International Congress On Tuberculosis In Washington
Des Moines notes the International Congress on Tuberculosis held in Washington from September 28 to October 3 with exhibits over three weeks. Key figures included Dr Robert Koch, Professor Bernard Bang, and U S authorities such as Victor C Vaughan M P Ravenell Norman Bridge and S A Knop. The congress voted that bovine tuberculosis is transmissible to humans, a finding significant for dairy states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Kepford
Des Moines
Washington, D. C
National Museum
Bernard Bang
Copenhagen
Denmark
Victor C. Vaughan
Ann Arbor
M. P. Ravenell
University of Wisconsin
Norman Bridge
Los Angeles
California
S. A. Knop
New York City
Robert Koch
Germany
London
Europe
Kochaul
Washington
International Congress on Tuberculosis Highlights Public Health Action
The piece discusses the tuberculosis threat especially in dairy districts and calls for interstate control, enlightened legislation, and coordinated action. It urges better living conditions, education through schools, and boosting human resistance as key defenses, praising President Roosevelt's reception of delegates and his surprise appearance.
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Congress
Roosevelt
New Mineral Found in Alaska at Rampart Discovery
A Rampart pioneer James Langford finds a chalky indigo blue mineral 125 miles below Rampart on the Yukon. Researchers in Seattle will analyze it as Alaska and Yukon prepare for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition of 1909 to classify unknown specimens and seek commercial use.
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Seattle
Rampart
Yukon
James Langford
Alaska
Farm or small business wanted in prosperous locality
Advertiser seeks immediate contact from owners selling a medium size farm or small business. Provide price description and reason for selling plus possession date. No agents. Reply to Lock Drawer 984 Rochester NY. Our Job Printing will please you.
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Rochester
N.Y
Convincing certificate backs bank deposit guarantees in Oklahoma
A June 27, 1908 Oklahoma certificate argues that the depositors' guaranty law boosted secured banks while unsecured banks fell. It cites state banking figures, dates of calls, and deposit changes through May 14, 1909, noting $3.8 million more individual deposits in secured banks and naming Roy C. Oakes and George W. Bellamy as officials.
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Taft
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Roy C. Oakes
State Banking
George W. Bellamy
State Banking Board
Taft says panic over as conditions near normal
President Taft asserts the panic has eased and conditions near normal, contrasting with the Chicago board of education view that 15 000 children go to school hungry due to unemployment and higher living costs noted by The Saturday Evening Post.
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Taft
Chicago Board of Education
Saturday Evening Post
New York Savings Banks See Big Shrinkage in Yearly Balances
Reports show accounts opened in the year ending July 1 fell by 73 000 from the previous year while accounts closed rose by 48 000. Deposits declined by 35 000 000 and withdrawals increased by 41 000 000, signaling a sharp decrease in New York state savings. A New York wholesaler urged biscuit bakers and confectioners to share trade data, noting declines in staple groceries across regions. The piece also cites Wall Street Journal figures on International Harvester profits and links directors to the steel trust.
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New York
United States
Middle West
Les of Grocerie
Tiyan
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Ederheimer-Stein
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Faassen & den Adel Co
Four Corners of the Earth
Wormhoudt
Chicago
Chas. Welsh
Canning Factory
A. D. S. Peroxide
American Druggists Syndicate
Fellows & Fellows
Uae
DRS. Fellows & Fellows CO
Walwur
Des Moines, IA
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