New York Dreadnought Launched in Brooklyn Yard
The super battleship New York was launched at the Brooklyn navy yard in New York with about 40 000 attendees including President Taft and the secretary of the navy Miss Elsie Calder christened the ship The vessel is to be completed in about a year and a half costing an estimated 19 million dollars with armament of ten 14 inch guns and 63 torpedo tubes The launch marks U S naval supremacy as the United States moves ahead to commission newer dreadnoughts between now and the next year and a half
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New York
New York Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Taft
Elsie Calder
Wm. M. Calder
Texas
Newport News
Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Arkansan
Atlantic
Hadson River
Panama Canal
Utah
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Congress
Calder
Fitzgerald Jed
Buillt
Maine
Havana
Connecticut
Osterhaus
Florida
United States Navy
Sampson
Santiago
United States
Hidden Cure for Deafness Claims New Home Method
A sensational plea from Dr L C Grains of Chicago pledges a simple at home treatment that allegedly cures deafness and head noises. The offer promises free information by return mail after requesting details and requires no payment until proven effective.
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Dr. L. C. Grains Cay
Passifer
Chicago
DR. L. C. Grains Company
Pulsifer Bldg
Hess
Frei
Chaime
Historic Ring Worth 25000 Lost In Hotel
New York report says a $25,000 heirloom ring once owned by Nellie Grant Carteris Jones disappeared six months ago after being dropped in a Fifth Avenue hotel water vent. A search of hotel waste and surrounding sewers has been abandoned, with recovery now deemed unlikely. The tale precedes a kidney pills testimonial from J. V. Churchill.
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New York
Nellie Grant Carteris Jones
Fifth Avenue
Busy beet sugar rush at Waverly Iowa factory
In Waverly Iowa the sugar factory and nearby railroad yards are unusually busy as 35 train loads amounting to 30 000 tons of sugar beets arrive since late September. About 12 600 tons of beets have been sliced and 2 000 900 pounds of sugar produced. The campaign may end mid January. Four thousand acres were planted this year yielding more beets than previous seasons. The plant employs 300 workers this week and field crews secured all next season’s acreage in one day. This is the state’s sole sugar factory and supports Iowa’s role feeding the world.
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Waverly
Iowa
Tribute to Booth Proposes Two US Training Colleges
A newspaper outlines a global tribute to Salvation Army founder General William Booth. The plan: two training colleges in Chicago for the West and New York City for the East, costing 250000 and 800000 dollars respectively, with a nationwide Tag Das drive on November 1st to fund the memorial university of humanity.
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Salvation Army
General Booth
United States
William Booth
Christ
America
Miss Booth
Chicago
Executive Training Inter
West
New York City
East
Acore
Union
Booth
Vloysses
University of Humanity
Wife accused in court for tearing marriage papers and pawned ring
A newlywed man told a magistrate his wife tore the marriage certificate and wedding dress, pawned the ring, and assaulted him. She followed him to court, but he dodged her. The Clerk quips that he got the worse in the marriage.
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Wall St
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H. W. Taggart
J.G. Criswell
Nivug
North Mulberry St
Magerstown
Foley
Premo Mrc. Co
Toroucn National City Bank
A. Asquith & Bro
Walter & Simpson
W. 4Th St
Premo
Premo Mfg. CO
Bre Oo
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Bramwell Booth
God
Beegham’s Pills Wharf
Henderson
Weatherwax
Lamson Building
DR. Pierce
Desiers
Br. Pierce
V. Pierce
M. de Buffalo
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