Akrom Passing of the Big Game
Akrom Passing of the Big Game discusses the elk’s near extinction east of the Mississippi, criticizing wasteful spending and hunting excess. It cites historical photos of deer, laments late action by sportsmen, and urges protection for wapiti in eastern regions like the Adirondacks Green Mountains and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Michigan
Adirondacks
Green Mountains
Pennsylvania
Dillon Walace
Outing
A God Burner in the Old South
A Georgia woman moves to the city and longs for the colored mammy who tended her at home. The servant arrives as the mistress departs. On learning about the gas stove, the mammy declares curiously that the fire has not gone out, and quips about its workings upon her return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Mammy
Dickens Childhood Home in Somers Town Johnston Street
London Pall Mall Gazette notes the London County Council plans a memorial tablet on Johnston Street Somers Town to Charles Dickens. It recalls the 1825 family move from Marshalsea prison when Dicken s finances improved and he resumed home life and schooling near their new house for four years.
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Dickens
Johnston Street
Somers Town
London County Council
Charles Dickens
Marshalsea
Charles
Dickenses
Nicholas Nickleby
London Pall Mall Gazette
The New Agriculture and Seth’s Return Home
Granger Ssede notes that Seth plans to return from college to the old farm after news of him plowing the field with his team. Joel Haycock exchanges remarks as they discuss the boy’s change of plans and his mother’s newspaper clipping praising his farming effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth
Granger
Timothy Ssede
Joel Haycock
Joel
Puck
Pharisee and Sadducee Pun Recalls Sermon Joke
After a sermon with frequent references to Pharisee and Sadducee a man jokes to his fiancée. He teases that their relationship mirrors the two groups with a pun on fair I see and sad you see.
Impossibility Sparks Talk About Mabel
A brief, dialog heavy snippet shows George doubting Mabel while another character insists she would not set up a ready made scheme. The exchange hints at personal tension and social dynamics surrounding a relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mabel
Global Briefs Touch on Senate Election Supervision View
A senate judiciary panel inches toward keeping the right to supervise U S senate elections. Taft faces criticism over the Canadian reciprocity pact. Knox completes an arbitration draft for U S with Britain and France. A Utica Kansas mother’s lamp misfill causes five daughters to burn to death. Major L Enfant memorial unveiled in Arlington with Taft Root and Jusserand speaking. Wood carvers in Boston pledge aid to Grand Rapids strike. Illinois Senate cites bribery in 1909 Lorimer election. calls for reopening scandal. Banks sued over guaranty fund assessment after 19 suits, 14 more filed. New York bank clerks strike ends with 62-hour week and 15 percent wage rise. Tacoma expedition to Attu with Smithsonian party. Col Henry O Seixas dies by suicide in Central Park. Chester claims champion ice cream eater title with one gallon in 18 minutes. Pacific Northwest wheat crop outlook favorable. 68,776,000 bushels expected.
Grandfather clause invalidated by federal judge
Federal Judge Gottrell ruled the Oklahoma state convention amendment dubbed the grandfather clause invalid as it violates the Fifteenth Amendment. A roundup of scattered national incidents follows, from labor leader violence in Chicago to a fatal crash in Redlands and reshuffling of railway express services.
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Gottrell
Wealthy Boston socialite ill at famed Back Bay residence
Mrs John L Gardner of Boston, renowned art collector and society figure, lies seriously ill at her marble Back Bay home. The item also notes Mayor Gaynor’s daughter Gertrude Gaynor’s Wilmington wedding to William Seward Webb Jr. and organizational leadership changes at Pullman. Additionally Rev John F Carson was elected moderator at Atlantic City and Claude Grahame-White’s engagement to Pauline Chase reportedly broken.
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John L
Jack) Gardner
Boston
Back Bay
Gertrude Emily Gaynor
Mayor Gaynor
Wilmington
Del
William Seward Webb, Jr
William Seward Webb
W. H. Vanderbilt
John F. Carson
Brooklyn
The
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Atlantic City
N. J
British bill to reform Lords passes second reading
War secretary Haldane says government will not divide on the measure as Lord Lansdowne introduces the bill. In France a crash at Issy shows war minister Berteaux killed and Premier Monis and his son wounded, while an aeronautics expert and others injured. In Mexico a peace pact at Juarez aims to end six months of hostilities. Monarchist uprisings loom in Portugal with word of a looming revolution before May elections.
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Lord Lansdowne
House
Not Lords
Lard Haldane
Henri Maurice Berteaux
Antoine H. Monis
France
Antoine, Jr
Henri de la Mourthe
Issy Ley Molineaux
Paris
Customs House
Juarez
Mexico
Farmers Cooperative Society Expands in Iowa
The Farmers Cooperative society of Iowa reports about 65 000 stockholders with 375 company properties valued at 3 500 000 and grain handling capacity of 75 000 000 bushels. Under state secretary E G Dunn the network recently added rings at Ringstad Carroll Grand Mound Templeton Dedham Bayard Bagley Leeds Highview Falstadt Toledo Tina Ossian Halbar, aiming for 875 societies. Officials estimate annual farmer savings of 1 500 000 as the system grows.
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Mason City
Iowa
Farmers’ Cooperative Society of
E. G. Dunn
Ringstad
Carroll
Grand Mound
Templeton
Dedham
Bayard
Bagley
Leeds
Highview
Falstadt
Toledo
Tina
Ossian
Halbar
Thomas McManus
Dr Garry Arrested After Hurling Bike At Store Window
Des Moines police detain Dr S B Garry of Searsboro Iowa after he throws a bicycle through a candy store front window. Officers find several bottles of cocaine and morphine on him. authorities believe drug intoxication fueled the act.
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Des Moines
S. B. Garry
Searsboro
Iowa
Keuhner
Tama County Pioneer Thomas Murray Dies at 83
Tama county pioneer and town founder Thomas Murray, 83, died at his Tama residence. He arrived in Tama County in the early 1850s, helped build the first brick block, entered mercantile business, and served as the county's first sheriff.
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Tama
Thomas Murray
Tama County
Cut Worms Devour Vines Across Mason City
In Mason City the cut worms and striped bugs have surged as a plague, appearing overnight to ruin squash, cucumber, and melon vines. The striped pest fledged by the worms leaves few crops unscathed, threatening the garden season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Great Catch of Fish at Spirit Lake Opens Season
Spirit Lake reports a fine opening day as A. D. Scruby of Des Moines leads with a haul for the party taking seventy seven pike, one hundred ten perch, five pickerel and four silver bass. Des Moines shipments reflect the strong fishing effort of the group.
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Spirit Lake
A. D. Scruby
Des Moines
Mount Ayr Church Rebuild After Sales
The Mount Ayr congregation has sold the old church and will replace it with a $20,000 brick building. Construction will start as soon as the old structure is cleared away.
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M.&. Ayr
Mount Ayr
M. ©. Congregattion
City council allocates 1000 for street drag and grading
Marshalltown authorities enact state driven street cleanup by appropriating 1000 dollars to grade and drag all unpaved streets in the city under the new Iowa law.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Wolves busy at Glidden in cattle attack report
Glidden resident Warren Snyder killed a wolf that chased his cattle with a rifle ball. Six other wolves in the area have damaged stock. One farmer reports losing fifteen head of sheep.
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Glidden
Warren Snyder
Crowds to Attend Tele mark Stevne in Lake Mills
A large crowd is expected June 9 in Lake Mills for the Tele mark Stevne meeting. Members of the Scandinavian organization from across the state will attend the event marking the gathering.
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Lake Mills
Telemark Stevne
McConlogue Appointment Pleases Iowa Tax Commission
Mason City reports the appointment of Col. J. H. McConlogue of this city to the Iowa tax commission. The move brings universal satisfaction across factions. McConlogue is identified as a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConlogue
Mason City
Col
J. H. McConlogue
Iowa Tax Commission
Worker Badly Hurt by Fall in Clinton Fish Wagon Works
Andrew Stream fell from a ladder in the Fish wagon works, receiving injuries that may prove fatal.
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Clinton
Andrew Stream
High School Boy Drowns in Iowa River
Iowa City student Paul Spencer, a high school pupil, drowned while swimming in the Iowa River. The incident occurred during a river outing with peers, prompting authorities to investigate and family to seek answers about safety at local waters.
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Iowa City
Paul Spencer
Iowa River
Train fall leaves man badly hurt near Monticello
A man identifying himself as W. M. Burde was found beside a railroad track in Belle Vue with a head wound and a crushed foot after saying he was trying to beat his way from Chicago to Seattle and fell from a train. Local authorities were investigating the incident and his condition was reported as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
C. W. Bittner
Bellevue
W. M. Burde
Burde
Chicago
Seattle
Ted Green Hospitalized After Operation in Iowa City
Ted Green, famed baseball figure and college coach, underwent an operation at University Hospital in Iowa City and is reported in a neural condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Green
Iowa City
Ted” Green
University Hospital
Home Holds Annual Meet in Des Moines
At the Iowa Children's Home Society annual meeting F A Hiser of Nevada was elected president. State Superintendent A V Burnell reported that since the society's founding 4 500 orphaned or neglected children have been placed in comfortable homes. There are now 26 children at the home.
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Des Moines
Iowa Children’s Home Society
F. A. Hiser
Nevada
A. V. Burnell
Des Moines Delegation to Episcopal Convention
Des Moines sends twenty eight delegates to the annual state Episcopal convention held in Sioux City at St. Thomas church. The local delegation includes sixteen from St. Pauls, seven from St. Marks and five from St. Lukes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Episcopal Churches
Sioux City
St. Thomas’ Church
St. Paul’s Church
St. Mark’s
St. Luke's
Auditing Department Move Planned for Belle Plaine
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway will relocate its auditing department to Belle Plaine on May 20. The unit will include seven or eight men and occupy rooms above the baggage and express spaces currently used by Train master Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Traim
Hanson
Albia Leads in Second UMWA District 13 Vote
Albia leads in the second referendum on the location of United Mine Workers of America District 13 headquarters. Ballots tallied from Hiteman show Albia 283, Des Moines 13, Oskaloosa 12.
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Albia
United Mine Workers of America
District 13
Hiteman
Des Moines
Oakaloosa
Horticulture Professor Accepts Minnesota Post
Ames T. McCall, assistant professor of horticulture at the college, has accepted the position of head of the Northwest Experimental station in Minnesota connected with the state university. His headquarters will be in Crookston, Minnesota.
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Ames T. McCall
The
College
Northwest
Minnesota
State University
Crookston
Minn
Plan to Operate Plant in Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine reports the American Concrete Company will again operate here this year on a larger scale making reinforced concrete tile for railway use. About twenty five men will be employed.
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Belle Plaine
American Concrete Company
State society gains Leander Clark records in Iowa City
Iowa City reports the state historical society has received a large set of records budgets and reports from the late Leander Clark the first Indian agent for the Musquakie at Tama through the efforts of Prof. Benjamin Shambaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
State Historical Society
Benjamin Shambaugh
Leander Clark
Tama
Husband Under Arrest in Domestic Incident
Logan police report Alfred Shadden arrested after he broke down a door with a revolver in hand while attempting to enter his wife’s room. Mrs Shadden had left him in January and was living with her mother Mrs Allem Stoker.
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Logan
Alfred Shadden
Farmer's Son Kills Self in Denison Hog Lot Tragedy
John Macentum aged 19, son of a prominent Denison farmer, died by suicide. His mother, hearing a disturbance among the hogs, discovered the body and that the hogs had begun eating his face. No cause is known.
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Self
Denison
John Macentum
Mexican Has Smallpox Quarantined in Box Car
A Mexican worker for the Rock Island railway, unable to provide his name in English, is quarantined for virulent smallpox in a box car where he and his family reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Rock Island Railway
Attempts to Murder Daughter in Sabula
Richard Fritz of Sabula was arrested on charges of attempting to shoot his daughter. He defied officers when they tried to arrest him and threatened to shoot if they advanced.
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Sabula
Richard Fritz
Foot Catches In Stirrup
Monticello farmer John Miller suffered a broken leg and serious injuries when a horse shied and threw him, his foot catching in a stirrup during the ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John Miller
Mr. Miller
Bootlegger Found Guilty in Federal Court Des Moines
George W. Young of Winterset was found guilty of bootlegging in federal court. Sentence will be passed by Judge McPherson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George W. Young
Winterset
McPherson
Babe Murderer Freed in Clarion Trial
Fort Dodge Tena Langland of Hartley Grove was freed after Judge Albrook directed a verdict following a trial in Clarion. Langland had been indicted for smothering her baby as the motive behind the murder charge.
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Fort Dodge
Tena l Langland
Hagle Grove
Albrook
Clarion
Railroad Employee Injured in Dysart Train Incident
Cedar Rapids man G. KF. Trodgen, a freight brakeman for Rock Island, is hospitalized at St. Luke's in precarious condition after being run over by a train at Dysart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
St. Luke's Hospital
Dysart
Iowa Central Agent Weda Marriage Linked to Clark Unit
Dr. L. C. Clark unit ed in marriage Albert Edwards, agent of the Iowa Central hero, and Miss Hazel D. Beman of Eldora. The bride's parents live in Whiten, Iowa.
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Iowa Central
Weda
Mason City
L. C. Clark
Albert Edwards
Hazel D. Beman
Eldora
Whiten
Iowa
Convention at End Honors Iowa Knights of Pythias Leaders
The annual convention of the fourteenth district of Iowa Knights of Pythias closed in Marshalltown with addresses by vice-Chancellor Louia Wineke from Cherokee and J. F. Cole of Oelwein. Baxter won the prize for the largest delegation.
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Marshalltown
Fourteenth District
Iowa
Knights of Pythias
Louia Wineke
J. F. Cole
Oelwein
Baxter
New Agent Named Fort Dodge
Phillip Ternes has been appointed traveling freight agent of the Great Western with headquarters in Fort Dodge. He succeeds A. C. Hine, who resigned.
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Fort Dodge
Phillip Ternes
The
Great Western
A. C. Hine
Holden V6 Moore Board to Act at Cedar Rapids Meeting
In Des Moines the Holden Moore controversy over Professor Holden’s department may come before the state board of education when it meets in Cedar Rapids May 26 and 27. Finance leaders say Holden resists standard procedures and is $1,100 in the red as of April 1, delaying funding until July 1. Rep Moore seeks an investigation, while Holden supporters claim the move is aimed at removing Holden for reasons of state education policy. Also, dairy notices inform creameries of required cream grading standards with hand separated, first and second grade criteria.
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Des Moines
Moore Holden
Holden
State Board of Education
Cedar Rapids
Finance Committees
Curtiss
Kennedy
Ames
Moore
Professor Holden
State Educational Board
Office of State Food and Dairy
Barney
State
H. Paul
Insurance
Executive Council
Charles Heer
Henry A. Nichols
State Board of Control
Paul
J. N. Gadd
Department of Parks
Nichols
Manchester
Iowa
District Court
Is Law Retroactive Affecting State Prisoners
Question of July first law retroactivity hinges on legislative intent. It targets habitual criminals drunks idiots insane and disease victims. If treated as police regulation it may apply to all in state custody rather than only inmates in prisons. The attorney general Cosson will interpret the measure amid inmate anxiety at Knoxville inebriate asylum.
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Cosson
Knoxville
General Assembly
Tax Commission Chairman Named by Governor
M. H. Cohen of Des Moines was named chairman of the tax commission by Governor Carroll in the personnel announcement. The commission includes B. W. Stonebraker of Rockwell City, A. C. Ripley of Garner, J. H. McConlogue of Mason City, and Charles Vose of Davenport, with duties to study revenue laws and codify taxation for submission to the next legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Cohen
Des Moines
Tax Commission
Carroll
General Assembly
B. W. Stonebraker
Rockwell City
A. C. Ripley
Garner
J. H. McConlogue
Mason City
Charles Vose
Davenport
Syrup firm pleads guilty in pure food case
The Marshalltown Syrup company pleaded guilty to two federal counts for violation of pure food laws. Judge McPherson reserved sentence. One count claimed a shipment was short of weight and the other that the label failed to disclose benzole of soda. Dr. Decker resigns from state board of health. Governor Carroll will accept, with no comment on timing. Articles of Incorporation filed for Louisa County Savings Bank Columbus Junction capitalized at $30,000. F G Coffin president, G A Carpenter vice president, H R Lacey cashier. Jefferson County Co operative Association organized with $10,000 capitalization. officers named George Stevens president, H E Mendenhall secretary, Gus De Volder vice president, Alex Julian manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Syrup Company
McPherson
Decker
Carroll
George EB. Decker
Davenport
State Board of Health
Louisa County Savings Bank of
Columbus Junction
F. G. Coffin
G. A. Carpenter
H. R. Lacey
Jefferson County Co-operative Association
George Stevens
H. E. Mendenhall
Gus de Volder
Alex Julian
Iowa
Fort Dodge Messenger Printing Company
Hayward
Perry Nursery Company
Perry
BE. F. Edmundson
M. Edmundson
Ralph Edmundson
C. HB. Wilson
E. B. Wilson
Great Western Poultry Association
Council Bluffs
Capital
Woodbine Savings Bank
Secretary of State
H. A. Kinney
Lewis Haas
R. de Coy
W. E. O'Connor
Iowa sightseeing claim urged for See America first
Governor Carroll urged a 25 member Iowa delegation to the See Europe if you will but see America first convention in Baltimore January 27 1912 to promote Iowa as a tourism state. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports new corporate filings including Perry Nursery Lake Park State Bank and Great Western Poultry. A Des Moines official became state accountant and legal rulings on monies and credits tax impact tax assessments. Parole board denies pardon for L J Trernagle. Woodbine Savings bank charter renewal filed. Burlington health chief A C Moerke resigns citing state health funding stinginess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Carroll
Europe
America
Baltimore
Greater
Crothers
Maryland
Hawkeye
Parole Board
State Board of Parole
L. J. Trernagle
Supreme Court
District Court
Trernagle
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Kron Register - Tribune
Ray A. Smith
AKROM
United States
Washington
United States Senate Committee On Judiciary
Nelson
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Senate
Knox
Harvey Roach
Utica
Kan
L’enfant
City of
Arlington
Root
M. Jusserand
Boston Wood Carvers’ Association
Grand Rapids, Mich
Illinois State Senate
Helm Committee
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Illinois
Albert J. Hopkins
Oklahoma
Guaranty Fund
New York
East Side
Tacoma
Wash
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Smithsonian Institution
Henry O. Seixas
Central Park
New York City
Columbus and Hocking
Chester, Ll
Henry J. Heine
Fortland, Ore
Pacifica Northwest States
Pacific Northwest States
B. M. Connors
Structural Iron
James Hendricks
Los Angeles
Presbyterian General Assembly
Navy Department
Silver Service
Utah
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
William
Frank Costello
Frank Dorsey
Little Falls
Boy Scouts
Harry Perry
Leslie Reardon
Yonkers
N. Y
Hudson
Reardon
Dave Platek
Fargo
N. C
Stockwood
Naval Academy
Lake City
Fla
Wells-Fargo Express
Pacific Express Company
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern
Texas & Pacific
Wabash
Hitchcock
Redlands
Cal
Gerald Purvis
Porter Adams
Charles A. Adams
Robert Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Pullman Company
John Sumner Runnels
Claude Grahame-White
Pauline Chase
Portugal
Paria
Save the Farmers
Episcopal Convention
Lowan
Babe
Board of Educational Control
Gonather
Nels Lee
Parker
Moerke
A. C. Moerke
Burlington
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