Roosevelt Meets An American King In Omaha
Col Theodore Roosevelt visits Omaha and undergoes Ak-sar-ben initiation with a wax-figured escort in a carnival night. He is knighted, seated on a throne, and experiences a rope descent, a space ride, and a wax-figure automobile tour amid festive fairgrounds and court theatrics. The Ak-sar-ben festival, a middle west booster society, emphasizes business fraternalism and regional unity.
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Theodore Roosevelt
North
Middle West
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trans-Missouri
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Wast
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Taft
Peary
Colonel Roosevelt
Milky Way
Roosevelt to Address Iowa Teachers on Redirected School
Des Moines September report states Colonel Roosevelt will speak at the Iowa State Teachers association in November on the redirected school policy. About 10,000 teachers expected. other speakers include Kern on rural schools and Bishop of Nebraska. The 1910 session touted as most important with new rural and agricultural exhibits and events across Ames and Davenport.
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Roosevelt
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Davenport
Charles Grilk
Congress
Iowa
Iowa Teachers’ Association
Kern
Bishop
Nebraska
Ames
State's Great Fair Closes In Des Moines Exposition
The fifty sixth annual state fair ended with higher attendance and receipts than 1909. Total attendance reached 231,233, an increase of 18,633. Receipts totaled $151,739.86, up $14,399.19 from last year. Friday's receipts were $11,998.07, up $2,994.07. Two women injured in a car accident at Greenwood park. their husbands unhurt. Labor strikes threaten coal supply as Des Moines and vicinity face shortages. Coal prices rise with soft coal at $5.75 per ton. Roosevelt address drew eight thousand in Omaha. Cloakmakers strike noted.
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Ovary
Des Moines
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Shenandoah
C. B. Cutter
Coin
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Moines
Iowa News Briefs From Eagles Grove To Marshalltown
Peter B. Hoyland named rural carrier and Ross Matson substitute at Eagles Grove. John C R Hochestler appointed postmaster at Sherman Hardin County after O W Topp resigned. J H Long of Webster City dies at home from heart trouble. Four year old Adolph Joyette’s son died of infantile paralysis. Anton Zeke of Yuma commits suicide on leased farm. Henry Gravett, 16, killed at Davenport department store by moving freight elevator. Howard Williams named MC A secretary for the state university at Iowa City. L H Smith of Liscomb sues F L Meeker for $29140 over estate. Two families poisoned by spoiled bread at Th Dagle. Chautauqua tent blown down at Iowa City in storm. William Van Orsdal of Buchanan County dies after long illness. J M Carl elected president of Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police. Dry weather portends large rabbit crop in Iowa. Malvern electric franchise approved 88 to 62. Florence Minn sues Rock Island Company for damages after wreck near Gladbrook. John Morrison dies of apoplexy in Dubuque. Pensions granted in Iowa. Fire at Garfield House in Dubuque rekindles, destroys building, loss $8000. Small grain yields improve around Bridgewater. Correctionsville to build new Methodist church. Supreme Court restrains state railroad commission orders concerning Dayen ya high school.
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Yuma
Henry Gravett
Te Department
Davenport
Howard Williams
State’ University
Iowa City
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Liscomb
F. L. Meeker
T. C. Brooks
William van Orsdal
Buchanan County
Rowley
J. M. Carl
Cedar Rapids
Lews Association of Chiefs of Police
Des Moines
Towa
Electric Light Company
Malvern
Florence Minn
Forshell
Rock Island
Gladbrook
John Morrison
Dubuque
Jowans
Henry Allen
John W. Curry
Fredrick Eberhard
Jacob Markle
Hugh ‘Read
James M. Ricks
Garfield House
Dubudue
Bridgewater
Correctionsville
Supreme ‘Court
Rall Commission
Dayenya Ie’ Mon
Samuel Adamson
Marshalltown
Eoldiars
Independence on the Farm in Alberta Canada
A Montreal couple starts farming near a thriving Alberta town, paying 20 dollars an acre for a 320 acre homestead. Their crop proves the soil's strength, the husband attributes success to brains and effort, while the wife helps establish a new life in this western land.
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Alberta
Canada
Lsten
Montreal
Bray
Jeannette
Western Canada Farm News and Pioneer Views
In Alberta and Saskatchewan crop reports show wheat yields from 20 to 30 bushels per acre with some fields reaching 45. Letters from Maidstone and Tofield praise soil, climate, and steady wages, urging Americans to seek homesteads in Western Canada. Sir Wilfrid Laurier tours the region, greeting American settlers and emphasizing shared democratic values.
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Tofield
Tama
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Union
Canada
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