Barber Asphalt suit over foreign status in Iowa
Barber Asphalt Company, a foreign corporation, countersues the Iowa Attorney General over a $181,415 claim for alleged failure to file articles of incorporation and pay fees. The firm admits foreign status but denies doing business beyond mercantile and manufacturing, arguing nonpayment was discussed with state officials and that penalties accrue only in limited windows.
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Big Corporation
Des Moines
Barber Asphalt Company
Read & Read
Byers
Iowa
Asphalt Company
Barber Company
Arrival of Atlantic Fleet in Olongapo and Manila Harbor
The first squadron of the Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at Olongapo and Manila Bay after a Japan voyage, with target practice planned and wireless comms to Manila. A second squadron reached port Friday amid limited Chinese access and public unease over exclusion passes. The fleet entered Tai-Tan Island waters at dawn, was greeted by the torpedo gunboat Fei-Ying, and anchored by 9:20 am, with salutes exchanged between shore forts, Hai-Chi, and the Louisiana flagship under Rear Admiral Emory.
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Olongano, P. l
Japan
Manila
Olongapo
Amoy
Tai-Tan Island
Fei-Ying
Louisiana
William H. Emory
Suffragettes chain to grille in House of Commons incident
In London the government closed the strangers and ladies galleries after suffragettes chained themselves to the grille during a disruption. A placard was displayed and cries for votes for women were heard as handbills fluttered from the strangers gallery. An offender was ejected and two suffragettes were dragged away after portions of the grille were removed.
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London
House of Commons
Adios
Peace Steps By Bulgaria Accepts Compensation Plan
In Sofia the Bulgarian government informed foreign powers it accepts compensation to Turkey after a prolonged diplomatic push. Emperor Ferdinand advocated peace with compensation after a long cabinet debate. As a peace measure, 60,000 reservists will be discharged, maintaining an army of 60,000.
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Des Moines
Sofia
Turkey
Ferdinand
Memorial Service for Sternburg Ambassador Held in Concordia Church
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the diplomatic corps, the secretary of state, and high officials attended the memorial services for the late Germano ambassador Baron Speck Von Sternburg at the German Lutheran Concordia church. Baroness Sternburg was accompanied by her mother Reva. Paul A. Menzel and Roland Cotton Smith led the service.
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Sternburg
Washington
Roosevelt
Diplomatic Corps
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Army and Navy
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Concordia
Baroness Sternburg
Reva. Paul A. Menzel
Tauberan
Roland Cotton Smith
St. John's Church
Morse Sparson Stand In Court Over Finances In New York
Charles W. Morse testified for over six hours in a U S circuit court criminal branch in New York defending his past Wall Street activities a year after his rise to prominence.
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Morse Sparson
New York
Charles W. Morse
Wall Street
United States Circuit Court
Wilson Offered College Job in Colorado
Deg Moines Ia Secretary James Wilson of the department of agriculture and a member of the presidents cabinet has been offered the place of president of the State Agricultural college of Colorado.
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Wilson
Deg Moines
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College of Colorado
No Yaquia Slain Report Debunked in Arizona Encounter
After a thorough investigation of reports claiming the killing of 40 Yaquis including Chief Bule in an encounter at Hornosilin, authorities announce there is no foundation for the reports.
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Nogales
Ariz
Bule
Hornosilin
Germany amazed Kaiser Candones Prince Von Buelow
Berlin reports show wide astonishment at the emperors utterances and the chancellor's handling of the affair. Papers mock and deplore the sequence of events, with calls for ministerial responsibility to parliament rather than the crown. The Reichstag is set to reconvene Wednesday to debate the issue.
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Kaiser Candones
Prince von Buelow
Berlin
von Buelow
Empire
Price von Buelow
Reichstag
Uniform Bill Of Lading Takes Effect On 41 Railroads
Chicago, Nov 2. The uniform bill of lading approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission went into effect on 41 railroads in the eastern and northern territory. Shipments east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio now use a farm based basis unless a shipper objects and pays 10 percent more than regular rates. The form, colored yellow, aims to standardize negotiable lading and facilitate banker advances.
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Commerce Commission
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio
American Tankers’ Association
Arms for Chinese Bandits Smuggling Goes On by Steamships
Vancouver report says arms and ammunition are smuggled from Vancouver to support Chinese bandits and pirates on the western Pacific. On the Empress of Japan’s last Hong Kong port call, trunks with false bottoms held hundreds of rounds. some boxes labeled soap contained only ammunition, packed for North Chinese villages.
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Vancover
Vancouver
B. C
Hongkong
Russia to Block the Game Intervene in Balkan Plans
Reports from St. Petersburg say Russia may drop the idea of an international congress and refuse to recognize Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The foreign office notes negotiations with Russia, Austria Hungary, and other powers are ongoing and seek a formula acceptable for submission to a congress.
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Austria
Balkan
St. Petersburg
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Foreign Office
Ihr
Othr
Locust Mountain Wild West Show Ends in Fire
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on Locust Mountain a crowd inspired by dime novels captured Joseph Krumpilit and Harry Rudinsk and tied them to a tree. They piled dry leaves around the victims and set them aflame in a wild west style incident.
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Shenandoah
Logy
Locust Mountain
Joseph Krumpilit
Harry Rudinsk
Fagr
Hallowe'en Fire Destroys Belton Cotton Compress
A Hallowe en night fire in Belton Texas leveled the cotton compress and 10 000 bales of cotton. Loss estimated over 260000 dollars, insured in full.
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Hallowe'en
Belton
Tex
Hallowe'en Bays
Grand Trunk to Build 4,000,000 Bushel Elevator at Fort William
The Grand Trunk Railway company let a contract for a 4,000,000 bushel elevator at Fort William. This forms the first unit of a storage plant planned to reach 40,000,000 bushels capacity at Kart Willan.
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Winnipeg
Man
Grand Trunk Railway Company
Fort William
Kart Willan
Building Aid Sought for Child Saving Institute
The Child Saving Institute appeals for public support to build new facilities. Persistent crowding in 409-capacity old buildings forces rapid expansion as 2,371 children have been sheltered over 11 years and 341 in the past year, with 66 on hand daily in summer. Trustees seek $75,000 total for grounds, building, and equipment, led by George T. Bidwell and colleagues.
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Ilttia
Board of Trustees
Andtoruim
Omaha
Sidney
Ltl
Institute
Lilla
Ehildren
Belgrade
Neb
Blair
Tekamah
Nebraska
Towa
George TI. Bidwell
Guy ©. Barton
C. W. Lyman
IK. C. Barton
Hume Miller
H. J. Penfold
W. & Wright
Arthur C. Smith
Necessaries of a Millionaire From Par's Gaulois
A quote ponders the modern millionaire asking what a million sterling is today. It notes that to startle people now one would require multiple country and town houses, estates, stables, garages, a luxury yacht, and one or two aeroplanes.
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Des Moines
Harvard
Yale
Hale
Germany
France
England
Japan
Australia
Philippines
Par
English linguist named adviser to Chinese government
Sir Walter Hilyer, born in China to English parents, has been appointed expert adviser to the Chinese government. Renowned for his language skills, Li Hung Chang praised his Chinese literacy and fluency, noting he spoke and wrote Chinese as well as the most educated mandarins.
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Walter Hilyer
Sir Walter
China
Li Hung Chang
Minute Fractiona Realizes Tiny Temperature and Pressure Shifts
The text describes human heat sensitivity limited to about one fifth of a degree while a barometer detects a millionth of a degree, an instrument vastly more sensitive. A galvanometer responds to a tiny current produced by deforming a mercury drop into an elongated egg shape, illustrating extreme precision in measurement devices.
Novel Compliment Highlights Hair Restorer Remark
A gentleman thanks a young Indy who captured and returned him after an incident. The man acknowledges the obligation with a witty line praising the hair restorer, calling it the most successful he has ever used.
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Fiswig
Indy
Toward Generous Hospitality in Uncle's Visit
A vivid quote centers on a host's duty to entertain a visiting uncle and a young man who vows to spare no expense. The dialogue emphasizes lavish care, the value of fine treatment, and the expectation that money will secure every desired comfort.
Herodian and the Whirlwind in German Folklore
A fragment notes Jacob Grimm's claim that in the early nineteenth century the whirlwind was tied to German folklore with the spinning Herodias figure dancing in the city. It reflects old myths linking weather and ritual dance in 19th century Germany.
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Jacob Grimm
Germany
Herodias
British Pride and Hypocrisy in Public View
A clipped reflection notes that English self image as paragons of virtue is vanishing slowly, contrasting past belief with modern skepticism as seen in the quote from Hruagels La Soir about birth in the United Kingdom.
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United Kingdom
Anti Fat Diet Guidance From Early Menu Plan
A dated dietary note outlines permitted foods for a fat-reducing regime including fresh fish, broiled or boiled poultry, lamb, mutton, lean beef, veal, sparingly eaten eggs, greens like lettuce and spinach, celery onions radishes cabbage olives and ripe acidic fruits. Beverages include water or tea or coffee without cream milk or sugar.
Hard to Do and Late Supper Frustrations
A Bree Press item notes the difficulty for a husband to time his late returns with his wife’s late supper preparations, suggesting that synchronized timing could spare much quarrel and tension at home.
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Detroit Bree Press
Country Dwellers Need Religion Education and Prosperity
Harper's Weekly argues that with a population split where one third urban and two thirds rural the rural majority require religion education and material prosperity to be happy. Agricultural machines reduce labor per acre so farms must either have fewer children or export workers to cities.
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Harper’s Weekly
Long Arm of Enterprise Colonizes Global Lands
The piece predicts endless land exploration from poles to equator by merchants and capitalists, while labeling them the sole possible colonists of the future, preserving the world’s vast, unchanged character for others.
Ignorance and Bravery Confused by Mrs Lapsling
A juvenile learns a lesson in vocabulary when Mrs Lapsling chides Johnny for asking the difference between course and bravery. She declares them pusillanimous terms and asserts they mean the same thing.
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Johnny
To Melt Iron In a Moment Experiment
A white heat iron or poker press into sulphur to produce molten sulphide of iron. The iron instantly melts and forms drops, best performed over a water bath to catch the cooled metal.
The One Except for You Bathring Pell- Juige Library
A fragmented line from a literary fragment notes a solitary bath moment in a lot where a bell rings at the library. The terse line evokes interruption and uncertainty, hinting at an urban or domestic setting without concrete detail or attribution.
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Juige
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