Two Die as Auto Plunges Down Embankment Near Newton
Charles Coppersmith and his wife were killed when their auto rolled 80 feet down a grade west of Newton on the way to Des Moines State Fair. Mrs. Coppersmith crushed by wreckage. Mrs. Howard Snider injured. Roy Coppersmith 17 present at fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coppersmith
Newton
State Fair
Coppersmith
Howard Snider
Des Moines
Bergman and Coppersmith
Elks Order
Roy Coppersmith
Rock Island
James Manning
Manning
Bert Baker
Fannie Schoenhut
Marshalltown
Expected Victim at Perry Reunion
Perry Mrs Ambrose Jeffrey was killed by a work car in Des Moines. Her planned Perry reunion with the Jeffrey brothers and their wives at Mr and Mrs C H Winner home was disrupted. The gathering would have included T A Jeffrey and wife Walker George Jeffrey and wife Oxford Junction, and Charles Jeffrey and wife Cedar Rapids. The death shifted the event to a Cedar Rapids bier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Ambrose Jeffrey
Des Moines
Jeffrey Brothers
C. H. Winner
T. A. Jeffrey
Walker
George Jeffrey
Oxford Junction
Charles Jeffrey
Cedar Rapids
Jeffrey
Winner
Four Johnson merchants fined under pure food law
Four Johnson county merchants were fined for alleged violation of the pure food law. H. P. Slater of Solon and Lagomarcino Brothers of Iowa City charged with selling alleged impure ice cream. Lewis Meyers and A. M. Price of North Liberty charged with selling alleged impure linseed oil. A fine of $1.00 and costs assessed in each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County
H. P. Slater
Solon and Lagomarcino Brothers
Lewis Meyers
A. M. Price
North Liberty
Girl Burned to Death at Des Moines Home for Friendless Children
A 12 year old girl, Mattie Skibbie, died from burns suffered while burning waste paper at the Home for Friendless Children at West Twentieth and High streets. Coroner Newton was notified 24 hours after death and will conduct a thorough investigation and hold an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
West Twentieth
High Streets
Mattie Skibbie
Newton
Engineer Seriously Hurt in Milwaukee Road Accident
Mason City engineer Alex Mottershed was struck by a water tank cylinder and knocked from the engine onto a flat car. He suffered a concussion, with back and shoulder injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Alex Mottershed
Milwaukee Road
Nevada Electric House Damaged by Fire
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Nevada Electric building and damaged equipment. The loss is estimated at 8000 dollars with 500 dollar insurance. Local manager Mr. Harrison said the company will rebuild at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Nevada Electric Company
Harrison
Man Killed by Train at Burlington
Burlington laborer Burlington freight train struck and killed Westerlington resident Burlington Swedenberg aged elderly man instantly per local report the accident occurred on the Burlington line near Westerlington officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Fred Swedenberg
Westerlington
Illness of J A Weether Noted in Atlantic City
J A Weether is seriously ill in Atlantic City New Jersey. Heeter, known to Iowa railroad men, served many years as Wabash train master at Moberly Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heether
Marshalltown
J. A.weether
Atlantic City
Xni
Iowa Railroad
Moberly
Shooting Affray in Mason City Leaves Wounds and Arrests
Mason City reports a shooting affray where Lewis Davis shot Kk. C. Moore through the arm in a money dispute. Moore responded by stabbing at Davis with a knife. Both men were subsequently arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Lewis Davis
Kk. C. Moore
Moore
Des Moines Men Buy Iowa Farm Lands in County Sale
In Buffalo Center area county farms traded hands with several buyers. Barney Logan of Webster City purchased a 80 acre? section at $57 an acre, Do. W. Gadd, president of the First National Bank, bought a 160 acre farm at $50 an acre, Professor Thornburg, Des Moines, acquired a 175 acre farm at $56 an acre, and Professor Hanna of Highland Park College took a 160 acre property at $51 an acre. The C. C. Fisher farm sold for $75 an acre, highlighted as among the county’s best, near town and highly productive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Buffalo Center
Winnebago County
Barney Logan
Webster City
Do. W. Gadd
First National Bank
Thornburg
Hanna
Highland Park College
C. C. Fisher
Postmasters Plan Next Year Convention in Des Moines
Delegates of the Town League of Postmasters meet at the courthouse and book Des Moines for next year’s convention on Tuesday and Wednesday of fair week. They will attend the state fair and sessions in the same trip. IF Jameson of Ashton spoke on Civil Service as a factor in improved postal service. J A French of Bancroft led the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Town League of Postmasters
Court House
IF. W. Jameson
Ashton
J. A. French
Bancroft
Hardin County Wants Better Teacher Certifiers
Hardin county faces a teacher shortage as 58 examined under County Superintendent Julia Scurry. only two earned first grade certificates, thirteen second grade, sixteen third, nine provisional due to district schools' difficulty hiring, and eight failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Ackley
Julia Scurry
Trampled by Horses Injures Local Horseman in Sumner
Mason City tireman Harvey Woods, a noted horseman, was badly hurt in Sumner during a horse trial when his sulky collapsed and he was trampled by several horses. Reports say he suffered broken ribs and multiple bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Harvey Woods
Sumner
Sammis Delivers Principal Address at Elks Picnic
J. A. Sammis grand exalted ruler of the Elks spoke at the Dubuque Elks picnic delivering the principal address. The event gathered Elks members for the local gathering in Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammiss
Dubuque
J. A. Sammis
of the
Elks
Jealous man fatally shoots woman then himself in Council Bluffs
Andrew Madsen killed Martha Rasmussen at a Fifth and Locust Street house before taking his own life. He had pursued Rasmussen as she had recently reconciled with her husband, and embittered jealousy led to the double tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Andrew Madsen
Martha Rasmussen
Fifth and Locust Streets
Madsen
Methodists to Meet in Mason City Conference
Arrangements for the Methodist Episcopal conference in Mason City on September 28 are under way. The gathering will last one week with a new presiding elder to replace Dr. H. W. Troy likely. Dr. Troy has suffered continued ill health and several other changes are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Methodist Episcopal Conference
H. W. Troy
Troy
Farmer J P Clark in Critical Condition After Sledge Blow
J P Clark a well known Nora Springs area farmer lies in critical condition with a fractured skull after a sledge hammer strike against a clothes line overhead. The blow to his forehead caused severe skull fractures and serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
J. P. Clark
Inventor Unveils Voting Machine in Chicago Exhibition
Flowan Invents voting machine will be shown to Chicago election board on September 15. E. B. Willis, formerly in the lumber business at Dows, now living in Mount Vernon, is the inventor. The device will soon be marketed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flowan
Town Falls
E. B. Willis
Dows
Election Board of Chicago
Mount Vernon
North & South railroad to extend to Burlington
Charles Howard president of the North & South railroad announced plans to extend the line from Elrick Junction to Burlington next year. The right-of-way is secured and the road was recently purchased by a St. Joseph syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Muscatine
Charles Howard
The
North & South Railroad
Elrick Junction
St. Joseph
Goldthwaite Couple Celebrate 57th Anniversary
Prof and Mrs N E Goldthwaite marked fifty seven years of marriage at home. Married in 1852 in Massachusetts they later moved west where he gained prominence as an educator. Both remain in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
N. E. Goldthwaite
Massachusetts
West
Lincoln Inspects Fifty fourth Town Regiment
Captain Charles Lin can of the Second Infantry at Fort Leavenworth inspected the Fifty fourth Town regiment in Iowa City and called it one of the finest organizations he had ever seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Fifty-fourth
Iowa City
Charles Lincan
Second Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Fiftyfourth Town
Auto to Far West Dispatches Run via Clinton
Clinton serves as a transit point for Major General Wood’s east department dispatches to General Weston in the west. Mitchell Ranger travels by automobile through Clinton on the way to the western command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Wood
Department of the East
General Weston
Department of the West
Mitchell Ranger
Grinnell Paving Project Begins Under Contractor Horrib
Grinnell contractor William Horrib an has started a major paving job in Grinnell. The project covers 92 000 square yards and is described as the largest contract in the state. Paving will be bitulithic with a five inch concrete base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Wm. Horriban
Burkit couple mark fiftieth wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs G W Burkit celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary in the city. They were married in this city by Rev Charles Elliott and have six children living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant
G. W. Burkit
Charles Elliott
Drought Causes Great Loss in Eastern Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania farmers face enormous losses as crops fail and pasturage dries up. The P H Glatfelter Company mill at Spring Grove must suspend operations due to low water, and York county records the driest period in living memory. The Schuylkill River reaches a historic low while Manayunk mills idle over water shortages. A canal dam owner asks mills to close briefly to stockpile water for coal barges. In Missouri and Kansas a prolonged drought ends but cannot save late corn, badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
York
P. H. Glatfelter Company
Spring Grove
York County
Schuylkill
Manayunk
St. Joseph
Missouri
Kansas
Increase in tuberculosis figures cited by Nathan Straus
Budapest notes Nathan Straus presented detailed figures to the International Medical congress showing tuberculosis rising despite advances in treatment. He cited New York City vital statistics, noting deaths per 1000 population fell from 2.42 in 1902 to 2.29 in 1908 while TB deaths as a share of all deaths rose from 13.04% to 13.90%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Nathan Straus
New York
International Medical Congress
New York City
Robert Koch
Monument Erected For Menominee Eviction Site
A monument was unveiled at Twin Lake Indiana to mark the 71st anniversary of the 1838 eviction of the Menominee Potta wattomie Indians. The pedestal stands ten feet high of Barre granite supporting a seven foot statue of an Indian chieftain in ceremonial dress, unveiled by Pokagon descendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Lake
Ind
Pokagon
Hartford
Mich
Pittsburg Financier Pat Gwinner Dies at 77
Pat Frederick Gwinner Sr. former president of Enterprise National Bank and director at several institutions died at home after a week long illness from acute indigestion. A pioneer in Pittsburg transit he helped drive the first horse car and was heavily involved with the Pittsburg Allegheny Manchester Railways. His fortune is estimated at 3 million 600 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pat Frederick Gwinner
Enterprise National Bank
Bank Robbery in Mineola Ends with $1500 Stolen
Two masked men robbed Mills County Bank of Mills County, Iowa, late Tuesday afternoon. They forced cashier F. H. Nipp and two farmers into the back room while the second robber took the cash totaling $1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineols
F. H. Nipp
Mills County Fierman Bank
College Student Drowns in Mississippi River Incident
Glen F Abdill of Abingdon Illinois a sophomore at the University of Illinois drowned at New Boston on the Mississippi River while on an outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Glen F. Abdill
Abingdon
University of Illinois
New Boston
Mississippi
Nuns Fail to Save Seven at Rockaway Orphan Asylum
Firemen surveying St. Malachy’s Catholic orphan asylum at Rockaway park found seven charred bodies among 750 children believed saved. Sisters of St. Joseph and residents risked lives guiding drill lines. frightened youths hid under mattresses and in closets, suffocating before flames reached them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Malachy’s Catholic Orphan Asylum
Rockaway Park
Sisters of St. Joseph
Voliva Faces Prison Time After Libel Ruling
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, head of Zion City, faces six months in McHenry county jail or a 10000 dollar fine after Judge Robert Wright awarded damages to Phillip Motherill in a libel suit. Motherill alleged slander during a Zion City public address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Ill
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
McHenry County
Dochelles
Robert Wright
Phillip Motherill
Montana
Motherill
Lake County
Japanese Trade Delegation Arrives in Seattle Aboard Minnesota
A steamship Minnesota brought 30 Japanese visitors to Seattle including 15 commissioners and 15 commercial experts. They will stay several days, tour the country by special train arranged with James J. Hill, meeting railroad leaders and local Japanese residents at the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Minnesota
United States
James J. Hill
Auto Men Defy Death at Brighton Beach 24-Hour Carnival
Despite seven tragedies at Indianapolis and two at Brighton Beach last week, the Motor Racing Association says another 24-hour speed carnival will be held at Brighton Beach this fall with nine makers and dealers promising to enter cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indianapolis
Brighton Beach
The
Motor Racing Association
Father of Thirty-Eight Dies at Indiana County Home
John W. Miller aged 76 dies at the county home in Indiana Pa after years as an inmate. The father of thirty-eight children had been married four times. one wife survives him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
John W. Miller
Mr. Miller
Yellow Fever Reported in Venezuela at LaGuira
Surgeon General Wy man of the marine hospital service was advised of the appearance of yellow fever at LaGuira Venezuela. The number of cases was not given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wyman
The
Marine Hospital Service
LaGuira
Venezuela
Lord de Clifford Killed in Brighton Auto Crash
London report states Jack Southwell Russell Lord de Clifford died instantly when his car collided with another vehicle near Brighton and overturned. The accident occurred at Bamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jack Southwell Russell
Lord de Clifford
Bamber
Brighton
Rugby banker in custody on bond after arrest near Dallas
Andy Jones, alleged defaulting president of the First National Bank of Rugby, North Dakota, arrived in Fargo after arrest near Dallas, Texas. He was arraigned and released on five thousand nine hundred dollar bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo, N. D
Andy Jones
First National Bank of Rugby
N. D
Dallas
Tex
Fargo
Nevada Squatter Town Destroyed by Cloudburst
Rawhide Nevada reports Squatter Town wiped off map by a ten foot wall of water after a cloudburst. 500 homeless, 180 buildings destroyed, several missing. aid dispatched. Monterey flood situation improves with aid and crop losses noted in surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawhide
Nev
National Hill
Monterey
Mexico City
Train Hits Car In Des Moines Killing and Injuring Many
A Rock Island passenger train carrying state fair visitors struck a Fort Des Moines street car amidship on Thursday. Thirteen were killed or fatally hurt and eleven seriously injured. Mrs. R M Rollins and Mrs Edward Lawless of Des Moines were among the badly hurt. Rescue operations followed as a second train narrowly avoided another collision with the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rock Island
Fort Des Moines
R. M. Rollins
Edward Lawless
Harry Badgley
First Street
Fair Grounds
Peonage Probe Advances At Pressed Steel Plant
Pittsburg special agent H W Hoagland, working for US Attorney John H Jordan, is said to have found new evidence supporting peonage charges at the Pressed Steel Car Company plant. Details of the new facts are not disclosed. Strikers hold balls and entertainments to raise funds for their commissary. donations of meat and provisions are being received by the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
H. W. Hoagland
United States
John H. Jordan
Pressed Steel Car Company
Supervisory Mail Employees Convene in Chicago Convention
The National Association of Supervisory Post Office Employees met at the Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago for its annual convention with about 100 members present. Mayor Busse and Postmaster Campbell welcomed the delegates. The group held its yearly banquet on Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supervisory
Chicago
National Association of Supervisory Post Office
Grand Pacific Hotel
Busse
Campbell
Frankfort School Superintendent Commits Suicide
Frankfort Indiana. Professor W O Hiatt superintendent of Frankfort schools killed himself by taking carbolic acid. He was found in the basement by the janitor. Hiatt had been elected superintendent about a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ind
W. O. Hiatt
Hiatt
Floods in Java Kill Hundreds In Batavia Region
It is estimated that about 600 natives have perished in the floods in southeastern Java near Batavia. Damage to property and crops is described as enormous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Java
Moody Suffered Rheumatism Says Secretarial Statement
Haverhill Massachusetts report states Associate Justice William M Moody of the United States Supreme Court is afflicted with rheumatism only. The diagnosis was issued by the justice's secretary John A Kraiz Jr citing the condition as his sole ailment.
Boy Kills Brother in St Louis Bedroom Shooting
Willie King eight and Fran cis ten sons of a police sergeant played cowboy in their bedroom when an apparent accident left Fran cis dead. Authorities investigate the fatal shooting and no charges reported yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Willie King
Francis
Miners Dispute in Pittsburg District Settled
A conference between operators and United Mine Workers leaders ends a 18 000 worker dispute. The miners win a rescinding of the coal companies demand for black powder and push for a state investigation into safety powder. Broader action includes Schoenville strikers and trainmen refusing to carry strike-breakers to Pressed Steel Car Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
National Executive Board
United Mine Workers of America
National
Thomas L. Lewis
Lewis
Miners’ Organization
Wilkesbarre
James EB. Roderick
Pennsylvania
Miners’ Union
National Board
Schoenville
Brotherhood of Railway
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Wise
Fort Wayne
Peace Fleet Sails to Yokohama From San Francisco
Eight armored cruisers Tennessee California South Dakota Washington West Virginia Colorado Maryland and Pennsylvania sail from San Francisco on a five month Pacific voyage to Yokohama with planned port visits to Chinese and Japanese ports. The squadron will regroup at Yokohama and return home January 19, 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific
Yokohama
Tennessee
California
South Dakota
Washington
West Virginia
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Navy Department
Uncle Sam Hits Liars in Customs Crackdown
New York reports Collector of the Port William Loeb Jr announces a campaign to enforce the $100 free declarations on dutiable goods. Dozens of passengers were summoned to the customs house Monday for failing to declare small items, and were assessed duty rather than admitted free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Loeb, Jr
Sam
Customs House
Noted Lawyer in Cleveland Dies by Own Action
Roger M. Lee a 50 year old attorney and former Western Reserve Law School faculty member in Cleveland Ohio committed suicide by shooting himself in the head on Thursday Ill health was cited as the cause He had recently traveled to Georgia seeking better climate but was disappointed Family members heard the shot and found him in the garage at his home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Roger M. Lee
Western Reserve Law School
Lee
Georgia
Mystery Rise In River Confounds Colu mbus Residents
In Columbus, Georgia, the Chattahoochee River has surged twelve feet in the last 24 hours despite a drought and no reported heavy rains along the river. Residents say the cause remains unknown and the sudden rise mystifies both locals and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Chattahoochee River
Coroner Delays Funeral Over Death Circumstances
Coroner holds funeral of Mrs. J A Derr pending investigation into her death. Her son Frederick W M Thackeray a writer and relative to William Makepeace Thackeray accuses a prominent palmist clairvoyant of mistreatment. Burial certificate cites phthisis as cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. A. Derr
Frederick W. M. Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
Dozen Hart as Governor Speaks in Des Moines Tent Tragedy
While Gov. Carroll spoke at a Grand Army of the Republic reception in Des Moines a tier of seats collapsed injuring about a dozen people. Several sustained serious injuries including Mrs. Douglass Baber of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dozen Hart
Des Moines
Gov. Carroll
F. D. Grant
Douglass Baber
Canada Sets Thanksgiving Day for October 25
Ottawa announces Thanksgiving will be observed on Monday October 25 across Canada. Government confirmation marks the holiday with nationwide observance and public offices closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Sleight of Hand by Maine Patent Medicine Man
A wandering patent medicine salesman performs a free street trick in a small Maine village. He shows a handkerchief, fakes an empty prop, and produces a 25 cent piece claiming it was inside the cloth. An amused farmer jokes he would demand larger sums if he could mimic the feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Baby Healed By Cuticura After Boiling Grease Burn
A mother describes a severe grease burn to her baby from a frying pan incident at breakfast. After weeks of treatment with Cuticura Ointment the scar disappeared and the skin returned to a velvet feel. Mrs. Hare from South Shields England provides the account dated March 22 1908.
Joke exchange on marital life between youngster and oldster
A humorous dialogue contrasts a youngster asking for the most aggravating aspect of marriage with an older man replying that it is the wife. The banter reflects light social humor and domestic stereotypes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldster
Backache relief promise from kidney pills ad
Mrs. John H. Wright of Mitchell Indiana credits Dean's Kidney Pills with ending ten years of kidney trouble. She reports dragging back pain dizziness and irregular kidney secretions improving after using the product. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Wright
East First St
Mitchell
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Umbrella Toox Fire Joke Sparks Laughing Moment
A Detroit man Thomas Simpson known as a grave and dignified iron man amused friends at a gathering when a cigar smoking companion struggled to keep it alight. Simpson joked about the umbrella smoking and going ablaze prompting laughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Simpson
Detroit
Simpson
Tom
Jim
Saturday Evening Post
West and Northwest Colonist Fares Announced
Union Pacific Passenger Department offers Colonist Fares from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 1909 to all West and Northwest points. Prospects look bright for land buyers and travelers, with liberal stopover plans and nearby new farms producing great crops. Write BE. L. Lomax G. P. A. Omaha Neb for literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Passenger Department
BE. L. Lomax
Omaha
Neb
Pests and Mosquitoes Harbor Hidden Mite Larvae
A ParisBiological Society report by M Brayant notes mosquitoes may carry mites in larval form. The mites span four genera and likely feed on the mosquitoes integuments, revealing a new parasitic dynamic observed since Leewenhoek linked fleas and mites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeuwenhoek
Comptes Rendus
Biological Society of Paris
M. Brayant
Brooklyn Flag Factory Details at Navy Yard Plant
In the Brooklyn navy yard a major flag factory employs eighty to one hundred women year round. The plant produces 418 official flag types and consumes about 120000 yards of material annually. The operation costs about 90000 dollars each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Voliva
Japan Commission Lands
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Moody
Japan
Frisco
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