Quiet London Efficiency Wins Praise From American Visit
W S Ashby praises London traffic flow and courteous service as quieter yet faster than New York. He notes traffic officers direct movement without chaos, Londoners’ politeness, and orderly progress at crossings, buses, lifts, and streets. The contrast suggests quiet efficiency over hurried bustle.
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London
America
New York
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W. S. Ashby
Daily Chronicle
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Tunnels Menace Health of Crews Operating Trains
Washington dispatch reports men in engine cabs face extreme heat up to 185 degrees and smoky moisture filled air with deadly carbon monoxide in tunnels. Tests on 40 tunnel runs show exhaust and gas exposure risk causing exhaustion or asphyxiation, prompting proposed fixes. Fresh air delivery via train airbrake system and pocket respirators are explored to protect crews.
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Bureau of Mines
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Canal Link to Danube Opens New East Road
The Rhine Main Danube canal, begun in 1923, promises a European transport revolution. It would allow cargo on ocean ships up to 1,580 tons from Rotterdam to the Danube mouth via Cologne Vienna Budapest Belgrade and pass into the Black Sea. It aims to boost tourism and cargo flow across Holland Germany France Austria Hungary Serbia Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Romania and more, linking maritime powers with Central Europe and easing access to the Near East via the Black Sea. Odessa near Romania’s Danube mouths stands to gain significant business.
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Benefit Ball Game Scheduled Sept. 9
A fragmented report notes a Sept. 9 benefit ball game with local figures. Joe Moots announces himself as a candidate for sheriff in a third party bid while discussions touch on group action, farming concerns, wheat rust, fertilizer, and cooperative marketing.
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City Luncheon Club Baseball Tourney Opens
Two opening games set for Tuesday at M Park as Rotary Kiwanis Lions and Y’s Men host a city luncheon club baseball event. Gates open 1:30 pm with a parade led by Waterloo band and a doubleheader starting 2 pm. Proceeds benefit the YWCA building fund.
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Darwin attacks social reformers and mate selection ideas
London Aug 25 Prof Leonard Darwin son of Charles Darwin argues social reformers harm society and that inferior types must be eliminated for progress. He criticizes aid programs and proposes selective reproduction to curb unfit stocks while warning against pity and liberty. A second item notes 12 year old Eugene Brown bitten by a dog near 225 Webster St as police investigate.
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London
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Government stores guard four billion bottles of alcohol yearly
Washington reports extreme safeguards across departments to prevent loss of alcohol used in government operations. Navy and other agencies store about one million gallons annually in locked tanks and require strict requisitions.
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Washington, D.C
National Museum
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Washington, D. C
Titles Plentiful as German Pages Call for Guests
The Associated Press reports in Munich that German pages shout many titles to guests, revealing a social culture where honorifics like Frau Doctor Professor Direct or Advokat Braun signal status. Doctors and holders of doctorates, even outside medicine, adorn hotel registers and cards, reinforcing family position and prestige in society.
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Waterloo
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Cresco High School
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Poincare Chosen for Pen Fired Leadership in France
In Paris Premier Poincare is described as a man who writes more than he speaks. He stays at his desk from noon to late hours writing and correcting documents personally while Briand tends to cigars. His Sens speech July 15 was printed with no corrections, illustrating his hands-on style. Sioux City Nazarene elects Winale district superintendent.
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Davis Company Incorporation with 500000 Capital
Paul Davis Dry Goods company filed articles of incorporation with the county recorder. Authorized capital is 3500,000, divided into shares of 100 each. Of 5000 total shares, 3500 are common and 1560 preferred at 6 percent annually. The business is general dry goods merchandising. Officers are Paul Davis president treasurer Edmond Rausch vice president J A Webb secretary. Directors are Myrtle Sheldan and Walter Freeborn. CAR AND TRUCK COLLIDE AT PARK AVENUE INTERSECTION
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County Recorder
Paul Davis
Edmond Rausch
J. A. Webb
Myrtle Sheldan
Walter Freeborn
We Buy Tires for You Its Business of Selecting Tires to Serve
A concise promotional note stresses that tire buying is about serving customers not just profits. It frames success on selling good merchandise at reasonable prices and treats tire selection as a fundamental staple business practice.
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