London Bridge Traffic Omnibuses Per Hour figures
The report lists hourly omnibus passage across central bridges. Westminster sees 218 per hour while Blackfriars has 100. London Bridge leads with 332, followed by Waterloo 150, Putney 76, Vauxhall 60, Tower 42, Albert 38, Wandsworth 32, Chelsea 28 and Hammersmith 12.
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London Bridge
Westminster Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Putney Bridge
Vauxhall
Tower
Albert
Wandsworth
Chelsea
Hammersmith
First Mention of Cigars in Cockburn Narrative
In the Distresses and Adventures of John Cockburn from London 1740 the earliest cigar reference shows Cockburn cast ashore on a desert island in the Bay of Honduras. He swam to the mainland and walked 2,600 miles to Porto Bello where friars furnished him seegars to smoke, deemed highly acceptable.
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John Cockburn
London
Cockburn
Bay of
Honduras
Porto Bello
Scriptural Truth in Cab Stopwatch Anomaly
Two clergymen ride to the station anxiously missing a train. One laments his stopped watch, trusting it for timing. The other quips that good works would have better served, offering a gentle moral on faith and action.
Census of London Homeless Counts Thousands in Street
A night census shows 1 969 men and 312 women homeless in London. In lodging houses and shelters 23 690 people were recorded, including 21 254 single men, 7 688 single women, 357 married couples and 34 children under 10.
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London
Celtic fringe talk blends myth and climate in Chronicles
The Dublin editorial notes that talk of the Celtic fringe is largely unreal. It argues Ireland derives from mixed Celtic and Teutonic origins, with Celts slightly predominant, and that Irish English differences are more climatic than racial, as discussed by London Sphere.
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Ireland
London Sphere
Little Tommy Recognizes Papa’s Paper Article Theme
In a terse exchange, Tommy observes his brother’s shocking device and, with a knowing smile, remarks that it is “one of those internal things” papa read about in the paper. The line hints at curiosity about technology and sensational media coverage within a family setting.
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Tommy
Papa
Theater Ticket Pattern in Spain Described
Theater goers in Spain often buy separate tickets for each act and rarely watch more than one act per night. It is common to spend four nights on a four act play, viewing one act each evening across consecutive nights.
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Spain
Real Test of a Straight Life in Witness Edict
A quotation from John A. Howland on the value of trusted truth in emergencies, questioning whether the one who knows you best should testify fully and honestly for you before all.
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John A. Howland
Motor Outruns Dog Across English Countryside
An exhausted collie found in Rainow Cheshire was returned to its owner in Newstead Notts after apparently chasing its owner’s car for about eighty miles in a single day. The dog seemed to have followed the motor for the journey.
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Rainow
Cheshire
Eng
Newstead
Notts
Wealth from Grave in Egregy Exhumed and Divided
An elderly man named Kuss was buried in Egregy Hungary with $17,500 in his coffin. Relatives exhumed the body and divided the fortune. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the grim family dispute surrounding the inheritance and the sensational extract from the case.
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Kuss
Egregy
Hungary
Philadelphia I Ledger
Barking Dog Joke Sparks Debate in Yonkers
An amusing quip from Yonkers Statesman notes a busy flea on a dog mocks the saying that a barking dog never bites. The flea shifts position, challenging the proverb with comic persistence.
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Yonkers
The Old Song Repeats Its Tale of Love and Loss
Fragmentary lines recall a worn romance about theft and betrayal. The repetition of familiar themes echoes a bluesy lament as the infant’s cry underscores ongoing heartache. The faded wording hints at a verses’ refrain about broken trust and recurring sorrow.
Chinese Brick Tea Used as Vegetable in Manchuria
Chinese brick tea, produced in Manchuria, Siberia, and North China, is valued not as a drink but as a vegetable. It is boiled with rice and mutton to provide sustenance in these regions.
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Manchuria
Siberia
North China
Woman's Responsibility in National Cheerfulness
A concise statement argues that enjoyment in a society hinges on women. It claims women largely determine a nation’s mood and communal well being through their role and attitudes.
Lancashire Cotton Factories Spin World Spanning Thread
Lancashire cotton factories produce enough thread in six seconds to encircle the world, highlighting the vast output of the region's textile industry and its global reach.
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Lancashire
Ether First Used in Surgical Operations in 1846
In Surgical Operations ether was first used in 1846 marking a turning point in medical practice. The note documents the historic adoption of ether as a anesthetic during 19th century surgeries.
Iowa News Briefs Reach Wide Span of Murders, Missing, and Suits
Mrs. Good of Denver claims desertion by her husband missing for a month while destitute with three children. A Minden saloon keeper, Christ Lanau, hanged himself near Keg Creek. Frank Grant, shot at Buxton, is dead. Walter Beasley jailed at Oskaloosa. Several accidents and court actions follow including a scaffold collapse at Ft Madison, a boy’s death near Belle Plaine, a scalp injury at Sheldon, and a bid to regulate private banks. The Bankers association warns against a forger, a German farmer sues over a celebratory beer fight, and rail and water issues tied to park land near Council Bluffs. Missing Mediapolis resident John Wolverton reported, with multiple local investigations and upcoming official registers and drainage debates shaping state policy.
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Harry M. Good
Denver
Colo
Ella Saunders
Burlington
Colorado Federation of Labor
Frank Grant
Buxton Reently
Walter Beasley
Oskaloosa
Slim” Redburn
Reasby
Reashby
Redburn
John Stein
Ft. Madison
Davis
Madison County
Harry Mayne
Sioux City
Bob
John van Horn
Alexander
Association
D. F. Goldsmith
St. Paul
Orkin Bros
George Young
Osceola
Young
D. H. McKee
Mediapolis
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
Lawr
Belle Plaine
Sheldon Daily Sun
Jennie Carden
Dr. Cram
Hope
John Harder
Minden Township
Pottawattamie County
Henry Schoening
Chris Risse
Schoenig
Harder
Woodbine Telephone Company
Logan
Farmers’ Mutual Telephone Company
Court House
Grand Lodge of the Rathbone Sisters of
Iowa
Davenport
Grand Lodge of
Turner Hall
Louis Busse
Haitlroad
Dawson of
Waverly
Busse
Butler County
Lawrence de Graff
Supreme Court
State Executive Council
Census Department of the State
C. B. Courtright
Blackhawk Con
Courtright
Big Lake
Council Bluffs
Martin
Nunols Central Railroad
J. C. Welling
Chicago
General Assembly
Park Commissioners
Secretary of State
Congress
Ilinois Central
Stafford
Kan
John Wolverton
Wapello
Iowa and Sioux City News Snapshots of Courthouse and Life
A wave of legal notices and personal stories from Iowa’s Sioux City region includes a receiver pursuing policy holders after a company failure, a Pierson wedding surprise tied to a clerk’s license, arrests for practicing medicine without a license, a breach of promise suit in Sioux City, and a suicide attempt near Crescent. Additional items cover injunctions against saloons, a mayoral fine for insult, an arsenic incident near Tabor, and talks on how estate tax receipts should be split between state and counties. The piece also notes Mrs. McKim weighing a Methodist pulpit post after Rev. Me Kim’s death in La Port City.
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Yowa Merchants’ Mutual Insurance Company of
Sioux City
W. Chatterton
Pierson Enterprise
Clinton
J. BE. Ryan
State Board of Health
Robert E. Purslow
Vietta R. Davis
Purstow
Justice Court
Charles Huhleman
Kansas City
Denison
Crescent
Council Bluffs
St. Bernard’s Hospital
McCoy
Oskaloosa
Homer McMain
R. H. Stringfellow
Jack Wilson
Salvation Army Hall
William Greenway
Supreme Court
Harry Bedison
J. W. Morris
Shenandoah
Sait
Dawson
Dan Rhode Farm
Thurman
Harris
Happy Hollow
Tabor
Gilbertson
J. D. Chassell
Plymouth County
Senate
T. Me. Kim
la Port City
Methodist Church
Interstate insurance raid targets Equitable and major life firms
A Chicago meeting set in motion a systematic investigation of eastern life insurance companies to protect policyholders. Iowa Auditor Carroll and other state officials will join a joint report examining Equitable, Mutual Reserve, New York Life, and others, with wider participation invited.
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Carroll
Hosts
Wisconsin
Equitade
Mutual of New York
New York Life
Metropolitian
Prudential
Pennsylvania Mutual
Connecticut Mutual
Wooster
Auducer Carroll
Iowa
R. E. Folk
Tennessee
H. R. Prewitt
Kentucky
W. R. Vandenburgh
Illinoia
Thomas D. O'Brien
Minnesota
Zeno M. Host
James W. Barry
Michigan
J. J. Brinkerhoff
Ilinois
A. J. Vorys
Ohio
Trust Companies Face Major Capital Tax Problem
Des Moines reports that many Iowa trust companies formed about twenty years ago without capital stock fees now confront a large tax burden. If reincorporated they must pay fees on all capital, potentially over five thousand dollars for firms with five million dollars in capital. Meeting costs to recall and reissue stock add further expense, making reform prohibitive for many.
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Des Moines
Saloons Prepare to Contest Mulet Tax Case Des Moines
Des Moines saloon owners notified to pay mulet taxes for five years totaling about 30000 engaged attorneys Clark and McLaughlin to contest before Treasurer Murrow. If tax is upheld they will appeal to the district court claiming discrimination based on a recent supreme court decision.
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Des Moines
Murrow
Clark & McLaughlin
District Court
Supreme Court
Heavy Fire Damage Strikes Davenport Firms
A morning blaze in Davenport destroyed the Minrich Crockery Company and L. B. Guy Crockery Company wholesale and retail buildings, causing about 40,000 in losses. At two o'clock the same morning the Valguardoon wooden shoe factory burned, suffering roughly 7,000 in damages with no insurance coverage.
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Davenport
Minrich Crockery Company
L. B. Guy Crockery Company
Valguardoon
Love Causes Death by Own Action in Ottumwa
Dissatisfaction over a love affair ends fatally for Etta Young, age 20, at Kirkville as she drinks poison to forget unrequited affection. The incident, reported August 1, reflects a tragic outcome of romantic distress.
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Ottumwa
Appromnent
Etta Young
Kirkville
Mysterious India spectacle by Great Fluto Shows comes to Des Moines
Des Moines opens August 11 with the awe inspiring production Mysterious India. The show features royal chariots drawn by Arabian stallions and elephants and camels in ornate gold and silver trappings. Two performances are planned with waterproof tents for comfort.
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Crete
Des Moines
India
America
Des Moines Robbery: Bold Hold Up By Two Negroes
Two Black men robbed the Des Moines Building Company office at 820 Locust street in broad daylight, taking $415 in cash and over $500 in checks and gold after stunning victim S. T. Roberts with a blow. They fled and left no clue as officers investigated.
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Des Moines
S. T. Roberts
Amana Society 10 Retains Its Life
Iowa City August 2 Judge O A Byington ruled in district court that the Amana Society the Community of True Inspiration remains in existence after a suit brought by county attorney at Mrs Sarah Wilsons demand The decision reviews the society history from 1718 in Germany to the present noting members surrender property donate labor and share life care for minors and daily prayers and education within the community
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Iowa City
O. A. Byington
District Court
Iowa County
Amana Society
Sarah Wilson
Wade
Fairall
Wilson
Husband finds wife dead in Sioux Rapids home
Sioux Rapids August 3 Mrs A J Thompson was found dead by her husband when he returned home for dinner. She had been unwell for several days and was downtown around 11 o'clock trading. Her husband, a local grocer, had married only a few weeks ago.
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Sioux Rapids
A. J. Thompson
San Jose minister donates 50000 to Wesleyan institutions
Word comes of a $50,000 gift from Rev. H. T. Besse of San Jose California to Wesleyan institutions nationwide. It is believed Iowa Methodist Institutions will receive a substantial share of the donation.
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Iowa
Cknols
Mt. Pleasant
H.T. Besse
San Jose
Cal
Wesleyan
Iowa Methodist
La Follette Denounces Corruption At Clear Lake Assembly
Governor La Follette told a thousand attendees at the Clear Lake gathering that corruption thrives where influence over public men is masked by the reach of railroads and Iowa politicians. The three hour speech condemned covert pressures and condemned railway influence in state affairs.
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Iowa
Clear Lake
la Follette
Courtship and Refusal Echo in Youthful Courtship Tale
A brief description notes a young woman’s repeated refusals during courtship, signaling ongoing tension and danger. The scene centers on repeated “No” refusals as a thematic hinge, with the narrative framing the danger surrounding the young man’s pursuit.
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the News
State Movement
B. F. Carroll
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