International and Domestic Political Notes of the Era
Reports from political, financial and social spheres cover foreign resignations, revolutions, and court actions. Notable items include Von Buelow's possible resignation, Count Badeni's death, Colombia's unrest, a German potash contract, and the Hankow rail loan terms. Also noted are Gompers’ dinner, a military inquiry into a Marines death, and Rockefeller’s large increase to the General Education Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Buelow
Reichstag
Koelnische Zeitung
Casimir Badeni
Vienna
Count Casimir Badeni
Poland
Colombia
Reyes
Europe
Hermann Schmittman
Waldemar Schmittman
Ascherleben
Solstedt
Baranquilla
Gonzales Valencia
Belgrade
Drina
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Taft Planed Western Tour If Tariff Passes By August
President Taft aims to visit western states including Washington and the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition if the tariff bill clears by August 1. A tentative itinerary cites Seattle's exposition and Omaha as possible destinations, with other events noted from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Washington
D. C
W. J. Bryan
New Hampton
Roosevelt
E. H. Harriman
Mary
Caroline
Roland
Europe
Philippines
Russia
Lake Champlain
United States
Nicaragua
Emery
Louis T. Moore
Cincinnati
Beverly
St. Joseph River
South Bend
Ind
H. Lindeman
Chicago
Seattle
Omaha
National Stock Yards
St. Louis
Ryan
William James
Washington Tariff Conference Seats Set by Senate Republicans
Senate names eight conference members on the tariff bill eight men five Republicans and three Democrats chosen by seniority on the finance committee Republican Aldrich Burrow Penrose Hale and Cullom Democratic Daniel Money and Bailey named for the Senate side. Budget watchers doubt savings of 30 to 50 million will hold and foresee higher deficits within three years. Union League Chicago invites Dolliver to speak at Washington’s Birthday dinner February 22 1910. Secretary Wilson to back hog cholera experiments in Kansas City with Dr Shiler sending an animal expert. Consul General Church Howe returns to Washington then to Nebraska. John W Roberts Lincoln named scientific assistant and C E Campbell Omaha appointed army messenger in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Aldrich
Burrow
Penrose
Hale
Cullom
Daniel
Money
Bailey
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
United States
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Fifty-third Regiment Band
Fort Dodge
Hawkeye Club
Spokane
Wash
Natatorium
Union League Club of Chicago
Senator Dolliver
Washington
Kansas City
Wilson
C. J. Shiler
Church Howe
Manchester
England
Howe
Nebraska
John W. Roberts
Lincoln
Agricultural Department
C. E. Campbell
Omaha
Army
Justice Denies Move to Transfer Sanity Hearing
Supreme Court Justice Gaynor denied the motion to move the Thaw sanity hearing from Westchester County to New York County. Mrs. Mary Larned Dorrance Aldrich, wife of Edward Burgess Aldrich, was granted a divorce from her husband for non support. Immigration officials in Seattle arrested Vera De Noie who recently arrived from Hongkong on grounds she is not entitled to enter the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Gaynor
Westchester County
New York County
Mary Larned Dorrance Aldrich
Edward Burgess Aldrich
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Seattle
Vera de Noie
Hongkong
Iowa Dry County and Rail, Courts, and Notables News
Fayette county remains dry except Oelwein with legal saloons paying 150 a quarter to the county. Des Moines hosts Senators Dolliver Cummins and Rep Hull for a mammoth press banquet. Union county courthouse roof damage spurs costly repairs. Iowa land taxes set at about fourteen percent of selling price per county auditors. Depot plans near 30 000 at Charles City. Dexter gains two new churches this year. Several legal actions and notable deaths across the state including divorce suits and a prominent bank president's illness. State fair invites and local civic events fill September schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Oelwein
Elgin
Clermont
Hawkeye
Maynard
West Gate
St. Lucas
J. P. Dolliver
A. B. Cummins
J. A. T. Hull
Iowa
Washington
Union County Court House
Court House
Milwaukee
Charles City
Presbyterian
Dexter
W. Somerville Colby
County Survey
Colby
Clear Lake
Florence Leavenworth Colby
George D. Eaton
Afton
State College For the Blind
Vinton
Board of Control
Josteph BE. Vance
Hood River
Franklin
James A. Howe
Tilde Davenport
G. W. Davenport
Warren
Davenport
South
Des Moines
Julius Harmon
Victor Berg
Northwood
Gulf of Mexico
John P. Woodbury
First National Bank of
Marshalltown
Maurice Lynch
New York
San Francisco
Mercy Hospital
Congress
State Fair Board
Perry Creek
Sioux City
Marshalltown Light, Power and Railway Company
Hattie Tracy
Blanche Thomas
Nashua
Requisites for Practical Kansas Chicken House Design
Practical guide outlines hen comfort as priority and details on floors ventilation roosts and nests. Emphasizes dirt floors for durability, careful ventilation to avoid drafts, and compact roosts with removable sections to maximize scratching space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Drawing Pipe From Ground A Victorian Extraction Device
The Queenslander describes a ground pipe drawing device using a 14 foot pole and an eight foot post sunk four feet. A chain links the pole to the pipe with a clamp to stop slippage. Workers alternately pull the pole to extract each pipe segment until the full 30 feet emerge.
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The
Queenslander
Value of Shade for Pasture Livestock
Shade in summer shelters stock in winter. If no trees exist, erect temporary boards on poles. Move shade to poor spots to distribute manure and improve pasture condition.
Planting and caring for sweet corn on the farm
The article urges several plantings of sweet corn for home or market use. It favors medium to large varieties and stresses very rich mellow soil with stable manure poultry droppings wood ashes and bone meal. It details deep initial harrowing and shallow later cultivations and notes mulch mulch helps moisture. Replanting advised if first planting rots.
Mending Tubs With Wire Hoops
A simple method shows how to repair a tub or barrel by making a hoop from waste telegraph wire. Bend the wire to fit the tub, twist ends, and secure. Galvanized wire lasts indefinitely and prevents future failures, offering an easy roadside repair.
Red Raspberry Cuthbert Leads American Class Varieties
Red Raspberry Cuthbert is described as the lead variety of the American class grown from Canada to Florida. The description notes it as a hard grower in the far north and vigorous where soil conditions are suitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthbert
Canada
Florida
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John Hood
James M. Sutton
Marine Corps
Annapolis
Ernest W. S. Pickhart
London
Pickhart
Robert Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
James R. Wheeler
Carlisle
E. P. Holcomb
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Prince von Buelow
von Bechmann-Hollweg
Duluth
Minn
George F. Pollock
General Land Office
Boyds
van Deventer
T. C. Munger
Nebraska Bank
Germany
Taylor and Frazier
Tennesse
Ernest L. Everett
Box Butte County
Neb
Denver
James Yadkin Joyner
North Carolina
National Educational Association
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Mary Copiey Thaw
Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Mr. Rockefeller
Iowa News
Vera de Noje
America
Higginbotham
Newton Searles
Maxwell, Ir
Sheuerman Bros. Company
Perry
Iowa Shorthand Reporters’ Association
Jayhawker
Hattie R. Garrison
W. C. T. U. Maternity Home
Girls‘ Industrial School
Mitchellville
State Board of Control
F. R. Fitzgerald
Keystone Club
S. W. Baker
Miller
Criminal Division
District Court
William Secrist
Eldora
East Des Moines
Women’s Press Club
Authors’ Club
Women’s Press Club of
Women’s Press and Authors’ Club
John R. Hartgraves
Franklin County
Wm. Riddle
Lisle Crabtree
Raymond
Iowa City
Steven A. Coldren
Edith Seymour
St. Anthony's Chapel
Catholic Church Extension Society of the
Ckoboji
Frank DeMore
Star
Court Avenue
DeMore
Hugh G. van Pelt
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Iowa Dairymen’s Association
Welker Given
Josiah Given
State Historical Association
Ohio
Council Bluffs
D. F. Bickel
Girard
W. A. Sunday
Evangelist Sunday
Rochester
George Nicholson
Marongo
Nicholson
R. C. Sukes
Seventh Street
Herbert Graham
John Nicholson
Ailsworth
Valley Junction
John Simpson
Col. M. McDonald
General Grant
Boara
Rane
Coun
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