Iowa Coal Output Surges Amidsteadily Fewer Accidents
Iowa mines show a 606000 ton rise in annual coal production with Monroe, Flora, and Appanoose counties leading over 60 percent of output. Accidents fall overall, with 55 fatal and 184 serious in the biennial period. Polk county forecasts 1.6 million tons next year, employing over 2800 workers despite 15 fatal incidents. Local measures push for stricter carbolic acid sales and possible county officer term reform.
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Tes Moines
Tor
Iowa
Prate
Monroe
Folfe
Appanoose
Butte
Polk County
Sweeney
Japanese Couple Seeks License to Wed in Iowa
Harry Seki of Council Bluffs obtained a marriage license for Mamie Watts. A Japanese intermediary translated as Bil Sali, a non English speaker, assisted in the talks. The pair pursued the ceremony at a justice of the peace and plan a trip to Japan before returning to the United States.
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Harry Seki
Council, Bluffs
Mamie Watts
Bil Sali
Noxebie
Japan
United Eistes
Hye
Lancashire Factories Spin World-Spanning Thread Motto
A concise proverb notes that better to be a good grocer than a multimillionaire with dollar-bound ideas. It claims Lancashire cotton factories produce enough thread in six seconds to circle the world, reflecting industrial prowess and thrift.
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Lancashire
Iowa News Highlights From A Turbulent Year
A collection of short items reports a surgeon in Vienna replacing a man’s last middle finger with a toe graft, a Mrs. Hartnett of Colfax near death after accidental carbolic acid ingestion, and thieves in Stafford Kaw failing to loot a church cornerstone. Fire devastates residences near New Market, while a Des Moines office thwarted a $300+ cash theft. State finances show a shrinking balance with $950,000 current, and rail and bridge projects loom in Sioux City. accidental deaths, robberies, and civic legal actions fill the page with names and places across Iowa.
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Vienna
Morris Hartnett
Colfax
Stafford
Kaw
Itd Porla
New Market
Robert Wallace
Samuel Gamble
Hidora
M. Garten
Marshalltown
Union
Gamble
Eldova
Swift Packing Company
Fifth Street
Taton
Des Moines
R. F. Murray
H. L. Abramson
Treasurer of State
Willis
Treasury
State Treasury
Sheriff Roadhouse
Fort Scott
Kan
Vinton
Roby Bishop
Cedar Rapids
Henton
Kansas
Ruby Bishop
Wilson
Charles ‘Theil
Monroe Township
Roadhouse
Youell
John S. Sprague
Boone
Joe Huckrell
Squire Haven
Charles City
Flossie Pepper
Atlantic
Houss
Jef
Harlan Hussey
Christian Home
Council Bluffs
Mi Asouri
Joe Selby
Warry Bell
Selby
Bell
Sioux City
Greatorthern Railroad
Assland
Burlington
Bronx City
Great Northern
Allison
Louis Busse
Busse
Burling
Clarkesville
Craig
J. F. Mott
Butler County
Butler County Board
Iowa
C. B. Goodhue
Ninth Street
Goodhue
Charles Lier
J. B. Ritchey
Bloomfield
John Woods
Ft. Dodge
Great Western
Bentley
Inigo
Woods
Seaves
Fort Dodge
It it it youth law thiefiness in thirty first street NYC
Two physicians living adjacent on Thirty-first Street New York City are drawn into a late night incident after one doctor hears a neighbor call about a lost latch key. The neighbor asks him to inform the landlady to let Alm ig in.
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Thirty-first
New York City
Russian National Assembly Granted by Emperor
The Russian national assembly, formed to advise on legislation, is announced by Emperor Nicholas. It will be consultative with the empire’s council, not a legislative body, and has limited suffrage based on property, excluding many urban residents, women, soldiers, and civil officials.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Nicholas
Senate
Ulkase
Project
Moscow
Empire
Serry
National Assembly
Council of the Empire
Lord Curzon Offers Resignation As Viceroy of India
London reports the resignation of Lord Curzon of Kedleston as viceroy of India and the appointment of Earl of Minto as his successor. The notice notes Curzon's Aug 12 cable and bitter tensions with India office and General Kitchener over army administration. It also cites Curzon's frustration at cabinet rejection of his recommendation for a military supply member of the council.
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London
Lord Curzon of
Keerleston
India
Earl
Minto
India Attica
Lord Curzon
Tard Kitchener
Major Conger Not Bound for China
Washington August 21 Amb H H Conger American ambassador to Mexico is traveling home to Iowa from Oyster Bay after a visit with President Roosevelt. In a Post interview he denied plans to go to China to ease tensions over American imports. He would not confirm any return to Mexico City after his two months leave ends.
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Washington, D. C
Eewin H. Conger
Mexico
Washington
Iowa
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
The
Post
China
Hig
Mexico City
Referendum Returns Show Strong Vote For Dissolution
Complete returns from Sundays referendum in Christiania Norway show 348200 votes for dissolution and 184 against. The result pleases Storthing leaders and sparks intense interest, contrasting sharply with 236641 votes cast in the last general election. The rest of the text appears garbled.
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Christiania
Norway
Sweden
Storthing
What the Conference Has Accomplished Fortsmouth Debrief
The Aug 19 summary lists twelve points from the conference on Japanese terms. Items include Russia recognizing Japan’s influence in Korea and preserving order, open-door policies, Manchuria evacuations, restoration of Chinese sovereignty, and equal opportunity for trade. Several points were deferred or disputed, while the right for Japanese fishermen from Vladivostok to the Bering Sea was agreed.
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Fortsmouth
N. H
Russia
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
China
Sakhalin
Toapan
Mr. Dotkstein
Prince Uhktomsky
Transalberian
Ussuri
Far Eastern
Pacific
Russian Littoral
Vladivostok
Bering Sea
Weather Still Halts Armistice Talks in August
In Peking August 21, reports say peace plenipotentiaries failed to secure an armistice as heavy rains in Manchuria create an improvised ceasefire. Continuous downpours since mid July have turned the country into a swamp, hindering movements of artillery and heavy transports for weeks.
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Peking
Manchuria
Carta
Horges
Wreck of Atlantic Coast line excursion train tolls many lives
Norfolk Va Aug 19 half a hundred people mostly negroes died when the Atlantic Coast Line excursion train went through an open draw bridge eight miles from Norfolk. Victims were entangled in wreckage in twenty five feet of water drowning. About one hundred were injured or missing. Only two whites aboard were identified Edward Jolliffe and Edward Forbes both from Greenville.
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Norfolk
Atlantic Coast Line
Edward Jolliffe
Edward Forbes
Greenville
Merritt Wrecking Organization
Peace conference notes urge open door in Siberia for world commerce
The Asubabi in Ohio on Aug 17 discusses the Portsmouth peace conference proceedings. It suggests Japan omitted demands for an open door in Siberia and access to Siberian rivers for navigation, arguing that while not greatly benefiting Japan, it would boost American commerce and open Vladivostok as a free port.
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Ohio
Portsmouth
Vapan
Siberia
Siverian
Vladivostok
Japan
The Reward of Mastering One Diid Ly Tg to Moot Another
A brief note reflects on the value of mastering one discipline to approach another. It emphasizes discipline, practice, and steady progress as keys to expanding capability. The piece urges readers to apply proven methods across fields to achieve growth.
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Grinnell Automobile Garbage Company
Newburg
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Muscatine
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