City in Brief Readers’ notes and local visits
Miss Clara O Rourke heads to Cedar Rapids for a few days with friends. Mrs. Will Clouse’s sister Miss Henrietta Harris returns home from Jefferson. Ruth Clouse remains critically ill in hospital. Various residents travel, visit, or report illnesses and license to wed issued for William Spangler and Marie Coles. In town, Jesters of travel and trades, with a note on park name changes and Eclipse steamship setup.
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Clara O'Rourke
Cedar Rapids
Frieunds
Henrietta Harris
Jefferson
Will Clouse
Uady Ruth
Frederica Ritter
St. Sit
Ulrica Allen
Chautauqua Park
Teo. Effie McCollum Jones
Osage
Iowa Universalist Convention
C. W. Standley
Wiss Ethel Standley
Water Joo
Hoone
Curtis
Seventh Street
G. G. Davis
Buffary, Novy
Loretta
Marcella Quirk
William Theodore Spangler
Cedar Falls
Marie Coles
Rolfe
H. V. Johnson
Valparaiso
Ind
Valparaiso University
Tra Hoover
al Collyer
Chicago
G. M. Ward Borax Co
Institute Pi
Kent
West Side
M. Care Courier
Albert Petersony
Stanler, N. DB
Floating Showroom Opens West Indies Trade Push
The schooner Eclipse will begin the first systematic sale of American ready-to-wear in the West Indies from this port. The New York correspondent notes it may be the first instance of U S goods carried into the export field in a flooding showroom. Manufacturers face many and likely insurmountable difficulties as they pursue this unfamiliar market. Stops are concentrated near regional hubs, with some itineraries not extending beyond Denver or closer to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse
West Indies
Sara
New York
Philadelphia Ledger
Denver
Condemned Man Plans Funeral Hymn for Gallows
Henry Spencer, awaiting execution for murder in Aurora Illinois, says he is composing a blank verse funeral hymn to sing on the way to the gallows next Friday. He keeps details secret, is in Wheaton jail ten months, reads the Bible, and smokes cigars. Only visitor is Mrs A Evang of Chicago Bible school.
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Aurora
Henry Spencer
le Pturder
Mildred Allison Retreat
Spencer
Wheaton
A. Evang
Chicago
No King for Her in Brooklyn Wedding Oddity
A couple applied for a marriage license in Brooklyn with Charles Gerardi 24 and Marie Soriano 24 of 2884 West Fifteenth Street, Coney Island. The clerk waived the oath form and Alderman John Gaynor officiated. The bride surprised all by signing the license with her toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Maher
Brooklyn
Gerardi
John
Gaynor
Horses Bought Piece by Piece for Atlasta Camp
Weecum the horse was purchased in parts by supporters for the Atlasta camp of the Y W C A in Valley Park Missouri to aid girls under 18. The horse was bought head body legs and tail at nominal prices totaling 333 to ease daily transport of heavy suitcases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Atlasta
Valley Park
Gertrude L. Prack
W. CG. A
Fearth
Pastor's Son Refuses Help In Carlin Case
Winona Minnesota July 25 The ten months search ending with Rev Dr Phillip C Carlin selling papers in St Louis will not ease his plight The evangelist left his family in Hume Illinois in March 1912 and is rumored to live with another woman The Olive Branch Methodist Episcopal church pastor Rev If A Carlin says nothing will be done and the Winona clergyman is the son of Dr Carlin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Phillip C. Carlin
St. Louis
Hume
Til
Maren
If. A. Carlin
Olive Branch Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. Carlin
Pioneer Woman in Critical Condition at Waterloo Home
Mrs. J. M. McStay a 70 year old Waterloo resident at 216 Second Avenue West is in a critical condition with acute bowel trouble. She fell ill yesterday afternoon and her husband, farming in Kansas, is en route home. The county’s children have been notified. Mrs. McStay is a widely known pioneer woman in Black Hawk county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McStay
Waterloo
Second Avenue West
Kansas
McStay
Black Hawk County
Fifty Thousand Miles of National Highways Proposed
The National Highway Association of Washington proposes two cross country routes covering 92 percent of U S population. The northern road enters at Dubuque and reaches Waterloo en route to Sioux City. the southern road crosses through Des Moines and reaches near Waterloo before continuing toward the Missouri border and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Aly
National Highways Association
Ninoron
National Highway Association of
Washington, D.C
United States
Town
Dubuque
Slax City
Des Moines
Counce
Milk Dealers Convention Hears Industry Issues And Contracts
A convention of milk dealers discusses market duties and regulatory conditions. Attendees include officials and a secretary addressing topics from trade practices to contract terms. The event features remarks on estate and real estate transfers related to dairy operations and supplier contracts.
Dawes Narrowly Survives Neck Dislocation After Rail Work
T A Dawes of 89 Adams street suffered a neck dislocation while employed by the W C F N railroad at La Porte city Friday July 17. Five X ray pictures from Presbyterian hospital show he came within hair's breadth of broken neck with potential instant death or paralysis if the bone pressed the spinal cord. Doctors abandoned the reduction procedure and Dawes remained in a plaster cast. he is later allowed to go home as his condition improves.
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Chas
T. A. Dawes
Adams Street
la Porte
Cily
Presbyterian Hspital
Dawes
A Hopeful Sign of Mexican Peace
Reports from Washington indicate General Villa is not purchasing ammunition without General Carranza's authority. Officials note harmony growing as ammunition for Villa's division is being obtained with constitutionalist sanction. Kingston Jamaica dispatch says General Huerta remains at his hotel awaiting family arrival before leaving for Surone to observe Mexico's events.
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Washington
D. C
Mexico
Villa
Carranza
State Department
Carmanze
Averba
Kingston
Jamaica
Eral Huerta
Puert
Surone
Lel
Wealth in Stoppers From Huttene Estate Revealed
The appraisal of Karl Huttenes estate shows the firm behind porcelain bottle stoppers earned a fortune of $1,168,172, with most profits tied to the stopper business. It notes the shift to tin crown stoppers reduces returns for the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Huttene
Champlin chapel boys hold ice cream sociable for camp funds
Champlin chapel Hoy Scout class organized an ice cream sociable to raise money for their annual camping trip. Teacher Mabel Dean led the event with performances by Mrs Armstrong and Miss Fern Dean contributing musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoy Scout
Champlin Chapel
Mabel Dean
Country Boy Creed Emerges From Corn Clubs
A reader traces the phrase to its likely Virginia roots in Boys' and Corn clubs, noting it spread through Virginia clubs before adoption by others. The creed praises outdoor life, honest work, self-reliance, and a square deal in all actions, urging a concise statement of national aspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Miss
Commonwealth
Memphis
Tenn
Virginia
Wren
New York Zoological Park Receives Rare Apimala and More
The New York Herald reports a large shipment of rare apimala birds and snakes arrived at the New York Zoological Park from multiple collectors over the past week. The influx, including a 180 pound Ali the great, has raised the daily cost of the zoological menu as Dr. W T P Hornaday places Ali in the anthropoid section and orders changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Zoological Park
New York Herald
Ali
Prige
Carl Hagenbeck
W. TP. Hornaday
Entering Cage Promised by Kesper Amid Unclear Events
Fragmented OCR text hints at Kesper entering a cage with an opportunity to overpower three opponents. It mentions Sokations and a possible press reaction, plus a scene with three large meals and basic groceries including bread milk and vegetables described in a disjointed, unclear narrative.
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Kesper
Barely Saves Her Fortune in Hidden Bag
A Philadelphia North American report notes an old shot bag hidden in a closet at Elizabeth Wildes's Madison Street home contained over $1,000 in stall notes and silver. Wildes, 734 years old, recently fell from a ladder and broke her leg, moving in with John Kennard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadephia
Elizabeth Wildes
Madison Street
John Kennard
John
Jehu
Mra. Fields
Fights Horse In Philadelphia After Hat Snatching Incident
Frederick Koch, 19, of 1527 West Butler Street, was knocked by a horse at Eleventh Street and Girard Avenue after the animal grabbed his hat. Koch struck the horse with a cane and was then kicked in the chest. Joseph Sims, owner, intervened, bringing Koch to a local hospital with chest injuries. The horse had not been fed since the previous day, leading to the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prederick Koch
West
Butler Street
Eleventhtreet
Girard Avenue
Koch
Delphia Inquirer
Evess
Joseph Sims
Orthodox Street
Frankfort Avenue
Children’s Woreapatht Hospital
Shus
Neal
Korh
Unclear OCR Text On Local Matters
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Henry Robinson death and a legal matter involving Jondurss and Knepp, with references to a court appearance and a possible continuance. Names and places are garbled, context and dates unclear.
Bank Destroyed in Jasonville Explosion Kills One
An explosion leveled a bank building in Jasonville Indiana on July 25 causing one death and multiple injuries. The blast destroyed the People's State Bank and Opera House block among about twenty or more businesses. Fire spread to a motion picture house and affected a four block radius. Water supplies failed due to drought and communications were down.
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Jasonville
Ind
Central
tVnamily Identee
People's State Bank
Opera House
Tryin
Nel
Terre Haute
Lintenfre
Head of African nation here to buy warships
Dr J Edward Buelley formerly of Chicago styles himself president of the Masonic Republic of Africa and visits Motel LaSalle in Chicago in honor of a national flag ceremony The republic claims 1 000 000 square miles and 10 000 000 inhabitants It is said to be governed by Masons and Buelley plans to purchase three emissers to serve as a navy for the republic
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Edward Buelley
Maesonic Republic of
Kamerun
Niceria
Republic
Ife
Campbell 70 Entertains Indian Men and Friends
Guy W. Campbell, dealer in Indian motorcycles, invited top agents and riders with sidecars and stout machines and their friends to an overland event tomorrow. Invitations urged attendance with a chicken dinner at Charing Hill and the courtesy of the host, with pay about ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy W. Campbell
Charing Hy
Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam Ad Claims Cures
An old advertisement touts Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam as a quick and sure remedy for Diarrhock Dysentery Cholera Morbus and Cholera Infantum. It markets the product as safe for adults and babies and promises life saving effects after doctors fail. Sold at every drug store for 85e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Nurse Bertha Goldas Found Dead in Hospital
Authorities investigate the death of nurse Bertha Goldas whose body was found in a local hospital. Believed to be suicide by poison after arriving to take a position at the Agnes Central Nurses Registry in Chicago. Relatives reside in Clarksburg West Virginia and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Bertha Goldas
Agnee Central Nurses Registry
Grand Howenward
Chicago
Clarksburg
W. Va
City Council Delays Traffic Ordinance Revision
The city council postpones action on revising the traffic ordinance until a later session. City Attorney MuHan seeks more information before any changes, with no significant business filed to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MuHan
Foley Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health
Ty Widneys and Madder Rother describe Foley Kidney Pills as protection against overworked kidneys and bladder troubles. The ad promises relief from Bright's disease and other kidney ailments and urges purchase from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Widneys
Madder Rother
Foley Kidney
Bright
Foley
Cannon Blames Taft for Spite in G. O. P.
Kankakee July 25. Joseph G. Cannon former speaker of the House blamed former President Taft for the split in the Republican party. Cannon said Taft is a great man yet he faulted Taft as the direct cause of the party rift while addressing a Republican meeting at a local cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
William H. Taft
Joseph G. Cannon
Congress
Final of Photo Drama at Waterloo Theatre Sunday
Actor A l f Macmillan of Brodie presents two 3 p m and 8 p m lectures in Waterloo Theatre with moving pictures illustrating the drama of creation redemption and Christ's second coming The program promises hope and joy for mourners with free admission and no collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.lf Macmillan
Brodie “Go
Waterloo Theatre
Tan
Ife
Lud
Christ
God
Tim
Unclear fragment hints at 1912 Republican party split
Fragment discusses a ministerial appointment and internal party rift. It mentions a key figure described as the direct cause of the 1912 Republican party split, with references to a hurried inside fighting timeline. Details are fragmented and attribution is uncertain.
Truce in Santo Domingo Talks Move Forward
American charge d affaires John Campbell White seeks to extend the truce between government forces and rebels. The government accepts White’s arrangement for a delegation from all rebel groups to discuss proposals. It rejects General Vidal as a representative of the revolution, arguing he lacks broad backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Wemings
John Campbell Whiter
Mr. White
Vidal
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