Married Yesterday in Local Home Wedding
A wedding took place yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. BLN Osher northwest of town uniting Julia Osher and Alfred Nelson with Reverend Severson of Grover officiating. About seventy five guests attended the ceremony at eleven in the parlor followed by a wedding dinner. The couple will begin housekeeping on the groom’s rented farm and are praised as a fine pair by their community.
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Bln. Osher
Julia
Alfred Nelson
John Nelson
Severson of
Grover
Nels Nelson
Emma Osher
Nelson
Miss Anna Bigley Undergoes Appendectomy in Rochester
News reaches that Miss Anna Bigley is in Mercy Hospital Rochester where she underwent an appendectomy. Her sister Etta of Cedar Rapids is with her. She is improving, though progressing slowly.
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Anna Bigley
Mercy Hospital
Rochester
Etta
Cedar Rapids
Sugar Beets Power Waverly Factory Drive in Iowa
The Marshilltown Times Republican reports the Waverly sugar factory dominates rail traffic this week with 35 train loads or 1 000 cars of beets valued at 30 000 tons since late September. About 12 000 tons sliced and 2 000 000 pounds of sugar produced. Acreage 4 600 with yields eight to twenty four tons per acre. Factory payroll at 300, field crew 400. campaign likely ends mid January. Stacks along tracks extend a mile or more, odour of beets pervades the area. Factory shipped 50 carloads of sugar, 25 sold. sole Iowa sugar factory aiding world food supply.
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Waverly
Iowa
Marshilltown Times+Republican
Banker C S George Returns From Leadville Visit
Banker C S George arrived home Saturday morning from a ten days visit with his brother William and family in Leadville Colorado.
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C.S. George
William
Leadville
Colo
William Larrabee Dies At Clermont Iowa
Former Iowa governor William Larrabee died at his Clermont home after a long illness. He was born in Connecticut in 1832 and served in the state senate, later guiding progressive legislation and railroard control. He leaves a wife and six children including Senator Fredric Larrabee and William Larrabee Jr. The obituary notes his influence on law enforcement and state governance.
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William Larrabee
Iowa
Clermont
Ile
Connecticuit
State Senate
Larabee
Iowa State Board of Control
Fredric Larrabee
William Larrabee, Jr
International Show Features Eminent Specialist’s Night Work
An eminent specialist worked all night over a dying man and saved his life. He charged two thousand dollars, while a family doctor might have earned twenty dollars. The piece argues the larger fee reflects higher quality and expertise, noting the specialist’s past record and proven performance. The author asserts every field has room for a specialist.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Antimual
International
Allen clan faces execution after Virginia high court denial
Richmond dispatch reports Floyd Allen and son Claude denied a new trial by Virginia's Supreme Court. They are condemned to die in the electric chair for the Hillsville courthouse killings that occurred March 14, including the murder of officials Wm M Foster and others. Lloyd Allen was convicted for killing Commonwealth Attorney Foster. Claude Allen had a prior conviction for first degree murder. Sidna Allen remains on trial in Wytheville, with his arrest in Dus Moimes noted as the case continues.
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Richmond
Floyd Allen
Claude
Supreme Court of Virginia
Carrol
Lillsville
Lloyd Allen
Commonwealth
Wm M. Foster
Thornton L. Massie
Allen
Virginia
Sidna Allen
Wytheville
Dus Moimes
Taft Proclaims Thanksgiving Day November Twenty-Eighth
President Taft issues a proclamation setting aside November 28 as Thanksgiving Day. The text praises divine gratitude for national blessings, peace, harvests, production, and the heritage of self government to be transmitted to future generations.
Thanksgiving Proclamation Signed by Taft and Adee
The document invites countrymen to join on the Thursday after the 28th of November in prayer and praise to God for blessings, with Taft's signature as President and Alya Adee as Acting Secretary of State, affixed with the United States seal.
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United States
William Howard Taft
Alya A. Adee
Bailey of the Britt Tribune Defends Independent Printing
Bailey declares it is foolish to print all news and defends a selective approach. He argues life is short, the paper prints what it pleases for a dollar, and rejects claims of bigotry or hypocrisy. He says they aim to cause little harm and won’t chronicle every unpleasant fact to please scandal mongers.
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Bailey
The
Britt Tribune
Cartoon shows defeated parties in Harpers Weekly scan
In Harpers Weekly November 16, a cartoon depicts an elephant and a bull moose sidelined, both with dejected postures. The elephant quips that after being torn apart by the other, its rival should be satisfied, capturing post election tension with satire.
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Harpers Weekly
Chinese Babies in Traditional Family Life
The article describes Chinese childrearing customs with babies kept close by family members. It notes children are carried or strapped on backs, wear padded clothing and pigtails, and are treated similarly through age five or six. Elders value quiet, reverent behavior shaped by centuries of tradition.
Tragedy at Kilhead Limekilns Described as Fatal Fire
A grim finding at Kilhead limekilns near Annan in Dumfriesshire shows a man suffocated by flames after the kiln fire was lit. Tramps seeking shelter in cold weather are noted as common near such kilns, with the victim likely lying in the path of the blaze.
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Kilhead
Nea Annan
Dumfriesshire
Scotlan
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Julia Osher
Wm. Larrabee
the Hawkeye Theatre
Richardson & Heiser
Thompson’s
Allens
Washington, D. C
Taft
Natonal
United States of America
Baily
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