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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1912

Page

3

Memorial Honors Isador Straus At Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall hosted a memorial for Isador Straus, Titanic victim and Macy and Abraham & Straus magnate. Judge Samuel Greenbaum presided. Straus’s philanthropy spanned Jewish and other communities, his wife perished with him, and his brothers Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus gained fame in commerce and diplomacy.

New York Carnegie Hall Isador Straus Samuel Greenbaum Hir Straus Lazarus Sara Straus Nathan East Side Oscar Solomon Straus Roosevelt Rhemish Bavaria United States Talbotton R. H. Macy & Company Manhattan Abraham & Straus Brooklyn Congress

New Automobile Trends Highlight 1945 U S Transport

The article notes 1945 figures on new automobile operators, a Mississippi tax test case, and licenses for young chauffeurs in Philadelphia. It also mentions a Milwaukee gas engine exhibit, Detroit Cadillac Maquaa parade plans, Venezuela duty shifts on autos, tire tread failures causes, and Y M C A efforts to train municipal chauffeurs in Boston.

United States Mississippi James R. McDowell P. B. Derr Philadelphia Quaker City Milwaukee Wis National Gas and Engine Association Detroit Board of Commerce Venezuela Frank P. Speare Boston, Y. M. C. A Fitzgerald Alaska

Outspoken Socialist Defends Flag Honour

A socialist speaker condemns insults to the Stars and Stripes and asserts that right minded Socialists honor the American flag and claim its symbolism as their own, aligning patriotism with socialist values.

Local Westchester woman fights burglar with bag of eyes

Mrs. Sarah Kellogg reports a new burglar deterrent method after tossing a bag of eyes at an intruder, scoring facial hits and sending him fleeing. The incident underscores her claim that women can throw with accuracy. Also noted is the death of Homer Davenport, famed cartoonist from Silverton Oregon, hailed as self-made and a leading figure in American cartooning.

Jerome Matteawan Stanford White Thaw Pittsburgh United States Europe Shearn Dr. Hirsch Hirsch Moses Abraham Jacob St. Paul Sarah Kellogg Westchester County Homer Davenport Park Row Davenport Silverton Oregon

Automobile use in cold climates tested in Ardennes circuit race

Studies show gasoline does not fail in cold weather for Belgruntia vehicles. Local tests over two years prove reliability with slight construction and road changes. A Royal Automobile Club race on July 2 and 21, 1913, will use a 48 kilometer new Ardennes circuit with macadamized roads.

Cuit Royal Automobile Club of Belgruntia

City Bus Line Inquiry and Contact Details

City bus line call line lists phone number 489 and Frank Revers as contact for orders. Postal note urges prompt attention and ready service.

Frank Revers Stert

Meritel Rheamatinis Powders in 20th Century Treatment

The text describes Meritel Rheamatinis Powders as a product by The Attefican Dri & Pir Association claiming satisfactory treatment. It mentions a Fermela and matical experts endorsing it as a great aerit, with freeharanted and excessive agents noted.

Attefican Dri & Pir Association Bers Lemmon

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