Farmers Prepare For Fall Seeding Amid Express Rate Reform
Farmers report improved corn prospects after two weeks of growth. More than 120 commercial groups petition the Intersta te Commerce Commission for rate classifications reform. New York City is listed with a 4 766 883 population in the thir teenth census, labeling it the world’s second largest city. Obscure fragments reference state land eviction orders and camping before the close of the fire season, with a government effort to regulate public lands and forest resources.
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Interstar Commerce Commission
Greater New York
Durand
New York
London
Adirondacks
Commissioner Whipple
The
Forest Fish Ant Pains Commission of
Racquette
Indian Lakes
North Woods
Radio Telephony System Promises Fog Ship Safety
Two Italian naval officers unveil a radio telegraphy device claiming to locate approaching ships in fog. The instrument shows distance and bearing via a compass dial while wearers hear the other ship’s wireless signal to confirm position. A test requires the other vessel to emit signals.
Britisher challenges American prowess before Fourth of July parade
Lieut. Col. Gilford Hurry of Gen. Charles F Roe's staff, tasked with feeding 15 000 New York National Guard troops, hosts an English visitor who bets Americans lack athletic strength. The Briton learns Americans roll a drumstick, while Hurry boasts American patriotism on the eve of Independence Day.
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Gilford Hurry
Charles F Roe
National Guard of
New York
Army and Navy Club
Harry
Colonel Harry
John Bull
Things Women Hate and What Men Should Understand
A reflective piece contrasts women's dislikes with male faults and urges men to grasp women’s feelings. It notes women resent money handling, neglect of praise for attire, missed wedding days, baby interference, absence during holidays, and exclusive male comforts like pipes. It ends with a somber line about tears behind happiness.
There Are Very Few Women Indeed
There are very few women indeed married or single who have not the stoners. Modern conditions place so many ready made options within reach at moderate cost. Yet the desire to shine in the housewifely world remains, to outdo neighbors and give the home a personal touch.
Franking Privilege Debate Highlights Gallery Remark
In a discussion on the franking privilege Senator Money called it a great privilege. A gallery spectator interrupted with a claim that it helps return men to Congress, a point the writer notes amid the many documents sent out under frank from the national capital.
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Privlege
Money
Congress
Frank
Louis Star
Young Men for the Navy and Modern Battleships
Secretary Meyer outlines a new navy recruit ideal. He favors inland men trained to manage electrical, mechanical, and machinery work for modern battleships viewed as moving machine shops. He contrasts that with old “before the mast” sailors and emphasizes flexibility and rapid rigging readiness.
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Meyer
Navy
National Magazine
Broadway as the Mississippi of streets in New York bustle
A vivid portrait likens Broadway to a Mississippi of streets where every drift and crowd from Harlem to the Battery surges together. It contrasts bankers with bootblacks and swagger with drift, depicting Broadway as a maelstrom of New York bustle and urgency. Richard Harding Davis is cited about people rushing to cash a check before three.
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Broadway
Harlem
New York
Richard Harding Davis
Ohio
Indiana
Sleeping on the Porch Mystical Night Ends Quiet Morning
A Collier's vignette recalls sleeping on a porch with crickets and a distant piano creating a mystic mood. The narrator stretches in thanks as trees sway and morning arrives without a harsh chorus, amid gratitude for having a body and a new day.
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Jt Phould
Collier’s
Inheritance tax yields windfall for Swiss engineer’s heir
The eldest son of Herr Brandt, builder of the Simplon tunnel, pays $690,000 to settle a Russian estate worth 3,000,000 found after his father’s 1908 death. He had not known of the assets yet gladly covers the tax to gain a $2,500,000 windfall.
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Herr Brandt
Simplon
Brandt
Russia
Advertisers and Artists Inspire Hope for English Art
Readers note renewed confidence in English art as graduates praise painters who capture faces, poses, and faithful garment details including buttons and buttonholes, highlighting the skill of Tallor and Ontter.
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Academy
Andreen Returns from National Conservation Meet
Dr. G. A. Andreen president of Augustana College in Rock Island attended the National Conservation Congress as a delegate from Illinois. The event featured strong speeches and ovations for Taft and Roosevelt. He witnessed Edward Hines asked to withdraw from the Illinois credentials committee amid bribery suspicions in the Lori mer case.
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G. A. Andreen
Augustana College
T “Front St. Paul
National Conservation Congress
Illinois
Taft
Andreen
Ilinois
Edward Hines
Chicago
Lorimer
Fall Arbor and Bird Day Observed October 21 1010
The Fall Arbor Day may be preferred for plantings including shrubs and perennials. The state office distributes Arbor Day pamphlets from 1909 offering guidance on beautifying school grounds and bird propagation, with illustrations and related literature for libraries.
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Pops
Office of Public Instruction Agen
Heal Ibbrary
Weddings Light Up Swedish ME Parsonage Venues
Miss Anna Ericson and Charles A Eckstram wed in a Swedish ME church parsonage with Rev C J Nelson officiating. The couple left for Minneapolis for a two week visit. Bertha Peterson and Albert Hendrickson tied the knot at the Swedish Methodist parsonage with Rev Nelson. Mrs Jennie Jones of Galva married fd Breen of Lacon in Chicago. Breen a marble cutter will reside in Galva.
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Anna Ericson
Charles A Eckstram
Rex
J Nelson
Eckstrum
Bride
Minneapolis
Bertha Peterson
Albert L. Hendrickson
C J Nelson
Chicago
Jennie Jones
Galva
Fd Breen
Lacon
Breen
R. Mellon & Son
Gal
Electric service on R I Southern in November
It now appears electric service on the Rock Island Southern will not start before November. Work on the Edwards River power house proceeds slowly, with the roof on and machinery pending use until power is generated. Trolley service will follow once power is ready and track work progresses on the Aledo and Alexis stubs, aiding access to the Mercer county fair.
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Rock-Island
Edwards River
Alexis
Aiedo
German Lutheran Church Mission Festival Attendance
Members of the German Lutheran church of this city will attend the Mission Festival to be celebrated by the German Lutheran church of Paockslum next Sunday.
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Germat Lutheran Church
Germin Lutheren
Paock
Public sale lots of Poland China hogs at Weinrich Bros barn
E S Raser and B R Obrecht offer forty head of Poland China hogs at Weinrich Bros barn in Gere seo on Saturday at 1 pm. B S Raser offers include fall yearlings and boars from Big Nelson lineage. Obrecht offers several spring boars and a herd boar Taft Spellbinder. Pedigrees furnished with each hog. credit terms on sums of 25 and over. crates for shipments. Henry Sand, auctioneer.
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E. S. Raser
B.’R. Obrecht
Weinrich. Bros
Géreseo
Poland
B.S. Raser
Big Nelson
Big Price
Chief Price
Peter Moon
Big Nelson 2d
B. F. Obrecht
Taft
Express
Henry Sand
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Joe Peterson
Pierce-Arrow Company
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I. N. Meebroom
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