolve In Stray Tales
A lawyer notes a youth inherits a fortune and plans to pay debts without altering his lifestyle. He says he fears vulgar display and chooses to keep living modestly, illustrating restraint over wealth as a personal creed.
Cuticura Heals Severe Scalp Rash in Child
A mother describes her daughter plagued by scalp pimples that spread, causing inflammation and sleepless nights. After trying many remedies with no relief, she reports Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the condition. Mrs. Alice Kirlin notes this in a 1912 testimonial.
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South Scio
St. Circleville
Ohio
Alice Kirlin
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Mrs Twickenbury's Husband Poem Quote
A dialogue between Mrs Twickenbury and her husband Pa contrasts an agnostic with a playful literary gag. The husband deflects with humor, calling it a poem where line initials spell a word, and sends the child away to read.
School Cooking Sparks Pot and Pan Parade
Mrs Burns laments a dirty kitchen as Rose explains the girls at the cooking school are demonstrating how they fry a potato. The scene hints at lively student activity and a bustling classroom atmosphere.
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Rose
Improved Lifeboat Tackle Prevents Rope Twisting
A mariner designs a lifeboat tackle that cannot twist or foul during lowering. Each lower block has a cap to route the rope and a rod between blocks keeps them aligned, preventing midair stoppages and loss of the boat.
Wife Wins Battle Over Coffee With Postum
A wife recounts suffering migraines and palpitations from coffee until her doctor banned it. She switches to Postum, finds it delicious with cream and sugar, and convinces her husband to try it. He joins her, and the family abandons coffee for Postum, as advertised by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan. There’s a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welkville
Postum
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Wilson
Alaska
Bureau of Mines
Conference For National Movement
Mitchell County
Western Union and
Farmers
Commission
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