Fighting Bob Evans Navy Hero Remembered From Civil War To World Tour
Obituary recalls Admiral Obley Dunglison Evans known as Fighting Bob. A Virginian raised in Utah, he chose the Union, fought at Fort Fisher, survived amputations, commanded the Lowa in Santiago, led the world cruise as commander in chief, and retired due to ill health after the fleet reached San Francisco.
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Obley Dunglison Evans
Bob
David Glasgow Farragut
Farragut
Fort Fisher
Admiral Evans
Floyd County
Samuel Andrew Jackson Evans
Washington
Annapolis
Virginia
William Hooper
Congress
Utah
Blane
Salt Lake City
Evans
Academy
Cuban
Hell
Santiago
Roosevelt
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
Conference Will Talk on Making Schools More Attractive
The National Child Labor Committee calls its eighth annual conference in Louisville from January 25 to 28, focusing on Child Labor and Education. Leaders from 27 state committees and governors will attend, with experts discussing reform, schooling, and better laws amid exhibits on working conditions in mills mines and factories.
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National Child Labor Committee
Louisville
Owen R. Lovejoy
Signal for Submarines Inventors Tout Raft Signaling System
Two Spanish American War veterans John 8 and Daniel W Shea claim a method to signal from submarine boats to land stations or vessels. They propose mounting a mast on a buoyant raft carried by the submarine with wireless antennae and flag use. The raft can be released to float when submerged to maintain contact.
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John 8
Daniel W. Shea
Sheas
Daniel
Pennsylvania's Largest Engine Proves In Freight Trials
The Pennsylvanian railroad unveils an 98 foot locomotive named H H L designed for steep grades. Weighing 668 900 pounds with four 27 inch cylinders and 56 inch driving wheels it surpasses earlier freight engines in size. Tests in western Pennsylvania will determine adoption for future freight service.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Government to send official abroad to promote See America First
The federal government plans to dispatch an official to Europe to lecture on American scenery. The aim is to show Europe the mountains lakes and moors of the United States and to attract American tourist spending to domestic railroads hotels and guides.
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America
Europe
Boy pianist Mozart praised by family and Empress
In a household debate about boys learning piano, the story recalls a remarkable child named Mozant who, by age six, composed pieces and played for Empress Maria Theresa. His father a violinist taught him, and the tale notes his early genius, poverty, and enduring legacy.
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Jack
Evelyn
Bors
Daddy
Bate &O
Evelin
Nanner
Nannerl
Maria Theresa
Austria
Mozant
Sidewalk Sketches on Husbands and Bills
A humor column by Howard L. Rann humorously critiques husbands as ever busy touching cash registers and collecting life insurance while enmeshed in domestic life. It mocks the fragile patience of spouses, compares men to heroes of thrift, and lampoons domestic routines and daily price shocks.
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Horatius
T. Roosevelt
Night Watch
Rexall Hair Tonic Claims Hair Growth At Rexall Store
Rexall 93 hair tonic is advertised to regrow hair on bald heads by destroying scalp germs and stimulating roots. The product is described as pleasant to use, not staining, and backed by a money back guarantee if it fails to relieve scalp irritation stop dandruff prevent hair loss and promote growth. Available in 50c and 1.00 sizes at Sherman Brothers Rexall Store.
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Rexall
Sherman Brothers
S. W. Cor
German Election Marks a Crisis in Berlin Politics
Berlin voters cast ballots as Social Democrats expected to gain power, with promises to lift the American embargo on food and to push full manhood suffrage and gender equality. The campaign centers on taxation, Morocco policy, and cost of living amid a government of Clericals and Conservatives facing a socialist surge.
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Berlin
German Empire
Gott
Germany
Herr Bebel
Reichstag
Social Democracy
America
Social Democrats
Morocco
Munich
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad in Georgia
J Shelnut of Breman Ga reports satisfaction from Foley Kidney Pills saying they do the work and relieve kidney and bladder trouble. The advertisement claims broad efficacy and urges purchase from all druggists.
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Shelnut
Bremen
City Bus One Call Up Phone 589 Black
Orders left with Frank Rogers to be promptly attended to by the city bus line. Glue street and number noted.
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Frank Rogers
Morning Sun basketball game canceled and schedule changes
Morning Sun High School canceled the Friday January 19 game with the local Washington team. Principal Churchill seeks a replacement for the vacant date, aiming to line up a game with Oskaloosa or Eldon. A February 2 matchup with Morning Sun is arranged, with additional games set at West Liberty and Muscatine and host dates to follow.
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Churchill
Morning Sun High School
Morning Sun
Washington
Oskaloosa
Eldon
West Liberty
Fairfield
Muscatine
Athletic Association Treasury
Doliés
Clapper
Howard Anderson
Palmgren
Russell
New Discovery Merital Rheumatism Powders
The nineteenth century sensation Merital Rheumatism Powders touted as a cure all for rheumatism in all forms. Advertisers claim it benefits every sufferer and urge readers to ask those who have tried it at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound and Foley Kidney Pills Ad
An Omaha hotel manager praises Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and lung diseases and Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder troubles. The ad urges quick results and lists druggists as sellers. Also notes the Society of Automotive Engineers to hold its annual session in New York next week.
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Jas. McCaffery
Mer
Schlitz Hotel
Omaha
Nebr
Foley
Society of Automobile Engineers
New York
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