Asbestos Road Through Hell Touted In Salt Lake City Visit
R. W. L. comments during a Salt Lake City tour about asphalt contracts and a humorous quip on an asbestos road. The piece details the city’s layout the Mormon temple and tabernacle with their dimensions and costs, plus notes on population streets and local curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Brighamy
Asphalt Trust
Council Bluffs
U. P
Mormon Temple
Grand Lodge of Elks
United States
Grand Central Station
New York
Chicago
Utah
Ogden
Salt Lake
Amelia Palace
Amelia
Saltair
Union Pacific
Seventeen Negroes Hanged In Carrollton Tragedy
Memphis dispatch recounts a vicious racial murder in Carrollton Mississippi where after a courtroom shootout 17 Black residents were lynched by white mobs on moonlit trees along a country road. The headline notes a historical Mississippi atrocity with white supremacy as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Mississippi
Carrollton
Movement to Organize Laundry Workers for Higher Wages
A plan to push organizing of laundry workers is under way with active operations expected soon. Three union laundries exist in the city, while nonunion shops pay as low as eight dollars weekly for girls and fifteen for skilled workers. Labor commissioner McCormack urges union action to negotiate wage raises, noting cleaners are often unpaid for overtime and that employers can afford higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior
Capitol Ave
Union Co-Operative
Diamond
Somerville
McCormack
The Mortimers' Ball and Val's Heroic Return
In a grand society tale Marjorie slips toward a decision as Val Darley and Henry Drew vie for her heart. A Philippine campaign unfolds with Val leading a daring stealthed assault and winning a crucial victory. Marjorie faints upon seeing Val civilianally honored, realizing whom she loves too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Val Darley
Henry Drew
Drew
Darley
Philippines
Val
Columbia
Georgia
Schley lauded as fearless navigator by Greely survivor
J R Frederick of Indianapolis, a Greely expedition survivor rescued by Schley, defends the admiral's bravery. He recalls Schley's Arctic voyage, masthead leadership, and refusal of a large reward, praising his honesty, steadiness, and dedication. Frederick contrasts Schley with critics, noting his seven mile current challenge and first-time Arctic navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Frederick
Indianapolis
Greely
Schley
Cape Sabine
Frederick
Isaac I. Hayes
New York
Arctic Ocean
Hayes
Allen Young
Europe
Littleton Island
Young
Sir George Nares
Sampson
Morgan
Tallest Smokestack Erected at Constable Hook New Jersey
The 365 foot smokestack at Oxford Copper Works Constable Hook Jersey is the nations tallest building of its kind. Designed to lift smoke above Staten Island and nearby areas the $30 000 project faced marshy ground and engineering hurdles. The Kruppish crew from Germany built and set the brickwork atop the blast furnace complex to ease local pollution.
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Constable Hook
N. J
New York Sun
Oxford Copper Works
New Brighton
State Island
Staten Island
Laurel Hill
Long Island
Custodis Chimney Construction Company
Germany
The Outlook on Marital Happiness and Health
The piece argues a wife's happiness hinges more on her health than her spouse and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a reliable regulator. It claims benefits for pregnancy, nursing mothers, and recovery from chronic female ailments, citing a testimonial from Mrs. Milton Grimes and offering medical books and remedies for mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Grimes
Adair
Adair Co
Iowa
Bright
Dr. Pierce
The Swirl of Society
Mrs. Carl Heinrich hosts a dinner for Miss Marie Mink of Ohio. A garden party will be held at William Von Zeil’s residence on Shelby street Tuesday evening. Kokomo couple Cora Pickett and Herbert M. Murden wed Thursday by Rev Sylvester Newlin. Miss Jane Adger from Shreveport visits Miss Dalton and attends a guessing contest party. House party planned for Miss Adger by Miss Margaret Lockwood Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Heinrich
Marie Mink
Ohio
Ftlarmonic Fraternity
William von Zeil
Shelby St
Kokomo
Cora Pickett
Herbert M. Murden
Sylvester Newlin
Frienns’ Church
Jane Adger
Shreveport
Miss Dalton
Lew <Wallace, Jr
Lydia Wallace
Margaret Lockwood
Miss Adger
Camp Meetings and Funeral Intersect Local Services
Friday's camp meetings at Bethany featured full sway by ministers with laymen absent. In Acton regular services were dismissed for the funeral of George Hodell a longtime attendee. Rev Claud Alexander came from Franklin to Nashville preached Sunday and had a tire puncture repaired at Edinburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
Acton
George Hodell
Claud Alexander
Franklin
Nashville
Edinburg
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Hades
Memphis, Tenn
Carrollton, Miss
M’cormack
Croup
Dr.Thomas
Baldwin's
DAILY
Antevoe oFumanett
Says J. R. Frederick
The
Admiral Schley
the Star Store
W. Wash. St
Selig and
Indianapolis Garment Co
Richelieu
Selig
Russia
Illinois
Marchal & Smith
New England
Knabe
Lyon & Healy
Bradbury Square
Kimball
Richmond
Chambers Square
Chase
Trayser & Robinson Square
Kranich & Bach
the Starr Piano CO
West Washington Street
Indiana
Representative Piano House
N. Penn
Queen Freezer
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Washington Street
Hal
Cripple Creek
the Ark
Freaney Bros
Ohio Street
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