Washington coal shortage sparks national concern and improvisation
A Washington Letter reports fuel shortages hit the capital as anthracite coal climbs to twenty five dollars a ton, coke at fifteen, and soft coal at twelve to fifteen. Schools receive 500 tons of coal and 1,600 tons coke, while farmers log timber for cord wood. Utilities cut service and car lots shrink, yet congress inflates local demand and warms offices with limited fuel.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
White House
National Capital
Department of Agriculture
John Chinaman
Congress
Conductors’ and Motormen’s Union
Capitol
Congressional Library
The
Republic
Caf Smith D. Ory
Des Moines to Host $5,000 Iowa Battleship Model
Des Moines to house a $5,000 eight foot long model of the battleship Iowa in the state historical department, secured for Hon. Charles Aldrich by Speaker D. B. Henderson. The replica will be encased in plate glass and shipped from Dubuque after the Henderson library opening, then to the historical building.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Historical Department
Charles Aldrich
D. B. Henderson
National House
State of Iowa
Dubuque
Henderson
Salvation Army
A True Saying An Open Door Tempts A Saint
A framed proverb notes that openness invites virtue while closure wards off vice, presenting a moral contrast between moral influence and temptation in daily life.
Alibia bloodhounds track suspect in Melrose rape case
Ed Egbert 26, son of farmer Daniel Egbert, was captured after bloodhounds led authorities from Albia to a Melrose hotel room and jailed on charges of raping 13 year old Gertie Killion in a slough near Melrose. The case mirrors a prior conviction for attempted assault on a Miss Kinley.
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Albia
Murray Hotel
Melrose
Ed Egbert
Daniel Egbert
Gertie Killion
Egbert
Doner
Ed Killion
Gertie
Miss Kinley
Rains Damage Corn Says Weather Bureau Expert
Dr Chappel of the weather bureau warns recent cold rains undo the corn gains from the warm spell. Five weeks needed to dry corn for husking as excessive moisture saturates husks and cob. Cooling slows evaporation and risks mold and sprouting if stored indoors now. Farmers should leave corn in the field until fully dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chappel
Weather Bureau
Peculiar-Case Before Judge Shiras in December at Dubuque
A physician Dr Thron Stabe of Waukon faces negligence charges for removing a leg above the knee from P H Quenrod of La Crosse after a May injury. Quenrod seeks 5000 dollars for pain mental anguish and injury to his nervous and physical system. Nellie Ingram Sioux City waitress says her cousin John Dodson of England attempted to kill her to inherit a fortune. Two leprosy cases found in Iowa Dr J F Kennedy recommends home isolation and seeks detailed reports on each case to guide action.
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O. P. Shiras
Dubuque
Waukon
Thron Stabe
P. H. Quenrod
la Crosse
Stabe
Quenrod
Nellie Ingram
Merchants Hotel
Sioux City
John Dodson
England
J. F. Kennedy
State Board of Health
Humboldt
Gilmore City
Kennedy
New Mall Dedicated at Tabor College Commemorates Church Anniversary
Adams hall, a newly erected addition to Tabor college, was dedicated with address by ex President William M. Brooks. The building completes three years of work and costs over 50 000 dollars. The event also marks the fiftieth anniversary of the local Congregational church.
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Adams Hall
Tabor College
William M. Brooks
D. P
Tabor
Founder of Sloan and Evans Hotel Lost His Wealth
Fred T. Evans, founder of Sloan, died in Hot Springs 8. D. He once was reported worth a million dollars but died poor. He built the Arst railway in eee City and opened up the Black Hills, later developing the Evans hotel at Hot Springs which made the town famous before his wealth vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred T. Evans
Hot Springs
Evans
Sloan
Eee City
Black Hills
Peruna endorsements from doctors and customers
A collection of testimonials praising Peruna as a preventive and cure for catarrhal troubles. Included are statements from Congressman D F Wilber of Columbus and others like C F Given of Sussex New Brunswick and Julian Weisslitz of Buffalo, asserting quick relief and ongoing use for colds and throat issues. Addressed to Dr Hartman and The Hartman Sanitarium in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F.wilber
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
David F. Wilkes
C. F. Given
Sussex
N. B
Peruna
Local snippets and ads from a Baltimore Herald page
An assortment of clipped lines and dubious remedies including Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for coughs and pulmonary diseases, Burdock Blood Bitters for stomach and bowels, and quips on marriage and manners from various papers. The fragments resemble an early 20th century collage of ads and humorous notes with random references to publications.
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Dr. Wood
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AV Washingtoniana
George J. Baer
Coal Barons
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
AWS
Salvationists
Union Veterans Union
William Booth
Gen
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Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Continent
Helen Rex Kellar
Boston
Johnson Brigham
State Library
Far East
Lavinia Stell
Coon Rapids
Iowa Veterans’ Union
Coysmaynder General Dyreneft
Tun
Dyrenforth
Association of Independent Churches of Iowa
Unitarian Church
Mary Safford
Marie Jenny
U. S. Coffin
Fort Dodge
Coffin
Maud Ballington Booth
Gov. Cummins
Tunter and
Jones
Norway
John Jabine
New Orleans
Sumer
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Sackle
Jabine
Mina. Faulk
F. E. Sh Bedford
H., Sheakley
A. W. Stuart
Ottumwa
Plymouth Congregational Church
State Department of Agriculture
John Simpson
Solden
Department of Agronomy
State Agricultural College
Iowa Commission
Shiloh
Ue Ose
Cummins
Viceksburg
Missionary Ridge
Cumming
Deposita Increnane
Savings Banks
Auditor of State
Wallstreet
Supreme Court
James M. Pierce
F. Stewart
Mr. Pierce
Desea
Edward Egbert
Gongressman Wilber
Pe-ruena Medicine Co
New York City
Ing
Julian Weisslitz
Seneca Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Sangerlust
New York
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
U. Th
Shoule der Plame
H.W. Bawyer & Gon
East Cambridge
Vasalas
the , Paxton CO
Sibyl
Mr. de Tanque
N. Y
Joe
Peiapolia
Chicago & Nettern
Chicago
North - Western Limited
Dini
Fifth Avenue
Ills
Apy Record-Herald
Bears
Cantaun Company
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