Glifford Thorne to Speak at County Supervisors Convention
Clifford Thorne of Washington will address the Iowa county supervisors convention in Burlington August 14 15 and 16. He is noted for railroad rate expertise and will discuss The Almighty Dollar at the Thursday evening session.
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Clifford Thorne
Washington
State Board of Railway Commissioners
Burlington
Thorne
O. H. Dunlap
Kalona
Washington County
State Association
Wallaby's Ring Purchase Sparks Wedding News
In a brief photoville style note, Miss Wallaby accepted Louis on an evening date. The groom says he hopes to borrow $200 today to buy the engagement ring, signaling preparations for a wedding.
One Dose Cures Diarrhoea Says Oriole Resident
M E Hebhardt of Oriole Pennsylvania reports a single dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured diarrhoea. The remedy is for sale at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Senate Ends Monroe Doctrine Debate With Lodge Resolution
Washington reports the Senate adopted 51 to 4 a Lodge resolution opposing foreign control of western hemisphere harbors or bases. The measure asserts U S right to protest and defend safety, while noting no government sought Magdalena Bay but some sought land by foreign corporations.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
United States
Committee On Foreign Relations
Mr Lodge
Cummins
U. S
Judge
Tryig
Magdalena Bay
Massalena Bay
Cicero the Roman orator reshaped Latin for all time
Howard L. Ramcus portrays Cicero as a celebrated author who transformed Latin by pruning archaisms and introducing new forms. The piece notes his influence, early life, consulship, and eventual death at the hands of Antony, praising his enduring literary reach.
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Cus
Tullius Cicero
Cicero
Germany
Bar Harbor
Athens
Mark Anthony
Railophone touted to prevent railway accidents
London reports Mr. Von Kramer and Professor Kapp show a new invention called the railophone. It enables telephonic communication with moving trains and could boost weak signals to operate bells brakes or even stop trains at the signalman's will, promising to make mishaps practically impossible.
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London
von Kramer
Kapp
Birmingham University
Ihs
Captain Littlefield rejects Butt message as hoax in New London
In New London Connecticut Captain Littlefield formerly navigator of the Carnerie non magnetic yacht says the alleged message from the late Major Butt who died on the Titanic disaster must be a hoax. In Washington the House voted 145 to 109 to disagree with the Senate amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill and keep the tariff board in office for another year.
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Butt
Hoat
New London
Conn
Littlefield
Carnerie
House
Tariff Board
Washington
Senate
France and Russia seal joint defense accord expansion
Paris reports France and Russia have signed an agreement to use their armies and navies jointly in future necessity for offense or defense. The accord expands the 1892 pact which previously covered only their armies.
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France
Russia
Paris
le Tempe
Man Kills Wife Then Shoots Himself in Hotel
In Union City Michigan on August 1 Charles W. Hammer of Chicago fatally shot his wife at a local hotel and then killed himself. Reports say the couple had separated and Hammer had followed her in hopes of reconciliation.
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Mag
Union City
Mich
Charles W. Hammer
Chicago
Hammer
Kid McCoy To Remain In Jail In Ostend Case
London reports American prize fighter Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy must stay in jail for another fortnight as he awaits proceedings in a suspected $3,000 jewel robbery case in Ostend.
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McCoy
London
Kid" McCoy
Norman Selby
Ostend
Rail signaling system cited as potential global fix
The article notes a signal automation device enabling a distant signalman to stop a train and automatically reset signals to danger. It records who is responsible for a passer, with trials by American railroads and interest from British officials. European rail service is described as safer but less efficient than the United States.
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Railopinione
von Gramer
Professor Kapp
Elephant Trunk Described as Nature’s Miracle Organ
A historical piece extols the elephant trunk as a marvel of nature serving as both respiration and feeding tool. It notes the trunk can be nearly eight feet long, highly sensitive and strong, capable of uprooting trees, lifting artillery, gathering grass, killing a man, or brushing off a fly.
Farmer Recommends Chamberlain's Remedy Near Fleming
Mr W S Gunsalus of Fleming Pennsylvania says his family has used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for fourteen years with excellent results and he urges others to use it. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemimon
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