Roosevelt and Root meet in London amid fishery treaty dispute
Elihu Root, former secretary of state and New York senator, informed Colonel Roosevelt in Dorchester house of London of recent American upheavals from Ballinger hearings to Taft policies. Roosevelt, trusting Root above others, weighs implications as Root travels to The Hague to argue for American fishermen under the 1818 treaty, a case with wide treaty and international repercussions.
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Elihu Root
United States
New York
Colonel Roosevelt
America
Lion Hunter
London
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Senator Root
Dorchester House
Ambassador Reid
Ballinger
Taft
Hlihu Root
Rosevelt
Root
Hague
Newfoundland
Hague Tribunal
Millikan Is New Wizard Of The Electrical World
Professor Robert A. Millikan of the University of Chicago captures a single ion to redefine electricity. He explains ions as charged atoms or groups, disproves the imponderable fluid theory, and confirms Faraday and kinetic theory ideas using an oil droplet between condenser plates.
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Robert. A. Millikan
University of Chicago
Millikan
Edison
Marconi
Sigma Chi Society
Faraday
Wilson Pleads Democratic Regeneration At Pittsburgh Banquet
Dr Woodrow Wilson president of Princeton University warned that America could stagger in bloodshed unless churches and universities realign toward the common people. He urged democratic reform pledging to rebuild colleges from top to bottom and to pursue leaders who aid moral renewal. His fiery speech to Old Nassau sons in Pittsburgh cautioned against elite privilege and called for unity amid political dissolution.
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America
France
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Sons of Old Nassau
Pittsburg
State University
Lincoln
Princeton
Illinois Bribe Case Judge McLurely Denies Quashal of Indictment
Judge W H MecLurely of Cook County Circuit Court, a former legislator, will try the first Illinois bribery case. Browne’s counsel sought to quash the indictment on venue and legal grounds. The judge ruled bribery occurs wherever money is given to a legislator to influence a vote. The motion to quash was denied. The case draws wide public and political interest as it proceeds.
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W. H. MecLurely
Cook County Circuit Court
Ilinoils
Illinois
Lee O'Neil Browne
McLurely
Sangamon
Cook County
United States
McSurely
Lorimer
Salary Increases for Iowa Postmasters List
Des Moines reports a statewide salary raise for postmasters beginning July 1 with amounts listed for many towns led by Marshalltown at 3200 and Muscatine at 3100, plus numerous others across the state. Decreases are noted for Anita Cambridge Eagle Grove Emmetsburg Liscomb Livermore Marion Mechanicsville Rockford West Union. Oskaloosa district conference and Epworth league sessions run June 20 to 24 in Grinnell with talks by Mabel Hopkins and E A Sanford. Local incidents include Mrs. Jacob Cook injured boarding a train and Willie Hochstetler borken arm after engine entanglement.
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Des Moines
Adel
Alden
Allerton
Allison
Alta
Anamosa
Anthon
Atlantic
Aureluia
Avoca
Bancroft
Bedford
Bellevue
Blockton
Boone
Brighton
Buffalo Center
Burt
Buxton
Calmar
Cascade
Casey
Cedar Falls
Centerville
Central City
Clarion
Coin
Colfax
Columbus Junction
Goon Rapids
Corwith
Cresco
Dallas Center
Danbury
Decorati
Delta
Dunlap
Arbham
Hartville
Barry
Eddyville
Eldora
Elgin
Elma
George
Gilmore City
Gladbrook
Glenwood
Glidden
Goldfield
Gowrie
Hartley
Hawarden
Holstein
Hubbard
Hull
Humboldt
Ida Grove
Ileton
Kalona
Kellerton
Maquoketa
Marengo
Marshalltown
Massena
Milford
Milton
Montiello
Mount Vernon
Moville
Murray
Muscatine
Nashua
Newell
New London
Newton
North English
Ocheyedan
Ogden
Olin
Onawa
Ossian
Oxford Junction
Perry
Pleasantville
Prescott
Preston
Primghar
Radcliffe
Riceville
Richland
Rockwell City
Russell
Seymour
Sheffield
Spirit Lake
Stanton
Story City
Strawberry Point
Sutherland
Tama
Toledo
Tracr
Tripoli
Union
Vail
Victor
Villisca
Walker
Wall Lake
Walnut
Washington
Waterloo
Waucoma
Waukon
West Liberty
West Point
Williams
Wilton Junction
Winfield
Winterset
Woodbine
Woodward
Anita
Cambridge
Eagle Grove
Emmetsburg
Kingsley
Lisbon
Livermore
Marion
Mechanicsville
Rockford
West Union
Grinnell
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Methodist Church
Epworth League
Mabel Hopkins
Iowa Boy Killed by Auto In Decorah
Five year old son of Richard Buckness dies after being struck by a car driven by Lewis Peterson in Decorah. The child suffered a broken skull and died several hours later. Public sale planned in Iowa City to satisfy debts on the Coldren Theater after owner John N. Coldren’s death.
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Iowa
Auto
Decorah
Richard Buckness
Lewis Peterson
Iowa City
Coldren
Towa City
John N. Coldren
Plan Old Fashioned Campmeeting at Orseson Park
Fort Dodge prepares an eight day campmeeting from August 2 to 8 at Orseson park. Evangelist H. W. Bromley of Willmore Kentucky leads a team with local pastors for the Fort Dodge district of the Methodist church. Seventy district churches plan to camp on the grounds during the event, which also hosts the district conference in August.
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Fort Dodge
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Methodist Church
Orseson Park
H. W. Bromley
Willmore
Boy Pounded Dynamite Near Marietta
Floyd Billman, 10 year old son of H. E. Billman, a farmer near Marietta, began celebrating on the Fourth of July. He found a basket of rubbish with dynamite caps and drove a nail into a cap, tearing his left hand. Anti tetanus serum was given but the lad may lose his hand or life.
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Marshalltown
Floyd Billman
H. E. Billman
Marietta
Young Hardy Is Released After Coroner Inquest
Raymond Hardy, held by Marshall county authorities in the murder of his father, mother and brother Jane 6 at their farm near here, was released after the coroner inquest. The jury found the deaths were caused by unknown persons with a blunt instrument and did not implicate the gas pipe believed used by authorities.
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Young Hardy
Melbourne
Raymond Hardy
Marshall County
Jane
Here
Hardy
Portrait unveiling honors King at Cornell milestone
Iowa City pastor Dr Rollo Hurlburt will give the principal address at the portrait unveiling of Dr William King longtime Cornell College president for forty three years The event occurs during a meeting of the Iowa State Historical Society in Des Moines Ex Governor Leslie M Shaw and Chief Justice Horace M Deemer are among distinguished visitors for the occasion.
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King
Iowa City
Rollo Hurlburt
Methodist Church of
William §. King
Cornell College
Iowa State Historical Society
Des Moines
Leslie M. Shaw
New York
Horace M. Deemer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Homecoming Week Plans Formed by Fort Dodge Young Businessmen
At a Fort Dodge meeting of the younger business men, plans for a August homecoming week were made. A permanent association organization was formed with J Jolly Jones Jr as president, Donald Vincent as secretary, and E R Campbell as treasurer. Executive board members named were C H Smith, B T Thompson, B H A Welch, F A Loomis, R M Stevens, and Olaf Larson.
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Fort Dodge
J. Jolly Jones, Jr
Donald Vincent
E. R. Campbell
C. H. Smith
8. T. Thompson
A. Welch
F. A. Loomis
R. M. Stevens
Olaf Larson
Young Bride Killed by Cars at Arion
A three day honeymoon ends tragically as Mrs. Frank B. Sherwood aged 28 daughter of T Broderick of Sioux City is killed by an Illinois Central engine near the Milwaukee depot She ran to catch a Milwaukee train unaware of the oncoming Central train and was crushed her husband a witness Rev J B Lewis Brighton pastor arrested with Zoe Swain organist aged 18 at Rock Island hotel They posed as man and wife and spent the night in jail with Lewis paying a $50 fine. Swain not prosecuted.
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Sioux City
Arion
Frank B. Sherwood
T. ¥. Broderick
Illinois Central
Milwaukee
Central
Brighton
Davenport
J. B. Lewis
New Harper
Rock Island
Zoe Swain
Lewis
Cedar Rapids church raises funds for new building
Cedar Rapids congregation of St Paul M E church raised 55500 in 55 minutes toward a 100000 church project. Five thousand was subscribed that evening led by 10000 from G Armstrong and 5000 from John H Taft. Clinton chosen as the US Commercial Travelers grand council meeting site on second ballot at the business session.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
M. EH
G. Armstrong
John H. Taft
Clinton
U. CG. T
Atlantic
United Commercial Traveleers
Grand Council
Knights Assemble at Charles City Initiate Four Hundred Knights
Four hundred Knights of Columbus gathered Sunday in Charles City with about forty candidates initiated. Excursions reached as far east as Ossain and west to Mason City reflecting broad participation in the local order's events. Gladbrook man killed in auto smash near Tripoli as Waterloo reports William Koster dead and John Mason seriously injured. Chauffeur George Schoel and Messrs Klein and Klowe sustain bruises in the same crash.
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Charles City
Charles Cley
Knights of Columbus
Ossain
Mason City
Gladbrook
Klilled
Auto Smash
Waterloo
William Koster
John Mason
Tripoli
George Schoel
Messrs
Klein and
Klowe
Browning Quote Reflected in Quiet Life Ethos
A reflective mood frames a note on virtue as enduring service over self seeking. The quotation emphasizes love, generosity, and humility as life’s true measure, contrasting swift gains with lasting value.
A Week With the Housekeeper on Routine Washdays
The article outlines practical household planning from blue Monday to Saturday, detailing how to stagger chores across the week. It emphasizes flexible rules, reassigning tasks with family needs, and doing small daily cleaning to avoid drudgery while keeping silver and windows polished in manageable steps.
Economical Ideas From Simple Pantry to Pantry
Practical tips outline bread crumb preparation by drying and grinding stale bread, using coarse soap for washing, making honey vinegar by fermenting strained honey with water, and ripening cream cheese with chopped chives for a day. These thrift strategies emphasize using common ingredients to extend food and household staples.
Bread and Butter Pudding Recipe Sequence
A recipe outlines cutting twelve bread slices half inch thick with crusts removed then buttering both sides and layering in a buttered dish. Parboil raisins then sprinkle between layers. Beat eggs sugar salt and milk then pour over bread and rest. Bake covered half hour then uncovered until browned and serve with hard sauce.
Bits of Fish Remake on Toast or Mash
Use scraps of boiled or baked mackerel or other fish after removing bones and skin. Mince finely, make a cream sauce with onion juice pepper and salt, add the fish, serve piping hot on toast or in mashed potato shells, garnish with parsley.
Meat handling and butter use in sauces guidance
The text advises never washing meat except fowls. Fowls should be scrubbed in soda water and dried, while meat only needs a damp cloth wipe to remove bone fragments and foreign matter. It notes butter added in bits to sauces prevents the oily appearance often found objectionable.
Breakfast schedule and tea time toast quoted by Talmage
A brisk excerpt notes the day’s duties and social routine from breakfast to six o clock evening tea. It emphasizes family presence for a recital of adventures and inviting friends to the table, highlighting a convivial, social rhythm.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Stuffed Beets From A Classic Kitchen Guide
Beets are boiled until tender then peeled and trimmed to form one quarter inch cases. Trimmings are chopped to garnish a salad with cabbage and pecan meats mixed with mayonnaise dressing on lettuce leaves. Cooked beets are best served hot with butter pepper and salt. Avoid cutting beets too deeply at the root or stalk ends to prevent bleeding and flavor loss.
Asparagus In Crustades For Luncheon Dishes
Instructions describe using asparagus in crustades or small bread boxes filled with asparagus pieces and served in white sauce. Methods include frying, baking, buttering, egg white fringe rims, and a plain omelet accompaniment when asparagus is scarce. The dish is portrayed as attractive and nourishing for lunch.
Liquor of Red Beets Soup Recipe
A three beet soup method uses dark red beets cooked until tender then passed through a vege table ricer into white stock. Season with salt paprika bay leaves kitchen bouquet celery salt simmer twenty minutes strain and serve with whipped cream and nutmeg.
Seasonable Pishes and Market Advice
As seasons advance there are fruits and vegetables peculiar to each time. Do not overspend on strawberries or mushrooms. plenty of good market options exist at sensible prices throughout the year.
Spring Dishes Highlight Asparagus Varieties and Uses
The article extols asparagus as a staple of spring markets and offers recipes. It describes making asparagus soup with veal stock, butter, flour, onion, salt, pepper, and milk, plus tips on trimming stalks and cooking. It also notes serving options with melted butter and toasted bread.
Prune Dumplings and Related Dishes From Old Home Menu
Prune dumplings are made by pounding prunes with chep ons, suet, bread crumbs, flour, sugar, and soda, then mixing in buttermilk and steaming three hours. Also offered are stewed prune dessert with whipped cream and meringue, dates as an alternative, and a raisin celery salad with orange and mayonnaise.
Fireproof Paper Coating Adds Heat Resistant Layer
A new American fireproofing method covers objects with paper held by adhesive to at least a tenth of an inch. A paste is applied, then dried and painted with a water glass pigment that resists bright red heat. Impregnated paper, before application, largely accounts for the coating’s durability. Also included is a fleeting humorous quip from the St. Louis Star about a maid feeding a baby and a flirtation.
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America
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