General Manager Plan of City Government Proves Successful
The Blaunton experiment replaces elected mayor and council with a general manager system led by S. D. Halsinger. Over three years the city improved finances, contracts, and utilities while maintaining council oversight. Officials emphasize merit, efficiency, and harmony between departments to lower taxes as development rises.
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Lee Statin
Pisa
Ite Basi News
D.halsinger
Hurtstkor
Han
Wartone
Jowest
Bankers Call for Amendments on Pending Banking Bill
About 66 bankers from between the Mississippi and the Rockies met in Genoa in July 1711 and adopt resolutions protesting the bill. They urge Congress to limit federal banks, keep gold reserves, and ensure currency volume varies with commerce. They warn of a "menace to the country" if the bill passes as is and urge senators to seek amendments.
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Rockies
Genian
Coromitee
Luther Meeke
Omaha
J. F. Dowling
Kansas City
James G. Berryhill
Des Moines
Frank Sait Cakelty
Graham G. Lucey
Bt. Joseph
Congress
Rexta
Federal Reserve Banks
Ineas
Missisondi River
Rocky Mountains
United States
Ir Reserve
Federal
Central Reserve Citles
Nee Suanent
Jo Ool
Dex Moines
Kanzas
Cts
Omsha
Salt Lake
Jesse
Carly
Honda
Gettysburg reunion tale links two Dakota veterans
Story recalls a war time reunion in a small Dakota town where a one armed veteran from Belville meets a long lost artillery comrade, only to learn the other man is Enon the millionaire from New York. The contrast of their fortunes underscores the enduring bonds of shared hardship.
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Parr
Gettysburg
Flotilla
Eao
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Tonneau
Asthe Brien
South Dakota
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Bankers Dett g ttimneen Zottenste of Sei watt varices
Readable fragments describe bankers and officials in a Seiwatt region note. Names and places are garbled, but the item appears to report on financial or administrative matters involving local bankers and authorities.
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Gettysburg's Place as Decisive Battle
The article argues about Marathon not being decisive and contrasts it with other battles. It muses on Greece against Persia, praises Greek courage, and links the idea of decisive battles to broader European destiny. It reflects on historical memory, military outcomes, and the role of notable leaders while weaving in literary comparisons.
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Marathon
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Merzes
Merathon
Hitle
Ardell
Arteia
Arbela
Hall
Napoleon
Alexander
Armories repurposed as child recreation centers in city
The piece argues armories used by natives guard in the city should be converted into houses and recreation centers for children. It notes their size and airy open floors suit public use, claims economic sense, and suggests defenders fear loss of utility, but supports practical civilian value and beauty in such repurposing.
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Einwateret Textag Theta
Europe wary of Johnson bid for boxing match
In a London style dispatch European promoters show little interest in staging Jack Johnson as an attraction. Johnson’s claims of financial ruin and travel to recoup funds are noted as he angles for a high profile fight with Carpentier, while Paris promoters mull a potential Paris bout and a Johnson versus Sam Langford proposal is floated as an alternative test of who is superior in a 24 foot ring.
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Jack Ohne
Wis
London
Europe
Thal
Bill Jonnon
Jokngen
United States
Tandon
Browe
Shale Go Alow
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Fueq
James J. Jeffries
Counfort
Bt Jaeppe
France
Jane
Billy Popke
Park
Carpentier
Bombardier Wells
Hie
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Jonneon
Carpenter
Sam Lanford
Minor Clerk Rises to Department Head in Life-Saving Service
An extract from Interesting People chronicles Sumner L Kimball rising from a treasury clerkship to chief of the U S Life Saving Service, shaping its growth from its mid nineteenth century origins to a broad, modern maritime rescue organization with nearly 200 stations and substantial funding growth through 1912. The narrative notes his early legal and political background, swift ascent, and lasting impact on the service's expansion and equipment.
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American Magazine
Sumner 1
Kimball
United States Lifesaving Service
Treasury Department
Kolow Nz
Boston
Washington
Sumver L Kimball
Mafre
Revenue Marine
Reremus Cotier
Sol
Bohat
Kimsall
Hurvan
Auper
Nervousness Ruins Beauty Says Old Advice
The article warns that nerves harm digestion and appearance, causing strained faces and thinning hair. Rest is the best cure, plus willpower and calm routines. Physicians favor tonics for nervous indigestion, while diet tips include onions, lettuce with salt and olive oil, and avoiding certain peppers. Sleep aids include warm milk or cool water with a cold bandage for the scalp.
Itching cure touted by Boston Housewife 1912
An elderly Clarkfield Minnesota woman details a long ongoing skin itch. She describes red yellow spots dry scales and severe nightly scratching that worsened over two years. After trying many salves she used Cuticura Soap and Satleura Ointment then remained on Cuticura for six weeks to complete a cure.
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Clarkfield
Minn
S. O. Gorden
Rural electrician and countryman encounter in odd scene
A rural man asks an electrician to call at his residence after a telephone task, the exchange ending with the countryman leaving as dawn breaks. The scene unfolds with brief dialogue and a sense of mistaken urgency.
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Tupal
Kansas City Star
Woman Follows Friend's Advice For Cure
A Windom woman recounts taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a friend's recommendation and claims relief from bladder trouble. She urges other women with female health issues to try the remedy, stating it helped her and endorsing fair trials.
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Windom
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