Plan to Protect Child of the Street in Iowa
Iowa state child labor committee led by Professor Paul S. Pierce of the University of Iowa launches a campaign to limit boy labor and address night work for youths under 18. Legislators H. C. Ring and others push bills in the Thirty-fifth General Assembly. six committee members were appointed by National Secretary Owen H. Lovejoy, including Loos, Cummins, Urick, Wyckoff, and Houghton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ins City
Iowa State Child Labor Committee
Paul S. Pierce
The
Unity of Iowa
General Assembly
H. C. Ring
Cedar Rapids
University of Igwa
Owen HK
Lovejoy
National Child Labor Committee
Paul 5. Pierce
Isaac A. Loos
University
Mre
A. B. Cummins
A. L. Urick
Des Moines
G. P. Wyckoff
Grinnell
H. L. Houghton
Memorial services planned for king in Greek church
Hector Pasmezogi Greek consul in St Louis receives sympathy letters from several national consuls led by Alessandro Broletti after the assassination of George I. The consul and his wife plan memorial services in St Louis on Sunday and depart for home this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Pasmezogi
St. Louis
Alessandro Broletti
Greece
George I
Pasmezogi
Bekiares
Rock Island
Haster
Doethor’s Father Faces Unsure Health and Wardrobe Loss
Dennis, the old equire’s valet, questions if his master is thinning enough as the doctor notes the father’s weight loss. The elderly man is set to be healthier when slimmer, but Dennis laments he may not fit his old clothes afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Equire
Baby heals from skin eruption with Cuticura treatment
Mrs. W. J. Cleland of Kingsley Michigan details a severe cheek eruption in her 13 month old baby in May 1912. After applying Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the sores stopped spreading and the face healed without scarring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley, Mich
Mra
W.J. Cleland
T. Boston
Waeren
A. G. Makaffs
Mich
Eezema
A. Petzold
War Erupts In Philadelphia Irish German Tension
In Philadelphia on March 21 Irish members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians confronted German mill workers after a garden seed prank led to a protest near the Frankfort Avenue Turn Verein. Police stopped a potential riot as Dietrich vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Order of Hibernian Lodge
Frankfort Avenue
Verein
Kengington
Henry Dietrich
Dietrich
Order of
Hibernians
Citizens raise funds for Spokane roads in 1913 14
Spokane Washington reports a two year good roads campaign raises 919000 for county road building in 1913 and 1914 with 163000 more on state roads tributary to Spokane total 1082405. Most funds target continuous standard highways linking trade centers along the state primary trunk system with a law directing road development in low valuation counties and cross county connections. State highway commissioner oversees all expenditures with western Washington and mountain counties handled by Seattle and Tacoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Seattle
Tacoma
Washington
Mountain
Death of Ethel Goldsberry Aged 11
Ethel Goldsberry, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F C Goldsberry, 247 Cottage Avenue, died yesterday at home after a week with rheumatic fever. Funeral at 4 30 PM from the residence, with interment in Maynard. A pupil at McKinley School she won a poster prize in a contest hosted by the street railway company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Goldsberry
F. C
Goldsberry
Cottage Avenue
Maynard
McKinley School
CHATLY RIDDLES Questions and Answers
Questions and yesterday's answers appear as crude wordplay and puns. The page lists riddles about beheading words and animal clues, plus notes on pronunciation and accented spellings, ending with a nudge to try a Courier want ad.
General Markets and Weather Report From Mason City
Weather shifts with a cold wave in the east and milder conditions in the west. Kansas City and South Omaha live stock markets show receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, with steady to higher tendencies in places. A Waterloo Masonic conclave draws 150 members for instruction on new work and a stereopticon lecture by C R Whelpley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mney
Colorado
South Omaha Livestock
Omaha
Neb
Texas
Masonic
Waterloo
Masonic Temple
Waterloo Tabernacle Lodge
J. W. Carey
Spencer
C. RB. Whelpley
Cedar Rapids
Whelpley
Waverly
Cedar Falls
Oelwein
Vinton
Jealous wife hints at quarrels over George in city
The excerpt shows a wife confessing jealousy of her husband George. She recalls quarrels and a confidant remark on George ignoring many women in a subway, absorbed in his paper during a visit to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Heo
Philadelphia
Jesup Farmer Admits to Stealing Watch in Horse Deal Case
Edward Pint a Jesup area farmer was arrested in Waterloo after taking a gold watch from Mrs Dobson in Mrs Archers home during a horse dispute. He later admitted taking the watch claiming it was security on a horse deal. Police fined Pint $25 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Pint
Jesup
Independence
Waterloo
Jack Archer
Pint
Crescent Club Hosts Social Afternoon at Mrs Selig’s Home
Society notices describe the Crescent Club gathering at Mrs J Selig on Cortland Street with dinner at six. Mrs WH Colby to host next. M Circle guests include Mrs W G Willer and Mrs W J Metcalf with piano selections at Lane Street. A farewell party for Mrs George Seavey on Eleventh Street West featured musical numbers and refreshments with a carved set gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Club
M. S. Circle
W. G. Willer
W. J. Metcalf
Lane Street
G. A Clark
George Seavey
Eleventh Street
Summit Avenue
Leslie Seavey
W. Hy
Gilbert
I. J. Payne
Payne
W. H. Shirey
Seavey
Kiefer Savings Bank Close Following Run in Hazleton
Bank run began March 10 after private Kiefer bank closed March 8 and turned over books to trustees. Karl Kiefer says all deposits are protected, and the bank will reopen with increased capital or a new bank under different management after A. O. Woelever completes examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiefer Savings Bank
A. O. Woelever
Karl Kiefer
Jtarleton
Iowa
Kiefer Savings Bank of
Jlazleton
Kiefer
Savings Bank
Kiefers
Adam
Karl
Des Moines
Adam Kiefer
Karl Keifer
C. D. Forshbeck
Waterloo
Hazleton
William Smith
Woelever
Catholic Directory Counts U S Faithful and Missions
The 1913 Official Catholic Directory lists 15,154,158 Roman Catholics in the United States and 23,329,047 under U S flag protection. It notes 7,131,989 in the Philippines, 999,350 in Porto Rico, 11,610 in Alaska, 42,108 in Hawaii and 900 on the canal zone with 14,312 continental churches and 17,945 Rhode Island?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Philippines
Porto Rico
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
Canal Zone
Catholic hierarchy and orphan asylums in the United States
The source lists church clergy counts across the United States including 3 cardinals 11 archbishops 104 bishops and 228 Catholic orphans asylums housing 47 416 orphans. It also notes state Catholic populations with Missouri 470 000 Texas 306 400 Iowa 226 735 New Mexico 140 678 Kansas 131 000 Nebraska 118 270 Colorado 105 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Union
Missouri
Texas
Iowa
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Olive Tablets Offer Calomel Substitute Claims
An advertisement touts Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to prevent headaches liver trouble and constipation without calomel or harsh laxatives. It urges nightly use to avoid bile buildup and touts a “move ment all its own” per tablet with 10c or 2c price, from The Olive Tablet Company Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Calomel
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
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Iowa Child Labor Committee
Sons of Erin
Mike Robes
Mason Gonclave
Lamson Bros. & CO
Chicago Board OF Trade
G. Larrabee
Marsh-Place
Yowa
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Gaesta
Kew
Secur
Ity
Steve Gentle
Fifth Street
Elmer Bisbee
Society News
Mazleton Bank
Hiefer Savings Bank
Hattimore
Kohl’s
FOX Grocery
W. B. Fox
East Side
Opera House
Lafayette Street
Waterloo Tea CO
East Fifth Street
J. T. Leehey
Imperial
Cadilac
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