A Blighted Hope in a Colonial Parricide Tale
A historical analysis of crime heredity and environment centers on John Ball and Mary Coolidge in Botany Bay. They rise from convict origins to wealth through sheep farming, then their son John Ball Jr. seems set to follow, until a murder shocks a promised reform, challenging views on inherited criminality and environmental influence.
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England
Ball
John Ball
Botany Bay
Australia
Mary Coolidge
Mary
Botany
Courier Want Ads Claim Save Time and Money
Courier classifieds promise savings on both time and cost for readers seeking services and local deals. The notice highlights value through targeted listings, urging quick placement for best rates and reach.
Senators Trade Accusations Over Public Telegrams
Washington July 18 Senator Bristow accused Senator Ashurst of using 100 of public funds to cover telegrams for private use. Ashurst denied the charge and Bristow pledged to produce telegrams as proof. A heated exchange followed over a 1906 letter Bristow wrote seeking an Isthmian canal commission post.
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Washington
Ashurst
Arizona
Senate
Bristow
Ashurat
United States
Start Degate On The Tariff In Early Debate
The article notes a tariff debate motif citing the Payne Aldrich bill as an example the measure seeks to supersede. Senator Simmons misses his opening due to a family death and plans to speak the next day. Republicans at a conference pledge to support record votes on amendments upon request. A classroom exchange and a lighthearted ink anecdote follow. Mr and Mrs R Q Wetlaufer of 724 Grant avenué announce the birth of an eight pound son born Wednesday morning.
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Simmons
R. Q. Wetlaufer
Grant Aventté
Disadvantages of Farm Life Solved by County Chambers
Senator Fletcher urges national action to form county chambers of agriculture, rural banks, and cooperative systems to raise rural life, cut farm costs, and boost profits. He cites Prussia and European models, notes high U.S. farm debt, and advocates practical steps for co operation and rural credit to improve living standards.
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Chambers of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
National News Bureau
New York City
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
American Commission On Agricultural Co-operation
Southern Commercial Congress
American Farmer
Chamber of Agriculture
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Ife
City in Brief Updates From Local Notices
Local items report court meetings at A Q U W hall, travels and visits with relatives in Minnesota, a crossover wedding in Des Moines, operations at a Presbyterian hospital, bank staff vacations, upcoming speeches at Waterloo Rescue Mission, and various travels and illnesses among residents. Several names, places, and events appear including Anoka, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Winnipeg, with reflections on legal study and a short note on national conventions.
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Nana Leonard
Black Hawk National Bank
B. H. Ward
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Indictment of Lamar Predicted in Washington
In Washington on July 18 lawyers predicted the indictment of David Lamar the New York broker who testified about impersonating congressmen by telephone and suggested there is a statute to reach him and a willingness to press action against the New Yorker.
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Lamar
Washington
David Lamar
New York
How Manufacturers Pushed for Cannon Re-Election
Washington July 18 The Mulhall letters describe the National Association of Manufacturers plan to concentrate efforts for former Speaker Cannon in 1908 if needed. A Schwedtman letter from August 17 1908 says energies would focus on his district. Mulhall meanwhile notes field workers in New Jersey Pennsylvania and Indiana districts.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Cannon
Mulhall
Senate
Rotary Schwedtman
United Commercial Travelers Picnic Planned for July 28
The arrangement committee led by Harry Gould Fred W Pence C W Powell and Lloyd Lucas will meet tonight to finalize plans for the annual UCT picnic at Cedar River park Cedar beach on Saturday July 28 A 1 pm east west ball game will start followed by dinner The committee supplies coffee lemonade and ice cream Prizes valued at $200 donated by jobbing houses will be awarded after the dinner and displayed in the Hileman Gindt window on Wednesday next
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United Commercial Travelers
Harry Gould
Fred W. Pence
C. W. Powell
Lloyd Lucas
Cedar River Park
Cedar Beach
Hileman & Gindt
Wanted: nobody over 25 to supervise demonstrators
Advert says a man over 25 is sought to travel and supervise demonstrators with no experience required. Salary 12 per week plus expenses. Apply with age and available interview time at H. 8., care Courier. For Rent: Furnished room close in, for a lady only. Phone 1921 Blue or call 211 Iowa St.
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Rnady
Care Courier
Éall
Iowa St
W. A. Gentzler
6Th St
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Larrikins
John Ball, Jr
John Junior
Colgate
Java
Castile
Axidsus
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co. Shoe Department
Black Silk Sox
Men’s Athletic Union
Senator Chiester I
Long
Canal Commission
Isthmus
Kansas
Prussia
American Commission
Federal Commission
Europe
Co-Operative
Buchanan
Girardcourt
Helen
Elsie Marquis
Anoka
Minn
C. H. Day
Des Moines
Ruth Hancock
Charles Howard Day
E. Baxter
Fred K. Breckenridge
Presbyterian Hospital
A. Woolsey
Chanute, Kan
H. A. Mueller
Tenth Street Wear
John Andrews
Philadelphia
Winnipeg
Gertrude Junge
Dubuque
Lilian Rayman
Iowa City
Ralph Miller
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
C. W. Loesbe
First National Bank of Greene
F. H. Grimm
Robert
Francis
8. F. Heverly
Herbert Carter
St. Francis Hospital
Topeka Journal
R. H. Puckett
Casebeer's
Home Park School
A. W. Campbell & Co
Weat 4Th St
Ing
West 6Th St
Fisher
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