Week’s Highlights From Global News, Labor, and Tragedy
Western labor leaders Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison were reelected heads of the American Federation of Labor in Toronto. Papal annulment talks surround Count Boni de Castellane in Rome while Haitian President Simon arrives in Cape Haitien. A Milwaukee tragedy and Pioneer Louisiana killings mark a week of mining disasters fires and political tensions, with U.S. officials pressing Nicaragua on two Americans executed or missing.
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Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Toronto
Count Boni de Castellane
Rome
Anna Gould
Princess de Sagan
Simon
Haiti
Cape Haitien
Liberte
Mas
Merie Radleigh
New York City
Goldie Dison
New Town
Margaret Adams
Chicago
Union Station
Kansas City
Col
Charles Smith
Terre Haute
Ind
Walter H. Sanborn
United States Circuit Court
District of
Missouri
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States Supreme Court
Zelaya
Nicaragua
United States
Taft
Mazagua
R. ¥. Williams
F. M. Morris
St. Paw
Cherry
Committee On Boycott
Uberty
Hedwig Zinda
Milwaukee
Pioneer
Clarence Compton
Sylvester
Albert Owen
Compton
Sylvester Owen
Reid
Ana Laberte
West Springfield
Mass
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Washington
Duchess Consuelo
Manchester
Consuelo Yznaga
New York
Des Moines Exposition Plans Show Big Corn Event
Des Moines officials organize a large corn exposition at the Coliseum from November 29 to December 11 with James J. Bill of Minneapolis scheduled to speak. Des Moines school children lead a parade, and a Sunday program features Dr. A. B. Storms and other speakers. The five day program includes grain and road sessions, with educators and state leaders presenting papers and discussions on marketing, oats, wheat, roads, and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James J. Bill
Minneapolis
Des Moines Coliseum
Uili
Iowa Corn Growers' Association
Corn Growers’ Association
A. B. Storms
Ames College
Charles Medbury
University Church of
H. G. Bell
Ames
C. G. Messerole
Gowrie
M. L. Bow Mann
Iowa
F. BE. MacDonald
Waterloo
George A. Wells
Ed. N. Scharf
St. Louis
Henry Hoag
Jefferson
Walter Trueblood
Iowa Thrashermen’s Association
C. G. Saunders
Council Bluffs
W. O. Riddell
Henry Wallace
Dés Moines
P. G. Holden
E. G. Orr
Harrison County
Oliver Wilson
Magnolia
Fine Iowa Stock Exhibited at Cedar Rapids Dairy Meet
Cedar Rapids hosted the Iowa Dairymen convention second day with an address by Prof. C F Curtiss of Ames. Lectures by Charles L Hill of Rosedale Wisconsin and Hugh G Van Pelt state dairy expert followed. The livestock exhibit featured the largest high grade dairy cattle show yet and was praised by two hundred attending dairymen. All sessions and the machinery and dairy products exhibition drew strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
C. F. Curtiss
State College
Ames
Iowa Dairymen
Charles L Hill
Rosedale
Wis
Hugh G. van Pelt
Iowa City Faces 60 Dollar Riot Damage Hit
City liable for 60 dollars in damages to the Coldren theater after a mob riot. Theater owner Swan sues, while Mayor Otto expects the city to absorb the loss. Other damages from the incident were insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Swan
Coldren Theater
Iowa City
Otto
Dies While Sitting on Coal Wagon in Des Moines
William Barkley, driver for a local coal company, died of heart disease while alone on Locust Street. His team kept plodding on as his body remained upright in the wagon seat, likely a sudden fatal event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
William Barkley
Locust Street
Roller Skater Breaks Ankle At Lyric Rink Party
Miss Jena Brooker a music instructor in the public schools here slipped at a private party at the Lyric skating rink and broke her ankle. The incident occurred during the event attended by local residents and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Lyric Skating Rink
Jena Brooker
Witc Engine Wrecks -Czbosge, Mason City
A switch engine on the lawn Central lost control and crashed into a caboose, wrecking it. A red hot stove fired the wrecked caboose and destroyed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witc
Czbosge
Mason City
Lawn Central
Aaboose
Boone Drug Firms Cited To Court Over Liquor Permits
Boone druggists Boone-George H Welsh C H Munsen Maurice Fitzgerald and Elliott-Wilson Drug Co were cited to appear before Judge Lee at the next term to answer injunction proceedings brought by County Attorney Ced erquist at Judge AL Brook's request to revoke their liquor permits. The charge alleges improper filling and signing of county auditor request forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Druggista Haled
Boone
George H. Welsh
C. H Munsen
Maurice Fitzgerald
Elliott-Wilson Drug Company
Boone Drug Firms
Lee
Cederquist
Albrook
Unusual Operation in Marshalltown for Child Injuries
A seven year old, Howard Guthrie son of S. C. Guthrie standard oil manager, underwent removal of a ruptured kidney after a fall on August 17 while trying to board a Buffalo Bill train. The kidney was ruptured and gangrenous. the boy remains critical but prospects for recovery hinge on the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Buffalo Bill
Howard Guthrie
5. C. Guthrie
Standard Oil Company
Thake
Phone Officers Elected in Johnson County Board Meet
In an Iowa City meeting at 2 pm stockholders of the Johnson County Telephone Co. elected officers. C. E. Ball of Des Moines was named president with G. E. McFarland as vice president and J. M. Rider as secretary treasurer. Directors include Gren Averill J. H. Shoemaker G. E. McFarland J. M. Rider and C. B. Hall. The election signals Bell System control over the old mutual line, and city subscribers will vote on merging the two systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County Telephone Company
C. E. Ball
Des Moines
G. E. McFarland
J. M. Rider
Gren.Averill
J. H
G. EB. McFarland
7. M. Rider
C. BE. Hall
Bell System
Forger at Perry Seeks Bert Bow Tasse Information
Perry The Ball company workers Ryan Bros James Dickerson Mrs Weidman and others seek Bert Bow Tasse after a theft. Hourasse robbed employers while roommate James Dickerson was away taking an overcoat watch chain and a diamond ring. He also took Mrs Weidman’s ring and left unpaid board.
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Perry
Ryan Bros
James Dickerson
Weidman
Bert Bow
Hourasse
Rich Farmer Hangs Himself Near Sigourney
Sigourney Chronicle reports Sigourney John Dilan a wealthy farmer four miles northwest of town hanged himself in his hay loft. About 50, he left a wife and six children. Liked locally, he was quiet and reserved and recently sold his farm to invest in Blackhawk County land. He reportedly brooded over the change and his mind grew unbalanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
John Dilan
Here
Blackhawk County
Dog Attacks Child in Fonda John Downing Incident
A boy named Downing, aged %, was severely injured by a large mixed Collie and St Bernard dog owned by B S Sayr. The animal tore scalp flesh, gnawed a dog’s shoulder, and bit from knee to ankle before being shot by the city marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonda
John Downing
B.S. Sayr
Iowa Lawyer Barrett Suspension Over Fraud Allegations
In district court Judge Anderson suspended John B. Smith from law practice for two years after finding him guilty of attempting to deceive the court by altering freight and storage receipts and the assignment to one piano attachment case and swearing to them as costs in another similar case. Smith was admitted to the bar in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Barrett
Centerville
Anderson
John B. Smith
Smith
Missouri
Insurance Men in Convention Iowa Mutual Tornado In surance
In Des Moines the annual Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance convention met at Woodmen lodge hall. Over seventy five insurance men attended from across the state. N. Densmore was elected president Alex Hartley vice president J. B. Herriman secretary and John Cooper treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
Woodmen Lodge
N. Densmore
Alex Hartley
J. B. Herriman
John Cooper
Fire at Mason City Tile Plant Causes Major Damage
A night blaze gutted the interior of the North Iowa Brick and Tile company plant in Mason City incurring about 5000 dollars in damage. The fire consumed 170 cars and thousands of newly made tiles. Concurrent flames at the Unique Dye works caused about 1000 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
North Iowa Brick and Tile Company
Unique Dye Works
Caboose Burns as Salt from Switch Engine Ignites Fire
In Mason City Iowa on November 19 the caboose of an Iowa Central freight train burned after a stove was knocked over by a switch engine’s salt. Firefighters saved the train while Conductor Worley led the crew through the blaze.
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Mason City
Iowa Central
Worley
Rowan Pioneer Dead in Waterloo Community
Mrs. James Virden, a pioneer woman of Iowa linked with Waterloo’s founding, died at her Waterloo home. Born in 1832 in New York, she married on January 13, 1853, marking a long life of regional influence and marriage.
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Rowan
James Virden
Iowa
Waterloo
New York
Belle Plaine Postmaster Resigns in Kansas City Venture
Belle Plaine postmaster Leroy Cox resigns effective immediately to join C. A. Washburne in business in Kansas City. Cox plans to pursue new ventures after leaving the federal appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellié Plaine
Belle Plaine
Leroy Cox
Kansas City
C. A. Washburne
Ebenezer Abinet Neous Host Feasts with Friends
A fragment quotes Henry Hamilton on a feast where all best gifts are stored and guests celebrate with glad song. The line envisions hours prolonged by loving friends whose presence makes life clear.
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Lita
Henry Hamilton
Helpful Hints for Washing, Flavoring, and Canning
Practical tips cover sweater washing without wringing keeping shape by air drying in sun with a sheet on grass and using cold water. Advice on making vanilla with vanilla bean and alcohol. How to can red peppers with boiling water ice bath and sweetened vinegar solution for sealing jars.
Fricassee of Oysters with Butter and Eggs
A recipe instructs browning four tablespoonfuls of butter then adding half a teaspoon of chopped parsley one tablespoon of flour salt cayenne and white pepper to taste until blended. Stir in one quart well drained oysters then fold in the beaten yolks of two eggs as edges curl. Serve with fried bread and parsley.
Oyster Canapes From Cream Bread Toasts
Scald a cup of cream with two tablespoons fine bread crumbs and a tablespoon butter a dash paprika and nutmeg add two dozen oysters chopped heat just below boiling Spread on rounds of buttered toast top with olives or gherkins
Tips for the Tired Readers Note on Household Remedies
A vintage tip sheet offers cheap relief for tired feet and busy households. Advice includes stacking items on a chair to save trips, using a kitchen slate for notes and chores, and foot soaks with salted water to ease fatigue and cure corns after daily use for a week.
Cottage Pudding and Hot Water Gingerbread Recipe
A compact antique recipe outlines Cottage Pudding with butter sugar eggs milk flour baking powder salt beaten vigorously then baked in two small tins and served with cream or a lemon sauce. Hot Water Gingerbread combines molasses flour salt ginger and soda with melted butter and Myt ter then bakes about fifteen minutes in a moderate oven.
Old Idea of Coal Dust Health Benefit Returns
In a fall reprise, readers dismiss a circulating claim that coal dust benefits health. The exchange notes the rumor reappears each season to comfort households with furnaces, and underscores skepticism of the dubious health cue.
Canadian Thanksgiving Believed Worthy Of Gratitude
Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving earlier due to harvest abundance and ideal weather. The Toronto Globe notes record wheat and oats yields, strong farm profits, and widespread prosperity across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta amid high labor demand. The piece urges unusually enthusiastic thanksgiving for Providence.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Toronto Globe
West
Providence
Fragmentary Sears Ad Tiny Echoes of Love and Shoes
A mixed page of humorous vignettes and advertisements. A seven month baby is cared for by a seven year old, while a mother visits. Ads tout Allen's Foot-Ease for sore feet, Wrigley’s Spearmint, eye salves, and a quip about love brightening the eye.
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le Grand Reporter
LE Grand Pub. CO
LE Grand
General News
St. Paul
John Jacob Astor
Caracas
San Juan
Porto Rico
Haldane Cleminson
Andrew Heil
Charles Benfield
Oicago
Benfield
Knox
LeRoy Cannon
Leonard Grose
of Zelaya
Buffalo
California
Panama
Independence
Shawneetown
Gale Bros
Cincinnati
Coliseum
San Francisco
North Dakota
Reclamation
Exhition
Fittsburg
Leonard Grace
Managua
Revolutionary Army
Sherif F. R Davis
Alexander County
Ilinois
Cairo
Department of the Interior
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Richard Watson Gilder
Century Magazine
J. C. Hathaway
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Maryville
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Robert Morrison
Bronk- Yncomb
James Whitcomb Riley
Harry
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
Wrigley
Gil
Smilies
Pettit
Howard Bros
N.Y
Wrigley's
Jose Withrath
Utp
Dickens
Niel Prior
W. Mido & Fur'g
Minn
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