The Courier in Europe For American Travelers
The Courier in Europe lists offices in London Trafalgar Prom 7 and Haymarket, Berlin Unter den Linden, St. Petersburg, and other cities. It notes vacation issues and mail service with address changes, plus subscription rates of ten cents per week and twenty cents per month.
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Europe
Waterleo Courier
London
Prom
Trafalgar Building
Northcourmber
Avenue
American Froresk
Haymarket
Dawe
Boulevard Fea Capucines
Place de Opera
American Express
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Petersburg
Neverky Prosperornerfice
Advancs
PHILANTHROPY OF PROFIT IN STEEL TRUST DEBATE
A review of opinions on the Tennessee Coal and Iron sale shows the New York Journal of Commerce arguing the steel trust could gain a substantial reward from a strategic move. It questions whether opportunism or providence guided the decision, noting the broader context of financial pressures and brokerage obligations. The piece discusses government grain shortages and crop prospects, highlighting drought effects in Black Hawk county and the Midwest, with corn and other staples expected to rebound from recent rains. It also introduces Archbishop Keane and a note on John J. Weane’s appointment, framing ongoing governance topics in the era.
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Gary, Perkins, Frick
Roosevelt
Ute
Tennesee Coal & Tron Company
Steel Trust
New York Journal of Commerce
Journal of Commerce
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
Inwa
Black Hawk County
Conneirs
Archbishop Pius X era confirmed amid Iowa goodwill
The Dubuque diocese is said to be confirmed by Pope Pius X who, though ill in the Vatican, will assume duties with broad support from Iowans regardless of creed. The new archbishop is described as learned tolerant and intensely American and expected to influence statewide church and community life. A column then critiques advertising and public morality stories including Iola Kansas bloomers on the street and tariff politics, noting editor views and a Taft tariff stance.
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Dubuque
Eloping heiress and chauffeur husband missing for days
A dramatic tale reports an eloping heiress and her chauffeur husband vanished for 48 hours, with speculation the world might have moved on if they had not been found. It notes probes by senate and congress committees expanding Ananias clubs, and hints at forthcoming Kraut Day with free sauerkraut and wieners in Ackley on August 31. The piece ends with a quip about investigating the investigators.
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Ackley
Emmetsburg saloon closings and mockery in Iowa towns
Iowa clippings recount Emmetsburg saloon closures on Friday night June 20 and a chorus mockingly sang to the rooms. Cedar Rapids notes poke at threshing delays amid rain and fear of doom. Keokuk and St Louis pieces discuss divorces, marriages, and a gushing trope. Des Moines and Sioux City items debate tariff and veto politics.
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Emmetsburg
Joshers
Armstrong Journal
Iowa
Recantation and tariff woes threaten political loyalties
The passage notes a leader urged to withhold support from progressives and publicly recant. It warns that allies again push the same harmful advice to preserve tariff privileges, risking a repeat of last election’s loss if he heeds them.
A sensible approach to informal hospitality at home
The author extols simple, welcoming hospitality over elaborate entertaining. A middle aged couple exemplify this by hosting weekly afternoons and casual gatherings, inviting guests to share in everyday life, even in the kitchen, while avoiding entertainment as a burden. Hospital ity, they say, strengthens friendship and joy.
Carpenters and Stork in Race for New Brinkerhoff Home
A daughter was born yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Brinkerhoff. A bungalow on the Johnson acres beside Electric Park had just been completed for the couple, and a race between the carpenters building the home and the stork delivering the baby winner the carpenters.
Steel Committee Takes Vacation
Washington D C Aug 14 a House committee probing United States Steel Corp paused its inquiry to resume in October voting a recess to October 16 with no immediate public hearings. Notable witnesses remain Andrew Carnegie and J P Morgan two of the nation's leading figures. Carnegie signaled willingness to testify upon return from Europe likely as first public witness.
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Washington, D. C
United States Steel Corporation
House of Representatives
United States
Andrew Carnegie
J. P. Morgan
Carnegie
Europe
Tafts Request Sparks Senate Ratification Debate Revisions
Washington August 14 President Taft pressed for postponing action on British and French arbitration treaties while the foreign relations committee approved amendments removing the joint high commission powers. The debate touched Bryce’s critiques of the Senate and raised questions about whether to ratify unamended, with some urging December delays and others predicting possible withdrawal or defeat of the treaties.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Joint High Commission
Senate
Bryce
Great Britain
Congress
Beverly
Cullom
Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Knox
Committee of Foreign Relations
American Commonwealth
Amusing Practical Joke By Canadian Farmer
Suburban Life recounts a Canadian farmer staging a practical joke for a tour group of motor car travelers. He prepared a diagram guiding the motorists through a staged route creating amusement without harm.
New Stomach Restored Says Sun Editor
H M Young Peters editor of The Sun Lake View Ohio says after suffering severe post meal distress he found relief with Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. He notes the first doses brought surprising relief and the second bottle seemed to give him a new stomach and good health. For sale by all dealers.
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H. M. Young Peters
the Sun
Lake View
Ohio
Chamberlain
Consideration for Traveling Men Comment on hotel discrimination
Editorial in the Chicago Tribune highlights Iowa Commercial Travelers' Congress secretary C. R. Rohde figures. He cites 12 000 Iowa travelers and 600 000 nationwide, contributing about 260000600 to hotels plus rail and baggage spends. He argues for better travel conditions and hotel fire safety, sanitation, cooking, and voting rights during absence.
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Chicago Tribune
C. R. Rohde
Commercial Travelers' Congress of Iowa
the Tribune
Iowa
United States
Rhode
America
The
Tribune
Commercial Travelers’ Association
Illinois
Rohde
Preparation for childbirth in advance with Mothers Friend
Women who bear children and remain healthy are those who prepare their systems in advance of baby's coming. Mother's Friend relieves strain on ligaments and muscles, prevents numbness, soothes breast inflammation, and aims for speedy, complete recovery. The Regulator Co. Atlanta sells it in drug stores and offers a free guide for expectant mothers.
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Iit
Regulator CO
Atlanta
Commercial travelers voting rights in general elections
The passage argues that commercial travelers should be allowed to cast ballots via a ballot sent to their home district for verification and counting. It condemns disfranchisement as bad public policy, noting travelers are informed and active citizens deserving of voting access.
In Memoriam J A Hubbard and F W Jensen
Resolutions from Robert Anderson post No 68 G A K mourn Comrades J H Hubbard and F W Jensen. Hubbard died July 11 1911. Jensen died July 13 1911. The post expresses sympathy to families, records resolutions, and distributes copies to families and the press. Committees include L H Bronson John McStay WM Refsinder F W Jensen Dan Haffa M Gilley John Asquith.
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J. A. Hubbard
Robert Anderson
J. H. Hubbard
Hubbard
L. H. Bronson
John McStay
WM. Refsinder
F. W. Jensen
Jensen
Dan Haffa
M. Gilley
John Asquith
Chamberlains Lintment claims faster healing for injuries
An antiseptic preparation advertised to heal cuts and bruises in about one third of the usual time. It supposedly prevents maturation of wounds and eases muscle soreness and rheumatic pains. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Castoria
Chas
Her
Cotteu
Death of mother of Mrs Smelser at Waterloo area
Mrs Shields age 57 mother of Mrs George Smelser died Wednesday evening at her daughter’s home two miles south of Waterloo on the State House road. Funeral services were held Saturday and the remains were buried in the La Porte City cemetery.
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Shields
George Smelser
Waterloo
State House Road
la Porte City
Cuticura Heals Severe Eczema in Six Weeks
Miss Elizabeth Gebrki of Forrest City Ark describes six months of neck eczema. Scratching, sleepless nights, and worsening itching led to doctor visits and use of Cuticura remedies. After applying Soap three times daily and Ointment, itching subsided first night, scabs fell after a week, and three weeks of treatment cured the condition. A gunpowder burn story from her brother is mentioned as another success.
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Elizabeth Gebrki
Forrest City
Ark
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Dept
Boston
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