National Cathedral plans reveal St Peter and St Paul larger than most European cathedrals
Plans for the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul at Mount St. Albans in Washington have been approved. Architects Henry Vaughn and G. F. Bodley envision a Gothic structure over 476 feet long and 185 feet wide with a 230 foot central tower and 5000 seats. The project, costing over $2 million, aims to symbolize national pride with ample interior lighting and two chapels at the choir ends.
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St. Peter and St. Paul
Washington
Mount St. Albans
National Capitol
Diocese of
New York Herald
Henry Vaughn
Boston
G. F. Bodley
London
England
United States
Satterlee
Searchlight With New Feature In British Dreadnought
The British dreadnought's searchlight adds a new beam feature projecting simultaneously in opposite directions to aid signaling and visibility at sea.
Mark Twain Wears Bathrobe for London Morning Outing
Mark Twain appeared in a blue bathrobe and slippers at Brown's hotel in London, exposing bare legs as he stepped into Dover Street and walked toward the Bath club. He later returned to the hotel in formal attire amid a crowd of curious shopgirls. The incident drew astonishment and polite tolerance from hotel staff as Ashcroft coordinated replies from officials and friends.
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Mark Twain
London
New York Times
Brown's Hotel
R. W. Ashcroft
Dover Street
Bath Club
Twain
Ashcroft
England
Kaiser Plans Great Auto Road With 31 Mile Course
Berlin plans unveil an autodrome designed by the Kaiser to surpass all others. The complex will include straightaway tracks for short races and a 31 mile long course mimicking a rural highway with dangerous curves and grandstands for up to a million spectators. Privy Councilor von Friedlander leads the project and has raised about $5,000,000 for construction.
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Berlin
New York Sun
von Friedlander
Austrian warship visit leads to eight chamois gift to New Zealand
An Austrian warship visited New Zealand last year and the Emperor Francis Joseph sent eight chamois as thanks for hospitality. The animals endured the voyage across tropics with care and arrived with only a temporary loss of appetite. The chamois will adapt to New Zealand’s Alpine climate.
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New Zealand
Francis Joseph
Pall Mall Gazette
Indian girls from Fort Yuma to help Los Angeles families
The Los Angeles Times reports Fort Yuma Indian school plans to send senior girls to Los Angeles for vacation employment in city homes. The aim is to provide acceptable help to families and give the girls practical experience in city home life, including sewing larning mending cooking and housework.
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Los Angeles
Arizona
Los Angeles Times
Fort Yuma
Immigrant Frohlick Receiving Gift Leads to Release
A Boston dispatch reports Adolph Frohlick nearly faced deportation for lack of funds until a stranger on Gallops Island left him a $62 parcel. The arts of fate reversed his fate as the money plus his own funds would allow his release to travel to South Dakota.
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Neptune
Adolph Frohlick
Dakota
Boston
New York Herald
Frohlick
United States
Island
Adolph
South Dakota
Taft and the Poets A Verse Jibe from Harper's Weekly
The Atinta Georgian notes Secretary Taft presents obstacles to political rhymesters. A rhyming reader laughs and argues Taft offers endless rhymes and satire for poets both forward and aft while editors should grasp the gag.
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Atinta
Taft
Billie Taft
Harper's Weekly
Succumbs to Lockjaw: Snell Will Blocks Inheritance Timelines
Fort Dodge Iowa June 27 imitates Marshal Field in tying up estate of the late Colonel Thomas Snell. The will keeps 1.5 million trust intact until 21 years after the youngest grandchild dies. A $150,000 Fort Dodge building project is ordered on land owned by the estate. The estate is held for 20 years after the young heir dies.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Marshal Field
Thomas Snell
Colonel Snell
Bloomington
Illinois
Dentist Son Dies of Lockjaw After Nail Injury
Emil Tostlebe aged 24 died in Cedar Falls Iowa from lockjaw tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail while helping his father tear down a chain. He had just graduated from Northwestern university as a dentist. He was survived by his parents two brothers and two sisters. The family mourns the untimely death.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Emil Tostlebe
Frank Tostlebe
Here
Northwestern University
C Cain
Prominent Lodge Woman Dies in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Carrie Morcombe of Cedar Rapids, grand chief of honor of the Degree of Honor A W of Iowa, died at 5 45 p m Tuesday. She had been re elected grand chief of honor at the May 13 session in Muscatine. A respected leader with strong executive ability and kindness, her death robs the state of a devoted laborer. Her husband Joseph E Morcombe is a noted Mason writer.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Carrie Morcombe
A. W
Morcombe
Muscatine
Valley Junction Miner Drowns in Des Moines River
John Swata, a 32 year old miner from Valley Junction, drowned when a row boat with two companions capsized near Scandia on the Des Moines River. One man reached shore and the other was rescued after clinging to the boat for more than a mile. Swata left a wife and three children.
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Woodward
Iowa
John Swata
Valley Junction
Des Moines
Scandia
Swata
Sailor Charles Case Dies After Brooklyn Ship Accident
Charles Case, formerly of Boone, Iowa, nephew of C. W. Perrine, died early yesterday morning on the cruiser Brooklyn in dry dock at the navy yard in Brooklyn. He was 4 o'clock when he fell to his death. Case was a social favorite while living in Boone.
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Boone
Iowa
United States Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Charles Case
C. W. Perrine
Case
Fresh bakery and bread lines at Johnson's Vienna
Webb local notes report Sig Schnoebelen visiting from Iowa City, multiple residents traveling for business to Oskaloosa and Galesburg, and varied social items at the Vienna bakery including pies and bread. Field updates cover shopping, visits, and upcoming events with family and friends in Washington county.
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Hays
Vienna
Sig Schnoebelen
Iowa City
RK. H. Walker
Oskaloosa
J. W. Butler
Ainsworth
Washington County
John Sullivan
Burlington
Mary and
Katheryn Slattery
Spencer, S. C
Sanuel Berry
Eva Shaw
Libertyville
Des Moines
What I Can Society to Meet at John Bryson Home
The What I Can society of the Baptist church will be entertained at the John Bryson home Friday evening. All members please be present.
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What
Society of the Baptist Church
John Bryson
Ladies Benevolent Society Meeting at Mrs Norton’s
The Ladies Benevolent Society of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. E G Norton tomorrow afternoon at 2 30.
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Ladies’ Benevolent Society of the Presbyterian Church
E. G. Norton
Testimonial for Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup remedy
W R Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee endorses Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup as a thorough practical remedy for chronic constipation. He states the product has proven effective and offers a conscientious reference. Sold by all druggists.
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W. R. Ward
Dyersburg
Tenn
What Cheer Man Visits Jamestown Exposition
John L. Burns of What Cheer spent a day visiting the J A Wilford home then left for Jamestown Virginia to attend the exposition. He plans to stay a couple of months in the area visiting relatives.
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John L. Burns
J. A. Wilford
Jamestown
Minneapoli Round Trip Offer and Catarrh Remedy Ad
Local travel ad promotes a 400 round trip to Minneapoli on the Iowa Central Ry for a Saturday excursion on July 20 with a free trial of Dr. Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. It promises soothing relief from catarrh of the nose and throat and lists a free trial box and 50 cent jars sold by J. H. Stewart in Racine Wisconsin.
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Iowa
Dr. Shoop
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