Rock Island President Warns Railroads Face Losses
In his annual report to Rock Island stockholders H A Mudge cautions that current rate reductions and rising taxes and wages threaten railroads. He estimates 1914 net revenue would drop about 10 million from 1913 projections, but actual reductions exceed 16 million. Figures derive from Interstate Commerce Commission reports.
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New York
H. A. Mudge
Rock Island
Mudge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hatred for England Strans by German comic paper Page
A German periodical Fliegende Blatter reports a national mood against England and explains that the title page word copyright is used only to deter piracy. The editors stress no link to the British government and insist the term is for American circulation protection.
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Berlin
England
Filegende Blazetter
Fliegende Blatter
America
British Flyers Honored by French Troops at Friedrichshafen
Paris correspondent telegraphs that two British aviators who raided the Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshafen were hailed with acclamations on return to Belfast. The garrison paraded, and the general in command awarded each airman the Legion of Honor. A Zurich telegram notes German alarm.
War keepsakes and songs echo in London repertoire
The piece notes soldiers' bullets and shrapnel repurposed as hats pins, inlays, charms, and inkstands, with larger fragments used for paper weights. It also mentions two British marching songs, Onward Christian Soldiers and Oh Come All Ye Faithful, in the London scene.
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London
Savings Bank Teapot and a Mexican Millionaire Story
The piece recounts how women historically saved money using creative methods, including a broken-nosed teapot as a savings bank. It notes Pedro Alvaredo’s vast cash hoard, the theft by his wife’s maid, and the quilt containing $30,000 in $1,000 notes meant for his sons, who prosper through the interest to fund American college education.
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Pedro Alvaredo
Parral
Mex
Alvaredo
Senora Alvaredo
Separa
Business Woman's Magazine
Lead from radium and thorium share weight difference claim
A report from Leipzig describes K Fajans presenting a theory that lead from radium and lead from thorium are identical aside from atomic weight. Data from Fajans and Lembert at Harvard aim to refine atomic weights. Earlier Soddy and Hymans reported a 0.5 percent difference between borite lead and ordinary lead.
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K. Fajana
Bunsen Gesellschaft Fuer Angewandte Physikalleche Chemie
Leipzig
Fajana
Soddy
Fajans
Lembert
Richard
Harvard
Hymans
London Chemical Society
Day of Love and Honest Labor Commentary
The piece argues that men will love each other if just treatment and fair wages prevail. It notes exploitation by employers and competition as barriers to genuine brotherhood and questions teaching love without changing conditions.
Kansas Y M C A talk sparks hog cholera discussion
The Salina event linked hog cholera concerns in central Kansas to a YMCA gathering. Dave Bean, a prominent rancher, was cited as a prophet while a New York worker urged subscriptions to fund farms, more hogs, and larger corn production.
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Kansas
Salina
Dave Bean
New’ York
Abe
Mr. Bean
City Star
Stallion and Jack Certificates Renewal Notice 1914 1916
State certificates for enrollment and soundness of stallions and jacks must be renewed between January and April 1916. The department aims to issue state certificates promptly after inspections. Owners with permanent certificates must submit a veterinarian’s affidavit of soundness for renewal.
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Gtallfon
UN: Pathé
Horsemen Advertisements and Household Health Advice
A fragmented advertisement page discusses horse matters and offers customizable cuts. It also targets housewives urging health maintenance for self and children, praising a remedy for coughs colds and scarlet fever warnings for children.
Fragmented OCR note on a historical medical claim
An unreadable OCR fragment discusses an incurable disease and a doctor's belief about a patient. It mentions local remedies and a prescribed cure, with references to blood and mucous surfaces and a lengthy prognosis. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or dates.
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Ibtfort
Friedrichshafen
ODD “Savings Bank
Hippocrates
Johnson & Alberts
Rolfe, Iowa
Saturn
Illinois
Marple & Alberts
J. O. Burington
Rolfe Roller Mills
Nature
Rolfe Grain
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