Iowa Farmers Face Big Crop Yields This Year
A May government report estimates Iowa will gain about 310 million dollars from crops. Corn leads with 171.6 million, oats 59.7 million, wheat 16.1 million, barley 3.78 million, rye 0.65 million, potatoes 2.45 million, and hay 56.08 million. Prices and weather leave some uncertainty for final totals. D.C. Harper reports a separate note: he was robbed of a $4,000 draft in Kansas City en route from De Soto.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chappel
D. C
Fire Rages Through Walton Store in Oskaloosa
A blaze began in the Walton Clothing basement at 9:00 am and, fanned by smoke, destroyed stock and the building. The fire spread to the D W tea and W Clendenon shoe stores, endangering the north side of the square. Firefighters kept it from spreading further until 2:00 pm.
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Oskaloosa
Walton Clothing
Thay W. Clendenon
Walton
Portsmouth Bank Robbed of 1000 Dollars
Logan Iowa August 19 reports say yeggmen cracked the safe at Portsmouth Bank and escaped with more than a thousand dollars. Citizens were awakened by an explosion and fired at the robbers as they fled north. A posse formed at daylight but no trace was found. exact amount not yet known.
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Logan
Portsmouth
Iowa
Here
Iowa Stockman Robbed of Roll
Des Moines Iowa man reports he was robbed of a roll in an incident dated August 14 as police investigate details.
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Iowa
Des. Moines
Eight Year Old Boy Sells Watch in Albia Scoop
In Albia Iowa on August 15 janitor Jack Cavanaugh found his gold watch missing from his vest. A boy chased by the janitor could not be caught at the boy’s home. Later the eight year old and his sister sold the watch to E Mart Noble for 50 cents and Noble reported the purchase leading to the discovery of the theft.
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Albia
Jack Cavenaugh
Court House
Mr. Cavanaugh
E. Mart Noble
Iowa City Man Begins 1540 Mile Walk to Houston Texas
W B Hopkinson of Iowa City aged 61 left on a 1540 mile trek to Houston Texas to present his fire alarm system to Mayor Jones. He vows to walk every step with no riding and aims to arrive about November 1.
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Iowa City
W. B. Hopkinson
Houston
Texas
Jones
Astor Heir Born To Titanic Survivor
Mrs. Madeline Force Astor gave birth to a son at 8 15 am in New York. The baby John Jacob Astor is named for his father and inherits $3 000 000 of the Astor fortune, with Col. Astor having provided equal sums for any surviving children. Both mother and child are reported in good condition.
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New York
Madeline Force Astor
John Jacob Astor
Astor
Col. Astor
William Vincent Astor
Ava Muriel Astor
Ava Willing Astor
Rock Island Pythian Train de Luxe To Denver
The Rock Island ran a Pythian Train de Luxe to Denver for visiting Knights. A souvenir dining menu and sleeping car passenger list were published, listing John H. Merckens with wife and daughter. Passengers praised the train and service and thanked Rock Island officials.
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Rock Island
Denver
John H. Merckens
Foley Kidney Pills Ad by Progressive Party Promote Cure
An old advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a healing tonic for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder irregularities. It claims no harmful drugs and notes two bottle sizes in sealed yellow packages from L. S. Bradshaw & Co. August.
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Progressive” Party
L. S. Bradshaw & Co
Fairfield Praised by Traveling Paper Salesman
A salesman touring Iowa and nearby states visited Fairfield last week and lauded the city. He praised its residences and called Fairfield the best town of its size for factory industry and municipal retail progress. He noted Fairfield has reached a point akin to a manufacturing city and is not solely dependent on agriculture.
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Iowa
Fairfield
Freak Apple Tree Makes News In Mt Pleasant
Mt Pleasant Indiana August 16 a freak apple tree owned by Mrs McNeil north of the railroad track surprised locals by bearing four large pear shaped apples in a row along the trunk. Fruit growers Mr Blodgett and others marveled at the sight until Mrs McNeil picked the apples for safekeeping.
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Mt. Pleasant
May Survive With His Back Broken
Knoxville Iowa August 17 Attending physicians said Henry Horseman of Franklin township may survive after more than a month with a broken back. The injury occurred when a team frightened by a threshing machine ran away, the wagon axle striking Horseman. Marion county now has two living back-broken victims, the other being Charles McMillan of Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Henry Horseman
Franklin Township
Marion County
Charles McMillan
Two great duties of government in Wilson speech
Woodrow Wilson outlines two primary duties: establish justice in tariffs trusts banking and labor rights for the Philippines and safeguard national resources while expanding opportunity. He emphasizes conservation development forests water power mines waterways merchant marine and infrastructure to sustain a growing nation.
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The
Philippines
Woodrow Wilson
Body of Missing Iowa Boy Found Near Lone Rock
In Lone Rock Iowa on August 17 2 year old Marlowe boy is found dead in a ravine after vanished last spring. Coroners verdict cites death from unknown causes as authorities pledge a full inquiry into possible accidental death or foul play. Father W L Marlowe had offered rewards totaling 3500 and detectives searched gypsy camps nationwide before the discovery.
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Lone Rock
Peter Christianson
Marlowe
W. L. Marlowe
Middle West
Marlows
Farmer William Woods Shot Ends Life Near Alexandra
Alexandra Missouri August 16 The body of William Woods a farmer four miles west of town was found on the river bank with the back of his head blown off a double barreled shotgun lay nearby Woods had returned from Wayland and went to his tomato patch at 2 PM later took the gun toward the river and the fatal discharge was heard minutes before his body was found He leaves a wife and six daughters.
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Woods
Johnson County Farmer Disappointed with Oats Yield
John Bothell of Scott township laments oats yield at eighty-two and a half bushels per acre versus his eighty-five estimate. Dan Yoder near the city threshes fifty-five acres for seventy-one and a half bushels per acre. Corn conditions improve with rains but vary in stand. overall Johnson County fields show good color despite recent fluctuations.
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Iowa City
John Bothell
Scott Township
Dan Yoder
Johnson County
Five Men Overcome by Gas in Knoxville Sewage Work
In Knoxville Iowa on August 16 Nova Kennedy is in serious condition after a gas main rupture in a sewer ditch. Four other workers recover. A ditching machine tore the main, trapping all five until aid arrived from three physicians.
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Knoxville
Nova Kennedy
African Letter From Myrtle Kirby McLeary
An African field letter from Myrtle Kirby McLeary dated June 25 1912 from Batanga Kaznerun Elat W Africa describes life near Lolodorf during a mission period. She notes wedding plans for Neal and his wife and a coast judge performing the ceremony. She reports large crowds at communion day with baptisms and donations and mentions military to civilian station changes and staff movements.
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Neal
Lolodorf
America
Lolo
Good
Elat
Efulan
Beauland
Frazer
Africa
Why He Lost His Polish
A tale from the London Mail recounts the Marquis of Lothian hosting a deaf Countess. After repeated polite questions about fish, the Countess remains silent, prompting the Marquis to bluntly ask if she will have any fish. The humor centers on miscommunication at table and old fashioned manners.
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Lothian
London Mail
Strictly Loyal. Clarence C. Chipman remembered
Clarence C. Chipman of Winnipeg, commissioner of the Hudson Bay Company, is praised as a storyteller with a keen eye for business.
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Clarence C. Chipman
Winnipeg
Hudson Bay Company
Busi
Local Notices and Ads From Fairfield 1879 Echoes
Thirty three years ago today Fairfield residents read about large Timothy seed receipts, a proposed city water works plant, a home company planning Pinafore, burglaries at Shaeffer homes, and the death of David Eckert in 1879. City officials, Democratic conventions, and local business offers pepper the itemized report alongside rail accident and bank robbery briefs.
Polo injury tale sparks whisky joke from officer
A storied friend of the speaker, a high ranking army officer, was thrown from a horse during polo and severely hurt. Bystanders poured whisky to help, and the injured man, barely conscious, asked if it was Hudson Bay Scotch, in a tale recounted by Mr. Chapman in the Philadelphia Telegraph.
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Ness
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Astor Heir
Rock Island Pythian Train DE Luxe
J. T. Davies Undertaker
J. T. Davies
H. C. Donaldson
Farmer
A. M. Sargent
Fairfield, Ia
Myrtie Kirby McLeary
Daughter, Myrtie Kirby McCleary
Jordan Bros. & Co
D. W. Templeton
John R
Christian Shaeffer
David Eckert
Samuel Coffin
Dr. Sutton
Edward Campbell, Jr
Democratic County Central Committee
Well's Hall
Baxter & Hughes
D. B. Wilson
Richey
Legger House
W. A. Dagget
Company B. I. N. G
H. C. Rowntree
Keokuk and St. Louis
Keokuk
Miles
Sitting Bull
Cincinnati
Delineator
Designer
Woman's Magazine
H.black Company
Promakers
Madame Savarie
J. E. Roth & CO
Higley & Gaumer
East Side Square
Fairfield Town
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