Kern and oil money in Chicago Examiner attack
The Chicago Examiner denounces Kern as a tool of Taggart and Indiana gambling interests while noting the oil company’s new trial after Judge Landis ruling. It warns that money still rules in this era and cites Bob Burdette’s counsel to his son about choosing men with integrity if possible.
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Chicago Examiner
Hearst
Kern
Examiner
Taggart
Democrat National Committee
Indiana
Standard’Oil Co
Judge Landis
Bob Burdette
Local Notes from Boyden and Surrounding Areas
Correspondents report a busy period with Tuesday visits by J Webb and John Vos, a Sunday dance at Shoemaker, and outings to the lakes by several residents including Doc Terguian and Mrs Frowein. Regional chatter covers visits, travels, and family happenings, plus real estate ads for Dakota farm land and Mesa Colorado listings via C N Sawyer and John Lipma.
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Colorado
Mesa
John Lipma
Crawford
C. N. Sawyer
Perkins Pointers Hull Index notice and sale invitation
Perkins pointers advertises subscribing to the Hull Index and promotes an excursion from St Paul to inspect North Dakota farmland offered by Western Securities Co. C N Sawyer will provide plats and information. Also notes the death of Mr and Mrs VanLeary's 16 month old child after a brief illness with funeral held Monday. Local readers urged to participate.
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Mrs. VanLeary
Holland
St. Paul
North Dakota
Western Securities Co
C. N. Sawyer
Local notices and family visits cross the Midwest
Citizens report extended visits with relatives in Canton and Hull. Doon Preas notes weddings and social events, including Miss Edmonds visiting from Bronx City and a Hull engagement for the editor of the Hull Index. A tale from Paullina Times humorously recounts Bailey’s chicken garden remedy using printed cards.
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Edmonds
Neice
Matin Doan
Bronx City
Atl
Hull
Paullina Times
Bailey
Butitt Tribone
H. Setar
Tor’ Fe
Jene
Dovris Mos Aridsonie
Jargitl
Can
Doon
Pmong
Hull Index
Bound Over for Rape Involving 14YearOld Girl
Alvy Deer was bound over to the grand jury by Justice Slikkerveer on a rape charge filed by Lizzie Clarkson of Boyden. The girl, 14, testified she was assaulted after a trip with Deer to Mallock and back toward Boyden. Deer contends he paid for the encounter.
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Alvy Deer
Grand Jury
Slikkerveer
Lizzie Clarkson
Boyden
Matlock
George
Clarkson
Mrs. Ebert
Sheldon
Mallock
Lillie
Deyden
Deur
Clarkelon
Orange City Herald
Asphalt in the United States and its asphalt sources
The United States relies on both domestic production and imports for asphalt. From 1887 to 1907 production grew from 4,009 to 223,000 tons while total combined production and imports rose from 240,000 to 383,000 tons. Deposits are located in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah, California, Texas, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri, and West Virginia with notes on extraction and uses including street paving waterproofing and wood preservation.
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United States
Venezuela
Trinidad
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Utah
California
Texas
Wyoming
Kansas
Missouri
West Virginia
Mineral Resources
The
J. A. Taff
United States Geological Survey
Sofk
Solar gravity would crush dreams of a habitable sun
Harper's Magazine explains solar gravitation would be so strong that a person would weigh about two tons on the sun. Clothing would weigh over a hundred pounds, making activities like baseball or tennis impractical in any sun drawing room.
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Harper's Magasine
Barnum's Old Lion and the Death of a Cow
Barnum's circus featured a famed lion once feared by crowds. The lion wandered, killed a cow, then slept beside the carcass. An Irish-tinged owner woman confronted the beast with a drawn weapon, delivering the cow’s death sentence to the sleeping animal. Barnum paid for the cow and exhibited the woman who killed a son.
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Tha Barnum
bin Rictiai
Bia
Morpling
Hou
Barnum
The Oldest Treaty and Its Silent Frontiers
The oldest surviving treaty is a fourteenth century B C alliance between Rameses II of Egypt and the Trince of Khets. It details a permanent offensive and defensive pact, extradition of emigrants, deserters, criminals, and skilled workers, marking the earliest known international transaction.
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Rameses II
Egypt
Khets
B. C
New York Press Centers on Raw Silk Gowns Fashion
In a witty note from the New York Press readers discuss Miss Flaffgirl Miss Newthought and Miss Farbelow Wuay with satire about vegetarianism and style An entry highlights Miss Dluffigirl who refuses to wear anything but raw silk gowns signaling a quirky fashion trend.
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Farbelow
New York Press
Tima to Be Diplomatic in Parenting Picture Advice
Somerville Journal cautions readers that frank comments about a woman's baby photo often lead to trouble, urging diplomatic restraint when reacting to such pictures.
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Tima
Somerville Jourmat
Sentry Box Haunts and Desertion Tale from Fort San Cristobal
An old soldier aboard Fort San Cristobal explains a haunting at the devil's sentry box where soldiers vanished. He recounts slipping from duty to join locals, deserting to escape a court martial, and living in the mountains for years. Captain Hirde notes Puerto Rico’s history of raids, with Fort El Morro never captured, only surrendered to Americans.
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Hesra
Chilé
Giali
Fort San Cristob
Fort San Cristobal
Walla
Amy Frost
Captainn Hirde
Porto Rico
Fort el Marra
AL Ie
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Taver School
Charles O.sawyer
Stuart G , Sten
Sawyer Brothers’ Printing Co
the Hell, Ioowa
Postoffice
Charles. O. Sawyer
J. Webb
Shoemaker
Paul McCrum
Perl
John Vos
Shimp
Gertie de Vries
Ruhe Sclaip
Rock Valley
Agnes Kellar
Will, Rouwenhorst
Doc Terguian
Chas. Frowein
Mrs. Frowein
Alfonso
John Miller
Pearl Work
Chris Bender
al Vammer
Elizabeth Brewster
Rock Will Foe
Mary Houwers
Alton
Goldie Gole
North Bakota
Free Homestead
Western Land Securities Co
C.N. Sawyer
Sal
Index
Sioux City Daily News
Farm Magazine
Farmer's Wife
Perkins
Nore
Canton
Joe
Jacksori
Altontemsen
Ripeai
Barthee
Jennie
Cynthia Bragtae
Orange
Sawyer
J. Clayton
Kort Victorie
Fan
Harry Delmage
Pauling
Lincoln Hom
Nick Kallemeyn
Little Rock
Clah
Nick
Mredrog
Maria
Misa Roback
Lok
Sioux City
Maris
Lake Okaboji
Spirit, Lake
Monk
Elkton
Faeae É
Cornelia Mullenberg
Jett
Mon Ay
Keat
Sioux Center
Mullenbirg
Ness
Barnum’s Old Lion
Bates
Confucius
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