Former suitor linked to dynamite attack near Prairie City
A Missouri woman, Miss Mary Guthrie of Carthage, IL Wis, is arrested on suspicion of setting dynamite that wrecked Jesse A Quick's residence three miles east of Prairie City. Damages reach $13,000. A Colfax physician Dr Alexander Hall, once engaged to Guthrie, was in the home with his bride. A glove linked to Guthrie was found on the Quick lawn. Guthrie claimed she waited out and got lost.
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Atte Belde
Mary Guthrie
Carthage
Wis
Jesse A. Quick
Prairie City
Miss Guthrie
Wettmer College
Nevada
Quick
Plans for Iowa G A R encampment committees named
President Gershom H Hill announced the chairmen for the state encampment of the G A R in Des Moines from June 8 to 11. Named are B F Kauffman finance Carroll Wright transportation W J Wilcox halls J H Koons invitations R M J Coleman program Joseph Deemer music Geis Botsford L A Jeater decorations Frank D Jackson reception F G Moffet entertainment R L Chase badges Wilbur F Conklin Spanish war veterans A H McNulty Song of Veterans Cora Maton Lilian Meskim en W R C Mrs Joseph Ritchey Ladies of the G A R.
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Iowa G. A. R
Des Moines
Gershom H. Hill
B. F. Kauffman
Carroll Wright
W. ¥. Wilcox
J. H. Koons
R. M. J. Coleman
Joseph Deemer
Geis Botsford
L. A. Jeater
Frank D. Jackson
F. G. Moffet
R. L. Chase
Wilbur F. Conklin
A. H. McNulty
Song of Veterans
Cora Maton
Lilian Meskimen
Joseph Ritchey
Bridge Collapse Kills Man in West York Region
Jack Oakes of Waverly died when a bridge over a West York river branch near Parkersburg collapsed under his gasoline engine and buzz saw setup. Timber decay was found in inspection after the accident. Other items report Wm. Smith’s suicide in Lamoni, a Burlington city govt reform, an unknown man found near Vail, carbolic acid death of Henry Reike, and assorted local incidents.
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Jack. Oakes of
Waverly
Crawheil
Ragine
West York River
Parkersburg
Jack Oakes
Henry Reike
Burlington
Northwestern
Reike
Muscatina
Tragic double suicide near Knoxville ends in death
Two Knoxville area deaths are reported as a murder suicide hybrid. Thoiand Stocum and William Crabtree, both 19, and Mrs Charles Stocum, 36, were found in a cottage with strychnine and a razor nearby. Mrs Slocum died while attempting self harm after a marital affair with Crabtree. A separate case notes Fred Kleinworth, a well to do farmer, found dead by strangulation from a wire. Authorities consider both deaths likely self inflicted, motives unclear.
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Thoiand Stocum
William Crabites
Willard Crabtrea
Charles Stocum
Knoxville
Slocum
Crabtree
Theodore Cox
Fred Kleinworth
Mason City
Minor Iowa items report deaths and local incidents
William J. Jackson of Burlington died of heart failure in his room. A Chautauqua session is planned for July. Frost damages Iowa fruit crop, estimated at 10 million dollars. I. J. Brockway in Cherokee loses stock and building to fire. A. G. Whitney, former Woodbury County Attorney, runs as Republican for Legislature. Thomas C. Mark dies after apoplexy. Joe Meyers pleads guilty to Burlington depot holdup. ten-year sentence. A Valley Junction child suffers severe burns near a bonfire. Matt Theirsen’s Dubuque grocery robbed of six dollars and cigars. suspects youths. Creston Country Club expands grounds for tennis courts. Atlantic booster project advances river road work. postmaster reports receipts up to 16,540. Wray brothers acquire 4136 acres in Texas. Nick Nickabough injured in Waterloo sewer trench collapse. Colfax hires Wallins as city engineer for sewer project. Mrs. J. J. Howell breaks back after fall. dies later. Nellia Ryan jumps before train. aunt Mary Madigan dies suddenly. Bridgewater child loses part of a hand in accidental axe injury. Monroe County's John Z. Evans faces maintenance suit from wife Emma Evans. She seeks 20,000 dollars yearly alimony.
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William J. Jackson
Burlington
Wesley’ Green
Iowa
I. J. Brockway
Cherokee
A. G. Whitney
Woodbury County
Thomas C. Mark
Nauman Company
Waterloo
Joe Meyers
Clinton
Warren Smith
Irving
Valley Junction
Matt Theirsen
Dubuque
Country Club
Creston
Atlantic Booster Club
Atlantic
Town Central
W. G. Bierd
Marshalltown
Cinus Peterson
Duniee
Oskaloosa Hospital
Wray
Victory County
Texas
Nick Nickabough
Sumner Street
Colfax City Council
Wallins
Iowa City
J. J. Howell
Oskaloosa
Nellia Ryan
James Ryce
Maple River
Mary Madigan
Refugees flee Changsha as mobs burn villages
Missionaries arriving from Changsha report a critical situation in Hunan province with native mobs burning villages and killing many, including all students at a technical school. Foreigners seek refuge as gunboats guard the river and 3000 imperial soldiers occupy strategic points.
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Hunan
China
Changsha
Hankow
Stoot
Pointe
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt Guest of Paris Receives City Tributes
Theodore Roosevelt was welcomed by Paris officials at the Hotel de Ville where tributes were paid by M. Caron and others. He dined with Premier Briand and M. Caron, visited Carnavalet and Notre Dame, but time limited the tower climb. At the Sorbonne lecture he urged that human rights precede property rights, warning of race death by own action as a national peril.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Hotel de Ville
Paris
M. Caron
M. Deserves
Seine
M. Lampuo
General Council
The
M. Lapine
Police
Carnavalet
Roosevelt
Louis XVI
Mark Twain
Louis
Parla
Col. Roosevelt
Bacon
M. Jusserand
United States
Notre Dame
Comedia Francaise
Republic
Col. Theodora Roosevelt
Sorbonne
University of Paris
Mounted Men Rob Sparta Stores
Mounted bandits robbed three Sparta Wisconsin stores early this week, blowing safes and taking money and goods. A large booty was seized before townsmen organized a posse. Prints show three riders fled after looting J. D. Lumber, Davis Bros grocery, and Morag & Danman hardware. Authorities link the crime to a prior lumber company safe robbery.
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Sparta
Wis
J. D. Lumber Company
Bate
Davis Bros
Morag & Danman
It 4A
Brittingham & Hinson Lumber Company
Fire Devours Burlington Yard In Lincoln Nebraska
Gale winds fuel a hours long blaze at Burlington Railroad yards in Lincoln. Loss estimated between 126000 and 150000 dollars. Dozens of railroad buildings and thirty freight cars burned, many loaded with lumber and merchandise.
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Burlington
Burlington Railroad
Lincoln
Neb
Plan for Chicks and Poultry Hatching Guidance
A detailed plan on raising young chicks focuses on egg vitality and hatch readiness. It covers selecting vigorous parent stock, careful egg handling, avoiding chilling, marking and tracking eggs, and proper nest storage. It also notes best temperatures, oyster shell supply, and turning techniques for even incubation.
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Indianapolis News
Feather Feathering Fowls Tips From Indiana Farmer
A reader reports hens plucking their own feathers in confined runs. The Indiana Farmer article suggests handling feather eating by giving broken up bones in runs, occupying fowls with straw fed grain, and letting them roam an hour before sundown.
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J. €. Cupp
Indiana Farmer
MARKET READY POULTRY AND HUSBANDRY TIPS
Advice from Farmers' Home Journal on profitable poultry production. Emphasizes selecting marketable birds, avoiding peddler-sold stock, and feeding practices. Recommends weekly onion tonics, proper egg shell management, clean bedding, and zero mite control. Aims for broilers of one and a quarter to two pounds quickly with minimal cost.
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Farmers’ Home Journal
Chicago Trade Review Notes Weather Holdbacks and Mixed Demand
CHICAGO—R G Dun several factors influence trade in the city with weather uncertainties and labor disputes creating irregularity. Costs weigh on future undertakings while raw material prices fall affecting some interests. lending and outdoor activity dip with cold. Yet interior reports show merchants performing well in seasonable goods and wholesale buyers steady. Bank clearings reach 202,649,084, up 11.1 percent from 1909 and below 222,684,009 of 1908. Chicago district failures total 15 versus 87 last week and 32 in 1909.
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Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Weather Holds Trade Quiet As Prices Largely Steady
New York reports quieter trade and unsettled outlook for commodity prices as wintry weather reduces retail activity and soldiers' demand. Storm relief from drought improves crop prospects, with collections fair. U S and Canada business failures for the week ending April 21 total 192 and 15 respectively, compared with prior weeks and 1909 figures.
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New York
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Seasonal market prices across cities and crops
The report lists grain hog and cattle prices by city including Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with figures for wheat corn oats rye barley and butter eggs and potatoes. It notes a frost damage to Boise Idaho crops and Fayette Valley fruit losses. It also reports three former Pittsburgh councilmen John Cugserly Isaac Libson and John Hogue contesting bribery guilt.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Cattla
Toledo
Pittsburg
John Cugserly
Isaac Libson
John Hogue
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Iowa News
Dynamiter
G. A. BR
ENCAM
Wm. Smith
Farmers’ Bank
Lamoni
Hhis
Board of Trade
Commission
J. K. Garrett
Vail
Marke
Oshkosh
Caldwell
Waterioo
Tim O'Donnell
Nebraska
Steel City
van ‘Orsds
Rowley
Wesley Cunningham
Madrid
Arthur Rutigde
Bridgewater
John Z. Evans
Monroe County
Emma Evans
Wil
Frank Langford
Farmers' Home Journal
Boise
Idaho
Fayette Valley
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