Des Moines Letter on Land Lease for Fair Grounds
State fair aims to lease nine acres south of current grounds with an option to buy when funds allow. Committee members I M Hubbell J H Gowrie and R K R McCutchen will present the plan to the executive council, hoping to resolve land needs as bids for 39 acres to sell the Reghead tract have yet to come in.
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Des Moines
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The
Commercial Club
Executive Council
State Fair Management
Kis
Elvh
I. M. Hubbell
J. H. Gowrie
R. KR. McCutchen
State Executive Council
Agricultural Society
Reghead
Taft Proclaims Cuba Provisional Government in Havana
In Havana on September 29 1906 William H Taft secretary of war of the United States declared a provisional Cuban government to restore order and protect life and property under US authority He announced the Cuban flag would fly over government buildings while elections are planned to decide the permanent government Taft and aides visited the palace and conferred with President Palma and other officials as the US aims to avoid prolonging a protectorate while keeping Cuba orderly.
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William Fr. Taft
United States
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Bacon
McCoy
Palma
Congress
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Republic of
Keys
Roosevelt
Guba
Alexander Rodriguez
Carlos Roloff
Alocaldey
Wm. H. Taft
Matammis
Bayamo
Jose Miguel Gomez
Stme
Liberal Party
Mr. Tain
Legation
Alfredo Zayas
Funston
Guerra
da Castillo
Treasury
Senor Roble
Washington
Philippine Islands
Panama Canal
Beersman Winthrop
Porto Rico
Guiana
Winthrop
Ambitious Youths Inspired by Treasury Secretary Bhaw
A brief profile praises Leslie M. Bhaw Secretary of the Treasury. It notes he earned funds while studying to pay college and law school expenses finishing with over one thousand dollars in cash. Also mentions a bamboo lighthouse in Japan praised for wave resistance and rarity.
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Leslie M. Bhaw
the Treasury
Troops Reach Guba Next Saturday
American forces advance toward Cuba with mobilization centered at Newport News Virginia and air of precaution. Most first expeditionary troops will depart from New York and Tampa with Havana slated for a Saturday landing. Marines and bluejackets bolster fleet safety and protection of lives and property while Governor Taft ensures order. No second force orders issued yet but preparations are in place for rapid deployment if needed.
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Cuba
Newport News
New York
Tampa
Mia
Military Department
United States
Rosevelt
Havana
Taft
English tramp charged with vag in Grimsby police court
An English tramp named James Collier was lately charged with vag rancy in Grimsby. He told the judge he was the only man in the world who can sing a song while standing on his head in a bucket of water. Danish peasants believe a dog sleeping in the room helps insomnia, and a cure may follow in less than a week though some refuse companionship and security.
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Grimsby
England
Denmark
A& Gsese
Storm toll tallies Mobile and delta towns
Reports from Louisville dated Oct note Mobile losses from the great storm of Thursday near 124 deaths, with 39 at San Gones beach. Mobile Bay damages are pegged around 8 million, plus 5 million inland. Gulfport and Biloxi areas fear for crews and fishermen, total deaths possibly 75 to 126 as more reports come in.
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Courier-Journal
Dispatch
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Mobile Bay
Birmingham
Ala
Lity-Maine
Coden
Meridian
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Gulfport
Jovisville & Nashville
Biloxi
Devastating Hurricane Strikes Pensacola Mill City
Pensacola Florida September reports deadly hurricane with at least twenty six dead and eight thousand homeless. Rescue teams struggle amid widespread wreckage from Fort McRae to Ascambis bridge as homes and vessels lie ruined. Ten miles of coast left devastated and three sailors lost after clinging to ground as waves battered batteries.
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Ascambis Bridge
Hurricane devastates Mississippi Sound with many sunk
A New Orleans dispatch reports a deadly hurricane in the Mississippi Sound leaving six dead and many missing. Dozens of small sailing vessels were wrecked or sunk and property losses exceed 1 million dollars. Mobile remains isolated as Ship Island and nearby shores reveal extensive damage.
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Tmmediate
Manny
Ponsoacola
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Mississippi Sound
Ship Island
Moalnland
Inscribed Stones Mark River Ford and Road Erection
A marginal stone in Cavan Ireland warns that crossing the river becomes unsafe when the stone is out of sight. Nearby in Kent, Hampshire area a surveyors’ post proclaims a bridle path to Faversham with a caution to readers. The text notes camouflaged signals for the German cavalry and experiments showing visibility at distance.
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Ireland
Kent
Hmeland
Faversham
Love at first sight questioned on porch talk
A shy young man seeks a decisive answer from Miss Winpower about love at first sight. The pair discuss feelings, confidence, and how a girl may react while planning a bold, immediate confession. The scene ends with the man deciding to call Miss Rollins, hopeful yet cautious.
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Cither
Theman
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