American Cup Defender Skipper Chosen For Next Summer
Captain Hank Haff will helm the challenger for the America's cup defense, despite objections that he was not born American. The article notes other international races planned, including the Seawanhaka challenge and Canada cup efforts, with boats and designers named and a new Chicago Yacht Club house costing $20,000. The Buffalo Pan American exposition and various yacht classes are mentioned alongside alterations to Amorita, Quissetta, Isolde, Astrild, Senta, and the Alisa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorne Currie
The
Solent
Canada
Royal St. Lawrence
Chicago Yacht Club
Sibbick
Cowes
England
B. B. Crowninshield
George M. Pynchon
Lawley’s
Buffalo
Isolde
Astrild
Senta
Alisa
Fife
H. 8. Redmond
Syce
Lasker Trials Blindfold Play Amid European Tour
World chess champion E Lasker tours Europe and plans U S visits with leading opponents, giving simultaneous and blindfold exhibitions. He recently won four of five blindfold games in Vienna, underscoring his aggressive skill. Separately, the National Rifle Association in New York outlines an international contest for Sept 1 with teams of eight to fire 15 shots at 800 900 and 1000 yards, Palmer trophy at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lasker
Vienna
Jarok
Uvery
National Rifle Association of America
New York
England
Scotland
Ireland
France
Germany
Canada
Australia
Italy
Denmark
Switzerland
Philadelphia
Chemical Test for Arsenic Using Ammonia Solution
The fragment describes a test with ammoniacal solution to detect arsenic. If arsenic is present the liquid turns blue. A further test uses crystals of nitrate of silver. arsenic causes a yellow deposit on the crystals indicating positive presence.
Caution Urges Washing All Fruit to Prevent Disease
A noted bacteriology expert warns that diseases can stem from unwashed fruit. Careful tests show the danger of eating fruit without washing, urging thorough cleaning before consumption.
Corn sixty cents bids reach high mark since 1892
Phillips bids corn up to sixty cents today the highest point since 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Steamboat Burned and Village Destroyed Near Rome
A steamboat caught fire and burned, with the blaze spreading to a nearby village near the city of Rome. President Will Not Go to Northwest is referenced as a political note in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Falls
City of Rome
Steamer Owensboro Fire Kills Four Crew Near Calhoun
Evansville Indiana dispatch reports a devastating steamer fire near Calhoun Kentucky this morning. The Owensboro burned and four crew members perished in the blaze demanding swift investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Journal
Calhoun Ky
Owensboro
Funeral Service for Robert Eagle Held at Grace Hill
The funeral of Robert Eagle was held at 10 am from his parents home one mile south of Grace Hill. Rev Romi of the Moravian church led the service which drew a large crowd. Many flowers arrived as tokens of sympathy to the family and the interment was at Grace Hill cemetery. Out-of-town attendees included James Lemley and wife Veo Lena Wesley Engle Muscatine Miss Nina Isenhart Mikech and Laura Ingham Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Engle
Robert Eagle
Grace Hill
Romi
Moravian Church
Grace Hill Cemetery
James Lemley
Veo
Lena
Wesley Engle
Muscatine
Nina Isenhart
Mikech
Laura Ingham
Washington
Ocean Telephony Soon Says Pupin Invention Bought for Telegraph
The Lascal Review reports a telegraph and telephone company purchased Dr. M J Pupin of Columbia University patents on ocean telephony. A $200000 payment and a $7500 annual salary are cited. The work claims to enable telephone messages over land lines of any length using compact insulated conductors, and to permit transatlantic calls with introduced inductance calls. The article also notes Pupin’s method aims to overcome self induction static retardation and resistance, claiming long distance telephony is now possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph and Telne
M. J. Pupin
Columbia University
Pupin
Atlantic Ocean
Village Rockslide in Acerenza Kills Fifteen
A massive rock avalanche swept down a mountain near Acerenza Italy killing and burying many homes. Fifteen bodies have been recovered with the search ongoing for more victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Acerenza
Potenza
Sixty Cent Corn Reaches Highest Since 1892
Phillips bid corn up to 60 cents in Chicago trade on May 1, marking the highest level since 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Phillips
Explosion at George's Creek shaft kills nine men
A shaft explosion at George's Creek Coal and Iron Co. in Farmington West Virginia today killed nine men and prompted immediate emergency response local officials and investigators reported. The accident adds to rising mining sector fatalities this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmount
West Va
Journal
George's Creek
President Abandons Northwest Trip Announcement
The president has abandoned his planned trip to the northwest. He will travel directly to Washington as soon as Mrs McKinley is able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Northwest
East Side Restaurant Brings New Cook Home Over Premises
A local note lists the arrival of Mrs Beatty as the new cook at the East side restaurant who will reside in rooms above the business. The item mentions visits by several locals including Mr and Mrs Tom Payne from Kalona and Maynard Marsh from Kalona, plus other social arrivals and a birthday event. A sale pitch for Rocky Mountain Tea ends the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Payne
Kalona
Payne
Pension Board
Maynard Marsh
Quiet Wedding At Jardon Home For Lena Jardon And Sherm Welch
A private ceremony was held last night at the Jardon home for Miss Lena Jardon and Mr. Sherm Welch with Rev. Schreckengast officiating. The couple, now in Chicago, plan to reside in Washington after a brief trip east. Welch has been a longtime local worker, and Mrs Welch is well liked by many friends in Washington and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Jardon
Lena Jordon
Sherm Welch
Rev. Schreckengast
Jarden
Chicago
Welch
Sherm
Washington
Oiling Up and Medical Discovery Claims
An advertisement extols a oiling metaphor linking engine care to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It claims the tonic purifies blood strengthens the stomach and heals weak lungs citing a Lenox Michigan man who says it cured his cough and reliance on crutches. It invites readers to send stamps for Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Chas. Hunwick
Lenox, Macomb Co
Mich
Notable Elders and a Royal Scandal Span Headlines
The column highlights Abram S. Hewitt's salt treatment claims and Sir Frederick P. Haines's long martial career. It notes Queen Wilhelmina may skip marriage to Duke Henry amid Dutch debates and recalls Lord Lansdowne’s peddler ancestry and its influence on his fortune. de Verninac, French senate vice president, dies at 60.
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England
Frederick P. Haines
Punjab
Crimea
India
Afghanistan
Lord Wolseley
Frederick
Wolseley
Saturday Evening Post
Wilhelmina
Henry of
Mecklenburg
Schwerin
Hague
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Lawson
Hank Haff
Haff
Tank Hafp
Columbia
Our Great Republic
International Yacht Racing
Citizens’ Savings Bank
NGTON
Josxin Krew
Cons
H. Krex
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sprount
Ocean
Edentiata
Brussels
Esterhazy
Dreyfus Bordereau
Sandher
Connivenne
Martha Livings
Kansas City
R. R Rowland
Mell Shields
Counry
A. R. Dewey
Marshalltown
May McFarlane
Havre
J. A Dickson
Chas Parkinson
Sir. W. A. Anderson
Crawfordsville
Grace McConnachey
Wayland
Rev. Williamson
Etha
Keokuk
City
M. Babcock
H.C. Hull
Nellie
Carrie Smythe
John Harding
Ainsworth
Stewart's
Wetmore
Wetmores
M. C. Wetmore Tobacco Company
St. Louis
America
Lena Jardon
Letitia Patton
Laura Rich
Cotter
Earl Lewis
Ward
Kemble
Kemble FrLower Co
Oskaloosa
Lowa
Abram S. Hewitt
Aramel Hewitt
Llewitt
Studson River Palisades
Duke
Holland
Lansdowne
Park Lane
Lord Lansdowne
Paris
Royal Society
Sueh
House of Lansdowne
London Chronicle
M. Henri de Verninac
John Shields & Son
Ciry Orbor
Rowland & Shields
Columbia Pharmacy
T. J. Dempsey’s
Akery
Johnson's Bakery
Harwood
South Side
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Iowa
H. Knecht
O. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
W. H. Butterfield
Ora
Satore
Marsh W. Bailey
Offor
Downstatia
City Hall
D. L. Brookhart
Opera Trouse
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W. E. Anderson
Klein's
E. Cor
Ashington
Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Washington, Ia
Lila Whitmor
Swellfirst
Wanamaker’s
R. A. Riley
National Bank
Capital
Doess General Banking Business
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
Se Soe
D. Dinson
Frank Beovlene
Eneveen
W. KR. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
J.T. Anderson
Ass't Ossh
E. Townsend, D. 0
Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirkeville
Dixon& Matthews
Postoffice
Liam
M. Lombardo
California
Puget Sound
Denver
Salt Lake City
Colorado
E. G. Fox
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Detroit
NI Falls
Dorn
Wal - Pan- American
Adams Street
Panam
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