Prize Winners in Diary Contest Noted by Committee
Prize list from the annual diary contest credits Rev J E Moody Ida Taylor Jos Garrison Pinkie L Bump and Bessie J Hudson with gold awards. Diaries from farmers wives were judged with hundreds reentered and full details appear in Alma 1908 by Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen
J. E. Moody
D.D
Allen
Mich
Ida Taylor
Booneville
Ind
Jos Garrison
Bloomsburg
Pinkie L. Bump
Route 7
Sterling
I Folletts
A. W. Chase
Alma
A.wase
Davenport vocalist Ruth Benkert to perform solo
A band concert on March 6 features a solo by Ruth Benkert a Davenport vocalist already known in musical circles. The event highlights her solo as a major draw for the program shaping local entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Benkert
Davenport
Henkert
Protect Workers II establishes injury awards commission
A House bill led by Representative Sabath proposes compensation and benefits for interstate commerce workers injured or killed on the job. It creates a five member injury awards commission appointed by the president with a $350,000 appropriation to administer the program. The measure mirrors systems in England and other nations and faces House rules committee resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Joe
Washington
Sabath
Chicago
England
Germany
Austria
New Zealand
Humane slaughter critique spurs prize for humane methods
Henry Bergh's nephew objects to cruel slaughter as the ASPCA offers a £500 prize for humane slaughter invention. Committees review methods in the United States and Europe, noting electricity as dangerous and possibly unkind to animals and humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Bergh
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Society
Americao Humane Association
American Society For the Prevention of
Europe
Uncle Dan Whipple Celebrates 108th Birthday in Muskegon
Daniel Whipple known as Uncle Dan, one of the oldest in the area, marked his 108th birthday. He is described as physically strong for his age, capable of a full day's work and attending a dance, reads without glasses, and shows signs of lasting health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Mare
Daniel Whipple
Uncle Dan
Denty
Barking Threat Lands Two Girls In Fear In Kirkville
A mad dog bit five year old Constance Stubblefield and a Negro girl in Kirkville Missouri on March 3. The dog appeared at the residence section triggering panic among women and children as men pursued it but it remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkville
Constance Stubblefield
Fire Wipes Cloakhouse in Anderson Loss Eight Thousand
Fire at the cloakhouse of G. W. Gates & Co in Anderson Indiana caused about 8010 dollars in damage. Investigators believe the blaze started on a floor where a patent gas burner had been installed days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson, Ind
G. W. Gates & Co
Emma Wilson Confesses to Pocket-Picking Charge
Emma Wilson, arrested for pocket picking of twelve year old Alma Kolp, confesses to Captain William Young of the central district in St. Louis. The case outlines a theft accusation and a formal admission of guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Emma Wilson
Alma Kolp
William Young
Central District
Army car arrival and onward leg to Beatrice Nebraska
The army car from New York to Fort Leavenworth arrived in Lincoln at 2 p.m. The Omaha leg completed without mishap. It departed Lincoln at 2 35 p m for Beatrice and continued overnight to reach its destination this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linecoln
Neb
Army
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Lincoln
Omaha
Beatrice
Baltimore and Ohio to issue 5 percent notes for minority stake
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad directors authorize $3,000,000 of 5 percent one year notes. Proceeds fund the purchase of minority stock in the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling Railway company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railway Company
Serum Treatment Shows Promise in Scarlet Fever
Doctors in New York hospitals on the east side report successful use of hypodermic injections of a serum similar to diphtheria treatment to combat scarlet fever as cases remain unusually prevalent in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
What Was His Target
Miss Wallie Brandel returned home to Lenox Michigan on March 3 after fleeing last week when she accused her father of shooting at her fiancé Edward Corby. The wedding proceeded with reconciliation aided by Fr Schrander as both families attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Mich
Wallie Brandel
Edward Corby
Fr. Schrander
Schrauder
Mayor Busse Proposes Revenue Plan Invitation
Mayor Busse of Chicago invites Mayor Best of Quincy to a Chicago meeting to discuss a new revenue proposition aimed at lowering taxes. The letter offers no further explanation of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busse
Quincy
Chicago
Mayor Best
Iis
Jury Censures Rail Crew in Drews Fatality
A coroner's jury censured engineer W. C. Bickle and fireman W. H. Meredith of Continental limited train No. 4 after it struck and killed seventeen year old Ernest Drews last week in Danville Illinois. They face probable arrest and prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Continental Limited
Wabash
Ernest Drews
W. C. Bickle
W. H. Meredith
Labor Opposes Local Option Bills in New York
The Central Federated Union adopted resolutions against local option measures before the New York legislature. They warned passage would lead to mass unemployment and pledged to send copies to labor groups, Gov. Hughes, and city authorities. A three member committee will attend all hearings on the bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Federated Union
New York
New York State
Central Federated Union
Austrian Officer Joins New York Fire Department
New York on March 5 reports Brigadier General Joseph Stephen Adam of the Austro Hungarian army will join the New York fire department not for pay but to gain experience for his home department. He currently serves in Philadelphia where he is awakened at all hours to operate with the apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Stephen Adam
Granite workers face suspension in Barre Montpelier and Westerly
Boston report says more than 5 000 cutters and quarrymen in the granite industry at Barre Montpelier Vermont and Westerly Rhode Island are idle due to a breakdown in talks between unions and manufacturers over a new wage scale and working agreement to replace the old one in force through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Barre
Montpelier
Westerley
R. 1
Dog Afflicted by Measles Amid Indiana Outbreak
An Indiana county measles epidemic prompts a house tale as a family dog contracts the illness while caring for a child in Orange and is cured by the family physician. The Yorks of Orange report the dog as a close companion during the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Ind
Lawrence
Orange
Lou York
Neglected Michigan Boy Recounts Hardship to Police
Virgil Ross a twelve year old colored boy reported to police in Lansing Michigan that after his parents separated he has lived in a rabbit house with few meals, mainly apples. He faces possible placement at the industrial school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
Virgil Ross
Notable Obituary and Royal Mardi Gras Opening
Obituary notices include James Oliver a millionaire plow manufacturer and philanthropist dies in South Bend aged eighty four. The New Orleans Mardi Gras festival opens with the King of the Carnival arriving in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Oliver
South Bend, Ind
New Orleans
Oklahoma State Senate
Hillups
Mme
Schumann Heink
Newark
N. J
Great Britain
Japan
Far East
George R. Hilton
Alhambra
Cal
Reuben I. Samuels
Frank
Jesse James
State Hospital For the Insane
St. Joseph
Lambton Proposal Sparks Witty Exchange
The joking dialogue features Lambton and a witty reply urging action, capturing a playful moment in a social exchange.
Hindoos Sharpen Mourning with Whisker Shaving
Some Hindoos wear mustaches and beards but all wear whiskers which are shaved off at once when an adult relation dies. The shaving of whiskers is thus a sign of mourning.
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Galendar
Shelby
Ohio
Owatonna
Minn
Mr. & Cohen
Troy
N. Y
K. L. Milner
New Richmond
Wis
Geo
Bessie J. Hudson
Ramous
The
Holy Land
J. A. Y. Ashby
Mutual Insurance Assn
DeWitt Mutual
Mercantile Mutual
Iowa Mutual
California
Lombardo
Interstate Commerce
MR. Sabath
Charles W. Arthur
Cannon
Rules Committee
Clapp
Minnesota
Senate
Fulton
Oregon
Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
McKinley
Gage
Frank A. Vanderlip
Vanderlip
the Treasury
Milton E. Alles
Ailes
Vanderup
Rockefeller Bank
Bank of Washington
House
Texas
War Department
House Pensions Committee
Mad Dog
Chas. H. Keck
Jari M. Keck
Frank K. Sage
Washington, Iowa
Shaw, Jenkins & Co
H. Jenkins & Washington
State Bank of Iowa
First National Bank
Citizens National Bar
Dr. D. Arthaud
Osteopath
Kirksville
Dr. W. M. Terry
West Washington Stree
Ray H. Dean Bye
Cook & Sherman
Tashington, Iowa
Howard J. Ross A
Nicolas Narmona
Gide Square
Nitica
Residence
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
Attorney-At-Law
South Side Squares
W. M. Butterfield
Crail’s
Iowa
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Charles A. Dewey
Lasseury
Notary Public
Austin Sutherland
Mason’s City
Iia
Chas. Brown
Casey Bros
D. F. Macon
Pereceves
Sun, Press
Sun
No &Il
Express
Ssge
West Bound Pass
Milwaukee
East Bound Pass
Southwest
An Wilbypo
Gentrel Ry
Time Tech
Brighton
It. Paul
Minneapolis
Kans City
Peoria
Seon City Mail
Swim Oisies Limited
Vota Preight
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
Erp Kens
Frank Rogers
W. A. White
Farmers & Merchants State Banff
Northeast Corner Square
J. Wilson
Wilson
Wilson Lewyers
FICE
Amingen County Savings Bank
Lowa
W. M. Merley
West Main Street
P. J. Manley
Tterney
J. B. Crail
Dry Goode
SANKS
Citizens Savings Bank Washington, Low S Savings and Loan
H. Keck
I. M. Sproull
Lambton
Washington County
General Banking
Businecs
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Omas. Onfg
Em Ach
D. BH. McLaughlin
A. Hite
Wilson Ane
Capriicuts &c
Munn & Co
Essney
Ds Fst
Washington, D
D. G. Knottnerus Billiard Parlor
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