Electric light invention tested in Philadelphia and troop movement near Fredericksburg
Fifty years ago on April 17 a new electric light device by A N Baker ran successfully before the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, praised as simple and inexpensive. General Melowell's Federal corps reached Palmouth on the Rappahannock opposite Fredericksburg, signaling Civil War activity.
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A. N. Baker
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Melowell
Federal Corps
Palmouth
Tuippahannock
Fredericksburg
White House Hopes For Maj Archibald Butt News
Washington reports Taft and cabinet mourn the possible loss of Major Archibald Butt, Taft’s military adviser, as White Star Line ships aid rescue efforts. Officers in New York relay the list of survivors while Butt’s friends fear he may be among the dead. First maiden voyage wreck noted for a prominent vessel, the Titanic’s loss has no parallel on its initial trip.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Maj
Archibald Butt
Mr. Taft
White Star Line
New York
Major Butt
Tlrante
Naronic
Congress on Hygiene and Demography to meet in Washington
Des Moines reports this year’s International Congress on Hygiene and Demography will be held in Washington, D. C., in September with Taft as honorary president. Iowa forms a commission led by Dr. Henry Albert to secure state representation, urging widespread attendance and focus on tuberculosis control and public health measures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Taft
Carroll
Henry Albert
W. L. Treynor
State Medical Society
W. W. Pearson
Drake University College of Medicine
W. B. Barney
Butterfield Speech at Muscatine Knights Banquet
W H Butterfield of Washington Ia addressed a Knights of Columbus banquet in Muscatine attended by over four hundred members. He spoke on Knighthood praising old hero deeds and urging defense of faith home and the spread of socialism as a threat.
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Muscatine Journal
W. H. Butterfield
Knights of Columbus
Order
Washington
Knights of Old
Seed Corn Picking Week Set by Governor Carroll
Des Moines April 17 Governor Carroll will declare a week next fall as Seed Corn Picking Week. Farmers across Iowa will be urged to select and dry seed corn for next year. The plan aims to ensure proper germination by preventing frost damage before winter.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Iowa
Mrs. Giesler and Mrs. Johnson Stage Popular Recital
Mrs. Frank Giester of Muscatine and Mrs. Neile Johnson of Muscatine presented a Washington Graham recital to a large audience. The program featured Enoch Arden read by Mrs. Giesler with piano by Mrs. Johnson, plus readings and dialect sketches.
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Frank Giester
Muscatine
Washington
Neile Johnson
the Graham
A. Anderson
Methodist Sunday School
Separated Lovers to Wed After Years Apart
Davenport report tells of Chris Carras and Regina Dubois, childhood sweethearts born on Samos, split by thousands of miles for three years. Carras, in America three years, saved money to marry. reunion to occur in a few weeks. Other anecdotes about everyday humor follow.
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Davenport
Chris Carras
New
Harper
Regina Dubois
Carras
Samos
Miss Dubois
Bulango
South Africa
America
Summer school appropriation funds Iowa State college
An appropriation of $6,000 has been made for the six weeks summer school session at Iowa State college to provide the best training for public school teachers in agriculture. Director A. V. Storm oversees a program attracting inquiries from across Iowa and other states, covering agriculture, home economics, manual training, and college-level studies for teachers, college men seeking credit, and others.
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Ames
Iowa State College
A. V. Storm
Iowa
Medical Society of Iowa Sets May Meeting in Burlington
The sixty first annual Iowa State Medical Society session will be in Burlington May 9 and 10 with the Iowa medical women meeting May 7. A papers program features numerous southeastern Iowa doctors and guests from Chicago St Louis and New York. Sessions occur at the Congregational church auditorium with related events at the Commercial Exchange and excursions planned.
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Iowa State Medical Society
Burlington
Iowa Medical
State Society
Southeasstern Iowa
Wm. Rendleman
Davenport
E. T. Edgerly
Ottumwa
L. W. Littig
K. C. Brockman
J. Fred Clark
Fairfield
John T. McClintock
Iowa City
B. D. LaForce
L. W. Dean
C. E. Ruth
Des Moines
Keokuk
W. L. Bierring
Washington
Explosion maims two in Swea City drug store blast
Marshalltown Iowa April 7 reports a carbonic acid gas explosion at Swea City seriously injuring T. S. Wand a druggist and J. W. Berggof one of his clerks. Wand suffered grave injuries while Berggof had a broken leg and is bruised.
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Marshalltown
Swea City
T. S. Wand
J. W. Berggof
Wand
Berggof
Bergger
Infant dies after accidental ingestion of tablets
Raymond Anderson aged 17 months of Scranton died after accidentally swallowing several tablets from a bureau in his home. Physicians believe the medicine contained strychnine and the child died about two hours after becoming ill. He was the couple's only child.
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Scranton, Ja
Raymond
Clyde Anderson
National Synod to Meet in Morning Sun May 28
The National Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church will convene in Morning Sun on May 28 with about 175 delegates expected. Attendees are anticipated from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the north to the Pacific coast in the west and Alabama in the south.
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Morning Sun
National Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Pacific Coast
Alabama
Borrowed Smiles and Boston Pie Quirks
A dialogue about love and family plans includes a proposed marriage to a chorus girl and echoes a family history of romance. A Boston diner learns dessert lore when a guest discovers that a familiar cream layer cake is called Washington pie in the city.
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Boston
Washington
Friend of Abe Died in Iowa Story of Lincoln Kin
Charles Miller of Liscomb Iowa died this week, removing a near kin and childhood friend of Abraham Lincoln. Miller and Lincoln were Kentucky boys whose mothers were cousins sharing the same maiden name Nancy Hanks. He recalled a tale showing Lincoln’s gameness, though he spoke modestly of his family ties.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Charles Miller
Liscomb
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Miller
Kentucky
Nancy Hanks
Dandruff Cured by Zemo Scalp Tonic Claim
An advertisement promotes Zemo as a proven remedy for dandruff and itching scalp. It claims the tonic penetrates to the scalp, destroys germ life, and with Zemo antiseptic soap provides complete relief after one treatment. Sold and endorsed by McElhinn ey Drug Co.
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McElhinney Drug Co
Opportunity for work among boys without equipment
Over a thousand North American cities lack a Young Men's Christian association. Boys' secretaries work through existing agencies, leading to more public school attendance, increased Sunday school participation, juvenile court supervision, supervised athletics, and trained leaders for Church Boys clubs.
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North America
Young Men's Christian Association
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