Hamburg Streets Are Kept Clean By City Workers
United States consul recounts Hamburg street cleaning system where children assist, motor sweepers tested, 1,290 streets and 219.4 miles of roadways kept tidy, 5.7 million square yards swept, rubble and waste removed, scales of labor and pay outlined for daytime and night shifts and for snow removal with cards issued for emergency labor.
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United States
Europe
Hamburg
Robert S. Skinner
Ohio
Skinner
Germany
Mr. Skinner
Hamburg Street Cleaning Department
Mainnmirht
Casey at the Bat parody in Mudville tale
The poem narrates Casey facing a pivotal at bat as the crowd hopes for a comeback. Amid taunts and tense moments, Casey fails to connect with the pitch, ending with Mudville's defeat as Casey strikes out. The piece uses the famous line about there being no joy in Mudville.
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Casey
Mudville
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement and Oregon Land Notice
An old Myrtle Point ad promotes Dolan's Kidney Pills with a resident testimony from Andrew Cantrall of Jacksonville. Separate notice from Roseburg details James Ormann Anderson of Arago filing for Final Five Year Proof on land described as NEY of SE of Section 17, Township 29 S Range 13 W Willamette Meridian, with witnesses listed and a May 8, 1914 hearing.
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Myrtle Point
Dean
Andrew Cantrali
California
Jacksonville
Ore
Dolan
Mr. Cantrall
Foster-Miburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Roseburg
Oregon
James Ormann Anderson
Arago
Oreon
Township
Willamette Meridian
Understanding High Blood Pressure The Silent Health Hazard
A historical overview explains high blood pressure as a symptom of bodily wear and tear rather than a disease. It attributes causes to excess poisons from food and stimulants, plus neglect of skin care air and exercise, with risks including heart overwork kidney and artery damage leading to potential death.
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Bright
Chicago Anti-Saloon Forces Plan Dry Year
Chicago reform advocates announce a campaign to enforce dry laws in the city starting in 1915 or 1916, signaling a push to close saloons and curb liquor sales in the near term.
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Chicago
Mail Order Mayor Heads Chicago Income List
Julius Rosenwald president of a mail order house pays the largest Federal income tax in Chicago. His return filed after a thirty day extension shows income of 1,100,000 for ten months ending December 31, 1913.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Oregon Industrial Progress Report Highlights Local Plant Expansions
Salem reports a creamery secured for Heppner while packing houses are phased out. West Salem opens a fruit and vegetable plant. Cottage Grove edges toward a cannery. Caples & Company builds a two story store in Forest Grove. Astoria to begin a half million dollar dock unit. Toledo Lumber resumes mill operations. Over twenty workers earn 3600 yearly under the new working men’s act. Northwest Fruit Exchange to build Hood River warehouse. Minimum wage hits 10 in Washington, 9.25 in Portland and 8.25 elsewhere in Oregon. Salem to build churches and schools. Willamette tunnel work starts April 1. Major projects include a 100000 theatre by Northwest Amusement Company, a 44700 pavilion at the State Fair, and new street work in North Bend. Port lands see a 65000 capacity sawmill planned at Toutle. Industry advocates rally in Eugene and Pendleton for growth.
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Salem
Heppner
West Salem
Cottage Grove
Caples & Company
Forest Grove
North Bend Lumber Company
Astoria
Toledo Lumber Co
Oregon
Tillamook
Eugene School Board
Northwest Fruit Exchange
Hood River
Washington
Portland
Feeble Minded Institute
Schofield Creek
Eugene
Bandon
National Amusement Company of Portland
Petzell
Stayton
Wm Parker
Santa Maria
Cailif
Royal Bakery
Roseburg
North Bend
Savage Tire Company
Pacific Coast
Sutherline Brick and Tire Co
R. D. Hoke
Langell
Klamath County
Toutle River
Pendleton
Illinois Congressman Criticizes Librarian Over Job Favoritism
Representative Fowler of Illinois argued the librarian should not grant political jobs. Fowler praised a rival applicant as more capable, while the librarian emphasized efficiency over patronage for Illinois bookworms.
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Fowler
Illinois
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw Advocates State Care for Mothers
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw calls for government protection of mothers akin to business interests. She argues education empowers women to work and avoid exploitation, envisions state care during incapacity, and links equal suffrage to broader female agency. She urges sustained work and rejects idleness as immorality.
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Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
Purdue coed sues for four thousand damages over hazing injuries
Mabel Rogers, a Purdue University student, sues for $4000 claiming injuries from hazing. She alleges humiliation and damage from milage and ink applied during the incident.
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Mabel Rogers
Purdue University
Ind
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Oregon Development News
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Chas. N. Johnson
Coos County
State of Oregon
John F. Hall
H. A. Johnson
Dar. R. A. Daniels
Nygienist Publishing CO
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Geo. Willett
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