Elgin Echo reports wheat area and condition in May
The May 1 crop report shows winter wheat area in Iowa at 20,723 acres sown last fall, 4.6 percent below, with 2,858,000 acres harvested last year and 100 percent more winter wheat harvested this year. Abandoned plowed areas include 58,000 acres from Kansas, 205,000 from California, and 102,000 from Missouri. Overall 29,723,000 acres remain in cultivation with an average condition of 92.6, meadow lands 93.3, and spring pastures 92.3.
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Department of Agriculture
Kansas
California
Missouri
Farm disaster and other 1900s events spill from Bridgeman
A farmer near Bridgeman Minnesota forgot dynamite in a stove while thawing stumps and blew up his house killing his wife and two children. The man Hunter returned to find the wrecked home, became violently insane and is restrained. The news item also covers steel plant plans in Youngstown adding furnaces and mills, a bank embezzlement confession, the Russian ambassador Cassin recall, Dr. Nixon’s death, a Washington hotel fire, Cornell drownings, Russia seeking peace, Canada threatens Maine, and a Minnesota double murderer to hang.
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James Holter
Bridgeman
Minn
Hunter
President Roosevelt Westward Voyage and Speeches
President Roosevelt departed Washington April 3 on a touring train with Gen. SBM Young and others. He received Southern welcomes in Louisville and met officials in St Louis and Dallas while delivering remarks on rail regulation and fairness. The trip included stops at Austin and San Antonio with the Texas reunion of the Rough Riders, a Campbell camp near Glenwood, and a swing through Denver and Chicago before returning to Washington.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Sbm, Young
U.S
Loulaville
Barth
Cour House
Court House
Beckhant
Am Grant
Clay
Jackson
South
Kentucky
Dallas
Austin
Texas
San Antonio
Ana
Alamo
Tines
Camp Roosevelt
Frederick
Okio
Oklahoma
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Coto
Spot
Denver
Chicago
Tornado Devastates Snyder Oklahoma Killing and Wounding Hundreds
A tornado hit Snyder Oklahoma at 11 pm Wednesday destroying most of the town and injuring or killing hundreds. Reports say up to 100 or more may be dead with around 300 injured as debris cluttered streets near the Okla City and Western railway. A relief train with doctors and nurses was dispatched from Chickasha. town population and details reflect a severe disaster in Kiowa County.
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Snyder
Hobart
O. T
Oklahoma City and Western Railway
Kowa County
Oklahoma
St. Louis
San Francesco
Quanah
Bryan Snyder
Staten
Guthele
Fuisco
Mountain Park
Kiowa County
Anadarko
Kriseo
Chickasha
Quinlan
Woodward County
O. W. Cox
New Jersey Plans 6000000 Mosquito Fight Bill
New Jersey votes a mosquito control bill funding state aid for cities with marsh land infestations. First and second class cities would cover 80 percent, smaller municipalities 10 percent, with state aid up to 1000 dollars for large cities and 500 dollars for others. Total cost could reach 75,000 to 200,000 this year, while the remainder is borne by local governments. Measures include draining marshes, tightening sewer maintenance, eliminating stagnant water, and using fish and natural predators to curb larvae.
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New Jersey
Boards of Health
Etteh
Mer Marchetti Leaves Washington for Rome Post
Mer Marchetti former auditor of the apostolic delegation in Washington DC is recalled to Rome after several years in service. Bergerman Brothers furnishing store in Pueblo Colorado sustained 2005 fire damage caused by a gasoline engine explosion. Three Lick Observatory parties prepare for the August eclipse, with departures to Labrador, Newfound- land, and Barcelona.
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Mer. FY. Marchetti
Washington, D. C
Rome
Bergerman Brothers
Pueblo
Colo
Lick Observatory
Labrador
Barcelona
Sunin
Roosevelt in Chicago Promises Law Over Corporations
President Roosevelt arrived in Chicago at noon and was greeted by Gov. Denven and Mayor Dunne. He attended a luncheon with Merchants Club members, spoke on mob rule and federal supervision of railroads, urged legal respect for order, and defended a strong navy while reaffirming support for the Panama Canal Commission and Monroe Doctrine. Police and detectives surrounded the route to ensure safety as crowds gathered.
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Bacelyen
Moosevelt
Chicago
Northwoerterp
Dencon
Dianne
Hamilton
Iroquoia Clube
Roosevelt
Denven
Auditorium
Alon
Aome
United States Secret Service
Police Department
Hafiton Club
Merchants’ Club
Irolands Club
Shea
Teamsters
Indbor
Iroquois Club
Dunne
Deneen
Bngk
Tso
Congress
Panama Canal Commission
Vyoraima Canal
Green and Gaynor Extradition Case Returns to Court
U S government contractors Green and Gaynor, long active in Canada, are defeated again and face a new extradition hearing on its merits. A Santa Fe passenger train near Ashfork Arizona was ditched, with engineer Richter and Van Morton killed in the incident.
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Green
Gaynor
United States
Canada
Ito
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Ashfork
Ariz
Richter
van Morton
Tragic Pennsylvanian Express Explosion Kills Dozens
A west bound PennsylvaniaExpress and a Cleveland Cincinnati express collided near Harrisburg. A freight car train carrying 5000 pounds of dynamite exploded, destroying seven cars and igniting a massive fire. Thirty people died and about one hundred were injured as passengers and cargo cars burned, with many victims scattered along the tracks.
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Harrisburg
New York
Harrisburgs
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Chicago
Paxtang Electric Company
Nenr
Cedar Street
Sugquekanig
Erle
McKinley Mausoleum Plan Set At Half Million Cost
Trustees of the McKinley National Memorial Association approve the design for a 173 foot high mausoleum on Monument Hill Canton Ohio. Architect H Van Buren McGonigie outlines a granite exterior with white marble interior and a 100 foot dome cost totaling 500000.
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Gen. Grant
Bergen County School Official Kills Wife Then Himself
John Terhune, Bergen county superintendent, shot and killed his wife and died by suicide at their home in Hackensack New Jersey. An Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court rules an executor named in a will cannot barter away the right to act as executor for compensation, likening it to the limitation on a public officer’s office.
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John Terhune
Bergen County
New Jersey
Thes
Bfackenauck, N. J
Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court
Vaguely Read Motivational Quote on Daily Excellence
A fragment discusses daily supreme effort and presenting work with vigor and vitality. It references a prima donna, audience, and the idea of life as a stage. The passage hints at transforming the world through luminous, successful work and cites Succeas Magazine.
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Ita
Marden
Suc
Ceas Magazine
Dodd's Kidney Pills Benefiting Men and Women Widely
In Faulding Mississippi on May 16 neighbors report Dodd's Kidney Pills improve both male and female health. Mrs F Harby claims relief from weakness and kidney issues after four to five years of illness, and says her husband also improved from a five year bladder weakness. The advertisement promotes healthy kidneys as key to overall health and female vitality.
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Faulding
F. Hrby
Dodd
Tandy
Lydia E. Pick
Lydia B. Pinkham
Dear Friends and Inaccurate Medical Claims in Ads
A fragmented newspaper snippet blends a Northern Arabia travel note with dubious health claims for a World Famous remedy. The text mentions Kennedy's remedy, a spa in Rondout North Carolina, and references to a harsh northern Arabia climate with winter rains and frosts.
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Neilie
Boston Transcript
Deel Kennedy
Ai Spa
Rondout
N. C
Larabiaz
Arabia
Mrs Pinkham Letter Praises Life-Saving Medicine
Mrs T C Willadser of Manning Town writes to Mrs Pinkham praising a famous medicine for saving her life. She expresses deep gratitude and says she cannot adequately express her thanks.
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T. C. Willadser
Manning, Town
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