16 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
1
The report notes the assassination of Haiti's head of state amid widespread panic and upheaval. It mentions ensuing searches, protests, and emergency measures as authorities respond and warrants are issued related to dairy board disputes and public health efforts.
An OCR glean shows multiple old time remedies and warnings for infants and children. Mentions GHA tonic, Cathie In Ure Par Geer, Fletehar’s Castoria, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Includes prices, suppliers Paxton Toilet Co Horton, Muna, and warnings about harms and doses.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a city court and a prosecution in a disputed context. It references a month and a production agent but the text is garbled and missing clear facts or names. The readable portion suggests a legal or civic event with incomplete details.
Oatea weighs 65 bualhel with 4 04 percent panura yield. Two mites yield 2 buretlels per te by mesure and 64 pushels jet D weight. Pete Crouse loses one mile north of Paltra. Reworth an average of 54 Lorttas Lor wheat.
In a terse order the deputy clerk of the United States district court for the southern district denies a motion filed by Stain of Ottumwa. The court action concerns a petition or motion related to a matter in the district court, with Stain and Peverian referenced in the case. The ruling relates to the court’s procedural handling though specifics are not fully clear from the fragment.
Iowa man B. H. Me. Creery and Mrathagte from the University of Iowa engineering department have been appointed to drainage work for the department of agriculture. Secretary Wik LOM announced the recent appointment.
In the tournament here Batherville won the championship for northern Iowa and southern Minnesota by defeating Emesetsburg Iowa and Jackson and Fairmount. Games were fast and well attended.
A motorist from Des Moines was killed when his car was struck by a train near Tucker's Crosalug in Altoona. The collision occurred as he was returning home, with a Colfax car involved in the incident.
In Clear Lake Earl Hamatreet harvested an even twenty two wcron of barley totaling 1 012 bushels or forty six bushels per acre at sixty cents per bushel. Return equals 27 60 per acre. The Thirty-eighth Iowa Volunteer Infantry plans a reunion on October 23 and 24 with Winneshiek veterans among its members.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a poet and a belief about the year, with a name like Laren and an age 62. The legible parts reference locations and dates loosely, but readable facts are scarce and uncertain.
The readable content is garbled with scattered letters and partial phrases about a farm. No coherent events, names, or places can be identified to form a factual summary or a proper headline.
An elderly farmer is found dead in a corned area amid a county incident. Investigators note the person had a wife and eight children, with unclear cause. Local authorities consider possible foul play and are reviewing evidence.
Des Moines conference of the Methodist church opened in Boone. Rumor says there will be changes this year in important aspects. It is known that changes have been asked by pastors.
L. L. Cadwell of De eel known in G A R and Veterans circles for brevet to major of the Second New York Cavalry for gallant services at Alabama Bayou on September 20, 1864.
Reported incident says W. J. Bryan and Keith Vawter of Hedpath Vawter Clautauqua association were in a vehicle traveling from Mion to Montezuma when the automobile collided with a lugey near Montezuma. Local details are sparse and names may be misspelled in the OCR.
A fire at Central Holiness University east of the city leveled the girls dormitory annex and damaged the kitchen, bakery, and power plant house. Loss amounted to several thousand dollars.
Dallas County farmers report a bumper crop with oats yielding fifty to eighty bushels per acre and wheat thirty-five to fifty-five bushels. The threshing season is active across the county and local grain markets anticipate strong supplies.
Threshing starts on the large stock farm of R. B. Young near Buffalo Center. A rye field yields seventy bushels per acre and oats run over sixty bushels.
KE Chauses of Negau Michigan secured the contract for the erection of the new high school building here. The project will cost 150000 dollars.
Claud Clark, arrested on a charge of attempting to cut his wife’s throat with a razor, was released after she declined to prosecute. The case ends with no further action as the alleged victim did not pursue the matter.
A Cedar Rapids woman Mia A. H. McKenzie aged 62 died after swallowing a small chicken bone a week earlier. The bone cut the stomach lining causing a hemorrhage.
The gazettes note Germany’s ruler naming Mon. de Kiderlen-Waechter major of the Seventy-first Thuringian Infantry. He admits occasional wear of uniform but dismisses elegance. He quips Poincare would seem funnier if obliged to don artillery gear. Prince von Buelow leads his hussars in a grand review. Earlier at Strasbourg the emperor observed moving squadrons.
Fragmentary wartime prose recalls M von Buelow's hussars and a quip by William about the cloaked paths of diplomacy. The text fragment hints at evasive diplomacy and European conduct amid tension, with partial line breaks and foreign phrases embedded in the narrative.
The fragment portrays Hungry Herbert seeking work amid scarce employment in his craft. A theater scene references galloping horse effects and advancing automobile plays, illustrating a transition period where traditional stagecraft yields to mechanical innovation and limited opportunities.
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