Thanksgiving Prosperity Report From William Curtis in Chicago Record Herald
William Curtis in the Chicago Record Herald notes 1909 crop records with profits for farmers and higher per capita food use. He cites larger corn and wheat crops, rising prices, strong meat exports decline, and growing national consumption, marking a year of unusual agricultural prosperity in the United States.
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United States
Thorn
Wilson
Sushola
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Ttme
Europe
England
Agricultural Department
Germany
France
Hama
William 4. Curtis
Chicago Resord-Herald
Tacoma adopts commission form of city government
Tacoma voters approve a switch to commission government by about four to one. Brig Gen Kimball, retired, dies at his Washington DC home from heart failure at age 69. Clarence Pierce, 19, dies in a Wilmington hospital from injuries received in a football game. Irene Frizella Isman, former Chicago actress known for Pegsy drom Paris, is granted divorce from Felix Isman, prominent real estate operator and theater producer.
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Tacoma
Kimball
Washington, D. C
Clarence
Pierce
Wilmington
Del
Aasioy Tmaster
Mpoo
M Mra
Irene Frizella Isman
Chicago
Actraas
Irene Frizella
Philadelphia
Felix Isman
Minnesota Prisons Praised by Texas Observer
BR. H. Underwood reports from Canada and the United States that Minnesota leads in prison efficiency. He notes strong discipline and industrial education, with profits of 5 million dollars over fourteen years. He says the gains benefit all state grain growers through prison-made binder twine. He cites self supporting penal systems in five states and popular parole programs.
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Minnesota
BR. H. Underwood
Texas
Canada
Svary
Pridon
Underwood
Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving Day nationwide
President Tate issues a formal Thanksgiving proclamation designating Thursday November 28 as a general day of thanks. The text praises domestic peace, plentiful crops, and prosperity, urging citizens to attend worship and united services to give thanks to Almighty God.
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United States
Rica
The
Coal Shortage Predicted Amid Soaring Prices in Black Diamond Report
The Black Diamond trade publication warns of a coal shortage with prices rising, citing an impending winter strain. An official of the Brazil Coal Company comments that Chicago’s proximity reduces uneasiness, but rail capacity may not meet demand as manufacturing heats up.
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Jay
Brazil, Coal’ Company
Chicago
Blizzard Strikes Fargo Trains Delayed and Streets Snowbound
Fargo suffers the worst November storm in thirteen years as sixteen inches of snow fall with forty mile gale winds. Northern Pacific Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul and Great Northern lines are stalled, streetcars idle, telegraph and telephone lines down west and south of the city.
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Vargo
Fargo
N. D
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Great Northern
Storm Impacts Coal Prices Across A Hundred Mile Area
Reports show coal prices and services disrupted by the storm with worship held in only a few churches. The affected region spans about 100 miles south and east, impacting districts beyond the core area.
Taft Proclaims Washington Lithday in 1909
The document notes the city of Washington marking a Lithday in November 1909 with the line Done at the city of Washington this Lithday of November in the year of our Lord 1909 and of the independence of the United States the 134th. Signed by William H. Taft the President and P. O. Knox as Secretary of State.
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Washington
United States
William EH. Taft
P. O. Knox
Charis N Crittenton Dies In San Francisco At 76
Charles N Crittenton of New York aged 76 founder of seventy three Florence Crittenton homes for girls in America and abroad died in San Francisco after a short pneumonia illness. He was visiting across the country and arrived ten days prior. A senior partner in Charles N Crittenton & Co wholesale druggists, he began philanthropy after starting with $60 capital and established the Florence Crittenton home in April 1883 to aid unfortunate women.
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Charles N. Crittenton
New York
America
Japan
China
Florence
San Francisco
Crittenton
DIZAS STEAMER SINKS IN SINGAPORE WRECK
The French mail steamer La Seyne traveling from Java to Singapore sank after a collision with the British India Inner Onda. About one hundred people perished including seven European passengers Baron and Baroness Bentozky and the La Seyne’s captain. sixty one were saved by boats lowered from the Onda. Many were bitten by sharks before rescue. The Onda sustained little damage.
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Dares
Baroness Hentesky
Singapore
Java
Baron
Baroness Bentozky
Onda
Five Ships Sink in Lake Storm Racks Up Heavy Loss
In three days storms on the upper lakes caused the sinking of five ships and severe damage to two others, with property losses approaching 8600,000. Only one man drowned, Stephen Deuzer, who clung to a spar rather than abandon the Louis Pahlow as it broke apart. Ships named Ottawa, Fablow, Hinton, Commerce, and James H. Hoyt sustained the losses.
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Geleon Lakes
Stephen Deuzer
Louis Pahlow
Ottawa
Fablow
Hinton
Commerce
James H. Hoyt
Fatal Elevator Accident Near Grandy Center Farmer
Four months after marrying Jess Mutch a prominent farmer living one mile from Grandy Center was killed when his glove caught in a corn elevator chain. He was lifting himself toward the carrier when clothing and neck were drawn into the cogwheels. The widow survives.
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Jess
Mutch
Grandy Center
Mutoh
Wes
Beer
Wreck at Mason City injures Illinois man in fog collision
Two stock train sections collided near a water tank at Hanlontown. Dense fog prevented sight of the leading train, fracturing Corbett Melin’s jaw and injuring his right leg. Firemen and crew leapt to safety, but Melin did not spot the danger in time.
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Hanlontown
Corbett Melin
Dakotas
Melin
Degler death mystery near Muscatine questioned
Rumors swirl over whether Frank Degler, alleged Muscatine killer, died by his own hand. Iowa City area farmers Jacobs Ricker and others report sightings of a man matching Degler near their farms for three days before Degler’s body was found, walking along railroad tracks and showing signs of nervousness.
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Muscatine
Frank Degler
Johnson County
Jacobs Ricker
Iowa City
Degler
Mr. Degler
Woman Dies After Saving Child From Bonfire Blaze
Mrs. Kata Yunker, 41, burned in Des Moines when her clothing caught fire from a backyard bonfire while she shielded her 9 year old son Michaal. Her skirts ignited as she beat sparks from his clothing. she died two days later from internal burns. The boy sustained minor hand burns.
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Kata Yunker
Des Miones
Baturdey
Michaal
Corn Harvest Delayed by Warm Weather
Farmers report corn drying poorly due to sustained Indian summer warmth. Harvest is in full blast with yields around sixty bushels per acre in some areas, though overall output may be lower. Husking teams are scarce as workers resist the heat and lengthy tasks.
Yale boathouse project under way for Ade memorial
Work has begun on the new 36000 Yale boathouse, a memorial to George A. Ade 07, by Yale boating graduates. In Folkatone England Coronal owned by J R Keene won a five furlong Plate of 100 sovereigns with twelve horses in the field. Latonia meet incidents included Woolwinder and Old Honesty dead heated in a handicap. A long distance motor boat race from Philadelphia to Havana has been arranged by Thomas Fleming Day with the Philadelphia Yachtsmen club and the Havana Yacht Club for spring. James J Jeffries will train in California and avoid theatrical engagements until his bout with Jack Johnson per manager Bam Berger.
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Yale Boathouse
George A. Ade
Yale
Folkatone
England
J. R Keene
Latonia
Woolwinder
Motor Beaty
Philadelphia
Havana
Cuba
Thomas Fleming Day
Yachtemen's Club
Havana Yacht Club
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
California
Bam Berger
School Board Buys Rawhide to Persuade Pupils
Oskaloosa Board of Education authorized City Superintendent F W Else to purchase leather persuaders for ward schools to curb disturbances in yards. Reports claim such methods are rare yet used in Oska looza schools. Also notes tragedies including Mrs Robert Car son’s attempted poisoning, Samuel Farquhar’s death in a Leon fire, and Louis Kreckel’s suicide leaving thirteen children.
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Oskaloosa Board of Education
F. W. Else
Suffrage Group Endorses Militant Obstruction Tactics
The Iowa Equal Suffrage Association in Des Moines adopted resolutions endorsing militant obstruction in the Legislature. Led by Rev Eleanor Gordon and Mrs Julia Clark Hallam, they advocated jail risk, imprisonment, and storming the Legislature to secure women’s suffrage.
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Enda
Iowa
Eleanor Gordon
Das
Moinea
Hallam
The
Suffrage Association
Grange Opposes Central Bank Resolution Adopted
The National Grange Association, by unanimous vote at Des Moines, condemned any Congressional move to create a central bank. State Master Crexgey of Pennsylvania proposed the measure, arguing wealthy interests seek to concentrate money control and power.
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Inemeré Devinre
Aldrich
National Grange Association
Des Mones
National Orange
Gression
Congress
Master Crexgey
Pennsylvania
Minor state items headline not present in original
Ernest Novinger a Des Moines youth was found guilty of criminal assault on a girl. reform school likely. U S District Court released 1946 sacks of bleached flour seized last summer with samples kept for trial at Council Bluffs January 16. Iowa Supreme Court allows private business to refuse service to a Negro. Susie Brown sues J H Bell Cortes Co. for $1,000. Fire in Muscatine causes $40,000 loss, damages to city railway $16,000 and other tenants $10,000. Judge Anderson suspends John B. Smith from practice of law for two years. Governor Carroll paroles C B Fisher and W H Higgins. Ed OConnors settles Rock Island suit for $17,500 after injury en route Town City. John Dilan, 50, a farmer near Sigourney, commits suicide after selling his farm.
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Ernest Novinger
Des Moines, Jr
Reform School
McPherson
United States District Court
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Susie Brown
Negresa
J. H. Bell Cortes Company
Muscatine
City Railway and Light Company
Anderson
Centerville
John B. Smith
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