Giants to dwarf Lusitania and Mauretania at Belfast
The 45,000 ton Olympic and Titanic being built at Belfast will surpass the Lusitania and Mauretania in size and speed. Cunard plans a 50,000 ton monster with Liverpool as terminus, and a $15,000,000 dock extension to handle 1,100 foot ships. Launching for the Titanic is planned in October with rapid progress on hull, deck, machinery, and interior fittings.
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London
Lusitania
Mauretania
Olympic
Titanic
Belfast
Cunard
Liverpool
Liverpool Board of Trade
Visiting Nurse Describes Maternal Instincts and Child Care
A visiting nurse notes that natural maternal instinct is not universal and requires instruction. She cites differences among groups, saying Italians welcome fresh air practices while German-Hebrew mothers fear draughts, and highlights the role of the nurse's authority in guiding new mothers.
Baseball Results National League standings and game scores
National League results show Cincinnati beating New York 6 to 5 in 12 innings, Pittsburgh defeating Boston 3 to 2, Brooklyn shutting out Chicago 1 to 0 in twelve innings, and St Louis overcoming Philadelphia 11 to 2. Crandall Ames and Schlei credited for Cincinnati win with Burns and McLean. Evans Mattern Ferguson and Graham contributed for Pittsburgh.
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National League
W. L. Pet
Phil
T L
Ee Pitts
Brook
Bos
Cincinnati
R. H.E
New York
Crandall
Ames
Schlei
Burns and Mclean
Pittsborg
Boston
Pittsburg
Evans, Mattern
Ferguson and
Graham
Maddox and Gibson
Chicago
Brooklyn
Bell
Erwin
Pfeister
Archer
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Foxen
Pooth
Harmon
Bachman
Riger
Geyder
Bresnahan
Baseball results from four 10 inning games
American League standings show Phil Clem chasing records with wins losses and runs. In a doubleheader Detroit outslugged Boston 14 to 3 while Chicago and Philadelphia played a 6 to 4 game. Washington beat Cleveland in ten innings 9 to 4. New York defeated St. Louis 14 to 2 as Koestner Mitchell and Bemis led Cleveland and Beckendorf and Groome contributed for Washington.
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American League
W. L. Pet
W. L. Pet Phil
St. L
Boston
R. H. EB
Detroit
Willetts and
Sitanage
Collins and
Carrigan
Washington
R. HW. E. Cleveland
Koestner
Mitchell
Bemis
Johnson
Philadelphia
Smith, Young
Scott and Sullivan
Coombs and
Lapp
New York
R. H.E
St. Louis
Petty
Stephens
Quinn
Baseball scores from midwest league doubleheaders
In Indianapolis Minneapolis 4 to 2. Columbus Kansas City 10 to 4. Toledo Milwaukee 3 to 2 after eleven innings. Louisville St. Paul 8 in ten innings.
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Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
T. St. Paul
Sippi Lower Snow Than Many Years Reports
Polk County grand jury returns bill against Iowa's governor Carroll on libel charges amid weather notes. Governor facing indictment as snow systems show unusual patterns in the region.
Phillips Trial Presses On In Effort To Oust Ottumwa Mayor
Burlington reports old-time steamboatmen discuss historically low water on the Mississippi and warn the current level is serious. Veterans compare past droughts, noting Mechanics Rock exposure and lower water in 1900 and 1889, while recalling 1864 as a benchmark.
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Mechanics Rock
Montrose
Captain Peel
Peel
Bouvia
Governor Carroll Indicted for Criminal Libel in Iowa
Des Moines reports Governor Carroll indicted by Polk county grand jury on criminal libel charges based on testimony from John Cownle. The panel also cleared Downie of wrongdoing related to improper proposals at Mitchellville industrial school, disease and supply issues tied to state institutions, with potential penalties up to one year in jail and a $1000 fine if convicted. The jury was seven to one in favor of the indictment and remained nonpartisan.
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Des Moines
Bh. F. Carroll
Pol County Grand Jury
Owen Cohen
John Cownle
Board of Control
Downie
Mitchellville
Omaha
Carroll
Phillips trial on Ottumwa mayor drank five rounds whiskey
Ex mayor T B Pickler testifies Mayor Phillips of Ottumwa drank with Claude Myers at W W Webster and Co saloon on South Market Street April 30. He says Phillips drank five rounds of Old Taylor whiskey and was intoxicated during the current term. The testimony is a key moment in the ouster proceedings.
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Ottumwa
T. B. Pickler
Phillips
Claude Myers
W. W. Webster & Company
South Market Street
T. H. Pickler
Senator Cossen
Mitchell
Pickler
Albia Youth Drowns in Pond Near Kelso Farm
John Wallace, son of Henry Wallace living five miles east of Albia, drowned in a pond on the Kelso farm Tuesday night at 7:15. His neighbor Lewis Miller could not rescue him. body recovered two hours later by Carl Riley. Funeral set for 10:30 the next morning with burial in Albia. He leaves his parents and three sisters.
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Albia
John Wallace
Henry Wallace
Kelso
Lewis Miller
Carl Riley
Women urged to write for free medical advice
The notice promotes Dr. Pierces expert help for women with sex-specific disorders and claims sincere confidentiality. It argues that local doctors demand examinations, which the physician says are often unnecessary and rarely needed except in rare cases.
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Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
de. R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Owen International Bridge Opens Between Brownsville and Matamoras
Brownsville Texas July 21 officials from the United States and Mexico formally opened a new Rio Grande crossing linking Brownsville with Matamoras Mexico. The ceremonial events were attended by government representatives and continue with further celebrations tomorrow.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
North America
United States
Matamoras
Mexico
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted as Quick Healing
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the earth’s greatest healer for injuries from wrecks and various skin ailments. It claims quick relief for burns boils sores eczema chapped hands and lips sore eyes or corns and piles and lists J. E. Lemmon’s Pharmacy as the place to buy it for 25 cents.
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J. E. Lemmon, Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Testimonies and quirks from early patent medicine ads
A collection of testimonial excerpts and anecdotes about patent medicines and quack cures. It includes claims of restored sight, speech, mobility, and hearing, a courtroom joke, an Armageddon of ads, and a testimonial chain about Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from druggists.
Those Pies of Boyhood and the Lost Appetite
A fragmented ad or note extols pies of boyhood and laments lost appetite. The text mocks weakened digestion citing liver kidneys and bowels, claiming restoration of health, strength, and vigor through unspecified means from Lemmen’s.
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Hood
Lemmen
Grim England Birth Cure Folklore Revealed
Lady Wake born 1800 recalls a gruesome folk remedy used to remove birth marks on her face. A dead hand supposedly pressed to her cheek would fade the mark, as a man died nearby and the widow checked the body before the nurse, linking the cure to death and fading scars over time.
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England
Lady Wake
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J.D. Dayton
Chester
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Lowa
Wade
Burlington
ALBA
Owen International Bridge
Ixchange
Passald
Tommy
Jim
Lippincous
Jonah
New York Sun
Hall
F. J. Cheney
Price
Tee
J. A. Harwood
Coal
John Shields
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