Prison Guard Turned Prolific Author Seeks Swiss Villa
Max Erxieben a guard at Joliet penitentiary earning seventy dollars a week will soon move to a villa in Switzerland to pursue writing full time for five years. Unknown to friends his readers know him as Larry Evans author of Once to Every Man and a frequent contributor to magazines. He says he earned over six thousand dollars yearly from fiction and previously worked as an asylum guard at Kankakee. He wrote to reach the hearts of the unfortunates he observes and to learn what the future holds for them.
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Joliet
Switzerland
Ersie
Conami
Larry Evans
Asylum For the
Kankakee
Jer
Quota Dispute Faces Atlantic Lines At Conference
Berlin reports that as the Atlantic pool conference resumes in London on August 5 the key issue is the attitude of British lines operating with Canada regarding their quota under the renewal. The current agreement expired January 1 and the London talks failed to reach a renewal, threatening the pool's end unless accord is found. The Canadian lines insist on firm quotas for their Canadian business.
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Atlantic Lines
Berlin
London
Cologne
Canada
Frisco Banker Named Russian Envoy by Wilson
George T. Marye, a San Francisco banker and lawyer, was chosen by President Wilson as ambassador to Russia and his name was sent to the Russian government for approval. Born in Baltimore in 1856, he studied in England, Germany and Italy and has long kept a Washington home while his business interests are mainly on the western coast.
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Russia
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France
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Mr. Sharp
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Germany
Italy
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Maryer
Washington
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Davenport
Miss Rieth
H. H. Jebens
University of Nebraska
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
County Normal School
Galesville
Wis
William Reuter
Davenport Turngemeinde
Turner Hall
Milwaukee
Herr George Brosius
United States
Reuter
Herr Brosius
Turner College
Indianapolis
Bro
Quotas debated as transatlantic lines seek change
The discussion centers on basing quotas for Canadian line business on half the five year average, reflecting a sharp drop to 50 percent last year. Ballin of Hamburg America suggests the half five-year average, with a 20 percent uptick triggers a quota revision. Cunard backs the proposal. Canadian reps seek time to consider as conference adjourns.
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Ballin
Mne
Cunard Line
Brains suit seeks damages after gas explosion
Irving Ramsey, a New York chauffeur, sues Emanuel J. Weil for 30000 dollars claiming a spoonful of brain tissue was removed from his head following a skull fracture caused by Weil's gasoline engine explosion. Physicians will testify to the incident and its medical aftermath.
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New York
Irving Ramsey
Emanuel J. Weil
Timely Health Talk on Sun Prostration Warns Heat Dangers
Springfield reports the first of Governor Dunne’s Timely Health Talks outlines sunstroke and heat prostration forms. It advises rapid doctor contact, cool shaded rest, loosened clothing, cold compresses, and careful hydration. Sunstroke demands prompt, quiet treatment and avoidance of alcohol, fats, and overheating foods.
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Springfield
Dunne
State Board of Health
Political ads announce county treasurer and superintendent candidates
A set of political advertisements announces candidacies for county treasurer and county superintendent of schools. H C Hinrighs seeks the Democratic primary, Miss Lou M Harris targets the Republican primary, and Frank B McCall of Rock Island seeks the Republican nomination for county superintendent.
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H. C. Hinrichs
Lou M. Harris
Frank
McCall
Rock Island
Sues City for Damages After East Locust Street Accident
A. W. Porter of 2216 Grand avenue files suit against Davenport for $1,000 claiming injuries from an East Locust street accident on May 25. Porter drove a traction engine that rolled down an embankment due to street conditions.
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City
East Locust Street
A. W. Porter
Grand Avenue
Porter
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