Dairy Special Urges Intensive Farming and Wider Dairy Operations
About 300 people attended the dairy special last Saturday as cars filled with passengers along the main line of the Q. Lectures emphasized increasing dairy output, scientific farming, and careful cow feeding. High land prices under bread farming were cited, with a call for closer, more efficient farming to lift profits on Iowa's expensive land. Grant Enlow showcased dairy bulls and a notable heifer from his herd, highlighting the event’s growing focus on dairy science.
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Iowa
Enlow
Grant Enlow
Sickness in the Family
A humorous dialogue from Illustrated Tit-Bits about a man pressed to work while his wife is ill, highlighting the capricious demands of daily life and family duties in a light, folksy style.
Seventy Grinnell Men Break Into Colonial Ball
Seventy Grinnell men students led by Quarten, Marshall, Cline and Stafford broke into the Colonial Ball, the girls annual gymnastics dance, after being denied admittance by Miss Anderson, the girls physical instructor. The girls wore unconventional dress, and authorities had forbidden male attendance. The seventy were allowed to remain as the girls continued to dance.
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Grinnell
Quarten
Marshall
Cline
Stafford
Roosevelt Heads to Congo for Final Hunting Trip
Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit begin a week of big game hunting along the Bar el Jebel on the Redjaf. A prior sandbank mishap delays travel but they plan to visit Gondokoro Lado Enclave and Mongolia provinces dining with regional officials and meeting the governor. The Smithsonian expedition members are reported in good health.
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Congo State
Gandokoro
Roosevelt
Kermit
Bar el Jabel
Gondokoro
Lado
Mongolia
Regian
Vince
Smithsonian Scientific Expedition
Roosevelt Plans European Visit Schedule In Berlin
Berlin reports Former President Roosevelt will arrive in Berlin between May 1 and May 11 after visiting Paris at the end of April. He has a London engagement set for May 15 and will depart Berlin shortly before that date. No details yet on arrangements for his entertainments.
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Paris
Europe
Berlin
Roosevelt
Foreign Office
Gondokoro
London
County News Wraps Tribunes Across The Region
The Tribune reports on county developments, including local government actions, public works updates, school board decisions, and community events across multiple towns. Key figures and agencies referenced include county supervisors, the sheriff, school district leaders, and notable civic initiatives.
Tragedy on the Rail: Mantainer Killed by Express Train
William Humphreys a 21 year old Rock Stand maintainer for the railroad was killed by passenger train No 2 while inspecting switches between Perlee and Pleasant Plain. Blinded by wind and snow he did not hear the approaching train. The coroner took charge. an inquest will be held. He was nephew of Mrs Melva Kendall of the city.
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William Humphreys
Perlee
Pleasant Plain
Sanford Humphreys
Melva Kendall
Various Kinds of Courage In Animals and Men
John Trainor of Richmond Virginia argues courage varies as much among animals as among humans. He cites possums and raccoons showing different reactions to danger, noting behavior changes with weapon presence and threat, based on recent hunting tales from Virginia mountains.
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John Trainor
Richmond
Virginia
Notice to Readers on Newspaper Price Increase
The Fairfield Tribune reports an April 1 price rise for the Chicago Daily Journal affecting club rates. The Tribune offered both papers at $2.35, but the new double-issue deal cannot go below $3.10. Readers are urged to act now before April 1 to secure the bargain.
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Fairfield Tribune
Chicago Daily Journal
Tribune
Daily Journal
Chicago
Coon and Possum Tales From Mountain Hunts
The article describes coons as tenacious game for dogs, noting a possum can scare away a coon and that a coon may fight off dogs, while possums display fear of dogs. It recalls mountain stories of battles where a possum frees itself after a coon is defeated.
Poorly Paid German Workers in Sonneberg Toy Trade
The Sonneberg toy makers earn among the lowest wages in Germany. Workers and families often survive on about 2.40 dollars weekly after 16 hour days. A Berlin home industries exhibition showed Sonneberg products paid at four cents an hour, with children working six hours after school coloring and polishing doll heads for 1.5 cents per hour.
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Sonneberg
Germany
Berlin
Loss of 156 on French liner General Chanty wreck
Palma Minorca February 12 many bodies washed ashore after the General Chanty struck a reef in a fierce storm. only survivor Marcel Rodel a customs official from Algiers says the scenes aboard the doomed vessel were horrific. 157 aboard 87 passengers and 70 crew. ship sailed from Massalias bound for Algiers.
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Palma
Island
Minorca
General Chanty
Mathilde
Dunkirk
Port-de- Bouc
France
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Chanzy
Marcel Rodel
Rodel
Algiers
Massailles
Mediterranean
New York Republicans Plan Immediate Party Reorganization
President Taft Governor Hughes and state leaders will meet in New York to chart a radical reorganization of the Republican Party. Lloyd C Griscom will host the meeting with Taft and Hughes expected to speak at the Lincoln Day banquet as they seek a new party leader and strategy for the fall election.
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Taft
Hughes
New York
Timmothy L. Woodruff
Lloyd C. Griscom
Griscom
New York Republican Club
Ohio
New York State
Platt
Illinois Senate Probes City Warehouses Over Food Prices
Springfield Feb 15 Senator Glackin introduced a resolution in the state senate calling for a legislative investigation of cold storage warehouse operations in Chicago and other Illinois cities to address high food prices.
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Springfield
Ill
Glackin
State Senate
Chicago
Illinois
Senate
Henderson
ApMadoc
Senate considers cold storage law to curb food prices
A senate resolution urges strict action on cold storage and food pricing. It calls for a five member joint committee to investigate storage firms, require entry dates on stored items, limit storage to four months, and criminalize cornering of foodstuffs. The measure awaits the next general assembly.
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Senate
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Probate of Will in Jefferson County Iowa
Notice is given that any instrument claiming to be the last will of Solomon Wilhelmsdorfer is on file in Jefferson County Clerk of the District Court. March 28, 1910 at 2 p.m. is set for proof and final hearing of the will. W. C. Smith, Clerk of the District Court.
Jefferson county highway establishment and vacation notice
A. E. Labagh auditor of Jefferson county Iowa announces a commissioner is appointed to establish a highway in section 18 township 72 range 10 commencing on Fairfield and Oskaloosa road No. 61 and extending west to road No. 61 then north to intersect No. 61 and extends road No. 238 south to intersect the new road. The petition requests vacation of part of road No. 61 between these points. Objections or damages must be filed by noon April 12, 1910. The lands involved include Chas F Ball and Andrew Gantz.
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Jefferson County
Iowa
Fairfield and
Oskaloosa
N. W
A. D
A. E. Labagh
Towa
Notice of Will Hearing in Jefferson County
Notice is hereby given that the will and testament of James Morse deceased is on file in the clerk of the District Court of Jefferson county. Monday March 8 1610 at 2 o clock p m has been set for proof and final hearing. Court date is March term 1910. signed W C Smith.
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Lown
Jefferson County
James Morse
District Court
Ww. C. Smith
Public Auction Notices From Perlee and Fairfield Areas
Public sales listing locations and dates for J. J. Watts near Perlee and Pleasant Plain on March 2 and John A. Wedine near Fairfield and Beckwith on February 24.
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J. J. Watts
Perlee
Pleasant Plain
John A. Wedine
Fairfield
Beckwith
Piano Tuning Notice in Fairfield
Piano tuning available in Fairfield from March 1 to 13. Leave orders at the music store or at Leggett House. E. J. Eisenhart conducts the service.
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Fairfield
Music
Leggett House
Hoyt backs Glavis and Morgan-Guggenheim wealth claims
Representatives from the Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate defend immense wealth held by a few. They describe how limited ownership concentrates financial power and influence.
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Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Morgan-Guggenheim Angles Twist Ballinger Probe Winds
Washington reports say Ballinger and supporters face a tough setback as Hoyt testimony strengthens Glavis. Morgan-Guggenheim witnesses valued Cunningham coal properties at 25 million and tied railroad control to Behring River coal worth 900 million, stirring Alaska motives and sparking fresh intrigue.
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Washington
Ballinger
Ballinger-Pinchot
Senate Committee On Territories
Capitol
Department
Glavis
Henry M. Hoyt
Porto Rico
Special Committee
Hoyt
Morgan-Guggenheim
Cunningham
Behring River
Alaska
Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Special Investigation Committee
Barlinger-Pinchot
J. P. Morgan
Europe
Deputies Fire on Mob at Cairo Jail
Cairo Illinois February 18 deputies at Cairo shot into a mob after Alex Halliday leader of the attack on the jail was killed. Three hundred men and militia patrolled the courthouse area as two wounded and Halliday lay dying beside the steps. Governor Deneen ordered restraint and a physician was initially denied entry.
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Cairo
Company K
Alexander County Court House
Alex Halliday
Halliday
Court House
Nellis
Deneen
Magistrate Rules Egg Incident Justified Amid High Prices
Pittsburg magistrate Henry Ihrig discharged Charles Botz accused of disorderly conduct after he whipped a streetcar conductor who had broken twelve fresh eggs Botz carried home for 50 cents The judge ruled the act justified by the high price of eggs and Botz’s loss.
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Pittsburg
Henry Ihrig
Charles Botz
Botz
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W. C. Smith
E. J. Eisenhart
John Saure
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