Taft Roosevelt Toplines In 1912 Campaign While Lorimer Probe Debuts
United States Senate approves eight member subcommittee for the Lorimer investigation. Theodore Roosevelt publicly endorses Taft for 1912, while Taft declines a Kansas invitation to Arkansas City. House debates Underwood tariff revision amid partisan divide with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed. Public hearings on Canadian reciprocity wrap up with AP and newspaper association reps testifying. Multiple crimes, disasters, and political moves surface including a Cleveland strike, a fatal train wreck near Fairfield, an assault case in New York, and movement on rail and military matters nationwide. The report notes also address a New York pool hall ban, Connecticut damages limits, and federal inquiries into lumber practices.
Des Moines Hospital Plans Maternity Conversion and Affiliated Growth
Des Moines hospital developments describe converting the homeopathic hospital to a maternity facility to provide obstetrical material for the western medical school. Mercy Hospital is a $400,000 investment. the completed university hospital state will total $600,000, elevating Iowa City’s hospital population toward 1,000 with expanded space for internal medicine and surgery clinics. Eye and ear clinics remain expansive. lab facilities rank second to Harvard among American medical colleges. Other items include corporate filings in Davenport, a state licensing update for milk testers, bank and financial notices, a promotion in the National Guard, and a mine scale investigation near Waveland Park with weigh-scale concerns.
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University Hospital
College of Medicine
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Harvard
American Medical, Colleges
Confusion Over Auto Law and License Rules Persist
The article notes mounting confusion as the new automobile license law takes effect. Secretary of State Hayward rules that current owners need not apply yet while old machines may be re-registered, with specifics differing for new owners or new machines. Freight changes urged by Wylie, plus Barney's eastern tour and various state appointments and renewals are also reported.
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Hayward
Gow
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Volcano in action devastates San Andres and surrounding towns
Reports from Mexico describe Colima and Popocatepetl erupting as seven hundred dead are confirmed in San Andres with many more unaccounted. Major cities including Guadalajara and Acapulco suffer casualties while the Montezuma gardens on Lake Xochimilco are said to be submerged.
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Mexico City
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Zapatilite
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Papke Wins in Knockout for World Middleweight Title
London boxer Billy Papke defeats English champion Jim Sullivan by knockout in the ninth round at Palladium to claim the world middleweight title under English weight limits. Weigh-ins showed Papke at 160 pounds and Sullivan heavier. The bout was fierce with frequent referee interruptions and rough tactics. Papke sustained and inflicted many blows with Sullivan carried from the ring onlookers noting Papke bore several marks.
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Billy Papke
Jim Sullivan
Palladium
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Endaavora
Bullivan
Clubman Shot by Woman in Grant Building Corridor
C Frederick Kohl a prominent San Francisco clubman and financier was shot fatally in the Grant Building corridor at Seventh and Market. Adela Verge a French maid once employed by Kohl fired the shot and, in a hysterical state, said she did not know why. Verge had been involved in a lawsuit with the Kohls for months and was previously charged with insanity after disputes over wages and alleged false imprisonment.
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C. Frederick Kohl
Millonaire
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Mye
Kohl
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Bank suspended payment amid deficit estimates in London
London bank in High Holborn Birbeck withstood a run last fall suspended payment. Directors place the deficit at 1,875,000 dollars while actuaries project as much as 8,750,000 dollars, signaling a severe liquidity crisis and potential insolvency.
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High Holborn
Madison Square Garden Sale Plans Tear Down Theater Site
Madison Square Garden is sold to a syndicate that will demolish the structure and replace it with a modern twelve story office building, reshaping a landmark site in New York City.
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Master Minds Chronicle Silent on Lincoln Road Tale
Historian George Bancroft is recalled by Percy H. Epler in Master Minds at the Commonwealths Heart. A Massachusetts road tale mentions Levi Lincoln, with a geese driven scene and a carriage gesture of blessing to presumed children.
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United States District Court
Chicago
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Moeridge
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Susto
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Levi Lincoln
Percy H’ Epler
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Astonished Boy Sees Train for First Time in Village
A Wisconsin farmer took his twelve year old son to a village in February. The boy was so astonished by a passing train that he froze and lost the power of speech. His stunned condition prompted authorities to hide the farm life away in a hole in the ground.
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Grape Nuts Credited For Health Turnaround By Young Woman
A young woman credits Grape Nuts for relief from nervous prostration and dyspepsia after years of fatigue. She describes improved health with the diet, noting fewer faint spells and greater stamina, and urges office girls to try the product with simple accompaniments.
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