Investment and Banking Ties Spur Iowa Factory Growth
Des Moines notes argue that cooperative ties between bankers and manufacturers fuel factory startups and expansion. Iowa should attract investment capital and keep seed capital at home to curb population declines, while new incorporation filings and industry updates follow.
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Iowa
Green Bay
Herald. Publishing Company of
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Reformed Church Herald
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Merry Optical Company of
Brazil poised for giant cattle export plan via rail links
A London report says a wealthy syndicate plans large scale cattle ranching in Brazil for European beef markets. Rail expansion unlocks vast pasture lands in the north likely in Plauhy state, with Brazil seen as a future leading beef producer.
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London
Brazil
Europe
Argentina
Plauhy
Mystery Hair Wins Twenty Thousand Dollar Prize
Boston reports Stephen Richard Lund, a nearly seventeen year old with uncut hair, aims to win a $20,000 prize. Lund has lived in Warren New Hampshire with his mother Cora Wiley of Lowell Massachusetts confirming the unusual wager. The story notes the family fears no cut could forfeit the prize and hints at a broader mystery surrounding the payout.
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Boston
Stephen Richard Lund
Warren
N. H
White Mountain Foothills
Stephen Lund
Cora Wiley
Lowell
Mass
Traitor to Both Sides Robert Rogers Exposed by Detroit Letters
Detroit historian C M Burton reveals letters from Major Robert Rogers written during his Detroit command. The missives claim plans to sell the post to the French and discuss betrayals against both British and colonial authorities. Rogers faced suspicion over Detroit transfer and was later tried for selling Michilimackinac but acquitted, continuing to the Barbary states.
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C. M. Burton
Robert Rogers
New Hampshire
Putnam
Stark
Bunker Hill
Plains of Abraham
Burton
Rogers
Robertson
Michilimackinac
Michimilimackinac
Louisiana Territory
Barbary States
Algiers
Warren Doctor John Wiley Linked to Odd Cures and Will
Raimer recalls Dr. John Wiley of Warren as the grandfather who vowed his grandson would inherit a fortune at a set age and left his hair uncut until then. Wiley, an old-time herb doctor, was reputed as a spiritualist and seer who read townspeople fortunes and prepared secret medicines for cures.
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Raimer
Praise for modern woman in Kansas City speech
Francis Squire Potter of Chicago told the Woman's Trade Union League that praising grandmothers' virtues pressures today’s women. He noted home duties once compulsory to earn a living at $72 a week and argued today’s working women still perform essential home tasks.
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F. Potter
Chicago
Trade Union League
Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Francis Squire Potter
Woman's Trade Union League
Murder Warning Warned Detectives Reach Chinatown Basement
Detectives rushed to a China town building after a Chinese informant warned of a murder. They forced entry through barricaded doors and found Chin Hing Jung, a member of Chinatown s Four Brothers society, dead in the basement.
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New York
Chinatown
Chin Hing Jung
Four Brothers' Society
Soldier’s shifting loyalties from Continental to British forces
The individual returned to America amid the Revolution claiming patriotism and received a commission in the Continental army. Washington lost faith, and by 1778 he was made a colonel in the British army and banished under New Hampshire law.
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America
Washington
New Hampshire
Secrets for a lasting marriage from Anna Held
New York stage star Anna Held, seeking divorce, shares tips for happy marriages. She cites that the best unions are among the poor, urges marrying for love, says the husband should be master, forgives the wife for faults, and insists couples stay together and remain congenial.
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New York
Anna Held
Opened Office For Cupid In Spokane By Minister
The Rev. Dr. James W. Kramer of First Baptist church opens a daily business office in Spokane's banking district from 9:30 am to 2 pm with Mrs. Kramer as chief clerk. He states any person except a drunkard or divorced may marry with a song or short service and plans to mingle with people while maintaining privacy by personally paying the rent.
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Spokane
James W. Kramer
First Baptist Church
Kramer
Pittsburg Police Permit Parks for Youth Spoonin
Police Superintendent Thomas A Mc Quaide allows youths of all social circles to use city parks for romantic gatherings within limits to curb counterfeit demonstrations. He notes late summer evenings see both wealthy and working class youths strolling parks and believes officers can distinguish true affection from counterfeit acts. He cites parental honesty about past youth trespass as common.
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Pittsburg
Thomas A. McQuaide
McQuaide
Father of Victim Pines to Death in Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland reports the death of Lewis F. Blosser, father of Grace Blosser who was killed along with Charles E. B. Twigg in 1910. The tragedy, never solved, left his father in grief as he visited the grave daily and gradually declined.
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Cumberland
Lewis F. Blosser
Grace Blosser
Charles EB. Twigg
Tolls for U S Ships Through Panama Canal Must Be Reconsidered
The urged toll policy blames Congress for hindering the American merchant marine. It argues the Hay-Pauncefote treaty supports equal tolls but exposes bias by denying free passage to U S ships. The piece calls for broader support to strengthen American deep water shipping alongside canal fees.
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Congress
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Panama Canal
One Reform Most Necessary for Government Economy
The president cites a special commission report urging economy moves. It favors merit based appointments over political rewards, hopes to curb perceived pull and waste, and calls for abandoning costly Washington practices to improve results and honesty.
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Hig
Washington
Uncle Sam's Funds and Post Office Profit Claim
In Munsey's Magazine Sesane I. Marcosson notes the post office department shows its first profit in 28 years under Postmaster General Hitchcock. The piece recalls a deficit of seventeen and a half million dollars before his tenure and a rapid move to balance and elimination of debt within two years.
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Uncle Sam
United States Post Office Department
Sesane I. Marcosson
Munsey
Frank Hitchcock
Mgr. Witchcock
Tinplate Industry as Evidence for Protection
The piece argues the McKinley tariff created a $100,000,000 tinplate sector in the United States. It asserts tinplate was non American before protection and credits tariff policy with transplanting the industry here. The author claims the protection benefits workers and national industry.
Need for New Organization Prominent at Taft Era
Secretary Nagel seeks strong backing for a national chamber of commerce to boost the department of commerce and labor. He argues cooperation would elevate the government’s role in national industry to a level rivaling agriculture’s influence on soil production.
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Taft
National Chamber of Commerce
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Department of Agriculture
Responsibility for Dingley Law
The passage credits McKinley as a tariff authority and seasoned parliamentarian who, with Mr. Dingley at work, produced a highly effective tariff revision. It claims the result revived and greatly grew business under the Dingley tariff act.
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Dingley
White House
McKinley
Department Seeks Broader Role for Commerce Office
Government financial support for a national chamber of commerce is not planned. The plan aims to expand the department of commerce and labor reach by coordinating more with business through consular services and the bureau of manufactures.
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National Chamber of Commerce
Department of Commerce and Labor
Consular Service
Bueau of Manufactures
Rights in Mexico Spark Rising Tensions With United States
The Mexican foreign minister Calero rejects U S claims to protect Americans in Mexico and warns against armed support for factions. Secretary Wilson notes a U S citizen was killed by a rebel leader’s forces and cautions both sides to respect laws of war. Calero says the government bears no responsibility for actions in regions beyond its authority.
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Wilson
Mexico
Madero
United States
Orozco
Wihison
Caloro
Alarm over Panama Canal costs questioned by expert
Professor Emory Johnston estimates annual canal operation at 4.5 million dollars plus 11.6 million for interest and 16 million for military defense. He notes initial tolls would have to cover this, with net earnings unlikely at first. He argues US military spending should not be charged to the canal.
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Iowa
G. I. Vincent
Des Moines Gas Company
Vincent
Emory GC. Johnston
Panama Canal
Professor Johnston
United States
Navy Canal Control Debate Gains Congressional Attention
The proposal to place Panama Canal control with the Navy upon completion faces strong support from naval circles. The canal zone would stay under Army management, including fortifications, with joint administration at the strategic war center. Presidents Taft may present the plan to Congress for prompt sanction.
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Navy
Congress
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Army
Taft
Bryan Says Republicans Cop the Thunder But Votes Remain Democratic
Mr. Bryan argues Republicans have stolen his political thunder yet asserts this does not justify voting for the Democratic ticket. The remark frames a critique of party alignment and voter choice without endorsing the opposition.
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Bryan
Credit Due to Republicans in 1911 Trade Gain
The article lauds Republican leadership for a record foreign trade in 1911 with a strong favorable balance. It credits consular service reform to successive Republican administrations, transforming it from political patronage into a dynamic trade promotion engine benefiting business.
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United States
Louisiana State Election Shows Democratic Victory
The article notes a recent state election where Democrats won as expected while Republicans managed about ten percent of the votes. It suggests Republicans limited their challenge to a symbolic test to avoid prompting a larger GOP backlash.
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Louisiana
Republicas
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