Iowa State college to launch free expert engineering service
Des Moines reports the engineering extension department of Iowa State College will deploy a new field service next year. Experts will visit cities and industries across the state to advise on mechanical and engineering problems at no charge except travel, with private work billed a reasonable fee. The program aims to aid small manufacturers and municipal welfare.
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Des Moines
Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State College
J. ‘Will Parr
Iowa
Billion-dollar clean up for Mexico, says sanitary expert
Washington notes a sanitary expert warns it would cost a billion dollars to sanitize Mexico amid concerns over pestilence. The piece details military medical needs in Vera Cruz and the expansion of U S field hospitals and staff under Surgeon General William C. Gorgas.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Tierras Calientes
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
William C. Gorgas
George Washington
Army Sanitation in Mexican Campaign Warned of Dangers
The piece outlines how an expanded American force could maintain health in Mexico with trained regulars and veterans, detailing the Darnell water filter, boiling water when needed, mosquito nets, sanitation practices, and the roles of Surgeon General Gorgas and Major General Leonard Wood in guiding the medical corps. It notes disease risks like yellow fever, malaria, typhus, typhoid, and dysentery and highlights vaccination and water sterilization methods.
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Mexico
Darnell
Carl R. Darnell
Medical Corps
Philippine Islands
Gorgas
Panama
Medical Department of the Army
Jefferson Randoph Kean
United States
Leonard Wood
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
San Francisco
Damaged statues in Berlin probe spy? pride or vandalism
Berlin police report serious vandalism in Sieges Allee. Four statues including Frederick the Great and Elector Joachim Friedrich suffered heavy damage. A man identified as An toine Astier, 41, a pensioned French naval surgeon, was arrested with a large stone and knife in his possession. He seeks to sell a Raphael painting for 1.6 million pounds.
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Berlin
Allee
Antoine Astier
French Marine
Astier
Frederick the Great
Joachim Friedrich
Joachim II
Heinrich II
Raphael
Kiss Ends Romance in Brooklyn Court Case
In Brooklyn Sixth District Court Justice Rosenthal ruled a single kiss justified the $295 value of gifts from Joseph A. Dunn to Beatrice Probst. Dunn sought return of presents after she refused his marriage proposal, and the judge settled the case with the remark that one kiss was ample payment.
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New York
Sixth District Municipal Court
Brooklyn
Joseph A. Dunn
Ashford Street
Beatrice Probét
St. Mark's Place
Dunn
Alexander Rosenthal
Mr. Dunn
Miss Probst
Justice Rosenthal
Millions Moved Under Guard Through New York Banks
Under guard and in armored vans assets totaling 49.366 million dollars will be moved one block from the fourth National Bank to the Mechanics and Metals National Bank. Nearly 12 million dollars will be in cash.
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New York
Fourth National Bank
Mechanics and Metals National Bank
Rome in Spring Art and Ancient Wonders Move the Visitor
The piece extols Rome as a year round cultural jewel with spring showing its brightest side. It highlights St Peter's interior, the Vatican galleries with Laocoon and Venus, Palazzo Barberini's Beatrice Cenci, and ancient sites like the Forum Colosseum Pantheon and Trajan’s Column. Keats’ grave and the Fontana di Trevi cap the Rome visit.
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Rome
Florence
Flowora
Lucullus
St. Peter’s
St. Paul’s
Forum
Palace of
Naga
Coliseum
Pantheon
Titus
Caracalla
Via Appia
St. Calixtus
Fontana di Trevi
Antelopes Scarce In Western Deserts Amid High Power Rifles
In southern Colorado the scarce pronghorn antelope faces intensified hunting with modern smokeless rifles and telescopes. Experts note its speed and long ranges keep it hard to corral while desert salt licks attract wildlife. extinction remains unlikely due to vast ranges.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Great West
Daya
Family Name Change in Brunswick Couple Adopt Wilgoose
Mr and Mrs Wilber Goose of Brunswick New Jersey announce a legal name change for their family to Wilgoose. The couple and their eleven children six daughters and seven sons will use the surname Wilgoose thereafter.
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Brunswick, N. J
Wilber Goose
Wilgoose
Entire Bar Appointed to Defend Malicious Shooting Suspect
In Lexington Kentucky angered by lack of volunteer counsel for W C Branch the court assigns the entire local bar of 20 lawyers to defend him on charges of malicious shooting and wounding.
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Lexington
W. C. Branch
Branch
Woman elopes with star boarder then stove theft
Chicago man John Staley faced disorderly conduct charges after his wife eloped with a star boarder and he claimed distress over the stolen kitchen stove. He was discharged.
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Chicago
Star Boarder
John Staley
Man Sues Over Dog Death After Tarentum Officer Slays Pet
John H Huey of Pittsburgh sues Chief of Police William Hazlett of Tarentum for 85 dollars claiming the death of Huey’s dog caused severe grief. The suit states the loss impaired health, sleep, and happiness, seeking compensation for the pet’s loss and affection.
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Pittsburgh
Willam Hazlett
Tarentum
John H. Huey
Hazlett
Wuey
Huey
Rug Theft Arrest Ties Dust Clue To 1912 Case
Detective Martin Owens spots dust from a rug on a tenant's rug at 203 West 43rd Street. He recalls a rug stolen from Dora Waller on October 4, 1912, arrests Harry Smith, and Mrs Waller later identifies the rug as hers. Separately, James A. MacDonald voices views on birth pangs of a new democracy in Chicago.
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New York
Martin Owens
West Forty-seventh Street
West Forty-third Street
Harry Smith
Dora Waller
Owens
Smith
Waller
Chicago
Colorado
Republic
James A. MacDonald
The
Toronto Globe
Chicago Coroner Reports 12000 Contemplating Death
In his biennial report Coroner Hoffman of Chicago estimates that 12 000 persons in the city are contemplating death by their own actions. The figure reflects a survey of current mental health concerns among residents.
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Chicago
Hoffman
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