Taft Starts Trip Visiting Yale and Philadelphia Events
President Taft leaves Washington for a Yale Corporation meeting in New Haven with stops en route. He attends a Clover Club dinner in Philadelphia as guest of honor and a New York dinner honoring Cornell University’s former president before joining the B nai B rith conference in New York. He may announce accepting the Kent professorship of law at Yale.
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Washington
Taft
Yale Corporation
New Haven
Clover Club
Philadelphia
New York
Bolog 9
Cornell University
Order of B'Nai B'rith
Kent
Fredericksburg flank attack ordered by Burnside in winter
Fifty years ago on January 17 General A E Burnside ordered a second attempt to take Fredericksburg by a flank march and surprise. Federal troops faced unpaid wages and harsh winter conditions with rain and snow as coal prices surged to 7.25 dollars a ton in Philadelphia.
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A. E. Burnside
Fredericksburg
Philadelphia
Prohibition Appeal From J R Wylie Denver Letter
J R Wylie of Denver writes in support of restricting liquor near Cedar Falls College and urges Iowa to fund public improvements if the liquor trade is expelled. He recalls saloons in Iowa City, Illinois and Boulder and proposes a state funded beautification effort to create a model civic center.
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Journal
J. R. Wylie
Denver
Colorado
Washington Journal
Iowa
Washington
Your State University
Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Middle States
Normal College
State University
Iowa City
University
Illinois
Boulder
Ft. Collins
State University and Agricultural College
Anti-saloon League
Greeley
State Teachers’ College
Colo
Gentlemen’s clubs and social satire in Howard L. Rann
A humorous critique of exclusive downtown clubs describing bachelor life and married men. It mocks joining costs and strict dues rules while lampooning comforts like baths squash courts and swimming pools. The piece notes club anonymity and the social maze influencing home life and relationships.
Automobiles and Motor Trade Trends Highlight 1912 Outlook
Portland advances moving picture motor use while New Jersey spends 1.25 million on roads. Detroit plans a January exhibition week with Chicago. motorcycle bicycle shows follow in Toronto Buffalo and Indianapolis. U S government confirms motor cars beat horses for sparse stops. Global trade may hit 35 billion in 1912. Vanderbilt cup aims for 1913 on Long Island. Pittsburgh drivers face new city ordinances banning signaling shouts and capping downtown speed to 12 mph.
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New Jersey
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Toronto
Buffalo
Indianapolis
United States
Long Island
Pittsburgh
Drugstore Ad Promises PAZO OINTMENT Refund
The ad claims a refund of 60 cents if PAZO OINTMENT does not cure itching bleeding or pro viding piles within six to fourteen days. It presents a guarantee and price in a brief, period-voice notice.
Apathy Marks The French Presidential Election At Versailles
Paris January 17 members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies meet as the National Assembly to elect a successor to President Fallieres. Premier Poincare and ex premier Ribot lead. Public apathy and limited presidential power dominate the scene.
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Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
National Assembly
Versailles
Fallieres
France
Raymond Poincare
Ribot
Mlle
Marie Denizard
Mmes. Poincare
Mme. Ribot
Mary Burch
Chicago
Washburn
Quai d’Orsay
French Republic
Great’ Britain
United States
Students Marry in Secret at State University
In Iowa City two state university students, Phillip Ackerman 22 and Mary Swan 24, married during the holidays without public notice. Ackerman, a Sigma Chi leader, and Swan, a Peoria nurse graduate, were part of a four-person plan for a double nuptial surprise. The fate of the other two participants remains unclear.
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Iowa City
Iowa
State University
Chicago
Phillip Ackerman
Mary Swan
Ackerman
Sigma Chi
U. L. Nurses’ Training School
Peoria
The
Cut the High Cost of Living
Winnebago Nebraska man W H Chapman recounts using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for his children's coughs. He claims the 25 cent bottle cured them, saving a doctor's bill and avoiding opiates.
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W. H. Chapman
Winnebago
Neb
Foley
Large grape yield in Iowa last year
Council Bluffs Iowa January 17 Cooperation among fruit growers in southwestern Iowa bolsters the Council Bluffs Grape Growers association. The 1930s results show the biggest grape year in state history with 130 carloads and 385000 baskets of Iowa grown grapes handled by members, limited only by basket shortages.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Grape Growers’ Association
Association
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward
Historical advertisement promising one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure with praise from local bankers. Includes testimonies, price per bottle, internal use claim, and selling points for Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
O. Hall
Kidney Pills Ad Claims Kidney Health Benefit
W. R. Fox of Noblesville Indiana reports long kidney trouble improved by Foley Kidney Pills saying the pills did more good than any other remedy and set his kidneys right. He notes family members used them with similar results and urges taking action at first sign of trouble.
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W. R. Fox
Washington St
Noblesville
Ind
Advt
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