Canada Eyes Vast Coal Reserves and Westward Growth
A Dominion Department of Mines report asserts Canada’s coal holds vast potential especially in underexplored western and northern areas. It cites 732% billion tons bituminous, 461 million anthracite, and 100 billion sub-bituminous and lignite, with yearly mining near 12 million tons and current estimates suggesting thousands of years of supply for good coal.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Mines
Department
United States
Uniforms and Diplomacy Through a Regal Lens
The gazettes record the German Emperor’s reign name for Mon de Kiderlen-Waechter as major of the Seventy-first Thuringian Infantry. He sometimes wears his uniform to please the sovereign though he shows little elegance. He jokes that M Poincare would look more ridiculous if dressed as an artillerist. Prince von Buelow, colonel of hussars, led a grand review at the head of his regiment. Years ago at Strasburg the emperor noted moving squadrons.
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Germany
Mon
de Kiderlen-Waechter
M. Poincare
Prince von Buelow
Hussars
Strasburg
Diplomacy and the hussars in a wartime echo
A fragment cites a Le Cri de Paris quip about Buelow and Wilhelm II. It notes the hussars of M. von Buelow and the remark Oh with Buelow it is always the crooked ways of diplomacy, reflecting diplomatic caricature in European tensions.
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Hussars
M. von Buelow
William
Buelow
le Cri de
Paris
Hungry Herbert Sees Theatre Jobs Vanish
In a dry exchange a man named Hungry Herbert laments his occupation has vanished. He would work, ma'am, but there is little doing in his profession. He explains theater galloping horse effects and automobile plays have ruined his business, leaving him hungry.
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Herbert
Home for the Aged Dedicated in Cedar Falls
The Western Od People Home of the Evangelical association, costing 60900 dollars, will be dedicated soon in Cedar Falls with national officers attending. Funded by 10000 gifts from AL Prieffer and Anna Merner Priefer, the home sits on the Pfieffer site and can care for fifty residents. The Evangelical association governs through a trustees board led by Bishop Spremg, with Rev Andrew Hauser as secretary and superintendent and Mrs Hauser as matron.
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Cedar Falls
theEvangelical Association
Evangelical Association
United States
Aiehan
I AL Prieffer
Anna Merner Prieffer
Philadelphia
Pfieffer
Oarying Street
Bishop
Pe. Spremg
Cleveland
Bord
Andrew la. Hauser
Howe
Tlauser
Physician Faces Serious Charge in Keokuk Case
Dr Albert J Wilsey of Keokuk stands charged with manslaughter after the disappearance and presumed death of Mrs Mabel Trentor. Sherman Trentor filed the information in superior court alleging Wilsey caused her demise during a fishing trip. Wilsey has not been seen since leaving home.
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Keokuk
Albert J. Wilsey
Wilsey
Superior Court
Sherman Trentor
Mabel Trentor
Bountiful oats harvest reported near Marshalltown
In Marshalltown an yields of sixty five bushels per acre on twenty acres owned by Harvey Hilsaberk are described as rust free and high quality. Winter wheat in the same area yields twenty to thirty bushels per acre and is likewise rust free.
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Canada
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Marshalltown
Harvey Hilsaberk
Disagreement Delays Interurban Permit in Muscatine
Dispute between Muscatine city council and the Tri-City Interurban company stalls plans. A month or more may pass before the Davenport and Muscatine line reaches Muscatine as talks fail to agree on permit terms.
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Muscatine
Davenport and
Crop improvement leagues forming across Iowa counties
G E Stayner secretary of the Iowa Crop Improvement Bureau reports steady progress in organizing crop improvement leagues across the state. Palo Alto County has already organized, with counties statewide moving toward structured programs to boost agricultural yields and cooperation.
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Iowa Crop Improvement Bureau
Ames
G. E. Stayner
The
Crop Improvement Bureau
Palo Alto County
New Bank Chartered for Terril in Washington DC
The comptroller of the currency issued a charter for the First National Bank of Terril in Washington DC. Capital stock set at 50,000 dollars. Harry H Buck named president and C C Gravatt cashier.
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New Bank At
Terril
Washington, D. C
Comptroller of the Currency
First National Bank of
Burglar Escapes Jail in New Hampton
George Miller, arrested in June for burglary at the Lawler depot, escaped from jail here by prying bricks with a fork, pipe wrench, and saw supplied from outside.
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New Hampton
George Miller
Lawler Depot
Coxs Celebrate Golden fifty Years of Marriage
Relatives and about sixty friends gathered in Creston to honor Mr and Mrs Albin Cox of Orient as they marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on August 2.
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Creston
Albin Cox
Orient
Wing Baseball Title Estherville Wins Northern Iowa Championship
Estherville captured the northern Iowa and southern Minnesota baseball championship by defeating Emmetsboro Iowa Jackson and Fairmount Minn in tightly contested games. Crowds packed the venues as the fast matchups drew strong attendance and spirited play from all teams involved.
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Estherville
Iowa
Minnesota
Emmetsboro
Jackson
Fairmount
Minn
Boone L B E Chausee Wins High School Contract
Boone L B E Chausee of Negau Michigan secured the contract to erect the new high school building here. The project will cost $160,000 and be built on the designated site this year.
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Boone
L. BE. Chausee
Negaunee, Mich
Barley Crop Brings 27.60 per Acre at Clear Lake
Earl Hamstreet harvested twenty two acres of barley at Clear Lake producing 1,012 bushels, averaging 46 bushels per acre. He sold at sixty cents per bushel, delivering a return of 27.60 dollars per acre.
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Clear Lake
Earl Hamstreet
Puts
Bone In Stomach Causes Death In Iowa Woman
Cedar Rapids reports Mrs A H McKen gle aged 62 died after swallowing a small bone a week earlier. The bone cut the stomach lining and caused a fatal hemorrhage.
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Cedar Rapids
A. H. McKengle
Adventists Plan Big Meeting in Iowa Conference
Boone hosts what may be the largest Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting in years from August to September. About 260 tents will serve as homes for attendees from Iowa and neighboring states, with thousands expected daily and delegates from nearly all congregations. Also: Suger Factory project to locate in Osage and a war veteran shot near Passers, George J. Yeager fatally wounded while heading home after German factory gathering.
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Boone
Iowa
Seventh Day Adventista
Tenta
Lee
George J. Yeager
Ain
Yoacor
Anle
Lies Vesatiang
Sureeeds With Alfalfa Near Welly Maine
A local farmer near Welly Maine tends seven acres of alfalfa and reports thriving growth. The crop has yielded up to four cuttings per season with some fields producing about two tons per acre, demonstrating strong alfalfa quality and vigor.
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McCulloch
Welly
Maine
Rich Contractor Missing From Mapleton
Prominent contractor Joseph LaFebvre of Mapleton has disappeared under unclear circumstances. Family members say he left his home to attend to a day’s work and has not been heard since. Local authorities and associates are seeking information to locate him.
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Mapleton
Joseph LaFebvre
Hems
Woman Ends Life In Port Des Murnes Shooting
Des Moines reports Mrs Antoinette Wourle widow of the late A. J. Worde Sirth cavalry committed suicide at Port Des Murnes by shooting herself through the head. Hil heald is said to have caused the death by own action.
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Des Moines
Antoinette Wourle
A. J. Worde
Sirth Cavalry
Port Des Murnes
Hil Heald
Traveling Man Declared Insane in Ottumwa Hotel Incident
New York traveling man Jonis Siegel caused excitement at a local hotel by insisting guests accept his leather goods samples. He was declared insane and confined awaiting arrival of friends.
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Ottumwa Jonis Siegel
New York
Farmer Jonas Young Found Dead In Cornfield
After an all day search authorities found Jonas Young a prominent farmer living about fifteen miles southwest of Webster City dead by self inflicted poisoning with strychnine He was well to do and leaves a wife and eight children.
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Cornfield
Webster City
Jonas Young
Young
Conference to Meet in Boone for Methodist Church
Des Moines conference of the Methodist church will meet in Boone on September 11. Ecclesiastical rumor hints at several changes this year in important pulpits. It is known that changes have been asked by pastors.
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Des Moines
The
Methodist Church
Boone
Brevet Major Named for New York Cavalry Service
J L Cadwell of Decorah is made brevet major of the Second New York Cavalry for distinguished services at Alabama Wayou on September 20, 1864. Cadwell is noted in G A RK and filiness circles across the state.
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Mason City
J. L. Cadwell
Decorah
Second New York Cavalry
Alabama Wayou
Ottumwa Grand Jury Holds John Montgomery on Assault Charge
John Montgomery, jailed in Ottumwa, was bound over to await the grand jury on an assault charge brought by the mother of 1-year-old Mary Utterback. Montgomery remained in jail after failing to meet the two thousand dollar bond demanded.
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Ottuumwa
John Montgomery
Apsault
Mary Utterback
Montgomery Saim
Kendall Declines Re election in Sixth District
Deg Moines Aug 7 Representative N. E. Kendall formally announced he would decline re election to Congress in the sixth district. He sent a letter to Secretary of State Hayward to this effect.
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Kendall
Deg Moines
N. E
Congress
Hayward
Farm Sold for Record Price Near Boone Iowa
The 100 acre Boone area farm north of the city sold for $60,000 to Albert Odin. Charles H. Weilly conveyed the property which is described as one of the best in Iowa, with possession to take on October 1.
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Boone
Charles H. Weilly
Albert Odin
Iowa
Fire destroys annex at Holiness College campus
A fire east of Oskaloosa destroyed the annex of Central Holiness University dormitory, burning the kitchen bakery and large storehouse and causing a loss of several thousand dollars.
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Holiness College
Oskaloosa
Central Holiness University
Creston Man Released After Prosecution Declined
Creston man Creston-Claud Clark was arrested on a wife’s charge of attempting to cut her throat with a razor but released after she declined to prosecute further.
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Creston
Claud Clark
Proof Positive. ash There'S something very small about that man
In a brief exchange Masson notes a diminutive quality in the man while Woodson questions his behavior. Bronson recalls a garden tinse he lent for mending, then a joke about extravagance and a wife’s fate in death. London Opinian,
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Ash
Masson
Woodson
Bronson
Year Hence Delicate Proposal From Aged Suitor
In a playful exchange Meggendorfer Thälter sketches a daughter agreeing to marry a seventy year old brewer if requested again in ten years while noting the mother’s correction that he is sixty. The humorous dialogue centers on social expectations and marriage greed.
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Meggendorfer Thlaetter
Tile baby on bare boards draws remark from couple
A West End woman points out to her husband a baby sleeping on the porch opposite, noting the bare boards, no rug, and unpainted surface. The husband surveys, commenting on the surroundings as if critiquing a rough setup.
Telling the Truth
On Nttle Arthur s birthday he received a large furry toy monkey Two days later his father found it with both eyes missing The father scolds and warns him not to tell untruths Arthur replies I didn t, then reveals I pushed them in
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Arthur
Father
Family runt Kansas man credits coffee to fame and health
A Kansas man known as the family runt cites long coffee use as the cause of his early weakness and later recovery after switching to Postum. He describes how stopping coffee restored strength, weight, and well being, and endorses Postum as a remedy, urging others with coffee troubles to try it.
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Eost
Ringworm Cured by Resinol in Two Cases
Two testimonials describe successful cures of ringworm using Resinol Soap and Ointment. A Pennsylvania mother reports her child’s scalp sores clearing after about two weeks. A man from Georgia credits Resinol for clearing facial and neck itching and pervasive skin eruptions after trying other remedies.
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Chicago
Emery Skelnite
Cresheam Ava
Noecville
B.S. Gililland
Stallinepe
Hod Vacuan Cleaner 4 Ad Promotes Profitable Business
An old advertisement urges readers to join Magro Manufacturing Co as agents for a Hod Vacuan Cleaner 4 product. It promises lucrative, permanent income and pocketable details on opportunities, claiming thousands of agents already represent the cleaner globally. Includes a puzzle about birds of a feather diagnostics.
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Antiatlad
Torkyn Pierida
Tiaka Tone
Magro Manureacturing Co
Chicago
Where Doctors Failed to Help Covington Women Turn to Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs Jennie Green of Covington Missouri reports relief from monthly hemorrhages and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Brownsville Indiana resident Mrs O M Cum recalls doctors recommending surgery but credits the remedy with rebuilding her health and stopping bleeding. Both letters praise the product as effective for female troubles.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Green
Covington
0. M. Cum
Main St
Brownsville
Ind
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