Roosevelt Tells Of Mapping Amazon River Discovery
Washington reports Colonel Roosevelt spoke before 38,500 National Geographic audience about discovering an unmapped river in Brazil, the River of Doubt, and the perilous descent aided by Colonel Rondon. He credited Brazilian telegraphic commissioners for groundwork, described rapids, losses, and hardships, and urged recognition of Brazilian explorers.
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National Geographic Society
Roosevelt
Brazil
Elbe
Columbus
America
Prince Henry the Navigator
Peary
North Pole
South America
American Museum of Natural History
Rio Janeiro
Lauro Mueller
Paraguay
Amazon
Telegraphic Commission
Rondon
George
Telegraphic Commission of
Brazilian Telegraphic Commission
Geographic Society
Rhine
Adventists Meet at Des Moines Amid Large Sabbath Attendance
The fifty first annual Adventist session at Des Moines fair grounds draws a full camp and city congregation. Sabbath school opens with large turnout and a notable per member gift average. The year 1913 see s Sabbath schools contributing 299007.51 to foreign missions. The general conference asks 15000 to be raised June 27 for foreign missions. Elder W T Knox attends the afternoon service as treasury secretary.
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Des Moines
Fair Grounds
General Conference
Washington, D. C
Elder W. T. Knox
Treasury
Cedar Valley Power company gains nine towns
Charles City Lighting and Heating changes name to Cedar Valley Power and obtains franchises in Nashua Clarksville Bristow Allison Dumont Parkersburg Hampton Chapin Sheffield and Rockwell. Capitalization set at 1 000 000 with H H Coughlan of Waterloo as president M A Harrison Hampton as vice president and A L Dodd Charles City as secretary and general manager. They plan further expansion once arranged.
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Charles City
Charles City Lighting & Heating Company
Cedar Valley Power Company
Nashua
Clarksville
Bristow
Allison
Dumont
Parkersburg
Hampton
Chapin
Sheffield
Rockwell
H. H. Coughlan
Waterloo
M. A. Harrison
A. L. Dodd
Body Found in River After Davenport Mystery
Roy Spade, private at Rock Island arsenal, is found dead in the Mississippi below Davenport. The body weighted with a sack of cannon balls, tied at the neck, shows bruising. Spade, an inveterate gambler, was missing four days after last seen at a Rock Island gambling house. Inquest inconclusive. Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline police investigate.
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Roy Spade
Rock Island Arsenal
Davenport
Mississippi
Spade
Rock Island
Moline
Express Company Change in Des Moines Rumors
Des Moines reports indicate United States Express workers may be laid off in days. Wells Fargo & Co. rumored to seek takeover of the U S Express remaining Rock Island and Pere Marquette contracts as the company winds down by June 30.
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Des Moines
United States Express Company
Wells Fargo & Co
United States Company
Rock Island
United States
Wells Fargo Company
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Denmark
Manitoba
Chaskatchewan
Alberta
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F. H. Mewitt
West 6Th St
Des Moines, la
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Lombard Fifth Ave
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