Convention and war notes echo across nation and world
Reports from Seattle highlight the 24th annual National Editorial Association meeting. Updates cover military movements to San Francisco and Manila, damage at Fort Wingate, Wisconsin highway sign rules, labor policy shifts in Butte, and conventions in Denver and other states.
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National Editorial Association
Seattle
Twenty-Sixth Infantry
Booth
San Francisco
Manila
Sheridan
Gallup
N. M
Fort Wingate
Wisconsin
E. P. Matthewson
Washoe
Butte
Mont
Allen
Matthewson
Anaconda
J. Q. Emery
Association of State and National Food and Dairy Departments
Denver
Association
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
China
Taft
Grand Council
Foreign Board
United States
Crané
McArthur Brothers
Big Horn Canon
Wyoming
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico City
Washington, D. C
Diaz
William M. Bell
Los Angeles
Yosemite Valley
William Howard Taft
White House
Theodore
Deadwood
Lead
Weston Fry
Thomas Halverson
Abe Oliver
M. J. Graves
Los Angeles Motorcycle Club
Graves
Fire in Guatemala City Causes 8 Million Dollar Loss
Reports from Guatemala City on the 14th indicate a major blaze causing about 8 million dollars in damage. In other news Don Carlos of Bourbon, claimant to the Spanish throne, died on the 18th at Vargs in Lombardi after long illness.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Don Carlos of Bourbon
Vargs
Lombardi
Commodity price list for livestock and grains
The list details beef steers, cows and heifers, calves, bulls, and feeders with hay, pulp and grain fed grades. It also lists hogs, milling wheat, rye, oats, corn, bran, hay varieties, South Park wire enterprise, and creamery prices, plus egg case counts and related market values.
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Ieraan Ser
Colorado
Idaho
Nebraska
Secretary Dickinson Bars Army Purchases From Trusts
Secretary of War Dickinson要求 no direct contracts with any corporation in a trust or restraint of trade and forbids dealings with agents or middlemen who may represent such concerns. Brigadier General Henry G. Sharpe is ordered to enforce the new purchasing rule to keep the army free from trust influence.
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Taft
Charles R. Crane
Crane & Co
Chicago
China
Charles J. T. Clark
Philippines
Perry Peak
McCullough Peak
Bering Sea
Treasury Department
Division of Information
Department of Commerce and Labor
T. V. Powderly
Reclamation Service
Gunnison
Postoffice Department
Gene Hitch
Moaby
Perkins
Aix
Spokane
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Com
Army
Washington
Dickinson
Henry G. Sharpe
Toledo Hotel Dynamited in East Toledo Strike Scene
A section of the Marine hotel in East Toledo was blown up with dynamite Sunday night. The explosion follows days of a strike at the nearby Toledo Furnace Company plant, with strike breakers lodging at the Marine during the dispute.
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Toledo, O
Marine Hotel
Toledo
Toledo Furnace Company
The
Marine
Colorado militia inspection trip begins from Cheyenne
Adjt. Gen. Gatchell has started north from Cheyenne to inspect militia units at Lander Basin Cody and Sheridan. Colorado Interstate Fair organizer John W. Springer invites President Taft to open and attend the Denver exposition in September, with Taft likely to be the features at the carnival finale.
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P. A. Gatchell
Cheyenne
Lander
Basin
Cody
Sheridan
John W. Springer
Colorado
Divorce Record for Five Months in Los Angeles County 1909
A Los Angeles County divorce record from early 1909 notes a single decree in January. The brief entry records one divorce granted during the first five months of 1909 and outlines the county level action.
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Los Angeles County
California
Dainty Lingerie IRLS Pattern and Materials
A listing for dainty lingerie pieces including drawers nightdress camisoles and combinations with French patterns and Valenciennes lace. Describes materials required such as wide embroidery ribbon beading insertion and different widths and yardages for each item.
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IRLS
Value of the colored slip for affordable fashion
The article advises girls with limited funds to use colored slips under white gowns to create multiple looks. A white dress with a matching slip and accessories prolongs wear, protects the gown, and enhances fit. It suggests color coordinated outfits, white eyelet frocks, and affordable embellishments.
Silk Blouse Described With Embroidered Trim
A damaged OCR note describes a pretty silk blouse with embroidery bands, a laced front with ribbons, and undersleeves.
Cuirass Style Frocks Gain Popularity In Evening Wear
The cuirass silhouette combines net and embroidery for fitted evening gowns. A typical gown features a cuirass extending to the hips, knife-plaited skirt of messaline, elbow sleeves with lace frills, and a Dutch neck edged in valenciennes lace. The original linen version used coarse net with soutache Egyptian motifs and a English lace collar.
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Gowr
Princess costume trends feature empire cuts and bold waistlines
The season showcases the princess silhouette with pointed waistlines. Empire and directoire styles maintain popularity while skirts and coats trend sleeveless. Stripes loosen in men’s shirtings and bathing fabrics include mohair and silk serge. Small jet bead necklaces gain favor with summer collars.
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Empire
Directoire
Summer Suits Feature Minimal Trim and Shantung Coats
Gheatung for summer suits uses shantung coats in the same shade with simple finishing. The design remains plain with braid mainly on the down collar and around alcoves at bands. Sleeve trimming and other ornamentation are reduced or cease.
Cure Claimed for Severe Eczema with Cuticura Remedies
A claimant describes severe eczema on face and arms that resisted specialist care. After four or five applications of Cuticura Ointment, she reports relief and complete cure following two sets of the remedies, with testimonial from Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland dated January 9 1908. The text also notes a public health piece stating nearly 60 percent of those in the anti tuberculosis drive are laymen, a figure rising threefold in four years.
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Barbara Kral
Highlandtown
Pottie Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole Prope
Bostom
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Spectacular Oil Fire At Dos Bocas Wells In Mexico
A massive blaze at Dos Bocas oil wells in Mexico burned about 60,000 barrels daily for nearly two months. Flames reached heights between 800 and 1,400 feet, in what observers called the most spectacular oil-fire event witnessed.
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Dos Bocas
Mexico
Dr Mitchells Eye Salve Receives Serial No 701
Serial No. 701 records reveal Dr Mitchells Eye Salve registered after claims about curing sore weak and inflamed eyes. The testimonial notes the product’s lasting formula and label, stating it offers an unfailing eye remedy at 25 cents.
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Uncle Sam
Banks Breaks Off Engagement Shortens Breakup Tale
In a talky, wry snippet Amerlen of Breakages notes Banks lost his engagement when it was broken. The quip asks if he took it hard and replies yes he was broken up and then broke down after the split.
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Amerlen
Banks
Allen's Fool-Ease Featured in Beloved Patent Remedy
An old advertisement touts Allen's Fool-Ease as a trusted relief for sore feet and fatigue, claiming long use and relief from discomfort. The text reflects a candid testimonial style typical of nineteenth century patent medicine promotions.
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Allen
Ana
Ince
Gold & T
Ra Mathgn Holtert
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