Will Pay $20,000 for Lost Hands
A working lad from Hungary seeks $20,000 for lost hands in a coal car accident against a railroad company. Jury valuations on injuries to person are recalled in the case.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1911
Page
7
Jury Valuations Of Injuries To Persons
Damage suit verdicts show varied payouts for injuries across multiple states and cases. Examples include a boy in Astoria damaged by an auto and a woman nurse in Portland with eye injury, plus throat, tooth, finger, elbow, and nerve injuries from accidents in New York, California, Minnesota, Nebraska, and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Astoria
N. Y
Portland
Ore
Brooklyn
New York
California
Minnesota
Nebraska
Long Island
White Plains
Niagara Falls
New Jersey Court Upholds $20,000 Award for Hungarian Boy
Frank Kovacs a Hungarian working boy lost both hands in a coal car crash near Perth Amboy earning $10,000 per hand. The court sustains the verdict noting it the highest recorded in New Jersey for a boy’s hands while citing other U S cases of large damages for loss of limbs and life. The railroad will pay the $20,000 and contest ends.
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New Jersey
Frank Kovacs
Hungary
Perth Amboy
Jersey
New York
Queensboro Bridge
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
White Plains
N. Y
George L. Tullock
Lackawanna
Addie M. Trant
Great Neck
Long Island Railroad
Carnegie aims to fund international newspaper to curb war
Under Andrew Carnegie direction a group of former diplomats and journalists plans an international newspaper to expose a nations diplomatic plots. A Paris based committee will control the project with secret overcorrespondents and a Budapest editor in Paris.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Wrights Actually Fly At Iowa County and District Fairs
Aviation at Iowa fairs drew crowds eager to see airships. Yet only the Wright Company of Dayton could reliably deliver daily flights, with successful programs at the Iowa State Fair and the Eastern Iowa Exposition in Cedar Rapids October 2 to 7, saving the event's reputation.
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Iowa
Wright Company
Dayton
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
Wright
Chicago
Traveling Men’s Day celebration at Eastern Iowa Exposition
About two thousand traveling men gather for Traveling Men’s Day in Cedar Rapids, October 2 to 7. A parade budget of one thousand dollars funds a big, humorous procession with stunts and a planned paper hammer burn while the Cedar Rapids Fire Department prepares to respond. A banner proclaims will be unfurled signaling booster triumph as Exposition week opens followed by a noon banquet for visiting travelers and customers.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Home Coming Day at Eastern Iowa Exposition
Home Coming Day is set for Tuesday October 3 at the Eastern Iowa Exposition in Cedar Rapids with the exposition running October 2 to 7. Postal invitations go to former residents as far as reachable addresses allow and thousands have indicated they will return for the event. A special program will be added to the regular daily features to warmly welcome Cedar Rapids natives.
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Cedar Rapids
How to Care for Batteries in Early Automobiles
An article explains the shift from dry batteries to magnetos in cars with dry cells used mainly for starting. It warns that improper care, loose connections, and vibration cause loss of amperage, advising series wiring, clean bright terminals, dry insulated storage, and secure mounting to prevent shorts.
Man Survives Crocodile Attack After Gripping Its Nostrils
A poor Indian man named Pira was seized by a crocodile in a Maratha river near sunset. He clung to the creature’s nostrils and used his legs to pin the beast’s torso until rescue arrived. After a month in hospital he recovered fully. The crocodile has not been seen since.
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India
Bhamed Pira
Pira
Vira
Meritol Pile Remedy Promoted by Lemnon's Pharmacy
A promotional note from Lem non's Pharmacy touts Meritol Pile Remedy as a top product of the American Drug and Press Association. It claims internal and external usefulness and marks the remedy as a boon to suffering humanity.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
American Drug and Press Association
Lemnon's
District Court notice of partition suit in Iowa 1912
W R Funston files a partition petition in Washington County District Court alleging heirs of David F Funston own undivided five eighths of SE quarter Section 36 Township 74 North Range 9 West and that the estate cannot be divided in kind. Defendants include Parmelia Dixon Frank Funston Anna Dutton Carrie Hadley Arthur Funston Grace Vanerus Everett Hallock Robert Hallock and Helen Hallock. A referee may sell. appearance required by Jan 1 1912.
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Parmella A. Dixon
Frank Funston
Anna Dutten
Carrie Hadley
Arthur Funston
Grace Vanerus
Everett Hallock
Robert Hallock
Helen Hallock
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
W. R. Funston
David F. Funston
Parmelia A. Dixon
John Funston
Anna Dutton
Frederick Funston
Arthur Funs
David FP. Funston
Washington
I G White Post No 108 Meets Twice Monthly
I G White Post No 108 holds meetings on the first and third Tuesday each month in their Post rooms at the Temple building. J W Scott serves as Commander and J J Kellogg as Adjutant.
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I. G. White Post
Temple Buldo
Valley Forge Camp Meets Thursdays in North Side Square
Valley Forge Camp No. 568 holds weekly meetings every Thursday evening in halt op North Side Square. Neighbors are welcome to attend. Clerk J G Moriarty on record.
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Valley Forge Camp
Halt Op North Side Square
Masonic Fraternities Schedule Regular Meetings
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday night each month. Chapter No. 18 R A M meets the second Friday. Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 meets the second Friday night. Washington Chapter No. 98 meets on the second Thursday. Fraters are welcome.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
J. E. Kunath
W. M
W. Morton
R. A. Mos
James D. Glasgow
J. W. Merton
Washington
J. BE
Merital Pile Remedy and World Beater Featured at Lemmons Pharmacy
Lemmons Pharmacy showcases Merital Pile Remedy and World Beater in a new promotion with emphasis on health and specialty products. The listing highlights availability and location at Lemmons Pharmacy for customers seeking solutions.
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Lemmons Pharmacy
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