Weather outlook and barometer shifts across states
Illinois shows unsettled conditions Friday with showers by night or Saturday and cooler Saturday. Missouri follows with unsettled weather Friday and Saturday and cooler Saturday. Iowa reports increasing cloudiness Friday with showers by night and cooler in the west, Saturday partly cloudy and cooler. Local temperatures yesterday ranged from 65 at 7am to 76 at 5pm, then 71 at midnight.
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California Builds Largest Battleship Toward Stronger Navy
The United States moves toward naval preparedness with the battleship California ready for launch. It stands as the largest and most formidable ship built or under construction, signaling a shift from past underfunded defenses and echoing British naval strength as experts note prior delays. The program also includes plans for the largest submarines, highlighting renewed focus on modern naval defense amid wartime concerns.
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United States
California
England
Congress
Wilson
Public health warning on rising organic disease in America
A Rochester New York meeting warns that degenerative diseases threaten national vitality as vital statistics show rising death rates from heart, arteries and kidneys. Elmer E. Rittenhouse urges action through public health services and school education to combat diet, hygiene, and lifestyle factors.
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Rochester
New ‘York
Bright
Elmer E. Rittenhouse
Public Health Service
Republic
Navy foresees no Privateers in future battles
Experts say the Navy will not fight its battles with privateers as in 1812. The article notes that future American naval strategy centers on official armed forces rather than civilian raiders, with a focus on modern building programs and assured peace.
Huge wheat crop drives U S farm outlook in war's shadow
The Department of Agriculture estimates a near billion bushels of wheat produced in the current year, with corn also exceeding last year’s output. Illinois reports especially strong corn, wheat, and oats production, while prices hold steady despite large expected yields. The report notes wartime demand and neutral-country supply as influential factors shaping the agricultural scene.
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Department’ of Agriculture
United States
America
Illinois
Shoes and fashion lure in new department notes
A fashion focused item highlights new fall shapes in the men’s department with cloth tops and upgraded comfort. The piece argues durable wear and lower long term cost, while a broader discussion imagines Mississippi River freight development boosting regional trade and New Orleans as a future competitor to New York.
Public Health Urges Fight Against Degenerative Diseases
The piece argues degenerative diseases rise with urban mortality, affecting both natives and foreigners. It cites 15 million Americans in the “development period” at risk, urging periodic health exams, community hygiene, and education via public health services and schools to reduce this drain on national vitality.
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Tate
America
England
Bright
Public Health Service
Need of terminals on the Mississippi river observed
Mr. Irving C. Norwood of Davenport reports on a river trip by freight boat to study conditions and the need for terminals to restore the Mississippi as a carrying artery. He notes Minneapolis St Paul St Louis Quincy and Muscatine are moving to develop modern facilities and cites rising rail freight costs as a factor in regional competition.
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
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New Orleans
New York
Central ‘America
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Davenport
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Middle West
Panama ‘Canal
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Quincy
Illinois
Muscatine
Towa
San Francisco
Wilson starts mapping plan for national defense
Under August 1 date, 16 democratic papers carried dispatches stating President Wilson began the task of mapping out his program for national defense. The piece contrasts Wilson’s claim of no neglect with the Republican platform praise for naval adequacy and criticism of Democratic refusal to authorize battleship construction. Danish News.
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Wilson
House of Representatives
Republican
Danvish News
Editor’s Night Gap and War Rumors Amid Global Tensions
A muddled editorial note questions responsibility for World War I outcomes and covers growing peace rumors. It mentions Dr. Dumba’s sea voyage, the German submarine fleet, and Mexican raids amid Allied supply fortunes. The piece highlights a sensational marriage report from Drake township, noting a 37 year old groom and 54 year old mother-in-law.
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Macon Times-Democrat
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Ralph McVey
Nind
Inlaw
Emdene Reynolds
Grateful Mothers Endorse Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Mrs T Neufever of Eau Claire Wisconsin reports Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured her boy's severe croup after other remedies failed. Mrs D Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio says her life girl with a severe cold and persistent cough improved after using the remedy. The old stand by is praised for both adults and children its relief of throat irritation chest tightness grippe and bronchial coughs.
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T.neufever
Eau Claire
Wis
Happy couple’s tangled kinship conflicts in merged families
The passage notes a remarriage creating complex ties where Mr. McVey’s first wife’s offspring become their own uncles and aunts to their father and grandmother. The text breezily lists odd in-law relations, then shifts to brief obituary-like notes and birthdays for public figures and athletes including a congressman, a bishop, and John W. Lapp, a Philadelphia catcher.
One Hundred Years Ago History Notes for Today
A compact reminiscence page lists notable events and births. It marks anniversaries from 1815 to modern times, noting Gen Eleazer A Paine’s command in Island No. 10 operations, canal milestones, 1840 Chesapeake and Ohio completion, and other historic markers. It also lists birthdays of Lord Brooke Frederick Delano Alfred Noyes Robert Speer Poultney Bigelow Stratton Brooks and Abraham Keister with ages.
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Fort Pillow
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Parkman
Jersey” City
Chesapeake and Ohio
Georgetown
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Christopher Lamoriciere
Amiens
France
Nantes
Atlanta
Vitry le Francois
Aisne
Emden
India
Semlin
Belgrade
Lord Brooke
Warwick
Frederick A. Delano
Federal Reserve Board
Tsonk Kong
China
Alfred Noyes
Iow
America
Stat
Fordshire
England
Oday
Robert E. Speer
Presbyterian Board ‘of Foreign Missions
Huntington
M A
Poultney Bigelow
New York City
Stratton D. Brooks
University of Oklahoma
Everett
Abraham L. Keister
Adee Marks 45 Years in State Department Service
Washington Sept 9 marks forty five years of service for Alvey Adee secretary of legation in 1870, later chief of the diplomatic bureau, third and then second assistant secretary of state. Long career overseeing key diplomatic correspondence through Chinese troubles and African diplomacy periods.
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Alvey A. “Adee
Department
Adee
Madrid
Department of State
Durin
Mr. Adee
Big Shriners Ceremonial Draws 1000 Plus in Youngstown
More than 1,000 Mystic Shriners from Cleveland, Pittsburgh and other cities in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania gathered in Youngstown on September 9 for a ceremonial of the Shrine conducted by the Al Koran temple of Cleveland. The event, the largest ever held in the area, featured a large street parade alongside the ceremonial.
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Youngstown
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ducks in South Dakota Prep for Opening Shoot
Sioux Falls September forecast notes statewide duck season begins tomorrow as anglers ready with hunting kits. Heavy rains filled wetlands, boosting duck numbers and raising expectations for strong opening.
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South Dakota
Sioux
Falls
S. D
Dehy Gui
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