Miss Shonts May Not Wed French Nobleman Duc de Chaulnes
Washington reports that Miss Shonts’s engagement to Duc de Chaulnes is off after Theodore P. Shonts refused a lifetime settlement. The elder Shonts stood for a marriage without an income settlement, prompting debate in high society. The Shonts family plans to move to New York in June while the Duke’s finances are questioned. A separate note says Speaker Cannon’s party felt mistreated during a canal zone visit at Colon, affecting relations with canal officials.
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Washington
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
New York
Metropolitan Traction
Miss Shonis
Duc de Chaulnes
Shouts
de Chaulnes
Trousseau
Shanis
Migs Shanis
Papa
Misses Shonts
Canal Zone Men Hurt Pride of Congressman
The speaker led congressional supporters who felt they were mistreated on a Panama trip. Train travelers carried lunch boxes while the Panama Railroad’s superintendent hosted an elaborate luncheon in Panama. Guests left payment at their plates, which the superintendent sent back to the steamship as unauthorized. The speaker reportedly told Governor Magoon that the Panama commission has no workers on the canal.
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Speaker Cannon
Congressional Party
Canal Zone
Canton
Colon
Panama
Culebra
Stevens
Panama Commission
Washington
Canal
Magoon
Fairbanks Ambition Opens His Pocketbook in Campaign Cheer
A presidential bee in his bonnet propels Vice President Fairbanks into a lavish social push. His family expenses reportedly jump from 30000 to 100000 as Mrs Fairbanks hosts frequent entertainments in a mansion rental, with a large staff and a top chef. The plan for national campaign funding would curb improper spending by linking allowances to public funds and strict accounting for permissible uses.
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Fairbanks
White House
Washington
Eighteenth and
Massachusetts Avenues
Government Pay Campaign Expense Idea Faces Hurdles
The plan would allocate public funds to parties based on last election votes, aiding small parties. Some call it utopian while others doubt Congress can defeat it if pushed by the president. Critics warn it could yield a powerful election board prone to corruption.
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Congress
Tile DRAINS How They Should Be Laid and a Device
A practical guide explains ditch layouts from water level to outlet. It describes using a 2 by 6 device with a plumb bob to measure slope, recommends filling clay with coarse gravel to keep particles from clogging tile, and advises falls from three to ten feet per mile depending on material and drainage aims.
Hay measurement rules vary by localities in old farming notes
The passage explains differing hay tonnage methods: a seven by seven by seven cube equals about one ton, eight by eight by eight near two tons, and general rules using length width height divided by 600 or 20 to estimate tons. An example stack of 20 yards around and eight yards high yields about 4.10 tons.
Soils for White Oaks and Other Trees
White oaks have few side roots but a single long tap root reaching deep into the ground. They draw most of their food from the clay subsoil. Elms and maples develop many side roots extending through the surface layer and rely on the top 12 inches of soil for nourishment. Oaks should not be planted in very rich soils, nor elms and maples in poor clay soils.
Clay Soils Need Organic Matter To Improve Texture
The passage warns that clay soils and soils with golls become packed easily and require organic matter. It notes that applying warfare to these soils or abandoning them to glass is ineffective. It explains grain roots decay and organic matter should be increased.
Why We Plow and Cultivate Through History
A compact historical view argues plowing evolved to improve soil water holding capacity. It traces ideas from Jethro Tull to modern tillage, noting soil as a chemical lab and the role of vegetable matter in mineral availability.
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Pluwinge
Jethro Tull
Wego
Wallace
Good Gate Latch Keeps Farmer Gates Secure
A concise note stresses the value of a sturdy latch to prevent loose swinging gates. It emphasizes how a reliable latch preserves gate alignment, reduces sagging, and enhances farm security and ease of access for daily chores.
Ingenious Iron Gate Latch For Windy Entrances
A clever iron latch designed to auto hook and hold a gate when closed, easing use for workers. Also notes that soil moisture retention matters more than mere rainfall, with proper cultivation preserving water for crops.
Des Moines Letter on Insurance Bills and Public Measures
Governor Cummins vetoes 158 aiming to limit dividends on insured capital. law would restrict or ban participating policies. Interstate pass questions arise at Iowa border. attorneys debate legitimacy under anti pass statutes. Knoxville asylum admission rule troubles persist. manufacturers choose Des Moines for 1907 convention. Iowa adopts uniform county accounting. blind osteopaths now eligible to certify. Cockleburr suit reaches Iowa Supreme Court. Cosson named assistant attorney general.
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Cummins
Towa
Conmanion
Inigus
Tfe
Iowa
Geneva Byes
Knoxville
Anditoy
Staite Carroll
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Miss Shonts
Edward Morrell
Philadelphia
John Rook
Levi Z
Lester
Rook
Pinckney
Mrg. Fairbanks
REP Party
Des Moines
State Manufacturers and Implement Dealers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Nebraska
Byers
Mason
Jasper Mason
Dallas County
Anamosa
Lowa
Heald
Popeas
Gara Tage
F. Carroll
A. W. Miller
ML. Pleasant
Henry County
C. C. Hunt
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Frank W. Leedham
Clinton
State Board of Medical Examiners
C. W. Mullan
Mullan
Cocklebur
Supreme Court
State of
Brown Land Company
Rhode Island
Fifth Judicial District
J. J. Lehman
Adair
George Cosson
Audubon
Cosson
Lyon
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