Mystery of Charley Ross revived by Welch tale
Davenport Sept 16 In a dramatic claim Louis J Welch formerly Charley Ross now living in Loline Texas says he was abducted as a child from Germantown Pa in 1874 and lived under various identities. He asserts his real name and identity and invites verification at the Philadelphia city auditorium on November 18.
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Davenport
Charley Oss
Charley Ross
Germantown
Fanny
Louis J. Welch
Loline
Thersenal
John D. Rockefeller
Moflie Welch
Elmo
Texas
Wyoming
Mollie Welch
Charlie Ross
Rawlins
Charley
Jim Ross
Ross
City Auditorium
Philadelphia
Welch
Wansom
Navy Department
Washington
Continued Demand for Food Pushes Normal Acreage Plan
The Indiana Department of Agriculture tells farmers to sow a normal wheat and rye acreage and to maintain cereal, forage, and livestock production. It urges restoring meadows and pastures, reestablishing crop rotations, and avoiding speculative, unbalanced production amid uncertain world food conditions.
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Department of Agriculture
G. I. Christie
Indiana State Food Committee
State Food Committee
Indiana
Middle West
Paper delivery quip ties San Antonio congressman to postmaster
The San Antonio representative Carlos Bee, related to Postmaster General Burleson, faced a delivery joke after his hospital stay. He ordered the San Antonio Light daily, but it went missing then stopped. The editor answered with a teasing line about asking his brother in law, echoing newspaper mail woes.
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Carlos Bee
San Antonio
Texas
Burleson
Des Moines
The $50,000 a year idea man in a mail order house
J C Aspley cites a top mail order firm where a single employee paid fifty thousand dollars yearly works about three days monthly. The head calls him the cheapest on the payroll and he acts as the problem solver who devises market finding and advertising plans. His insights save the firm more than his salary and provide added value or lagniappe.
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J.C. Aspley
Chicago Sales Managers’ Association
Opium Ring Tied to German Agents Shipped via Mexico
Reported in Mexico City that a 1917 shipment of crude opium disguised as Japanese cigars was imported through Salina Cruz from Kobe. E Herrmann, described as a German banker, testified in a court deposition amid a strong anti opium campaign. Authorities seized opium valued at pesos and noted millions in potential profits with smuggling routes reaching Nuevo Laredo New York and San Francisco.
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Mexico City
Mex
Mexico
Salina Cru Onarch
Kobe
Altho Herrmann
United States
Federal Department of Health
Nuevo Laredo
New York
San Francisco
President to Speak From Glass Cage in San Diego
President Wilson will address a large San Diego crowd from a glass cage inside the stadium to accommodate his physician advised outdoor speech. About 250 press members and high officials will witness the event as the magnabox voice amplifier carries every word.
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San Diego
Wilson
Reverend Joseph F Newton May Return to Iowa
Cedar Rapids Sept 17 Persistent rumors say the Rev Joseph Fort Newton formerly of Liberal Christian church will soon replace Dr Frank Gunsaulus at Central Music Hall Chicago He has preached at City Temple London since leaving Cedar Rapids two years ago and is expected to begin Chicago work in mid November
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph Fort Newton
Liberal Christian Church
Frank Gunsaulus
Central Music Hall
Chicago
Newton
City Temple
London
Pershing's presence interrupts Hippodrome show in New York
General John J. Pershing visited the Hippodrome with his son Warren causing a crowd stir. The Star Spangled Banner welcomed him as the audience cheered for a speech but he declined. Warren Pershing later fed apples to elephants during intermission, while his father was escorted to another box.
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New York
Pershing
Pershng
France
Hippodrome
Waren
Gen. Pershing
Hylan
Warren Pershing
Warren
Des Moines Ministers Weigh Allowing Women Preachers
Des Moines Iowa sept 16 laymen of the Des Moines conference which covers southwestern Iowa may push for admitting women to the ministry at the next general conference. The Muscatine laymen recently approved a resolution urging full ordination privileges for women and to extend to them the same rights as men. The ministers conference opens in Des Moines Tuesday led by Bishop Homer State of Omaha and includes a special train to Indianola for Simpson college inauguration events.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Methodist Church
Stown
Muscatine
Homer
State of Omaha
Indianola
John Hillman
Simpson College
Daily Thought on Aspiration and Possession
A compact aphorism notes that aspiration sees one side of every question while possession perceives many sides, hinting at perspective and interpretation.
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Lowell
Tanlac credited with curing long‑standing stomach ills
Luke Finnegan a 37 year St Paul railroad worker reports Tanlac restored his appetite and energy after years of stomach trouble and nerves. He says after four bottles he feels like a well man and can eat anything without pain. Ad mentions Sherman Bros Washington Crawfordsville Stites Crawfordsville and G W Dashe Brighton as distributors.
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Tanlac
Luke Finnegan
Agate Street
St. Paul
Minn
Finnegan
Mr. Finnegan
Taniac
ITV
Washington
Sherman Bros
Crawfordsville
Samuel J. Stites
Brighton
G. W. Dashe
Advt
Woman scalped by a cream separator near Webster City
Mrs. W. J. Monroe, resident southwest of Webster City Iowa, was scalped when her hair caught in a cream separator shafting. One ear and both eyebrows were damaged as she remained conscious and was rushed to a hospital in serious condition. The accident occurred about 8 o clock in the milk house.
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Webster City
W. J. Monroe
Treasury faces deficit of 8.6 billion in current year
Representative Good of Iowa warned the House that the federal treasury is already short by 8.59 billion dollars this fiscal year. He urged a pause to review existing obligations before any new expansion of spending is considered.
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U. S. Treasury
Washington
Federal Treasury
Representative Good
Iowa
House
Good
Treasury
Loyalty's First Demand: A Man Promoted by Loyalty
A business perspective claims true success comes from loyalty as the key to opportunities and promotions. It argues that the only man who truly advances is the loyal employee, not others.
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Meo
Negan
Monroe
White Way Garage
Buick
Tucker & Eicher
Lowa
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