WE CAN WIN CHINA For the Conquest of the Chinese Trade Field
Washington reports Charles Denby former Shanghai consul general urges broader U S engagement in China. He says invest and supply Chinese industries near consumers, not just sell goods. He cites tobacco and oil firms profiting from proximity to market and calls for closer ties with Chinese capital and banks. Tokyo reports Chinese ban on Japanese land sales along the Antung Mulkden line complicating China Japan talks. matter under Ka mura and emperor review.
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Washington
Charles Denby
Shanghai
Vienna
China
Shantung
Tokyo
Japan
Antung-Mulkden
Kamura
Trenton Woman Dies After 18 Years in Seclusion
Katherine Zimmerman 83, heir to German wealth, lived in a small cottage near Berlin style, left meals via rope and basket for 18 years after falling out with husband and son. She died in Mercer Hospital after a long solitude shaped by a family quarrel and decline of heart.
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Trenton
N. J
Germany
Katherine Zimmerman
Mercer Hospital
Jere
Zimmerman
Wilkesbarre
Jackies Are Most Frugal in Shore Leave Spending
Navy statistics show sailors save via allotments with 22 percent sending money to designated recipients. Congress faces loss of the extra month’s pay, as Wagner rules against the proposal amid graft accusations by Macon and Sisson.
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Washington
Jack
Navy Department
Anchorage
Jere Maupin
Congress
Inng
Wagner
Pennsylvania
Macon
Arkansas
Olmstead
Messrs. Macon
Sisson
Mississippi
Mansion Move And Graveyard Auction At Libertyville
Joseph Medill Patterson, Chicago millionaire, moved his mansion after inspecting the site south of Libertyville. The house was relocated a half mile to face a different road, costing thousands but deemed satisfactory. A cemetery plot auction followed with a bid from an elderly woman whose daughter and grandson lie in the vault. the vault sold for 745 dollars but the owner planned to contest the sale.
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Walkegan
Joseph Medill Patterson
Chicago
Libertyville
Patterson
Latrobe
Qthera
J. J. Peppary
Italy plans new airship near Rome to Venice
Rome reports a military dirigible about to depart Bracciano for Venice with three passengers. The 400 mile flight with one stop at Alcona for petrol will take about seven hours. The airship must reach 3000 feet over the Apennines and could lead to broader construction and autumn maneuvers. King Victor Emmanuel backs aerial navigation.
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Rome
Italy
Bracciano
Venice
Alcona
Apennines
Victor Emmanuel
Des Moines preacher questions Eliora state boys school
A Des Moines preacher claimed the Eliora state Industrial school for boys was a training ground for criminals and a prison recruiting site. The claim was shown false. The school teaches trades, operates a large shoe shop, and emphasizes music and military drills to aid discipline.
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Des Moines
Eliora
IOWA MAN MANAGES BIG 200 AND THORNADAY
William T. Thornaday, renowned director of the zoological garden in Sioux, New York City, a former Iowa resident, is a noted author on nature subjects. He is an authority on life among animals, birds, and other wildlife.
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William T. Thornaday
Great Zoological Garden
Sioux
New York City
Iowa
Pr. Thornaday
Quite Accommodating Love Confession Fragment
Fragmentary OCR note shows a dramatic overheard exchange about loving a loyal partner who would die for the speaker. The text presents a feverish, intimate line and a blunt admission of devotion within a distressed, incomplete quotation.
Iowa marksman GC N Mord tops Michigan shoot
Central City claims GC N Mord as one of the world’s best shooters. At the Michigan state shoot in Bay City on 6 and 7, he won amateur high average by breaking 379 of 400. He is presently barred from amateur status at national shoots in the United States.
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Central City
GC. N. Mord
Ford
Bay City
United States
Cheaper City Government Report Leads to Savings
The Des Malned city presents its first financial report under the commission form for the year ending April 1, noting a savings of 80,000. It records an average cost of 9.06 per person for each man woman and child in Des Moines.
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Des Malned
Wolvin
Des Moines
Shackleton’s Early Passion for Sea and Exploration
The narrative recalls Lieut Shackleton’s lifelong love of the sea and polar exploration. He recalls serving on initial expeditions under Capt Scott, praising navigation skill and world travel from youth.
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Shackleton
Scott
Whitsell
New President of Tabor College Addresses Christian Purpose
Dr. Frederick W. Long named president of Tabor College emphasizes keeping schools connected to Christian foundations. Inauguration remarks warn that abandoning church ties lowers humanity’s holiest impulses. Long, former pastor in Huron and Redfield, SD, earned a D.D. in Chicago and M.A. degrees. He will lead Tudor College when the new school year opens in September.
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Frederick W. Long
Pahor College
Long
First Congregational Church
Huron
Tabor College
Chicago
Redfield
Lang
Tudor College
Y M C A Building In Mount Pleasant Erected By Seeley
William Seeley state senator from Henry county funded and helped build the Mount Pleasant Y M C A at a cost of 86000. The project honors his deceased brother and includes a manual training school used for boys hands on work. Proceeds from Sharon cemetery estate support the cemetery and farm endowment. Seeley also backs farmers short courses and institutes to advance agricultural teaching statewide.
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William Seeley
Henry County
Mount Pleasant
Sharon
Seeley
Boating on Iowa Lakes and Steam Vessels Rules
The article notes small steam boats operate on Spirit Lake Okoboji and Clear Lake drawing many summer visitors. Under a new law these vessels must carry life preservers display a signal light on the left and observe passing rites when meeting other boats.
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Lakes
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Okobol
Clear Fake
Shenandoah to Celebrate Homecoming on August 28
Shenandoah plans a homecoming celebration on August 28 with William Jennings Bryant delivering the principal address. The event highlights local pride and marks a notable civic gathering.
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Shenandayl
William Jennings Gryant
Dog Delivers Newspaper by Faithful Farmhound
A farmer near Bishop’s Stortford trains his dog to fetch the local newspaper. The devoted hound travels two fields daily to reach the railway where the worker awaits the train. The dog retrieves the issue for the farmer and trots home. It took the farmer’s son two years to train the animal.
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Bishop Stortford
England
Ure
Lune
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