Des Moines Aims to Turn Steam Whistles Into Music
Des Moines editor W G Hale sparks antinoise reform to replace loud factory whistles with a coordinated steam musical chord. City officials manufacturers and civic leaders back the plan as a potential model for other cities with hopes of soothing workers and even welcoming President Taft.
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Des Moines
Des Mointes
W. G. Hale
The
Evening News
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Laneh
Mathia
Thie
Club
Yy Dr
le Drakely
Dr. Rood
Shannon & Mott
Des
Army Hugh Corps
Maines Gas Co
Sheverman
Prank Nagle
Mathie
Taft
Hoo Hoo Day Prep With Shady Cats And Big Plans
The piece describes a September Hoo Hoo day at the AYP exposition with a back fence show by Vice Gerent Snark W. B. Mack and invited snarks from the West. About 250 Initiates are expected for Inner Mysteries at the Hoo Hoo house. A Portland Seattle lumbermen baseball game caps the event followed by a large dance at the Washington State building on the air grounds.
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Gerent Snark
W. B. Mack
Fair Grounds
Portland
Seattle
Fielder Jones
Chicago White Box
Washington State Building
Air Grounds
Ten Die as Electric Wire Sparks Inferno in Lecco
Through a highly charged electric wire at Olgirate the insulation in all houses fed by the current caught fire. Ten persons were killed and twenty seriously injured as the fire spread from the wire blaze yesterday evening.
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United Pres
Lecco
Italy
Olgirate
Boy alleges father sold him to horse trader for twenty
Lawrence McDonald a one year old boy claims Rolla McDonald of Omaha sold him to Bud Benish a horse trader for twenty dollars He says he has been kept in peonage since arriving by train from Omaha to North Bend and was promised fifty cents a day and a pony He ran away and Fremont officers held him until the father could be contacted Then he was returned to Omaha by train by order of Fremont officers Another brief note from Charleston Ill records teacher Alva Willis death by jumping into a well possibly due to temporary insanity
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My United Press
Fremont
Lawrence McDonald
7Th Bend
Rolla McDonald
Omaha
Bud Benish
Benish
Lawrence
North Bend
Greek dance rehearsal irks Oak Park women crowd
Young women in the Fine Arts society of Oak Park prepare for intercpe in the Greciandra The dies of Athens on August 28. They prefer not to dance on bare feet and fear the look of bare toes will violate Greek period fidelity. Their giggles disturbed the orchestra and interfered with the dance.
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Calted Press
Chicago
the Fine Arts Society
Oak Park
Athens
Spokane Tribe Appoints Chief by Foot Race
Jim Sam’s, a 26 year old Spokane Indian, wins a styled speed contest to become chief after Chief Oliver Lott’s death. The ceremony includes eight headmen from neighboring tribes and a pow wow banquet as the tribe resolves to pursue honest, industrious living.
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Spokane
Jim Bam
Sam
Oliver Lott
Jim Sam
San Lhiet
Coeura Alene
Kalispell
Nespelims
Colville
Businessmen of Japan Arrive to Tour United States
A 39 member Tokyo Yokohama Osaka and Nagoya delegation, with their wives, waited aboard the steamer Minnesota for Seattle to begin a nationwide tour as guests of U S chambers of commerce. The scene shows cross cultural business exchange as they plan visits amid civic ties.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Osaka
Nageya
Minnesota
Seattle
United States
Big Fight Expected At Conservation Meet In Seattle
The first National Conservation Congress opens in Seattle August 26 for a three day session to discuss grazing and water supply issues faced by Seattleites and wool growers. A movement leader calls the meeting a knock down drag out fight for rights. Gifford Pinchot will speak along with nearly every U S governor in attendance.
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National Conservation Congress
Seattle
Union
Waynick ousted as socialist officer court confirms Krueger
The socialist party court declared Waynick no longer a state officer and appointed Richard Krueger as state secretary treasurer. Krueger had been ousted by the state committee on April 18, and Waynick had been appointed. on July 12 the committee reversed and reinstated Krueger, while Waynick refused to quit.
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Socialiste
Waynick
Richard Krueger
Socialist Party
Krueger
State Committee
Stolen Hilliken Car Tracked After Joy Ride
Evansville Indiana August 19 bad luck follows William Scherffus Jr as his Hilliken adorned car is stolen for a second time in a month. Police chased thieves after the vehicle was spotted on Mt Vernon road and detectives pursued, a chase ending with suspects thrown to the ground. The car had nearly been blown up two weeks earlier when dynamite on street car tracks during the strike was discovered.
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Calted
Evansville
Ind
William Scherffus, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Train Wreck Claims Two Workers Near Albany
Two section hands were killed instantly and three others injured when a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train toppled a car on a siding near Albany Tl. The dead were crushed beyond recognition as investigators begin to determine the cause.
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United Prep
Stirling
Albany
Bridge Collapse Injures Dozens on Twelfth Street Bridge
In Chicago 260 feet of the Twelfth street bridge spanning the river and vine duct collapsed last night. Ten people were seriously injured and twenty others escaped with narrow margins as debris plunged into the water below.
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Chicago
Twelfth Street
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