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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1912
Page
1
In Vancouver a canvas sack containing money was found near Chinatown by Chinese boys. one boy spoke of the find and identified a group tied to the September robbery. Police recovered the remainder and began local inquiries into the incident.
A lengthy summary of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on how states may conduct referendums and statewide votes, tracing the court’s stance on referenda validity and the federal guardrails governing state voting processes, with discussion of prior and anticipated measures and political reactions. The article also notes related political commentary and shifts in state governance affecting voting procedures and public policy.
Reports that the foreign postmaster general will spend 1,400 words on a Saturday wireless news summary for reading in Island churches. Also notes King Frederick of Denmark is ill with lung congestion and his recovery status is uncertain. London Pall Mall Gazette warns of rising anti American sentiment in Japan and possible Japan China alliance. Captain Frederick Guest becomes treasurer of King George's household, succeeding Ward. Guest married Amy Phipps in 1906.
Penn Nixon a prominent Chicago editor and long standing figure at the Inter Ocean died. As a powerful port collector in his era he shaped local politics and media, leaving a notable mark on the city’s affairs.
Iowa witnesses expect locust swarms as frost leaves ground with surface activity. Web ster, a Tomologist, notes records of infestation show cycles, predicting May emergence near Des Moines and Ft. Dodge. Reports also discuss paths from western to central Iowa, with routes via Des Moines and northwestern counties to Beatrice. Western editors discuss a council meeting in Council Bluffs and weight ordinance adoption in Preston. Methodist convention urged liquor prohibition. Iowa National Guard appointments noted. a farmer in Oskaloosa dies by his own action.
Henry Willer of Carroll, injured while repairing the bridge over Honey creek near the Kate Shelly home, will recover. Willer fell twenty feet, striking the head and suffering a fractured skull.
Trustees of Memorial university in Mason City voted to convey the university property to Archbishop Keane of the Dubuque diocese for a purchase price of $50,000. The action titled a defect of property was directed this week at the trustees meeting.
In What Cheer, Miranda Parkingon and Ross King received silver medals for their declamatory performances staged at Steurney by the county predct echeolr, reflecting local competition and recognition.
Fragmented OCR covers a range of local topics including dove cote prominence in Charles City, Humboldt County course notes, race pacing, a new racing circuit, and a burned School House. It references Postmaster duties, a court verdict, and mural approvals, with scattered mentions of local figures and places. The readable portions suggest a mix of civic notices and brief event summaries rather than a single focused event.
Governor Carroll and Adjutant General Lacan visited Waterloo to dedicate the Fifty third regiment Company OD and attended a Farmers Co op meeting at Luverne amid harsh winter conditions. Sioux City reports a new Wood company building start after a fire, Grundy Center to build a Wellsburg elevator, and an Afton editor taking a partner while retaining management. A Cedar Rapids traveling salesman, B L T Gilmore, was fatally injured after a fall.
The Columbia hotel in this city has been leased by owner J J Thompson of Creston Iowa to M W Gray of Kansas City Missouri.
E. L. Pearson of Mitchellville received the top prize of ten dollars for the best ten car sample of corn from Polk county at the ninth annual exposition of the Iowa Corn Growers' Association held in Newton.
Iowa City High School defeated Burlington in a debate by a two to one margin. The Burlington side opposed the proposition that the closed shop should receive public support, arguing against it.
Paris reports a French engineer Mortier has devised a method to transmit pictures via a single wire using a prepared analytic print that converts images into coded squares. The process avoids complex gear and uses a transparent grid to reproduce tonal silhouettes for telegraph transmission and automatic image reconstruction at the receiving end.
New York report says the rhinoceros Old Smiles at the Central Jerk zoo had a wild headache after allegedly consuming a quart of wine with quinine to cure a cold. Authorities caution about animal welfare and intoxication claims.
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