County Mail Carriers Enjoy Social Evening at Bevier Home
The Steuben County Rural Mail Carriers Association met with Fremont carriers last Saturday at Mr and Mrs de A Bevier s home. About thirty five attended including postmasters and wives from Ashley and Angola with LaGrange and Pleasant Lake carriers present. The gathering featured a reading on the state meeting by S E Stockdale and refreshments.
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Steuben County
Fremont
de A. Bevier
Charles Bruce
Ashley
Geo. Griffith
Mlanche Michael
W. D. Wells
LaGrange County
Rank Brooks
J.oe Brooks
George Zimmer
Sam McKinzie
Robert Sutton
John Goudy
Angola
D Ward Parcell
Earl Santer
Hamilton
Theodore Vaughn
Carl Tuttle
Pleasant Lake
S. E. Stockdale
LaGrange
Howe
World their market echoes in Steuben county tale
The Eagle recalls a Steuben county firm that built a universally used machine, shipped to Buenos Aires, Japan, Sweden and Australia, and drew inquiries from Siberia and Oshkosh. Local market apathy and contempt for farmers and papers led to its decline. the piece urges merchants to court hometown trade and advertise locally.
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EAGLE
Steuben County
Buenos Aires
Japan
Sweden
Australia
Siberia
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Chicago
Pittsburg
Detroit
J G G Entertained Lola Mugg Hosts Angolan Club
Miss Lola Mugg entertained the J C G club at her Angola home on Thursday July 16 with nine members attending. Afternoon cards led to a two course luncheon praised by all as royal. The next meeting was at Ina Twichell’s home on Tuesday July 21st amid heat, with Lola Mugg a guest and a Lake George picnic planned for Thursday July 30.
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Lola Mugg
Angola
Lola
J.C. G
Ina Twichell
Lake George
General Huerta Abdicates Mexico Presidency Tumult Follows
General Huerta has abdicated the usurped presidency of Mexico, signaling a new chapter in blood and strife. The world awaits who will seize power next, as revolution could erupt again and drench the land with remaining blood. Some foresee a brief peace under a Constitutionalists' government, but instability will return as power struggles resume.
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General Huerta
Mexico
A Farmer's Wife Reflects on Aging and Kindness
In this verse, Mrs Walter Clark recalls a life spent as a farmer's wife. She notes rough roads and a worn body, yet rejects complaint while asserting the inevitability of aging. She laments being overlooked by stout passersby but envisions a future where the young seek a kind word and gentle touch.
Roasted on Edison pole Wallin dies at Bronx work site
George Wallin a 23 year old engineer for Pittsburgh Contracting was killed while guiding the steel frame of the Edison armory project in Jerome Avenue Bronx. He climbed a 65 000 volt pole and misconnected wires causing a fatal current surge that burned his hands and leg as about a hundred workers looked on.
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New York
George Wallin
Pittsburgh Contracting Company
Edison
Jerome Avenue
Bronx
Wallin
Eighth Regiment
Porto Rico Progress Under U S Rule Since 1901
A 1913 Bureau of Insular Affairs report highlights dramatic growth in Porto Rico since 1901, with exports rising from 8.5 million to 49 million and imports from 9 million to 37 million, yielding a favorable trade balance. Sugar dominates exports but coffee and diversified agriculture have surged, while literacy and schooling have expanded from near zero to over 161,000 students. Health and infrastructure also show progress, including a drop in death rate and extensive school building programs.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Colton
Islands
United States
San Juan
Hour on river bed pleases Pikeville boy revived
Gerald Lockhart twelve fell from a boat stern into the Big Sandy river and lay submerged for about an hour. Rescued and revived, he told doctors that the experience felt like a grand musical concert with circuses and fun all around him, and asked why he could not stay. He swam but cramps pulled him under in the cold water.
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Pikeville
Gerald Lockhart
Gerald
Cranoa
Some Kickers and Their Endless Kicking Habit
A vivid piece sketches people who kick at heat and cold, rain and sun, meals and absence of meals, neighbors, spouses, pets, judges, preachers, and even the dog. The motif repeats across day and night as some kick for the sake of kicking, urging readers to read the want ads.
Porto Rico Public Works Drive Municipal Growth and Loans
Development highlights include better streets water supplies sewer systems hospitals and public services. Tax revenue supports municipalities and schools boosting assessed value from 80 million in 1905 to 179.3 million in 1913. Legislative loans totaling 4.5 million await approval while insular public works create 1070 kilometers of highways and an irrigation system to cultivate 40 000 acres. Governor Colton notes organic act reforms and public health advances toward stable governance.
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Colton
Porto Rico
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First National Bank Angola
Ind
W. H. Mott
S. C. Wolfe
Zipfel Block
Taylor
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C. A. Moore
L. E. Penner
Robert L. Wade
Srings
William Hills
First State Bank
Casebere & Platt
Hillsdale Steam Laundry
East End
Lad
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Chicago Veterinary College
J. Co. Brown Real Estate and Insurance
Coldwater, Mich
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Salent
Orrice
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