The Lumber Trust in Missouri and Dakota Crackdown
Missouri and South Dakota courts have found evidence of price fixing and restraint of trade by lumber associations. In Missouri, twenty wholesale firms were barred from business and four lost licenses, with fines totaling 456000 dollars. A federal decree requires compliance with conduct rules, while in South Dakota several firms were convicted and fined for price fixing and boycotts against retailers. The piece warns Iowa may face similar pressure and calls for state action to curb lumber price manipulation that harms homeowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumber Trust
Missouri
South Dakota
Iowa
Barbarity and rationality in life and death
A reflective piece laments moral failings in civilization, citing greed, exploitation, and self harm. It contrasts vices with a grim example of a Japanese scientist and a military figure choosing suicide to protest failed warnings, questioning custom versus universal humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
Busan
Harekiri
Volcano
Jata Mikado
National university debates and city building plans stir Congress
A columnist surveys a proposed federal university in Washington funded by a 500 000 to 1 000 000 initial grant, arguing benefits and pitfalls of a graduate focus, plus a Waterloo annex bill for 75 000. Chicago opens a municipal store testing cost based aid, while Iowa weighs Jerry Sullivan entering a senatorial race against Cummins amid local welcome. Japan relies on intensive cultivation and fertilizer use exceeding 104 million dollars in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feas
Ohio
Congress
National University
Washington
Federal
Treasury
Smithsonian Institute
Mugh
United States
Connolly
Waterloo Federal
Waterloo
Jerry Sullivan
Cummins
Sullivan
General Appraisers
New York City
Iowa
Buried Treasure and the Tale of Pirates and Dogs
A concise meditation on buried treasure, comparing dogs and men. It notes dogs bury bones and seek buried wealth, while pirates of old hid chests on deserts islands. The piece laments modern wealth disposal and urges wiser, long term saving over weekly buried sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Ture
Political cautions echo in Iowa press voices
A selection of editorial snippets from Iowa papers questions Democratic governor prospects in Des Moines, notes the rising Progressive party energy with rumors of anti fusion law limits, and cites Waverly’s sugar factory closure as a hint of unpopularity for Wilson in western towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moines
Davenport
Democratic Party
Des, Moines
Ideas Of A Plain Man By Dr Frank Crane
Dr Crane argues love differs by gender with men ruled by passion and women guided by intellect. He claims wives often dominate in loving marriages while husbands gain influence as affection cools, and that physical love loosens male control whereas intellectual love elevates female insight. He portrays American women as highly idealized in love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crane
Future Course of Trade Helped by Developments
Dun’s Review states developments affecting future trade boost confidence with wider operations and fewer idle forces, as reading activity rises and replenishments grow in manufacturing, distribution, and transportation. Liquidation has caused less credit disruption than feared, money markets show ample resources, and high grade bonds rise as investments expand. Bank clearings reach $808,781,878, surpassing the prior year week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
R. G. Dun & Co
Financials Show Chicago District Liabilities and Failures
Last year liabilities rose 5.6 percent, totaling 275,872,456 dollars in 1912. Failures in the Chicago district numbered 36, down from 46 last week, 28 in 1913, and 33 in 1912. Those with liabilities over 5,000 dollars total 15, versus 21 last week, 9 in 1913, and 16 in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Moments of humor and wit from ships and papers
A collection of quips and jokes including Mrs Pankhurst on deceit between sexes aboard the Majestic, jokes about hunger and freedom, a misdirected courtship tale from Blue Rapids, a croquet quip in London, a Kansas City Star anecdote about a schoolmistress and an excuse signed by a mother, and a note that fewer American shoes were sold in Cuba in 1912 due to new Cuban shoe factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Rapids
Kansas City Star
Cuba
Compliment to business men comes to Waterloo
The Dayton News reports farewell events for Herman Lefkowitz and companions, as they launch a Waterloo Iowa business venture. A noon ad club dinner and a banquet at the Phil lips hotel honor Lefkowitz and associates for years of civic effort, with 35 Traxler staffers and Dayton leaders praising his service and noting Feb 1 departure for Waterloo. A Town Criers club letter from Robert W. Sullivan lauds Lefkowitz’s character and civic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Lefkowitz
Dayton Ad Club
Elder and Johnston Company
R. W. Sullivan
Lefkowitz
Sullivan
Mr. Lefkowitz
Ad Club
Dayton
Lefkowits
Elder & Johnston Company
Aes
Louis Traxler Co
L. L. Shively
W. 8. Kimmel
Louis Traxler Company
Waterloo
Iowa
Phillips Hotel
iTraxler Company
Traxler
Messrs. Lefkowicz
Shively
Kimmel
Kiester
H. E. Kiester
Town Criers’ Club
Robert W. Sullivan
Dayton Advertising Club
Herman Lefkowitzy
Retail Merchants’ Association
Town Criers
Value of Things and Real-Life Balances
A reflective essay urges recognizing real value over trifles. It contrasts quiet family life with social excess, notes how minor slights wreck relationships, and warns that neglecting true worth leads to remorse and spiritual bankruptcy.
Mother’s Friend Promises Easy Prenatal Comfort
Be all natural with Mother’s Friend an external remedy said to soften abdominal muscles easing pregnancy. It claims to prevent discomfort nervousness and nausea while promoting a joyful prenate mood and healthy outcome. Available at drug stores for 1.00 per bottle with an instructional book from Bradford Regulator Co Atlanta Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bldg
Atlanta
Cattle Trade Ships Refitted In Hong Kong Yard
Two vessels rebuilt to haul cattle from Australia to the Philippines are prepared for the Wyndham Manila route. One holds about four hundred head, the other about five hundred, with each set to make twelve yearly round trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Philippines
Hong Kong
Manila
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Adverts
A drugstore advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a fast, natural way to darken gray or faded hair. It claims one or two applications banish graying, stop dandruff and itching, and restore a youthful look, with sales at HW W Taggart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
HW. W
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Evening Courier Manabe
Prva
W. M. Martmay Company
Lapidas
Avenua
Rantman
Parxsson
Tribune Building
Lukcus
Menager
X. Tribune
Allen
Evening Courier
Outaide
Courier
Momday
Wedersday
Fedey Gee
Wassries
Tees
BCC
Edrofe
Europe
Pate
Fouo Aces
Adon
Trafalgar Building
Northumberland Avenue
American Express
the Lumber Trust
Japan
Rge
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Bull Moosers
Davenport Democrat
G. QO. P
Pary
Wilson
Waverly
Congress of the United States
America
Toe
Houston Post
Washington Star
London
Dayton (O
Denmark
Tom B
Edna
Scott
Fowler Co
Alldrucgiata
Dept. 21-M
Resinal
Baltimore, Md
F. H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Bor Candy Specialty
Lafayette Building
4Th St. E
Rooney Daly the
Meuse
Bes Tomas
Green Bay
Wis
New York State
Cage
Black Hawk Bank
E. H. Knittle
F. C. Liffring
Lafayette
DR. Gerrit J. Bennett
West Fourth
Kimwood and
Western
Ralston
DR. Bodwell
C. D. Pedersen
Joan
Consolidated Phone
Jefferson Street
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