New Official to Appoint Iowa Insurance Commissioner
Des Moines report says Governor Clarke will soon announce the choice for Iowa state insurance commissioner, a position created to take effect July 4, 1914 with a $3,000 yearly salary. Auditor John L. Bleakly is a leading candidate among several rivals.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Assambly
John L. Bleakly
Bleaklyn
Anc
Executive Council
Insurance Department
Auditor of State
Lost Canadian Gold Mine Tale Told by Anglican Leaders
A party of ten led by Bishop Lucas and Archdeacon Whitaker leaves Edmonton for the North to investigate a legendary gold mine between Fort McPherson and Herschel island. Whitaker recalls a prior expedition of nine men who found a fabulous mine, but seven died on the return journey, leaving two survivors whose notes were later lost and thwarted again.
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Hdmonica
Canada
Lucas
Archdeacon Whitaker
Edmonton
Fort McPherson
Herschel Faland
Whitaker
Honor Heroes of Titanic Memorial Unveiled in London
More than ten thousand people witnessed Sir Archibald Denny unveil a Titanic engineers memorial in London. He praised the engineers for their bravery in the boiler rooms. they fought for every inch of draft to buy time for lifeboats, risking their lives below deck. The monument features a bronze boat-prow called Glory.
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London
Sir Archibald
Denny, Bt
Institute of Marine Engineers
Birkenhead
Swarm of Bees Invades Train Near London Bridge
A swarm estimated at ten million bees disrupted a train journey toward Bures Suffolk. A break in a hive box caused chaos as travelers, a carman, and a parcel clerk hurried to capture the escaping insects. A few English specimens nearby sparked a brief buzz before calm returned.
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London
London’ Bridge
Bures Suffolk
London Bridge
Holmwood
Clark
Sabbath Workman Arrest Sparks Swedes’ Indignation
In Gothenburg a police commissioner charges A. Abron a Halsingborg merchant and landowner with breaking the Sabbath by tending his garden on Master Sunday and Monday and wearing only a shirt and trousers. Two officers spotted him during church service and ordered a halt, but Abron said work occupied him all week and Sunday was his sole leisure in the garden.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
A. Abron
Halsingborg
Whipping Post Declared Effective by Governor Miller
Governor Miller of Delaware declares the whipping post reduces crime to a minimum. He asserts offenders fear public disgrace more than the physical punishment, citing deterrence and state authority in the public safety effort.
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Meyer
George Cosson
W. J. Bryan
Franz Meyer
Winnipeg
Elizabeth Huppertz
Oelwein
Washington
Iowa
Canada
Denver
Colo
Miller
Delaware
Locks of Hair Bring Verdict in Breach Suit
In New York two intertwined locks of hair, one from Irving Kellman and one from Mise Betty Waldorf, were shown to the jury and helped secure a verdict for Waldorf amounting to 60 dollars in her breach of promise case seeking 6,000 dollars.
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New York
Irving Kellman
Mise Betty Waldorf
Mise Waldorf
Tennessee Ridge Duel Ends in Tragedy
United States Senator Blair Lee recalls a Tennessee ridge incident where two mountaineers argued and one was killed. A rider went to tell the widow, who calmly paused her apple dumpling and told him to wait until after finishing the dumpling to hear the news.
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Tennessee
United States
Blair Lee
Maryland
Cure for Psoriasis: Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Walter Mahony of Camp McCoy Wisconsin describes a two year psoriasis ordeal on limbs. After trying ineffective remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, receiving a sample then buying more and achieving a full three month cure. Ad endorsement lists sample offer and Boston department address.
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6Th
U. S. Cavalry
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
Walter Mahony
Cuticura
Dept. Ib
Boston
Ady
Jimmy and the ten cents mystery in church money tale
A child upstaged by a mother asks if ten cents is a piece of money. The judge remarks the line about the smallest money in the purse. A quip about Worme and Vermifuge appears. The note ends with a wry aside that some people are never happy unless they find fault.
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Jimmy
Against women's pockets a satirical stance in tribune text
The New York Tribune ridicules pockets for women arguing they are not a natural right. It lists reasons including lack of desire among women, burden on couples, threats to male chivalry, and claims pockets would be misused for tobacco and liquor.
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Iowa Industrial Commission
Dubuque Shippers’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Morris-Johnson- Brown Manufacturing Company
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Excelsior
Dubuque
Omaha
Nab
Leavenworth
Kan
St. Joseph
Kansas City
New York ‘Tribune
Chas. H. Fletcher
Albert W. Kahl
Buffelo
N. Y
Gustave A. Elsengrabber
St. Paul
Minn
Anya
B. J. Dennis
St. Louis
B. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
J. D. Simpson
Chicago
R. B. Eskildson
L. R. Robinson
Kaneas City
Edwin F. Pardes
New York City
N. GB. Sizar
Brooklyn
Castoria
Coffin Maker’s Timely Gift Ends Life Risks
J Welch, father of Mrs Nelson, died of cancer after arranging and witnessing the making of his own coffin. He came from Oakland to live with his daughter when illness worsened. Three months earlier he asked for the coffin to be completed before death, and his son-in-law and daughter delayed. Ten days ago Nelson yielded to pleas and began the task, finishing it just before the aged man’s death. Fall River Mill, California, dispatch to the World.
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Hla
J. Welch
Nelson
Oaklad
Fall River Milla
Cal
New York World
Not Complimentary and a Deaf North Ireland Farmer
An English showman, touring northern Ireland, asks a deaf farmer about a cart and monkeys passing by. The farmer replies with a witty misunderstanding. Also mentions a balsam for eye irritation and a cash claim about earnings and happiness. A Detroit Free Press note adds a Chilean women workers earning 88 cents a day.
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Ireland
Tony
Thea
Chile
Woman Recovers Strength After Lydia E Pinkham Use
Philadelphia woman reports six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased displacement, inflammation, and backache allowing full return to work and sleep. Providence resident also credits the tonic with restored health after severe symptoms and recommends publishing her name. Many women testify to its value against common female ailments.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Harry Fisner
Juniata Street
Providence
R. I
Lydia J. Pinkham
Mre
Auril Law Son
Lippitt St
Providence, H. 1
Lydia
Pinkham
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Samuel
Dairy Division
Bureau of Animal Industry
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Western Old Jobbers’ Association
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F. R. Thurber
Supreme Court
Thurber
W. A. Duckworth
Duckworth
Geeral
Manitor
Wesley Greene
McDonald
Alexander McDonald
Indianola
McPherson
Adjt
Guy FE. Logan
Dodzs
Military Department
North
Titanic
Mamorial
Titanic Engineera
Landowser Ie
Worme
Dr. Feery
Ade
Datroit Pree Press
Carter
the Centaur Company
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