Iowa events and society notes prompt week of public notices
A stream of items details state and local happenings. Fraternal members honor long time brethren and plan State Day activities. Public notices include theft on a farm near Arthur and a fatality in Eldora. Social progress leaders like Carrie Lane Chapman Catt are mentioned, along with auctions, dairy contests, and monument fund campaigns.
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Iowa State Hellenic Society
Grinnell
Collegua
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J. H. T. Maia Delvered
Charles H. Weller
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Bacchi
Peter Nickson
Arthur
Sonickson
Sonicksen
Mason City
Leo Chapman
Catt
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Majony Woodmen
Joan B. Denison
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Keokuk
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Iowa City
Des Moines
C. C. Luther
Grand Junction
F. A. Wildman
Perry
H. A. Dunlap
Beating Pittsburg Drives Cubs’ Bold Baseball Battle
Chicago Cubs under Chance push to beat the Pirates with trades and pitching moves. McIntyre and Richie revisited, Brown struggles, and a Richie deal boosts Cubs’ pitching depth. Ty Cobb’s smoking tale linked to improved batting as other trades and injuries ripple through the league.
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Pittsburg
Chicago Cubs
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Pirates
Hance
McIntyre
Brooklynt
Fred Clarke
Mac
Cub Fang
Lou Richie
Boston Doves
Richie
Roy Miller
Fred Lake
Miller
Cubs
Doc
Brown
St. Louis
Watterson
Chanca
Pace Wins Pennants Says Hush Duffy
Baseball thinker Hush Duffy argues pace determines pennants. Teams must balance speed, conditioning, and strategy while maintaining spirit and smart leadership. The piece cites manager decisions, player brains, and the need to finish strong. Also notes death in Cantillon family and sympathy for M. H. Cantillon.
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Vesson
Cantillon
Margaret
M. H. Cantillon
Minneapolis
Can‘tillon
Rnow
Cubs Sign College Pitching Phenom Robert Mitchell Chance
Chicago Cubs secure Robert Mitchell a University of Mississippi star pitcher once opposed by his Methodist minister father. Mitchell, praised for hitless and runless outings and high strikeout totals, will join the Cubs on June 1 and faces the NL challenge to prove a major league ace.
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Missippi
N S. Caroline
Young Smith
Town Alligon Monument Association
Burlington
Centerville
Marietta
Christina Tlars
Eldora
Charles de Heys
Willett M. Hays
Unitel States Secretary of Agriculture
Agsthalior
Moines
Fulenwider
Columbia
Chattanooga
Victor Schutzer
Chattanoogas
Schiltzer
Boston Americans
Osteen
Montgomery
Robert Mitchell
Chance
Mitchell
University of Misaiselppi
Bob
Cubs
Chicago
University of Mississippi
Rita
Hans Wagners
Fred Clarkes
Tommy Leaches
The Castle of the Egg at Naples and its Legends
The old Castel Dell Uovo near Naples is a craggy island fortress famed as The Castle of the Egg. Its walls hold brutal histories, a dragon legend, and a royal tragedy tale of Queen Helena. Visitors see antique guns and a former chapel kitchen marked with the word Revenge in blood.
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Naples
Castel Dell’ Uovo
Virgil
Helena
Manfred
Sicily
Charles of Anjou
Constantinople
Dell’ Uovo
Coleridge’s missing walking stick returns to owner
A London Chronicle note recounts how Coleridge’s famous walking stick, famed for its eagle head and Queen Elizabeth ruff, was lost by tramps and then recovered after an appeal. A toast to honesty ends with God save the king as the stick is finally returned.
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Coleridge
Mr. Haldane
Christie’s
Bond Street
London Chronicle
World Gold Production Surges From Transvaal Mines
The Transvaal produced gold rising from 8 million dollars in 1889 to 133 million in 1907, nearly matching Alaska’s entire 1907 output. Since 1492 world gold from America’s discovery totals about 6.3 billion, with total supply not exceeding 6.5 billion.
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Transvaal
Alaska
America
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Im “Affairs
Washington
National Magazine
New Kinds of Teeth in a Bronx Class Joke
A Bronx school teacher asked Jimmy Norton how many kinds of teeth there are. The reply was humorous and shows a child's playful mispronunciation, naming two kinds as quinines and cuspidores.
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Jimmy Norton
Bronx
Jimny
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