Planters Face Ruin As Cuban Banker Refuses Advances
In Elgin Iowa a sugar圈 industry note from Cuba reports Nicholad Castant of Cienfuegos will not provide loans for the 1907-1008 crop. Cuban bankers' stance aims to halt sugar output, risking ruin for a 1,000,000-ton crop as political stability falters amid moves toward Cuban self rule.
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New York Tribune
Moodos
Nicholad Castant
Cienfuegos
Benor Castana
Cuba
United States
Sonor Castana
Spain
Wolves Invade Manitoba Towns Amid Severe Winter
Heavy snows drive wolves and coyotes into Manitoba cities terrorizing residents. A farm hand Willis Underwood was attacked while en route to town and rescued after hours in the cold. Farmers dispersed the pack, killing one animal with guns.
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Manitoba
Winnipes
Willis Underwood
1906 Iowa Progress Public Improvements Across Cities
A conservative statewide summary shows remodelings and new building push in many Iowa cities like Waterloo Newton Winterset Grinnell and Burlington. The report highlights totals for public improvements worth hundreds of thousands to millions, new homes factories schools churches hotels roads and utilities, with Keokuk and Dubuque among notable projects.
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Sioux Clilj
Waterloo
Newton
Winterset
Rernent
Grinnell
College
Aso
Burlington
Denison
Court House
City Hospital
Deatron
Atlantic
Roosters
Munnitz
Villinen
Atnatic
Aryern
Ottumya—p
Ottumwa Railway and Light Company
Boone
Fort Madison
Clinton
Street Car Company
Lafayette Tin Wih
Clinton Sugar Liefining Company
Waverly
Mississippi
Keokuk
United States
Vinton
Tot
Dubogie
Aimee
Croaton
Hils Lodge
Train Fire Kills One Injures Three Near Loveland
A Pullman car fire on Chicago and Northwestern's Los Angeles limited No. 8 from Council Bluffs to Chicago caused one death and three injuries. Passengers fled in nightclothes as smoke filled the car near Loveland. Cause undetermined. victim Youlea Lario, 22, a House committee on Irrigation clerk from Laramie, died.
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Council Bluffs
Missouri Valley
Chcago
Loveland
Redfield
Youlea Lario
Laramie
Wye
House Committee On Irrigation
Finmey
Burglary Hits Des Moines Detective Offices
Thieves raided the Des Moines detective department, stealing burglar tools and two revolvers. The crime spree continued as additional instruments andGear disappeared, suggesting a systematic burglary by someone familiar with the station. Chief Jones and detectives suspect insiders or locals involved.
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Des Moines
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Iowa Woman 18 Found Dead in Windsor Park Home
Mrs Kate McBierry, 30, from Fairfield Iowa, was found dead in Windsor Park Chicago home. Police say death by chloroform on a towel, whether self-administered or by restraint, remains under investigation. Husband Lerbert McHierry was taken into custody for further inquiry by South Chicago police.
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Mra. McDiery
Chicago
Kate McBierry
Windsor Park
Lerbert McHierry
Fairfield
Iowa
Mra. Mechwerry
Farm boy buys wife for 50 in odd case of distress
A Marton farmer, A B Christian gon, bought a wife for $50, then the seller demanded $140. the wife offered to leave for home. She later died by planned poisoning after learning of the bargain. The incident unfolds amid further local misfortunes including a hotel eviction suit and a fatal mine accident.
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A. B. Christian Gon
Marton
Des Moines Teachers Association Adopts Reforms
Des Moines teachers group approves state aid for high schools and expanded training facilities, backs simplified spelling, and supports teacher certification reform. Officers elected include County Superintendent Lark, W A Shanklin, Maria Tingray, W D Salisbury, and R Seraggit with G W Samson as treasurer.
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Omeera
Teachers' Association
Des Moines
Indere Aid
Hhe
Carneate Committee
Roosevelt
Lark
W. A. Shanklin
Unrer Town University
Fayette
Maria C. Tingray
Waimet County
W. D. Salisbury
Clarinda
Cement mill plans surface near Manono City
Flan Great Cement Mill project moves forward as Lehigh Cement Company closes on land near Manono City for a 3.5 million dollar facility. Land parcels priced at 200 per acre with rich rock and clay deposits to support cement production. Northwestern States Company reports a separate one million dollar mill completion.
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Pennaytranin
Bella
Maxon City
Leigh Cement Company
Allentown
Tas
Manon City
Canson
Northwestern Stites
Blroadly
Identification confirms Daisy Booker found in Ackley area
The parents of a woman who hanged themselves confirm the identification of Daisy Booker daughter of an Adair County farmer once away for years. She had worked at an Inca jewelry house in Des Moines and was en route to Sioux City. Relatives in Greenfield declare the ID complete. Also reported: 16 year old Charles Stehting of Wenburg township was killed by neighbor George Hertaburg while rabbit hunting. his head was blown off.
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Orbine
Hersole
Ackley
Daisy Booker
Adair County
Des Moines
Sioux City
Greenfeld
Habblta
Charles Stehting
Wenburg Township
George Hertaburg
Ilis
Within Our Borders items and notices from Iowa newspapers
A collage of brief Iowa notices: M J Willard inherits 5000 dollars in Des Moines. Waterloo Water Company digs deeper wells. Vern Bissell’s son accidentally shot near Payette. a damaging fire at Pinsch gas plant in Council Bluffs. grain transport hindered by net elevator shortfalls. Toy Poper injured skating. Lawrence Quinn near Center Point loses home to fire. harbor blasting at Dubuque kills fish. several divorces tied to one license in Woodbury County. Des Moines auditorship contest favored Charlie Sanaulist. Gen Hiram Scofield dies in Seattle. Edward McGrath killed in Ottumwa. Edward Cingahan sues Rock Island for 15000. Alvin Barnard faces reform school. Gran Junction creates Mutual Telephone Co. Charles Ganatti injured at DuLuque shop. Iowa weather worries farmers about winter wheat. Parker temperance suit in Marshalltown. Mastery Star chapter grows in Ackley. Dougherty lacks a postmaster. Frank A Lewis, Marena editor and postmaster, dies at 55.
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Des Moines
Waeterloo Water Company
Vern Bissel
Lowa
Toy Poper
Giiman
Lawrence Quinn
Center Point
Dubuque
Woodbury County
Hineat Corey
Fort Dodge
Sam McClure Coal Company
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Edward Cingahan
Davenport
Rock Island
Alvin Barnard
Sidney
Mutual Telephone Company
Gran Junction
Qcharles Ganaltl
Great Western
du Luque
Dent
Torbert A. Parker
Marshalltown
Tlorence Parker
Marens
Lynching of Julion Cullen in Charles City Iowa
A mob of over 2,000, including women and children, dragged Julion Cullen from the jail and hanged him from the Cedar River bridge after a prayer service. Cullen had confessed to murdering his wife and stepson in his home outside Charles City, prior to the mob action.
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Charles City
Iowa
Cedar River
Cullen
Faith
Nott
Dawn
Wallin
Tng
Tto
700000 Union Farmers Rise Across the South
A historic growth story of the Farmers' Union from ten members to over 700,000 in just four years. The organization spans every Southern state and six northern states, aiming to direct agricultural marketing and reduce middlemen. HQs moved from Emory to Pole, Greenville, then Dallas.
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United States
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Polat
Greenville
Dallas
Texas
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Jocal
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oregon
California
Illinois
Lords Rehear Appeal Ruling On School Religious Instruction
Notes of Current Events report the British House of Lords reversing an appeal court decision in the West Riding case. County councils are held bound to fund the full curriculum including religious instruction. Also noted is George F Pollock, new peace agent for the General Land Office in Washington, who lacked formal schooling until after age ten and now earns $85,000 a year for intellectual work.
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Appeal Court
West Riding
George F. Pollock
General Land Office
Washington
Max
Favorite Prescription and Prostate of Women’s Health claims
Anecdotal and promotional prose extols Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as effective for female weakness and related disorders. The ad cites endorsements, non alcoholic ingredients, and free medical advice materials. A humorous aside from the Philadelphia Press contrasts notions of body image with wit.
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Ben
Orce
Ingredianta
R. Vs. Bierce
Buffalo. Y
Cure for Chronic Scaly Eruption by Cuticura Ointment
A patient recounts ten years of intense itching and widespread scaly eruptions on the body. After trying numerous remedies and suffering hair loss, three boxes of Cuticura Ointment finally cured him and restored hair. He offers to share details with interested readers.
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Hiram Mattingly
B. Dak
Remembering a President From a Town Tale
An elderly gentleman tells a boy to keep perspective about chances in life. The boy’s father, tied to the race or quest, notes that the country’s population means only one chance in millions, avoiding long shots as quoted in the Washington Star.
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United States
Washington Star
Repairmen named after car woes in a local notice
A fragmented item cites a product claim for a laxative with refund policy and a signature on each box. It then reads a dialogue about repairmen with a long compound surname, implying multiple workers on a car, ending with a bemused remark about the unfamiliar name.
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Droggis
B.W
Ghovr
Yale Record Poem Excerpt About Free Admission
A whimsical verse from the Yale Record features a pale student from Ge as a Penman's Howard Onn tims a pale student. The judge smiles and says the young nun is free of charge for a while.
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Onn Tims
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