Exploiting the Andean. White Earth Indians face treaty abuse
A Minnesota Senate House investigation exposes long running exploitation of White Earth Reservation Indians. Timber sales and land acts favored Minnesota timber firms like Nichels Chisholm and Wild Rice, depriving the Indians of valuable timber while exposing them to disease and poverty. The report calls for accountability and public disgrace for those responsible.
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Minnesota
Abeland
House
Inter- Bray
Congress
Graha
Nichels-Chisholm
Graham
Crookston
Page Mortis
Duluth
Morris
Anestadia
Congressiona
Pine Foint Hovels
Henry Greorge Jr
Thomas Jefferson
Paying Country Roads Spur Illinois County Brick Road Push
In Edgar County Illinois county officials funded by a special levy built a nine foot wide brick road to Newman and planned four more miles this year Farmers initially doubtful now advocate the road citing faster drying times and reduced mud aiding farmers during price booms The concrete and sand top road with concrete binder proves durable and economical with curbs preventing edge wear
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Edgar County
Illinois
Rock Island Argus
Newman
Newaman
Peters Poteet
Newell
Delicate Distinction in a Boy’s Truthful Deception
A Seven year old son, son of a lawyer, faces a moment of truth with his father. The boy admits to a misstatement while seeking to smooth over a childish misdeed. The father probes honest eye contact and responds to the claim with caution.
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John
Liz
Local Newton Oral Tale Describes Abrupt Extraction
A garbled fragment from a Newton report mentions a girl who had a tooth extracted and a rough sequence of events around a disturbance. The text is incomplete and unclear about the broader circumstances or persons involved.
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Newton
Ability as Speller Wins Honor for Lad
Tony Mitchell, a country boy from Phelps county Missouri, won the county spelling contest. He correctly spelled 186 of 200 words to earn the right to represent the county at the state contest in Jefferson City May 13 17, with Ida Haas close behind at 184.
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Phelps County
Missouri
Tony Mitchell
John A Money
Tony
Jefferson City
Ida Haas
Illinois
Leap Year Proposal Targets Moline School Chief
Former Moline schools superintendent RB B Jackson now Minneapolis assistant superintendent receives a leap year marriage proposal from Stina Wilson of St Paul. The quirky item hints at bachelorhood and social pressure while detailing a suggestive letter and odd bedtime routines.
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RB B Jackson
Moline Schools
Minneapolis
Moline
Jackson
Stina Wilson
St. Paul
Hers
Unclear Seer Message Urges Humanity’s Sacred Duty
Fragmentary quote from Decker urges a terminal seer to deliver a world changing message. The text emphasizes a sacred obligation to use talent to improve humanity and repay a debt to the world.
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Decker
Range in pay of college presidents and faculty salaries
The bulletin lists salaries for state aided higher education heads. California leads at 12000 a year with housing and Illinois and Cornell at 10600 and 10600 respectively, Minnesota at 10000 without housing. Faculty pay ranges from 500 to 6000 a year.
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United States Bureau of Education
Univer
Sity of
California
Presi
Dents
Illinois
University
Cornell
University of Min
Besot
Swithhout
Tihé
Sarees
United” States
University of California
University of Illinois
Cornwell University
University of Wisconsin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Ilinois
Gornell
United States Commissioner of Education
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Demand for Horses Surges as Autos Provoke Debate
Commissioner Huson of New York's agriculture department warns of a serious horse shortage despite rising auto use. About 80 000 horses enter New York yearly from the west at around 200 each amid limited breeding attention. He urges statewide study of profitable horse types and licensing laws, noting top horses fetch high prices while poorer grades have little demand.
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Ind
Huson
New York State Department of Agriculture
Dix
New York State
West
Europe
New York
The Railroad Winter and Its Toll on U S Railroads
The winter just ended hit railroads hard with two months of crippling weather raising operation costs. January 10W reports show depressing traffic and revenue, with February unlikely to bring relief. Still, agricultural prospects for the new year offer cautious optimism for overall gains.
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Rockford- Gister- Gazette
Unclear fragmentary text on earnestness and stability
Fragmentary quotes reference Thoreau and a teacher debating stability and resilience in nature and character. The readable lines cite earnestness as a force that resists material power and compare persistence to wedges beetles and catapults.
Real Rock Island Spirit Lifts Y M C A Fund Drive
The Rock Island Argus reports a community triumph as $125,000 was raised by popular subscription for a new Y M C A building. Protestants Catholics Jews and Gentiles worked together, sharing support across faiths, professions, and walks of life, forging lasting fellowship and urging ongoing city improvement for tomorrow.
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Rock Island
Rock Island Argus
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Weil
Wildesharth
Thoreau
Tom
Tommy
REAL
Rock Island Spirit
Ernest D. Redus
Owatonna, Minn
Henry County
Minnnesota
Owatonna
Davenport Savinges Bank of
Davenport
Towa
Davenport Savings Bank
FFP Oows
Hrgrstruck
E.steffen
W. H. Wilson
Wes
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Chiropractic
Hi Head
Geneseo
C. E. _, WHITTENBERG
The
Modern-Woodmen-and- Bankers Life Association of
Des Moines
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Tilmois
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