International Labor Regulation Conference in Zurich
Advocates of global labor standards gather in Zurich for a three day biennial conference. Five commissions will study topics such as maximum working day dangerous trades railroad worker protection homework minimum wages child labor and occupational diseases. Delegates include labor representatives and officials from the British Home Office and Board of Trade.
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Zurich
Switzerland
British Home Office
Board of Trade
Remarkable Spine Cure Reported At Methodist Hospital
In Philadelphia on Sept 10 a remarkable cure of curvature of the spine is announced for Adele Weinberg a young girl with a hunchback. A diseased lumbar vertebra fragment was removed and replaced with a section of a leg bone. The plaster cast was removed and she stands erect with a spine normal since birth.
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Philadelphia
Methodist Hospital
Adele Weinberg
Thieves dynamite Thornburg post office safe
Thieves exploded the Thornburg post office safe in Keokuk county about two o'clock Saturday morning. The blast, using dynamite or nitro glycerine, wrecked the building and blew off the chimney. The safe contained no cash as the postmaster kept funds at home.
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Thornburg
Keokuk County
Iowa Boy Acquitted in Attempted Murder Trial
Dell M Robinson, 17, son of T B Robinson of Farmington, was found not guilty in Keosauqua district court for assault with attempt to commit murder. The incident stemmed from a melon patch raid when Mer rick fired into the air. Robinson fired back with a pistol.
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Keosauqua
State of Iowa
Dell M. Robinson
Robinson
Dell Robinson
T. 8. Robinson
Farmington
Merrick
Mr. Merrick
No More Gray or Faded Hair with Parisian Sage
Advertises Parisian Sage as a remedy to keep natural hair color, stop fading, and nourish roots for lustre. Claims it prevents falling hair, banishes dandruff, and promotes heavy hair growth. Large bottle 56 cents, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy with money back if dissatisfied.
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Lemmon
Spenger Ready for His Death
Bertram G. Spencer, labeled the gentleman burglar, faces execution by electric chair in the week of September 15 for the murder of Miss Martha B. Blackstone in Springfield Massachusetts. His crime spree included twenty four burglaries and holdups from 1908 to 1920, and his confession details several robberies and a close escape from police.
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Springfield
Mass
Bertram G. Spencer
Massachusetts
Spencer
Martha B. Blackstone
Jekyll and Hyde
Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Miss Blackstone
George A. Luddington
Luddington
W. M. Swan
H. 8. Ripley
Ripleys
Wes
Iincer
Taby J. Dow
Roundhill
Mes Dow
Harriet
Lucy Dow
Mrs. Dow
Harriet Dow
Miss Dow
Dow
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Washington
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J. F. McNamara & Son
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State of
W. F. Wilson
Carlton, Wilson
J. A. Young
C. J. Wilson
A. H. Wallace
Werh
Spenger
Chris
Tian Science
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Bannister
Merwin
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