Government Ownership Burleson’s Goal in News Report
Washington Dec 18 The Postmaster General Burleson urges government ownership of telegraph and possibly telephone lines as part of a plan to operate public utilities through the postal service He reports the postal service now shows a surplus for the first time since 1883 and supports expanding parcel post while extending rural carrier delivery and eight hour day reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Postal Service
Burleson
Congress
Post Office Department
Postmaster General
United States
Telphone Nes
Bitter Iowa marshalship fight in Jones county
Washington Dec. 18 The northern Iowa marshalship battle heats up with Democratic factions clashing in Jones county The arrival of Anamosa Democrat E R Moore to seek the post triggers strong opposition from Sheriff Hogan’s supporters in Anamosa and their allies in the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Jones County
E. R. Moore
Anamosa
Moore
Hogan
Moore Faces Harsh Pressure From Officials And Senators
The Department of Justice and White House receive hostile telegraphs aimed at Mr. Moore as he arrives to meet Attorney General McReynolds today. He does not expect a meeting with the president. State Senator Sheehan backs Hogan and then enters the race, intensifying the battle beyond the Porter Hamilton dispute in the southern district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
White House
Moore
McReynolds
Sheehan
Hogan
Porter
Hamilton
Colorado Facing Statewide Strike
Denver, Colo. December 18 reports from the special state convention of union labor delegates show committees on resolutions and policy weighing a statewide strike in sympathy with the United Mine Workers. Initial indications suggest no formal call yet. a committee may be empowered to summon a statewide strike if conditions warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado
The Man Who Neglects Himself Kidney Health Ad
A vintage ad urges daily use of Foley Kidney Pills to restore kidney and bladder health. It links backache nerve strain dizziness and poor sleep to kidney trouble and claims the pills eliminate symptoms with regular use. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Dean
E. Walnut S&j
Taunton
Mass
Man bets jail escape by eating iron bars
Columbus, Ind. December 18. George Schoonover bet the sheriff that he can eat an iron bar to win his liberty. Sheriff John W. Burns agreed to pay $100 if the prisoner consumes the bar. Schoonover has fascinated onlookers by biting and swallowing glass and even claimed a whiskey glass tasted good. He once ate a whiskey glass and offered to eat a watch and chain if produced.
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Columbus
Ind
George Schoonover
John W. Burns
Schoonover
Watch and Chain
Fifty Best Books of 1913 Featured in Listing
A compiled catalog from The Times listing major fiction and non fiction works for 1913. It names authors such as Winston Churchill Edith Wharton H. G. Wells Rabindranath Tagore and John Masefield along with publishers and notes a bookstore display at 101 Bridge St.
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Winston Churchill
the Macmillan Company
V. Vis Byes
Henry Sydnor Harrison
Houghton Mifflin Company
Comrade Yetta
Albert Edwards
Fortitude
Hugh Walpole
George H. Doran Company
Small, Maynard & Co
Bendish
Maurice Hewlett
Charles Soriimers
Walter Gallichan
Dodd, Mead & Co
Brooks Adams
John Spargo
Tnebschlnee
Vladimir G. Simkhovitch
Henry Holt , Co
David Starr Jordan
Doubleday, Page & Co
Arthur Ruppin
Henry Holt & Co
Gerald Stanley Lee
Rabindranath Tagore
the Gardner
Jessie B. Rittenhouse
Voughton Mifflin Company
Alfred Noyes
Frederick A. Stokes
John Masefield
Henry Churchill King
The
Macmillan Company
Josiah Royce
Luxembourg
Remy de Gourmont
John W. Luce
James Whitcomb Riley
Edmund H. Kitel
Bovbs-Merrill Company
JH. Fabre
Max Fastman
Charles Scribfee
Ner
Sona
Theater
David Grayson
Santa Claus and the Fairies Review Naughty List
Santa reads the yearly good and bad marks with a Fairy as they review children’s behavior. The Fairy notes improvements and warns of future marks while Santa contemplates mercy and a fresh start next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
A. Allen
Abbott
Ashley
Benson
Fuller
Lawton
Taylor
Thompson
Wheeler
Wilson
Walton
Wright
San
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
New York City
Kimball Disbarred in Iowa City Court Action
Attorney Frank B. Kimball was ordered barred from practicing law in Iowa after a judge reviewed the Sarah Walker suit against Anna B. Clark and Kimball. The decision was handed down in Iowa City by Judge R. P. Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Iowa City
Frankb. Kimball
Iowa
R. P. Howell
Sarah Walker
Anna B. Clark
Mr. Kimball
Mech Confronts Elopers in Kalamazoo Ceremony
Battle Creek report says Mrs. Beatrice Shanley and Clarence Sackett eloped in Kalamazoo to avoid kin. Justice Allen summoned the bride's niece as a witness, calling in two stenographers to testify to the ceremony. The unfolding testimony exposed issues surrounding the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MECH
Battle Creek
Mich
Beatrice Shanley
Clarence Sackett
Kalamazoo
Justice Allen
Couple’s nuptials feature kin as last minute witnesses
A wedding near Taunton highlights a lack of direct witnesses as Miss Mattie Burt and Miss Margaret Shanley attend as kin and a niece, with the bride not seeing Miss Shanley for years. The adtoned kidney health note follows, praising Foley Kidney Pills and urging purchase through local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phers
Mattie Burt
Margaret Shanley
Rabe Scalded to Death in Cedar Rapids Incident
Cedar Rapids mother Anna Cassidy pulled the stopper from a washing machine and scalded her 2 year old daughter with hot water. The child died yesterday from the injuries sustained in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabe
Cedar Rapids
Anna Cassidy
Henry B. Cassidy
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Kindness and Flowers
Mr and Mrs Atherton and families thank friends neighbors and Degree of Honor for kindness and beautiful flowers after the death of their little one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Atherton
K. L. Simkins
A. Atherton
Smith Family Thank You Note for Kindness
We express sincere appreciation for the kindness shown by friends and neighbors during our son’s illness and death and thank you for the beautiful floral offerings. MR. AND MRS. H. R. SMITH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Smith
KRES KO Promises Skin Cure With Soaps and Samples
A vintage advertisement touts KRES KO as a harmless skin remedy for eczema rash pimples and itching. It promotes KRESKO Soap and various jar sizes with prices and free samples by Kresko Laboratories Dept. 84 New York, sold by several druggists and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kresko
Kresko Laboratories
Dept
Fourth Ave
New York
Wangler Bros. Co
W. Schuneman
Knapp Drug Co
H. W.taggart and Henderson Drug Co
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Mutt and
Jeff
Lucky
Tre
Mao
Gov't
NEW
Postal Department
Foley
P. H. Ginn
Middleton
William Vaughn Moody
Daniel Gregory Mason
Charles Eliot Norton
Sara Norton
M. A. Ie Wolfe Howe
Henry James
Charles Scribner's Sons
Joan Bright
G. M. Trevelyan
LI Hung Chang
John W. Foster
MY Lady OF the Chimney
Alexander Irvine
the Century Company
H. J H. Powers
August Saint-Gaudens
Homer Saint-Gaudens
Mark
Alvin Langdon Coburn
Kitchell Kennerley
Kin Hubbard
Abe Merun Publishing Company
Sibert’s Jewelry Store
East Fourth St
Waterloo, Iowa
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