Terrible railway wreck near Melbourne kills many
Austeralia Melbourne April 21 two trains from Ballarat and Bendigo collided at Braybrook Junction eight miles from Melbourne. About forty one killed and sixty injured. Bendigo train with two engines crashed into Ballarat train rear. five cars wrecked. wreckage burned and bodies were often unrecognizable.
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Austeralia
Melbourne
Australia
Ballarat
Bendigo
Braybrook Junction
King and Queen on a Trip to Nordic Capitals
King Edward and Queen Alexandra depart London for a royal tour to Copenhagen Stockholm and Christiania to visit the Nordic capitals and be received by their royal families.
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London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Christiania
Anglo Saxon Lecture Outlines World Domination Claim
Dr. John Merritte Driver entertained Graham audiences with a two and a half hour lecture on the Anglo-Saxon race. He argued the race is destined to rule the world, citing vast US wealth and control of commerce and language. He noted Russia and Japan in future conflict and praised the Anglo-Saxon temperament as unconquerable.
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John Merritte Driver
Graham
Driver
North Carolina
England
United States
Japan
Russia
St. Petersburg
Europe
Change of Officers at Farmers and Merchants State Bank
The Farmers and Merchants State bank held a meeting with major officer changes. David McLaughlin and E G Wilson resigned as vice president and assistant cashier respectively, W A White elected to succeed as cashier and vice president, and R L Coulter elected as new assistant cashier. The board includes Ohngemach, S A White, Brookhart, Matthews, McCollum, Boyer, and Thompson.
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Farmers and Merchants’ State Bank
David McLaughlin
E. G. Wilson
Wilson
A. White
R. L. Coulter
W A. White
KE. G. Wilson
W. A. White
Mr. McLaughlin
Charles Ohngemach
D. McLaughlin
E. G
Picnic crowd of youths enjoys handcar ride west of city
A group of young people including Mrs Frank Latehem and daughters Dorothy and Romola joined Merle Johnson and Frances Meyers for a woods picnic by Crooked Creek. They later hosted a farewell party for Mary Reed from Beaver Falls and others bound for Milwaukee to resume studies at Downer College.
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Frank Latehem
Dorothy and
Romola
Merle Johnson
Frances Meyers
Crooked Creek
Mary Reed
Beaver Falls
Hanna Bicher
Dorothy Miller
Nena Wilson
Hazel Martin
Milwaukee
Wis
Downer College
Hanna Eicher
Blanche Guthrie
Vera Alberson
Messrs
Boyd Berdo
John Bailey
Victor van Sickle
Lawrence Wilson
Bert Dixon
Manton Hebner
Ralph Shannon
Need More Room at Methodist Church Faces Expansion
The official board met to discuss adding room for worship and missions. A committee of John Alex Young, W R Jeffrey and S W Neal was appointed to hire an architect and submit enlarging plans. It may be possible to enlarge the current church to meet needs.
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The
Methodist Church
John Alex Young
W. R. Jeffrey
S. W. Neal
Democratic state convention preparations in Springfield
April 21 reports complete preparations for the Democratic state convention in Springfield set for Thursday. Chicago trains bring delegates and bands for the event, with St Nicholas hotel serving as the delegates and state central committee headquarters. Notables Donga Pattison John P Melhorty and Colonel J Tamdlten Lew to have offices at the hotel.
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Aprisatief
Tih
Great State Arsenal
Oglesby
Chicago
Springfield
State Central Committee
St. Nicholas Hotel
Donga Pattison
Freeport
John P. Melhorty
J. Tamdlten Lew
Doine
Theiyetel
Italy Turkey tention cools peace seen in Rome
Rome reports easing of Italy Turkey flare up as Italian warships stay in home waters. Turkey grants Italy post offices in Turkish cities and agrees on other issues, including Tripoli. Diplomats anticipate better relations and possible settlements rather than conflict.
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Rome
Turkey
Italy
Constantinople
Tripoli
Bathing allegation ends in acquittal in Alton
In Alton on April 21 Justice Ford discharged Miss Marie Tievis after Mrs Randolph Siwith and new neighbor Herman Herrin testified she bathed in Mrs Siwiths kitchen with the window open during a mid day variation of weather.
Beware of Mercury Ointments and Hall's Catarrh Cure
Mercury-containing catarrh ointments warned against as dangerous to smell and system health. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio promoted as mercury-free and orally active. Includes sales pitch and other product mentions, with local pharmacy notices and brief city business note about George Garvin of Cedar Rapids leaving for Ottumwa.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
George Garvin
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It claims thirty years of helping women, cites testimonials from Louise Jung and Emma Wheaton, and invites sick women to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Louise Jung
Chestnut
Detroit
Mich
Emma Wheaton
Vienna
W. Va
Sonia
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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Windsor Grocery
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West Chester
Iowa
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Northwestern Iowa
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Orchard
Washington Band
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Sociefy
Queen Esther
Seal of
Minnesota
Marbourg & Helwick’s
Lue
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and McElshbinney Drug Co
Boitio Free
Lemmo’s Pharmacy
Chichester
Asc Toe Cichesters
PILLA
Hest
Landseekers
Big Horn Basin
Yellowstone Valley
Wyo
Montana
Omaha
St. Louis
Garland
Ballantine
Huntley
Billings
Mont
Cody
Worland
Basin
Greybull
Lecelt
D. Glenn Deaver
Landseekers' Information Bureau
Farnam St
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