Western Canada wins wheat prizes at Peoria exposition
In Peoria Illinois Western Canada secures first second and third wheat prizes with Birtle Manitoba’s H Larcombe winning top honors. The piece touts high returns of 40 to 80 dollars per acre and promotes land prices of 15 to 30 dollars per acre, urging farm investors to visit Western Canada with reduced travel rates.
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Peoria
Ill
Western Canada
8. Larcombe
Birtle
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
United States
Western
Four flies swim in coffee at Huckabuck tavern
A drummer complains of four flies in his coffee at Huckabuck tavern. The waiter notes the insects will drown if the cup sits a while, and the matter will be forgotten. Judge’s quip ends the scene.
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Huckabuck
Good Advice and Insurance Seen by Phase Watcher
Phase urges timely action with the proverb to make hay while the sun shines while noting the barn is insured to mitigate risks and protect property. The remark links prudent farming practice to financial safeguards.
German Peace Offer a Myth and War Aims Debate
German foreign minister denounces the pope note as insincere while Terestchenko in Petrograd says Central Powers refuse genuine peace. Paris reports question of German peace, while Swiss officials praise papal proposals on disarmament arbitration and moral force. Wilson’s allies reiterate war aims. Regenerated Russia outlines its fighting principles.
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Paris
Rome
Belgium
Michaelis
Copenhagen
Berne
Gustave Ader
Federal Council
Doctor Hoffman
State Council
Benedict
M. Montenach
Fribourg
Switzerland
Kaiser
Petrograd
Terestchenko
Germany
Austria
M. Terestchenko
Berlin
Wilson
Pope Benedict
Russia
Fix Coal Profits Lower Prices Expected Across Nation
Government control over coal profits is set by Fuel Administrator Garfield to cap dealer margins at 1915 levels plus 30 percent, with July 1915 margins as a ceiling. Local committees will enforce the order and dealers must file sworn cost sheets. New mine prices rise in select districts such as Perce and King counties Washington and Missouri and Iowa localities listed.
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Washington, D. C
Garfield
Perce
King
Washington
Lafayette
Ray
Clay, Platte and Linn
Missouri
Appanoose
Wayne
Boone and Webster
Iowa
Train Wreck Near Kellyville Kills 27
Tulsa reports 27 dead and 60 injured after a head on collision one mile southwest of Kellyville between St. Louis & San Francisco passenger train No. 7 and an eastbound troop train. Crews jumped for safety. victims include seven white men, 14 Black men, three Black women, and three Native Americans.
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Tulsa
Okla
Kellyville
St. Louis
San Francisco
Polecat Creek
Bristow
Sapulpa
Hoover Urges Iowa Farmers to Increase Hog Production
Herbert Hoover, food administrator, appeals to Iowa farmers to boost hog production to raise fat supplies for the war effort. He notes Iowa’s lag due to costs, warns of export restrictions to allied nations if production does not rise, and calls Iowa to lead in this national duty.
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Burlington
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
J. F. Deems
Food Control Board
Towa
Sherbert Hoover
British September Losses Reported in War Casualties
British casualties for September total 104,008 with breakdowns on officers killed or wounded and other losses. Details are fragmented in the report and source text is partially garbled with missing names and figures.
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London
Ah Omis
Ae Bi Ofac
Eer
Pete Wet
Appeals to Governor over military draft detentions
Des Moines reports that individuals drafted into the National army may appeal to the governor if they believe they are detained due to a misinterpretation of law. Under President Wilson's ruling, Governor Harding can review cases upon filing sworn statements and affidavits by solicitors detailing the alleged legal misapplication.
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Des Moines
National Army
Wilson
Harding
Solatmant
Serum for Rat Bite Fever Confirmed by Japanese Doctors
A Japanese team from Kyushu Imperial University confirms rat-bite fever is caused by a spirochete carried by rats. They describe immune serum from recovered patients that destroys the pathogen, and note the disease can be cured. The findings link the rat, spirochete, and immunity.
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Suzaki
Ishiwara
Futaki
Renjiro, Kane
Yataka Ido
Hiroshi Ito
Hidetsune Wani
Kikuzo Okuda
Dyspeptic Dangers In War Bread Dew Finds Radium Claim
An Italian university professor asserts radium has been found in ordinary dew. The remark is paired with a tongue in cheek exchange about wartime bread, signaling a blend of science claim and satire in the era.
Willard Plays Sleeping Car Twice with Brother
Willard napped as his younger brother asked to play train. He agreed to be the sleeping car and resumed rest, yielding to the child’s request with gentle indulgence.
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Willard
Taking a Long Chance in Life and Love
A reflection on balancing art and risk in poetry and romance. The piece notes a poet can write deeply yet stay steady, while a spinster may catch matrimony fever, though not always ending in marriage.
Chigis Return to Villa Farnesina After 337 Years
Prince Ludovico Chigi, head of the family and Vatican administrator, has sold the Chigi palace to Italy and plans to buy back the Villa Farnesina on the Tiber. The villa, built 1509 11 by Agostino Chigi, features Raphael frescoes and will be restored as it was when the Chigi family first occupied it.
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Farnesina
Tiber
St. Peter's Church
Princes of Chigi
Rome
Ludovic Chigi
Holy Church
Vatican
Chigi
Agostino Chigi
Raphael
Naples
High-Minded Architects Foresee Lavish Kennels
A nouveau riche patron criticizes costly kennels at his country estate. He mocks the architecture as wasted expense saying no animals on site are worth $2, yet the fitouts imply the Dog of Venice will reside there. He attacks the architects for overstatement and expense.
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Venice
Not a Machine Gun Polishing by Machine Invented in Britain
A British invention enables polishing furniture by machine rather than by hand, challenging prior manual methods and highlighting industrial innovation in finishing processes.
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