Fourth of July Deaths and Injuries Survey Report
The Journal of the American Medical Association tallies Fourth of July fatalities and injuries across the nation with 1,506 total accidents. Philadelphia accounts for 241 injuries, while New York reports 50 incidents, and overall progress shows cities adopting stricter fireworks ordinances to curb rowdyism and casualties.
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Faurah
Ay Thurleas Biskuen
Canon
Journal of the American Medical Association
Pennsyivanls
Philadelphia
New York
Timeiy
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Washington
Baltimore
Toston
Chicago
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Newark
St. Paul
Toledo
Trenton
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Eltya Eviis
England Faces War Prophecy and Public Resolve
A contemporaneous survey of English sentiment shows broad resolve to defeat Germany on land and sea despite setbacks. The London Times correspondent notes working classes backing national policy, with strikes easing and industry steady, while Americans are urged to stay calm and focused on their own affairs amid war news.
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England
Germany
Jondon Times
Britain
Birmingham
Islands
Bu Paul
Limmingham
Midlands
Nor
Whitsingham
Hedsteade
Hedstead
United States
Americas
War rumors and supply fears ripple through nations
Fragmented report describes wartime drills on metals prices and production, prisoner logistics, and potential policy responses. Bits mention demand for lead and anti money, German war needs, and shifting fashion as nations mobilize amid continuing conflict.
Belgium and Its People Through a World Perspective
A vivid, misspelled panorama of Belgium highlighting industry, exports, cities like Antwerp and Brussels, tourism, art, language, and history. It notes Belgians’ literacy, governance, and centuries of foreign rule, ending with a quip about Belgian ware and national character.
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Belgium
Waterloo
Brussels
To the Heart of the Matter and Other Fragments
A collage of quotes and jokes from The Washington Star, Louisville Courier-Journal, Houston Post, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Includes reflections on democracy, art, literature, and aging, plus a classroom moment about the word barque and a boy's puzzled chorus.
Prairie Home seminary to open Sept six
Fifty years ago on August 31 1864 the Prairie Home seminary announces its impending opening on September six under Miss Field the accomplished principal. The note praises her efforts to establish a high quality female seminary and marks signs of local prosperity.
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Prairie Home Seminary
Oldest Black Tank County resident Charles Mullan dies
Forty years ago this week Charles Mullan died at his home after acute inflammation of the bowels. Born in 1817 in Pennsylvania he arrived in 1846 as an early settler and helped lay out Waterloo village in 1853. He was a pioneer surveyor and a pastor at First Baptist.
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Black Tank County
Charles Mullan
Ile
Pennsylvania
G. W. Hanna
William Virden
William Sturgis
Adams
Cedar Walls
Waterloo
Richard Garton to Preach Twenty Years Ago
An unidentified man was fatally struck by a car near Cedar Valley last Thursday evening. Henderson, returning from Washington, plans limited campaign speeches. George W Slumans, 78, died Saturday. Barnum Bailey circus exhibited here last Monday. Samuel J Kirkwood, former war governor and Garfield cabinet secretary, died Sept 1 in Town City. In Chicago Budd M Robinson and B Marie Scott wed. will reside in Des Moines. Johnsons celebrate birth of a girl eight and a half pounds born last Wednesday.
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Chicago
Budd M. Robinson
B. Marie Scott
Des Moines
Love at First Sight In The Evening Chat
Ruth Cameron explores love at first sight, distinguishing between deep affectionate bonds and mere sexual attraction. She notes many couples wed after brief romantic courtships, yet some unions dissolve when true compatibility fails.
Highway signs barred on bridges by commission order
The highway commission orders advertising signs barred from city and county bridges. Commentary questions the impact and notes the Woodrow Wilson re election movement is underway despite the Democratic platform backing a single presidential term.
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Marshalltown
Des Moines
Baltimore
A Moment of Fun No Mythological Figure
A light dialogue unfolds as Miss Cayenne questions a man about his appearance while a romantic reply cites a book phrase. The exchange hints at flirtation and misreading of impressions amid casual banter.
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Miss Cayenne
School Record of 1885 Reveals Future Notables Names
A framed 1885 86 Applington Iowa public schools pupil list, compiled when LL BE Moyer led the district, catalogs many future business and professional leaders. The names span Grammar Intermediate and Primary departments and include Richard Parriott Ella Kerns William Zimmer Clara Kerns Minnie Babcock and Robert Nash among others.
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Robert R. Nash
Applington
LL. BE. Moyer
Nash
Lizele Wash
Grammar Department
Richard Parriott
Ella Kerns
William Zimmer
Grant Whaley
Clara Kerns
Minnie Babcock
Alfred Bohning
Della Shinners
James Clayton
Sam Berg
Jizzie Dann
Mary Conway
Frank Will
Mattie Houck
John Conway
Andrew McMahon
Chariie Babcock
Gustav Glass
Pluma Croeks
Addie Babcock
Love at first sight and the search for a perfect mate
The essay discusses whether love at first sight exists for everyone. It argues there is not one true soulmate for each person, but a type yielding happiness. It cites Robert Louis Stevenson as a rare example who believed he found his perfect wife instantly.
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Talea
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Republican paper distances itself from Hamilton attack
A Cedar Rapids Republican paper clarifies it will not back John T. Hamilton while defending its neutrality and noting Hamilton's Democratic candidacy. The editor cites honesty and Moses law on false testimony and explains it will continue to report without partisan attacks. The Arkansas item mentions a Bible serialized in a newspaper.
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Cerar Rapi
John T. Hamilton
Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Moses
Arkansas
Bible Reprint Plan Aimed By Hope Editor
Editor W. W. Folsom of Hope Arkansas publishes the Bible in weekly chapters in his Gazette. He has completed the four gospels and plans to print the New Testament in full, hoping to start a second edition if he lives long enough at age 76.
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W. W. Folsom
Hope
Ark
Little Rock
Ten years for crooked bank cashier Himmel
Eldora Sept. 4 Himmel John E cashier of the Farmers bank of Radcliffe received a ten year sentence in Fort Madison state prison after pleading guilty in district court to ar gery He faced a single charge of forging the Saml e son nate while Henry D Himmel president of the bank was not indicted and no action on his case is known.
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Fort Madjeon
John E. Himmel
Farmers’ Bank of
Radcliffe
Nate
Henry D. Himmel
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