Apparition on Yacht Haunts Danube Quest in Pest
A Belgrade merchant’s yacht carrying the late Bergian Queen Draga’s fortune is said to host a ghostly appearance. Reports describe a pale young woman fleeing a deck corridor and a bloodied head seen in a blue mist. Crew deserted, river authorities posted guards, and a night watchman reportedly cried “The face, the face” before collapsing in fear.
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Vienna
Buda-Pesth
Draga
Danube
Belgrade
Birnbaum
Iowa dairymen in session for 24th wool convention
Mason City Iowa February 1 opening day of the 24th wool convention of the Iowa State Dairy association draws prominent farmers and dairymen from across the state. The formal opening will be addressed by State Dairy Commissioner Wright and other speakers over the three day session include Governor Cummins A W Frasier C G Smith A W Trow and Prof H C Curtiss.
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Mason City
Iowa
Iowa State Dairy — Gesociation
Staite
Wright
Cummins
A. W. Frasier
American Breeders Meet Opens at College of Agriculture
The second annual meeting of the American Breeders association began at the College of Agriculture in Champaign on February 1 and runs through the week. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson presides over a gathering of plant and animal breeders, physicians, scientists, and teachers focusing on breeding methods to boost yield and disease resistance in corn, wheat, apples, and livestock. Notables include H J Webber of Washington, D G, T L Haecker of St Paul, L Bailey of Fargo, Luther Burbank of California, M W Gentry of Sedalia, and Hon John Dryden of Toronto.
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Champaign
Wii
American Breeders’ Association
College of Agriculture
Society
Wilson
H. J. Webber
Washington, D. Gj
T. L. Haecker
St. Pauli
L. Bailey
Fargo
Luther Burbank
California
M. W. Gentry
Sedalia
John Dryden
Toronto
Ont
New Parcels Post Treaty Opens with Belgium
Washington Feb 1 The parcels post convention with Belgium took effect today becoming the third such treaty in Europe. The Belgian agreement limits parcels to four pounds and $50 value. The article references other similar treaties with Germany and Norway and notes broader patterns in treaties with the Americas. Two New York tailors Abraham Pasternak and Peter Tor were scalded to death in a Russian bathhouse after an inattentive attendant failed to assist them while intoxicated.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Belgium
South
Central America
Abraham Pasternak
Peter Tor
New York
Ven
Great Phone Merger Aims to Link Coast to Coast
Newark Feb 1 reports indicate a massive deal among 43 major telephone firms to create a single entity valued around 3250 million. The arrangement would allow subscribers in New York and San Francisco to talk directly, with the American Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. poised to gain control of most participating companies while preserving local brands and independent operations.
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San Francisco
New York
Bell Company
WIL Centre
United States
Canada
Newark
N. J
New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company
San Francino
American
Hell) Telephone and Telegrind Company
Wisconsin agriculturists open state convention at university
Farmers from across Wisconsin attend the annual convention under the state board of agriculture at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The event runs through tomorrow with talks scheduled by ex Governor W D Heard, BE Holden, Frank A White, and Thos Shaw among others.
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Wis
Bated of
University of
Chicago
Profesor Thos. Shaw
St. Paul
Hardware dealers meet in ninth Wisconsin convention
Milwaukee Wisconsin February the Wisconsin Retail Hardware Men's Association held its ninth annual convention at the Republican House with headquarters there. Over 390 principal retailers jobbers and manufacturers from across the state attended. The gathering will last several days with discussions on trade questions and issues important to the hardware trade.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Retail Hardware Men's Association
Republican House
Cattle quarantine set by Agriculture Dept to curb fever
Washington February 1 under Agriculture Department order federal quarantine covers large parts of the South and portions of other states to prevent splenelle fever spread among cattle. Quarantine includes eastern North Carolina South Carolina Georgia except Union Towns and Rabun counties all of Arkansas northern counties Texas Panhandle and lower California. Regulations permit shipment in placarded cars for slaughter to quarantined yards and require disinfection of unloaded stock en route. disinfection and yard separation enforced for southern cattle.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
South
North Carolina
South Carolina
Iniian
Alabama
Towalalawn
Mississippi
Virginia
James River
Georgia
Union
Rahun
Arkansas
Tan- Nemes
Texas
Panhandle
California
Two Little Watts at Frazer Presented February 4 and 6
Lincoln J. Carter’s successful play The Two Little Watts comes to Frazer on February 4 and 6. The production relies on intelligent acting to smoothly portray a dual role across varied lives with rapid changes signaling strong cast work. Noted for fine staging including bun halts moonrise drift clouds and lantern effects with electric show windows and a snowstorm.
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Lincoln J. Carter
Watts
Frazer
Over Niagara Falls at the Frazer February 14
Thrilling melodrama "Over Niagara Falls" comes to the Frazer on February 14. The production features its own scenery and sensational mechanical effects with a Niagara Falls scene that aims for realism. the show promises dramatic thunder and spectacle without relying on home scenery. c¢. T. Beckwith, ex-bank president, remains critically ill with heart trouble.
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Prazer
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Frazer
T. Beckwith
Mr. Chadwick
Why Do Doctors Fail And Mrs Pinkham Succeeds
A narrative extols Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts and her Vegetable Compound as the solution to female illnesses. It claims doctors fail because patients withhold symptoms and praises Pinkham for listening to women and providing remedies that cure numerous cases.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Maso
America
Amy
Mrs. Pinkham
Frey Uy We Hear and Osteopathy Warning
A fragmentary text questions osteopathy as an alternative to surgery, urging caution against pretenders and unsafe claims. It references doctors and remedies, warning readers about deceptive practices and the supposed superiority of osteopathy before medical intervention.
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Preteylers
Watt
Betll
Anii. Com
Geon
Dr. Fill
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