Japan’s 1906 forecast of Asia empire plan predicted Manchuria rise
A 1906 New York Herald dispatch from Portsmouth claimed Japan would form a vast empire across Korea and Manchuria with Siberia parts, envisioning a future Japanese dominion and sea-centered power reshaping northern Asia. The piece echoed later Nippon policies, noting a twofold growth in area and population and asserting Japan’s intent to establish sovereignty near the Sea of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manchuria
Nippon
Asia
New York Herald
Portsmouth
Theodore Roosevelt
Corea
Siberia
Japan
Sea of Japan
London Mayor's Grueling Wardrobe Battles Burden Martyr Status
Sir Percy Greenaway lord mayor of Landon Bald endures a demanding schedule that leaves little time for rest. The constant ceremonial dress and costly regalia dominate his day, from robes to elaborate outfits, highlighting the heavy duties and expenses of London’s mayoral office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Percy Greenaway
Landon Bald
Percy
Britain
Sir Percy
Two weddings mark Saturday ceremonies in Rock Island area
Miss Evelyn Richmann and Ward Bright wed at the Evangelical Church of Peace with both couples serving as attendants. Miss Viola Hinricksen and Neal Bright also married with plans to live on a farm near Oxford Junction. Nearby, Miss Emma Tank and Edwin Stolte tied on Feb. 18 in Rock Island, with plans to live west of Tipton. Relatives gathered for a twenties wedding anniversary in Mount Vernon as friends joined at a lodge hall for games and a dinner gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church of Peace
Rock Island
Evelyn Richmann
Henry Richmann
Lowden
Ward Bright
Viola Hinricksen
Tom Hinricksen
Center Junction
Neal Bright
F. J. Rolf
A. T. Bright
Massillon
London
Oxford Junction
Emma Tank
Otto Tank
Edwin Stolte
Louis Stolte
Tipton
Rock Island, Ill
Bertha Stolte
Herman Tank
Faith
Mary Louise Puckston
Simple Spring Frock Ad From The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Simplicity dominates spring and summer wardrobes with an afternoon frock in sheer crepe or silk. Pattern 2430 offers sizes 14 through 44 with a tailored waist and sash. illustrated sewing instructions included. Order by sending 15 cents, catalogue and pattern together 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
Worth Street
New York City
Market Strength Shown in Hog Trading Saturday
Hog prices edged higher for limited deals with top bids up about one cent from Friday. About 1306 head sold at the stockyards amid mixed volume while feeder and yielding cattle showed varied activity and overall steady tone into the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nes
Fesb
Gareth Dae
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Prices and Inventory
A jumbled Cedar Rapids listing details prices for grain oats hay straw and produce. It includes figures for pears peaches vegetables hides tiles seeds crates and various livestock terms with multiple per-unit prices and quantities. The text reads as a fragmented local market inventory and catalog.
Local Porkers Steady on Incomplete Market Report
Calf Market lists unchanged prices for porkers and cattle on Saturday. Top price noted at 310 with various weights and grades shown, including 180 40 and 269 2h bids, while sheep values for choice lambs 73-85 pounds bring about 350 with other grades by quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Mog
Flour Market Minneap lis Grain Prices Report
Fragmented OCR shows flour market notices from Minneapolis with price figures including 98 lb sacks and bran, indicating shipments and standard divisions. Numbers like 10614 and 504.1 appear as partial figures, suggesting a pricing table or catalog fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis -Ap
Nh Barre
Produce Markets Report on Potato Receipts and Shipments
Market notes show receipts 116 on track and 208 total US shipments for potatoes with slow supplies and limited trading. A parallel report lists receipts 85 on track 219 total US shipments and indicates a near standstill in market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmcigo
Chicago
Women’s Club Meets at Mrs Stingley Home
Center Junction ladies gathered Wednesday with Mrs Mae Himebaugh presiding. The program was presented by Mrs Samara Smith and others, with Mrs Smith leading the singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Stingley
Mae Himebaugh
Samara Smith
Mae Timebaugh
Ethel Courtney
Pearl Navier
Questions and Answers on Air Mail Medal and Miscellany
A compiled Q and A set covers air mail flyer medal details including Mal B Freeburg as first recipient, date of authorization and expected striking. It also addresses permanent Saturday half holiday in government departments, Red Cross salary policy under Judge Payne, origin of cotton, coin restrikes, sawed off shotgun, and foreign trade trends tied to industrial decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Mail Flyer
Ss. C. A
Congress
Mal B. Freeburg
American Red Cross
John Barton Payne
Millersburg Hosts Birthday Gatherings at Multiple Homes
A surprise party honored Richard Strausser's birthday at his Richard Strausser home with many guests including Michele Sauter Gaylord Williams Edith and Charles Grimm Irwin Gerard Hattie Killian George Killian and others. Additional gatherings included a bridge night hosted by R A Naffiger and a Sunday party for Mrs Bauer with numerous attendees. An order for 5 000 tons of steel tubes was placed by the Soviet government in Newport Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Strausser
Mr. Strausser
Michele Sauter
Gaylord Williams
Edith
Charles
Arnold Grimm
Irwin Gerard
Hattie Killian
George Killian
Wade
Shirley
Beverly
Alfred Goodman
Leo. Margery
Velma
Elaine Forney
William and
George Strausser
Clint Forney
Harold Kizer
R. A. Naffiger
Bridge
John Bauer
Bauer
Everett Pope
Bernadette Fitzgibbons
Willians
Leila Brown
Son Melvin
Erma Dansdil
Frank Bauer
Marjorie Pope
Orlo Hardy
John Schultz
Jack King
James
Newport
Wales
Founders Day Program Celebrates PTA Anniversary
Troy Mills observes the thirty second anniversary of the Parent Teacher Association with a school program and entertainment. Participants include Marie McKee Esther Dudley Lucile Winiistorfer Arthur Simenek Kathryn Fisher and Mrs Dorothy Sauer and Mrs William Treichler PTA president. A cake with thirty two candles and ice cream were served to about one hundred guests at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Marie McKee
Esther Dudley
Lucile Winiistorfer
Arthur Simenek
Kathryn Fisher
Dorothy Sauer
William Treichler
Clifford Bosted
Leonard Boone
Galena
Oakdale Doctor Visited Mt. Pleasant Family Home
Dr Bernhard Gloeckler from Oakdale visited his mother at the family home in Mt Pleasant on Sunday. Miss Margaret Thompson and her nephew James Newsom of the University of Iowa chemical department were mentioned in association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernhard Gloeckler
Mt. Pleasant Sunday
Margaret Thompson
James Newsom
University of Iowa Chemical Department
Local Talent Program Delights Iowa City visitors
Iowa City visitors traveled to South English this weekend to see Mrs. Fred Newsom. A Wednesday microphone program featured local talent with announcer Frank Sasek. Ted Keith and Leslie Trout sang, Margaret Horan played banjo, and accordion and harmonica numbers followed. Mrs. Sadie Seagrave read an original poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Fred Newsom
Frank Sasek
Ted Keith
Leslie Trout
Margaret Horan
Sadie Seagrave
Lodge Card Party Marks Oxford Junction Anniversary
Oxford Junction members of the K. P. lodge and wives and friends held a card party to celebrate the lodge anniversary. Prizes went to Mrs Eunice Jones Mrs Edith Thompson and Harold Long. Mr and Mrs John Lasack Jr were surprised with a forty first wedding anniversary dinner at home hosted by their children with several Lasack relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Lodge
Eunice Jones
Edith Thompson
Harold Long
John Lasack, Jr
Joseph M. Lasack
Rosine and
Paul
Louis Bursesh
Lillian
Margaret
Louis, Jr
Louis G, Lasack
Alois
Leonard and
Albert
Mary and
Christina Lasack
Chicago
North English Social Evening Highlights
North English residents Mr and Mrs Francis Gibben hosted a card club gathering Friday with guests Mr and Mrs Fred Pirie. Pirie won high score while Mrs Virgil Hahn was low. The P T A met Monday evening with readings by Supt E C Westphal and Mrs Newell Gibbens. Mrs A J Kline sang and the high school orchestra played under Dr L A Miller’s presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Gibben
Cachre
Fred Pirie
Virgil Hahn Low
E. C. Westphal
Newell Gibbens
A. J. Kline
L. A. Miller
Rental Ads Show Units Rented The Same Day
The Gazette reports two rental advertisements appeared last Sunday and both properties were rented the same day. Listings include Kampmeier Brick Home apartments near Mt. Mercy Academy and multiple addresses with immediate move in. The Want Ad department notes 7:30 am to 8 pm hours and special 3-day or 7-day rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Kampmeier
Mt. Mercy Academy
Elmhurst Dr
P Ave
Gazette
Dial
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victory
N.H
National Safety
Peres Vyasheen
Reney
Rene
Ottawa Pact
Australia
Wes & Orr
AIA Tivestock
CTV One
Tan Be
Cedar Rapids
Ray Chovee
Borse Mides
India
Confederacy
Fort Sumter
Jefferson Davis
Yukon
Yukon Territory
Klondike
Pearl Buck
China
United States
America
Cornell
University of Nanking
House of Commons
Calvin Coolidge
Saturday Evening Post
FMA
Amarillo
Tex
Fort Worth
Army
Navy
Associated Press
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Washington
Millersburg
Troy Mills
Oakdale
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mercator
Washington, D. G
Europe
South America
Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!