Government Men Refuse Holiday Closure Amid Funding Standoff
President Taft and cabinet decide against department closures on July 1 to keep government moving. Congress poised to pass a funding resolution to bridge salaries, with Postmaster General Hitchcock warning a midnight cutoff could halt mail and affect 325,000 postal workers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Fitzgerald
New York
House Committee On Appropriations
the Treasury
Hitchcock
United States
For Sale and Want Ads Highlights
See for sale and want ads on page seven column one for local listings including items, services, and inquiries. Read the section for contact details and prices where shown.
New York Dentist Plans Electric Chicken Farm Experiment
Dr Rudolph C Lienau a New York dentist plans an electric chicken farm at his Great River NY property He aims to have electrically treated chickens reach or exceed normal weights faster than ordinary birds He cites Dr Thorne Baker of London whose high frequency current reportedly speeds growth under similar conditions The plan includes improvements in delivering shocks to the chickens and mirrors Baker’s setup with four treated and four control birds for comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph C. Lienau
New York
Great River
Lienau
Thorne Baker
London
Baker
Buffalo herd offered to stock Wind Cave national bison range
The New York Zoological Society offers the American Bison Society a herd of ten buffaloes to stock the Wind Cave national bison range as Congress considers creating the Wind Cave national park and game preserve near the Black Hills South Dakota. The measure, supported by Secretaries Wilson and Fisher, would include 10 000 acres of the park and about 5000 additional acres with funds of 32000 for land and fencing. Dr Hornaday confirms the herd is of purest blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Zoological Society
American Bison Society
Wind Cave National Bison Range
Congress
Wind Cave National Park
Black Hills
South Dakota
Rocky Mountain
United States
James Wilson
Fisher
Interior Department
W. T. Hornaday
The
Bison Society
Esperantists 10 Hold Convention in Boston to Cracow
A 1912 survey shows Esperanto growth with 752 societies in 1908 rising to over 1 700 by 1910 and beyond. The American Association plans a Boston convention in July followed by a Nordameritka Karavana trip to Cracow, Poland, via the Azores and the Mediterranean. Reports from Europe cite hotels, firms, and schools using Esperanto for business and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zamenhof
Amerika Esperantista
Esperanto Asociation of North America
Carroll
Dr. Jekyll Kaj Sro. Hyde
Stevenson
Shakespeare
American Association
New England Esperanto Association
Boston Esperanto Society
Boston
Charlestown
Cracow
Poland
Azores
Mediterranean
Austria
Samideanos
Banks Ordered to Stop Excessive Loans by Sept 1912
The Comptroller of the Currency declares that by September 1 1912 national banks with excess loans must fix the problem. He cites 989 banks across the country as overextended relative to capital and surplus and says losses from excess loans will fall on directors who authorized them, not stockholders. A two and a half month grace period allows banks to adjust without losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Monument to Ida Lewis Proposed by Newport Schoolgirl
A Newport effort seeks a monument for Ida Lewis Wilson former Lime Rock lighthouse keeper. Jane Dewick daughter of Mrs George Dewick started a subscription and plans to ask Mayor Boyle to form a committee to erect a memorial once funds meet the goal.
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Jane Dewick
George Dewick
Newport
R. L
Ida Lewis Wilson
Ida Lewis
Lime Rock Lighthouse
Miss Dewick
Ft J Boyle
Russia Grants Women Bar Admission
The Duma passed a bill admitting women to practice law in Russia, allowing them to join the bar. This legal milestone ends gender-based exclusion and opens professional avenues for female lawyers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
The
Duma
Train schedule excerpt with daily service details
Train numbers No 8 No 91 No 4 and No 10 depart and arrive at specified times. The schedule lists arrivals at 9 27 am 10 15 am and 10 30 am and a 6 50 pm time. Service operates daily except Sunday and is presented by agent J E Kunath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. W. Russel
J. E. Kunath
Train Schedule Fragments for Westbound and Eastbound Lines
Schedule notes show westbound and eastbound runs with times such as 12:44 am and 6 passengers. Mentions Chicago and Milwaukee routes and an agent at Broadgate. Abbreviations and garbled text indicate a damaged OCR page with partial station details and times.
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West Lim
Chicago Moise
Milwaukee Moise
LL. Broadgate
Merital Eczema Remedy Promises Instant Relief
An advertisement touts Merital Eczema Remedy as instantly reliefing skin diseases including eczema and claims it offers permanent results. The copy asserts it outperforms all other remedies and emphasizes speed in relief.
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Caner Music CO
Victor
Edison Talking
the Citizens Savings Bank
Wash. County
Citizens Savings Bank
Chas. H. Keck
Frank Stewart
Donald J. Ross
Cashier
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Asst
Cash
F. R. Sage
T. J. Berdo
W. Livingston
C. M. Keck
A. E. Cunningham
A. Anderson
H.C. Hull
J. E. Henry
Akron
Mich
Foley
Lemmon
Taft
Canada
Scott
Tramping Lake District
Saskatchewan
Luse Land & Development Company, Ltd
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Southwell & McCulley
Iowa
Electric Chicken Farm
R. C. Lienau
England
New York Zoo
Esperantists
Boston Society
Europe
Rotterdam
Dresden
Silesia
Bulgaria
St. Hilaire
France
Letchworth
Hoyland
Japan
South America
Seville
Spain
Charlevoix
Belgium
Esperanto Society
Antwerp
Mechlin
International Catholic Esperantiss Union
Owen McGovern
Casew Bros
J. Wilson
Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal Office
Charles A Dewey
Lawyer
Washington County
Washington, Iowa
Lin
Livingston
Sbetract Department
Edmund D. Morrison
J. J. Kellogg
South Side Square ,Washington
CI RL & P
J.D. Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
Keeley
Awyer
Butterfield & Frame
Crail’s
P. J. Hanley
Klein Klo Ko
E. J. Perry
Doentisit
Washington Street
DR. Ray RH Dean
Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
ICW
Fenton & Fenton
Chiropractors
Washington County Savings Bank
Palmer School
Macon
Edigreed
Austin Sutherland
Harry H. Russ
Alpine Aerie No. 1943
W. G. Fox
Vailey Forge
Hall
North Side Square
Moriarty
Washington Lodge
A. F
4. M
C. A. Dewey
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
H. C. Hull
H. P. J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
Wyatt B
Chichester
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