The Nation's Capital Past Week Summary
Washington scene reports show reforestation efforts with 40 000 pounds of seed and 80 000 acres reforested. Debates over Keokuk power rates and Niagara Falls water use spark calls for investigations. Banking joins the new currency program amid political maneuvering as Iowa prepares a congressional election in Pepper’s district. President Clark and Colonel Roosevelt remarks, suffragist Medill McCormick takes leading role, and Washington health statistics highlight state rankings. Senate lobbying activity reveals passage of the Sea Man's bill amid ocean labor union pressure.
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Forest Service
Great Keokuk Station
Mississippi
Washington
New York
National Congress
Iowa
Pepper
Champ Clark
Roosevelt
South America
Progressive Party
Teddy
Clark
Missouri
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Mark Hanna
Vomes
Illinoia
McCormick
Uncle Sam
Minnesota
Maryland
Rhode Island
Seattle
Albany
Marshall
Shipping Bill Risks Jobs and Deck Dwellers on Big Liners
Experts warn a proposed bill would require one hundred to three hundred men on each liner deck to sit idle awaiting accidents. Labor-backed lobbying, backed by the Federation of Labor, could push Congress to pass the bill despite hearings showing it would push American ships from the seas.
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Senate
House
Washington
Seaman’s Union
Federation of Labor
Transfers of Real Estate in Cherokee County December 1913
Cherokee Loan and Abstract Co reports multiple transfers in December 1913. Matilda Stone to Minnie Moll undivided interest in Marcus County properties. L Florine to J H Smith 4.27 acres in section 6 92. various other deeds including Town Lot and Land Co to C B Ramsden and Vollmer to Elliot in Marcus. Heirs of Patience Burlingame to Dr Burlingame. R R B Co to C W Hosea. Kimmel to Rohlf. Wilson to Aurelia Lumber Co. Dodge to Von Washta Cherokee. additional parcels in Cherokee and surrounding townships with consideration amounts listed.
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Cherokee County
Cherokee Loan and Abstract Company
Matilda Stone
Minnie P. Moll
Marcus
L. Florine
J. H. Smith
Chris Sandback
Peter Ly Miller
Town Lot and Land Company
C. B. Ramsden
F. J. Vollmer
Geo. W. Elliot
Patience Burlingame
Dr. Burlingame
Lota
Town
R. RB. Company
C. W. Hosea
Cherokee
Chas. J. Granger
T. L. Kimmel
Geo. W. Rohlf
Wilbert J. Henry
Elmer Bert R. Wilson
Aurelia Lumber Company
Aurelia
Anne Alvin Dodge
John von Washta
PF. E. Lathrop
Julius Stoy- L. Messing
Hollen
I. M. Neville
Iva Parrott
Laura Smith
Wm. J. Robinson
W. W. Fletcher
T. H. Steel
Jensie H. Cox
People’s State Bank of Weatrope
N. D
J. T. Dunn
T. H. Steele
Howard E
L. H. Duncommen
G. W
W. K. Nafziger
Cleghorn
J. J. Riley
Eb.e. “Lyman
Spel
Carl Fry
Nellie Hosley
Terest
H. Richards
Mary E. Richards
Henry Walter
Joan von. Hollen
Larrabee
Cherokees & Western T. L. Co
Clifford Ritts
Washta
Holly
Michael Molly
Mary ‘Holley
Martin ‘Thompson
Amanda Hickman
Geo. Conley
Philip Conley
Barnes
Maude Booth
Abstract Company
Women in Business Roles Across Marital Status
A fragmented note questions whether single women outperform married women in business and why married women may excel over widows. The text is garbled and lacks clear data or conclusions, providing only speculative lines about gender and marital status in commerce.
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Bette
Unnamed Wives Remember Husband in Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger notice records women who never knew their husbands, highlighting a bygone social thread. The brief item notes a local remembrance or survey referencing absent spouses.
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Philadelphia. Ledger
Trials of Compositore and the Burden of Copy
A Scottish compositor fled Edinburgh for London to escape deciphering Carlyle and typing his hieroglyphic text. He quit after seeing Carlyle’s copy and Balzac’s manuscripts caused massive proof corrections. Cesar Birotteau had to be reset fifteen times in twenty days, illustrating the brutal labor of typesetters.
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Edinburgh
London
Carlyle
Balzac
London Standard
Cesar Birotteau
Cocoa as a Food and Health Note
Cocoa is praised as a complete natural food comparable to an egg in building the body and easily digested when pure. It contains nitrogenous gluten fat starch minerals and theobromine and serves as a substitute for tea and coffee for the overstimulated. If a brand disagrees try another to suit your constitution.
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New York American
Herbert Spencer and the Sea Experience
Herbert Spencer notes that he did not see the sea until after age twenty one though his father spent summers by the coast. The late first encounter shaped a personal view mixing awe at vast power with joy from limitless expanse.
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Herbert Spencer
Chinese Blacksmiths and the Horse Shoeing Oddities
The Chinese blacksmith highly values his own anatomy as he shoes horses. He binds the horses with ropes to prevent kicking during the shoeing, even when the horse is old or frail.
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China
Drawn Work Techniques Described for Hemstitching
The article explains drawing threads for drawn work by wetting a small brush, rubbing soap to produce a fatcher, and scrubbing the threads to be drawn, noting how easily they can be pulled out without breaking.
Potato Test Detects Freshness by Cutting and Pressing
Test potatoes by cutting in half and rubbing the cut surfaces together. If the two parts press and stick, the potatoes are fresh and good for use.
Didn't Like Dogs Hobson Curfew Debate
A courtroom exchange features Hobson favoring a dog curfew law while Dobson supports any measure reducing dog numbers. The judge remarks that every misfortune can be subdued with patience, echoing Socrates’ quip.
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Hobson
Dobson
Socrates
Skeleton of Ancient Viking Warrior Found at Reay Coast
A skeleton unearthed in a Reay sand bank, Scotland, is thought to be a Viking warrior possibly four centuries old. Nearby lies an ancient war horse bridle, suggesting a ceremonial or battle context.
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Reay
Calthess
Scotland
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