Iowa Banks Add to State Network Under New Charter Plans
Des Moines notes report 38 banks chartered since Jan 1 1915 eight formerly private banks now seek state bank status Allyn Bank Mount Ayr strong with 100000 capital. state deposits rise to 325812711 by July 6 1915. The state has 31 savings banks 21 trust companies and 21 state banks with total assets near 398.5 million.
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Des Moines
State Banking Department
A. 0. Wolever
Allyn Bank of
Mount Ayr
Iowa
Yowa
Keokuk Trust Company
Last Words in Becker Case Before Execution
Becker faced the electric chair for his role in the 1912 Rosenthal murder in New York. Despite appeals and petitions to Governor Whitman for clemency or a new trial, the governor denied reprieve after discussions with Becker’s lawyers and Mrs Becker.
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Bing Sing
Herman Rosenthal
Sambier
New York City
Tenderloin
Prank
Lefty
Louis
Whitey
Lewis
Gyp
Becker
Supreme
Ford
Whitman
Poughkeepsie
Court of Appeals
Edgar M. Cullen
Charles Andrews
California alien land law upholds state ownership limits
In Los Angeles on July 30 Superior Judge Lewis R. Works ruled California can challenge an alien’s right to own land, upholding the state’s alien land ownership law. In Grafton Ohio four men fleeing a checkpoint were burned when a freight train derailed and ignited near the depot.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lewis R. Works
Grafton
Cleveland
Land prospects and homeseekers' opportunities in Minnesota
A.Meyer reports on farm land and living conditions amid bountiful crops and low land prices. He notes stock herds with good feed, prices for land and groceries, and mentions Bagley residents visited during a survey of opportunities for new homes and independence.
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AY Meyer
Innesota
Canadien
Bood
Clearwaa
Polk
A. Hombs
Aeres
West
Minn
T. T. Sater
John Duhls
W. J
R.D. Holt
Martin Malmen
Ole Halvorson
Wm. Walker
Geo. Colby
The Sandy Drummer’s Odd Wedding Plan
A comic exchange in a small town centered on a man’s plan to celebrate a non wedding tomorrow. He recalls proposing five years ago and being refused by the girl he asked, while a grocer clarifies the meaning of the celebration.
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S. d
Beauty and the Beast Dialogue Juxtaposes Beauty and Bulldog
A fragment presents a debate on beauty and repulsiveness with a praised girl contrasted against a bulldog. The quotes reveal social judgments and humor, highlighting tension between appearance and demeanor.
Domestic Dispute Sparks Witty Exchange at Courtship
A humorous exchange during courtship features a wife challenging her husband to file for divorce. The husband retorts that matrimony resembles a sea full of floating mines, prompting reflections on rising divorce rates from a child figure, Little Lemuel.
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Lemuel
Not Definite Husband Quirk Reveals Teasing Exchange
Mrs Barker says her husband is a peculiar man she must handle with gloves. Mrs Barker asks in reply whether she means boxing or rubber, reflecting a light conversational skein.
Rebels Seize Port au Prince As President Flees Fire
In Port au Prince Haiti on July 29 rebels led by Dr Rosalvo Bobo attacked the presidential residence of President Guillaume. After hours of fighting Guillaume sought refuge at the French Legation as the palace burned and fell to rebels. The port city police chief was killed. casualties are believed heavy.
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Fort'au Prince
Haiti
Quillaume
Rosalvo Bobo
Guillaume
Legation
Guilaume
France
Port -Au Prince
Gardener Job Interview Turns on Vegetarian Claim
A humorous exchange shows an applicant applying for a gardener position. He claims ten years of experience with vegetables and insists he is a strict vegetarian, prompting the interviewer to mention a charged cow to be cared for.
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Paxting
Byalai Pinkhant Medicine Co
Partine
Nonet
York
Economic Resolve Revealed in Fiancee Parley
Dialog shows Hubby Will and fiancée planning frugal living. He challenges her fiancé Jack’s income, and she counters by pledging tighter budgets and sacrifices to meet needs. The exchange underscores practical restraint shaping future plans.
Russian Financier Samuel Clous Anak Arrives in New York
Samuel Clous anak, a Russian financier, arrived in New York as of August 2. Reports note the Russian liner Kursk reaching the city and calls to open traffic with Russia via Archangel, aiming to aid supply needs for the country.
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Dairy and Food Department
Towa
Russia
New York
Samuel Clousanak
Kursk
Petenie American Steamshipmen
Trafic
Archangel
French Submarines Use Against Germans Reported
Dispatches from Copenhagen report successful French submarine actions against German targets. The Zeebrugge area is noted as a focus with bold naval operations described in the Copenhagen Politiken.
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Zeebrugge
London
S.repo
Copenhage Politiken
The Thrift Lesson From a Father and a Family Tale
A rustic dialogue on thrift shows a father urging saving pennies for carfare as a lesson to his son. The exchange shifts to humorous misunderstandings and uplift talk, ending with a college graduate receiving a windfall and an aeroplane purchase.
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Bure
Frugal Talk on Household Budgeting Ending in Confusion
A fragment shows a character named George discussing frugality by charging items to save money. The dialogue reflects wartime style economizing advice and household tension as expenses are tracked, yet clarity remains elusive.
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George
Benge
Jude
German Von Mackensen Drives Deep Into Russian Lines
London reports that Von Mackensen's Austro German forces cut the Russian retreat between Vieprz and Vistula, astride the Lublin Cholm railway near Piaski, with Von Buelow believed close to Warsaw. Russian rail lines are now threatened, risking entrapment as German columns push toward key routes and holds near Groubleszow. Simultaneously Von Woyrsch’s forces cross the Vistula south of Warsaw, widening the German advance in the south.
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London
Warsaw
von Mackensen
Vieprs
Vistula
Lublin-Cholm
Piaski
von Buslow
Warsaw-Petrograd
Grand Duke
Nicholas
von Buelow
Russia
Lublin- Cholm
Flarce
Vieprz
Plaski
Bug
Slava
Groubleszow
von Woyrsch
Polica
Kozienice
Day of Mourning in Chicago for Eastland Disaster
Chicago observed a day of general mourning proclaimed by Mayor Thompson after the Eastland disaster. City offices closed and hundreds of processions marched through streets as every hearse was in use and bodies were transported to burial grounds by various conveyances.
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Chicago
Thompson
Eastland
Two Sailors Die In Haite Action
Washington announced that two American seamen were killed during the fighting after Admiral Caperton’s forces landed at Port au Prince Haiti. Secretary Daniels said the men were killed by the pirates and a regiment of 500 marines was ordered aboard the battleship Connecticut at Philadelphia to proceed to Port au Prince.
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Port Au Prince
Washington
Caperton
Port ‘Au Prince
Haiti
Daniels
Wounded Former War Minister At Vosges Front
Adolphe Meselmy, once Minister of War, was severely wounded in the thigh by a shell fragment while commanding a battalion of the infantry on the Vosges front. The Aug. 2 dispatch confirms his injury and position.
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Adolphe Meselmy
Paris
Adolphe Measimy
Vosgey Front
Itgitt
Germans Penetrate British Trenches North and South of Ai
Reported by French sources on Friday indicates German forces penetrated British trench lines north and south of Ai, with a flot indicating limited gains. The fragmentary dispatch notes a breach measured in yards, reflecting ongoing fighting near the Ai sector.
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London
Bffrench
Manifestation of the Via Ality Amid The Change
A fragmentary line suggests Thé chang ig character as a manifestation of the via ality, with ambiguity in meaning. The readable text hints at a philosophical or metaphysical theme but offers no concrete events or context.
Ambiguous Testimony Mix Prompts Hair Care Ad Snippet
A garbled OCR passage blends hair care promises with a sample free by mail offer from Cuticura and a Boston department, while a political quote questions duties in a forest service proposal and its link to pure food law compliance.
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Cuticura
Dept
Ty Boston
Idd Forest Service
Not Her Lord and Master Coroner Report Text
Fragments from a London tabloid item show a coroner inquiry with dramatic dialogue about a man’s pockets yielding only buttons a handkerchief and a receipted bill. A sobbing inquirer laments the loss of her husband in a shorthand dramatic scene.
Starting Trouble
A domestic dispute headline notes marital tension as the husband declares an end to the relationship amid ongoing friction. The report centers on a marital dispute and potential separation within a Houston setting.
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Thirty-sixth General Assembly
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Anamosa Reformatory
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Frank Pellett
Atantic
State Labor Department
Will
Earl Ferguson
Shenandoah
de Roo Weber
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Atlantic Southern
State Railroad Commission
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State Wair Association
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J. H. McConJogue
State Institution
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