Ames fake interview with Secretary Wilson debunked
The Capital reports a staged Ames interview with James Wilson prompts investigation. The Ames central operator trace shows a call from Des Moines 1:06 pm from Jarnegan at Union National Bank. Henry Wilson, Ames banker and former Intelligencer editor, is the real Wilson involved in the communications mix up.
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Wilson
James
Ames Central
Des Moines
Des
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James Wilson
Central
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Henry Wilson
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G. A. R. Post
Tama Jim
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Capital Was Duped By False Interview With Secretary Wilson
The Capital thought it had secured a telephone interview with Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in Ames but learned he had been summoned to Missouri. A man impersonating Wilson gave the interview. Dean C. F. Curtiss seeks the impostor’s identity as motives suggested include deliberate deception or a cover due to Wilson not arriving at Ames by 1 PM.
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Capital
James Wilson
Ames
Wilson
Taft
Iowa
Dean Curtiss
Col. Young
Republican Party
Daily Capital
Agriculture Wilson
Missouri
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Sherlock Holmes
Curtiss
Prof. Gregory
Gregory
Intelligencer
Col. Lafe Young
Lafe
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Dean Curtiss Investigates Fraud with Reduction Theory
The Capital editor’s conclusions guide Dean Curtiss who uses a reduction approach rather than Holmes style deduction. He subjects department heads to cross examination, braces up a rigid inquiry, and seeks bottom facts while Col. Young backs the effort.
Ames High Receipts From Nonresident Pupils Higher Than Des Moines
Des Moines three high schools collected 2000 dollars from non resident pupils at four dollars per pupil. Ames High School last year earned 2381 dollars from non residents at three dollars each. If Ames charged Des Moines' rate, receipts would total 3006 dollars, showing Ames outpacing Greater Des Moines.
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Des Moines
West
North
East
Ames
Arm Breaks in Washing Machine Accident Near College
Dale Kingsbury fifteen year old son of Charles Kingsbury living eight miles southwest of the college was seriously injured Monday when a gasoline engine powered a washing machine. His arm sustained a compound fracture with bone protruding through the flesh. Drs Templeton of Ames and Adams of Kelley were called and work to save the limb.
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Charles Kingsbury
College
Dale
Templeton
Ames
Adams
Kelley
Census call sparks party alignment questions
Col. Lafe Young asserts that among Democrats who joined the Republicans recently only Col. Clark of Cedar Rapids stayed regular. He urges a new census of party loyalties. Editor Al Adams and Col. Ed Hunter may object.
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Col. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Col. Young
al Adams
Humboldt Independent
Ed. Hunter
Oil Works
Busy Season in Ames With Paving Gas Plant and Meetings
Ames spends 88000 on street paving and 50000 on a gas plant while hosting diverse events through September. The Ames Chautauqua runs August 10 to 19 with notable speakers General James B. Weaver and Commander H A Dyer. Veterans reunion, rural mail carriers convention, and other gatherings occur in late August and September.
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National Graduate School of Agricultural Colleges
Ames Chautauqua
Story County
James B. Weaver
H. A. Dyer
Iowa State
Central Iowa Baptist Association
Iowa State College
Central Iowa Women’s Relief Corps Association
Special Train for Scientists Visit to Iowa Farms
A college excursion ran Saturday to Odebolt Sac County for graduate students to tour Cook Adams Hessell farms. Harvard professors Pray Castle lectured Landscape Gardening Animal Breeding. Mayor Sheldon Dean Curtiss visited Boone and arranged the special train. The Ames farms were praised as among the largest in the world. A picnic and dance were planned. Prof Ewart and Prof Curtiss lectured on beef cattle.
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Dean Curtiss
Boone
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Odebolt
Sac County
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Ames
Iowa
Growing Crops Improve Despite Drought in Iowa July 1 1910
The week ending July 10 1910 reports ideal weather for haying and harvesting with light rainfall and general showers aiding crops in most districts. Corn and small grains advance while drought persists in much of the state. Hay yields are below average but quality is excellent. winter wheat and barley show fair to good yields. Potatoes and pastures need rain. reports from Story County Ames note rapid corn growth, early oats cut, and light fruit.
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Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Story County
Ames
Ames Scientists Sought to Build a Road to the College
Ames residents seek engineers among visiting graduate students to show how to span Squaw Creek bottom with tile gravel and clay. A direct road would save miles, reduce dust and profanity, and earn the graduate school a lasting name for the summer of 1910.
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Ames College
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Boone Street
Notes From Graduate School Mentions Plant Hardiness and Breeding
Dr J E Whitten of Missouri leads discussions on plant hardiness with practical orchard applications. Prof R A Emerson from Nebraska demonstrates Mendelian plant breeding using corn beans and Cucurbits. 158 members attend from 34 states and three foreign countries, many from the South.
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University of Missouri
Columbia
Whitten
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Mendel’s
R. A. Emerson
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Graduate School of Home Economics
W. A. McKeever
Kansas Agricultural College
Abby L. Marlatt
University of Wisconsin
Elizabeth C. Sprague
University of Chicago
South
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Dairy cows at college set record figures in seven month test
Two cows at the dairy farm show strong production. Rouge of the Brickfield a two year old Guernsey on seven months test yields about 58 and a half pounds of butter fat per month, nearing the world record for two year olds. Auggie Clothilde Bawns 76281 a Holstein Friesian is the first college cow to exceed 100 pounds of milk daily.
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Guernsey
U S Dairy Department Aids Iowa Milk Boost
A new movement in Iowa aims to raise milk and butter production under a US Department of Agriculture program. Prof E B Heaton will oversee the study selecting a representative creamery and coordinating with F L Odell. The project is fully funded by the federal government and mirrors prior state dairy commission efforts and recent special train initiatives.
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E. B. Heaton
Bureau Animal Industry
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F. L. Odell
U. S
City Awards Electroliers Contract to Ames Plumbing and Lighting Co
The Ames merchants awarded the contract for furnishing the city with electroliers to the Ames Plumbing and Lighting Co. The committee recommended acceptance at a Tuesday meeting. Each electrolier will cost 74.90 dollars.
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Ames
Ames Plumbing and Lighting Co
Family of five generations photographed by Marshall W A Rickett
Marshall W A Rickett gathers photos of five generations of his family in Ohio and Indiana. The oldest, Elisha Compton of Roscoe Ohio, is 94 and the last survivor of 100 pioneers who came to Ohio 80 years ago. He lives on land bought by his father in 1830 for 1.25 per acre and remains active without glasses. The second generation features Anthony Rickett of Linton Indiana, 76, followed by Marshall 43, Robert 23, and Carrol, the baby.
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Mr. Rickett
Elisha Compton
Roscoe
Ohio
Rickett
Anthony Rickett
Linton
Indiana
Marshall Rickett
Robert
Carrol
Robert Rickett
Bond Accepted for School Treasurer Parley Sheldon
At the school board meeting Monday evening the bond of Parley Sheldon as treasurer was accepted. The district account runs in red, and a $20,000 bond is required.
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Parley Sheldon
Billy Sunday’s Mother Visits Local Homes
Mrs. Jane Stoll, mother of the evangelist Billy Sunday, visited the Hubbard, Passmore and Lyman homes the first of this week, according to local social notes.
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Billy” Sunday
Great Evangelist
Hubbard
Passmore
Lyman
Despondent Miss Ryerson Dies After Lye In Story City
In Story City a 24 year old woman Miss Mollie Ryerson daughter of Mr and Mrs Lew Ryerson died after drinking concentrated lye Monday in an act of despondency due to ill health. She had been ill for months and had been treated locally. She obtained the poison Saturday and took it at home without her family's knowledge. A physician tried to counteract the poison but failed. She was well regarded in the neighborhood. No reason beyond despondency is given for the act.
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Mollie Ryerson
Cambridge
Miss Ryerson
Lew Ryerson
Story City
Graduated Students Face Eye Health Complaint Note
A fragment notes graduates from a school experiencing eye health issues described as granulated eyeballs though details are unclear. The brief mentions graduates and a medical concern without patient names or locations.
Ageton in Hospital after Finger Injury
Former Ames resident Roy Ageton, working in Des Moines, injured two fingers three weeks ago. Lockjaw developed and he was admitted to Methodist Hospital. By Tuesday evening there were reports he was slightly better though no recovery was assured.
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Roy Ageton
Ames
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
Snake Causes Stampede in Boone Street Parade
Jerry Sexton witnessed a five foot blue racer snake in Boone's main street area causing a panic as onlookers fled thinking of a mob. The snake likely came from a hay bed hauled through town and bouts of drunken locals later signed the pledge.
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Jerry Sexton
Boone
Mr. Sexton
Jag Hospital
State Republican Convention Nominates Two Supreme Court Judges
At the August 3 convention delegates will nominate without contest two Supreme Court judges. Evans and Deemer will be renominated with no opposition as Deemer's term ends next January. Deemer is current chief justice by rotation. next year John Sherwin of Mason City will become Iowa Supreme Court chief justice.
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Deemer
John Sherwin
Mason City
Iowa
Supreme Bench
Wood Blocks on the Way for Main Street Paving
Shipping of paving blocks announced on Wednesday enables soon start of work to finish the north side of Main Street once blocks arrive. City crew plans completing the project with new pavement and curb work along the street.
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Main Street
Requiem on Main Street as Last Dirt is Laid
An obituary tone note describes a band urged to play as the last shovel of dirt covers a Main Street site where concrete now seals the location forever.
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Main Street
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