TELEPHRONES AND TOURIST OFFICES IN EUROPE TRAVEL NOTES
The Courier lists travel and post options for Americans in Europe with addresses in London Paris Berlin and Petrograd. It notes foreign postage rates and a vacation mail forwarding service offered by the Evening Courier with subscription costs for one week and one month.
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Loerter
Wermen
Europe
Waterloo
London
Frafalees
Northeum- Ferland Avenue
American Express
Bayclarket
Dawe
Steanship Agency
Green Street
Paris
Boulevard den Canucines
Fe Popere
American Express Offen
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Peterebure
Nevsks Prospekt
Commercial Travelers Seek Fair Deal on Baggage Rates
Commercial Travelers Congress of Iowa plans to appeal to the state legislature for relief from excess baggage charges. They argue railroads profit from trunks carried and urge installation of extra trains, including a proposed Oelwein to Des Moines run, to boost service and revenue. Local chambers should back the effort.
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Commercial Travelers' Congress of
Iowa
Waterloo
Oelwein
Des Moines
Great Western
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Roosevelt Discusses Alaska Resources and Development
Theodore Roosevelt argues in Outlook that Alaska’s vast resources should be developed by the people through government action. The article notes past administration concessions spurred concerns about land grabbing by syndicates and the lack of premature disclosure of their intentions.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Alaska
Roosevelt
Cheney & Co. of Toledo Endorse F J Cheney's Work
A harshly worded testimonial from Cheney and Company Toledo accuses F J Cheney Gur of 15 years of service. They claim his firm engaged in financial misconduct through Wateiva Kian Mantis Whelan and urge action.
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F. J
Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Orm, Wateiva, Kian & Mantis
Whelan
Roosevelt on Alaska Development and Syndicate Control
The text critiques stealthy private control in Alaska and calls for development by government or closely supervised enterprises to curb harmful syndicates like Guggenheim. It proposes government operation of a short line railway to coal fields as a remedy and argues liberal government support for new settlement and labor access.
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Alaska
Wrestling and vetoes mix in global sports of the day
The piece sports a satirical take on world wrestling mania from Taft to parliament as it blends current political vetoes with playful street conflicts. It notes U S Congress grappling with tariff questions and a looming Taft veto, while the English Lords grapple with aristocratic clashes. It mentions Des Moines streetcar strikes, Waterloo market concerns, and a quirky New Jersey bird ornament law. It closes with Long Beach picnic calls and a town made slogan.
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Chicago
Congress of
United States
Taft
House of Lords
Lords
Des Moines
District Court
Polk County
Waterloo
New Jersey
Chautauqua Platforms Prove Public Capability
If Congress stays into September or later the public learns editors need not wade through Lorimer testimony for three months. The insight is that private and semi public individuals can supply chautauqua platforms, easing press burdens and offering ready speakers.
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Congress
Lorimer
Waterlo o lights up Fourth street west and other reforms
Waterloo advances with electrolet illumination as Fourth street west becomes lit. Commentary from Des Moines Capital and Atlantic Telegraph discusses Iowa politics, Taft vs La Follette prospects, and public sentiment on prohibition. Missouri and Burlington papers weigh liquor interests and calls for thorough prison investigations in Iowa.
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Iowa
Taft
Atlantic Telegraph
la Follette
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Funeral Services for Senator Frye
Lewiston Mo Aug 12 Honored by the nation state and city and by the people among whom he lived in dignity and yet in familiar friendship as a native born citizen of Lewiston the body of William Pierce Frye United States senator for thirty years and president pro tempore of the senate for half that period was buried yesterday The funeral was attended by scores of federal state and municipal officials a delegation of United States senators and representatives in congress Business was suspended in Lewiston.
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Lewiston
William Pierce Frye
United States
Senate
Congress
What is a highball puzzle for Cincinnati W C T U
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Cincinnati grapples with a riddle about highballs amid reports that local drugstores sell them to women in violation of law. A committee was formed to probe the issue and a subcommittee will define the term to proceed with the investigation.
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Fort Madison
Brant
Iowa City Republican
Hars
Cincinnati
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pierre
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Weeklong rainfall soaks county as crops thrive
Rainfall totals 150.60 inches for the week with daily precipitation except Tuesday. Government gauge at R. B. Stippy’s home records .16 inch by 7 a.m. and rain continued afterward. The moist weather drenches the region, easing irrigation needs for corn, pastures, gardens, and late potatoes, though grain in shocks worries farmers.
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R. B. Stippy
Butt
Bright Green Dress Girl Steals Scene In Comic Opera
A reviewer recalls The Evening Chit Chat comic opera where a chorus girl in a bright green dress wins praise for vivacity. The piece argues lively enthusiasm outvalues beauty, urging readers to cultivate zest and contagious enjoyment to improve character and appeal.
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Yellow
Double Standard Of Morality And Wealth In Society
A historical critique argues a pervasive double standard of chastity and morality split by wealth and gender. It cites Daniel Drew and stock market manipulation as tied to church life. The piece notes hypocrisy among leaders like Rockefeller and Havemeyer, then contrasts public virtue with private vice in both men and women.
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Daniel Drew
New York
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
N. J
Drew Ladies
Erie Railroad
Stock Exchange
The
Chicago Tribune
Robin Hood
Rockefeller
Harriman
Morgan
Havemeyer
Guggenheim
Senator Kenyon
Sugar Trust
Solon Bronson
Evanston
California
Greek Greekian seeks to fire twenty one guns for heir
Pantelis L é n foures of Indianapolis asked the board of safety for permission to fire twenty one guns when his son arrives to announce the expected heir. He promised not to fire if the child is a girl. The board granted permission amid bets on the sex.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pantelis L. Énfoures
Board of Safety
Cafoaros
Elks dispatch speaker on Wyoming inquiry
Detroit August 11 William J Dawson commissioned by the American Elk Association has left Detroit for Wyoming to investigate a matter. Authorities say the inquiry concerns real persons and property as part of Elk proceedings. Dawson travels to Wyoming to conduct the investigation and report back.
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Detroit
Mich
Elk Die Off Likely In Jackson Hole Winter District
The record notes an alleged alarming elk decline near Jackson Hole with winter cold and starvation blamed for thousands of deaths each season in the district.
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Jackson's Hole
Bank cashier finds cure for dyspepsia in Miller's tablets
Morris Ill merchant R S Cunnen, cashier at First Rational Bank, endorses Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets after suffering years with severe indigestion. He reports relief after using the product, urges others with dyspepsia to start treatment, and notes free samples at their druggist. Available in three sizes 25 cents and 1 dollar.
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First Rational Bank of
Morris
Ill
Mer
R. S. Cunnen
Thedford's Black-Draught Restored Man's Health
In Waynesville North Carolina Mr F R Huffman reports heart doubt vanished after using Thedford's Black-Draught for indigestion and overall health. The ad promotes digestion as key to wellbeing noting 70 years of use and urges trying the remedy priced at 25 cents.
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Waynesville
N. C
F.R. Huffman
Thedford
Thedford’s
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