Weekly wrap of national notes on water projects and trials
A digest of federal actions including Belle Fourche reclamation water ready for 10,677 acres on May 25 and homestead entries for about 100 government farms. House passage of an $80 million appropriation bill ending the commerce court, rivers and harbors funding, and safety measures for seagoers. Meantime, investigations into Judge Archbold reveal financial deals, and a Kansas meeting notes meat inspection laxity. Also reports on citizenship cancellation, a Philadelphia rector's sermon, a fatal lightning strike near McLean'sboro, and advertising club delegates departing for Dallas. A newborn boy, born after his mother’s death via Cassarian operation, is reported healthy. Admiral Fiske tours a hydroplane in Selem Maas.
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Secretary of the Interior
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Methodist and Presbyterian Assemblies Lead in Faith and Policy
A summary of diverse 1915 era notes: Methodists in Minneapolis approve the Kenyon-Shephard bill curbing interstate liquor shipments to dry regions while the Southern Presbyterians convene in Bristol Tennessee. Floods in Louisiana worsen, hundreds dead, and救救 appeals surge into New Orleans. Legal battles in New Jersey see a government suit hindered by evidence preservation claims against the Steel trust. Shriners hold a Los Angeles conclave with William J. Cunningham elected imperial potentate. Labor strife in Beald Illinois injures workers, and Mexico’s provisional government loses its head as Juarez quiets. Sweden contemplates full female suffrage. An aviator dies at Johannisthal, and earthquakes shake Zapotlan Colima as Panama-Pacific delegates tour St. Petersburg. Princeton inaugurates Dr John Grier Hibben president, while Paris rumors link Ava Astor to Maurice Rostand. A Republican committee meet in Chicago to decide delegates, with preliminary primary tallies showing Roosevelt leading Taft, La Follette, and fusion candidates.
Iowa Aviator Hurt In Frog Creek Plunge
Perry May 14 Ralph McMillan a youthful Iowa aviator was fatally injured and Harry Williams badly hurt when McMillans new Curtis biplane plunged 100 feet into Frog Creek near Perry after engine trouble. McMillan the sole pilot and Williams rode along and both men were thrown from the craft as the crowd watched his exhibition ends disastrously.
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Ralph McMillan
Iowa
Harry Williams
Frog Creek
McMillan
Williams
Hammondeport
N. Y
Perry Driving Club
Willams
M B A Meeting to Be Warm in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids the dispute within the M B A rises as Carl A Vogt labels convention organizers as disgruntled politicians. Dr William Fitzgerald leads a joint committee defending the convention plans debated last night with 500 to 600 delegates expected.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl A. Vogt
Here
William Fitzgerald
Vogt
Sioux City Cedar Rapids push to levy special fire tax
Sioux City and Cedar Rapids will push a bill in the next legislature allowing cities to levy a special tax for fire protection. Mayor Louis Roth of Cedar Rapids met with the city commission to secure Cedar Rapids’ support and influence.
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Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Louis Roth
Woman Burned When Coal Stove Explodes in Pella
Mrs. F. D. Van Den Burg attempted to light a cook stove with coal when an explosion started her clothing on fire. She ran into the street where two young men rescued her by throwing her into wet grass and extinguishing the flames as she remained in critical condition.
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Pella
F. D. van den Burg
Iowa Power Co Stops Dam Demolition Appeal Reaches Supreme Court
By filing two bonds totaling 9000 dollars and appealing to the state supreme court the Iowa Power company halted Henry county sheriff from removing the dam top at Oakland Mills near Mount Pleasant as ordered by the court.
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Supreme Court
Mount Pleasant
State Supreme Court
Iowa Power Company
Henry County
Oakland Mills
Here
To Do Much Tiling Sheffield
Thousands of acres reclaimed by tiling in recent years as spring dampness returns. The Sheffield brick and tile plant reports orders for 180 car loads, signaling rising activity in the tiling industry.
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Sheffield
Ting
Sheffield Brick
Will Dedicate Church in Mount Pleasant Sermon Set
Bishop Edwin F. Hughes of San Francisco will preach the dedicatory sermon at the new First Methodist church in Mount Pleasant on Sunday. Dr W D Parr of Kokomo Indiana will assist in the services.
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Mount Pleasant
Edwin 4. Hughes
San Francisco
First Methodist Church
W. D. Parr
Kokomo
Ind
Train Kills Longtime Resident in Comanche
Mrs. L Stauth, 78, a resident of Comanche for forty years, was struck and killed by a work train on the railroad at Chicago Street crossing. The incident occurred as she attempted to cross the tracks, authorities said.
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James Douglass
McLeansboro
Comanche
L Stauth
I, Rod & NW
Chicago Street
King Bruce and the Spider Legend in Scotland
A Scottish tale recalls King Bruce facing defeats before he finally rallied after watching a spider climb a silken thread. The legend inspired the maxim If at first you don’t succeed try again, teaching perseverance amid failure.
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Scotland
Bruce
England
Epider
Calculation on lettuce crops and outfitting costs
A discouraged man mutters he is busy calculating how many tons of lettuce he must grow to pay for the Apache and the rake and the rest of the outfit. A proverb about friends in word not always matching deed closes the snippet.
Judge rules no authority to stop husband from loving wife
A California judge held that a court cannot restrain a husband from loving his wife, after a Los Angeles woman sought an injunction to curb his attentions. The ruling likens the matter to the whims of womankind and notes the difficulty of enforcing memory of injuries.
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California
Los Angeles
Solomon
Milky Way shifts tied to ancient sky story and court life
Fragmentary OCR reveals a blend of astronomical notes and courtly chatter. References to Milky Way changes, zodiacal stories, and royal drama mingle with mentions of competition in scenery and costumes at a show while a man in distress is observed.
Grape-Nuts Said to Aid Brain Power in Editorial Claim
A reader transcription argues Grape-Nuts and Phosphate of Potash boost brain function based on authorities like Geohegan Beamis and Dr Geo W Carey. The piece cites mineral salts, specifically Potassium Phosphate, as key to nerve fluid and brain matter, and includes editor testimonials praising mental sharpness and appetite.
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Geohegan
Beamis
Geo. W. Carey
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