Rates and Rivers May Lower Freight Costs
President Roosevelt backs stronger railroad rate laws as ship owners and engineers push river and lake water competition to reduce freight charges. Major Riche highlights a table showing rail vs waterway rates from St Louis to St Paul and Oklahoma City, arguing navigable waterways help public rates. Capt. Ellison of the National Rivers and Harbors congress seeks wider shipper membership as river improvements gain urgency.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Sixtieth Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Major Riche
Army Engineer Corps
War Department
St. Louis
St. Paul
Mississippi River
National Rivers & Harbors Congress
J.F. Ellison
Cincinnati
United States
Ile
Mentera
Buin
Brest
Itti
Wireless Telephone to Link Navy Ships in Pacific Cruise
Washington Sept 12 The Navy plans to test wireless telephone on the Atlantic fleet en route to the Pacific linking ships from Rockland Maine to San Francisco. Dr N Monroe Hopkins of George Washington University led the trials with installations on the battleships Connecticut and Virginia to supplement wireless telegraphy. The system promises operation in rough weather up to five miles with longer ranges possible under favorable conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Cape Horn
Pacific Ocean
Bob’’ Evans
Rockland
Golden Gate
Navy Department
N. Monroe Hopkins
Navy
George Washington University
How to Avoid Appendicitis Tips and Remedies
The notice argues appendicitis relates to chronic constipation and promotes Rino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild laxative. It claims the product stimulates the liver and bowels and restores natural action without nausea or griping. It advises refusing substitutes and lists druggists as sellers.
Burglary at Cedar Rapids Taps Spokane Furniture
Burglaries Tuesday night at Cedar Rapids broke into a third story window, stealing $200 from Spokane Furniture. J. G. Funk, an east ern cutlery salesman, lost a trunk here. detectives found another trunk in the Delavan hotel basement with $600 missing. Two strangers who registered at the hotel with Funk are suspected but fugitives remain at large.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Spokane Furniture Company
J. G. Funk
Delavan
Fonk
Niagara Falls Illumination Delights Spectators From Both Sides
Niagara Falls illuminates the American and Canadian cascades with 1.1 billion candle power. Mayor Anthony C Douglass leads the cross border show as engineers from General Electric deploy 300 horsepower searchlights and colored gelatine prisms. The display turns night into day, drawing tens of thousands who watch in silent awe.
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Niagara Falls
Canada
Niagara
New York Post
Anthony C. Douglass
New York
Wood Ryan
General Electric Company
Mayor Pougliss
Mehtaft
Edu
Queen Victoria Park
Catarrh Branded Curable by Hyomei Promise
Advertisement extols Hyomei as a universal cure for catarrh claiming it sterilizes the air breathed and heals nasal and throat membranes. It notes modern science disproved blood disease theory and cites Lemmon's Pharmacy guarantee. The piece ends with a separate critique of misuse of Bible quotes.
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Washington
Lemmon’'s
Presbyterian Brotherhood to Host Dr Steiner for Lecture
The Presbyterian group plans to welcome Dr Edward A Steiner on the 27th for an evening lecture at the church titled The New American and the New Problems. Sylvester T. Scovell ex Wooster president commends Steiner’s well informed, sober views on world politics based on his studies of Slavs and Anglo-Saxons.
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Presbyterian Brotherhood
E. A. Steiner
Professor Steiner
Sylvester T. Scovell
Wooster University
Chautauqua
Lpr
Edward Steiner
Steiner
False Bible tale debunked by editor note
A letter to the Evening Journal explains a long running joke about misquoting Noah and a preacher's Bible. The writer argues the tale is false and notes scripture references Gen 6:18 7:15 and 8:16 do not mention Noah taking a wife, and ark dimensions are not specified.
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Evening Journal
Noah
Speaking French by nasal training and Kitchen French
A humorous New York Press piece advises readers to pinch their nose and use simple phrases to master French. It ridicules typographical errors and mispronunciations while praising Kitchen French and the line nez par.
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Theo
New York
Atmos Jeffreys
Virginia
New York Press
Message Fragments About a Talk With Father
The text shows a fragmented note referencing Mr Softhecho, an anticipated talk with a father, and a promise to speak tomorrow if there is no talk tonight. It reads as a personal communication with unclear context or who is involved.
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Softhecho
Sulphurous Mountain in Saint Lucia Noted as West Indies Curiosity
The Soufriere sulphurous mountain near Soufriere Saint Lucia is described as the greatest natural curiosity in the region. About half an hour from the town, it sits near two bare hills and covers three acres crusted with sulphur and alum. Valdrons bubble perpetually with water varying from black and boiling to clear in smaller pits.
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Soufriere
St. Lucia
West Indies
Pitons
Londen Standard
Making of an American: Polish girl’s welcome at Ellis Island
A settlement worker recalls watching a young Polish immigrant released at Ellis Island. She is met by two women, likely relatives, who hastily makeover her on Battery Park and prepare her to appear well-dressed for the homeward ferry.
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Ellis Island
Battery Park
New York Sun
All Will Rebuild After Destruction in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls business owners whose stores were destroyed by an explosion and fire two weeks ago have decided to rebuild immediately. Work will begin as soon as debris is cleared away and sites are prepared.
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Cedar Fails
Iowa
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