Hatpin length laws contrasted Germany and Iowa
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item notes Iowa and German railways regulate hatpin length. American cities debate allowed length while some officials consider no enforcement. Saarbrucken railway policy demands removal of prohibited pins. refusals lead to train refusal and fines, illustrating harsher European approach.
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Saarbrucken
Germany
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Renson
Searbracken
Divorce suit over foreign beauty and abandonment by Navy officer
A St Louis dipitch reports Lt Comfort of the U S Navy seeks a divorce from his wife described as a former Filipino belle on grounds of abandonment. The piece muses on enduring themes of foreign allure across literature from Homer to Loti and Puccini, noting romance often ends in sadness and fading splendor.
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St. Louie
Comfort
United States Navy
Wilipino Bella
Chicago
Witheda Pierra Loti
Curious modern life glimpses and odd happenings teased
A jumble of odd notes about art in curiosity shops drowned by big fish, popular aeroplane rights, undertaker endorsement, a Boston vacation question, wealthier accounts, women's dress, clergy salaries, jewel theft in Philadelphia, pickle consumption in Chicago, and a lightning incident in the Yonemita Valley.
Best Fair Passes Mark Historic State Exposition
Des Moines September 2 The seventh annual state fair and exposition closed with the hippodrome show in the stock pavilion and a record live stock parade. Attendance on Tuesday and Wednesday set new highs at 62000 and 53000 respectively while the previous Wednesday record was 8000. Exposition costs are estimated at 150000 with receipts nearly all profit and the million dollar parade featured prizewinning cattle and horses.
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Des Moines
Rioting at Muscatine MGB Plant During Second Button Strike
In Muscatine a mob of about 600 attacked workers leaving the McKee and Bliven plant during the second button workers strike. Lawrence was hit by rocks, another worker Wayne Reynolds suffered a severe scalp wound. Police failed to control the crowd and half the factory windows were broken as owners McKee and Bliven left in a car.
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Muscatine
Comunion
McKes & Bilven
Ast Lawrence
Wayne Reynolds
Rotere
James McKee
W. I. Bliven
Jealous wife shoots husband and self after quarrels
In Kimballton on September 2 Mrs. Carl V. Anderson killed her husband's son, hid the body under a bed, shot her husband, then wounded herself after walking a half mile, following a separation agreement. In New Post Attorney Merton Ferson, former librarian, accepts a law professorship in Washington DC.
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Kimballton
Carl V. Anderson
Town City
Merton Ferson
Law College of the State University
Law College of the University
Washington, D. C
Prouty Plans $30 Million Highway Bill for Nation
Congressman Prouty spoke to the Iowa Letter Carriers Association in Des Moines on September 2 and announced his intention to introduce a bill in the next Congress requesting a $30,000,000 appropriation to improve the nation's highways.
Iowa Man Buys 36000 Acres in Kansas Valley Sale
Announcement yesterday reported the sale of 36000 acres of land in the Arkansas valley southern Iowa to George H. Paul of Washington for 800000 dollars. The buyer is listed as an Iowa man, with the transfer noted in Denver.
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Iowa
Denver
Arkansas Valley
George H. Paul
Washington
Lawyer Sued for 5000 in Des Moines District Court
A. L. Miner sues lawyer Bera D. Marshall in district court seeking 4000 alleging the attorney alienated his wife’s affections. Calamus woman sues for 2000 over a life policy with Modern Woodmen of America. Local notices mention absent husband and a fatal accident.
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Des Moines
Sept
Bera D. Marshal
Bis Morning
A. L. Miner
Calamus
Clinton
Nathan Keith
Ligzig Keith
Euit
Woodmen of America
Youth saves ship as teen wireless operator aids救
Sixteen year old Jack Scheetz braved the gale on the steamer Lexington off Haunting Inland to send distress calls after the wireless station went down. The Yamacraw rescued 12 passengers, a steward and three Negro crew members, while two firemen died aboard. Charleston reports at least 15 dead and $1 million in damage from the storm.
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Charleston
S. C
Lexington
Jack Scheetz
Sean
Sheets
Yamacraw
Chamberlain
Merchanta
8. C
Italians' T8 Combat Crime in New York
Italian detectives in New York are mobilized to curb a crime wave among Italian natives. The consul reports 4 letters admitting crimes by Italians since January. About 5,000 Italian ex-convicts are believed in the city. The crusade followed two kidnapping cases and 14 bomb throwing incidents since July.
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New York
O'Brien Departing Tokyo for Italy Ambassadorship
Thomas J. O'Brien, longtime American ambassador to Japan, sails from Yokohama aboard the Bhinyg Maru to assume duties as ambassador to Italy. His departure is marked by an unprecedented sendoff in Tokyo with nine large assemblies.
Belgium Reinforces Front as War Fears Rise
Belgium strengthens frontier defenses near France and Germany with a secret military council led by Lieut. Gen. Haliehaut. Frontier forts receive rifles and artillery while bridges and railways are to be destroyed if war erupts, aiming to preserve neutrality amid rising tension.
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Liege
Belgium
France
Germany
Haliehaut
Astor to Marry Miss Force in Large Settlement
Newport reports Col John Jacob Astor plans a substantial marriage settlement for his fiancée Miss Madeleine Force. Estimates range widely from two to twenty five million dollars with most around three to ten million, making Miss Force one of the era’s wealthiest brides.
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Newport
R. I
John Jacob Astor
Madejelny T. Force
Tony
Miss Porce
Miss Force
Race Trouble in Missouri Leads to Fatal Bar Fight
Report from Huntsville Missouri describes violence after a dispute over a whisky plot at a negro bar seven miles south where one negro was killed and a white man plus a negro were wounded. White men John Dameron Robert Dameron Roy Burton and William Terry were involved. Edward Fivana a negro blamed and fled. John Dameron died from a razor wound. Two whites and all the negroes were arrested.
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Huntsville
Beere
John
Robert Dameron
Roy Burton
William Terry
Edward Fivana
John Dameron
Cigarette Ignites Fire at Burnet House Hotel
A cigarette stub, tossed into an open suitcase in a Burnet house hotel room, started a small fire last night. The blaze harmed little, alarms alerted available fire companies, and guests were safely evacuated from the building.
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Burnet House
Cincinnati
Deluge Hits East Coast as Bearleg Train Strikes
Weather reports indicate heavy rainfall and flooding across New Jersey Delaware and Philadelphia during the latest wave, with meteorologists noting the trend matches a twenty nine year pattern. The scene shows widespread property damage and evacuations as rivers swell and streets flood under steady downpour.
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East Gogat
Philadelphia
Ioyanie
New Jersey
Delaware
Yeau
Crop Note Details Reveal Farmer’s $90,000 Look
A historical crop note cites a farmer with a $90,000 value, referencing Minna, Le Briggs, gold and an eight four notation. The fragment suggests asset or yield figures tied to a regional farming context.
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Minna
le Briggs
Taft Urges Judicial Reform and Arbitration Policy
President Taft addresses the American Bar Association urging reform in legal procedure and higher judicial salaries. He defends arbitration treaties with Britain and France and opposes judicial recall, noting Supreme Court justices deserve higher pay and courts as the final authority on law. A statewide referendum against recall is adopted.
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Resseme
United States
Marshall
Great Britain
France
Association
John W Gates Fund Giver Estate Distribs Millionaire’s Heirloom
Aurora New Jersey news report states the late John W Gates left an estate of about 34 million dollars with 1.004 million distributed to about thirty relatives. Charles Gates and the widow are executors. Henry Baker, a St Charles nephew, stands to gain 260000 on college graduation.
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Aurora
John W. Gates
St. Charles
New York
Wih
Charles Gates
Henry Baker
Harvard
Henry
Gates
Baker
Slater
Dishonesty in Army Posts Prompt Civilian Control Suggestion
Washington reports irregularities in post exchanges in the department of the east for the year ended recently. Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant urges War Department to place post exchanges under civilian management due to bad administration and dishonesty causing fund losses and trials of officers and enlisted men.
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Washington
Department of the East
Ascal
Frederick D. Grant
War Department
Exr Shanges
Waterway Meeting Announcement At Chicago Convention
W K Kavangugh president of the association announced the sixth appeal convention of the Laker to the Gulf Deep Waterway association to be held in Chicago on October 12 18 and 14. The notice references J Lovie Oficial and the group’s plans for the waterway project.
Wean Cabinet Formed Amid Quick Political Shakeup
A new cabinet is formed amid a swift political reshuffle. Key figures from the coalition are named though specifics on posts and dates remain limited in the fragment.
Dean's Kidney Pills Cited By Satisfied User
A reader reports long running kidney trouble with hot flashes dizziness and swelling. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the swelling bloating subsided weight returned and rest improved. The advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure with Buffalo New York as the distributor.
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Diana Xa
Géorge Earl
Miah Bon
Neb
Saya
Dean
Dean's
Fricatte Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Big Dogs in Demons and Country Cousin Dogs Fashion
A brief dialogue cites a New York Weekly item noting big dogs are popular again to deter theft. The exchange contrasts fashion trends with practicality and mentions a “Mitie dogs” as a deterrent, reflecting lighthearted urban chatter about pets.
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