Cement discovery will save money for cement tile industry
Iowa City reports a new finding from the State University of fa engineers that dry mortar drain tile weaken up to 40 to 45 percent when immersed in water. The work by Prof. S. M. Woodward and F. C. Young prompts manufacturers to make tile as dense as possible and to test tiles when wet.
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Iowa City
United States
State University of Fa
Engineering News
S. M. Woodward
Department of Mechanics
F. C. Young
Track luminaries headlining big meet and coaching moves
Herbert Otto, holder of the 1000 yard indoor title, studies athletics at Bethlehem Prep. Norman S. Taber, Rhodes scholar and Brown standout, is hailed as a top U S middle distance runner. Howard P. Drew targets world records in the seventy yard dash at the Millrose Diamond Meet in New York. Mike Murphy to return to coach Penn track in April after health recovery in Thomasville. Charles Gates pledges 2500 toward Colorado College funding for a 100000 gym and 200000 endowment goal. George Bonhag eyed as Yale athletics coach pending dual duties and racing success.
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Herbert Otto
Bethlehem Preparatory School
Norman S. Taber
Brown University
United States
Howard P. Drew
Springfield
Mass
Millrose Association
Seventy-first Regiment
New York
Drew
Mike Murphy
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Thomasville
Charles G. Gates
John W. Gates
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
George Bonhag
Yale University
Baseball headlines mix with trades and marriages
President Murphy bars Cubs from activity while Ira Hague moves to the Boston Braves from Anderson in the Carolina Association. Max Carey wed Aurelia Behrens in St Louis, Dolly Stark sold to Sacramento, and other player movements touch McGraw, Jennings, and Ho man.
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Murphy
Cubs
Ira Hague
Boston Braves
Anderson
Carolina Association
New York Americans
Will Keeler
Baltimore
McGraw
Giants
Jennings
Tigers
Joe Kelly
Toronto
Fred Clarke
Mike Donlin
Artie Homan
Harry Gaspar
Reds
Maximilian Carnarius
Max Carey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wal
Mies Aurelia Behrens
St. Louis
Carnarius
Concordia Ae
Dolly Stark
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Sacramento
Louis Drucke
How Critics Ruined My Shed Building Efforts
A narrator recalls building a shed while neighbors critique every step. Despite following advice and toiling with tools, the project fails and collapses, prompting a vengeful pursuit of the critics as the author declares independence from outside counsel.
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Dingle and Dale
Noted Amateur Pocket Billiards Player Shines
A prominent amateur pocket billiards player is celebrated for superb style and is widely credited as the nation’s best in his specialty. The acknowledgment reflects his consistent performance and influence within the sport.
Boy of 11 Serves 50 Year Sentence in Idaho Penitentiary
Boise report describes James Whit taker, barely 11, serving ten to fifty years for his mother’s murder. He wears striped prison garb, studies in the library under a trusty librarian, and may play outside only under tight supervision with warden’s children. he is numbered 1949 and counted daily among 260 inmates.
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Boise
Idaho
James Whittaker
Idaho State Penitentiary
Harry Orchard
Whittaker
Bertillon
Bruisers Rally To Top Columbus Junction In Rough victory
Washington Bruisers defeated Columbus Junction 19 to 15 in a rough game at the Commercial club gym. The rough play limited shooting as both sides fought for possession, with MacEachron singled out for clean basketball. High School teams opened the program with a 15 to 5 win by the first team as Cummings and Knauss rested for tonight’s Brighton game.
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Washington Bruisers
Columbus Junction
Bruisers
Junctionites
Patton
Washington
MacEachron
Junction Five
Palmgren
Hays
Dokes
Brown
Letts
R. Oakes
G. Oakes
Hull
Mc Roberts
Palwgren
Dakes
Oakes
McRoberts
Cummings
Knauss
Brighton
Eldridge
Meek
Dolies
Garard
McLaughlin
W. Meek
Mathers
Vincent
Willits
Kiscamp
C. Meek
Dollies
W Meek
Illinois Spends More for Higher Education Than Iowa
Statistics from Illinois compare state higher education funding with Iowa. Illinois appropriates 2,234,650 for the University of Illinois, with over 227,000 for engineering. Iowa totals 1,181,650 for Ames and the State University. Illinois also funds its normal schools more modestly than Iowa.
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Iowa City
Iowa
State University Today
University of Illinois
Illinois
Ames
State University
College of Engineering
College of Agriculture
School of Education
Hawkeye Solons
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Ilinois
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY ADVERTISEMENT
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromoquinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
City Bus Line Orders by Phone 589 Black
Call up phone number 589 Black to place bus line orders and have them promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Please provide street and number for delivery.
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Frank Rogers
Retired Officer Labeled “Thirteen Inch Gun” by Navy Circle
In Magnolia Massachusetts a retired naval officer spent a weekend socializing, regaling friends with colorless reminiscences. A judge advocate joked he was the thirteen inch gun, the group agreeing he was a major bore.
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Magnolia
Mass
Toledo
Dally Blade
French presidential election humor sways foreign interest
London reports rising curiosity over France's presidential race to replace Fallieres with emphasis on humorous campaign tones. The piece cites a Parisian organ praising Fouquieres as stylish and diplomatic, and notes broader reception among international audiences, plus medical notes on typhoid vaccination and Moroccan troop tests with General Layautey's favorable report.
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London
M. Fallieres
France
England
Fouquieres
Boston
Congress
Versailles
French Congress of Medicine
Morocco
Layautey
Lord Northcliffe plans humorous weekly rival to Punch
Fleet Street gossip says Lord Northcliffe intends to launch a humorous weekly to rival Punch. He says nothing publicly, but Punch staff discuss the matter, possibly spurred by a Daily Mail critique of English humor.
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Fleet Street
Daily Mail
Punch
Why Kaiser's photos differ from royal portraits
A Chicago or New Yorkpress piece reveals the Kaiser is notoriously hard to please in photography. A photographer reports making at least a dozen negatives each session and smashing rejects until only the fierce look remains. Only once did the Kaiser approve a smiling image to gift his mother.
Italy Mobilizes Amid Expanded Peace Strength Report
The article notes Italy has 375000 men under arms versus 250000. One third with colts should have left by 1912 end, but a royal decree extends service through next month. Libya garrison duties require recalling 80000 personnel. 50000 more served two years. War Office also pays families 20 cents daily to soldiers kept beyond term. Move seen as mobilization.
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Italy
Libya
Tripoli
Cyrenaica
War Office
London society women enter house selling in profitable ventures
London socialites turn to property deals with flair. Mrs George Cornwallis West rented furnished Great Cumberland Place and leased it to Mme Melba for a season before selling lease and furnishings at a handsome profit. Yet Lady Barech Wilson, aunt of the Duke of Marlborough, tops all with a five figure windfall from a recent furnished-house transfer in the same street.
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London
George Cornwallis West
Great Cumberland Place
Mme, Melba
Barech Wilson
Duke of Marlborough
Nantes Offers Free Typhoid Vaccination Program Inauguration
Nantes in France launches a free vaccination service against typhoid fever using Prof. Chantemesse method. The inspector general of France's sanitary service attended the inauguration, noting that hundreds of thousands may be vaccinated under the program.
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Nantes
France
Chantemesse
Prof
The Shepherd of the Hills at Graham January 20
Harold Bell Wright and Elsberg W Reynolds dramatize The Shepherd of the Hills. The Ozark tale features love mystery and heroic daring with curtain at 8 15 and ticket prices from 25 to 1.00. Performances promise peace strength and a vivid view of mountain life.
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Graham
Harold Bell Wright
Mr. Wright
Elsbery W. Reynolds
Old Shepherd
Sammy Lane
Matt
Ozark Hills
Mutton Hollow
Dewey
Elsberg W. Reynolds
Hints for Housekeepers Sell Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
An advertisement urges keeping Foley's Honey and Tar Compound on hand to head off colds quickly. It claims the preparation contains no opiates, soothes inflamed air passages, stops coughing, and may save a doctor’s bill.
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Foley
Advt
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