Lighting plan eyed for park square with cluster Tungsten lights
A city council meeting discussed inviting the Commercial club to study installing about twenty Nightset style tungsten lights around the public square similar to West Washington street lights. The project would require removing pavement to lay conduits with business district funding likely the major share. A new twelve inch sewer was authorized from South Second avenue to North Marion avenue to serve the Farmers and Merchants bank building and Methodist church areas.
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Commercial Club
Frank L. Wilson
J. S. McElhinney
J. M. Bratten
West Washington Street
Washington
South Second Avenue
W. O. Fisher
East Second Street
Marion Avenue
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Methodist
Labor News and Notes From Nation and Coast
Carpenters in Leominster cut hours to eight a day and raise pay to 3.25. Telegraphers' union death benefits total 726100. San Jose labor council buys former YMCA building to remodel as a labor temple. California governor orders a study of unemployed skilled labor in San Francisco. German miners bathe and change at the mouth of the mine with hundreds of shower baths and lockers. Oxygen pumping devices saved over 30 lives last year by restoring breathing. Dress and Waist Manufacturers' association campaigns to improve sanitation and working conditions in New York shops. Waterfront Federation gears up for its first New York convention in late April. 160000 members after just over a year, with branches in Boston and other cities.
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Germany
Waterfront Federation
New York City
Boston
Political currents in Taft era and Italian emigration trends
The piece notes potential bill proposals by Representative Henry of Texas and previews upcoming Virginia races with Lamb Hartwood and Wendenberg as contenders. It discusses Taft’s perceived lack of political maneuvering, etiquette of inviting party leaders to the White House, and shifts in Republican leadership attitudes. It also covers Italian emigration rising after a period of decline with Libya as a destination and fears about Syrian expulsions driving more Italians to the United States.
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White House
Taft
Executive
McKinley
Roosevelt
Harrison
United States
Libya
Italy
Tripoli
Cyrenaica
Syria
County Superintendents Confer at Cedar Falls
Miss Minnie Conner county superintendent of schools left for Cedar Falls to attend the annual spring conference of county superintendents called by state superintendent A. M. DeVoe at the state teachers college. Miss June Chidester accompanies her. Topics include school laws course of study and rural training. the conference runs through tomorrow afternoon with a dinner this evening at 6.
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Minnie Conner
Cedar Falls
A. M. DeVoe
State Teachers’ College
Miss Conner
June Chidester
Jefferson County
Merito Eczema Remedy Promoted by Lemmons Pharmacy
An advertisement from Lemmons Pharmacy touts Merito Eczema Remedy as a cure for skin sores and irritation, claiming it will clear up the skin quickly. The notice emphasizes quick relief and a retail availability.
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Merito
Lemmons Pharmacy
International Negro Conference Opens at Tuskegee Institute
Dr. Booker T. Washington presides at the first International Conference on the Negro held at Tuskegee Institute. Delegates from the United States, West Indies, South America, Africa, and Europe discuss Africa and Caribbean conditions and how Tuskegee methods might aid other American countries and Africa.
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Booker T. Washington
United States
West Indies
South America
Africa
Europe
Great Institute
Dr. Washington
Washington
J. D. Martin
Gammon Theological Seminary
Atlanta
Cornelius T. Patton
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Moston
Caseley Hayford
Gold Coast
Mark C. Hayford
Cape Coast
Africayamut
Martha Drummer
Lf. Z. Isaiah
Goda Sishuba
Kakiopian Church
Queenstown
South Africa
F. M
Peregrine
South African Spectator
Cape Town
Henry Reed
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Literia
Chicago meeting to amend baggage rules proposed
At the Transcontinental Passenger Association session in Chicago on April 17 action will be taken on prohibiting persons from checking baggage on borrowed tickets.
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Chicago
Transcontinental Passenger Association
Extension requested for convention travel tickets
The General Federation of Women's Clubs seeks more time on San Francisco convention tickets from June 24 to July 6. A Chicago round trip rate of $65 with a sixty day return was set, but the clubwoman wants extension to October at $1.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
San Francisco
Chicago
Lindt
Trustees Discuss Gymnasium Plan for Catholic University
Cardinals Gibbons O Connor and Farley attended the annual trustees meeting in Washington. The board debated building a gymnasium costing a quarter million dollars and another hall like Gibbons hall now under construction. Deans from all university schools were summoned to suggest funding and methods to implement the improvements.
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Washington
Gibbons
O'Connor
Farley
America
Catholic University
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Mass
Telegraphers’ Union
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Hiram W. Johnson
California
State Labor Commission
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Henry
Texas
John Lamb
Virginia
John 3. Hartwood
Richmond
House of Delegates
Ll. O. Wendenberg
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Worrow
Ruth Catherine Benkert
Graham Opera House
Tuskegee
Presiding
Tuskegee, Ala
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Wais
Ory
Atchison & Finney
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