Cosson Takes Up Reebe Act to Name Federal License Holders
Iowa Attorney General Cosson pushes the echo law requiring county attorneys to publish names of all persons holding federal liquor licenses. The plan aims to identify bootleggers by cross checking county records, registers, and pharmacist permits, and to forward lists to tax collectors for a comprehensive county list, reducing bootlegging in Iowa.
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Western rates conference in Milwaukee meeting July 25
Secretary Wrightman of the Iowa Manufacturers' Association and W B Hunckle travel to Milwaukee for a western classification meeting July 25. Nearly 100 items on the docket affect Iowa manufacturers. Shippers from across the country attend to protest railroad baggage rules effective Jan 1, 1912. Protests and remedies to be arranged at Chicago meetings.
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Chicagevon
Gold Covers Six Acres At Garner Farm
Found gold deposit on J. J. Ashy farm south of town covers six acres. Dirt sent to Rapid City tests $83 per ton, with earlier samples yielding about 10 per ton. Further exploration may attract capital to mine if a workable area is confirmed.
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Egg buyers troubled by heat and rotten eggs
Algona egg buyers face losses as hot weather causes eggs from Ruthven to hatch instead of remaining fresh. A Plymouth Rock rooster was among the hatchery casualties, handled by employee Ben Beddies as the flock thrives in the heat.
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SNAPSHOTS AT CELEBRITIES
Congressman ThomasWilliam Hardwick of Georgia, chair of the special committee Investigating the affairs of the sugar trust, is a Democrat serving his fifth term. Previously in the Georgia legislature he was prosecuting attorney of his home county. Though thirty eight, his boyish looks led older members to mistake him for a page. An interrupting veteran asked if he had talked long enough.
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Trial of McNamara Opens With Noted Legal Talent
The McNamara trial for alleged complicity in the Los Angeles Times bombing features Clarence Darrow as chief counsel.McNamara, longtime International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers official, is supported by a strong legal team including associates from prominent unions. The case recalls past defense successes in Boise and involves a broad circle of labor leaders and officers.
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Western Mine Workers
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Just Plain Professor in a Kansas City Baseball Tale
Professor Charles Zueblin of Huevard seeks LL, WH Flory in a muddled tale of college baseball camaraderie. Misheard names, stray phrases, and comic misdirection thread through a scene of conversation and confusion as a university professor and a friend debate a supposed professorly identity.
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Awake at the Searchlight in a Torpedo Boat
A sailor recounts a near-miss while on watch in a U S navy torpedo boat. He nods off at the searchlight, mistakes a shadow for an enemy craft, and narrowly escapes a training exercise turned alarm. The captain commends his vigilance and recommends advancement, noting the ship’s and crew’s lives at stake.
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Witla Widdy
United States Navy
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Serreblight
Washington
We Got a Game On. Nora Avenue Team Defeats Us
A humorous quip from Sprikane Spokesman Keyinn about a Saturday game. The narrator and family banter mix kitchen labor, school chores, and yard duties while the Nora Avenue team beats them sixteen to nothing. The piece captures local voice and playful sports bravado.
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Misdirected Energy and a Clock Misfire
A humorous misdirection tale from Chicago Journal describes Jones planning overtime while a mis wound clock stalls breakfast. His wife notes Teddy's musical box was wound, not the clock, playing Home Sweet Home at 3 a.m. The brown humor contrasts with a second anecdote about a border gunman who exaggerates being American or Mexican, per the Boston Traveler.
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Exam questions spark parental sympathy in comic quip
Blithers berates his son for flunking college yet his reply mirrors his own past. The exchange, echoed as a humorous groan, ends with a joking admission of confusion over the exam questions and a wry nod to shared folly.
To Save a Cent in a Confusing Rail Tale
A garbled rail incident note hints at a lower fare dispute linked to a conductor and a ride by a cent. The fragmented text references Chicago and a city area, with stray names and phrases indicating a past accident and a desire to avoid higher costs.
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