Alfalfa Boost Promises Greater Value Per Acre
Iowa dairy data show alfalfa yields far exceed hay and corn in value per acre. The 31.32 dollar per acre alfalfa figure tops 11.16 for tame day and 15.91 for winter wheat. The report also notes Iowa creameries produced 96,955,183 pounds of butter last year for 28.3 million dollars, with 3.236 million pounds held outside the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Barnay
New York
Woodbury
Polk
Fayette
Delaware
Dubuque
Bremer
Department
A. N. Johnson
Hainels
Tf. H. MacDonald
Lawrence I Hewes
Public Roads
Washington, D. C
J. BR. Kirkham
Iowa State College
John B Brindley
Lowa State College
John Starr Coye
Good Roads
John H. Ames
Valley National
Des Moines National
Aldalpe on way to France amid Huerta cabinet rift
Mexico City reports General Huerta faces cabinet divisions over Washington demands on resigning power. Manuel Aldalpe the interior minister urged acceptance of part of the terms and pressed for diplomatic talks. Huerta rejects resignation, insisting the struggle is life and death.
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Washington
Mexico City
Huerian
Manuel Garay Aldalpe
Interior
Huerta
Aldulpe
Nelson
O'Shaughnessy
Daffatres
Senor Aldaloe
Querida Modeno
Blanquet
Lozano
Fomento
Tta
Aldalpe
Europe
Buccerd de Lat Barra
France
Bery Ar
Ta Pan
Movin Pavern
Hiqaan
Tauler
Porfirio Diaz
Senor Aldulpe
Varn
United States Waiting On Mexican Crisis Developments
Secretary Bryan met with President Wilson at the White House to discuss the latest Mexican situation. They noted messages from Charge O Shaughnessy and dispatched cables, with no announcement planned. Officials and press reports confirm Minister Aldalpe’s forced resignation as efforts to persuade Huerta to resign continue, while embargo hopes and arms shipments to the border gain momentum.
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Washington
Bryan
White House
Wilson
Charge O'Shaughnessy
Aldalpe
Huerta
United States
Executions Reported for Federal Officers at Juarez
News from El Paso reports that Pancho Villa’s rebel forces have begun executing captured federal prisoners at Juarez. Among those shot were Colonel Portillo, Enrique Ziga, Captain Lopez, and Commander Buene Vides. Villa pledges further death sentences for federal officers while offering pardons to soldiers who join the rebel army.
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el Paso
Pancho Villa
Juarez
Enrique Ziega
Lopez
Federal Army
Buene Vides
Miscari Guards
Cornu
Villa
Iowa Records Insurance Barriers Slow New Firms
State Auditor reports that Secretary of State ruling blocks new Iowa insurance companies without capital-raising stock sales, risking hardship for organizers. Also notes statewide taxable value $918.3 million. general fund taxes about $2.06 million, with $1.2 million for state institutions. Epileptic hospital site to be chosen by Dec 1 from ~90 offers. Green to address Northeastern Horticultural convention on town orchard care. 4 to 5 million bushels of town apples grown, most wasted. Women hold deputy county offices in several counties, limited by law. Pepper of Muscatine ill in Clinton. seeks postmastership, under care of doctors and nurses.
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Iowa
General Fund
State Board of Control
A. M. McColl
Nea Essary
Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Society
Northeastern Horticultural Society
Waverly
Accounta
Railway Commission discussions at city depot meeting
Cornell Winitsta outlines a new mission for the state railway commission to order eight trunk lines and authorize construction with ample legal power. The meeting with railway commissioners focused on methods to begin rev fight and required city cooperation, seeking a regular hearing before the railway commission.
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Cornell Winitsta
Connell Butts
Towa
State Railway Commission
Riiwas
Anti Ile
Dies by Poison in Waterlon Case Narrows to Family Ties
A troubled case from Waterlon Louisiana ends with a death by poison. The scene centers on Meade and his mother Nori Tend of Neb, with ongoing questions about family involvement and the defendant's intent as authorities seek a full explanation of the events leading to the death.
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Waterlon
Meada
Sui Co Ee
Meade
Nori Tend
Neb
Leby
Jury Deadlocked in Murder Trial of Pere Aier
The jury trying Pere Aier for the murder of McMahon, who was garrotted at Statile, reported a hung verdict after 45 hours of deliberation. The panel, comprising seven women, stood 7 to 0 for acquittal and was discharged.
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Woran
Pere Aier
McMahon
Wee Jae
Wola
What Might Be Dons and Curious Wedding Customs
A fragmented clipping recounts Jack Raftery of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer covering a grand jury and resisting a judge’s question about informants. It also includes verses and a Westminster Gazette anecdote about a Scottish christening and a collier’s quip under pressure.
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Jack Raftery
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Raftery
Rattery
Tourists pitched by agents at Irving Stone Mont
A Willing Agent and agents for transportation firms plot to attract unbooked tourists in Yellow Stone park at Irving Stone Mont. They boast park viewing methods and try to persuade the traveler with money or congeniality, while a Virginia tale adds a cautionary note about hunting boasting.
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Yellowstone Park
Irvingston
Mont
Mochmoth Flat Springs
Vogt
Obscure Postplet Trouble and Obituary Notes
A garbled post reports Guilty verdicts and charges against individuals linked to a church and community matters. It notes a pastor or church leader, a railway president, and an obituary for Alfred Williams aged fifty, with scattered references to San Francisco and hospital deaths.
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Fadt
T. Sanders
Danpe
Presbyterian Chord
Beatle
Ocean Qhore
Alfred Williama
The
Wey
San Franeise
Rauble
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Board of Arbitration
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
State Labor Office
Clinton
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Iowa City
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John Beecher
North Liberty
Beecher
Disposed
OWA
Allen
Greeny
Pepper
Muscatine
Union Depot
Towa Railway Commission
Bluffs
Dons
Charles Mackey
8. L. Warren
Hsher
Kimsalf
Westminster Gazette
Scotland
Virginia Bidy
Town Alien
Bin
Frodden Lumber Company
Eggert
Cashier
Fred &Egert, Rass’t Cashier
Firstational Bank
Ackley
Foon Rat
Rath
Arvin B
Bleecker
Pickles
Sauerkraut
Halle
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
B.J Cheney
National Bank
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Nance Fearing
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